Library to offer free mental health and wellness workshops

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Free Public Library is partnering with Mental Health Lou to offer free workshops for adults focused on mental health and wellness.

The 4-part Mind-Body Wellness Series focuses on the ways in which our thoughts, feelings, and beliefs can positively or negatively impact our bodies, and vice versa.

Each workshop in the series addresses a different topic:

Discovering the Mind-Body Connection: Learn ways to identify and connect feelings, thoughts and somatic responses and develop tools to help manage stress, anxiety, depression and more.
Movement & Mental Health: Explore the impact of movement on your mental health by using yogic practices and breathing techniques as a means of self-care – deepening your connection with your body.
Practical Mindfulness for Stress Management: Learn basic tools to help identify stressors and implement Mindfulness techniques to manage/decrease stress response. This will be an experiential workshop that focuses on skill building of stress management tools.
Taking Charge of Your Wellbeing: Begin developing a realistic and easily executable self-care plan with the help of a mental health therapist.

The series, which will be taught by licensed experts from Mental Health Lou’s partner groups and providers, will be offered at the following library locations: