Today at the group we looked at what we think our strengths are. Firstly each group member was given post-it notes to write down what they felt their strengths and gifts are. This can prove to be not a particularly easy thing to do if we are not feeling good about ourselves. However, today people were ableContinue reading “Finding your inner strengths”
Monthly Archives: May 2016
How to reach across the gap
At this group we acknowledged that feeling lonely and isolated is at times part of the human condition, a human experience that is universal. We may literally be on our own or we may feel a dark sense of loneliness in our hearts even if we do have people in our lives. We talked aboutContinue reading “How to reach across the gap”
‘Feel better when I’m dancin’
Another Zumba session had been requested by the Choose Life Group, so this week we danced, and shimmied and laughed while wiggling. The Zumba website cites a few articles and studies showing the benefits of dance connected with physical and mental health, they are all contained in the following link. Click here to see theContinue reading “‘Feel better when I’m dancin’”
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The Meaning of Mindfulness
Today we explored what people understand by ‘Mindfulness’ and their experiences of it. Some people knew nothing about it, others had experienced it in a Buddist context and others had experienced the ‘Mindful Raisin’ exercise. Sounds intriguing? People had sat with raisins and considered what they look like, sound like, smell like and taste like!!!Continue reading “The Meaning of Mindfulness”
