Health & Wellbeing
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Looking after yourself in 2020
West Yorkshire charities receive £50,000 to help people engage with arts, sport and nature
Three West Yorkshire-based charities have received nearly £50,000 from the
Thriving Communities Fund to help people engage more with arts, nature and
sporting activities, with a view to supporting health and wellbeing.
Arts and social change organisation, Space2, will work with the Yorkshire
Cricket Foundation and Feel Good Factor,
Leeds City College launches ‘Kinder Colleges’ initiative
Leeds City College has teamed up with Kinder Leeds to introduce wellbeing
initiative, Kinder Colleges.
The project aims to encourage students and staff to become champions of kindness
by participating in wellbeing activities across the city.
Centered around six key themes: Kinder to Self, Kinder Relationships, Kinder to
the Planet,
Mental health awareness tackled from 360 degrees
This week, as part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 Five female
entrepreneurs from varying backgrounds across the UK have come together to unite
to bring a different take on the theme of this year’s awareness campaign -
Nature - to show people the power of creating your own
Take on a challenge to improve your mental health this May
A quarter of Leeds runners (25%) say running has been good for their mental
health during the pandemic – with 21% saying they wouldn’t have been able to get
through the last year without it.
However, research by running specialists, Runners Need, shows that 10% of Leeds
runners said they
Make a date to menowell at virtual wellness event in support of Smart Works Leeds
An online event focused on supporting women experiencing menopause and
perimenopause is taking place in support of Smart Works Leeds, the charity
supporting women back into employment.
Founded by Lubna Khan-Salim, a Yorkshire based surgeon and business owner of
skin clinic, Time to Bloom, the Make a Date with You
Spring Equinox: how to give your mind a much needed spring clean.
What is an equinox? According to a lovely little google search to confirm my
thoughts (before blurting unchecked facts to you), the equinox is when our 24
hour day is split perfectly into two 12 hour durations; meaning that we have an
equal amount of sunlight to night. It only