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Art Day 07 Dec 2010
Tuesday 07 Dec 2010 10:30pm - 3:30pm @ Jamyang Buddhist Centre Tara Room Art Day for Carers in Lambeth & Southwark workshop-leader: Stephen Wright Theme : A Christmas story
Tai Chi 23 Nov 2010
Tai Chi for Carers with Janet Wilks Tuesday 23 November 2010 2.00 -5.00 pm Lovely afternoon with Janet and our local carers. We started of on our chairs, with meditative exercises and later did the exercises standing. Janet also gave us a Tai-Chi demonstration, which was great to watch. We had delicious soup and homemade bread at the end of the afternoon - everyone felt refreshed and relaxed!
Gentle Yoga 16 November 2010
@ Jamyang Buddhist Centre 10:30am-3:30pm Yoga retreat day lead by Cathy Brebion! Lovely day with 2 yoga sessions gorgeous lunch inbetween and amazing tea and cake table at the end... what a top day
Greenwich 19 Oct 2010
Tuesday 19 Oct 2010 10 am - 4pm transport: Lambeth and Southwark Community Transport 2 mini buses with very friendly drivers RTK team:Anna, Bella and our amazing day volunteer: Helen! Carers from Lambeth and Southwark - 19 in total An amazing day to Greenwich Observatory, including lunch at the pavilion and a mind blowing show in the planetarium - floating through the universe! top day!
Art Day (fabric collage) 21 september 2010
Date: Tuesday 21 September 2010 Location: Jamyang Buddhist Centre (Tara Room) Stephen Wright was our Art workshop leader for the day. We made collage with textile and fabrics. We used different topics as sources of inspiration: Landscapes, trees, flowers, seasons. Abstract shapes, patterns, people, special memories, buildings, the sea, the sky, sun, animals, insects, family..or your own theme. It was a wonderful day with a delicious lunch and much laughter
Eastbourne Outing 17 August 2010
17 August 2010 by coach to Eastbourne We left The Old Courthouse at 9:45am, with a group of 23 and a nice and spacious coach...it tooks us almost 2 hours to get from London to Eastbourne. Just sitting in the bus, seeing the landscape change from city into green was refreshing. We were dropped of at the seafront, near the pier. Some of us went shopping, others had walks along the sea. A small group stayed together enjoying a walk along the pier and sitting at the beach.
Film Evening 25 May 2010
Date: 25 May 2010 Location: Yummy Soup and Home-Made Bread at Jamyang Buddhist Centre Film + Tea and Cakes at: Cinema Museum It was a top evening! The Cinema Museum is just around the corner from where we are (Jamyang Buddhist Centre). check out their website: www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/
Baking your own bread! May 2010
04 May 2010 10:30am-3:30pm Jamyang Buddhist Centre (Tara Room) The Old Courthouse, 43 Renfrew Rd Baking your own Bread with Peter! We simply loved it! In the morning Pete gave us a bread making demonstration and after a delicious lunch we had a go at making our own breads with guidance from Pete. We learned how to make a Basic Bread mix, Sourdough Bread and Focasia Bread. At the end of the day we all had a taste of the delicious freshly baked bread from the demonstration session. We also took home a lovely apron, handy recepies and the samples of Bread we made in the afternoon, to bake at home and share with our friends and family. We are looking to organize more cooking days at The Old Courthouse!
Evening Tai Chi April 2010
27 April 2010 Cambridge House 131 Camberwell Road 5:00-8:00pm Evening Tai-Chi for Carers with Clare Walsh We had a wonderful warm evening (finally it's warming up!) and Clare tought us many useful techniques from the ancient art of Tai-Chi. We all felt very relaxed. Also Clare shared some of her knowledge about Indian singing > Raga's! Lalalalalaa..
Art Day (Abstract Painting) 2010
Date: 20 April 2010 Time: 10:30am - 3:30pm Location: Jamyang Buddhist Centre (The Old Courthouse) Workshop leader: Stephen Wright We had a wonderful day painting patterns and structures..aka Abstract painting. The atmosphere was very relaxed and the main aspect was to express yourself through shape and colour. Although the day was not focussed on making master pieces, we had some amazing results! We are working towards building up an exhibition with the carers' art works and are hoping to have an inspiring collection ready by January 2011.
