What is Kardia?
Kardia is an early intervention mental health course for teenagers
Kardia is a mental health course based in neuroscience and faith. It is aimed at young people struggling with anxiety and depression related symptoms and general poor mental health, though any young person would benefit from it.
It is an early intervention course to raise self-esteem and to give young people the tools to think positively and learn to take responsibility for their mental health.
It aims to manage expectations around how we should feel, create a daily routine of good mental health, and explore issues relating to poor mental health.
It is free for young people to attend.
What does Kardia mean?
‘Kardia’ is the Greek word for ‘heart’
It is not referring to the organ that pumps blood around the body. Kardia is used to describe our whole being and the centre of human life. It encompasses emotions, desires, understanding, thoughts and wisdom. It is the core of the mind and the will.
Kardia is also used in nature to describe the seed of plants, the place from which life grows and develops.
It is our hope that as you are nurtured in a safe place, you will grow and develop in your whole being and find good mental health.
k a r d i a
[kar-dee'-ah] Greek
Denotes the centre of all physical and spiritual life.
The soul or mind, as it is the fountain and seat of the thoughts, passions, desires, appetites, affections, purposes, endeavours
