In this episode of Leeds Sanctuary's Social Solidarity Podcast, Emily interviews Amy Hearn from 100% Digital Leeds. They discuss: - The work of the 100% Digital Leeds team - The importance of confidence and competence in using digital technologies - How digital technologies could reduce inequalities, and - How organisations can support people to build confidence and competence. You can access Digital Resources and find out about our Online Communities at www.leedssanctuary.org.uk . If you enjoy this podcast, let us know! Tag us on social media using the handle @leedssanctuary . With thanks to Matt at MC Online Events for editing this podcast. Music by Stockaudios from Pixabay.

Press play for a Leeds Sanctuary meditation encouraging you to take time to reflect on the transition from summer to autumn. If you enjoyed this Meditation, why not visit the Meditations Library on our website, or come to our weekly Monday Mindfulness group. You can find out more about these on our website: www.leedssanctuary.org.uk Background Music is Relaxing Piano Music by Kevin MacLeod on a creative commons license: incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4273-re…-piano-music Here is the creative commons license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ With thanks to Matt at MC Online Events for editing this podcast.

WHAT IS GENTLE PROTEST? In this episode of Leeds Sanctuary's Social Solidarity Podcast, Anna and Emma chat about Gentle Protest. They discuss: - What Gentle Protest is - Why we at Leeds Sanctuary favour Gentle Protest - The role that Gentle Protest can play in an increasingly polarised society - How you can get involved. You can find out more about our Justice-Seeking activities at www.leedssanctuary.org.uk/our-communities . If you enjoy this podcast, let us know! Tag us on social media using the handle @leedssanctuary . With thanks to Matt at MC Online Events for editing this podcast. Music by Stockaudios from Pixabay.

WHY IS MINDFULNESS SO GOOD FOR US? In this episode of Leeds Sanctuary's Social Solidarity Podcast, Emily and Eleanor talk about the value of Mindfulness. They discuss: - What Mindfulness is - Why people practice Mindfulness - What you can expect from a Leeds Sanctuary Mindfulness session - How you can get involved You can find out more about our weekly Monday Mindfulness sessions at www.leedssanctuary.org.uk/monday-mindfulness . If you enjoy this podcast, let us know! Tag us on social media using the handle @leedssanctuary . With thanks to Matt at MC Online Events for editing this podcast. Music by Stockaudios from Pixabay.

HOW CAN WE RESPOND TO POVERTY? SHOULD WE BE MEETING NEEDS OR MAKING CHANGE? This special episode of the Leeds Sanctuary podcast is a live recording of the panel discussion from our March 2025 Social Justice Lunch in collaboration with Leeds Church Institute, entitled "Prophet or Provider: How can we end poverty in Leeds?" The panel for this event was Nic Harte from Rainbow Junktion; Georgia Whatnall from Leeds North and West Foodbank; and Jonathan Chesterman from StepChange Debt Charity. Additional Links: Social Justice Lunches: www.leedssanctuary.org.uk/social-justice-lunches Leeds Church Institute: www.lcileeds.org Rainbow Junktion: www.allhallowsleeds.org/rainbow-junktion Leeds North & West Foodbank: www.leedsnorthandwest.foodbank.org.uk StepChange: www.stepchange.org We hope you enjoy this podcast; if you do, please share it and tag us on social media at @leedssanctuary . With thanks to Matt at MC Online Events for editing this podcast. Music by Stockaudios from Pixabay.

HOW HAVE NON-VIOLENT ACTIVISTS STOOD UP TO POWER, AND WON? In this episode of The Leeds Sanctuary Podcast, Emma speaks to Emma Goodway of The Commonweal Trust, a charity sharing a collection of printed materials on the topic of nonviolent social action. You can find out more about them and how you can support and access the library here: https://www.commonwealnonviolence.org/ We hope you enjoy this podcast; if you do, please share it and tag us on social media at @leedssanctuary . With thanks to Matt at MC Online Events for editing this podcast. Music by Stockaudios from Pixabay.

WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BE AN ENTHUSIAST? At Leeds Sanctuary, we run popular Retreat Days and a Book Club all about The Enneagram - an ancient personality typing tool which many people still find helpful and relevant today! In this podcast series, join Emily and Anna as they discuss the strengths and challenges of each Enneagram type, their core motivations and fears, defence mechanisms, and tips for being emotionally healthy over stressed and burnt out. This episode focuses on Enneagram Type Seven, "The Enthusiast". Let us know if anything you hear resonates with you! Useful links: Find out more about our ongoing Enneagram Book Club: leedssanctuary.org.uk/enneagram-book-club/ Visit David Gate's website to find the Enneagram Beatitudes: www.davidgatepoet.com/ With special thanks to Abi Thomas at Praxis Centre for editing this podcast, and to David Gate for his kind permission to read his poems. Music by Purvi Dalal on Pixabay.

WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BE A LOYALIST? At Leeds Sanctuary, we run popular Retreat Days and a Book Club all about The Enneagram - an ancient personality typing tool which many people still find helpful and relevant today! In this podcast series, join Emily and Anna as they discuss the strengths and challenges of each Enneagram type, their core motivations and fears, defence mechanisms, and tips for being emotionally healthy over stressed and burnt out. This episode focuses on Enneagram Type Six, "The Loyalist". Let us know if anything you hear resonates with you! Useful links: Find out more about our ongoing Enneagram Book Club: leedssanctuary.org.uk/enneagram-book-club/ Visit David Gate's website to find the Enneagram Beatitudes: www.davidgatepoet.com/ With special thanks to Abi Thomas at Praxis Centre for editing this podcast, and to David Gate for his kind permission to read his poems. Music by Purvi Dalal on Pixabay.

WHO MADE YOUR CLOTHES? This simple question is the basis of our Winter 2025 Leeds Craftivists campaign, called "Transform Trade". In this podcast episode, Emma talks to Pippa Woodhams, local artist and activist, who has a wealth of experience and knowledge on the clothing industry. Pippa shares the story of how she came to be an activist in this area, how she's been able to keep campaigning for several decades, and why we need a UK Fashion Watchdog. If you're interested in this topic, why not also read Pippa's blog: https://leedssanctuary.org.uk/2025/01/07/why-transform-trade/ Additional links: Leeds Craftivists: https://leedssanctuary.org.uk/leedscraftivists/ More about the UK Fashion Watchdog campaign: www.transform-trade.org/fashion-watchdog Transform Trade: www.transform-trade.org We hope you enjoy this podcast; if you do, please share it and tag us on social media at @leedssanctuary . With thanks to Matt at MC Online Events for editing this podcast. Music by Stockaudios from Pixabay.

WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BE AN INVESTIGATOR? At Leeds Sanctuary, we run popular Retreat Days and a Book Club all about The Enneagram - an ancient personality typing tool which many people still find helpful and relevant today! In this podcast series, join Emily and Anna as they discuss the strengths and challenges of each Enneagram type, their core motivations and fears, defence mechanisms, and tips for being emotionally healthy over stressed and burnt out. This episode focuses on Enneagram Type Five, "The Investigator". Let us know if anything you hear resonates with you! Useful links: Find out more about our ongoing Enneagram Book Club: leedssanctuary.org.uk/enneagram-book-club/ Read our 2021 blog about the Enneagram: www.leedssanctuary.org.uk/2021/12/20/w…e-enneagram/ Visit David Gate's website to find the Enneagram Beatitudes: www.davidgatepoet.com/ With special thanks to Abi Thomas at Praxis Centre for editing this podcast, and to David Gate for his kind permission to read his poems. Music by Purvi Dalal on Pixabay.

WHO HAS THE RIGHT TO LIVE SOMEWHERE SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE? This week, Emily talks to Jane Stageman, Chair of Pride of Place Living. Pride of Place is a charity which was set-up in response to a report done by Leeds City Council which recognised that the LGBTQ+ community in Leeds needed a community centre, and multi-generational housing. Jane shares more about why these spaces are needed, and the vision for the spaces and for our local LGBTQ+ community. If you're interested in LGBTQ+ history and/ or activism, why not join our next Sketch Walk, "Sketching Queer History"? Find out more and sign-up here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/leeds-sanctuary Additional links: Pride of Place Living: www.prideofplaceleeds.org.uk/home/housing Pride Place: www.prideplace.org.uk We hope you enjoy this podcast; if you do, please share it and tag us on social media at @leedssanctuary . With thanks to Matt at MC Online Events for editing this podcast. Music by Stockaudios from Pixabay.

WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE AN INDIVIDUALIST? "They're ​a ​type ​that ​really ​appreciate ​honesty ​and ​integrity, that ​is ​what ​you ​will ​always ​get ​from ​them; they ​will ​always ​be ​honest. ​They're sometimes ​called ​the ​tortured ​artist ​​because ​they ​feel ​their ​emotions ​very ​acutely ​and ​they're ​more ​comfortable ​with ​negative ​emotions than ​any ​other ​type; So ​emotions ​like ​anger ​or ​sadness ​or ​grief, they ​can ​sit ​with ​those ​with ​far ​more ​comfort ​than ​anybody ​else.." At Leeds Sanctuary, we run popular Retreat Days and a Book Club all about The Enneagram - an ancient personality typing tool which many people still find helpful and relevant today! In this podcast series, join Emily and Anna as they discuss the strengths and challenges of each Enneagram type, their core motivations and fears, defence mechanisms, and tips for being emotionally healthy over stressed and burnt out. This episode focuses on Enneagram Type Four, "The Individualist". Let us know if anything you hear resonates with you! Useful links: Find out more about our ongoing Enneagram Book Club: leedssanctuary.org.uk/enneagram-book-club/ Read our 2021 blog about the Enneagram: www.leedssanctuary.org.uk/2021/12/20/w…e-enneagram/ Visit David Gate's website to find the Enneagram Beatitudes: www.davidgatepoet.com/ With special thanks to Abi Thomas at Praxis Centre for editing this podcast, and to David Gate for his kind permission to read his poems. Music by Purvi Dalal on Pixabay.

DID YOU KNOW THAT 23% OF WOMEN CONSIDERING LEAVING THEIR JOBS BECAUSE OF THE EFFECTS OF THE MENOPAUSE? In our first Leeds Sanctuary podcast of 2025, Sam talks to Andrea Wallman from Leeds Mind about Menopause and Mental Health. Andrea shares some personal and professional experience, and talks about how Menopause can really lead women to come into their own. Additional links: NICE Guidelines (as mentioned by Andrea) - https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng23 Mindwell Leeds Menopause resources - https://www.leedsmind.org.uk/new-menopause-awareness-courses/ We hope you enjoy this podcast; if you do, please share it and tag us on social media at @leedssanctuary . With thanks to Matt at MC Online Events for editing this podcast. Music by Stockaudios from Pixabay.

WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE A PEACEMAKER? At Leeds Sanctuary, we run popular Retreat Days and a Book Club all about The Enneagram - an ancient personality typing tool which many people still find helpful and relevant today! In this podcast series, join Emily and Anna as they discuss the strengths and challenges of each Enneagram type, their core motivations and fears, defence mechanisms, and tips for being emotionally healthy over stressed and burnt out. This episode focuses on Enneagram Type Nine, "The Peacemaker". Let us know if anything you hear resonates with you! Useful links: Find out more about our ongoing Enneagram Book Club: leedssanctuary.org.uk/enneagram-book-club/ Read our 2021 blog about the Enneagram: www.leedssanctuary.org.uk/2021/12/20/w…e-enneagram/ Visit David Gate's website to find the Enneagram Beatitudes: www.davidgatepoet.com/ With special thanks to Abi Thomas at Praxis Centre for editing this podcast, and to David Gate for his kind permission to read his poems. Music by Purvi Dalal on Pixabay.

WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE A HELPER? "But I guess that's part of the reason why we're doing this series, isn't it? Because if we can acknowledge that that is a potential feeling, an expression of being an Enneagram 2, then knowing that that is a red flag can be so useful because then you can step back from it and examine what your motivation is and work out how to proceed..." At Leeds Sanctuary, we run popular Retreat Days and a Book Club all about The Enneagram - an ancient personality typing tool which many people still find helpful and relevant today! In this podcast series, join Emily and Anna as they discuss the strengths and challenges of each Enneagram type, their core motivations and fears, defence mechanisms, and tips for being emotionally healthy over stressed and burnt out. This episode focuses on Enneagram Type Two, "The Helper". Let us know if anything you hear resonates with you! Useful links: Find out more about our ongoing Enneagram Book Club: https://leedssanctuary.org.uk/enneagram-book-club/ Read our 2021 blog about the Enneagram: www.leedssanctuary.org.uk/2021/12/20/w…e-enneagram/ Visit David Gate's website to find the Enneagram Beatitudes: www.davidgatepoet.com/ With special thanks to Abi Thomas at Praxis Centre for editing this podcast, and to David Gate for his kind permission to read his poems. Music by Purvi Dalal on Pixabay.

WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE AN ACHIEVER? “As we're having these conversations, I'm really struck by how these periods of stress, when we're aware of them, can actually be really empowering. I suppose, the ups and downs of life as they relate to places of growth and stress for our different enneagram types, when we know about them, how helpful that is, bBecause then we can go, “oh, I feel this way, that is so counter to who I usually am., why do I feel that way and how do I get out of it?” At Leeds Sanctuary, we run popular Retreat Days and a Book Club all about The Enneagram - an ancient personality typing tool which many people still find helpful and relevant today! In this podcast series, join Emily and Anna as they discuss the strengths and challenges of each Enneagram type, their core motivations and fears, defence mechanisms, and tips for being emotionally healthy over stressed and burnt out. This episode focuses on Enneagram Type Three, "The Achiever". Let us know if anything you hear resonates with you! Useful links: Find out more about our ongoing Enneagram Book Club: leedssanctuary.org.uk/enneagram-book-club/ Read our 2021 blog about the Enneagram: www.leedssanctuary.org.uk/2021/12/20/w…e-enneagram/ Visit David Gate's website to find the Enneagram Beatitudes: www.davidgatepoet.com/ With special thanks to Abi Thomas at Praxis Centre for editing this podcast, and to David Gate for his kind permission to read his poems. Music by Purvi Dalal on Pixabay.

WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE A CHALLENGER? At Leeds Sanctuary, we run popular Retreat Days and a Book Club all about The Enneagram - an ancient personality typing tool which many people still find helpful and relevant today! In this podcast series, join Emily and Anna as they discuss the strengths and challenges of each Enneagram type, their core motivations and fears, defence mechanisms, and tips for being emotionally healthy over stressed and burnt out. This episode focuses on Enneagram Type Eight, "The Challenger". Let us know if anything you hear resonates with you! Useful links: Find out more about our ongoing Enneagram Book Club: leedssanctuary.org.uk/enneagram-book-club/ Read our 2021 blog about the Enneagram: www.leedssanctuary.org.uk/2021/12/20/w…e-enneagram/ Visit David Gate's website to find the Enneagram Beatitudes: www.davidgatepoet.com/ With special thanks to Abi Thomas at Praxis Centre for editing this podcast, and to David Gate for his kind permission to read his poems. Music by Purvi Dalal on Pixabay.

WHO TELLS OURS STORIES? In this episode of the Leeds Sanctuary podcast, our Communications and Digital Lead, Emily Smith, talks to Founder and Editor of West Leeds Dispatch, John Baron. Listen to this episode to learn more about this community driven local media outlet, the changing landscape of our media, and to hear about the power of good local media. USEFUL LINKS: West Leeds Dispatch: https://westleedsdispatch.com We hope you enjoy this podcast; if you do, please share it and tag us on social media at @leedssanctuary . With thanks to Matt at MC Online Events for editing this podcast. Music by Stockaudios from Pixabay.

Welcome to Leeds Sanctuary's Soundcloud page! This recording is of one of Monday Mindfulness sessions in December 2024, when Kate (our Mindfulness Practitioner) takes us through a Sitting Practice, with a Mountain Focus. If you enjoy this recording, why not join us on a Monday lunchtime for the live session? Find out more on our website: www.leedssanctuary.org.uk/events You'll also find more of our Meditation recordings as you scroll through this Soundcloud page. If you like what you hear, give us a follow on Facebook, Instagram or X: www.facebook.com/leedssanctuary www.instagram.com/leedssanctuary www.twitter.com/leedssanctuary www.leedssanctuary.org.uk

HOW ARE YOU REALLY DOING? In this episode of the Leeds Sanctuary podcast, our Wellbeing Practitioner, Sam Havis, learns about the work of local charity, The Jordan Legacy. The Jordan Legacy's mission is to move towards a society that is willing and able to do all it can to prevent suicide, through collaboration, education and awareness raising. Listen to this episode to find out what we can do as communities, and for ourselves, to better support mental health and prevent suicide. If you find the topic of suicide triggering, please do look after yourself. Perhaps you'd prefer to listen to one of our other episodes: Winter Wellbeing: https://soundcloud.com/leedssanctuary/flourishing-winter-wellbeing Everything happens for a reason? : https://soundcloud.com/leedssanctuary/sanctuary-everything-happens-for-a-reason? USEFUL LINKS: The Jordan Legacy: https://thejordanlegacy.com The Leeds Sanctuary Thrive Programme: https://leedssanctuary.org.uk/thrive/ We hope you enjoy this podcast; if you do, please share it and tag us on social media at @leedssanctuary . With thanks to Matt at MC Online Events for editing this podcast. Music by Stockaudios from Pixabay.