Adventures in Caring

The long-term goal of Adventures in Caring is to produce the materials, methods, and programs that ensure the practice of compassion for the sick will be reliably passed on to future generations of professional and volunteer caregivers—at a standard that demonstrably benefits the healing process—so that the mental, emotional and spiritual distress encountered by those who …

WHISTalks – Derek Eland “Being Human”

Derek Eland’s work examines the human condition and what it is like to ‘be human’ particularly in stressful and challenging situations.  His work creates a narrative dialogue using images, text and objects and seeks to challenge the perceptions of viewers in relation to preconceived ideas about issues and places. He is interested in the use of the written word, particularly in …

WHISKids Ambassador Harry McCann

My aim is very simple, “Write a future I am proud to be the author of”. My name is Harry McCann, and I am an eighteen-year-old entrepreneur from Kildare in Ireland. In 2013 when I was just fifteen years old I founded my first business, Kid Tech. Over the space of sixteen months I went …

WHIS Ambassador Lila Stavropoulou

Lila Stavropoulou is a visionary corporate communication professional collaborating with startups, European organisations as well as local & international NGO’s in digital health communication projects. She is currently collaborating with the eHealth Forum, an initiative created in 2014, to influence perception and change behaviour when it comes to integrating digital health as we all become more …

Room for Reflection

The Danish book that helps thousands of children fall asleep Are you having a hard time getting your child to sleep? Thousands of families love reading “The Children’s Meditations: In my heart” at bedtime. The Danish word “hygge” (hard to translate but close to wellbeing and coziness) is spreading and the Danish way of doing things is …

WORLD HEUTAGOGY DAY 26th September 2017

‘HEUTAGOGY, MEANING MAKING & WELLBEING. The team at The Monastery Manchester is proud to be the ‘spiritual home’ of the World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) here in Manchester (WHISManchester) This relationship is an integral part of the ‘Life’ programme (LifeSkills Information For Everyone) recently launched and the in-house capability network (Unlike Minds) Not surprisingly then, …