“Evidence from another ACW-funded creative mindfulness programme evaluation programme found that decreases in NHS staff absence and attrition after engaging with the saved £79.10 per staff member per month. Using the estimated attendance rate for this programme (33%) and applying it to 10% of the current NHS workforce, could generate up to £3,512,040 per year by reducing NHS staff absence and attrition in 3,700 NHS staff.”

The paper by CHEME Bangor evaluating Phase 2 of Coming to Our Senses has been published in Behavioural Sciences. It shows how CTOS is a cost effective intervention giving a huge wellbeing boost to participants.

We are delighted to announce that Theatr Cynefin has been awarded an Arts In Health and Wellbeing Lottery grant from Arts Council Wales for Phase 3 of Coming to Our Senses. Find out more about what this means for this innovative creative mindfulness course and the growing team of practitioners who are training to the deliver the course.

Thanks to Sebastian Dobrescu and his team at Teatrul Senzorial for producing this guidebook to SLT. Sebi says..

“The guidebook outlines a very short 3-day methodology for facilitators to kickstart building sensorial portals with a group.”

In June and August 2025 Theatr Cynefin delivered ‘The Art of Looking at Ourselves’ and Connecting Matter Energy and Meaning’ for Theatre of the Oppressed jokers from Ukraine.

Thanks to a generous grant from the Arts Council of Wales, we are offering a limited number of free places on our exclusive trainer programme for the new "Coming to Our Senses" Creative Mindfulness course.