This year our Richmond Marathon Walk is on London Marathon Day – Sunday, 2nd October. Join our walk from the London Eye to Hampton Court Palace and receive a London Marathon medal and T-shirt.
Ready to get fundraising? Register here: https://tinyurl.com/ycks8fxm
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Today marks the start of National Allotments Week! Let's try to find small ways we can incorporate gardening into our lives. Having something else to nurture can ground us. If you don't have a garden or allotment why not buy an indoor plant or window box?
#NationalAllotmentsWeek
We have launched a monthly Peer Lunch Club, run by and for people who experience mental health problems. Location near Twickenham Green. To register email: [email protected]
Join us on Friday, 12th August. More dates here: https://tinyurl.com/364tp2zx
Join us for a cup of tea and a chat at our new in-person Chatty Minds group on Tuesday, 16th August, 3-4:30pm. Talking helps and we are here to listen and support!
RB Mind offers mental health training courses to improve wellbeing in the workplace. We have a comprehensive range of training options to suit every organisation and budget.
To book, or to receive a copy of our e-brochure, please email: [email protected]
In this month’s Mindful Memo, we report on RB Mind being awarded the Mind Quality Mark 2021-24. Also, did you know you can get a London Marathon medal without running? And improving wellbeing in your workplace.
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Love Parks Week is 29th July-5th August. A chance to celebrate our local green spaces - we are lucky to have so much greenery in Richmond! https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/home
And the week is the perfect opportunity to book one of our Wellbeing Walks: https://tinyurl.com/3yay8cee
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Alongside our usual services, we are putting on a number of Christmas Wellbeing Workshops including ‘Combatting Seasonal Stress’ and ‘Secrets of Christmas Sleep’ to get you through the holiday season.
Our Helpline and Journey Recovery Hubs will also be running over the festive period with 7-days-a-week opening times. Find out more here: Read more…
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You can now read the new issue of Mindful Memo – Christmas without comparisons. In this edition we look at six ways to maintain inner calm over the holiday season and unwrap the psychology behind our festive customs.
We will be running our weekly one-hour online Mind and Body Mindfulness session again this upcoming Monday 10-11am. This workshop is open to everyone. You can also join us on Thursday for our 45-minute Lunchtime Meditation at 12-12.45pm. Both workshops can be booked via our events page on Facebook here.
You can now read the new issue of Mindful Memo – Is loneliness the new normal? In this month’s Memo we ask whether the pandemic is contributing to an increased sense of isolation, challenge the negative thoughts that stop us connecting and consider new habits for combatting loneliness.
Our Carers in Mind service is now open to people of all ages. Until now, it has supported adults who support other adults with their mental health. Now the age barrier is removed. This means we can support children, teenagers and adults who are supporting a person of any age with their mental health.
Here are some examples of situations we can help with that we couldn’t before:
Is your teenage son or daughter self-harming and you don’t know how to help?
Maybe your child is finding it hard to cope at school and it’s affecting their mental health, and possibly now your own?
Are you a child or teen at school or college and worried about or affected by the mental health of your mum, dad or friend?
No matter who you are, our Carers in Mind team is here to support you in your role and journey as a person supporting someone with their mental health (otherwise known as a carer).
The expansion of our service is thanks to generous funding from the National Lottery.
You can find more information about our Carers in Mind service here.
You can also find details of all the carers’ support groups and workshops we are currently running online here.
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COVID-19 has thrown up changes, challenges and difficulties for all of us and now, more than ever, it’s important that we look after our mental wellbeing. Join us for one of our free two-hour workshops ‘Building resilience in challenging times’ and learn how to build up your emotional resilience to help you manage the challenges at work and in your personal life during these uncertain times.
The training will take place online at the following times:
Monday, 19 October: 2-4pm
Thursday, 22 October: 10am-12pm
Thursday, 29 October: 2-4pm
Developed and delivered by Richmond Borough Mind, the online workshops will be delivered ‘live’ by trained members of the Richmond Borough Mind team to volunteers and workers in Richmond Borough.
On Saturday, 17 October, RB Mind are taking part in a Marathon Walk with Citizen’s Advice Richmond, Richmond AID and Ruils to raise funds to support services for local residents in crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the first time we have joined forces with these local charities in a fundraising event.
Led by each charity’s CEO, 30 participants – all walking in socially distanced groups no greater than six – will don walking boots and take on the 26.2 mile challenge. Starting at 8.30am in front of the iconic London Eye, the hike will follow the Thames past landmarks including the Houses of Parliament, Battersea Power Station and Kew Gardens. The marathon’s final miles will take participants through the Borough of Richmond itself, before finishing early evening at the historic Hampton Court Palace.
If you can, please support RB Mind. It would be really appreciated. Donations for Team RB Mind can be made here.
