Creative activities are a remarkably useful for improving health and wellbeing, particularly for those feeling isolated. In this post I share my experiences starting Little Bird SOS, an organisation that facilitates arts for health community groups in Leicestershire. Overcoming isolation
One Sunday in May, the Orchard Millenium Green in Buckfastleigh in Devon was abuzz with excitement as the Network of Wellbeing, the Share Shed and the Woolly Nanas hosted a second highly popular WoolFest to celebrate the wonders of wool.
Changemakers are people who take creative action to solve social problems. They are a vital force in making the world a better place. Yet they often put themselves in last place. Our Wellbeing for Changemakers programme, in partnership with the
The Wellbeing for Changemakers’ Creative Retreat runs from Monday, 8th to Wednesday 10th July at Eden Rise, our haven for wellbeing in the Devon countryside. Led by Melissa Noble from the Academy of Wide-hearted Living, it promises to be a
Isobel Murdoch is a freelance arts for wellbeing practitioner, having set up Medley, an online initiative, during lockdown in 2020. She has now secured funding from Arts Council England for “Paint Your Mind: Art As Tool”. Here she explains what
The Woolly Nanas have been weaving wellbeing with wool since 2021. Now they’re joining the Share Shed and Network of Wellbeing (NOW) to host the WoolFest – a celebration of all things woollen. NOW’s Communications Officer, Robyn O’Mahoney talks to
Music has the power to create a profound impact in different forms and settings, breaking down traditional and cultural barriers. This post explores the power of music and singing to bring people together. With the Festive season coming up, this
The Network of Wellbeing invites you to join facilitator Sherry Clark for “Happiness is Handmade” – a weekend of making and doing creative, purposeful and positive things with your hands, at Eden Rise, in Devon. *Unfortunately this event has been cancelled*
Creativity and mindfulness can offer a route out of difficult times and towards greater mental health and overall wellbeing. In September 2014, photography started to take on a whole new meaning to me. For some time I had struggled with
Music for Wellbeing is a Bristol-based music therapy project. In this post they explain how our workshops can support the Five Ways to Wellbeing. Music for Wellbeing was born out of our experiences as music therapists. In summer 2016 we qualified as music
Our creativity, as a means of connecting with ourselves, others and the world around us, is vital to building a wellbeing-based society. Without it, we are destined to plough through the existing paradigm as it grows ever more obsolete and
The German Ministry of Happiness and Wellbeing offers a creative view on the wide field of happiness and wellbeing. As Minister of Happiness, I involve the community by playfully visualising insights and facts from happiness research and positive psychology, through
The General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed 20th March as International Day of Happiness (IDH) in order to recognize, “the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world”. To celebrate
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