Awareness Transition Year Students Visit Ards Friary on 28th September 2015
Our Day With Solas
When we first arrived, we enjoyed a meditation directed by Fr. Flan Lynch. After tea and biscuits we went for a beautiful walk. In the afternoon we attended a workshop on mental health awareness directed by the Solas team.
Solas
Mental Health through
Walking Talking & Listening
Ards Friary offers:
Peace Quie t
Beauty Time to reflect
The aim of Solas is..
To restore Confidence To break Isolation To create a caring, listening atmosphere
What Is Mental Health?
Mental health is not just the absence of mental illness. It relates to many parts of our lives including: Our self esteem Our relationships Our ability to cope with the demands of life
What are the benefits of
walking?
walking can be a truly spiritual
experience. It animates the body, stimulates the mind, liberates the imagination and activates the memory It also creates a strange and beautiful sense of peace throughout ones entire personality Brendan Kennelly Poet
Mindfulness In times we live in mental
health doesnt come easy. We
find it hard to feel at ease with ourselves, to stop and listen and experience the wonder of simply being alive. Sr Stan Kennedy Focus Ireland
Comments from the
Students Educational Fun Very Enjoyable Friendly Spiritual