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Fitness Tips
from SE21 November 2022
by SE Magazines
Getting out in Nature for our Health & Wellbeing
Fitness tips with Leanne Spencer | www.bodyshotperformance.com
I’d like to elaborate on a point that is often made about Blue Monday, the day in January when people report feeling their lowest. In the past, I shared with you my top three ways to boost mood and energy in winter. To recap they were: 1) move in nature, 2) make a future plan and 3) interact with an animal (our dog and cat). In this article I wanted to go back and further discuss the first thing on that list: Move in Nature.
Back To Basics
Getting out into nature isn’t a new idea – in fact, it’s just going back to what our ancestors would do all the time when life was much simpler. In the past, you may remember I talked about phytoncides (medicinal oils released by trees), that can have a really positive effect on both our mental wellbeing and immune health. Long before the invention of prescribed medication and processed foods, nature was the sole provider, and I think it is important to refer back to that concept every once in a while.
Experience Nature
Try and get out – even just for five or ten minutes – look at the leaves and experience the crispness of the earth under your feet. It may not seem like much is going on this time of year, but there most certainly is – particularly underground – you just have to feel around for it with your mind. Sure enough, as you tune into your awareness, you’ll begin to notice the little buds on the trees and be able to see things that are happening in nature. I think this can really instil a sense of hope and optimism during times that for some of us can really feel quite blue.
Get Into Going Out
There are two books I’d like to recommend that will inspire you to get out, and though quite different, both are lovely reads that illustrate the powerful effects of nature therapy:
Everyday Nature by Andy Beer
This book features a very short paragraph for every day of the year, which tells you about what’s thriving, growing, or starting to grow at that particular time. And the second book, I’d like to recommend is: Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions by Johann Hari. You’ve most probably heard me talk about this one before as Johann Hari is one of my favourite authors! In the book, Hari argues that one of the reasons we are experiencing more feelings of stress, anxiety, and depression is that we’ve lost our connection with nature and the natural world. Just take a look at Scotland, there some GP surgeries issue “nature prescriptions” to help treat mental illness, diabetes, heart disease, stress and other conditions. So, I want to encourage you to get outside and ‘out of self’, to begin looking for things in nature, and learn to interact with something that’s much bigger than everything you know.
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Sundays 6, 13, 20 & 27 November: Peckham Rye Junior parkrun
9am -9:30am. A free, weekly, timed run for 4–14-year-olds at to get fit, stay healthy and have fun! We run 2km every Sunday morning at 9am, through rain and shine. The course is visible, well-marshalled, and all held on the paths around the sports pitches. Register on:
www.parkrun.org.uk/peckhamrye-juniors/ Peckham Rye Park, Colyton Road, SE22 0NE.
Sundays 6, 13, 20 27 November: Horniman Market
10am–3pm. The weekly Horniman Market is open to provide food items including fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese, bread, cake, meat, and street food. Alongside food stalls, you’ll find body care, clothing, jewellery, design and craft; most are locally produced, ethical and many use environmentally friendly materials, natural and organic ingredients. Market stalls will be positioned outdoors at a safe distance from each other to ensure we can maintain a social distance for all customers and traders.
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Monday 7 November - Thursday 10 November: Cookery Demonstration:
Persiana Everyday by Sabrina Ghayour
7:30pm -8:30pm. Persiana Every day is a new collection of more than 100 fuss-free, crowdpleasing recipes for everyday eating. Sabrina will be demonstrating some recipes from this new book and will be chatting to Guardian journalist and author Felicity Cloake. This event will be followed by a book signing. The Great Hall at Alleyn’s School, Townley Road, SE22 8SU. Tickets:
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Wednesday 9 November: Goose Green Coffee Morning
- The Singing Geese
11am - 12:30pm. Do come and join us at Goose Green Coffee Morning for The Singing Geese, our wonderful community singing group led by Steve Barbe. All are welcome, even if you think you can’t sing! We will be open from 11 o’clock for tea or coffee and cake, with the singing starting at 11:30. St John’s Church, St John’s East Dulwich, 62A East Dulwich Road. If you would like to know more: goosegreencoffeemorning@gmail.com.
Thursday 10 November: The Lighthouse of Stalingrad: The Hidden Truth at the Centre of WWII’s Greatest Battle by Iain MacGregor
7.30pm – 8:30pm. An enthralling, insightful look into the most decisive battle of the Second World War, shedding new light on the heroic work of those who fought and died as we mark the 80th anniversary of the famous Soviet counterattack at Stalingrad – Operation Uranus, the turning point in the war. The Lower School at Alleyn’s School, Townley Road, East Dulwich SE22 8SU. Tickets: www.mct.alleyns.org.uk
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Now back in person at The Lordship Pub, 211 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich SE22 8HA Find out how to register for FREE at: www.cookingwithscissors.com | e-mail: sbn@ cookingwithscissors.com Next Meeting: Wednesday 30 November 2022 - 6.45pm
8pm – 9pm. Sorolla believed painters could never reproduce sunlight as it really is, and he could only “approach the truth of it”. He captured the light of the Mediterranean beaches he loved and the energy of Spanish life like no other artist. In this lecture we will look at Sorolla’s life and art, from having been almost forgotten to his rediscovery in the last few years. Also available to members and non-members live on Zoom. Lecturer: Arantxa Sardin. James Allen’s Girls’ School Sixth Form Centre, Green Dale.
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Saturday 12, 19 & 26 November: Drawing from the Garden
10am -12:30pm. Join us for a drawing workshop - all material provided. Working with the weather conditions, we will either sit and draw out in the garden or bring the garden inside and work from still life and photos to depict our interpretations of the seasonal changes occurring in the Bell House gardens. All materials provided, including paper and drawing boards. Bell House Dulwich, 21 College Road, London SE21 7BG, UK. Tickets
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Saturday 12 November – Sunday 13 November: Sale of Original Prints & Etchings.
11:00am – 4.00pm. A pre-Christmas sale of lino prints and etchings, some framed, some in mounts, others unmounted, work by local artist Judith Robertson. Half proceeds to go to Peckham Food Bank. 76 Crawthew Grove, London SE22 9AB, UK
Sunday 13 November: Autumn Winds – Seasons of Mists & Mellow Flutefulness
3.00pm -5.00pm. Join us for a live performance of flute and recorder at Bell House this Autumn. Tickets are £15 each. Discounted tickets for students, children and OAPs are £10. Tickets www.eventbrite.co.uk. Bell House Dulwich, 21 College Road, Dulwich SE21 7BG, UK.
Monday 14 November: Dulwich WI Monthly Meeting
7.30pm-9.30pm. We meet on the second Monday of each month at Vits+Kicks, 57 North Cross Road, East Dulwich, SE22. https://dulwichwi.com
Tuesday 15 November: Entrepreneurs Circle Local Meeting: Dulwich
5:30pm-8pm (registration from 5.30pm). The Entrepreneurs Circle Local Meeting is a new type of Business Growth Meeting (with some networking) that’s guaranteed to help your business grow... If you have any questions, just let us know! Join your fellow Dulwich business owners for our Entrepreneurs Circle Local Meeting at The Clock House (Blakes) 198a Peckham Rye, East Dulwich, SE22 9QA.
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Thursday 17 November – Monday 2 January 2023: Lightopia 2022 - Feel the Magic of Christmas
The award-winning Lightopia Festival returns to Crystal Palace Park for 2022, bringing its incredible lightshow to London for the second year running and is promising to be bigger and brighter than ever this time.Crystal Palace Park, London, Thicket Road, London SE20, UK. Tickets :
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