Timetable January to March 2025

Monday

09:00-10:00 Yoga Online Group
10:00-13:00 Open Spaces Allotment In-person Group
10:30-12:00 Women’s Group (Bexleyheath) In-person Group
11:30-12:00 Goal Setting Online Group
12:00-13:30 Creative Writing Online Group

Tuesday

09:30-10:00 Breath and Meditation Online Group
09:30-10:30 Tai Chi Online Group (runs the first three weeks of the month)
10:00-11:30 Stitch the Mind In-person Group
10:30-12:30 Job Club Re-Instate – In-person Group
10:30-12:00 Men’s Group Online Group
12:00-12:45 Pilates Online Group
13:30-14:45 Young Adults Project In-person Group
14:00-16:00 Positivity Online 3 week course
18:00-19:30 Menopause Group In-person Group
18:00-18:45 Yoga Online Group and In-person Group
18:00-20:00 Stress and Anxiety 3-week course online

Wednesday

10:30-12:30 Job Club Re-Instate In-person Group
11:00-13:00 Make, Mend and Motivate Online Group
11:00-13:00 Digital Hub in the Community – Blackfen Community Library In-person
13:00-14:00 Hearing Voices Group In-person Group
13:00-16:00 IT4Work Re-Instate In-person Group
13:30-14:30 Photography For Fun Online Group
16:00-17:30 Together We Can Online Group

Thursday

10:00-12:00 COURSE – Confidence and Assertiveness Online 4 week course
10:00-11:00 Dance & Movement Psychotherapy group In-person Group – NEW
10:00-13:00 Open Spaces Allotment In-person Group
11:00-13:00 Art Club In-person Group
12:00-12:45 Pilates Online Group
14:00-15:30 Walk and Talk In-person Group
14:00-16:00 Coping with Stress and Anxiety 6 week course online from 23rd January

Friday

09:00-09:45 Yoga In-person Group and Online Group
10:00-12:00 Art Club In-person Group – NEW
13:00-14:00 Test Your Brain Online Group
12:00-14:00 Open Spaces Eco-Garden In-person Group
15:00-17:00 Music For Fun Online Group

By appointment

Digital Hub (support to improve your digital skills using a phone, tablet, or computer) – Bexley

Online Safety & Avoiding Scams – Devonshire Road Bexleyheath on MONDAY 10th February 10:00am – 12:00pm

Wellbeing and Physical Health Checks

Employment Briefings – Re-Instate

Information on Activities

Face-to-Face Groups and Support

The Art Club meets every Thursday from 11am-1pm and Friday from 10am-12pm (from Nov 29th) at Devonshire Rd, Bexleyheath. Clients are only able to attend one session per week due to limited spaces.

Bring along your own arts and crafts to make progress on your project while socialising with like-minded peers.

We are a relaxed and friendly group and we enjoy connecting with each other and sharing creative ideas, tips and techniques. We find the creativity and connecting helps to improve our wellbeing.

This group is not the same as Art Therapy.

Please contact us to book or to be put on the waiting list.

A way of expression and Communication.

DMP is a psychotherapeutic practice that uses movement to support emotional, cognitive, physical, and social integration

No dance or other experience needed.

Run by: Yubing Chen – A 2nd Year trainee dance movement psychotherapist at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Member of PAPA (Philadelphia Asian Artists Association); Acting/Dance, street dance/Yoga/Martial arts/Stage Combat/Chinese

10:00 to 11:00 am Thursday’s Devonshire Road

Grow your digital skills at Mind in Bexley’s weekly session in Blackfen Library. Meet new people and find out about how computers work in a safe and friendly space.

We include time for a coffee and connecting with others. Activities are suitable for all abilities.

Wednesdays 11am-1pm, Blackfen Community Library.

A dedicated Digital Champion will work with you to improve your confidence going online or using a computer, smaprtphone, or tablet. We offer up to six one-to-one sessions in person that are an hour long. You can bring your own device to learn on or use one of the computers at the venue.

