Hope, Opportunity and Control in Recovering Mental Well-Being

“Everyone has the right to well-being, to feeling positive about today and feeling hopeful for tomorrow” is the first line in the fantastic Spring 2013 Recovery Education Centre’s Prospectus. If you have had a time when life has felt out of control and empty of opportunity, then you will understand how beneficial getting effective support [...]

Fantastic Support for Carers in Dorset

Despite all the news about support being cut during the recession, if you are an adult carer, there is someone out there who can help and guide you. St John Ambulance provided an excellent day in Dorchester as part of their Carers Support Programme. This included workshops and networking opportunities with a wide range of [...]

Portland Philosophy Club Gets Off to Great Start

The first meeting of the new Portland Philosophy Club had 22 people attend plus 5 apologies.  This is a great endorsement of the courage of Douglas Pigg, Dryden Pennington and Roy Pepperell to start it. As their advert said – ‘The Portland Philosophy Club is not an oxymoron’. ( a figure of speech with pointed conjunction of [...]

New Philosophy Club Coming to Portland

Douglas Pigg, an enthusiastic volunteer with the Mind Your Head Challenge, has been inspired to start a Philosophy Club on Portland, Dorset,  where he lives. This is something he has wanted to do for some time. He has now generated interest from about 18 people. The first meeting is on November 14th at the Jackson [...]

Is There a Place for Autogenics & Mindfulness at Work to Improve Mental Well-being?

Performance in the workplace is becoming increasingly important. Employers want more out of their employers in an ever increasingly competitive market. Top businesses and sports people are now turning to cognitive training and mind awareness to help achieve their results. Among these techniques, autogenics and mindfulness are rising in popularity. The important distinction that is [...]

Great Article in Seeker News on Tony Buzan at Mind Your Head Conference

Our sincere thanks to Steve Cook for a fantastic interview article with Tony Buzan at our Mind Your Head Conference on August 12th. There is some very vital advice for business owners in the article. http://issuu.com/seekernews/docs/seeker-news-8 We were so fortunate to have Tony Buzan and the other incredible speakers attend the conference and the feedback has been excellent. [...]

The Healing Presence of Art

Book now to hear Richard Cork on 12 October 2012, 16:00 Distinguished art historian Richard Cork’s brilliant survey discovers the astonishing variety of images found in medical settings from the early Renaissance to the modern period. In the process, he reveals art’s prodigious ability to humanise our hospitals, alleviate their clinical bleakness and leave a profound impression [...]

Dorchester ARTS offers DANCE AFRIKA for the 50+

Our newest Brain Cell to join the Challenge offers an exciting new programme this weekend to enjoy the dance. Over 50′s DANCE AFRIKA Saturday 13th October: Over 50′s Dance Afrika 2.30 – 4.30pm £8. Dorchester Arts Centre, School Lane, The Grove, Dorchester DT1 1XE. Come and join Z Movements (Natasha Player) in a workshop of West African [...]

Why the Mind Your Head Challenge has meant so much to Kings Cribbage Connections UK.

For us the ‘Mind Your Head’ mission has just NOT been about working independently as an activity contributor, it has also been about supporting and encouraging, promoting an inspiring vision set out by The Phoenix Legacy. We appreciate and value the huge amount of thought, work and commitment that has gone into this project. The [...]

Brain Cell Wins Silver at Mind Sport Olympiad 2012

Congratulations to Paul Turner, one of our active and supportive Brain Cells for winning a silver medal at this year’s Mind Sport Olympiad in London on August 24th Mind Sport Olympiad ran their very first International Kings Cribbage board game event this year, which ended with Sam Smith from the Channel Islands being crowned as [...]