Our Zoom sessions are available for all Eye Matter members to access wherever they live. Support can be provided to assist access and all members are expected to read our terms and conditions to ensure. The importance of using Zoom in respect of other people.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Be kind
No isms/no discrimination
Be on time, mute yourself if not on time and leave quietly
No talking over others
No politics/religion/football
Always treat our staff and volunteers with respect
Zoom schedule for week starting 2nd March
On Monday, MARVELLOUS Me Mondays continues with mindfulness led by Laura Brodie from Adventures in Albinism, offering inclusive, guided practices to support emotional wellbeing and resilience. On Tuesday, join a fun and friendly social followed by BGT – your chance to showcase your talents and entertain fellow members. On Wednesday, Bookworms meets to discuss Keep Laughing by Chris McCausland. We round off the week on Friday with a social followed by Neurobics with Steve Wax, a fun brain workout, generously funded by The National Lottery.
Everyone is welcome – we’d love to see you.
MARVELLOUS Me Mondays continues with our seventh Mindfulness session with Laura Brodie from Adventures in Albinism at 6pm.
This 11-week, drop-in course offers accessible, guided mindfulness practices, reflection and practical tools to support emotional balance, self-awareness and resilience. Inclusive for blind and visually impaired participants. No booking or experience required.
Laura Brodie is a lifelong learner, educator and mindfulness practitioner. Founder of Adventures in Albinism and creator of The Teacher’s Compass, she supports people with albinism and low vision, plus families and teachers, to build clarity, confidence and emotional wellbeing through accessible, evidence-based mindfulness grounded in lived experience.
Last week we were delighted to be joined by so many members. After a short recap, Laura encouraged everyone to make themselves comfortable, as we began a 10-minute meditation. Please click here for the full article:
Tuesday 6pm
Fun and friendly social followed by BGT. Come and showcase your talent and entertain your fellow members
Wednesday 11am
Bookworms, our monthly book club, discussing Finding My Voice by Nadia Hussain
Friday 11am
fun and friendly social followed by Neurobics, (aerobics for the memory) is a fun brain workout facilitated by Steve Wax. These sessions have been generously funded by The National Lottery.
Neurobics Brain & Body Fitness – is a preventative and rehabilitative treatment programme which supports people to “Challenge the Body, Stimulate the Brain & Lift the Heart.” These sessions aim to recognise that, “Brain & Body Fitness has become a vital element for lifelong well-being, and Neurobics can help you to manage, postpone or eliminate cognitive decline as well as support those recovering from brain injury.”
Members are engaged in a variety of games designed to stimulate their brains including writing words and numbers simultaneously, memory word games in different subjects, and number games.