IRD Conference 2026 Quick Links
Day 1 Conference held on 14th August, 2026
Self-Coaching for Calm: The CALM Process to tackle stress & relax. With Prof Stephen Palmer (UK) & Dr Siobhain O’Riordan (UK). Date/Time: 14th August, 13:15 BST to 14:00 BST. Register HERE
Relaxation Club with Prof Stephen Palmer (UK) & Dr Siobhain O’Riordan. (UK). 14th August, 14:15 BST to 15:00 BST. Register HERE
Can pets and animal companions reduce stress and enhance relaxation and wellbeing? With Prof Stephen Palmer (UK) & Dr Siobhain O’Riordan (UK). 14th August, 15:30 BST to 16:15 BST. Register HERE
Meditation Club with Nikki Ayles (UK). 14th August, 16:30 BST to 17:15 BST. Register HERE
Day 2 Conference held on 15th August, 2026
Nature-Based Relaxation: Using the natural world to reduce stress, enhance relaxation and restore wellbeing with Professor Stephen Palmer PhD (UK). Start: 10:00 BST to 10:30 BST. View HERE
Green Therapy for Relaxation in Northern South Asia with Dr. Yumna Ali, PhD (Pakistan). Start: 10:45 BST to 11:15 BST. Start: 14:45 PKT (Pakistan Standard Time). View HERE
Lean into Trees with Ruby Sweeney Spitzeck (Australia). Start: 11:15 BST to 11:30 BST. Start: 20:15 AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time). View HERE
Keeping calm when parenting gets hard: Brain-informed tools for regulation and connection with Dr Gisele Dias (UK) & Dr Liory Fern-Pollak (UK). Start: 12:00 BST. View HERE
Mindfulness- a gateway to relaxation with Dr Karen E. Neil (UK). Start: 12:45 BST. View HERE
Finding Calm in Uncertainty: Relaxation Skills After Cancer Diagnosis and Surgery with Dr. Qing Wang (China). Starts 13:30 BST to 13:50 BST. Start: 20:30 CST (China Standard Time). View HERE
Relax and Recharge Through Mindfulness with Liz Hall (Spain). Starts: 14:00 BST to 14:30 BST. Start: 15:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time). View HERE
From Rhythm to Calm: A Body-Based Practice for Nervous System Regulation with Marcela Almeida Alves (Portugal) & Gaspar Tytelman (Argentina): Start: 14:30 BST. Start: 10:30 ART (Argentina Time). Start: 14:30 WEST (Western European Summer Time). View HERE