BBC Outing 2010
Date: 22 March 2010 Time: 10:30am - 3:30pm Location: Jamyang Buddhist Centre (The Old Courthouse) and BBC It was a top day! It's definitely worth while to see the BBC behind the scenes! We were in a studio that is so sound-proof, you wouldn't be able to hear a bomb explosion nearby; we learned why the BBC building is shaped as a question mark and got a chance to pretend to be a newsreader! When getting back to The Old Courthouse we had a delicious lunch (split pea soup and veggie sandwiches)
Art Day (Diary-Day) 2010
Date: 15 March 2010 Time: 10:30am - 3:30pm Location : Jamyang Buddhist Centre (The Old Courthouse) Workshop Leader: Stephen Wright
Art Day (making postcards) 2010
Date: 15 February 2010 Time: 10:30am - 3:30pm Location: Jamyang Buddhist Centre (The Old Courthouse) Workshop leader: Stephen Wright We had great fun with all the funky materials steve brought. We had hoped a few more carers would attend, but had 7 last minute cancellations.. so we were with only 7 people in total - but it was very cosy like that! Check out the great results!
Houses of Parliament 2010
11 Feb 2010 10:30 am - 4:00 pm City Bridge Funded Outing for carers to: Houses of Parliament We had a lovely brunch at Jamyang before we left by bus to Westminster. We also wrote questions to our MP which we sent to the MP's of both boroughs(Soutwhark and Lambeth). When we arrived at Westminster Abbey, we were slightly early and briefly visited St Margaret's church across the road. We had a great day! Unfortunately we could not take many photographs inside Houses of Parliament (only in the beginning, when it still looks a bit church like)
Being Mindful 2010
Being Mindful Day for Cares 02 Feb 2010 10:30am -3:30pm @ the Old Courthouse (Jamyang Buddhist Center) 43 Renfrew Rd. We learned how to be in the moment and let go of stress. We did all sorts of exercises. One of the exercises consisted of eating a raisin very slowly (consciously). It was interesting to realize that we do so much on the "automatic pilot". Tessa and Debbie are wonderful workshop leaders! Looking forward to our next event on 9 March. x Bella for more info about Being Mindful (Minfulness Based Stress Reduction) check: www.beingmindful.co.uk
Christmas Party 2009
Date: 08 december 2009 Time: 10:30am -3:30pm Location: Jamyang Buddhist Centre (The Old Courthouse) Fantastic day with Ballroom dancing - live brazilian music and beautiful food! (we have loads more photos's but are waiting to get them from the photographer)
Art Day (Collage) 2009
Event: 8 September 2009 Date: 2009 Time: 10:30am - 3:30pm Location: Jamyang Buddhist Centre Anna was the workshop leader of the day. We made "collage" inspired by the 16 guidelines (http://www.freewebs.com/16guidelines/theguidelines.htm). In the centre of a A3 sheet or A5 postcard we would have one of the 16 guidelines and use all sorts of materials to express our thoughts/feelings about this guideline. It was a great event and very playful and relaxing. 16 Guidelines: How we think 1. Humility 2. Patience 3. Contentment 4. Delight How we act 5. Kindness 6. Honesty 7. Generosity 8. Right Speech How we relate to others 9. Respect 10. Forgiveness 11. Gratitude 12. Loyalty How we find meaning 1. Aspiration 2. Principles 3. Service 4. Courage
Healthy Living Day 2009
Date: .. 2009 Time:10:30-3:30 Location: Jamyang Buddhist Centre A day at the old courthouse all about healthy living. Cathy (workshop leader) gave a relaxing yoga session and a session on healthy eating with Ayurveda (an ancient Indina holistic science) Very inspiring day.
Doddington Place Gardens
23 June 2009 Doddington Place Gardens in Kent It was marvelous! Relief from the city noise, out into lovely nature. We wanted to stay for much longer! www.doddingtonplacegardens.co.uk/
