You Are Not Alone

Liewe ouers, familie en vriende,

Met ’n effense koeligheid in die lug en blare wat begin verkleur,

kan ons uiteindelik welkom sê aan die Herfs na ‘n lang en warm

Somer!

In the same way, we are also standing at the beginning of a new

season at YANA, as we are (at last) commencing with our

strategic plan for development that was done three years ago!

Although most of you are aware of the plan, I will sum it up

briefly for the new members:

Die plan sluit twee dinge in:

‘n Nuwe, industriële tipe kombuis waarvoor ons reeds in

2012 ‘n bedrag van die Lotto ontvang het om toerusting

aan te koop. Dieselfde tyd het ons ook begin werk aan

die finansiering van die gebou en o.a. ‘n aansoek vir

“Toestemmingsgebruik” by die Munisipalieit ingehandig.

Omdat daar nou, drie jaar later, steeds oponthoude in

hierdie proses is, het die Bestuurskomitee na ander

opsies vir die gebou gekyk en is daar besluit om een van

die huidige buitegeboue op te knap om as kombuis te

dien. Hierdie werk het reeds ’n aanvang geneem.

The second part of the plan is to move the ladies closer

to the Men’s Houses. This involves buying adjacent

properties and selling the current Ladies House. This will

enable them to make use of the facilities at the Men’s

Houses, improve safety, give them access to more

resources in the community and unite YANA as an

organisation. We have also started this process.

Tussendeur al die opwinding, gaan die daaglikse terapetiese

program en ander aktiwiteite steeds volstoom voort. Wat

fondsinsameling aanbetref, beplan ons weer ‘n konsert by die

Peirneefteater en gaan ons ook weer Potjiekosdag hou. Die

Golfdag wat ons verlede jaar beplan het, moes ongelukkig

uitgestel word, maar ons vertrou dat dit wel hierdie jaar sal

realiseer. Verder gaan ons weer deelneem aan “Casual Day” en

hoop ons om nog beter te doen as verlede jaar. Hou gerus die res

van die Nuusbrief, asook u epos dop vir meer inligting oor hierdie

geleenthede waarvoor ons u elkeen se ondersteuning nodig het.

We would like to say a huge welcome to all our new residents, day

visitors and their family members. We invite you to get involved

and support us in continually building a better YANA for all who

are a part there-of.

Graag wil ons ook geluk sê aan 2 van ons personeellede—Amelda

Swan, wat op 19 April ’n kleindogter ryker geword het en Adele

Krieg, wie se dogter op 21 April haar graad ontvang het.

Last, but not least, a huge thank you to the members of our

Management Committee (and its subcommittees) for all the time

and effort that they contribute towards YANA—it is greatly

appreciated!

Vriendelike Groete,

Estelle Verbeek

INVITATION to YANA’s ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

DATE: 21 May 2016 TIME: 9:00

PLACE: YANA Hall, Men’s House 1, 420 14th Avenue, Rietfontein

AGENDA: Chairman’s Report, Financial Report, Budget, Revised Constitution,

Election of MC Members.

SPEAKER/S: Residents

THEME: Psycho-Social Rehabilitation Program

Handmade items by residents will be on display from 8:30.

We would very much

appreciate some snacks!

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Do you belong to the category of ‘human doings’ or ‘human beings’?

“Every day includes much more nonbeing than being….A great

part of every day is not lived consciously (Virginia Woolf). If you are func-

tioning without awareness (being mindless) e.g. entering a room and forget-

ting why you went there or driving home and not remembering what hap-

pened during the journey – you might be functioning on ‘autopilot’. The

importance of not living on autopilot is central to the subject of Mindfulness.

Mindfulness is the practice of bringing your awareness deliberate-

ly to the present moment in time and experiencing it without judgment or

expectation. It is not about intense concentration or effort. Most little chil-

dren are quite naturally mindful, being absorbed and amazed when flying a

kite or eating ice-cream etc.

Mindfulness is bringing your awareness deliberately to the pre-

sent moment and accepting what you find, as opposed to judging it or want-

ing to change it.

It was first developed by 3 clinical psychologists, Williams, Teas-

dale and Segal to prevent relapse into Depression, after discovering that even

negligible increases in sadness reactivated depressive thinking patterns.

Research showed that Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy significantly

reduced the recurrence of depression in people who had experienced clinical

Depression more than twice; in fact it halved the recurrence of depression.

