Cultivating Hope: Moving Beyond Low Mood and Depression

This gentle, supportive session invites you to explore how low mood and depression can take root—and how to begin releasing them with compassion and creativity.

What You’ll Learn:

• Understand how negative thought patterns and emotional habits can contribute to and perpetuate a low mood.
• Discover practical strategies to shift your mindset, including the power of radical acceptance to reduce emotional suffering.
• Learn how to observe your thoughts and feelings without becoming overwhelmed by them, and develop your own coping statements to guide you through difficult moments.

What You’ll Experience:

• A safe space for meditation and reflection, where you’ll journal your thoughts and visualise releasing them through a colour therapy guided meditation.
• A creative opportunity to make your own mood collage—a vibrant, personal celebration of colour and imagery designed to uplift your spirit and enhance your wellbeing.

This session is a nurturing step toward emotional renewal, helping you reconnect with hope and rediscover your inner light.

About your Instructor

Rachel is an experienced mental health professional and registered social worker, as well as a certified mindfulness coach and instructor, a Reiki master and colour therapist with qualifications in delivering creative arts as therapy.

Since 2018, Rachel has been leading creative mindfulness retreats for MindAlive, where she has integrated meditation, colour therapy, arts and crafts, and even animal-assisted therapy into her work. Rachel is dedicated to making her retreats enjoyable and accessible to everyone—whether you are an experienced meditator or completely new to mindfulness. Her retreats are thoughtfully designed to welcome people of all backgrounds, including those with neurodiversity or challenges with attention and focus.

At a MindAlive retreat, there truly is something for everyone. Participants will benefit from Rachel’s expert guidance and over twenty years of experience in the mental health field, as well as the bonus of group Reiki healing to ensure the healing process goes further. Arrive feeling burdened, and leave feeling lighter, rejuvenated, and inspired with a renewed sense of optimism and purpose.

For more information about Rachel's work, please go to www.mind-alive.co.uk or email mind-alive.co.uk

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