5 Ways to Wellbeing Challenge – Mental Health Awareness Week #bekindtoyourmind

So, are you ready to take on our challenge? A focus on our 5 ways to wellbeing – Give, Connect, Be Active, Learn & Take Notice. We will be releasing daily videos for you to take part in, so watch this space!

Mental Health Awareness Week is the UK’s national week (18th – 24th May) to raise awareness of mental health and mental health problems and inspire action to promote the message of good mental health for all.

This years theme is #Kindness – Mind in Tower Hamlets and Newham try to promote kindness at all times but during Mental Health Awareness Week we want to help you show kindness to yourselves! If you show yourself kindness, practice self-care and strengthen your mental wellbeing, you can in turn be there to support those around you! You can’t pour from an empty cup, right!?

Will you be able to complete the #5WaysofWellbeingChallenge and be #KindToYourMind… 

Monday 18th May

So here it is, the first day of the challenge!

We are challenging you to follow this self-care tutorial on how to give yourself a relaxing face massage by our lovely Sylwia!

We want you to take the time to practice this act of self-care and start this week of challenges by giving back to yourself.

Yes, you heard correctly – give back to yourself, this act of kindness is for YOU!

Treat yourself with love, kindness, care and dignity and make your wellbeing a priority

1. Do the video!
2. Write down how it made you feel 
3. Share a picture of you holding up your #kindness words with us on Instagram: mindithn1 or Twitter: @MindiTHN Remember to use the hashtags #bekindtoyourmind #mithnmhaw

Tuesday 19th May

Great to see you back again, today’s challenge is a fun online quiz to help you connect with others and us at MITHN!

Please click on the image and email us to request the Zoom link for the quiz – it starts at 5pm today!

This is our way of connecting with others weekly, we know how great we feel after our quiz – laughter and seeing friendly faces – the best way of promoting #kindness!

It’s all about hope, kindness and connection with one another.

• Do the quiz!
• Write down how it made you feel 
• Share a picture of you holding up your #kindness words with us on Instagram: mindithn1 or Twitter: @MindiTHN Remember to use the hashtags #bekindtoyourmind #mithnmhaw

Wednesday 20th May

You’ve made it to Wednesday! Yay! Time to get a bit sweaty and get rid of any anxiety you’ve been carrying around with you this week!

The fabulous Laura Williams has put together this anti-anxiety workout for you to try, she has also put together some notes for modifications and explains why this workout will ease anxiety symptoms.

Give it a go and let us know how you feel afterwards – moving your body, anti-anxiety, a sense of calm and all whilst getting in a little fitness – what more could you want?! 

No act of kindness, however small is ever wasted

If you would like to take part in this challenge but need some modifications or would like more info on why this workout is anti-anxiety, Laura has put together some information for you:

Exercise Modifications & Explanation

• Do the video!
• Write down how it made you feel
• Share a picture of you holding up your #kindness words with us on Instagram: mindithn1 or Twitter: @MindiTHN Remember to use the hashtags #bekindtoyourmind #mithnmhaw
   

Thursday 21st May

It’s Thursday guys, you’re officially over half way! Our fabulous Maryan has been busy creating this wonderful cooking video for you all to try!

The ingredients/utensils you need are listed in attachment under the video, we hope you’ve got them or you can pop out to buy them today (socially distancing, of course!)

What better way to keep learning than cooking something new and having something to eat at the end of it!

Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly and most underrated agent of human change

Tarte Tatin Ingredients List

We hope you enjoy this one and it’s tastes as delicious as it looks!

• Do the video!
• Write down how it made you feel
• Share a picture of you holding up your #kindness words with us on Instagram: mindithn1 or Twitter: @MindiTHN Remember to use the hashtags #bekindtoyourmind #mithnmhaw
   

Friday 22nd May

It’s Friday and there’s more than one reason to celebrate as if you’re here – it means you have almost completed our 5 Ways of Wellbeing Challenge! Well done!!

To round off our week of activities we have a kindness meditation created for you by our amazing mindfulness trainer, Leo.

Sit back and relax to this guided meditation and relish in the fact that you have completed the challenge.

People will forget what you did…forget what you said..but will never forget how you made them feel. Be Kind.

• Do the video!
• Write down how it made you feel
• Share a picture of you holding up your #kindness words with us on Instagram: mindithn1 or Twitter: @MindiTHN Remember to use the hashtags #bekindtoyourmind #mithnmhaw

We hope you enjoyed this #MentalHealthAwarenessChallenge as much as we did and it felt good to #bekindtoyourmind 

And remember.. #KindnessDoesn’tStop so watch this space for more #KindnessChallenges…! 

We hope that you take up this challenge to improve your own mental health and raise awareness about what Mind in Tower Hamlets and Newham do for the people of East London. Our mission is to de-stigmatise mental health and make sure no one faces it alone, with your support we can make sure that is the case! 

Please share your the results of this challenge with us, take a picture of what this challenge made you feel or some words that sum up what kindness means to you and tag us on socials. Remember to use the hashtags #bekindtoyourmind #mithnmhaw

Instagram: mindithn1

Twitter: @MindiTHN

If you would like to support the work we do for our community and feel that this challenge improved your mental wellbeing, please donate whatever you can to our Just Giving Page

Thank you and keep well!