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Yoga for carers

18 May 2022 The Living & Learning Nillumbik Carer's Hub is offering free yoga sessions for all local unpaid carers and parents to take some time out and focus on your wellbeing.
Take an hour for some self care to slow down using the breath to flow through foundation yoga postures. Finishing the class with some breathwork and a beautiful calming meditation.
Suitable for all levels of experience and fitness.

Living & Learning Nillumbik, 739 Main Rd, Eltham 3095

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Carers Coffee mornings

18 May 2022 Come along to our regular coffee mornings and connect with other local unpaid carers over a cuppa to share stories and knowledge, socialise with others and be inspired. All parents and carers welcome.
Hosted at Panton Hill Neighbourhood House. To see dates and locations click Eventbrite on the right.

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Mums and Bubs yoga

18 May 2022 The class will focus on honouring and nourishing your body, movement with breath, gently rebuilding your strength and relaxation. For your baby a nurturing time to be involved in some gentle stretching, baby massage and interactive play with you. Bond with your baby and then connect with like minded local Mamas after the class with a 15 minute tea/coffee and chat.

Living & Learning Nillumbik, 739 Main Rd, Eltham 3095

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Reclaim Your Identity and Future - Workshop for Carers

19 May 2022 Join us for this 3-hour interactive and fun workshop looking at reclaiming your identity and future within the context of being a carer. No matter who you are, taking on a caring role is a significant life event that brings both incredible tangible rewards and some challenges. While each caring situation is unique, many carers share similar experiences.

Eltham Neighbourhood House, 739 Main Rd Eltham, Eltham 3095

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Carers Craft and Cuppa

24 May 2022 Come along to our monthly Carers Craft and Cuppa sessions at the Diamond Creek Neighbourhood House on the 4th Tuesday of every month. All parents and carers welcome.

You can BYO a craft project you are working on or come along and see what materials we have available for you to be inspired and start something new.

Have a cuppa and connect with other local carers and parents.

Diamond Creek Neighbourhood House, 119 Cowin St, Diamond Creek 3089

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Tagged as: , Health & Wellbeing, Music, Drama & Arts

Creating a Wellbeing Garden for Carers

25 May 2022 Join this half-day workshop with local Horticulturist Melissa Houselander and discover the physical, mental and social benefits of being in and creating a wellbeing garden.

Learn how to create a garden space in your home where you can relax, or a sensory place for the person you are caring for to enjoy being in the garden.

Living & Learning Nillumbik, 739 Main Rd, Eltham 3095

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Navigating Life as a Carer

04 Jun 2022 Join this workshop online from home to explore how to create life balance while navigating life as a carer. Research tells us that finding time to create life balance is imperative to overall health and wellbeing. Maybe this is the time to find sustainable ways to stay well for yourself and the person you are caring for. This workshop is suitable for anyone who is a carer.

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Pottery for Carers

04 Jun 2022 Join our Pottery Taster class for carers and parents and try your hand at wheel throwing and working with clay.
The Pottery Taster Class is a relaxed and fun way to learn how to throw on the potter’s wheel. This is a great opportunity if you have never sat at a potter’s wheel before and you would like to give it a go before considering ongoing classes.

Living & Learning Nillumbik, 739 Main Rd, Eltham 3095

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Carers and Aged Care Info Session

16 Jun 2022 Are you caring for an elderly family member or friend and unsure what supports are available to you as a carer? Or what supports are available to them?

Come along and hear about what supports and services you can access through the Carer Gateway and for the person you are caring for through the My Aged Care packages.

Living & Learning Nillumbik, 739 Main Rd, Eltham 3095

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Carers and NDIS Info Session

22 Jun 2022 Are you caring for someone with a disability or special needs and unsure what supports may be available to you as a carer? Or what supports are available to them?

Come along and hear about what supports and services you can access through the Carer Gateway or through the NDIS.

This session will be delivered both in person and online via Zoom. Please indicate which one you would like when you reg

Living & Learning Nillumbik, 739 Main Rd, Eltham 3095

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Starting a Small Business for Creative People

13 Jul 2022 Do you love being creative and have a particular skill or hobby that you have been considering taking further? This workshop is aimed specifically at starting a small creative business and will give you practical knowledge, skills and techniques to help get you started and make it a success.

Living & Learning Nillumbik, 739 Main Rd, Eltham 3094

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Online wellbeing sessions facilitated by Carers Victoria:

Strong Boundaries, Strong Carers - Tues 7 June

Tuesday 7 June 10:30am

This workshop explores how to set boundaries as a carer that helps you maintain your own life balance and well-being.

To register please click here.

Carers Collective events

Wellbeing Circle - Relaxation Meditation with Nicole - 7 May

Come along for a gentle meditation focused on grounding and relaxation, open to any level of meditators

07 May, 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Location is TBD

To register

Sound Bath Meditation- Sat 20 August

An incredibly special event to restore health and wellbeing with an amazingly talented and wonderful Sound Healing Practitioner Sally, we are blessed to have this opportunity to experience the wonderful healing sound can bring!

Wellbeing Circle - Sound Bath Meditation with Sally Hutichison | Carers Collective

Pathways for Carers

A new Pathways for Carers ‘walk and talk’ program in Nillumbik is designed to provide local carers with peer-based support, information, services and resources. Pathways for Carers takes place on the first Wednesday of each month, with carers meeting at Diamond Creek Community Centre at 9.45am. To find out more or to get involved, click here.

Mindfulness

Mindfulness for Carers is a four-week meditation course offered free of charge from 9:30-10:30 every Friday morning from the 15th of July until the 5th of August by local carer and dad, Ollie.
It will be held at Living $ Learning in Eltham, 739 Main Rd.
To find out more and to register please visit Ollie's website
bit.ly/MindfulnessForCarers

Connecting Carers at Healthability

The Connecting Carers project is aimed at people over 65 and is funded by the Victorian State Government, Department of Health and Human Services through the Victorian Carer Strategy. Upcoming activities include:

- A series of easy meditation’ sessions for carers only, in May run out of Hurstbridge Hub while Memory care café is running on Monday afternoons (1.30pm)

- Lunch outing for carers (may include the person you are caring for) at: Tuesday, 24^th May 12pm Panton Hill Hotel or Wednesday 15^th June 12pm Bridges Restaurant, Hurstbridge

- Some Monday afternoon discussions at Hurstbridge Hub, Greysharps Rd Hurstbridge (during Memory Care Café 1.30-3pm).

- 16^th May: The art of feeling in control while caring for a loved one

- 23^rd May: Change and making difficult decisions for the future.

The above are facilitated by Sharon Bard, Glasshouse Reflections

- 20^th June Reflexology workshop: simple practices using reflexology and mindfulness with Clare Sartori from Balanced Ground

Please enquire for further details Rachel.dunn@healthability.org.au or on Phone: 9430 9125.