Pathways for positivity: Mindfulness Bingo!
How many of these simple mindful ideas can you do this month to boost your wellbeing? Read or listen to a book that is totally different to your usual style. Before you go to sleep, either write down, or think about the 5 best things to happen that day. Deliberately
A Mindful approach to managing anxiety
Anxiety is the most commonly recognised mental health condition. It affects 1 in 6 people in the UK. There are various types of anxiety and reasons why they develop. One of the main triggers of anxiety is the crippling fear of a future event. The idea of something bad, humiliating,
Avoid exam stress at Beeston Library
This week marks the start of the exam season and is also Mental Health Awareness Week, so Beeston Library has organised an afternoon of activities to help you through this stressful time. Whether it’s discovering mindfulness or meditation techniques or the simpler pleasures of petting a puppy, there’s something for
Community Wellbeing Week at The GATE
To recognise Mental Health Awareness Week, Belle Isle TMO has launched a timetable of free wellbeing activities available at the GATE between Monday 8 May and Friday 12 May. Wellbeing is the state of being comfortable, healthy and happy, so all the activities on offer during Wellbeing Week provide a
South of the River: Communication breakdown
There was an interesting theme running through Wednesday’s Inner South Community Committee and that was the importance, and the difficulties, of communication. A number of issues came up in the discussion group I was part of. ‘Why aren’t there any evening activities at the Youth Hub?’ – well there are,