2067 days ago

FREE Wellbeing Sessions - Join Our Safe Online Space

The Team from Whakatau Mai I The Wellbeing Sessions, by Changing Minds

Whakatau Mai I The Wellbeing Sessions, by Changing Minds are all FREE and running to the end of October.

As part of the Covid-19 Recovery Package, the Ministry of Health have given us funding to offer a wide range of sessions to support Kiwis during and beyond lockdown.

Sessions on offer include:

• Flexible Fitness (no workout gear - exercise at home, your desk, anywhere! All fitness levels catered for)

• Strong Body, Strong Mind (strength training - no equipment needed, all fitness levels catered for)

• Qigong (Yang-based Tai Chi)

• Art Yoga (using colour, music and art to express yourself)

• Mindfulness and Awareness (a six-week series on practising mindfulness to help you overcome current challenges and build resilience)

• Mindful Journaling (a short meditation followed by guided journaling to get in touch with your inner self and emotions, and navigate through these)

• Guided Meditation (a beautiful guided meditation to clear the chakras and support energy flow)

• Eating Difficulties Support Group (a four week series offering support and guidance for those who find themselves responding to distress by controlling eating habits and/or developing an unhealthy body image)

• Mad Poets - Open Mic Night (share your poetry at our online Open Mic Night, hosted by the Mad Poets Canterbury)

• Supporting Families – hosted by Supporting Families NZ, for whanau/family support, each session has a different theme, previous sessions include Understanding Anxiety and Effective Communication)

…and many more to come, we are adding new sessions weekly including an LGBTQI+ support group, and an open Drop-In support group!

Guests join us for support, and to connect for their wellbeing. They are able to learn new skills, discover more about themselves and feel emotionally supported and connected in our safe space.

These sessions are all hosted online on a private, secure Zoom link. To register, visit us at www.wellbeingsessions.nz... find your event and follow the registration prompts.

We would love to have you join us!!

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3 days ago

Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

In the Post's article on speeding penalties, the question is asked whether speeding fines are truly about road safety, or are they just a way to boost revenue for the Crown?

What do you think? Should speeding motorists receive speeding fines or demerit points?

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If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓
  • 37% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
    37% Complete
  • 63% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
    63% Complete
625 votes
1 day ago

🎉 Riddle me this, legends! 🎉

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

He/She who makes it, sells it.
He/She who buys it, doesn't use it.
The user doesn't know they are using it.
What is it?

(Shezz from Ngāruawāhia kindly provided this head-scratcher ... thanks, Shezz!)

Do you think you know the answer? Simply 'Like' this post if you know the answer and the big reveal will be posted in the comments at 2pm on the day!

Want to stop seeing these in your newsfeed?
Head here and hover on the Following button on the top right of the page (and it will show Unfollow) and then click it. If it is giving you the option to Follow, then you've successfully unfollowed the Riddles page.

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9 days ago

Some Choice News!

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.

Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.

For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.

Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?

We hope this brings a smile!

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