Massage, healing prayer and support at Wotton churchs Being Well Day Diocese of Gloucester [Video]

For five hours on Saturday 28 October, St Mary’s Wotton under Edge opened its doors for something a little bit different. The ‘Being Well Day’ offered an array of opportunities to reflect on wellbeing, mental health and Christian healing.

Visitors to the church could take part in a number of activities which included massage with prayer and yoga with a Christian focus. There were interactive prayer stations and people could sit and listen to psalms being read or relax in an immersive space, wrapped in a cosy throw, with some poetry.

The Revd Lesley Hewish says, “The initiative to hold a day for wellbeing stemmed from the Bishops’ Advisory Group and the hope to create an event that reached a wider community of people who were not regular churchgoers, giving examples of how Christian healing works.”

The day was possible thanks to the contributions of time and talent from members …