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Cronecle 24 No Vol. Cronecle 24 No. 1 Newsletter of the Lower Hutt Women’s Centre Paenga-whāwhā 2016 Viewpoint In this issue... By Teresa Heinz Housel, Women’s Centre Newsletter Editor 2 Whakatauki the beginning of every year, I enjoy writing goals for the Atnext 12 months. I usually accomplish some of the goals, but 3 Community Events mostly they’re just a tool to help me consider how I’d like to grow in the coming year. One of my top aspirations for 7 Ongoing Events Schedule & Info 2016 was to attend a mindfulness meditation retreat. I fortunately secured a spot on Ruth Pink’s two- day mindfulness meditation retreat, Workshop Topics & Info “Beloved Child of the Universe,” at 11 Raumati Beach last month. This experience was reflective and replenishing. 17 Inspirational Woman My journey to meditation New Zealand in 2013. A few months I first learned about mindfulness later, I discovered the Lower Hutt meditation in early 2006. At Women’s Centre, and later its 18 Treaty of Waitangi the time, I struggled to balance meditation workshops led by Ruth everyday life with a very stressful Pink. job as a university lecturer in Ruth’s recent mindfulness Michigan. My life wasn’t even close workshop at Raumati taught me 20 Join us to being in balance. I worked 60-80 how to develop self-love. Through hour weeks over days, evenings, self-love, we are able to pay and most weekends. The work was attention to anxiety and its triggers. an exciting treadmill, but I worried Understanding the connection how I’d maintain it as I aged. There between my thoughts, body, and was no end in sight. emotions can help me better Not surprisingly, the workload manage anxiety. I emerged from increased my anxiety level, and the weekend with a resolution to Women’s Centre eventually led to generalised make meditation retreats a regular anxiety disorder. My counsellor part of life. opening hours suggested that I try mindfulness meditation as a way to relax. I often Common experience for women Monday to Thursday 10am–5pm silently meditated in my faculty I’m grateful to have discovered office between class sessions. On mindfulness meditation. It not Friday 9am–5pm the worst days, I shut my office only decreased my anxiety, but its door so I could listen to guided reflective component also gave me meditation podcasts and put the insight to address the anxiety’s Contact us lavender essential oil on my wrists. root causes. Doing meditation and exercise Unfortunately, many people, 186 Knights Road, Waterloo worked for a few years. However, and especially women, experience while on sabbatical at Massey anxiety. According to the 2012- Lower Hutt 5011 University in early 2012, I 2013 New Zealand Health Survey, experienced a frightening panic one in six New Zealand adults (16 Phone: 04 569 2711 attack while giving a lecture to a percent, or an estimated 582,000 post-graduate class. I realised then adults) have been diagnosed with Email: [email protected] that I needed to make broad and a common mental disorder such as structural life changes. Web: www.lhwc.org.nz My partner and I emigrated to Continued on next page [email protected] | [email protected] Lower Hutt Women’s Centre | Paenga-whāwhā 2016 Cronecle 1 FROM LHWC Disordered eating support group meeting monthly The Continued-Recovery Network is a support group for women living in recovery from disordered eating. We welcome women of all ages with a history of anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, or any other form of disordered eating who are looking to continue strengthening their recovery journey. The group meets evenings on the second Monday of every month. We discuss challenges/ongoing issues in our recovery and gain support from others who have their own experiences of both illness and recovery. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kimberley. Phone: 027 327 4466 Email: [email protected] Continued from previous page Zealand’s Mental Health Foundation (MHF) discusses research on Whakatauki depression, bipolar disorder, and/ mindfulness meditation. The MHF or anxiety disorder at some time in paper cites a recent study of New He kai kei aku ringa their lives. Zealanders with a range of chronic The same New Zealand Health physical illnesses. The research There is food at the end of my Survey found that women were found that mindfulness-based hands around 1.6 times more likely to have stress reduction helped reduce been diagnosed with a common levels of depression, anxiety, stress, mental disorder (20 percent) than and pain/discomfort. He waka eke noa men (13 percent). Rates for these Dr. Ross Bernay from AUT is conditions were actually higher working with the MHF to pilot a A canoe which we are all in with for women in all age groups. The mindfulness programme in six New no exception