Feel Good, Feel Fit festival to boost mental health at Invershin
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A month of fitness and wellbeing activities will take place at Invershin after funding for the scheme was awarded to the village hall.
The Feel Good, Feel Fit festival will promote and support mental health and wellbeing in the Sutherland village during March.
It starts on Sunday, March 5, with a family walk from the Falls of Shin car park at 11am. The walk, led by Elissa Stevenson, will be a slow meander through the beautiful forest and is suitable for all ages.
The following Sunday there's a chance to try out a family yoga session and enjoy soup and sandwiches after at the first pop-up café.
A Singing for Health session follows on Wednesday, March 15, from 7pm-9pm and on Saturday, March 25, from 2pm-4pm.
The holistic evening on Friday, March 17, from 7pm-9pm provides a chance to experience new therapies, from an immersive sound bowl session, a healthy cooking demonstration where you can learn about the health benefits of kimchi to a mindful art session with Jo Henderson from Lairg Learning Centre.
The festival will close with another family yoga session on Sunday, March 26, followed by a pop-up café.
The festival has been funded through the Highland Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund, supported by the Scottish Government and Highland Third Sector Interface.
