5月6日「世界愛笑日」社區推廣活動

為響應本年5月6日「世界愛笑日」，本會轄下精神健康綜合社區中心「安泰軒 (油尖旺)」聯同「笑出健康協會」及油尖旺區內三間綜合家庭服務中心，於2012年5月6日 (星期日) 下午 2:00 至 5:00 在尖沙咀星光大道舉辦「世界愛笑日2012」社區推廣活動，旨在透過「愛笑瑜珈」及一連串活動，推動愛笑文化，帶動社區人一同發放「愛」與「笑」的能量，並將「笑出健康」的訊息傳達給全港市民。

活動當日將邀請學者分享「笑」與身、心、靈健康的關係，以及「愛笑俱樂部」成員分享參與「愛笑運動」後的得著。「笑出健康協會」創辦人余狄夫先生亦會親身示範及帶領「愛笑瑜伽」運動。即場將設有5個「世界愛笑站」(亞洲、非洲、美洲、歐洲、大洋洲)，以世界各地文化為主題，讓參加者從「愛笑運動」中體驗不同文化的特色，以切合「世界愛笑日」推動世界和平的主題。另亦有攤位活動，邀請參加者製作「開心環保樂器」及「愛笑畫臉」創作。

「世界愛笑日」由印度一位醫生Dr. Manda Kataria於1998年以每年5月第一個星期日訂定，以「世界和平、由笑出發」為口號，旨在將歡笑的種籽散播至全球，宣揚「身心健康」與「世界和平」的訊息。Dr. Manda Kataria於1995年創立「愛笑瑜珈」(Laughter Yoga)，至今全球已發展出超過6000多個練習愛笑瑜珈的據點 －「愛笑俱樂部」(Laughter Club)，遍佈超過50個國家。「愛笑瑜珈」已被多個國家公認為有效促進身、心、靈健康及家庭和諧的運動，在歐美更有醫院以「愛笑瑜珈」作為處方。

是次活動歡迎市民免費參與。如有查詢，請致電 3552 5440 與黃小姐聯絡。

「精．心．導遊 」精神健康體驗計劃

精．心．導遊」精神健康體驗計劃由李嘉誠基金會「Love Ideas♥HK集思公益計劃」贊助，目的為讓公眾人士透過多媒體、藝術、生命導賞等項目，親身體會精神病患者的徵狀(如幻覺、妄念)、病患者與疾患糾纏不清的掙扎、精神病康復者的心路歷程 (由病發、治療到復元的過程)，以及康復者抗逆的精神，解開公眾人士對精神病的誤解及迷思，從而達至互相理解及接納。 本會誠邀社區人士及團體參與此兩小時之活動，詳情如下： 地點: 賽馬會新生精神康復會學院劇院 / 天水圍安泰軒 日期: 2012年3月16日至6月13日 (詳細日期請參閱海報；敬請預約) 時間: 上午10:00–12:00 、下午 2:00–4:00 、下午 4:00–6:00 (三個時段以供選擇) 費用: 全免 活動內容: . ．多媒體． 播映第一身的生命體驗式紀錄片，解構精神病康復者不為人知，虛幻而真實的一面 。 ．藝術． 透過精神病康復者製作的藝術作品，感受他們從病患至復元中的內心世界及經歷 。 ．生命導賞． 由精神病康復者現身說法，分享其在患病、治療及復元路途上的心路歷程，增加對他們的了解及接納。 如欲查詢或預約，請致電2319 2103與本會社工陳潔雯姑娘聯絡。

Roving Exhibition of Social Inclusive Art - Ceramic Shoes

From 21 October to 27 November 2011, 25 selected ceramic shoes exhibited in the“The Same, Not The Same” Social Inclusive Arts Exhibition were showcased in 5 Henderson Land shopping malls, namely Metro City Plaza, Sunshine City Plaza, Fanling Centre, Shatin Plaza and The Trend Plaza.  All the ceramic shoes were crafted by people in recovery from mental illness and people from the community with their tremendous creativity and boundless imagination, which demonstrates their expectation of life and the true essence of social inclusion.  The Exhibition was sponsored by Bank of East Asia and Henderson Land.  

Stand-Up for Mental Health Talk Show 6

Stand-Up for Mental Health Talk Show 6 will be held at the Hall of the Tsim Sha Tsui District Kai Fong Welfare Association at 3 p.m., 27 August 2011 (Saturday) presented by Cheung Tat-ming, Dr. Tsang Fan-kwong and Vivek Mahbubani.

Tickets are free of charge thanks to the generous sponsorship from the Yau Tsim Mong District Council. Should you be interested in the show, please contact Ms Wong or Ms Lee at 3552 5440.

Voluntary Flag Sellers Wanted!

Please support our Territory-wide Flag Day on 8 Oct 2011

Our Territory-wide Flag Day will be held on 8 October, 2011 (Saturday). The fund we raise from the Flag Day is meant to finance the recurrent cost for the New Life Institute of Psychiatric Rehabilitation. The institute has been dedicating itself to disseminating mental health education to the general public and providing professional training for practitioners of psychiatric recovery in Hong Kong. Its aim is to raise the public awareness of holistic wellness of body, mind and spirit and reduce the misconception about mental illness.

Schools, corporations, organisations and members of the general public* are now cordially invited to take part in this meaningful event as our voluntary flag sellers, in order to support mental health education and build a more harmonious and inclusive society together. All volunteers will be insured by the Association and a warded a certificate and coupon of our New Life Restaurant as a token of appreciation.

Should you are interested, please download the reply slip and return it to us by fax (fax no.: 2770 9345). Please feel free to contact Mr. Keith Lau at 2332 4343 for enquiries.

The success of our Flag Day counts on your kind support and keen participation. We look forward to your favourable response.

*Children aged under 14 must be accompanied by their parents or guardians during flag selling.