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Growth Collective X SMSH - Growth Circles

Hello all!

The next round of growth circle is on 21 May.

A 2 hour session where we get in small groups of 5 - 6

• Embrace vulnerabilities as we chat about topics close to our hearts

• Practice interpersonal skills for growth and wellbeing

• Build social connections as we explore our thoughts and emotions

Date: 21/05/2023, Sunday
Time: 3pm-5pm
Venue: Yuhua CC, #01-01

Sign up via link below:

http://Go.gov.sg/yhgrowthnws2023

How are you choosing to rest?

Sharing a moment of rest with our regular participants of our forest bathing programme at Jurong Lake Gardens.

If this picture brought a smile to your face, perhaps you might want to explore spending some time in nature - just resting.

See you, outside!




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“I just felt like smiling and I kept on smiling ☺️☺️”.

Lin Fang shared this at the end of our forest bathing experience yesterday.

She felt refreshed in nature, with a sense of joy from within.

Thank you for sharing joy with us through your smile!

Join us on our next forest bathing walk!

Forest Bathing @ Jurong Lake Gardens

We took a little break to launch the Nagomi art programme and now we are bringing back our monthly walks.

Register for the upcoming walk here:
https://forms.office.com/r/SA26aCzTN3

See you, by the lake

Nagomi Art for Well-being

A collage of the artwork done by our participants at our very first Nagomi Art session.

The participants loved how therapeutic the session and they were really focused on creating their art pieces, being in control and simply being themselves.

At SMSH we curate programmes that promote well-being and wellness through art and nature connection. Feel free to reach out to us to collaborate!

Looking forward for the next session at our Active Aging Centre next month!

𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 & 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡-𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙧𝙩

At Sound Mind Soft Heart, We aim to curate and design safe spaces for people to engage in activities that deepens their nature-connection and creative care through mindful art activities. It takes a heart-based and human-centric approach.

𝙉𝙖𝙜𝙤𝙢𝙞 𝘼𝙧𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡-𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜

Introducing our very first Art progamme in collaboration with Joy from . Nagomi Art is a form of healing art which originated from Japan, it uses powered pastels to create a transparent, gentle, warm and heart-touching art piece. The word “Nagomi” carries the meaning of harmony, calm and peace. The focus is not the finished work or the applied technique, but the creative process and its calming, relaxing effect on the artist. One do not need to have any experience to participate.

Workshop fees of $5 applies

Click on the link https://forms.office.com/r/1tAW73VuZy to register!

Forest Tea by Tea Buds, 茶伴

Cheryl from Tea Buds, 茶伴 (https://www.instagram.com/helloteabuds.co/) approached the SMSH team and has very kindly sent us some tea blends for our forest bathing walks. We will be serving the tea blends for the next series of walk starting from this Saturday!

There are some limited slots left, sign up here: https://forms.office.com/r/SA26aCzTN3
by tomorrow!

See You, By the Lake!

Join us this coming Saturday at Jurong Lake Garden for some slow and sensorial forest bathing.

Sign up here/click on link in bio:
https://forms.office.com/r/SA26aCzTN3

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 - 𝐁𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞

Monthly, we meet - outside.

Last month, we saw new friendships formed while they slowed down and immerse themselves in nature.

One of the participants said "I have never had tea under the tree before! its so nice and refreshing"

The group was saying "see you next month!" at the end of the session. This immersive experience, guided by our forest therapy guides leaves you refreshed, connected and renewed with a sense of wonder!

Join us this month!

We look forward to seeing you, by the lake!

Sign up here:

https://forms.office.com/r/SA26aCzTN3

Join us for a cup of forest tea by the lake on 30 July :) We have a couple more slots for the forest bathing walk this Saturday.

For those who have signed up, we will be sending out the confirmation messages via whatsapp on Wednesday.

Do sign up via the link in bio or here:
https://forms.office.com/r/SA26aCzTN3

See you, by the lake

Join us for our next forest bathing walk on 30 July! Let's slow down and notice what's around us while we spend a slow and gentle sensorial morning together.

We are conducting monthly walks at Jurong Lake Garden.

Sign up via link in bio (IG) or
here: https://forms.office.com/r/SA26aCzTN3

Well-Being Through Brush Calligraphy

Join us on this workshop guided by Elly from Shin.Tsugi where we will learn brush calligraphy and create our own art pieces.

Art is a creative outlet for self-expression and it builds capacitiy for emotional regulation as well. Join us in this guided mindful activity and ignite the creativity within you!

All are welcomed, you do not need to have experience for this activity.

Sign up via this the link https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf-rAskP9wQ/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= or DM us to check! we have a couple of seats left only!

This activity is Jointly organised by Yuhhua CSN, Yuhua Parc Oasis NC and Sound Mind Soft Heart.

A Seed has Sprouted!

Happy Thursday! A couple of weeks back, SMSH volunteers attended a horticulture training conducted by NParks to learn how to curate and executed horticulture programmes for the community.

