Sankalpa is a holistic centre that works with people who are seeking support to detox off methadone.
Sankalpa gets creative in the battle against addiction
September 3rd, 2010
SPICY PEAR JUICE
September 3rd, 2010
New Regulations on Codeine
September 3rd, 2010
Thursday 29/7/2010 SANKALPA Day Out
August 17th, 2010
Our Trip to Wicklow
August 17th, 2010
In a recent survey of its clients, Sankalpa, a rehabilitation program for heroin addicts from the Finglas and Cabra communities, found that on average, clients had reduced their methadone by as much as 45 per cent over a 12 month period. Dr. Tom O Brien,...more
This juice is made up of three simple ingredients. Pears, celery and some ginger. Pears can act as a gentle laxative while celery acts as a diuretic and root ginger is excellent for the digestion. Combined together it’s a good juice for keeping...more
Cries of ‘nanny state!’ greet the new regulations on the sale of codeine this week, echoing the response of many to the smoking ban when it was introduced. We got used to that pretty quickly though; those who wanted to smoke kept smoking, and those...more
"Hi everyone, my name is David and I’ve been a drug addict since I was 15 and I’m 34 tomorrow (12th January). Through my drug past I robbed people, and I took cars that I didn’t own, and it’s nothing to be proud of but I’ve spent 19 years in" ... More
David
"I was knocking around doing nothing in September 08 and had an apartment in town for four years prior to this story. It was in that apartment I slipped into a very bad habit of doing nothing and taking drugs. It was drink and cocaine that I was taking" ... More
Des
"My name is David and I have been addicted to drugs for 15 to 20 years. I started off smoking hash, drinking and for a long time didn’t use hard drugs. I left school when I was 13. I never did any exams but got a job as a Comis Chef and worked" ... More
David
" It all began for me when I first started in Millennium Carving, now called Sankalpa, I was on 80mls of methadone and off all other drugs for almost 2 years. Then after 4 months I started my detox, which went very well as I got down to 20mls. I kept" ... More
Stephen ColemanThis juice is made up of three simple ingredients. Pears, celery and some ginger. Pears can act as a gentle laxative while celery acts as a diuretic and root ginger is excellent for the digestion. Combined together it’s a good juice for keeping...more
The best source of sweetness in our food is a diet of whole vegetal foods that are chewed well to bring out their natural flavour and sweetness Unrefined sugars namely complex carbohydrates such as grains, legumes and vegetables become sweeter the...more
Sugar is a major life force and our bodies need it for fuel The sugars in whole foods are balanced with the proper minerals The energy obtained from breaking down and assimilating these sugars is of a constant and enduring nature. When natural sugar...more
Serves 2 1 Onion, finely chopped 2 Cloves garlic, crushed ½ head of broccoli, divided into florets 1 green pepper, chopped ½ cup barley ½ cup Arborio/risotto rice Handful of fresh basil, chopped Juice of half a lime Olive oil Half of a low-salt vegetable...more
7oz Oats 2oz dessicated coconut 6 tbs applesauce (approx 2 cooking apples) 3 tbs honey 2 tbs sunflower oil Mix the sunflower oil, honey and applesauce together. Stir in the oats and coconut Press into a baking tray and bake at 180° for around 30 minutes....more
This is a good juice for coming into summertime when berries really come into their own and mixed with apples provide a great source of Vitamin E and C. Apples are a great cleanser also and just a reminder that fruit and green juices are better taken...more
As you may be aware by now many of you who read this website and blog would know that we communicate at many levels here in Sankalpa the philosophy of a non-medical approach to healing. So when I think of the many theories of nutrition that I could...more