Beyond Boundaries Foundation

29/08/2026

🧠 Box breathing: the "most powerful hack" for stress?

This morning, the BBC is reporting on why box breathing is being called one of the most powerful ways to get stress and anxiety under control - and it’s one of the techniques we share and recommend to those the charity supports both in person and through our online resource hub: The Buzz Hub.

It's simple: Breathe in for 4 counts, hold for 4, breathe out for 4, hold for 4. Repeat. This steady pattern helps calm the nervous system, slow the heart rate and ease feelings of anxiety and stress, often in just a few minutes.

The Buzz Hub is just one of the ways the charity works with vulnerable people in our communities supporting their physical, mental and emotional health.

The Hub is an online resource made available to those who meet the charity’s eligibility criteria FREE of charge.

It shares video-based techniques and practices covering an array of therapies including breathwork, all led by qualified and experienced professionals.

Read the BBC article here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y5jqly153o

Want to give it a try? Click the link below for more information 👇
https://www.beyondboundariesfoundation.org/buzzhub

We spoke to experts about how the breathing technique used by soldiers and influencers works.

27/08/2026

🕯️KELLY FROM ELL & EVE ✨

For our Evening of Intention, we’re delighted to have Kelly from Ell&Eve Scented Candles leading our candle-making workshop.

Kelly’s passion for candle making began with creating beautifully scented candles for her own home. As her business grew, she became increasingly interested in creating products that were kinder to both people and the environment. This led her to move away from synthetic fragrance oils and focus on natural ingredients and essential oils.

Today, Ell & Eve candles are hand-poured using 100% natural soy wax, cotton and paper wicks and UK-made essential oil blends. Sustainability is also at the heart of the business, with reusable and refillable candle vessels helping to reduce waste.

At our evening, Kelly will guide you through creating your very own beautiful candle using essential oils and crystals, giving you the chance to get creative while learning from someone who is genuinely passionate about what she does.

🕯️ Create your own candle
🌿 Choose from beautiful essential oil blends
✨ Add crystals for a personal touch
💜 Enjoy a relaxing, creative evening

📅 Thursday 1st October
📍 The Coffee & Coach Café, Wokingham
💷 £54 including all materials

This is a fundraising event for Beyond Boundaries Foundation so your evening of creativity and wellbeing will also help us continue supporting those who need it most.

🎟️ To book your ticket, scan the QR code on our flyer or click on the link below:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticketing/evening-of-intention

Find out more about Kelly and Ell & Eve:
https://ellandevescentedcandles.co.uk/

25/08/2026

Anxiety symptoms down by up to 46%. That's what research has found for regular Pilates practice. 🤍

Pilates is gentle, low-impact, and built around control rather than intensity — making it accessible for all bodies and fitness levels. A meta-analysis of controlled trials found Pilates reduced depressive symptoms by 11–81% and anxiety symptoms by 33–46%, alongside real improvements in energy, sleep and overall quality of life.

It's one of the nine therapies we bring to the people we support at Beyond Boundaries Foundation 💜

https://www.beyondboundariesfoundation.org/

24/08/2026

🕯️✨ Take a moment for you: An Evening of Intention

When was the last time you gave yourself an evening to simply pause, breathe and reconnect?

Join us for a beautiful evening of creativity and wellbeing as we welcome the change of season.

🕯️ Create your own soy wax candle with beautiful essential oils and crystals, guided by Kelly from Ell&Eve Scented Candles.

🌿 Create a gratitude jar filled with positive intentions and things you’re thankful for.

🧘‍♀️ Relax with a group meditation to help quiet the mind and leave you feeling refreshed.

All in the cosy and welcoming surroundings of The Coffee & Coach Café in Wokingham.

📅 Thursday 1st October
🕠 Arrival & welcome: 5.30pm
🕕 Evening activities: 6.00pm–8.30pm
📍 The Coffee & Coach Café, 41b Ivanhoe Rd, Wokingham RG40 4QQ
💷 £54, including all materials

💜 This is a fundraising event for Beyond Boundaries Foundation, with part of every ticket helping us continue our work supporting those who need it most.

✨ Spaces are limited, so don’t miss out!

🎟️ Book your place here:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticketing/evening-of-intention

Come along with a friend, enjoy some time for yourself and leave with your own beautiful candle, gratitude jar and a little more calm. 💜

20/08/2026

✨ An Evening of Intention: Candle Making & Gratitude Jar Workshop ✨

Join us for a beautiful evening of relaxation, reflection and creativity as we welcome the change in season.

