Do I need experience to join Mind Support classes?

No. All classes are suitable for beginners and are guided step by step in a calm, supportive way.

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Q: What is Mind Support?

Mind Support classes offer gentle, evidence-informed techniques to help ease stress, support emotional wellbeing, and build resilience during cancer treatment.

Q: How can Mind Support help during cancer treatment?

Mind Support offers gentle, evidence-informed practices to help ease stress, support emotional wellbeing, and bring a sense of calm. Techniques such as mindfulness, breathwork, and tapping can help settle the nervous system, reduce feelings of overwhelm, and create moments of clarity and rest. These practices can also gently support lymphatic health by encouraging natural flow in the body.

Mind support

Mind Support offers guidance to help ease stress, build resilience, and support overall wellbeing. Using gentle, evidence-informed techniques, these classes help calm the nervous system, support emotional balance, restore a sense of control, and create moments of clarity and rest when things feel overwhelming.

Guided Rest – Yoga Nidra – “Lie down. Do nothing. Let your body rest.”

Fortnightly, Tuesday 12pm

Exhaustion, disrupted sleep, and a mind on high alert can make it hard to truly rest while facing cancer. Yoga Nidra is a gentle, guided lying-down practice designed to deeply relax the body and settle the nervous system without any movement or effort. It can help ease tension, support better sleep, and create a sense of calm even on low-energy days. You will leave feeling more rested, clearer, and more restored, even if sleep itself has been difficult.

Calm the Mind – Mindfulness

Monthly, Monday (or Friday) 10am

Stress, worry, and mental overload can make it difficult to stay present while facing cancer. This gentle mindfulness class offers simple, practical tools to help quiet the mind, reduce stress, and create moments of calm in your day. Through breathwork, grounding exercises, and guided awareness practices, you’ll learn how to stay present even in difficult moments. You’ll leave with easy techniques to support emotional balance, clarity, and resilience in everyday life.

Tapping – Emotional Freedom Technique

Fortnightly, Wednesday 4pm

Emotional stress, anxiety, and overwhelm are common during cancer treatment and can feel hard to manage day-to-day. Tapping (Emotional Freedom Technique) is a gentle, evidence-informed practice that uses light touch on specific points of the body to help reduce tension and support emotional wellbeing. In this supportive session, you’ll learn how tapping works and how to use it as a practical self-care tool. You’ll leave feeling calmer, more emotionally supported, and equipped with a simple technique you can use anytime you need it.

Confidence and Selfcare: Boundaries, Beliefs, Happiness, & Joy

Wednesday November 25, 12:00pm

Treatment can reshape your world – your energy, priorities, relationships and the way you relate to yourself. This session is designed for those who want to reclaim emotional space, gently challenge limiting beliefs and find ways to connect with joy, even in the midst of a challenging and uncertain time. We’ll explore boundaries as a form of self-care, creating space for rest and support, and making room for joy that can sit alongside treatment and continue into survivorship. Register Here

Dressing with Confidence: Summer Styling

Friday November 27, 12:30pm

Finding clothes that feel good during cancer treatment can sometimes be challenging. Join professional stylist Emma as she shares practical tips, fresh ideas and styling solutions to help you dress with ease and confidence this summer. Register Here

What is Mind Support?

Mind Support classes offer gentle, evidence informed techniques to help ease stress, support emotional wellbeing, and build resilience during cancer treatment.

Who is Mind Support for?

Mind Support is for anyone affected by cancer who is experiencing stress, anxiety, overwhelm, or emotional strain and wants simple tools for support.

What topics are covered in Mind Support classes?

Classes include mindfulness, breathwork, tapping (Emotional Freedom Technique), and guided relaxation practices.

How can Mind Support help?

Mind Support offers gentle, evidence informed practices to help ease stress, support emotional wellbeing, and bring a sense of calm during cancer treatment. Techniques such as mindfulness, breathwork, and tapping can help settle the nervous system, reduce feelings of overwhelm, and create moments of clarity and rest. These practices can also gently support lymphatic health by encouraging natural flow in the body, helping to ease feelings of heaviness or discomfort. Over time, this can help you feel more in control, more balanced, and better supported through each stage of your experience.