Sessions are by appointment on:
Mondays 11-1pm & 2-4pm at Devonshire Road
Thursdays 11-1pm at Bexleyheath Central Library

Gardening and food growing has a range of benefits; it is physically active, mentally healthy, a place to meet people, and builds confidence. Plus, growing healthy nutritious food for you and your families.

Why not join our green spaces: Mind in Bexley has two food growing spaces and a garden. We will be arranging workshops throughout the growing season. Eco-therapy improves mental and physical wellbeing by supporting people to be active outdoors doing gardening, food growing or environmental conservation work and other activities in nature.
Please register and book your place online.

Days and Times: Monday, Thursday 10am-1pm, Friday 12pm-2pm

A support workshop group for people who are experiencing hearing voices or seeing visions.

These supportive workshops provide an opportunity to exchange information and learn from each other. These are held weekly in a comfortable and confidential space.

The workshop is open to those who have experience of hearing voices or seeing visions whether past or present.

Days and Times: Wednesday 1pm-2pm. Duration: One Hour

IT4Work is an opportunity to develop or improve IT skills through tailored support at the Re-Instate IT
suite in Erith.

Suitable for anyone looking to improve their IT skills for the workplace, building up confidence to use popular programs like Excel or Word.

Wednesdays 1pm-4pm

Our friendly Job Clubs are designed to give you the skills to research and apply for employment opportunities.

An employment specialist or one of our valued volunteers is always on hand, maybe helping with CVs. introduction letters, and helping with some of those IT challenges that applying for a role can bring.

These sessions run for up to six weeks for each individual, building up your all-round skills to find that role that suits you.

Tuesdays 10:30am to 12:30pm

Wednesdays 10:30am to 12:30pm

The Menopause Group is an informal and friendly group giving you the opportunity to connect with other women from Bexley who are also going through the stages of the menopause. Different symptoms of the menopause are discussed and practical solutions and ways of coping are shared. Women attending the group also feel emotionally supported and affirmed through their shared experiences of the menopause.

To register your interest for the Menopause Group, please email: recovery@mindinbexley.org.uk

Tuesdays 6pm-7.30pm The Pantry, 301c Broadway, Bexleyheath DA6 8DT.

As scams become more sophisticated, it is important to be aware and to keep yourself safe in this growing digital world.

This workshop will provide you with information and knowledge to be better equipped to recognise various scams online, keep your personal information secure, and keep yourself safe navigating online. We will talk about how to protect your wellbeing if you are faced with being scammed, and provide resources that can support you or someone you know. This is a basic level workshop designed to promote online safety and improve awareness in avoiding scams.

Pilates, pronounced “Puh-Lah-Tees”, takes its name from Joseph Pilates who was born in Germany in 1880.

Pilates believed mental and physical health were closely connected. His method was influenced by western forms of exercise, including gymnastics, boxing and Greco-Roman wrestling. He immigrated to the US in the 1920s and opened a studio in New York, where he taught his method – which he called Contrology – for several decades. Pilates mat-work classes are not only fun, they are designed to help you improve flexibility and strength. Small equipment such as bands, toning circles and balls are used during mat-work classes to help you achieve better movement patterns and provide you with more awareness of your body – and of course to challenge you! Our instructors cater to each individual, offering alternative movements if required so there is never a reason to feel worried about your ability.

Days and Times: Tuesday 12pm-12:45pm, Duration: 45 Minutes

There is small fee of £3

Held at The Pilates Studio – Bexley Village DA5 1BF

Are you a keen knitter?

Perhaps you like to crochet or stitch? This face-to-face group incorporates stitching with connecting with others. It is held at a variety of locations in and around Bexleyheath.

Please bring along any projects you have and we can socialise over a cup of tea while working on our creations. A lovely social group and setting to get creative and improve your wellbeing.

