Wellbeing Wednesday

Today is Wellbeing Wednesday! We're exploring everything to do with your wellbeing, and have some great activities for you to try.

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Hello and welcome to our One Community Wellbeing Week! Over the next few days we have so many great activities for you to get involved in and some great resources for you to watch and listen to all on different themes!

Today is Wellbeing Wednesday! We’re exploring everything to do with your wellbeing, and have some great activities for you to try. Check out our Laughter Yoga, try zentangles or even get out and connect with nature – give them a go! We’d love to see how you get on, let us know on Social Media – #WellbeingWeek

Welcome to Wellbeing Wednesday!

Laughter Yoga

Laughter Yoga is a very gentle, fun form of light exercise, so there are very few physical barriers to joining in. However, please note the following contraindications before you begin:

Conditions

• Advanced (bleeding) piles
• Any kind of hernia
• Any persistent cough
• Anything with acute symptoms
• Epilepsy
• Heart disease
• High blood pressure
• Incontinence of urine
• Major psychiatric disorders
• Severe backache
• Having undergone surgery within the last 3 months
• First or third trimester of pregnancy, and before 8 weeks after birth

This list is not exhaustive and should be used just for guidance. As with all exercise, no matter how gentle, if in any doubt about its suitability please talk to your GP before taking part. As these are an online pre-recorded videos, the Laughter Yoga Leader will be unable to assist or guide during the session so please take responsibility for your own health and wellbeing, and make any appropriate adjustments that you need.

If you ever feel any pain or discomfort when doing Laughter Yoga, you should stop immediately and, if necessary, seek medical help. However, these online exercises have been chosen especially as they don’t involve any fast or rigorous movements and all can be done simply standing in place. Take care and stay safe.

Connect

Connect with Nature

It is so important for our physical and emotional health and wellbeing to get outside, connect with nature and spend time in the outdoors whenever we can.

Here are some ideas of where to go and what to do

Connect with People

Social connections are vital for our wellbeing, they can help build confidence, resilience and improve happiness and self-esteem.

Try these tips –

Talk instead of sending an email
Ask someone how their day has been, really take time to actively listen too!
Pay someone a compliment, nice for someone to receive and feels good to pay forward.
Ask someone to join you for a walk, connect with nature alongside you and socially connect at the same time

Connect with Yourself

By being kind and looking after ourselves, we will feel better connected to ourselves and better prepared to deal with many challenges we may be faced with.

Dr. Roger Bretherton, Associate Professor within the School of Psychology at the University of Lincoln, shares an insight into Mindfulness Based Strengths Practice or MBSP

Wellbeing Activities

Have a go at our Wellbeing Bingo! How many can you cross off today?

How to: Zentangles.

Try out some Zentagles for some doodling fun!

Random Acts of Kindness

Take a look at some great quotes about random acts of kindness. Is there anything you can do for anyone today to help give them a bit of a boost?

Resources

Check out our Emotional Fitness Digital Magazine!