Results of the study were repeatedly shown.

Negative thoughts are like Velcro and positive thoughts are like Teflon.

Through increased mindfulness training, you can discover that

physical sensations, thoughts and feelings are merely experiences and not

absolute truths. You discover how to take the stand of an observer looking at

your thoughts, without necessarily believing or acting on them. You come to

realise that you aren’t your thoughts. Mindfulness helps you to become

aware of how busy your mind is and how it tends to stick to negative

thoughts.

Fears about the future are partially due to how the human brain

evolved. Our brain is primed to watch out anxiously for potential dangers in

order to ensure survival. The result is humans’ tendency to worry about the

future. Neuropsychologist Rick Hanson calls this feeling ‘an ongoing inter-

nal trickle of unease’ (the little whisper of worry that keeps you scanning

your inner and outer worlds for signs of trouble).

Van die Voorsitter………………………………………1 April 2016

Op YANA se jaarprogram is daar ‘n kerkdiens elke eerste Vrydag van elke maand. Hierdie jaar is dit so dat 1 April op ‘n Vrydag val. Aangesien

ek dit gewoonlik bywoon, het Estelle voor die diens versoek dat ek ‘n aankondiging namens die Bestuurskomitee doen rakende sekuriteits

reëlings by YANA.

Die kerkdiens is vir my altyd ‘n besondere geleentheid. Vandag is daar ‘n vertraging en Estelle kondig aan dat die predikant op die laaste minuut

gekanselleer het. Sy sê ewe rustig dat sy en haar personeel aan plan B werk en as dit nie werk nie dan is daar nog ‘n plan C ook maar kerk hou

gaan ons hou. Met belangstelling hou ek die werksaamhede van ons YANA personeel en ons arbeidsterapeut dop. Dis ywerige, vrolike en vas-

berade dames wat hier doenig is met labtops, selfone en ‘n oorhoofse projektor. Dis ook nie lank nie en daar val ‘n beeld van ’n prediker teen

die muur en klank kom uit die luidspreker. Wat ‘n wonderlike oomblik en ek besef maar net weereens dat ons so gelukkig is hier by YANA en

geseend is met baie bekwame en vriendelike personeel. Hulle leef 1 Pertus 3:8 prakies uit “Wees almal eensgesind, medelydend, liefdevol,

goedhartig, nederig.” Ek besef dat dit is hoe elkeen van ons ook altyd moet optree.

Na afloop van die kerkdiens kry ek toe ‘n kans om met almal teenwoordig te praat soos versoek. Ek het iets algemeen gesê oor sekuriteit en

voortgegaan om die inwoners in te lig oor die besluit van die Bestuurskomitee dat die YANA inwoners, wat die dames insluit, in spanne ingedeel

sal word om deur die nag die YANA perseel te patrolleer om te verseker dat ongewenste besoekers nie die perseel in die donker sal betree nie.

Elke spanlid sal toegerus word met ‘n sterk flits, ‘n knuppel en ‘n fluitjie. Een inwoner het nog iets probeer vra toe sit ek al. Veronique het in

ongeloof aan my gevra waar kom die reeling vandaan want sy weet dan van niks! Estelle het gelukkig die ys gebreek toe sy vra wat is vandag

se datum en almal besef dis 1 April en net ‘n April grap!

Hierdie kerkdiens sal ek nog lank onthou vir ‘n boodskap uit die elektroniese era wat moontlik gemaak is deur spanwerk van ons YANA perso-

neel, met lekker humor daarby. Baie dankie aan elkeen wat hierdie kerkdiens by YANA iets besonders gemaak het.

Groetnis soos altyd,

Mike Holtzhausen ( Voorsitter, YANA se Bestuurskomitee)

Mindfulness builds ‘thinking roads’ enabling one to be less fearful of the future

while fully immersing oneself in truly living life. The more you practise, the more

your brain structurally changes and engages this self-soothing system.

Try this simple exercise to experience the sense of relief that comes from focus-

ing on the present moment:

Bring your awareness to this moment: are you aware of any immediate danger

or threats?

If not, you can safely adopt an attitude of ‘right now, in this very moment,

everything is okay’.

Continue to check in with yourself every hour or so and see whether you’re

still okay.

In all likelihood the answer is ‘yes’. So think to yourself: “I’m fine, all is okay

right now’.

