Offering therapeutic photography and mindful photography workshops throughout Yorkshire and online, we focus on merging photography with mental health. Mindful Photography UK, a community interest company, empowers communities to adopt reflective photography techniques for personal growth and to encourage healing through photography. We support mindful photography for beginners and help participants express emotions through photography.
Copyright participant, Orb. 2024 This image was taken by a participant and she called it hidden beauty. We recently worked with Orb Community Arts delivering two half day sessions at their premises in Knaresborough. What a welcoming charity they are - promoting positive mental health through the creative arts. Right from the outset, I knew …
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We’ve just finished three months working with Rural Arts as part of our partnership with Rise 2 Thrive. Mindful Photography UK workshop 2024. Our first session took us to the James Herriot Museum where we explored the theme of ageing. We concentrated on story telling and picked out artefacts, furniture, paintings and items that resonated …
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We’re really enjoying delivering Mindful Photography sessions on behalf of our Rise2Thrive partnership. Later this summer we worked with Humankind in Scarborough, we decided to steer away from the norm and instead work en plein air. Copyright @mindfulphotographyuk We met up for four hours (which included lots of eating picnics and snacks) but we worked …
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@mindfulphotographyuk 2024 Discount link at bottom of page ⬇️ Mindful Photography UK CIC are enjoying delivering online again! This next course is an introduction to the process of Mindful Photography.We have a live zoom then a six day group project. This isn’t meant to be an intense workshop and there is no pressure to complete …
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What is mindful photography and is it really an accessible way to achieve a calmer mind ? We are going to tell you from our experience, it is! Mindfulness involves the practice of paying attention to the present moment and being more aware of our thoughts and feelings. It's important to acknowledge that not everyone …
This is my Dad, he is squeezed in between the hedge and the garage and I distinctly remember the moment I took this picture. Below you will see the house where I grew up. It is in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. I was a very quiet child and didn’t socialise much. I found primary …
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We are thrilled to have been selected as a trusted delivery partner on Rise2Thrive a programme to support confidence within the people of North Yorkshire. *See below who we will be working with. We will use therapeutic photography technique to help participants identify their strengths and support them to THRIVE! Through selected themes, structured photography …
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We’ve set our exhibition day ! We welcome participants and people who might like to refer to or get involved in a Mindful Photography UK project to come and meet us! Copyright Mindful Photography UK 2024 Where - the Street, Scarborough. https://cavca.org.uk/the-street/ When - Wednesday 19 June 5:00-6:30 RSVP - admin@carersplus.net Teas and Coffees will …
Our North Yorkshire Council Mindful Photography UK Easingwold sessions have now ended face to face but the group have enjoyed the process so much they’ve decided they want to continue themselves. Each month a different participant takes on a new theme and facilitates the session online. This month Sue chose the theme gratitude. Easingwold - …
Mindful Photography UK Sessions with Carers Plus Yorkshire in Scarborough. We do, we’ve absolutely loved working with the participants in Ryedale and Scarborough. Our project was generously funded by See Change and we aimed to work in three ways with unpaid carers and anyone facing social isolation. We worked with Carers Plus so we could …
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