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May Group Meetings
Balham Day Group Meeting
Tuesday 2nd May, 10-11:30am
Balham Library, 16 Ramsden Road, London SW12 8QY
I will be focussing on Brain Injury Awareness Week’s theme – A New Me. We will listen to a Podcast – the first in a series “Life after Brain Injury”. We will discuss what “A New Me” might mean to you.
We look forward to seeing as many of you who can make it!
Wimbledon Group Meeting
Tuesday 9th May, 7:30-9pm
Drake House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4ED
May’s Wimbledon meeting will be focused on yoga; the benefits and challenges after a brain injury.
An outside speaker Alex Jones who is a qualified Yoga instructor and Neurological OT has combined her skills and knowledge in both areas to provide bespoke classes to teach yoga to those following brain injury.
Croydon Group Meeting
Wednesday 17th May, 7:30-9pm
Harris Academy Purley, Kendra Hall Road, South Croydon CR2 6DT
An Evening of Music and Singing – Tony Hart and Mark Jiggins from QEF-Neuro-Rehabilitation Services will be taking requests and performing favourite songs. Join in as much or as little as you like.
Richmond Group Meeting
Thursday 25th May, 7:30-9pm
Moore Blatch Solicitors, 2 The Green, Richmond, London TW9 1PL
Communication challenges in brain injury. The mystery of words.
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May Social – Allotments Plant Sale
13th May, 10am to 3pm
Martin Way Allotments
For this month’s social we will be attending the Martin Way Allotments plant sale. There will be tea and cake, gardening advice and plants to buy.
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Sue will be meeting people at Drake House at 10am to catch the bus to the allotments. Chris will do a second collection from Drake House at 12:30pm. If you prefer to go straight to the allotments, you can meet us there from 10:15am onwards. Directions to the allotment
It would be great if lots of our members could come along to support us, meet other allotmenters and have a chat with tea and cake.
If you are planning to meet us at Drake House, please let us know by emailing services@headwayswlondon.org.
Look forward to seeing you there!
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Yoga Links from Richmond’s March Group
Alex Jones, the speaker for our March Richmond group, has sent through the following links which might be useful:
- The PowerPoint presentation from Richmond HSWL group for facts and background
- A PDF picture document showing chair based yoga exercises we did
- Free Yoga nidra downloads
More articles about the positives of yoga and meditation yoga:
- Meditation Changes Brain Structure In 8 Weeks
- First Ever Study Shows Chair Yoga is Effective Arthritic Treatment
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April Group Meetings
Balham Day Group Meeting
Tuesday 4th April, 10-11:30am
Balham Library, 16 Ramsden Road, London SW12 8QY
The Balham group will be looking at the challenges of decision making. How to reach a good decision.
Please note: the group finishes at 11:30 – there will be no drop-in session this month
Wimbledon Group Meeting
Tuesday 11th April, 7:30-9pm
Drake House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4ED
In our April meeting we will welcome a representative from the charity ‘Attend‘ who’s focus is to support people with brain injury back to work.
Croydon Group Meeting
Wednesday 19th April, 7:30-9pm
Harris Academy Purley, Kendra Hall Road, South Croydon CR2 6DT
This month’s topic is Fatigue Management. This is an opportunity for you to discuss and share ideas and strategies for saving energy and avoiding the boom and bust cycle.
Richmond Group Meeting
Thursday 27th April, 7:30-9pm
Moore Blatch Solicitors, 2 The Green, Richmond, London TW9 1PL
How do I explain what has happened to me to everyone in my life – family, friends, employees, strangers… Humorous and sad tales to share. Advice on how to make it clear.