Restore - working for mental health

Winter wellbeing Event
2024-12-18 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | ORC at Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7JN, United Kingdom
At the end of each term we offer an informal workshop which provides an opportunity to take part in a creative activity and a chance to reflect on the term gone by. These workshops are more informal than other courses and aim to build on a sense of connection within our ORC community

Winter wellbeing Event
2024-12-18 14:00 - 16:00 | The Straw Bale, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom

Mental Health First Aid - 15th & 22nd Jan
2025-01-15 09:30 - 17:00 | Restore’s Training Room, Manzil Way, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom
Two days, in person at Restore. This accredited training enables you to become a Mental Health First Aider, with the ability to recognise the signs of mental ill health, provide support, and guidance towards professional help.

Introduction to ORC (Online)
2025-01-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Location: Online
This course is designed for all new students as part of the enrolment process. The course is designed to explain to students how ORC works, and to highlight some of the potential benefits of attending our courses. There is an opportunity to explore what ‘recovery’ means to us as individuals, and to think about what helps recovery. We will also spend some time considering next steps.

Introduction to ORC
2025-01-15 14:00 - 16:00 | The Straw Bale, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom

Conscious Doodling (Part 1)
2025-01-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Location: Online
During the Conscious Doodling sessions you are given opportunities to follow short guided exercisesusing simple shapes and patterns, often inspired by the natural world, which may help you connect to the body and breath. The sessions are a safe space toexperiment with doodling where there is no right or wrong, just a focus on experiencing the process.

Mindful Photography
2025-01-17 10:00 - 12:00 | The Straw Bale, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom
In this workshop students have the opportunity to try out some mindful photography and share their responses. Mindful photography uses our own eyes and a camera lens (be it a smartphone or a camera) to help ground us in the present moment by looking more closely at the world around us. It encourages us to look non judgmentally, and can help change our perspective on ourselves and our environment by harnessing gratitude, self-compassion and a sense of awe and wonder.

Thinking about Thinking (Part 1)
2025-01-17 12:30 - 15:30 | ORC at Restore Banbury, 28 Calthorpe Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 5EX, United Kingdom
This course is an introduction to how we as individuals think about thinking, and will help students to explore and understand more about this subject. We will identify some common and potentially unhelpful thinking patterns which may impact our mental health negatively, and with greater understanding explore how we can adapt our thinking to promote our own wellbeing in a self- compassionate way

Mindful Movement with T'ai Chi Chih
2025-01-20 10:00 - 13:00 | The Straw Bale, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom
This course offers the opportunity to learn some easy T’ai Chi Chih movements as a stress-reduction tool to help in recovery. No previous knowledge or equipment is required and you will be given opportunities to experience the beneficial effects in your own mind and body whilst being guided through movements during the workshop. There will be details of a link to a free online tutorial and furtherpractical classes.

Boosting Confidence (Part 1)
2025-01-20 10:30 - 12:00 | Location: Online
Mental ill-health often leads to a loss of confidence, making it difficult for people to get the most out of their lives. We appreciate that developing or regaining confidence is an important part of many people’s recovery, This course will help you recognise your existing skills, and consider some practical ways to move forwards with increased confidence

Structure and Routine for Positive Change (NEW COURSE)
2025-01-21 10:00 - 13:00 | The Straw Bale, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom
On this course we will discuss how structure and routine help us to feel safe, create healthy habits and move towards ourpersonal goals. We will explore how to set realistic goals for making positive changes and share lots of strategies to help you create a routine which works for you.

Nurturing Hope (Part 1)
2025-01-21 10:30 - 12:00 | Location: Online
This is a course for anyone keen to strengthen a sense of hope, whether you feel you are struggling to find hope at the moment, or if you feel like you have a small amount of hope but would like to increase it. We look at how we can define hope and how we can look for it using our five senses. We introduce the concept of making a hope box. In Week 2, we explore how hope is related to reaching achievable goals and we share with each other things which inspire us.

Understanding Depression
2025-01-22 13:00 - 16:00 | The Straw Bale, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom
This course provides a chance to think about what depression is like and how it affects someone’s life, as well as an understanding of what causes depression and how to respond to it.