Tuesdays, 10am-11:30am

Come along to Danson Park every Thursday afternoon for our Walk and Talk group (weather permitting).

The Walk and Talk is an opportunity to get some physical exercise walking around the park while also socialising and meeting new people. Being physically active improves our mental wellbeing as well as our fitness. The activity causes chemical changes which can help to positively change your mood. Connecting with others builds good relationships which are important for our mental wellbeing.

Every Thursday afternoon 2pm-3.30pm

This service offers Recovery Service clients the opportunity to have their blood pressure and weight recorded and will be completed by a Mind in Bexley staff member. At the health checks, our staff can offer advice and signpost to other services which may be beneficial to the client’s wellbeing needs.

The information gathered can also be sent to the client’s GP – if consent is given – so that their records can be updated.

The health check appointments are available every other week, on either a Thursday or Friday morning between 10am and 12:30pm.

The women’s group provides a safe environment where women feel comfortable to connect and talk together over a coffee. The group helps to build good supportive relationships which are important for our mental wellbeing.

These friendships can build a sense of belonging, give us opportunities to share and provide emotional support.

Please register online.

Day and time: Mondays in Bexleyheath 10:30am – 12pm

The Young Adult’s Project (YAP) is a person-centred informal social support group which allows those aged 18-28 to express themselves and to also gain the skills and confidence to empower themselves and others.

The group is facilitated by a Mind in Bexley staff member with lived experience and is held on a weekly basis at various locations in Bexleyheath. This can include visiting different cafes, doing activities such as bowling, visiting exhibitions and also guest speakers from various organisations. The group
decides where they would like to go and collaborate on ideas.

Please register first.

Tuesdays: 1:30pm-2:45pm

A gentle but energising all levels practice. Focusing on mindful movements, connection to breath, refreshing stretches and some strengthening poses, this practice will set you up for whatever your day brings. Open to all, including beginners.

The benefits of practicing Yoga include, but are not limited to:

  • Reduction in anxiety, stress and worry
  • Increased strength and flexibility
  • Take time for yourself
  • Increase focus
  • Prepare the body and mind for your day
  • Connection to breath and calming techniques

Please register and book your place online.

Tuesdays 18:00 – 18:45 pm

Fridays 9:00 – 9.45am

Bexley Studio

1-2 Bourne Parade
Bexley DA5 1LQ

Online Groups

Breathing and Meditation is learning to relax and learning to integrate the mind and body to reduce any physical sensations that cause discomfort within the body.

Breathing techniques and meditation can help reduce stress, anxiety and negative emotions.

It can reduce physical and psychological tension, calming your emotions and improving focus and concentration.

Weekly 9.30am-10am Tuesdays

Mind in Bexley’s creative writing group meets every Monday from 12pm-1.30pm

Would you like to experience gentle learning and give time to developing your writing skills? Maybe you sense you have a short story or poem you would like to write. Learning new skills can improve our mental wellbeing giving us a sense of purpose and helping us connect to others.

In this group, there is guided learning such as an inspiring thought or theme or discussion and a variety of activities to help us express ourselves. These may include reading a story, sharing a poem or playing word games.

This is an online group so, for your own writing, either have pen and paper or laptop at the ready.

Days and Times: Monday 12pm-1.30pm Duration: 90 Minutes

A themed briefing takes place each month, this can be how to disclose in the workplace, the Equalities Act and what support should look like, and a variety of other employment related subjects.

From time to time we occasionally host workshops in person at our office in Erith. Subjects can vary generally but are employment related.

These take place Ad Hoc – see the website for more details www.re-instate.co.uk or email info@re-instate.co.uk

Join Goal Setting to build on changing your week.
Together we will turn your goals into plans and your plans into actions by thinking big but acting small.
You will be asked what it is you would like to achieve over the coming week and then through discussion with your peers, we will find what method would suit you best. So, you can come back the next week for the celebration of:

“YOU DID IT”

Monday 11:30am-12pm

This group is your time to put aside two hours for arts, craft, making, mending and DIY. Grab a cup of tea and the project you are working on to meet like-minded crafters for inspiration, tips and giggles. Don’t know what to bring? Still come along to get the motivation.

