Even the most dedicated carers sometimes long for some time for themselves, when they can stop, relax and think about themselves for a change, if only for a little while. Our “Time For A Break” scheme provides the opportunity for you to do just that.
HEALTH & WELLBEING
We offer a number of practical Health & Wellbeing workshops covering a variety of topics. See below for dates.
Sleep
Sleeping can often be difficult when you are caring for someone. In this session, we will discuss some simple strategies to help manage sleeping problems.
Worry & Anxiety
There can be a lot of things to worry about as a carer, but sometimes worry can take over and make you feel anxious and low. We will teach some strategies to help you deal with anxiety.
Problem Solving
Learn the five stages of problem solving. It can help when you feel worried or overwhelmed with practical problems.
Relaxation
This session will focus on the importance and value of taking time out and teaching relaxation techniques which you can use at home.
See below for some dates or look at our ‘Events’ menu option.
Link to: Health Checks
DID YOU KNOW? Some GP practices in Enfield have signed up to offer annual health checks to Carers, but if your surgery doesn’t know you are a Carer, you may be missing out.
- Tell your GP surgery you are a Carer and ask to be added to their Carer register
- Ask your GP for an appointment for an Annual Health Check – it is your right!
Yoga
Fridays from 3 – 4pm – via Zoom.
FREE for Carers registered with ECC.
Please call us to book a place and get the log in details : 020 8366 3677
Classes are aimed at all levels and all carers are welcome. You can log in and the whole family can join in!
Taking time to rest and tune in to our bodies can be really helpful. Allowing the breath to guide us into moving with more ease is wonderful, in that we can take this feeling of ease, off the mat, into our every day lives.
Yoga can be helpful in noticing where we may be holding tension, where our minds can drift off to the past or future, Yoga can be helpful guide, back to the present moment.
Be lovely to have you join me, Gina, in a class suitable for all, as well as beginners. If you’re not able to get on the floor, feel free to sit in a chair. It can be adapted. All really welcome, in this gentle yoga class.
Come and de-stress, take care of our precious bodies and reset.
Prepare your exercise area with a mat, blanket and cushions. Hope to see you there.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Fancy a break? A trip to the cinema? A night out at the theatre? A meal out? A massage?
We arrange a variety of breaks aimed at giving carers a break from caring. These might include individual or group activities such as short breaks away (at home or abroad); days out; restaurants meals; trips to the cinema etc.
Most activities are just for carers, so that you get a real break from caring, but occasionally we organise activities which are open to carers and cared-for persons.
Our activities change all the time, so if you don’t see anything you like now, there might be something else that interests you in future. Make sure that you’re registered with the centre and that way we can keep you updated, by post or email, with what’s happening.
We may also be able to help you to apply for a grant to have a break with or without your cared for person. Ask the support team for more information.
See below for some dates or look at our ‘Events’ menu option.
Specialised therapeutic massage – “found it very relaxing and helpful, encouraging me to go to the gym more often and come out of the depressive mood that I sometimes fall [into] as a result of the pressures of my son’s condition and work juggling responsibilities”— Ian
Some Time for a Break Events
REPLACEMENT CARE
If you would like to come to one of our events or activities but your adult loved one can’t be left alone, then Enfield Carers Centre can help provide a sitting service for the time you are at our event.
Please call 020 8366 3677 to find out more.
You can trust us!
