Dyspraxia: Personal account
By Amy Bradford On hearing I’m dyspraxic, the usual response is, “What’s dyspraxia?” This multifaceted condition is hard to explain concisely: it’s difficult to tell which of my experiences stem from dyspraxia and which are just individual quirks. Essentially, it’s…
Ruby Colley: Music Making & Yoga Practice for Wellbeing
Ruby Colley, local classically trained violinist, composer and yogi, tells us about how music making and yoga combine to promote wellbeing for herself and for others. In conversation with Caf Fean. What does music making mean to you – in…
Alchemy Extraordinary
Caf Fean shares her experience of spending a week with local artists, actors and writers, exploring and pushing the boundaries of their creativity, under the guidance of David Glass and the wonderful team at Theatre Nation. It is a long…
Good Stuff in St Leonards
Funding opportunities for local creative projects By Caf Fean Over the past six months of editing HIP’s Wellbeing page I have sought out people who are making a difference to the health and wellbeing of our community. One of the…
Eggtooth give us the lowdown
Laura Dunton Clarke (left) and Sally Greig (right) are co-directors of Eggtooth, a local social enterprise focused on delivering creative therapeutic education programmes based in Hastings and St Leonards. They have run a successful crowdfunding campaign to renovate Hastings Old…
Being with others, being in our bodies, and being out of lockdown
An interview with Spike Warwick by Caf Fean I’m a bodyworker, or a body-mind ;I specialise in working with people wanting to soften and resolve experiences of persistent pain, anxiety and ; Wellbeing is important for quality of life, and…
Rewilding Hastings
By Luke Funnell Under the all-encompassing veil of Coronavirus and the collective pain and fear this has brought to people, I have noticed something remarkable and heart-warming happening: quiet footpaths are becoming well-trodden, previously secret hideaways are now being explored,…
Dinosaurs, Well-being, and Covid-19
In this issue we explore the meaning of well-being, have a brief look at dinosaurs, and think about what’s important to take forward into this next stage of life in the context of Covid-19. By Caf Fean “There is no…
“Keep on drawing – right now, it’s more important than ever!”
An interview with Thom Kofoed Hastings born-and-bred; Thom Kofoed has lived here all his life. HIP Wellbeing editor, Caf Fean reached out to him after hearing about some mindfulness exercises he had designed in collaboration with John Murray of Hastings…
Let Stuff Go
Decluttering tips from Karen Crowhurst Wellbeing takes a look at how to declutter and find a new level of clarity and focus. If you’re anything like me, you have a huge to-do list and the decluttering and tidying comes way…