Health and Wellbeing
Highland Mindfulness Group:
Mindfulness is a well validated scientific approach which can help with stress, anxiety, depression, isolation and chronic pain while supporting people to become more resilient.
The Highland Mindfulness Group was initially an informal group set up by former Drumnadrochit GP Dr Peter Wilkes some 15 years ago. The Group has since evolved and became a registered charity in 2020. It now draws on the skills of a team of 11 trained mindfulness facilitators.
Please contact HMG to discuss their next 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course , which takes place via Zoom. Also, they are planning a free beginners course for people with Long term health conditions .
For all enquiries, please contact: highlandmindfulness@gmail.com
Also, please visit the Facebook Page, and the website: Highland Mindfulness Group | Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation SC050141
Jean Dow BSc (Hons), BA (Hons), MSc:
Jean is a medical herbalist with more than 20 years of clinical experience, and more recently completed training as a functional medicine practitioner.
You may be unaware of the depth of training involved in being a medical herbalist and Jean feels it is important that patients, and workshop attendees, understand this so that they know they are in safe hands. The study of Herbal Medicine is a four-year honours degree covering very similar subjects to that of a medical degree. This includes botany, plant pharmacology, biochemistry anatomy, physiology, pathology and differential diagnosis.
Jean has a vision, which is to see a system of health that focusses not just on the acute emergency care but on real preventative and integrative care. Health is not just the absence of disease – but realising the full health potential of every person and nourishing and supporting this.
Contributing to the above, Jean offers regular workshops and tuition in a number of areas, including:
- Boosting your immune system
- Understanding herbs and remedies (what to stock up on)
- Understanding supplements that are worth using
For further information about Jean’s work, and her workshops, please contact her at:
jeantheherbalist@gmail.com
Also, please visit Jean’s website:
Functional Medicine Practitioner | Jean Dow Herbalist | Scotland
Jeanette Taylor BSc (Hons) MSc PGCE MNIMH:
Jeanette is a medical herbalist trained in diagnostic medicine and phytotherapy as well as a registered member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists (NIMH).
Please contact Jeanette for details of her learning events, which explore the folklore, preparation, and use of local plants as herbal medicines.
Prior to training as a medical herbalist, Jeanette had an extensive career in the Pharmacology, Toxicology, Medical Biochemistry, and education sector as a lecturer in Medical Science. Throughout her career, Jeanette has developed expansive, working experience of patient care settings such as hospitals, pharmacies, and care homes. Jeanette treats each and every individual with compassion, sensitivity and strict confidentiality whilst focussing on working closely with the patient to restore their health and wellbeing.
Jeanette has been resident on the Isle of Skye for over 16 years and flourishes in an environment with such a strong herbal tradition.
Email: medicalherbalistskye@yahoo.com | Tel: 07485 125142
Website: More about Jeanette | Medical Herbalist Skye
Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Rev Jo Royle:
I really would encourage you to visit Jo’s website to fully appreciate the broad range of wonderful services Jo is able to offer. I can summarise these as follows:
- Accompaniment
- Havening Techniques
- Ceremonies of Healing
- Ceremonies of Union
- Circles of Women
- Effortless Meditation
- Retreat
Please do explore the above at: http://www.revjoroyle.co.uk
Live The Life You Came Here To Live | Rev Jo Royle
Jo can also be contacted via email: jo@joroyle.co.uk
The Selkie Collective:
The Selkie Collective provide supportive spaces for women in our community. They run and support many events throughout the year that seek to offer rejuvenating spaces for women. They believe that women empowering each other and providing wellbeing support can only help to uplift our community.
As well as providing events, Emma and Amy are keen to support others who teach and support women within our community.
Please see the SC website for further details, and information regarding forthcoming events:
Zero Waste Shop & Eco Friendly Products UK Online Shop (theselkiecollective.com)
You can also reach out to Emma and Amy at: contact@theselkiecollective.com
The Viewfield Garden Collective:
The Viewfield Garden Collective is a charity, which operates a therapeutic garden project in Portree. They support those:
- with health & social care needs
- experiencing mental health difficulties
- experiencing social isolation and exclusion
- from disadvantaged circumstances
- living with long-term conditions
The Collective use horticulture, creative arts and the environment as a means to support and develop their volunteers and work to enable them to be better connected in the wider community and workplace.
The garden offers a supportive, safe and relaxed place to meet regularly, engage in meaningful activity, develop interests, skills and knowledge, and gain recognised qualifications. Additional benefits include developing positive intergenerational relationships, confidence, independence, self-esteem, fitness, planning skills, pride in one’s work and respect for others.
For further information about this fantastic project, please visit the website:
or email: admin@viewfieldgardencollective.org
Lifelong Learning Hub (Skye and Lochalsh) 