We are really pleased to be hosting a space as part of "Dying Matters Week", organised by Full Circle Funerals. We will be creating an interactive retreat space at Headingley Methodist Church (LS6 3HZ) on Thursday 11 May from 3pm - 6pm, where you can work your way through a series of five stations exploring… Continue reading Creating space to explore grief
Category: Flourishing
Toxic Thinking
Sam recently wrote this blog for Mindwell Leeds on Toxic Thinking: We have millions of thoughts every day. Some of them are negative, some positive and most of them are just slightly boring and neutral like “what shall I have for dinner”. Thoughts only become toxic when we get stuck in a way of thinking… Continue reading Toxic Thinking
The Leeds Sanctuary Podcast: Flourishing – Conflict Resolution
Sam is joined by Anna and David for a "round table" conversation about conflict resolution. They discuss how hard or easy they find it for themselves, as well as what value there is to be found in working through it. Do you have any tips for resolving conflict? We would love to hear them! https://soundcloud.com/leedssanctuary/flourishing-conflict-resolution?si=9e5cf20c599648d8b875a9004e102c50&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing… Continue reading The Leeds Sanctuary Podcast: Flourishing – Conflict Resolution
The Leeds Sanctuary Podcast: Flourishing – Toxic Positivity vs Toxic Negativity
This month's "Flourishing" stream is on the topics of Toxic Positivity and Toxic Negativity. It's often acknowledged that these attitudes can be harmful, but where do they begin, and how do we break the thought habit? https://soundcloud.com/leedssanctuary/flourishing-toxic-positivity-vs-toxic-negativity?si=3bf50536a9904abfb1d53866e75f5dab&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Growing with the Enneagram: Understanding Wings and Arrows
We at Leeds Sanctuary love The Enneagram, and are delighted to announce our second retreat day for 2023 - Understanding Wings and Arrows. If you haven’t come across it before, the Enneagram is a personality typing tool which many people – whether they consider themselves spiritual or not – have found to be incredibly helpful… Continue reading Growing with the Enneagram: Understanding Wings and Arrows
Everyday Sacrament Lent Resource
We are really pleased to be able to offer a free suggested reading plan with each purchase of Everyday Sacrament this Lent! We'll be offering two individual plans named for two of our values and two of the key themes of the book, Flourishing and Justice. Each plan contains supplementary reflections and reflective questions for… Continue reading Everyday Sacrament Lent Resource
Growing with the Enneagram
Following the popularity of our course and retreat day in 2022, we are delighted to announce that we’ll be hosting a “Growing with the Enneagram” retreat day in early February. Led by Revd Jude Smith, the day offers participants the opportunity to learn and reflect on growing with the Enneagram, deepening your understanding of yourself… Continue reading Growing with the Enneagram
Night Vision
We are excited to announce that we will be hosting a “walk and sketch” session at Leeds Dock this February with our friends at Leeds Church Institute, which will be led by Leeds based artists Clifford and Yusef from Sketch Club Social. We will meet at the main entrance of the Royal Armouries at 5:30pm… Continue reading Night Vision
Wellbeing Course
Leeds Sanctuary are delighted to be running their unique Wellbeing Course in January 2023. We’ll be creating a space for reflection and discussion where all who attend can consider what good wellbeing could look like them for them. The 4-week course will begin on Thursday 19 January on the topic of “Mind-Body-Spirit: Healthy Foundations”, with… Continue reading Wellbeing Course
The Leeds Sanctuary Podcast: Flourishing – Winter Wellbeing
Following the relaunch of our podcast based on each of our core values, we're pleased to release the first in our "Flourishing" stream. This stream is hosted by Sam, our Wellbeing Practitioner, who discusses Wellbeing in the Winter with Anna and Emily. https://soundcloud.com/leedssanctuary/flourishing-winter-wellbeing?si=d669679ccccf444b86700cd0ef3b8a7a&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing We hope you enjoy listening - let us know what you think!… Continue reading The Leeds Sanctuary Podcast: Flourishing – Winter Wellbeing