Leeds Sanctuary are spending this December exploring "Blue Christmas", and we would love to welcome you to a Blue Christmas workshop on Tuesday 17 December at 6pm.

We recognise that for many people, Christmas creates complicated emotions. It can be a very exciting time with opportunities for much joy, but it can also enhance feelings of grief, anxiety and loneliness. Mass celebration at a time when many are unable to celebrate, perhaps due to poverty or war, can also raise feelings of guilt, and holding these emotions together can be overwhelming and exhausting. Our Blue Christmas workshop will be an opportunity to acknowledge and reflect on these emotions.

The workshop will be run online on Zoom, so that you can participate in a space that most suits you. This will be a notebook workshop - microphones off, cameras off if you prefer, while our Wellbeing Practitioner, Sam Havis, guides you through reflective questions which encourage you to acknowledge how you're feeling, and to be kind to yourself. Please register your interest and a Zoom link will be sent out to you ahead of the workshop.