highest rates for women were from Zealand schools. The programme 35–44 years of age (23.8 percent). aims to help children increase their Why are women more likely focus and learn to work with others Ahakoa he iti he pounamu to be anxious or depressed? The compassionately. reasons are multiple and complex. Although it is small, it is An Oxford University study from Meditation as part of self-care greenstone 2013 analysed data from the UK, Thanks to mindfulness US, Europe, Australia, and New meditation, exercise, and other self- Zealand. The study’s findings care actions, my anxiety is now well Ta te tamariki tana mahi suggested that genetics, hormonal managed. I'm now able to speak imbalances, and family history in front of groups of people without wawahi tahā cause women to have a greater having an anxiety attack. I'm taking It is the job of the children to propensity to mental health issues. piano lessons for the first time since Many mental health researchers I was a teenager, and even given smash the calabash argue that women experience more a few public performances around general stress than men. Women Lower and Upper Hutt. are more likely to manage paid work Best of all, I’m experiencing the E kore a muri e hokia in addition to maintaining the home, joy of teaching again in my job in What is done is done doing childcare, and caring for older New Zealand. None of this progress relatives. I’m continually amazed at would've been possible without how much women accomplish in meditation and other anxiety- He iti kai mā te kotahi e their everyday lives. specific care. I'm so thankful for a resource kai, kia rangona ai te reka Meditation as anxiety relief like the Lower Hutt Women's Centre If something is too small for Growing scientific evidence in our community. This newsletter suggests that mindfulness includes notices about workshops division, do not try to divide it meditation can decrease a person’s on meditation, resilience, self- stress and anxiety, and the ability to care, and other topics at the cope with difficult life events. Centre. I encourage other women Only a few studies to date focus to participate in these workshops on mindfulness meditation in a as we find our path to physical, New Zealand context. However, emotional, and spiritual wellness. the available studies' results are consistent with overseas research. A 2011 paper from New 2 Cronecle Lower Hutt Women’s Centre | Paenga-whāwhā 2016 COMMUNITY Community Events >THROUGH SUNDAY, 19 JUNE Matinee Concert Series is a glorious celebration of her incredible five Ticket Information: Kids Club - Meditation for Children decades in the music industry. Buy tickets: 0212622049 or http://www.shineretreatsnz.com/ This club aims to develop and Where: Additional fees may apply nurture the good qualities in children The Opera House, 111-113 Manners through mediation and positive Street, Te Aro, Wellington. Wheelchair For more information or to register: thinking. The session lasts for half accessible. Contact: Tanette or Felicity an hour in the meditation room, Ph: (+64) 06 3643202 followed by refreshments with art When: 19 April, 4.30 pm Email: [email protected] and craft activities. Children must be Website: www.retreatsforthesoul.co.nz accompanied by an adult. Just drop-in; booking is not required. Tickets: From: $55.00 Phone: 0800 TICKETEK >THURSDAY, 28 APRIL When: Sunday, 17 April, 2.30-3.30 pm For more information: Theatre: Guji Guji - Lower Hutt Sunday, 22 May, 2.30-3.30 pm Phone: 04 801 4310 Sunday, 19 June, 2.30-3.30 pm Email: [email protected] From children’s theatre company, Little Web: judithdurham.com Dog Barking comes Guji Guji, a simple Where: and beautiful story about being differ- Bodh Gaya Buddhist Centre, 94 Website: ent, bullying, and family love. Derwent Street, Island Bay, Wellington http://www.wellingtonnz.com/discover/ things-to-do/events/judith-durham- Little Dog Barking is a leading puppet Restrictions: All ages this-is-my-song-matinee-concert- theatre for children, creating and Ticket Information: series/ presenting quality theatre works for Suggested donation per family: $6.00. early childhood, primary school, and Additional fees may apply family audiences. Their show, Guji Guji, had its debut at the Capital E Websites: National Arts Festival in 2015 to sold- http://meditateinwellington.org/wp/ >FRIDAY, 22 APRIL – MONDAY, 25 out audiences. https://www.facebook.com/ APRIL The show was devised and directed Retreats For The Soul - Women`s by Peter Wilson. Based on the book Well-being Spring Retreat by Chih Yuan Chen, Guji Guji is a TUESDAY, 19 APRIL This retreat offers women the simple and beautiful story. oppurtunity to rejuvenate and cleanse Judith Durham - This Is My Song your mind body and spirit, taking A strange egg rolls into a duck’s nest.
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