Funds raised by the marathon challenge will enable us to offer more befriending, counselling, group activities and crisis support to both existing clients, and those reaching out for help for the first time.
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World Mental Health Day is on Saturday, 10 October. This year our message is simple: we are asking you to Do One Thing for your mental health and the mental health of those around you. Throughout the week we will be featuring five short films on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts showcasing how we can all Do One Thing for our mental health, based around the Five Ways to Wellbeing.
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Mindful Memo – The Power of Art, is now ready to download. In this month’s Memo we re-discover the power of art and its contribution to our mental wellbeing. Drawing alone can reduce anxiety but, through art therapy, even doodling gives us a greater understanding of our emotions.
RB Mind is celebrating Mindful Monday, part of the #BeActive Great British Week of Sport by offering a free online yoga class.
We’re delighted to have the support of local yogi, Nina from Yogagrown in delivering this class, a combination of mindfulness and yoga. The class will be gentle and suitable to most levels of fitness.
The online event will take place on Monday, 21 September at 10am. You can sign up here.
Join us for a cup of tea and an informal chat at our new in-person Chatty Minds peer group. Run by our friendly volunteers who have their own experiences of mental health problems, this is a group where you can talk about anything on your mind and get peer support from those who understand. Talking Read more…
In this month’s Mindful Memo, we report on RB Mind being awarded the Mind Quality Mark 2021-24, a wonderful achievement for our charity. Also, did you know you can get a London Marathon medal without running? And as poor mental health costs UK employers £42-45bn each year, let us improve wellbeing in your workplace! Read Read more…
Project Bloom is an exciting new project, run by our Journey Recovery Hub.
It's a 1-hour mental health support group available to existing and new Journey Recovery Hub service users, aiming to improve mental health through gardening and being outdoors.
You will be provided with the opportunity to grow your own herbs and to practise mindfulness in nature. Places are limited - about five service users at once can participate.
Where: 32 Hampton Road, TW2 5QB. When: Every other Tuesday.
The project hopes to launch very soon, so stay tuned! More info: [email protected]
Writing can be a great emotional outlet; it allows us to express our thoughts and feelings freely and can stop us from bottling things up! So, why not try writing and join Our Space - a group for writing and creativity. No literary/art skills necessary, all you need is within you!
The group will run twice a month at 32 Hampton Road, TW2 5QB. Our next session is on Thursday, 18th August, 2-3:30pm. For more info please contact: [email protected]
Please note those wishing to attend will need to have been referred to our Wellbeing Centre first. For info on this contact [email protected]
This year our Richmond Marathon Walk is on London Marathon Day – Sunday, 2nd October.
To receive a London Marathon medal and T-shirt, you have 24 hours to complete 26.2 miles, running or walking wherever you want in the world. One way to do this is to join Team RB Mind at our Marathon Walk from the London Eye to Hampton Court Palace.
National Allotments Week starts today, 8-14th August. We all know the benefits of being outside and connecting with nature for our mental health, and gardening is just the same. It can relieve stress, anxiety and lift our mood.
So, this National Allotments Week, let's try to find small ways in which we can incorporate gardening into our lives. If you don't have a garden or allotment why not buy an indoor plant or window box? Having something else to nurture and focus on can help bring us to the present moment and help ground us.
We have launched a new monthly Peer Lunch Club, run by and for people who experience mental health problems.
Come along on Friday 12th August to meet others, enjoy the food and help prepare the dishes too! The location is near Twickenham Green - this will be sent to you upon booking. To register please email: [email protected]
Join us for a cup of tea and a chat at our new in-person Chatty Minds group.
Run by our friendly volunteers who have their own experience of mental health problems, this is a group where you can talk about anything on your mind and get peer support from those who understand.
Join us for the launch on Tuesday, 16th August, 3-4:30pm. Location: Hampton Rd, TW2. Please register for location details. To register email: [email protected] or call 07708 845184.
RB Mind offers mental health training courses to improve wellbeing and combat stigma in your workplace. We’ve launched a comprehensive range of training options to suit every organisation and every budget.
To book, or to receive a copy of our e-brochure, please email: [email protected]
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In this month’s Mindful Memo, we report on RB Mind being awarded the Mind Quality Mark 2021-24, a wonderful achievement for our charity.
Also, did you know you can get a London Marathon medal without running? And as poor mental health costs UK employers £42-45bn each year, let us improve wellbeing in your workplace!
Love Parks Week is happening from 29th July-5th August. It's a chance for us to celebrate our local green spaces - we are very lucky to have so much greenery in Richmond Borough! You can find out more here: www.keepbritaintidy.org/home
And Love Parks Week is the perfect opportunity to book onto one of our Wellbeing Walks: tinyurl.com/3yay8cee
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