EDUCATION SUPPORT RESEARCH GROUPS INDIVIDUALS
EDUCATION • SUPPORT • RESEARCH • GROUPS • INDIVIDUALS
Situated in the leafy suburb of Linden, just west of Johannesburg central, lies the home of 5th Place.
At 5th Place we aim to change the narrative about mental health and emotional wellbeing. We empower people to improve their mental wellness by advocating for increased awareness and understanding, and provide specialised psychological services, either online or in person. We have a holistic, five fold approach to our interventions.
EDUCATION SUPPORT RESEARCH GROUPS INDIVIDUALS
EDUCATION • SUPPORT • RESEARCH • GROUPS • INDIVIDUALS
Feel better now
At our core we are perfect and what we need to do is clear away the debris of our difficult feelings collected and built up over the years. Instead of a mind cluttered with ruminations, unfulfilled fantasies and endless regrets we invite, with Shape of Emotion, a chance to quieten the mind, connect with our emotions, and feel better now.
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All good deeds have an impact
All good deeds have an impact, no matter how small the action.
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Burning emotions
AfrikaBurn can be an emotional roller coaster at the best of times. If it doesn’t challenge you then, quite frankly, you haven’t really been to AfrikaBurn. The key is to immerse yourself in whatever shows up. And burn baby, burn.
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Do you really want to be a robot?
Do we think it would be better to be feelingless or emotionless and like a robot? Or do we want to embrace that we are feeling beings and do something to make them work for us?
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The best and most beautiful things
The best and most beautiful things in the world must be felt with the heart.
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Are we failing our children when it comes to feelings?
As a society we have condemned the expression of difficult feelings. What effect does this have on our children?
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No knowledge without emotion
There can be no knowledge without emotion. To the cognition of the brain must be added the experience of the soul.
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About 5th Place
Positively impacting wellbeing
At 5th Place we support the physical and emotional wellbeing of people by enabling them to regulate how they feel on a scale to match the size of the problem.
Shape of Emotion
Gently and easily releasing stuck emotions
Shape of Emotion offers a tool to address the scale of the mental, emotional and physical health challenges faced by society today.
5th Place Offerings
A variety of offerings for everyone
5th Place offers the opportunity to learn how to purposefully and consciously work with feelings and emotions, effectively manage stress and anxiety to become more present to live masterfully and mindfully.