Wellness Cafe Menu Launched for Mental Health Awareness
Nenagh's pop-up Wellness 'Café' at the bottom of Silver St was launched last Sunday and will be open until this Saturday, October 15th.
This café serves tea and buns as every proper café should. But as a project by Nenagh's mental health support group Áras Folláin, it also serves something very special: various supports for continued, or recovering, mental health.
The 'menu' includes peer-support chat along with your tea and buns, and lots of innovative workshops such as meditation, yoga, laughter yoga and much more - see www.arasfollain.ie for full details.
Cllr Phyll Bulger, Cathaoirleach of the Nenagh Municipal District, launched the café.
She spoke of what we can all do to help our mental health, and how much good Áras Folláin does to help the community with this.
Centre Co-Ordinator Margo O'Donnell-Roche welcomed over 30 people to the café, and stressed how this was for all local people, and to spread the word.
All courses are free, and must be booked at 085 860 7856. Tea and buns are also free, as is the warm welcome, Ms O'Donnell stressed.
Below is a list of events coming up at the Wellness Café:
Wednesday October 12th
10am, Restorative Practice training with Kieran O Dwyer - 087 9972812; 2pm, Laughter Yoga with Ann Brady - 086 3127317; 3pm, Healing Hands, 15mins 1-1 session with Ann Brady - 086 3127317; 4.15pm, What is Restorative Practice? with Kieran O'Dwyer - 087 9972812; 5pm, Health and Wellbeing with our patron Donnacha Ryan; 6pm, Our Journey with Lisa & Ann from A Way To Heal; 7pm, Hatha Yoga Flow with Siobhan O'Leary-087 7549766.
Thursday October 13th
10am, EFT - Mind Body Balance for Mums (Childcare Provided) with Tracy - 086 3407680; 12 noon, Mental Health? A Conversation open to all with Margo - 085 8607856; 1pm, Power of Knowing, an introduction, with Martina Finnerty - 087 6639188; 2pm, EFT – Mind Body Balance – open to all with Tracy - 086 3407680; 4pm, Walk 4 All with Donal Mackey; 5pm, Exploring Mindfulness with Margo.
Friday October 14th
10am; Drugs Strategy – have your say with Rionach Power; 11am, Local Drug and Alcohol Services Information;12 noon, Mind your Mental Health with John McElinney; 1pm, Kundalini Yoga and Meditation with Mia Megan - 089 4907928; 2pm, Journaling for your Mental Health with Tracy - 086 3407680; 5pm, Relax and Re-energise, Crystal Meditation with Margo; 7pm, Girl Talk for Young Girls, 12 years +, with Shannon - 085 8607856.
Saturday October 15th
10.30am, Crafts for Kids with Maree Ryan - 085 8607856; 12 noon, Yoga Nitra Relaxation with Donal Quirke - 087 9656398; 1pm, Wacky Art for Adults with Maree Ryan - 085 8607856; 3pm, Twenty Somethings - An invite to those aged 19-30 to explore Peer Support with Shannon Sweeney; 5pm, Gratitude Meditation with Margo.
Check out www.arasfollain.ie for updates. All activities have limited space, please book - 085 8607856. Our gratitude to our volunteer speakers/tutors and helpers for their time and expertise, which created our Wellness ‘Café’.