Weekly Monday 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Hydrotherapy allows you to move painful joints and limbs in very warm water akin to a bath. Using Moray Hydrotherapy Pool in Forres, you can take part in induction classes under the supervision of a trained physiotherapist free of charge.

Our free Hydrotherapy sessions need to be prioritised for people who have been referred to our social prescribing scheme by their Doctor in Maryhill Practice in Elgin and the Practices at Forres Health and Care Centre.

However, any vacancies are made available to Affa Sair members on a weekly first come, first served basis on our facebook page.

Fortnightly from Wednesday 3rd April
1pm - 1:30pm

A series of online meditation and wellness sessions run by Deidre Chrisenson-Main. Deidre has been a Wellness, Health and Life Coach for many years and has now launched officially as a Chronic Pain Coach. Deidre suffers from chronic pain herself and is a long-standing member of Affa Sair.

These free sessions, which last about half an hour, will allow you to try meditation from your own home.

You do not need to have your camera switched on to take part in the classes. As long as you can hear what is being said you will be able to take part while maintaining your privacy.

Every four weeks on a Tuesday
from 7:30pm - 8:45pm

Zentangle is a great way to distract you from the continual onslaught of chronic pain. It is a more structured form of doodling which lets you create beautiful small works of art.

Our sessions are led by qualified Zentangle Tutor Irene Baird ZNT from Aberdeen.

All you need are 10cm (4 inch) square pieces of paper or card, a pencil and a fine liner pen. There is no need for canvases, paints or easels.

You can view examples from the shortcut below:

Zentangle Examples.pdf

Saturday fortnightly 11am - 11:45am

Led by Mollie Powney of Project Neuro in Elgin, the online gentle exercise classes will allow you to use gentle movement to free your body from the muscle and fascia tightness that comes from chronic pain.

The fortnightly sessions are held on a Saturday at 11am. There is no compulsion to have your camera turned on while taking part in the sessions.

4 weekly from 1st April 2024
6pm - 8pm

The Art Therapy Session for various types of painting using acrylics, watercolours, charcoal etc is led by professional artist Georgia Rose Murray and is held once a month at Moray Art Centre in Findhorn.

Click on the button below for the location.

Every Thursday 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Distracting yourself is a great way to let your body and mind relax from the continued onslaught of chronic pain.

Every Thursday a free session is held in Forres Town Hall led by Affa Sair members with participants encouraged to choose from various art and craft activities such as rock painting, canvas painting, learning to zentangle and many different craftworks. The choice is yours.

Entry to the Town Hall is from the side door nearest the High Street on the left of the building. The door will be unlatched until 6:45. If you arrive after that you will need to ring the door bell positioned on the fire exit door to the left of the entry door.

Weekly Thursday 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Online adaptive boxfit class specifically designed for people with pain or disability with Kronik Warrior

Kronik Warrior Adaptive Boxing Academy delivers a pioneering inclusion boxing programme, which can be adapted to suit each participant, ensuring that all safety measures are adhered to, and reflects the varying disabilities of members.

The non-contact adaptive and fitness classes are designed to incorporate functional fitness, strength and body conditioning, paying particular attention to the transfer of adaptive boxing skills to increase fitness of co-ordination, core stability, and overall upper body strength.

*Please sign up first on kronikwarrioruk.org to let the organisers know you will attend then use the links posted weekly on our members’ facebook page.

Twice weekly
Monday 1:15pm and
Wednesday 1:30pm

People taking part in our social prescribing scheme can join in walks for all capabilities organised by Walk Moray in Forres and Elgin.

Details of the free weekly walks will be posted on our usual members’
Facebook page and weekly on our free newsletter updates.

More details on Walk Moray can be found below