The course will examine personal experiences to illustrate that depression is not an isolated experience and that it is possible to recover and maintain wellbeing.

Neurodivergence and Wellbeing (Part 1)
2025-01-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Location: Online
This course looks at how we can define neurodivergence and how it may affect our wellbeing. We introduce various strategies, and we explore how wellbeing is related to reaching our goals. We explore with each other things which impact neurodivergent individuals and how to support those individuals and those who care and work with them. This course is developed to provide a brief introduction into the extensive topic of neurodivergence.

Understanding Personality Disorders (Part 1)
2025-01-23 10:00 - 13:00 | ORC at Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7JN, United Kingdom
In this course we consider how personality disorders are defined and how they may develop,as well as exploring the stigma surrounding this diagnosis. We discuss ways to move forward – both support which may be offered and how people can help themselves. In Part 2, we discuss some models for understanding human relationships and think about how we can make positive changes in our lives.

Conscious Doodling (Part 2)
2025-01-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Location: Online

Understanding Trauma (Part 1)
2025-01-24 13:00 - 16:00 | The Straw Bale, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom
Experiencing trauma can significantly impact our mental health, the way we function as human beings and our resilience to coping with stressful life events. This course looks at the impact of trauma on our brain and bodies and explores how we can learn to ground ourselves in the present and regulate our emotions. We look at trauma diagnoses in Week 2 and life after trauma in Week 3. On this course we share tips and strategies, but not details of what has happened to us.

Understanding Mental Health (Part 1)
2025-01-24 14:00 - 15:30 | Location: Online
This course explores what is meant by ‘mental health’ and what good mental health looks like. We consider how mental health problems may be diagnosed, or understood as part of our life experiences. The course explores the meaning of recovery and looks at support available on our recovery journey.

Boosting Confidence (Part 2)
2025-01-27 10:30 - 12:00 | Location: Online

Understanding Confidence
2025-01-27 13:00 - 16:00 | The Straw Bale, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom
Mental ill-health often leads to a loss of confidence, making it difficult for people to get the most out of their lives. We appreciate that developing or regaining confidence is an important part of many people’s recovery. This course will help you recognise your existing skills, and consider some practical ways to move forwards with increased confidence

Nurturing Hope (Part 2)
2025-01-28 10:30 - 12:00 | Location: Online

Understanding Anxiety
2025-01-29 13:00 - 16:00 | The Straw Bale, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom
This course focuses on anxiety, what it is and how it affects us, and how we can learn to manage it better. The course explores different types of anxiety disorders, how we can understand anxiety as a survival strategy, techniques to ground ourselves and reduce worry, and where to look for further support.

Neurodivergence and Wellbeing (Part 2)
2025-01-29 14:00 - 16:00 | Location: Online

Understanding Personality Disorders (Part 2)
2025-01-30 10:00 - 13:00 | ORC at Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7JN, United Kingdom

Understanding Bipolar Disorder
2025-01-30 10:00 - 13:00 | The Straw Bale, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom
This course aims to increase understanding of Bipolar Disorder including its possible causes and symptoms, what it might be like to live with it and how we might define it. The course considers factors which help and hinder recovery, and aims to inspire students that recovery is possible and achievable. It considers the challenges of stigma and ways we might tackle it.

Conscious Doodling (Part 3)
2025-01-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Location: Online

Thinking about Thinking (Part 2)
2025-01-31 12:30 - 15:30 | ORC at Restore Banbury, 28 Calthorpe Street, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 5EX, United Kingdom

Understanding Trauma (Part 2)
2025-01-31 13:00 - 16:00 | The Straw Bale, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom

Understanding Mental Health (Part 2)
2025-01-31 14:00 - 15:30 | Location: Online

Journaling for Wellbeing
2025-02-03 10:00 - 13:00 | The Straw Bale, Restore, Manzil Way, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1YH, United Kingdom
In this course we discuss how journaling in its widest sense (recording some aspects of our day to day experiences) supports wellbeing by helping us gain perspective on our lives, notice what’s good and focus on what is meaningful to us. Students will be introduced to both bullet journaling and scrapbook journaling and have the opportunity to experiment with different methods and materials ( which will be provided) to find a way of journaling which works for them