Creating is a form of self-care, it benefits you and those around you. It can help you feel more able to cope with situations.

Days and Times: Wednesday 11am-1pm. Duration: One Hour

The Men’s Group is an informal, friendly and supportive group where you meet others to talk about a range of topics including your own wellbeing.

This group helps to build good supportive relationships which are important for our mental wellbeing. These friendships can build a sense of belonging, give us opportunity to share positive experiences and provide emotional support.

Please register and book your place online.

Days and Times: Tuesdays 10:30am-12pm Duration: 90 Minutes

Music for Fun is an opportunity for people to come together and pick a piece of music.

Every participant gets a chance to select a song of their choice to be played to the group and are given time to talk about their selection.

This is a relaxed group with great discussion.

Please register and book your place online.

Fridays – 2pm-4pm

In this group, we encourage each other to take notice of what is around us by taking photos on a theme. Taking notice enables us to be in the moment and can help you to feel more positive about life.

Each week we start by looking at the photos of those attending the group have taken during the week. We enjoy talking about the photos, where these were taken and exploring the different styles.

Then a different theme is suggested for the next week such as animals, doors, weather, ‘why is that there’, food. During the week you notice what is around you and take photos on the theme.

No photography skills are needed and you can use a camera or your mobile phone. Please register and book your place online.

Wednesdays 13:30 -14:30pm

Pilates, pronounced “Puh-Lah-Tees”, takes its name from Joseph Pilates who was born in Germany in 1880.

Pilates believed mental and physical health were closely connected. His method was influenced by western forms of exercise, including gymnastics, boxing and Greco-Roman wrestling. He immigrated to the US in the 1920s and opened a studio in New York, where he taught his method – which he called Contrology – for several decades. Pilates mat-work classes are not only fun, they are designed to help you improve flexibility and strength. Small equipment such as bands, toning circles and balls are used during mat-work classes to help you achieve better movement patterns and provide you with more awareness of your body – and of course to challenge you! Our instructors cater to each individual, offering alternative movements if required so there is never a reason to feel worried about your ability.

Days and Times: Tuesday 12pm-12:45pm, Thursday 12pm-12:45pm. Duration: 45 Minutes

Be kind to yourself and join our once a fortnight Self-Care group.

Each session, the group discusses a wide variety of different performative and transformative self-care methods. The sessions start with a 5–10-minute calming activity which you can use anytime to bring back balance to your mind and emotions.

We then learn one or two different self-care methods that the group does together, that you can practise at home.

The group sessions always finish with a song that will uplift everyone.

Mondays (fortnightly)

You are invited to join us on online for quizzes, memory games, spelling tests, Boggle, spot the difference, maths problems and much more…

All you need is a pen and paper. No scores are read aloud, this is all for fun!

Please register and book your place online.

Days and Times: Friday 10am-11am Duration: One Hour

In this group, we are going to encourage each other to get those jobs done!

Whatever is on your To Do List – bring it along (with a cup of tea) and get tips from your peers on the best way to achieve what you want, as you are doing it!

From sorting your bills/benefits, decluttering, craft projects, homework from another group or a course you are doing, DIY, selfcare/glow ups, housework, journaling, planning, creative writing, gardening, shopping lists and so much more…
Please register and book your place online.

Days and Times: Wednesdays 4pm-5:30pm

A gentle but energising all levels practice. Focusing on mindful movements, connection to breath, refreshing stretches and some strengthening poses, this practice will set you up for whatever your day brings. Open to all, including beginners.

