And on Thursday we’ve got a really timely session from Kevin Duffy of Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) who is going to discuss some free info and resources you can use to support you’re financial wellbeing Follow the link for details and to register👇👇👇 wellbeinghub.scot/event/money-wo…

Delighted to be partnering with National Wellbeing Hub and @cphippsurch on these yoga sessions- a great addition to our workplace wellbeing programmes Edinburgh Community Yoga Anne Close

Delighted to FINALLY be launching our #embodied project funded by QNIS offering #traumainformed activities that support #grounding, #relationship and #embodiment for women affected by #trauma. Partnering with Merrick Pope @CatrionaGrant #womanzone. ❤️

See this image for #funders QNIS Clare Cable.

We would really appreciate ideas for creative and useful #evaluation or collaboration to research the impact of this project Stewart Mercer Brendan McCormack QNIS Scotland any masters or PhD students out there who might be interested ?

We are delighted to be awarded funding from EVOC #mentalwellbeing fund to extend our existing work in Craigmillar and Niddrie. Looking forward to expanding our #socialprescribing #yoga project to 4 classes a week with EVOC Craigmillar Medical Group

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Yesterday was week 1 of #embodied a project for women affected by trauma funded by QNIS. 15 women showed up for a walk round Holyrood Park and a focus on being in nature. We helped each other out, shared lunch and talked about #community. Merrick Pope @CatrionaGrant

Interested in #teaching #yoga in prisons? Come join our friends Prison Phoenix Trust Sunday 15th May for a day of learning. We love having partners and friends like the PPT who support our work in secure environments. They have a wealth of experience and there’s a lot to learn!

Week 2 also saw some women taking part in #embodied try #equinetherapy with Midi Fairgrieve #KBF This whole project focusses on body based practices and the role of community in #traumarecovery #traumainformedscotland Merrick Pope @CatrionaGrant. Thanks QNIS for funding ❤️

Week 3 of #embodied and @CatrionaGrant led us in prepping lunch for 17 people. Learning about healthy food on a budget, community cooking and #togetherness. ‘I didn’t want to get out of bed but Im glad I did’ is recurring theme of the project thus far Trauma Informed & Responsive Scotland💙 👏 ❤️

Week 4 of Embodied,our connecting and empowering project-great energy sparked by plans to transform this amazing space into a haven for peace and healing,helped by the wonderful E'burgh Tool Library Edinburgh Community Yoga @CatrionaGrant QNIS REAS

Big skies,along with sharing moving, informative and empowering conversations and beach #traumainformedyoga for this week's #Embodied session,whilst others tried #equinetherapy Edinburgh Community Yoga QNIS @CatrionaGrant REAS #interoception

At #Embodied today we gave thought to learning about,from and being empowered by menstrual cycles and #perimenopause #Menopause, from our own Hannah King, and Caroline Phipps-Urch from #themenopausesisters Edinburgh Community Yoga QNIS @CatrionaGrant REAS

We had our 4th equine therapy session today with Midi Fairgrieve #KBF as part of #embodied Merrick Pope @CatrionaGrant. Such profound learning in interacting with these beautiful creatures.

Meanwhile on week 6 we also safely explored sea swimming. The opportunity to explore #trauma recovery through #community #relationships and #embodiment feels really important. So grateful for QNIS funding for this pilot project Merrick Pope @CatrionaGrant @

Our final #Embodied session before evaluation week was led by group member Jane,making felted pictures based on our experiences in the programme,and eye pillows for yoga,summed up as "exciting, empowering,belly laughs" Edinburgh Community Yoga QNIS @CatrionaGrant REAS

Yoga-based educational programme: #ChurchillFellow Lorraine Close has just been awarded a The Churchill Fellowship #ActivateFund grant to develop innovations based on her global research. Read her ideas > bit.ly/3zpA6fO Edinburgh Community Yoga #yoga