Age Concern Wellington / May 2022
Age Concern Wellington is a registered charity providing services and support for people aged 65 and over in the Wellington, Porirua, Upper Hutt and Lower Hutt region. Our vision is for our older population to be a thriving, respected and engaged part of our community.
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Mindfulness
- Age Concern Wellington
- How do you calm your mind? Our minds wander most of the time – thinking about what we have done or must do, worrying, daydreaming, or just fretting. It can get us down sometimes. Meditation has been around for quite a while as many religions practice different forms of quiet contemplation for increasing calmness and ... Read more
- Accepted from Age Concern Wellington feed by feedreader
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An Exercise in Personal Training
- Age Concern Wellington
- Volunteering for Age Concern Wellington can bring some surprising health benefits. The New Zealand Sports Institute sought our help in finding a client for one of the qualified personal trainers who were engaged in further study in their field. The requirement for one of their classes was to create a programme and train a client ... Read more
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An Old Master Painter
- Age Concern Wellington
- A two bedroomed state house in Strathmore is an unlikely repository for a substantial collection of art works – mainly acrylic paintings. But there they are, not only arrayed on the walls but many are stacked up to three deep on the furniture. The artist is 91-year-old Ron Jobson, a retired prison officer who ... Read more
- Accepted from Age Concern Wellington feed by feedreader
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- elderly
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