The benefits of practicing Yoga include, but are not limited to:

  • Reduction in anxiety, stress and worry
  • Increased strength and flexibility
  • Take time for yourself
  • Increase focus
  • Prepare the body and mind for your day
  • Connection to breath and calming techniques

Please register and book your place online.

Days and Times: Mondays 9am-10am, Tuesdays 6pm-6.45pm, Fridays 9am-9:45am

Courses

The course aims to increase group members’ self-awareness, coping mechanisms in stressful situations and teach techniques to enable individuals to plan positively for the future.

The course is in modules and covers:

  • Building confidence
  • Self-awareness and building positive self-image
  • Stress management
  • Assertiveness
  • Goal planning

The course runs for six weeks. Thursdays 10am–12pm

This course aims to give you a good understanding of what anxiety is and to equip you with a range of strategies to manage anxiety effectively.

We will look at:
• What anxiety is and why it occurs
• Identifying and challenging unhelpful thinking
• Different strategies and techniques for managing anxiety

A positive self-image is key to living a happy and healthy life.

Research shows that people who feel confident in themselves can problem solve and make better decisions, take more risks, assert themselves and strive to meet their personal goals.

Aims of the workshop:

  • Provide the participants with a better understanding of what is positive thinking, how it impacts and how to develop it
  • Enable a greater self-awareness
  • Equip the participants in effective techniques for changing attitudes
  • Support wellbeing

Course content:

  • What is positive thinking?
  • Why is positive thinking the key to a successful life?
  • How to develop the skill of positive thinking

Days and Times: Tuesdays 2pm-4pm

Anxiety and stress cause more sick days, illness and presenteeism than physical ailments. Discover the difference between stress and anxiety and why in combination they are the single biggest cause of concern for the working population.

Aims of the workshop:

  • Provide the participants with a better understanding of what is positive thinking, how it impacts and how to develop it
  • Enable a greater self-awareness
  • Equip the participants in effective techniques for changing attitudes
  • Support wellbeing

Course Content:

  • Typical causes of anxiety
  • How to become familiar with triggers
  • How to select coping strategies that work specifically for you

