The Art of Mindful Beeing

This online event will see the launch of The Art of Mindful Beeing exhibition, featuring photos of bees we have received from College members, staff, service users, allied health professionals, and members of the public.

What is the purpose of The Art of Mindful Beeing? 

• To celebrate our wild bees and all our insects. 
• To help more psychiatrists to become interested in bees and more knowledgeable about insects and wildlife in general.
• To share information about nature-based therapies and their positive impact on wellbeing of psychiatrists and their patients.
• To raise awareness around clinical sustainability and the importance of biodiversity.
• To help psychiatrists and their teams to get actively involved in nature-based therapies and in making better habitats for bees and other pollinating insects.

Online Event

During the online event we will share photos submitted as part of the project, as well as hear a talk about bees from Dr Nikki Gammans, Conservation Projects Manager at the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, and a talk from Dr Dan Harwood, Consultant Psychiatrist and Chair of the RCPsych Planetary Health and Sustainability Committee about nature based therapies. 

Get involved in the project

Find out more about the project here.

Submissions will be accepted until the end of September, so please do send us your bee photos up until that point.

The programme for the online event is as follows:

• 3pm - 3:10pm - Introduction
• 3:10pm - 3:40pm - 'Plight of the Bumblebee' - a talk about bees from Dr Nikki Gammans, Conservation Projects Manager at the Bumblebee Conservation Trust
• 3:40pm - 3:50pm - Presentation of some of the pictures submitted as part of The Art of Mindful Beeing project
• 3:50pm - 4:20pm - A talk about nature-based therapy from Dr Dan Harwood, Consultant Psychiatrist and Chair of the RCPsych Planetary Health and Sustainability Committee
• 4:20pm - 4:35pm - Picture-based Bee Quiz
• 4:35pm - 4:50pm - What's next?
• 4:50pm - 5:00pm - Q&A