Wed, Jun 25, 2025, 7:30 PM @ The Cornerstone Community Centre, Hove
Menopause and Mind – Origami Sun
Booking online via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1407184850769?aff=oddtdtcreator
Celebrate the summer solstice with origami. Use simple origami techniques to create a decorative wall hanging. Choose from a wide selection of patterned paper. Make time for your self care using mindful creativity to pause from your everyday lives. Taking time to slow down and be in a ‘state of flow’ while creating is a lovely form of creative meditation.
Repetitive techniques are great for mindfulness and for your wellbeing. Take this opportunity to pause from your everyday routine and calm your mind.
This session will be run by Saj Fareed, a British Asian slow artist and educator. She has developed her career working on a wide range of art education projects for museums, galleries, schools and many other establishments for over 25 years. Saj has a keen interest in promoting the arts and crafts to a wider audience and as a tool for creative expression and learning. The aim is to also empower and inspire individuals in their own creative process. Through her practice and workshops, Saj takes inspiration from her desire to live a slower pace in our lives and the importance of creative self care for our wellbeing.
We then have the option to join us for a social, we have a table booked at The Brunswick in Hove. It serves both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, and has a pizza kitchen which caters for both vegan and gluten-free needs if people want to buy food at the end of the session you need to get there promptly as the kitchen closes at 9pm – the venue is within a short walk of the Cornerstone where the workshop will take place.
Booking online via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1407184850769?aff=oddtdtcreator
About Menopause and Mind
Menopause and Mind focus on raising awareness of the impact of menopause on mental health, and provide support for people experiencing menopause-related mental health struggles. Our focus is on well-being, transformation and connection. We explore creative approaches to mental well-being and practices of collective care. In this workshop, we will work with collage to explore share, and connect with others about our feelings around menopause and the climacteric. Our spaces are intergenerational so if you are menopause-curious or not sure if you have started peri-menopause yet you are still welcome to join us, to learn and share.
Accessibility: The Cornerstone Community Centre is accessible via an outside ramp, and there is a lift inside to allow access to upstairs rooms, and two of the centre’s toilets are wheelchair accessible. We aim to make our sessions accessible but recognise that everyone has different needs. If you have any questions or would like to discuss access needs of any kind, please contact us at menoandmind@gmail.com and we will get back to you, we are happy to arrange a phone conversation if necessary.
Inclusivity: We recognise that the mainstream narrative of menopause does not include everyone and discriminates and excludes many marginalised voices, including (not exhaustively) LGBTQIA+, trans voices, minority ethnic voices and neuro and physical diverse groups. We also recognise the negative impact that adverse childhood experiences have during menopause and that menopause happens at many ages, and impacts on those experiencing POI (Premature Ovarian Insufficiency) and surgical menopause can be particularly challenging. There is a lack of information of the impact of other conditions, such as endometriosis, on menopause due to a lack of high-quality research. Menopause and Mind embrace menodiversity and welcome any person experiencing menopausal symptoms from any background. We are open to feedback to improve our sessions, and to ensure that we are using inclusive language and approaches.
We support the aims of the Menopause Inclusion Collective and are a trans-positive organisation.
Project webpage – www.menoandmind.org
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/menoandmind
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