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Events for carers

Carers are the unsung heroes

Tak­ing care of oth­ers can mean we con­sist­ently put another before ourselves, so it is all too easy to burn out

We need to re-charge our bat­ter­ies from time to time and con­nect with oth­ers who share our situation

Our events are for carers liv­ing in the Manchester area and are held in asso­ci­ation with the Manchester Carers Forum

Carers’ breaks

This year we are run­ning one-day breaks for carers at the Buddhist Centre instead of the pop­u­lar week­end events — now that carers are in charge of their own (lim­ited) indi­vidual budgets, the £270 cost seemed unrealistic.

The one-day breaks are a chance to meet and talk with oth­ers in a sim­ilar situ­ation as well as try activ­it­ies like med­it­a­tion and Chi Kung with skilled and pro­fes­sional practitioners.

Although these events are held at the Buddhist Centre, they are taught in a sec­u­lar way and are suit­able for people of any reli­gion or none.

Relaxing on a retreat

Retreat meal time

Sound workshop

Led relaxation session

Carers’ break

Chi Kung — gentle exercise

Carers Chi Kung class
Chi Kung is an ancient Chinese form of move­ment that pro­motes the flow of chi (vital energy) through the body. You will be led through gentle exer­cises for stretch­ing the body, mobil­ising the joints and med­it­a­tion with the teacher, Sattvadhika.

The bene­fits are wide ran­ging, increas­ing your sense of balance, reducing anxi­ety and help­ing concentration.

“I feel it is very good for my arth­ritis and also for my breath­ing” (carer)

“Sat­tvad­hika! She’s great and always help­ful and kind to us all. The exer­cise is within my cap­ab­il­it­ies so I feel I’ve done well!” (carer)

Book­ing

Manchester Coun­cil now funds these breaks dif­fer­ently and you need to apply well in advance for an indi­vidual budget in order to be able to book. If you haven’t had one before, phone the Con­tact Centre on 0161 255 8250, and if you have, then please speak to your care manager.

You can then book the one-day break dir­ectly with the Buddhist Centre

Future events

If you register with the Manchester Carers Forum, they will provide you with inform­a­tion on all their events, includ­ing ours

Manchester Carers Forum

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