Health All Round

03/06/2026

Now *this* is truly flying the nest… a baby blue tit landed on our ecotherapy group this week! 🐣

We took some silent time to appreciate what we could experience outdoors through our senses. Then we specifically spent time focusing on the amazing scents in the spring gardens of Saughton Park.

To our surprise, this baby blue tit landed on the head of a group member, obviously showing its appreciation for our love of nature!

If you would like to join our free weekly nature connection group, email Stephen at [email protected]

01/06/2026

CHILDRENS BOOKS NEEDED URGENTLY

Hello everyone, we have been partnering with The Children's Book Project for a while now and we are in need of children's books as we currently have none left in stock.
So far, thanks to you, our generous Health All Round friends 823 books have been donated.
These have now all been put out in bookcases and into the wee hands of bairns at the medical practices we work in.

You can drop any spare chiildrens books that you may have into our office at 24 Westfield Avenue Monday to Thursday from 9.30am to 4pm

Thank you.

26/05/2026

Coffee! Anyone?

We are running monthly coffee mornings from Monday 1st of June 2026 in the Conservatory, Saughton Park from 10:30 to 12:30.

The coffee mornings are primarily aimed at informally keeping in touch with our existing service users and volunteers.

Everyone likes a cuppa and a blether after all especially if it's served up by our Pete 😀

The dates are:-

1st June
6th July
3rd August

26/05/2026

Ed, our Action For Pain coordinator, attended a 2-day masterclass in Manchester with Dr Howard Schubiner - a renowned expert in treatment of chronic pain conditions.

The training covered Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) and Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) both of which underpin the Action For Pain approach to helping people with chronic pain.

Fittingly, these pictures include Louise McAllan who facilitated Health All Round’s recent EAET group and regularly tells her story on the Action For Pain course. There is nothing quite like being surrounded by over 100 people who are all dedicated to helping people recover from chronic conditions.

What an honour! As Ed said, “These two days have been the best training I’ve ever attended.”

19/05/2026

Yesterday our Women On The Loose group had a marvelous day out at Aberdour Castle and Gardens thanks to Historic Environment Scotland
What an amazing Castle this is and the gardens are superb.
The group were enthralled by this beautifully preserved castle to such an extent that they went completely medievally bonkers ☺️
The bus trip home comprised of the number 7 to Inverkeithing where we later stood and watched the X58 bus taking the wrong route and not picking us up, so it was then off to Rosyth on the number 7 where we caught the fantabulous Ember Dundee to Edinburgh service. What a luxurious bus that was with its leather recliners and toilet It even had curtains!
The ladies have well and truly earned their Pathfinder badge 👍🏴‍☠️

What is YOUR favourite day out and why? Tell us in the comments. 👍

11/05/2026

Whoopeee! Great news!

We have had a new fandango phone system installed in the Health All Round office so it's now even easier to get in touch with us.

As always if you call Monday to Friday between 9.30am and 4pm you will get an actual nice person to speak to, and outwith these hours you can leave us a message and we will call you back.

03/05/2026

Last Monday our Women On The Loose group visited Edinburgh Castle.
Some of the group had not been there for over 30 years!
It was packed with tourists and the chap in the ticket office said that they get 10,000 visitors A DAY!!!! Crazy eh!

Anyhoo, a big Health All Round 'thank you' to Historic Environment Scotland for hosting us and making some dreams come true.

What are your own memories of Edinburgh Castle and Princes Street?
Please do leave a comment. 👍

01/05/2026

🌀Sometimes feel like your mind races with constant chatter?
🌀Hard to find peace of mind in everyday life?
Meditation is a brilliant tool for calming the mind and letting go of stress and anxiety.

☀️ This week, our Meditation Group took in the sunshine and met in-person in Saughton Park. We spent a peaceful 50 minutes silently being present, with meditation instructor Stephen guiding the small group with gentle prompts.

🌱 The group meets twice per month - once online and once in-person - and it's 100% free. To sign up, you just need to email Stephen at [email protected]

13/04/2026