Posts Tagged ‘Mental Health’
Paths for All – Dementia Friendly Health Walks
Paths for All – Dementia Friendly Health Walks Paths for All supports a network of over 650 health walks that take place in communities across Scotland. The majority of these walks are led by volunteers and are managed by a range of organisations including local authorities, NHS, leisure trusts and community organisations. People living with…
Read MoreBig welcome for Central Wellbeing SCIO!
Big welcome for Central Wellbeing SCIO! Outside the Box has been working in Falkirk for almost 7 years now, involved in a variety of projects, big and small. One of the first was the Moving Assistance Project which finished in March 2016. The idea for the project came from older people who said they would…
Read MoreLeft-handed crafts and mental health
Left-handed crafts for mental health Crafting to support our mental health This blog shares some of our thoughts on how crafting can help our mental health and wellbeing. But there can be barriers to doing crafts or working on art , especially when we’re doing it on our own. There’s a reason knitting circles have…
Read MoreOutdoors for Wellbeing #8 – Bringing the outside in
Outdoors for wellbeing #9 – Bringing the outside in The magic of indoor gardening So far in our series of blogs we have talked about experiencing the outdoors. But if you can’t or don’t want to go outside you can still benefit from the goodness that green living things bring. We would like to introduce…
Read MoreOutdoors for Wellbeing #6 – Wild Swimming
Outdoors for wellbeing #6 – For Love of Water Today we have a real treat for you, a guest blog from our lovely friend at Forth Environment Link – Jules ???? For Love of Water An ode to wild swimming By Jules Ryan Water is, by its very nature, cleansing, purifying and healing. It possesses…
Read MoreMaking space for self-care and wellbeing at work
Making space for self-care and wellbeing at work Caring workplaces and the challenges of 2020 We’ve been thinking a lot about workplace wellbeing this year! We adapted quickly when the Covid-19 pandemic began, and there have been unavoidable changes to how we work. But it’s also important to think about how we can make employment…
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