This week things are a little different on The BACK LOUNGE. No Wednesday group & instead on THURSDAY it’s #2 workshop co host with Tour Production Group – ‘BETTER MENTAL HEALTH ON TOUR’ with MITC psychotherapist Jodi Milstein & Roadie Medic Dr Arun Castro. This will be a thought-provoking session, with practical tips and plenty of time for questions. It’s free, register here 💜
Thurs 17th Feb 6-7.30pm London
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/232173596477
Next Wed 9th on The BACK LOUNGE it’s ‘NO SNAKE OIL HERE’ As venue doors open and tour buses roll, what can we do when faced with Omicron and whatever else may be ahead 👿
Craig Ali Health & Wellbeing Specialist www.totalhealth.uk.com/ is sharing his knowledge on how to boost immunity and stay healthy. This is more than just chucking in a bit of Vit C because you read it somewhere on the internet. Join the zoom
Wed 9th Feb 6pm GMT London = WARNING this session may be good for you 😍 If you’d like to watch an earlier session we ran with Craig last year on Mindfulness for Touring, message me. Your stress levels will thank you ✌
Next week on The BACK LOUNGE it’s ‘DECISIONS’. Find them hard 😫 ? Most of us are faced with a few, given things are starting to move again & the landscape is decidedly different since pre pandemic. “What is my next step to ‘level-up’?”
“How do I build a ‘sustainable’ career?” “Who are the people around me that will ‘have my back’ and my best interest at heart?” “When is it time to move on to something else?”
Our esteemed guest helping us tune in to make the right ones is Entertainment Career Coach Rick Goudzwaard proartcoach.com ⭐
Wed 2nd Feb 6pm London GMT
Next Wednesday on The BACK LOUNGE it’s a check in. Talk about anything. How’s your January and 2022 so far?!
Gigs cancelled? Got any work in the diary? Hopes, fears, challenges?! We’ve made it through Blue Monday, but is February a bit like January, and January is a bit like one long Monday? Don’t worry it will be March soon… Join us to commiserate and celebrate 🖖 It’s still better than it was this time last year. Everyone welcome ❤ Wed 26th Jan 6pm GMT
ROADMAP TO SUSTAINABLE TOURING is the first of our BACK LOUNGE workshops with Tour Production Group https://www.tourproductiongroup.co.uk/ – hosted by TPG Sustainability facilitator & tour/production manager Jamal Chalabi & tour/event manager Nathalie Candel. This session will teach the basics of sustainability on tour, from a small van tour to an arena-sized bus tour. We all have a part to play in making a difference to how we tour. To get up to speed register here. It’s FREE Wednesday 19 January 6-7.30pm London.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/231618536277
This week it’s ‘BE MORE PUNK’ on The BACK LOUNGE We’re just ahead of National Quitters Day- the day most people ditch their new year’s resolutions….if your aim this year was to drag your sorry arse off the couch and get fit, our guest Jimmy from RUNNING PUNKS https://www.runningpunks.com/ may help you find your mojo. It’s well proven that being accountable and being a part of a group helps you keep going. Running Punks are incredible & awesome individuals with a punk mentality and a thirst for life & self-improvement. If nothing else, listen to Jimmy’s album reviews whilst running. Here’s a man not afraid to wear pink. Join us for some inspiration whether you run or not. This is about staying motivated.
12th Jan 6pm London.
Looking to a shiny New Year on The BACK LOUNGE it’s ‘DIGITAL WELLNESS’.
Laura Willis shineoffline.com is our guest. How healthy is your relationship with social media, your email account or your phone? Do you shudder when you get weekly stats on the hours you spent online? Here’s your chance to free up more time in 2022 and get off to a great start. Wed 5th January 6pm London
It’s a check in this Wednesday Twixtmas on The BACK LOUNGE. No theme, just us having a catch up for a laid back one ✌️Goodbye 2021, you’re nearly behind us 🙏 All welcome Wednesday 29th Dec 6-7pm London
Join us next Wed for ‘NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS, IT’S CHRISTMAS’!!! ⭐️ Our esteemed guest is sound engineer & yoga teacher Becky Pell https://rocknrollyogi.com/ Kicking off at a later time of 7.30pm with a check in, then at 8pm it’s a 75min VERY GENTLE yin yoga (think nice stretch if yin means nothing to you) followed by a yoga nidra (think guided meditation & nice lie down). This is a session for everyone, experienced ‘at yoga’ or never tried it before. Zero lycra required. Mostly it’s a body brain reset in the aftermath of 2021 and everything it became. This will lower your heart rate and help you be ready to CHILL as the year winds down. If you find switching off hard, this could be just what you need. All welcome ❤ Wed 22nd Dec 7.30- 9.15pm London ✨
This Wednesday it’s ‘GLOBAL PTSD’ 🖤 on The BACK LOUNGE. Fed up, f***ed off or just can’t cope with more uncertainty? If so, it’s not just you. It’s clear we’re not out the woods yet.
Chris Madden, music industry psychotherapist https://chrismaddentherapy.com/ will be helping us talk this one out and find our way through ✌ ✊ Wed 8th Dec 6pm London