Make your own candle with essential oils and crystals, led by Kelly from Ell&Eve Scented Candles , decorate and fill a gratitude jar with positive intention and enjoy a group meditation to help clear your mind - all in the cosy, welcoming space of The Coffee & Coach Cafè

📅 Thursday 1st October
🕠 5.30pm — Arrival & Welcome
🕕 6.00pm–8.30pm — Evening Events
📍 The Coffee & Coach Café, 41b Ivanhoe Rd, Wokingham RG40 4QQ
💷 £54 — includes all materials

Spaces are limited, so grab your ticket soon! Scan the QR code on our flyer or book via the link below:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticketing/evening-of-intention

This is a fundraising event in support of Beyond Boundaries Foundation, with part of every ticket helping us continue our work supporting those who need it most. 💜

We'd love to see you there for an evening of relaxing, unwinding, and reconnecting with intention.

https://www.beyondboundariesfoundation.org/

19/08/2026

A little reminder that can make a BIG difference 💜

Next time you shop online, remember to use easyfundraising!

With over 8,000 retailers taking part, your everyday online shopping can raise FREE donations for Beyond Boundaries Foundation. Whether you’re booking a holiday, buying groceries or ordering clothes, you can support our work at no extra cost to you.

If you haven’t signed up yet, it’s quick, easy and completely FREE.

Please sign up today and help us raise more to support the people who benefit from our work:
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/beyond-boundaries-foundation/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=pmc&utm_content=fb-2

Thank you for supporting Beyond Boundaries Foundation every time you shop online! 💜

18/08/2026

Yoga isn't just about touching your toes. 🧘

It's a genuine, evidence-backed tool for calming anxiety and lifting mood. Research on yoga as a therapeutic intervention shows it can be comparably effective to some conventional treatments for anxiety and depression, with studies among healthcare workers finding significantly reduced anxiety and improved quality of life after just four weeks of practice.

It combines movement, breath and stillness — meeting people exactly where they are, whatever their fitness level or experience.

Yoga is one of our nine Charity Commission-approved therapies at Beyond Boundaries Foundation, helping people build strength in body and mind.

💜 https://www.beyondboundariesfoundation.org/

15/08/2026

Could you walk for Beyond Boundaries Foundation?

The Wokingham Walk is coming up on Sunday 18th October, and we’d love to see some of our supporters taking part and raising money for us.

With 5, 10 and 15-mile routes to choose from, there’s something for everyone. The routes take you around some of the beautiful areas of Wokingham, with everyone starting and finishing at Elms Field.

You can take part with friends, family or colleagues, walk at your own pace and, if you’d like to, ask people to sponsor you and help raise funds for Beyond Boundaries Foundation.

Setting up your fundraising page is simple through JustGiving. Just head to our page:
https://www.justgiving.com/charity/beyondboundariesfoundation
Select “Fundraise for us”, then “Taking part in an event” and search for “Wokingham Walk”.

So, why not make October a month for getting outdoors, getting active and doing something positive for our community?

Will you be joining us? We’d love your support!

Find out more about the Wokingham Walk and add it to your diary here:
https://wokinghamlions.org.uk/wokinghamwalk/

14/08/2026

Understanding anxiety is the first step to managing it. 💛

Psycho-education isn't about lectures — it's about giving people clear, practical knowledge of what's actually happening in their mind and body when anxiety strikes and simple tools to manage it. It's a core, evidence-based approach used in national anxiety treatment guidelines, often the very first step that makes every other therapy possible.

At Beyond Boundaries Foundation, this is one of our nine core therapies — because knowledge really is power when it comes to mental health.

💜 Learn more about how we support people:
https://www.beyondboundariesfoundation.org/

13/08/2026

Did you know your everyday online shopping could help support Beyond Boundaries Foundation, at no extra cost to you?

Whether you’re booking a holiday, ordering dinner, buying a gift or doing the weekly online shop, you can raise a FREE donation for us simply by using easyfundraising.

More than 8,000 retailers are signed up, including big names such as John Lewis & Partners, BT, Expedia, Argos, ASOS, Just Eat, Uswitch and many more.

It costs you nothing extra. You shop as normal, the retailer makes a small donation to Beyond Boundaries Foundation, and those small donations can really add up.

💚 It’s an easy way to support our work without spending an extra penny.

Please sign up and support us here:

https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/beyond-boundaries-foundation/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=pmc&utm_content=fb-1

Thank you for helping us go Beyond Boundaries 💜