Wellbeing Centre Poetry and Art

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24 Nov

An extra big thank you from all of us at Richmond Borough Mind to the Big Yellow Group in Richmond for continuing to help us with our storage needs at this time!

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23 Nov

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22 Nov

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21 Nov

Journey Recovery Hub provides out-of-hours crisis support, supporting people to prevent imminent mental health crisis and safety plan for those living with mental health problems. There are new opening hours for the service which can be found here: https://www.rbmind.org/our-services/recoveryhub/

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20 Nov

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19 Nov

It can feel easy to get stuck on negative thoughts, stopping you connecting with others, like “It’s all too stressful.” But how can you identify and move past them? Find out in our Mindful Memo at https://bit.ly/2GWLPeI or subscribe for more articles at https://bit.ly/32CiVbv

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18 Nov

You can beat the mid-day dip in energy and focus by taking time out to meditate? It improves mental focus, helps you re-energise, and helps reduce stress and anxiety.
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16 Nov

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14 Nov

Looking for something to release the pressure? Why not sign up for our free online somatic mindfulness workshop every Monday at this link: https://bit.ly/3lqyWZ8 .
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Wellbeing Centre Poetry and Art

Gordon, a member of our Wellbeing Centre Creative Writing Group and Art Group, shares his response to the current times through poetry and art:

Solitude

Residing in splendid isolation, living in bittersweet solitude
Knowing empty days and hollow nights, with dreams of endless oceans
Numb to the human touch, disconnected and socially fading
Anxiety rising from the depths, shades of realised uncertainty
Welcoming an absence of company, for the dread of socialising
Overwhelming feelings invite silence in place of conversation
The smile of a shatter proof mask hides the stress of gatherings
Admire the distance, spaces between people, no more crowds only
Introverts
The residue of friendships, the experience of being alone

The picture below of ‘Chaos to order’ was created from a photo taken on my iPhone then edited in a photo app using my iPad.

I find that any form of art is a great way to be creative. The art group gives me the opportunity to explore artistic ideas and to lose myself in the moment of creating something, it is a good way to forget about the issues of the day.

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13th November 2020
Mindfulness and Meditation Workshops

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.

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30th October 2020
Mindful Memo – Is loneliness the new normal?

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. Read the Memo here.

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