World Mental Health Day 2023: 13 Wellness Events Taking Place In The UAE
Each of these initiatives, in addition to being conducive to our wellbeing, seeks to dispel false beliefs surrounding mental health in the region
In commemoration of World Mental Health Day 2023, Bazaar Arabia has compiled a list of insightful, enriching, and informative mental health events taking place across the UAE.
We seek to honour the UAE’s rich mental wellness community, composed of experts in neuroscience, holistic therapy, behavior therapy, and cognitive therapy among others. By participating in these upcoming mental wellness events, individuals in the region will not only benefit their own lives and the lives of those around them – but they’ll also help raise a future devoid of misconceptions and stigmas surrounding the topic of mental health.
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World Mental Health Day 2023: 13 Wellness Events Taking Place In The UAE
The Louvre Abu Dhabi
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Advocating the transformative and healing power of art and culture, The Louvre Abu Dhabi prides itself on being a mindful museum. In celebration of World Mental Health Day 2023, the world’s most visited art museum is hosting a variety of activities on October 9 and October 10.
Guests are invited to partake in a 45-minute Ride & Art spinning class under the dome, in addition to a free multidisciplinary performance film screening, This Body Is So Impermanent. The screening aims to restore the wellbeing of our minds and bodies following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Additionally, the Reflect & Express workshops’ multisensory art-making activities will allow participants to delve into a wide array of mental wellness topics – including relationships, self-awareness, and relaxation.
To top off this comprehensive mental wellness experience, The Louvre Abu Dhabi’s yoga sessions under the dome aim to harness the peaceful energy emitted by the sun, sea, and wind – calming the mind, body, and soul in the process.
For more information, please visit their website.
Lighthouse Arabia
On October 10, a special webinar event with the title “From Stigma to Understanding: Challenging Mental Health Myths” seeks to dispel misconceptions and stigmas surrounding mental health. By educating individuals – whether they be employees, employers, or healthcare professionals – on different mental health challenges, facilitator Dr. Saliha Afridi seeks to enhance empathy, understanding, and support in the work place and daily life at large.
Date: October 10
Age: 18+
Event type: Webinar
For more information, please visit their website.
Paus DXB
Dubai’s premium wellness centre is hosting an interactive and insightful series of events following World Mental Health Day.
A Matcha Morning on October 15 will be dedicated to the importance of setting boundaries. In this informative session, moderated by Connect Psychology, guests will learn when and how to draw the line. Later that day, a Chai Chat will tackle the topic of letting go. Are you holding onto a person, a fantasy, or the past out of fear? The goal is to release that which holds us back, once and for all.
Date: October 15
Time: 11am-12pm (Matcha Morning), and 8pm-9pm (Chai Chat)
Price: Dhs35 + VAT, including drinks – for each session
For more information, please visit their website.
Reverse Psychology Dubai
Made for women who have or are experiencing divorce or separation, this wellness event run by Amarylis Harris incorporates Compassion Focused, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (C.FACT) with the goal of gracefully navigating the multitude of feelings experienced.
Date: October: 24 and 31, November: 7, 14, 21, and 28
Time: Tuesdays 5pm-6:30pm
For more information, please visit their website.
Shangri-La Dubai
In commemoration of World Mental Health Day 2023, Shangri-La Dubai is hosting two impactful mental wellness workshops.
The first workshop, with the title “Future-self progression” will assist attendees with setting intentions for their desired life paths. Offering insight and motivation to help you write your own story, this workshop is designed for all explorers of self. The second workshop, “Chronic Body Pain Healing” designs the path to relief and rejuvenation from different types of chronic pain.
Date: November 4 (Future-self progression) and November 5
For more information, please visit their website.
Saya Brasserie Café, City Walk
In an exclusive workshop on “How to find happiness and inner peace in everyday life,” Mindset Mentor and Scientist on brain work Leisa S. will provide attendees with empowering advice for a better life.
Date: November 14
For more information, please visit their website.
The “4th Annual Congress on Mental Health & Psychiatry”
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The conference’s main theme is “Modernizing and Accomplishing Mental wellness through Psychology and Psychiatric Empathy”. In this intimate and educational forum, mental health enthusiasts are invited to create meaningful partnerships with over fifty Neuroscience experts from across the globe.
Date: November 22-23
Location: MD Hotel, Dubai
For more information, please visit this link.
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