Days and Times: Tuesday 6pm-8pm Thursday 2pm-4pm. Duration: Two Hours

Workshop Timetable January to March 2025

  • 06/01/25 MON 17:00 – 18:00 Healthy Mind and Body
  • 06/01/25 MON 18:15 – 19:15 The Self-care Hour
  • 06/01/25 MON 10:00 – 11:00 Routine Builder
  • 07/01/25 TUE 10:00 – 12:00 Mental Health in the Workplace
  • 08/01/25 WED 10:00 – 11:30 Visualising Intentions and Affirmations
  • 08/01/25 WED 10:00 – 12:00 Emotional Intelligence
  • 09/01/25 THU 17:00 – 19:00 Low Mood & Depression
  • 13/01/25 MON 10:00 – 12:00 Online Safety and Avoiding Scams
  • 13/01/25 MON 17:00 – 18:00 Money Management
  • 13/01/25 MON 18:15 – 19:15 Drum and Movement
  • 13/01/25 MON 10:00 – 11:00 Healthy Mind and Body
  • 14/01/25 TUE 10:00 – 12:00 Anger Management
  • 15/01/25 WED 10:00 – 12:00 Autism Awareness
  • 16/01/25 THU 17:00 – 19:00 Sleep and Relaxation Techniques
  • 20/01/25 MON 17:00 – 18:00 Routine Builders
  • 20/01/25 MON 18:15 – 19:15 The Self-care Hour
  • 20/01/25 MON 10:00 – 11:00 Money Management
  • 21/01/25 TUE 10:00 – 12:00 Body Image Week 1
  • 23/01/25 THU 17:00 – 19:00 Understanding Anxiety & Panic
  • 27/01/25 MON 17:00 – 18:00 Healthy Mind and Body
  • 27/01/25 MON 18:15 – 19:15 Drum and Movement
  • 27/01/25 MON 10:00 – 11:00 What’s Going on in our Community
  • 28/01/25 TUE 10:00 – 12:00 Body Image Week 2
  • 29/01/25 WED 10:00 – 11:30 Mindfulness
  • 29/01/25 WED 10:00 – 12:00 Overcoming Loneliness
  • 03/02/25 MON 17:00 – 18:00 Money Management
  • 03/02/25 MON 18:15 – 19:15 The Self-care Hour
  • 03/02/25 MON 10:00 – 11:00 Routine Builders
  • 04/02/25 TUE 10:00 – 12:00 Understanding Self-Harm
  • 05/02/25 WED 10:00 – 11:30 Journaling
  • 05/02/25 WED 10:00 – 12:00 Mental Health in the Workplace
  • 06/02/25 THU 17:00 – 19:00 Emotional Intelligence
  • 10/02/25 MON 17:00 – 18:00 Routine Builders
  • 10/02/25 MON 18:15 – 19:15 Drum and movement
  • 10/02/25 MON 10:00 – 11:00 Healthy mind and body
  • 11/02/25 TUE 10:00 – 12:00 Suicide Awareness – NEW
  • 12/02/25 WED 10:00 – 12:00 Anger Management
  • 13/02/25 THU 17:00 – 19:00 Autism Awareness
  • 17/02/25 MON 17:00 – 18:00 Healthy Mind and Body
  • 17/02/25 MON 18:15 – 19:15 The Self-care Hour
  • 17/02/25 MON 10:00 – 11:00 Money Management
  • 18/02/25 TUE 10:00 – 12:00 Sleep & Relaxation Techniques
  • 19/02/25 WED 10:00 – 11:30 Visualising Intentions and Affirmations
  • 19/02/25 WED 10:00 – 11:30 Journaling
  • 20/02/25 THU 17:00 – 19:00 Low Mood & Depression
  • 24/02/25 MON 17:00 – 18:00 Money Management
  • 24/02/25 MON 18:15 – 19:15 Drum and Movement
  • 24/02/25 MON 10:00 – 11:00 What’s going on in our Community
  • 25/02/25 TUE 10:00 – 12:00 Understanding Anxiety and Panic
  • 26/02/25 WED 10:00 – 12:00 Understanding Self-Harm
  • 03/03/25 MON 17:00 – 18:00 Healthy Mind and Body
  • 03/03/25 MON 18:15 – 19:15 The Self-care Hour
  • 03/03/25 MON 10:00 – 11:00 Routine Builders
  • 04/03/25 TUE 10:00 – 12:00 Autism Awareness
  • 05/03/25 WED 10:00 – 11:30 Mindfulness
  • 05/03/25 WED 10:00 – 12:00 Overcoming Loneliness
  • 06/03/25 THU 17:00 – 19:00 Anger Management
  • 10/03/25 MON 10:00 – 12:00 Online Safety and Avoiding Scams
  • 10/03/25 MON 17:00 – 18:00 Money Management
  • 10/03/25 MON 18:15 – 19:15 Drum and Movement
  • 10/03/25 MON 10:00 – 11:00 Healthy Mind and Body
  • 11/03/25 TUE 10:00 – 12:00 Emotional Intelligence
  • 12/03/25 WED 10:00 – 12:00 Low Mood and Depression
  • 13/03/25 THU 17:00 – 19:00 Mental Health in the Workplace
  • 17/03/25 MON 17:00 – 18:00 Routine Builders
  • 17/03/25 MON 18:15 – 19:15 The Self-care Hour
  • 17/03/25 MON 10:00 – 11:00 Money Management
  • 18/03/25 TUE 10:00 – 12:00 Body Image Week 1
  • 20/03/25 THU 17:00 – 19:00 Sleep and Relaxation Techniques
  • 24/03/25 MON 17:00 – 18:00 Healthy Mind and Body
  • 24/03/25 MON 18:15 – 19:15 Drum and Movement
  • 24/03/25 MON 10:00 – 11:00 Routine Builders
  • 25/03/25 TUE 10:00 – 12:00 Body Image Week 2
  • 26/03/25 WED 10:00 – 12:00 Understanding Anxiety & Panic
  • 31/03/25 MON 17:00 – 18:00 Routine Builders
  • 31/03/25 MON 18:15 – 19:15 The Self-care Hour
  • 31/03/25 MON 10:00 – 11:00 What’s going on in our Community

Workshop Descriptions

This workshop helps people to understand the cycle of anger and when certain types of anger become problematic.