Feel into your body; what are you aware of when you soothe yourself in this

way?

You may not have everything you want or desire (who does), but think about

the things you do have and the parts of your body that are well and not in pain.

As an experiment, write down in your diary all the things that are okay, good

or wholesome in this very moment.

To try:

Perform the following activity in a mindful way:

Treat yourself to a shower: feel the water on your skin, its temperature and

sensation.

Smell the soap and really notice it. Bring your awareness to the wonderful gift

of having running hot water available at the turn of a tap.

For more information have a look at the following:

www.dummies.com/cheatsheet/mindfulnessbasedcognitivetherapyuk

www.dummies.com/go/mindfulnessbasedcognitivetherapyuk

www.dummies.com/extras/mindfulnessbasedcognitivetherapyuk.

Mindfulnessbased Based Cognitive Therapy for Dummies —

Dr. Patrizia Collard

Extract composed by Amelda Swan

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NUUSNUUSNUUS YANAYANAYANA NEWSNEWSNEWS NUUSNUUSNUUS

Pierneefteater

So 5 Junie: Kiekies – Lucas se liedjies deur Jannie du Toit en Thean Kotze (stigterslid van Ses Snare). Bekende en minder bekende liedjies, gekombineer met staaltjies oor en uit sy lewe. Lucas het as liedkunstenaar min gelykes in Afrikaans. Jannie en Thean herontdek sy verbeeldingryke kyk na die lewe en laat die gehoor iets beleef van sy uitsonderlike menslikheid en kreatiewe gees. Soos Lucas self die sestigs se folk gesing het met die klem op fyn afgeronde kitaarspel, harmonieë en tekste wat iets te sê het, beweeg Thean en Jannie singend en spelend deur die wonderlike landskap van verhale, ideale, wysheid en drome wat die ou Groot Beer – soos sy vriend Coenie de Villiers hom geno-em het – daargestel het. Lucas Maree se werk boei oud en jonk. Kom kyk en luister asb. saam!!!

Potjiekosdag: 28 Oktober 2016 Ons waarsku vroegtyding sodat u nou al kan begin tande slyp…. Ons wil graag NOG meer familielede en vriende hier hê as verlede jaar.

Reserveer die datum en kom kuier asb. saam!!!!

MEER INFO EN DETAIL OOR HIERDIE TWEE GELEENTHEDE

VOLG LATER PER E POS!!

From the Kitchen....... Sake in die Kombuis loop glad op die oomblik, en almal sien baie uit na die nuwe kombuis! Die

resepteboek is klaar geskryf en ons is nou op die proefstadium om te kyk waar daar nog verander of

verbeter moet word — ons waardeer elke inset van die inwoners in hierdie proses!

And the Bus…….. Die bus se lugversorging is onlangs herstel, wat vir almal ’n groot verligting is. Behalwe vir ‘n pap

wiel so dan en wan, bly die bus ‘n staatmaker met 103651 kilometer wat al afgelê is. Leanie Malan

Van Frans Viljoen se kant: Die hoogtepunt van ons huidige projekte is die Kombuisprojek, waarvan die voorbereiding reeds gedoen is.

Die oprigting van die parkeerareas vir 14 motors binne die perseel is voltooi en ons sê graag dankie aan LPM en vir netjiese werk. Die afdakke sal ook vir sosiale geleenthede gebruik word. Die terreine is weereens skoongemaak en bourommel is verwyder en ons is besig met herstel van dakke en krake by al die geboue. Manshuis 1 is tans aan die beurt. Na ‘n paar onlangse voorvalle in die omgewing, is die komitee in die proses om ‘n plan op te stel vir die opgradering van die sekuriteit van die huise en terrein.

Psycho-Social Rehabilitation Program Individual therapy at YANA can be seen as the “cement” used to build the different aspects of the Program into a coherent whole towards each

participant’s optimal functioning. This process is individualized and is a collaborative process with inputs from both the participant and the

therapists on a continuing basis.

Group activities occur daily and are well attended. Our program for 2016 is once again filled with a

variety of groups, namely: Art, Music, Community Outreach, Spirituality, Wellness, Mindfulness, Stress

Management, Occupational Therapy and Therapy Groups. In Therapy Groups we have focussed on

“Who am I” and “How about You”. We have explored the self as well as learned about our views and

how perceptions of others influence our relationships. A new Spirituality Group offers participants the

opportunity to reflect on the deeper things of life.