A few days ago we noticed that a seed (lady finger) planted by one of our staff has sprouted! We dont know when it will sprout (of it it will sprout) and when it did, it brings much joy and smiles to us.

Sharing this simple joy with all of you and a big thank you to NParks for conducting the training.

With that, we will be designing a series of programmes/activities with nature connection as the focus so stay tune! :)

Have a good rest, wherever you are at.

Photo Credits to Jerrine (Our lovely colleague from the VM Team at Loving Heart)

Workshop Sharing - Self-Care and Nature Connection

A week ago, Leela, who is a Social Work Practitioner, certified forest therapy guide and SMSH volunteer curated a sharing for youth of Yuhua where she shared stories of self-care, burnt out and the benefits of nature-connection and how that can help our well-being.

During the workshop, we also got to try out a mindful experience - acrylic pour put together by Yuhua Youth Network and students from SP - Aishwarya and Jazreel. A big thank you to Joey our facilitator as well for guiding us through the acrylic pour activity.

Its Monday and back to work for some of us. A reminder to pause and rest where you can and when you need to!

A little announcement for upcoming programmes:

*New* Horticulture Programme
- More details will be shared soon

Forest Bathing
- We had to cancel the walk on 18 June as the guide was feeling under the weather and needed to rest. We are big advocates of self-care and we thank the participants for their understanding as well. Do look out for the date of the walk in July instead

Forest Bathing Walk

Join us for our next forest bathing walk on June 18! Let's slow down and notice what's around us while we spend a slow and gentle sensorial morning together.

We are conducting monthly walks at Jurong Lake Garden.

Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/r/SA26aCzTN3

🌳 Forest Bathing Walk

We were at Jurong Lake Gardens for a slow and restful saturday.

“I feel that despite of the busyness around us, we can still remain calm and collected with this forest bathing technique. It helps me to appreciate nature and my surroundings” - Doreen

& will be conducting monthly forest bathing walks for residents. Drop us a message if you are keen to join!

See you all in the forest in June!

soundmindsoftheart updated their address.

It's a day after public holiday and most of us are back to our daily routines; be it back to work or other responsibilities we hold. It can be a little hard adjusting or transiting back to the busyness. Be a little kinder to ourselves, to our minds and bodies - take ample rest or simply do something you like before the day ends.

We are going to take a walk at Jurong Lake Gardens to do a recce for our upcoming forest bathing walk this saturday and soak in some phytoncides

“Real rest feels like every cell is thanking you for taking care of you. It’s calm, not full of checklists and chores. It’s simple: not multitasking; not fixing broken things.” — Jennifer Williamson

Emotional Health Check-In

Hey you, How are you feeling right now?

Emotional check-ins are designed to help us slow down, pause, and assess how we feel in the moment. It normalizes talking about feelings. Sometimes, we are so caught up in the everyday busyness that we neglect our feelings and risk burning out.

Today we are feeling ☺️ because we are excited about the upcoming Forest Bathing Walk on 21 May.

How about you!

It is okay to not celebrate just because everyone else are. Different days, moments hold different emotions for everyone of us. For some of us, it could mean pain whereas for some it could mean Joy.

Let's embrace our own emotions and know that they are valid. If it gets overwhelming, it is okay to unplug and not look at the constant flow of celebrative messages. Perhaps if it helps, you may choose to go take a walk and be with nature or do other things that brings you comfort.

You do you.

For those of us who are celebrating and for those who are not - We hope everyone have a good day nonetheless.

We are recruiting Volunteers!

If you have a keen interest in emotional wellbeing; believes that self-care is important and loves to connect with people on the ground, come join us!

Swipe to read the roles available. We are also happy to work with educational institutions to curate an experience of learning in the community for your students.

If you have any idea or are keen to collaborate, feel free to connect and DM us.

Click on the link in comments to register to become a volunteer

Forest Bathing | 森林浴

Join us for a slow and restful session at Jurong Lake Gardens. Click on the link in bio to register.

与我们一起放慢步伐，到裕廊湖花园森林浴。

Living with Dementia: Coping Strategies for Caregivers

The inaugural topic for the new webinar series will take a focus on the caregiver experience, as well as the useful coping strategies. Our panelists will be there to share their experience, provide some tips on how to care for people with dementia and introduce some useful self-care methods for caregivers. Research data on local studies will also be presented.
Click on the zoom link on 24 April to join our webinar:
https://nus-sg.zoom.us/j/89647334986?pwd=MW1hZUpwUDNYR3FVc2ROWklJRU9qZz09

🌨 Rainy Days

It has been raining these couple of days. Sharing some rain music with all of you!

🌨 Rainy Days It has been raining these couple of days. Sharing some rain music with all of you! #slowdown #rainsounds #relax

It's Mid-Week!

Here's us sharing what we noticed when we slowed down! Thick Fluffy clouds in the sky moving slowing and gently. Somehow, that offered us a lot of comfort :)

Wherever you are, we wonder what would you notice if you slow down?






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