Cathedral of St John the Baptist

The Cathedral of St John the Baptist 

The Cathedral of St John the Baptist is Norwich’s Catholic Cathedral, but its doors are open to all people from any and no faith. The Cathedral is open from 7.30am until 7:30pm every day of the year.

Free entry (although donations are welcome), there are also (secular) events that take place throughout the year.

http://www.sjbcathedral.org.uk/

Advent Quiet Day

Walk In the Light: An Advent Quiet Day at St Julian's. 29 November 2014. 10am - 3.30pm
More info to follow

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Monthly Meditation for Peace

Monthly Meditation for Peace
with Denise Treissman
5pm-6pm St Luke’s Church

61 Aylsham Rd, Norwich, Norfolk NR3 2HF

Sundays:
August 10th, September 14th, October 12th, November 9th, December 14th

Come along and be with us on those dates

Denise has been teaching meditation for ten years in retreat centres around the country. She is the Literary Executor of Fr Robert Llewellyn and she aims to continue and promote his work.

More info

My thoughts about posting free religious events on the blog

Free mindfulness taster session

Come along to a free Wellbeing taster workshop and find out how we can help you. 

We're running free taster workshops, to help you find out how to manage and prevent stress and anxiety.

You won't need to speak about your issues during the workshop. This is simply an opportunity for you to sit back and hear about some helpful techniques to cope with these symptoms.

You don’t have to be stressed, anxious or depressed at the moment to benefit from a workshop. It can help you to find out the best way to prevent or manage these feelings or thoughts and stop them from building up in the future.

These sessions offer an opportunity for you to come along, either on your own or with a friend or family member, to find out about our Wellbeing service and see what it has to offer that might help you.

At the end of the session you can choose from the range of help available and directly book on to further workshops on the day, or you can choose to access one of our standard assessment sessions. The aim is to put you in the driving seat to access the help you want at a time that suits you.

Introduction to Mindfulness: 
30 Oct 2014 18:30 -  20:00
13 Nov 2014 18:30 - 20:00
27 Nov 2014 18:30 - 20:00

11 Dec 2014 18:30 - 20:00

Room A3, City College, Ipswich Road, Norwich, NR2 2LJ

For more information contact:
0300 123 1503, or email NHSwellbeingservice@nsft.nhs.uk 
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No need to book, just come along! 

Optionally, let us know you’re coming by calling 0300 123 1503 or emailing NHSwellbeingservice@nsft.nhs.uk

They also offer other groups and individual therapy
Norfolk NHS Wellbeing Service

Intro to mindfulness workshop

Norfolk Wellbeing Service are running an Introduction to Mindfulness workshop. 

21/08/2014 18:00 - 20:00

Room A3 , City College, Ipswich Road, Norwich, NR2 2LJ

No Need to book, just turn up

0300 123 1503, or email  NHSwellbeingservice@nsft.nhs.uk 

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Mindfulness & Meditation Workshop

Mindfulness & Meditation Workshops

Morning mindfulness workshop
Sunday - 27th July 
10.30 - 12.30

We aim to explore the true meaning of the word mindfulness, and how this applies to everyday living. 
We will also lead a couple of meditations.  
There will be time for herbal tea and a chat too. Whether you have been meditating sometime, or completely new and just curious, you are welcome. We are hoping everyone will be able to take something from these workshops.

Studio 12
Capitol House
4-6 Heigham Street
Norwich
NR2 4TE

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Free drop in 'healing'

Norwich Healing Centre is a “drop-in” centre – no appointment required – based at The Friends’ Meeting House in Upper Goat Lane, Norwich NR2 1EW.  Available the first Saturday of each month from 1.30 to 3.30 pm.

The healers are volunteers and are all trained, registered and insured members of The Healing Trust, and are bound by its Code of Conduct.  The Healing Trust is recognised by The General Medical Council.  They are quite clear on their website about the use of their healing services.

It is free, but a small donation is appreciated towards the cost of room hire



More info
My views on promoting free religious events on the blog

Free mindfulness downloads

If you haven't heard of mindfulness already then you should find out more!

"Mindfulness can be described as paying attention in this moment with a non-judgmental awareness. Simply observing what we are experiencing, right now, and bringing a warm curiosity to whatever arises.  In formal mindfulness practices our intention is often to centre our awareness on one particular experience, such as the sensations involved in breathing or the sounds that we can hear, or to widen our awareness to incorporate a range of experiences simultaneously, or to watch where our attention goes without getting caught up in particular experiences. Mindfulness is also something that we can bring to any aspect of our day to day life, cultivating the same qualities of curiosity, awareness and warmth"

Free mindfulness downloads -

I've tried some of these and they're pretty good - I have them on my mp3 player for if I need them!

 All of the guided meditation exercises below are protected by a creative commons licence, meaning they are free to download and distribute non-commercially.

Free Mindfulness resources website

Also there's an online course in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction which I'm going to have a go at - I'll try to come back to the post and let you know how I get on.

MBSR online course

And while we're at it, I've found this 11 HOURS (!!) of Tibetan Healing Bowls really stress-relieving for listening to in the background - here

"Still in the city" silent meeting

Still in the City - A non-religious half an hour every Tuesday evening 17.20-18.00 followed by tea

Norwich Quaker Meeting House, Upper Goat Lane, NR2 1EW
Phone: 01603 624 854
email: office@norwichquakers.org.



Please read about my views on free stuff organised by religious groups

Death Cafe Norwich

I thought this was really strange at first but when I looked into it I kind of see the idea behind it.

At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death.  The objective is 'to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives'. 

A Death Cafe is a group directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counselling session

See the Facebook page of DeathCafeNorwich for info about the next meet up.

For those of you not in Norwich, find your nearest Death Cafe here

Yoga

Yoga Class
Tues 12.30 - 1.30 at Under1Roof
Wear loose clothing

Lots of other courses and activities available throughout the week at Under1Roof



More about Under1roof

Under1Roof website

Do some origami

Do some origami! - All you need is some paper (old newspaper or magazines work best) and some glue or sellotape.

http://www.herecomethegirlsblog.com/2013/03/28/how-to-make-origami-flowers.html

Free skill share with NorLETS

Norlets is starting up again, and looking for people to take get involved.  

NorLETS (Norwich Local Exchange Trading Scheme) is a scheme which allows the people of Norwich, and surrounding areas, to trade goods and services with each other without the need for any kind of real currency.  Instead transactions are paid for using the scheme's own virtual currency, 

http://www.norlets.org.uk/index.php

I'm going to give it a go and let you know how I get on with it.

Still in the City

'Still in The City' Tuesday 5.30-6.00pm 

Friends Meeting House Upper Goat Lane

Half hour silence for meditation or reflection.

http://www.quaker.org.uk/norwich