Regarding Occupational therapy groups, we have identified a new group for this year– the Production Group. Their goal is to produce high

quality items that can be sold at exhibitions and markets to be used as gifts. Please be on the lookout for these items and support us by buying

these lovely products.

Casual Day

PLEASE support us by buying stickers @ R 15 each for you and your colleagues. Ask your office / company NOW to commit to buying their stickers from YANA!!For each ticket that YANA provide or sell ourselves, we earn a percentage of the in-come.

SPYSKAART

Die bussie is die ding,

Wat ons na al ons plekke bring

Sonder hom is ons verlore

Soos al gesien is vantevore

Met hom gaan koop ons lekker kos

Daarmee kook ons ‘n storm los

Vir wat jul als in die kombuis vermag

Julle laat dit so maklik lyk

Tog weet ons dit is soms ‘n stryd

Al bring Mike vir ons kool

En ons dink dalk dis bietjie goor

Is ons reg om dit weg te toor

Vir disse in die toekoms wat wag

So werk ons almal saam

Vir YANA se goeie naam. Leani

PO Box 23783 Gezina 0031

You Are Not Alone

Management&Administration (012) 330-1917 (Estelle Verbeek & Adèle Krieg) Therapy - Men’s Houses (012) 330-1797 Ladies House (012) 333-2391 (Amelda Swan & Veronique Jordaan) Fax: (012) 330-1797

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Visit our website:

www.youarenotalone.co.za

Our banking details:

YANA, ABSA, Brooklyn

1500980350, Chq account

Please add a reference to payments

KITCHEN PROJECT

Thank you very much to everyone who donated towards this project. We

are very happy to have started with the groundwork and hope to complete

the kitchen within the next couple of months. As we still need more funds

as well as appliances, donations are still welcome. Please contact Estelle

Verbeek if you would like to contribute cash and/or building supplies.

Read below on how your donation can benefit you!

BAIE WELKOM aan:

* Johannes Janse v Rensburg, ‘n nuwe vrywilliger wat ‘n spirituali-teitsgroep op Maandae aanbied.

BAIE DANKIE aan:

* Erika en Neels v Niekerk vir die skenk en aflewer van ‘n ‘n sitkamerstel.

* Tannie Joey en oom Willem van Niekerk, asook Mev Booyens vir wasmasjiene.

* Ons kontantdonateurs: Antoinette Reynecke en Adriana en Hendrik Pretorius van R&A Supplies wat steeds maandeliks bydraes maak.

* Verskeie persone vir die skenk van klere.

R-E-C-Y-C-L-I-N-G P-RO-J-E-C-T

This project has grown yet again thanks to

your contributions! We will soon be receiv-

ing our special containers for glass.

Please help us by collecting your used

glassware, paper and plastic and dropping it

off at YANA when you come to visit.

OUERONDERSTEUNINGSGROEP

U word hartlik uitgenooi om hierdie groep se verga-

derings by te woon. Dit geskied een keer per maand

by YANA. Annette Holtzhausen is die koordineerder.

Sy is ook beskikbaar om telefonies met persone te

gesels wat ondersteuning nodig het. Kontak haar

gerus vir meer inligting, by 012 5676941.

Het u geweet?

YANA is by SARS geregistreer as ‘n Artikel 18A

Organisasie. Dit beteken dat ALLE donasies

(kontant en ander benonodighede) wat u aan ons

skenk, van u belasting afgetrek kan word. Kom

maak ‘n verskil deur u bydrae te gee en ons sal die

nodige dokumentasie hiervoor verskaf.

*YANA kan ’n persentasie van u aankope kry by alle

winkels wat “My School” kaarte aanvaar, bv. Wool-

worhts. Doen asb. DRINGEND aansoek vir u “My

YANA DAY VISITORS INVITATION:

We would hereby like to invite persons to participate in our program and

enjoy stimulation and socialization. Our Psycho-Social Rehabilitation

Program includes individual therapy, therapeutic groups, relaxation

therapy, occupational therapy, health and wellness groups, musical

activities, art and science groups, outings, social gatherings and sports.

Please contact our office at 012 3301797 to make an appointment with

the social workers. The Department of Health subsidizes 15 people

(who qualify) to attend the program.