We understand how difficult a time this is for everybody, and particularly for people who experience long term health conditions.
As SLaM Recovery College is unable to offer any classroom-based workshops now, our team has been working behind the scenes to develop online content, including vlogs, webinars and e-learning.
These sessions are available to everyone, free of charge. You don’t need to be a SLaM Recovery College student or have any connection at all to South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. We just ask that you answer a few questions and let us know which sessions you’d like to be a part of, using one of the registration form links below, and we’ll then send you links to the webinars you’ve chosen. Every week we will email you the details of the online learning we are offering in the following week.
N.B. If you can't make a particular live event you can still enrol and use the link we'll send you to watch a recording later on.
Three new courses this week! Karma Yoga with Awa, Smoking and COVID-19, Moving Towards Self-Compassion.
Daily Mindfulness (you’ll sign up for the whole week, but you can attend as many or as few as you’d like)
Monday | 10:30am-11:15am | Monday 8th June
Tuesday | 10:30am-11:15am | Tuesday 9th June
Wednesday | 10:30am-11:15am | Wednesday 10th June
Thursday | 10:30am-11:15am | Thursday 11th June
Friday | 10:30am-11:15am | Friday 12th June
Ayurveda Sessions 17, 18a and 18b (you’ll sign up for the whole week, but you can attend as many or as few as you’d like):
Ayurveda 17: mindfulness of mental statesI 2:30pm-3:15pm | Monday 8th June
In this session, you will learn and practice the art of mindfulness of mental states. As a foundation, we advise to start with doing the mindfulness of the breath session. These sessions are suitable for complete beginners and advanced mindfulness practitioners alike.
Ayurveda 18a: recognising and working with the five hindrances part 1I 2:30pm-3:15pm | Wednesday 10th June
In this two-part session, we focus on recognising and dealing with some of the barriers or hindrances we all face. Methods for dealing with things like worry and sluggishness are suggested.
Ayurveda 18b: recognising and working with the five hindrances part 2I | 2:30pm-3:15pm | Friday 12th June
In this two-part session, we focus on recognising and dealing with some of the barriers or hindrances we all face. Methods for dealing with things like worry and sluggishness are suggested.
Karma Yoga with Awa for Health & Wellbeing
An ongoing series of sessions open to people from all walks of life, Karma Yoga offers 30mn of gentle, slow flow Yoga movements to stretch & relax the body and the mind. The sessions include chair-based exercises, breathing techniques and World Peace Meditation. Karma Yoga, the art of practising Yoga with kindness and compassion towards yourself and others. This programme is offered on behalf of the Clinical Exercise Department.
Tuesday Karma Yoga with Awa | 11:30am-12:15pm | Tuesday 9th June
Thursday Karma Yoga with Awa | 11:30am-12:15pm | Thursday 11th June
Moving Towards Self-Compassion 1 | 2:30pm-3:30pm | Tuesday 9th June
This eight-part course explores the idea of self-compassion and how this can lead to a greater sense of self-acceptance and empathy with other people. Each week, we will explore a different topic, practise some self-compassion exercises then reflect on our experience. There will be pre-session and post-session activities which you can complete at home. In the first week, we will look at the evolution of the human brain-mind, and the unique challenges this presents us with. We hope this course would be of interest to and benefit anyone who might struggle with perfectionism or self-criticism. We also warmly welcome anyone curious about this course, and who enjoys reflecting on what it means to be human.
Smoking and COVID-19 | 12noon-1pm | Wednesday 10th June
In this session, Mary Yates, Nurse Consultant in SLaM, outlines why it’s more important than ever before to quit smoking during the COVID-19 pandemic. She will give an overview of the best ways to quit and how to access support. She will also explain why some researchers think that nicotine (NOT SMOKING!) may actually help protect against COVID-19.
Managing Anxiety During Difficult Times 4: food, movement and supportive resources part 1I 2:30pm-3:30pm | Thursday 11th June
This series of webinars will enable participants to become more aware of helpful practical strategies to manage their anxiety during this current unusual time of the Coronavirus epidemic. We will consider what anxiety is, reflect on activities that can reduce anxiety and consider available supportive resources. Upcoming session: 5. Food, Movement and Supportive Resources Part 2
FIRST TIME REGISTRATION, if you haven’t signed up to a webinar with us before (even if you are a SLaM Recovery College student):
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=SuTPoS5olUqOctA7m1iHqjpd3n-l3AxAj-8hQpHMfNlUMTk2RU9PNDlZVE5SMDBQQTFJRlVMRzlVTy4u
RETURNING STUDENTS REGISTRATION, if you have already signed up to a webinar with us before:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=SuTPoS5olUqOctA7m1iHqjpd3n-l3AxAj-8hQpHMfNlUQUtCNlRJSVJQTkhXRzUxT0YwOUtCSFgyNC4u
Please feel free to share this offer of free to view webinars with anyone who you think might benefit.
Visit our COVID_19 resources page for details of crisis support, covid19 advice, online learning, online activities, and staying connected: https://www.slamrecoverycollege.co.uk/covid-19-resources.html
With very best wishes,
The team at South London and Maudsley Recovery College
Although these courses are free, SLaM Recovery College operates with charity funding. If you feel these webinars help you, and you are able to, please consider making a donation to the brilliant Maudsley Charity which supports innovative wellbeing projects in our communities. There is, of course, no obligation to make a donation. This is the link to make a donation if you’d like to: https://maudsleycharity.org/support-us/make-a-donation/ |