Please note that different 121 and group activities are offered at different times of the year, subject to funding and/or availability of facilitators.

Our ESTA self-esteem group can help if you recognise any of the below. Runs over 10-weeks. Please note: there is a waiting list for this course.

• dislike yourself
• unable to recognise your strengths
• undeserving of happiness
• don’t see anything positive for your future
• feel worthless or don’t live up to other people
• low in confidence
• find it difficult to make decisions
• no one likes you
• you blame yourself for things that aren’t your fault
• difficult for you to spend time or money on yourself

This 4-part solutions focused interventions for anxiety course will provide you with a tool kit to enable you to:

Understand how anxiety is caused in the brain, Know how it affects us, and To recognise, change and turn off anxious thoughts.

It is solution focussed and looks to the future; and how we can manage anxiety and achieve our best hopes. We don’t dwell on the past, or how we got to where we are.

Loss Workshop

This workshop is an introduction to dealing with all types of loss. This workshop provides self-care tips and coping mechanisms for grief. We will discuss what grief is, common effects of grief and explore some models to help cope with the impact of grief.

Loss Course

After completing the loss workshop, women can then take part in our 4-week loss course where we will cover the topics in the workshop in more detail.

We are currently offering 5 one-off workshops:

Boundaries and Selfcare

Confidence and Assertiveness

Positive Thinking

Managing Emotions

Habits, Goals, Visions

Each workshop is 3 hours long and we vary which one(s) we run every month. Each one is designed to share tips and tools to help you put positive thinking / boundaries / confidence into practice. Please note the content of each workshop remains the same so you would only need to attend each one once.

Other Activities we Provide:

Capacitar

Drop-in sessions

Weekly sessions cover many mind, body and spiritual techniques for self-care used by Capacitar in more than 45 countries around the world. The practices covered include:- Breath work, Tai Chi, Meditation, Energy practices, Circle dance, Acupressure.

Coaching

We provide 2 different types of coaching:

• 121 coaching for women who want to improve their confidence and resilience
• Group coaching, for example for ‘standing in your own space’, or coaching to support mothers post-separation/ divorce

Craft groups

We run several craft groups throughout the week to promote wellbeing and decrease social isolation.

Gardening club

Throughout spring and summer months, we provide a gardening club during drop-in sessions for members who want to learn some gardening skills.

Kyra Voices

This is a drop-in singing group.

Mindfulness

Mindfulness helps improve our relationship with the present moment. If you find yourself needing to slow down and get more in touch with your body. Part of our Kyra Calmness programme, Mindfulness improves well-being and this course benefits those who experience: High blood pressure, Poor focus and concentration, Anxiety Depression, Insomnia, Stress, Chronic pain and poor self-esteem.

My Money, My life

MMML offers anyone over 18 within the City of York council boundary, support on financial matters (excluding debt management), alongside teaching them skills around managing their money. Peasholme Charity advisers can offer one-hour advice sessions by appointment in person, over the phone or online for Kyra members.

Neurodiversity group

This is a space for neurodiverse members (diagnosed and self-diagnosed) to come together and learn more about their neurodiversity. Sessions consist of a lunch, information session and then social or reflective time.

Poetry

A fortnightly online poetry group to create and share our poems.

ROSE Project

The ROSE Project is a well-being group for young women (18-25y/o) to get together online and in person. Each session is member led focusing on well-being topics which the members wish to talk about. During the session young women take part in activities, learn about themselves and make friends. There are both afternoon wellbeing sessions and evening social sessions available to join.

Steps 2 ROSE – This is extra support for members (new and existing) who find it difficult to attend the main ROSE sessions due to anxiety or mental health issues. The Project offers 121 sessions, and 2 ROSE groups (ROSE Zoom and Quiet ROSE Group).

ROSE+

Our social drop-in group, with crafts and chat, for women aged 26 to 30. Perfect to meet others of a similar age in the safe space, whilst promoting positive mental wellbeing. It provides a gradual bridge into ‘mainstream’ Kyra offerings for those young women who need that level of support.

Sound Meditation

A type of mindfulness meditation that uses sounds to focus the mind. The idea is that the sound will help to anchor the mind in the present moment and allow you to let go of distractions.

Drop-in sessions

We run 2 drop-in sessions a week. This is a space where members can come for a cuppa and a chat, to connect with friends, or to chat with volunteers. This is a safe and welcoming space.

Walking group

This involves a walk around York and/or surrounding areas, a friendly chat in a small group and a stop off at a café on the way. Walking and chatting are great to improve both mental and physical health.

Wellbeing Writing

This is a 6-week course that looks at strengthening emotional wellbeing and mental health through completing structured writing tasks in a safe and guided setting.

Your Menopause with Renni

During our Menopause session we talk about possible symptoms we may experience, about the support available, about HRT but also about the many positives menopause gives us. People learn a couple of useful breathing techniques to feel grounded and more relaxed.

ICT with Anita

Anita supports Kyra members with one-to-one individualised IT training sessions of 1 hour each. Members can choose topic they wish to focus on.

Counselling

We offer 10 sessions to Kyra members, free of cost. We offer both face-to-face and on-line appointments. Kyra counselling can help with issues including addictions, obsessions, OCD, phobias, self-harm, domestic abuse, anxiety, bereavement, depression, loss, self-esteem, women’s issues, child-related issues, infertility, pregnancy and post-natal issues, relationships, sexual abuse, anger management, redundancy, stress and work-related issues.

FREYA

FREYA supports any women who need help at Kyra, however, the women who receive support are predominantly:

• Have experienced/are experiencing domestic abuse,
• Live with poor mental health,
• Are single parents or sole carers,
• Have experienced/are experiencing acute loss,
• Are overcoming homelessness and addiction,
• Are at risk of offending, or are ex-offenders,
• Come from minoritised ethnic backgrounds.
• Are neurodiverse,
• Feel isolated, lonely, marginalised and vulnerable.

FREYA helps:

• Set goals for each woman as to what success looks like for her.
• Offer a range of individualised pathways based on member feedback and our observations of which issues new members tell us they would like to address in their lives– e.g. improving mental wellbeing.
• Provide one-to-one support and mentoring to guide each woman through her bespoke pathway, thus reducing dropout rates.
• Reach-out and engage with marginalised women who currently are not Kyra’s members but would greatly benefit from Kyra’s offering.
• Record member Pathways so we can monitor and check in with them regarding their progress at regular intervals (3, 6, 12 months), mark their achievements and invite them to periodic celebration events to reflect on their progress and the positive changes they have made in their lives.