During this workshop you will identify the causes of anger, the effects of anger on your health and your relationships and most importantly a variety of coping strategies to deal with anger. We help promote the use of self-awareness and self-reflection to aid anger management. Sometimes the simplest coping strategies are the most effective!

The workshop also promotes group participation and interaction with discussion points aimed to encourage participants to grasp a better understanding of the thoughts and patterns that surround anger.

This workshop has been designed to explore and understand how an autistic person experiences the world, in ways that a non-autistic person doesn’t.

It will help give a better understanding of those differences and the challenges autistic people can face as they navigate through life.

This workshop will run over a two-week period, split into two two-hour sessions. It will try to adjust your way of thinking about body-image and challenge the images of idealised bodies shown throughout the media that can negatively impact people’s perceptions of themselves.

The course aims to help you achieve:

  • An improved self-image
  • A more realistic approach to body-image

During the course we explore:

  • Body image and how it is affected
  • How external/internal factors influence how we think and feel
  • Body image in men and women
  • How to accept your body and not aspire to unrealistic ideals
  • How not everything in the media is as it seems
  • How body image affects mental health
  • Ways to overcome negative body image
  • How to build self-esteem and body positivity

You are invited you join our fortnightly six-session online group where we will be using our bodies as a drum and bringing light movement into our evening.

Drumming and movement have great benefits for our minds, bodies and souls.

By joining this group, you will improve your strength, balance and resistance – all while having fun using your creativity.

We will be using drumming and movement holistically to explore new ways of meditating, using affirmations, clearing our chakras, gaining confidence, feeling alive and so much more.

All skills and abilities are welcome, as you can do it all sitting down if you prefer. All you need is a quiet room where you can move around.

Do you remember in school, when you had to find a space, and you put your arms out and turned in a circle to check you didn’t bang into anyone or anything? That is all the space that you need.

This workshop aims to give you the ability to distinguish between helpful and unhelpful thinking patterns and how to manage negative emotions effectively. The hoped outcome is that you will become more self-aware, be able to regulate your emotions more effectively and to develop your social skills including empathy and understanding different perspectives.

Overall, the suggested tips and coping strategies should help you to start challenging your learnt behaviours; become more in tune with your emotions and in time build up your resilience.

This workshop promotes group participation and interaction with discussion points aimed to encourage participants to grasp a better understanding of emotional intelligence.

In this one-hour workshop, you will be given ideas, inspirations and encouragements to help you live a more balanced lifestyle. Achieving optimal health and wellbeing requires taking care of both your body and mind.

We will look at what we can do and can avoid doing to bring balance into our lives.

We all need to exercise, eat well, get enough sleep and practise self-care and in this workshop we will help you discover what methods suit you best.

In this workshop, we can learn to journal by expressing thoughts, feelings, inspirations or emotions through writing.

We will look at different journaling methods and how to get started.

You will need a pen and notebook to journal in.

This workshop looks at the key differences between low mood and depression and the psychological, physical, emotional, social and behavioural symptoms linked to both.

The main focus is looking at the many causes of depression and understanding them fully and the most effective coping strategies to help manage depression in daily life.

The workshop promotes group participation and interaction with discussion points aimed to encourage participants to grasp a better understanding of low mood and depression.

In this workshop, we explore the relationship between mental health and work, focusing on how to create a mentally healthy workplace and how to be supportive of colleagues while still looking after oneself. We will look at why mental health is just as important as physical health, and share information about local mental health services.

