{"id":52617,"date":"2019-12-10T12:21:11","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T12:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=52617"},"modified":"2020-09-21T22:17:13","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T21:17:13","slug":"learning-the-skill-of-pottery-can-support-to-people-suffering-from-mental-health-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2019\/12\/10\/learning-the-skill-of-pottery-can-support-to-people-suffering-from-mental-health-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning the skill of pottery can support people with mental health problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Re-Fire is offering mindful pottery classes to help tackle anxiety, depression and provide stress relief through its therapeutic qualities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/pottery_Active_ethan-416x312.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52634\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/pottery_Active_ethan-416x312.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52634\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><em>Pottery &#8211;&nbsp; just one example of a mindful activity that can benefit your mental health<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Re-fire is a project offering six-week pottery classes to support people struggling with their mental health.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a collaborative project, run by Cardiff Pottery Workshops Foundation on Penarth Road, with classes on Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 10am.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Classes offer a friendly community, where participants can exercise their creativity, working with the clay to experience its therapeutic qualities and stress relief.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kelly Campbell, director of Cardiff Pottery Workshops Foundation, who suffers from depression herself, said: \u201cIt\u2019s not just about the action of pottery itself, it\u2019s the sense of community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re ill, you can often isolate yourself, it\u2019s a hard thing when you\u2019re unwell to leave the house,\u201d she added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kelly has observed that the mental health classes have been her most popular and described the course as a \u201cjourney\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said that for those waiting months for appointments with a counsellor, it gets them out of the house and engaging with something to take thoughts away from what they are actually feeling.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/active_pottery_class-416x312.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52637\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/active_pottery_class-416x312.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52637\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><em>Re-Fire provides community based support for mental health problems through pottery<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pottery, among other artistic exercises, is often used as a form of mindful therapy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/stress-anxiety-depression\/mindfulness\/\">recommend<\/a> mindfulness as a way to prevent depression for people who have had more than three bouts of depression in the past year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NHS advises that paying attention to the present moment and to the world around you can improve mental wellbeing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Garthine Walker, integrative therapist and psychotherapeutic counsellor, said that people suffering from anxiety, stress and depression can benefit from these mindful activities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking about mindful creative therapy, she said: \u201cThis can help clients learn to self-regulate, to bring themselves back to the present when their thoughts and feelings have run away with them to the past or future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She added that this is something those suffering from poor mental health can practice at home, through creative activities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fabricate is a new magazine dedicated to mindful crafting and how taking up an activity can benefit your wellbeing. 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