Positive Steps

‘POSITIVE STEPS’ COURSE

This comprises:

• Lifting your Spirits (three sessions) – David Goodman, Su Mason
  

  When serious illness or disability occurs in your life, it may seem as if you have no control over what is happening and that your well-being lies in the hands of others. However, within yourself you have a vast capacity to build your resilience and re-discover personal strengths and qualities you didn’t know you had. These help you to cope in more positive ways with the changes and challenges you face…...to ‘feel better’ in a physical sense but also to improve your mental, emotional and spiritual well-being…...to find a new sense of balance, contentment and purpose in your life. On this three week course, we will be looking at 7 spiritual tools to help you re-discover and enhance a more positive and gentle way of coping with illness.
  These Tools are:- Visualisation, Appreciation, Creativity, Listening, Play, Reflection and Meditation.

  By practising and using these tools in your day to day life, you will find and be able to draw upon a quiet place of strength and sustenance inside yourself. You can then think and act in ways that are most beneficial for your well-being. There are 2 CD’s and a booklet exploring and guiding you into experiencing and using the 7 spiritual tools. This is available for purchasing (at cost) or to loan from the Positive Care Programme Library.

• Giving Voice – Finding the song in your heart (three sessions) - Rachel Healey
  Giving Voice is a life-enhancing self-help tool.  In this short course, we will work with special songs and learn and practice new skills.  You will learn to use Giving Voice in your own life, to promote good health, joy, peace, connection, sharing and fun.  You don’t need any experience or confidence in singing – in fact, lack of it can be an advantage!  Please come to all three sessions so we can create a safe group and progress in our learning together.