Things to do at Home
Learning
The Recovery College – Mental health online courses
Future Learn – Variety of online courses
Class Central – 600 free online courses from 190 universities
Open University – Free online learning
TED Talks – Inspirational lectures on a wide range of topics
VSS Vocational Solutions – Free vocational short courses. Phone 0161 478 4040
New City College – Free 10-12 week distance learning courses
Lubcho Macrame – Learn how to make macrame
Macrame School – Macrame for beginners
Guardian website – Online learning: how to acquire new skills during lockdown
Islington Council – Free online courses for Islington residents. Email aldo.zeolla@islington.gov.uk
Culture and Entertainment
British Museum – Podcasts
Tate Gallery – Online gallery tours, performances and texts
Tate Gallery: How are you feeling? – Match your mood to a Tate artwork
Tate Gallery “Walk of Arts” podcasts – Be transported out of your living room and into nineties Shoreditch, sunny St Ives or the hidden depths of the River Thames
Aurora Borealis – Live webcam of the Northern Lights – 3am-9am best time to see them – for insomniacs!
BBC i-Player – Free art documentaries
National Theatre – Watch performances from the National Theatre for free
Great British Home Chorus – Online community for choir and musicians
Sporcle – Trivia quizzes
Radio Garden – Interactive map of live radio stations across the globe
Meet Up – Free online talks and events for Londoners
Gutenberg Library – List of online free libraries
Billboard – Livestreams and virtual concerts
Globe Theatre – Free to watch Globe productions of Shakespeare
Google – Virtual tours of galleries, opera houses etc
National Gallery – Virtual tours of NG’s collection
National Portrait Gallery – Digital content from past exhibitions/NPG collection
Internet Archive – Free books, films and audio (mostly oldies and out of copyright)
Draw a Stickman – Surprisingly therapeutic interactive drawing
BFI Flare – 14 days free trial of all films that were showing in Flare
BFI Player – Short archive films to watch for free
Social Distancing Festival – Art and performance showcase from all over the world
Time Out – Listings for online events
Nothing in the Rulebook – Creative site with listings of free books
Chatterpack – Online resources to support SEND and learning disabilities
Mind’s Despard Road Music Channel – Music and visuals made by service users
North London Cares – Daily creative activities for people to do at home in isolation
New York Metropolitan Opera – Watch opera for free
What’s On Stage – Stage shows, musicals and operas to watch for free
Virtual Nature – Virtual visits to natural places plus a virtual gardening project to help you to grow things at home, courtesy of the Stuart Low Trust
Virtual Museums – Plus a virtual philosophy forum on Sundays
Andy Warhol at the Tate – Talk on Tate’s current Warhol show
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra – Download music and play along with other musicians
CBC – Free indigenous films
Open Culture – Free online culture and educational media
Sacred Valley Tribe – Medicine songs
Soundcloud – Free music streaming
Art Net – News/articles related to art world
Artsy – Learn about art from leading galleries
Saatchi Art – Art selected from the collection by curators
Max Ehrmann – Desiderata: A Life Changing Poem for Hard Times
Crochet a tote bag out of grocery bags
Islington Council – Islington during WW2 to celebrate VE Day
Uffizi Gallery, Florence – online exhibitions
Musée d’Orsay – from railway station to iconic Parisian museum
Guggenheim Museum, NY – exhibitions and collections
Nature
Aurora Borealis – Live webcam of the Northern Lights – 3am-9am best time to see them – for insomniacs!
Liziqi – Inspiring videos on making things from scratch and living in harmony with Nature
Jonna Linton – Inspiring videos from a Scandinavian artist inspired by Nature
Hilldrop Community Centre – Free 1-hour slots for Islington residents who don’t have their own garden. Available to single households only and not mixed groups. Tuesdays and Thursdays 10am-4pm. Phone 020 7607 9453
Yellowstone National Park – 10-minute virtual walks to the Mammoth Hot Springs and other delights, Wyoming USA
Exercising at Home
Yoga with Adrienne – Free 30-day online yoga classes
Sport England – Free workouts and fitness programmes
British Heart Foundation – Tips on staying active in lockdown
Joe Wicks – Body Coach: Youtube workouts for all abilities
YouTube workout – 5-minute arm workout
YouTube workout – Pilates for older women
YouTube workout – Back pain relief exercises and stretches
YouTube workout – 5 simple daily exercises for older people
YouTube workout – Seated exercise
YouTube workout – Beginners Pilates
Islington Chinese Association – Exercise classes on Zoom
Qigong – 20-minute daily exercise routine – particularly suited to older people or people with mobility issues
Tai Chi – 5 minutes a day routines, particularly suited to older people or people with mobility issues
Better GLL – free online exercises for all ages and abilities
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We had an amazing day at Outcome’s Islington Mind LGBTQ service on October 31st 2018. The day attracted over 100 guests and included tasters of Outcome’s therapeutic activities such as creative writing and Indian head massage. CLASH (Central London Action on Sexual Health) came to promote their service and the launch of a sexual health clinic at Outcome. Islington’s Pride also promoted their new project which will be starting at Outcome, working with our service users to collect and celebrate Islington’s LGBTQ heritage. Guests came from many organisations, including Survivors UK, Galop, Camden Mind, National Mind, Wandsworth LGBTQ Forum, Hackney and City Mind, and Camden LGBTQ forum. Following an amazing home-cooked lunch, a drama performance took place in the afternoon, as well as an open-mic session - both of which provoked laughter as well as tears. Feedback from service users and guests was very positive, with many organisations suggesting closer work with Outcome in order to further benefit service users. The day was hugely significant in its celebration of the strength and creativity of service users and in promoting Outcome to other organisations and potential service users
Yoga for non yogis - a fundraiser for Islington Mind
Yoga for non yogis - a fundraiser for Islington Mind
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Never been to a yoga class? Don’t know where to start? Worried you couldn’t keep up? Yoga for non yogis is a 1 ½ hour workshop for absolute beginners. It’s open to Factory Gym members and non-members. You'll be asked to donate generously on the day to Islington Mind. You’ll learn: what you ...On Sunday 28 October the Business Design Centre will be hosting an evening of music and entertainment in aid of Islington Giving, the Brain Tumour Charity and ourselves - £5 voluntary donation welcome
Our LGBTQ+ service Outcome holds its open day in two weeks' time. Information, ear acupuncture and for three quid they'll feed you as well
Mad to be Normal - Q&A with Haya Oakley and Paul Zeal
Mad to be Normal - Q&A with Haya Oakley and Paul Zeal
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Last year's Lambeth & Southwark Mind sell-out event 'Can Psychoanalysis Treat Psychosis?' marked the launch of the South London branch of the Psychosis Thera...
Our new LDTogether service - An innovative, safe and welcoming space for people in the borough of Islington who have Learning Disabilities with mental health issues https://islingtonmind.org.uk/our-services/ld-together/
Our Enablement Service, funded by @TNLComFund, supports service users to access basic needs such as food, finance and community connections – improving their financial security and social networks https://islingtonmind.org.uk/our-services/structured-intervention-support/covidrecovery-enablement-service/