Getting Crafty for Wellbeing

Black Country Staff Mental Health & Wellbeing Hub are hosting a 'Take Time to Look After Yourself' programme of monthly webinars to benefit the wellbeing of staff working across the Black Country ICS. Our next session in May will focus on 'Getting Crafty for Wellbeing'.

This session will be delivered by Principal Psychologist Samina Allie and we will explore:

• Why crafting can boost health & wellbeing
• Crafting options for the self-confessed ‘non creatives’
• How to create a self-soothe toolkit

As with all of our webinars in this series, we will include time for a Q&A and a beneficial peer discussion.

Tuesday 16^th May 1pm-2:30pm - https://craftywellbeing.eventbrite.co.uk

Wednesday 24^th May 6pm-7:30pm - https://craftywellbeing2.eventbrite.co.uk

These sessions are available to all staff working in the Black Country ICS including NHS Staff, Local Authority, Social Care, Care Home, Primary Care staff and staff within all other health and social care roles across the Black Country area.

If you have any questions regarding these webinars, please email samuel.skelding1@nhs.net

For those that wanted to join our February Evening session - The Side Effects of Kindness and Gratitude – which we had to postpone at late notice, you can register for the rearranged date on Wednesday 10^th May by clicking here -

https://KindnessGratitudeNewDate.eventbrite.co.uk

If you were previously booked to attend this session, you should have the new calendar invite already sent to you but if not please email Samuel.skelding1@nhs.net

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Mindfulness IMMERSE Online Retreat

You are invited to a half day retreat to IMMERSE yourself in the moment. Join Caron Pickford-Perry, Emma Louis, Nikki Rose and Zita Trabocco for an opportunity to learn through experience a variety of Mindfulness practices, to calm the nervous system, boost resilience and cultivate self-compassion.

Immerse – bring awareness fully to each moment

Meditation – participate in a variety of meditation practices

Movement – bring awareness to the physical self through mindful movement

Experiential – experience moments non-judgmentally and compassionately

Resilience – mindfulness boosts the immune system & calms the stress response

Sensory – see, hear and taste with awareness rather than on automatic pilot

Enquiry – reflect on your experience, of mind, body, feelings and thoughts

This on-line retreat is available to all staff working across the Black Country ICS. The retreat will run from 13:30 – 16:00 on Friday 28^th April 2023 on Microsoft Teams and requires no previous experience of mindfulness or minimum fitness level. It is open to all. To book on, please visit - https://ImmerseRetreat28Apr.eventbrite.co.uk

For those unable to make the date this month, we have another date in July. Both dates are included on the poster and can be booked onto by clicking on the dates or using the QR Codes.

If you have any queries, please email Samuel.skelding1@nhs.net