Mindfulness is a way to incorporate calmness into your life to support your wellbeing. This mindfulness workshop encourages a positive mindful approach.

Through practical tools to gain understanding, it helps us develop an open mind and forgiveness of and acceptance towards ourselves and others.

The workshop includes a short guided mindful breathing meditation which can be used as a coping strategy when under stress or pressure from life, work or relationships.

In this workshop you will learn the importance of knowing where your money goes each month.

We will look at many ways to save on spending, how to budget our money, how to manage debt and where to seek help.

We are living through “the cost-of-living crisis”, Mind in Bexley would like to offer you the information you need to get your money in order and control your debts.

This workshop will define what is meant by loneliness, including the causes of loneliness and how it relates to mental health problems. There will also be advice on how to manage the feelings of loneliness and things you can do to develop yourself and feel content in your own company.

As scams become more sophisticated, it is important to be aware and to keep yourself safe in this growing digital world.

This workshop will provide you with information and knowledge to be better equipped to recognise various scams online, keep your personal information secure, and keep yourself safe navigating online. We will talk about how to protect your wellbeing if you are faced with being scammed, and provide resources that can support you or someone you know. This is a basic level workshop designed to promote online safety and improve awareness in avoiding scams.

Want to start making the most of your time?

But don’t know how or where to start?

This workshop is for you!

You will be shown the benefits and importance of having a routine. We will then discuss methods for building and sticking to the routine that you really want.

Researchers have found that sleep and relaxation are important for us because it can support us in achieving:

  • Better productivity and concentration ● Lower weight gain risk ● Better calorie regulation ● Greater athletic performance ● Lower risk of heart disease ● More social and emotional intelligence ● Preventing depression ● Lower inflammation ● Stronger immune system

Aims of the Workshop

  • Simple relaxation methods, that promote health and general wellbeing ● The scientific background of why we sometimes can’t sleep ● Practical implementation in daily life ● How to relax yourself

This workshop is an interactive 2-hour online session. The subjects we will cover include:

  • What is Suicide
  • Suicide Statistics
  • Terms to describe suicide and the current arguments
  • Myths surrounding suicide
  • Potential causes of suicide
  • Coping with suicidal thoughts
  • Support Resources

The aim of this workshop is to enable you to better understand suicidal feelings, the causes of suicidal feelings and the support available.

Be kind to yourself and join our once a fortnight Self-Care group.

Each session, the group discusses a wide variety of different performative and transformative self-care methods. The sessions start with a 5–10-minute calming activity which you can use anytime to bring back balance to your mind and emotions.

We then learn one or two different self-care methods that the group does together, that you can practise at home.

The group sessions always finish with a song that will uplift everyone

This workshop is for those who would like to learn more about anxiety and panic.

We learn about different types of negative thinking patterns and share our own experiences of how we can relate to these.

We will explore different ideas on how we can turn negative reactions and thought patterns into positives by incorporating different healthy ways to wellbeing into our lives.

The Understanding Self-Harm Workshop is aimed at those wishing to increase their awareness of self harm and for those that wish to learn how to develop better coping strategies. The workshop looks at self harm facts and myths, how and why people may self harm and how to best manage and control urges.

The workshop promotes the use of cognitive coaching, self awareness and personal reflection. With discussion, participation in peer support group activities and exercises you will be able to explore how to incorporate what you learn into your daily life.

This brand-new workshop will discuss what events, groups, and social activities are being run in our community, so we all have the knowledge to get out there and live our lives. Do come along to see what we have found and to also let others know where you have been or what you have heard is coming up.

This workshop is a group where you will learn to use visualising skills to set intentions and affirmations using practical tools and guided meditation.

What do you intend to change in your life?

In this workshop, you will look at tools and meditation to help you set intentions and choose affirmations to help bring about positive change.