On Sunday 13th July, we’ll be celebrating 12 years as a publication. Starting Theatre Full Stop in 2013, I was personally inspired to explore our contemporary, new writing landscape, especially post my East 15 training where we were guided to create new work reflective of the world around us, exploring socio-political issues seldom explored. As a publication, we’re intrigued by the stories that shape where we are now and how best to move forward from lessons learned.
What I couldn’t have imagined is the new path we’ve found ourselves on, especially post Covid whereby mental health became a priority and a topic I’m sure will become integral in our post Covid era. We’re 2 years into our well-being strand, an initiative started on our 10th birthday back in 2023 to help support with what currently is a very precarious time.
We began the strand with practitioner Megan Mattravers‘ insightful mindfulness workshops, workshops guiding us to pause, celebrate wins and set positive intentions. Poetry, mental body scans and chances to share thoughts all features distinctive of Megan’s approach. A staple of the wellbeing events that we run, we’ll continue on with Megan’s workshops on Sunday which she’ll lead from 1pm to 2pm. Simone Salvatici returns and starts off our birthday celebrations with a resonant sound bath meditation, a recent addition to our mindfulness events, Simone curates a synergy of sound to help promote relaxation and healing – stress a major factor when looking at illness. Simone will lead the sound bath from 12pm to 1pm. Eli. P concludes our Sunday celebration with a DJ set inviting us to enjoy an array of melodic original tracks, reminding us of the power of sound. This will take place from 2pm to 3pm.
Just tune in live to our Instagram stories from 12pm on Sunday 13th July.
Written by Lucy Basaba.
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