In spring 2023 Theatr Cynefin will be piloting a new and innovative mindfulness curriculum with Aneurin Bevan University Health Board staff. Called Coming to Our Senses, the 8 week course will utilise exercises developed to train Sensory Labyrinth Theatre performers in order to create an immersive learning experience.

We believe mindfulness can be taught effectively through powerful creative group processes such as the ones used in The Art of Looking at Ourselves. We have been trialling this approach over the last 4 years, most recently with Ukrainian teachers displaced by the war.

The course will also involve the Journaling for Flow methodology developed by Sarah Gregg so that participants can not only chart their progress through the course, but learn a way of starting and ending their day in a way that optimises access to flow states.

We are very grateful for the support of both Aneurin Bevan Health Board Trust for their…um, trust in partnering with us on the project and to Arts Council Wales, Fresh Arts and Health Fund for supporting the project.