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Creativity for Calm
Are you looking for a relaxing hobby to help you unwind? Creating moments of calm in the day is essential for our emotional well-being and mental health. Step into the world of mindful crafts with this course and enjoy art for relaxation.
This creativity course allows you to explore your art and craft skills to find practices that soothe you. Whether you enjoy drawing, painting, origami, or craft-making, art courses can help you find a relaxing hobby.
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Dates:Mon 15/07/2024 -
Tue 16/07/2024Times:10:00am - 2:00pmDuration:2 sessionsLocation:Seetec Pluss Poole
Poole
BH12 1EDTutor:Dulcie AllanCourse code:Q00013989How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:7 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £33.60
Seated Yoga
Did you know yoga can help you get stronger and more flexible, no matter your age or abilities? There are yoga courses for all levels and needs. Even if you can’t take part in a standing class, this beginner’s yoga course can help you gain mobility without taking a toll on your joints.
Seated yoga is perfect for you if you’d have difficulty following a regular yoga lesson. Whether you have mobility issues or chronic fatigue, this yoga course can help you reduce stiffness in your joints and learn to relax. Enjoy the practice of yoga from a chair.
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Dates:Tue 06/08/2024 -
Tue 27/08/2024Times:9:00am - 10:30amDuration:4 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Georgia DanielCourse code:Q00017045How you'll learn:OnlineStatus:Waiting listFee rangeFree to £22.20
Craft: Introduction to Pottery
This is a practical pottery session where you will have the opportunity to try different hand-building techniques to create your own individual pottery work. In a relaxed and informal session, you can try out the basic skills used to make and decorate pottery. You can explore the tools and techniques used for hand-building including coiling, pinching and surface decoration. We will be using air-drying clay so you can take your pieces home with you at the end. Join us for this relaxing and fun session where you can connect with other like-minded individuals, share ideas, and learn from each other.
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Dates:Thu 08/08/2024 -
Thu 08/08/2024Times:10:00am - 1:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:Warwick Community Group (Knottingley)
9 Pinewood Place
Knottingley
WF11 0QHTutor:Sarah Cameron-PayneCourse code:Q00017946How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:Free
Vagus Nerve Stimulation as a Pathway to Well-Being
An intriguing wellness trend for 2024 revolves around vagus nerve stimulation.
This practice employs a variety of different ways to stimulate the vagus nerve, which regulates various bodily functions, including digestion, heart rate, and breathing. Stimulating the vagus nerve ca
Vagal nerve stimulation can be done by practicing meditation, humming, singing, and even cold water and ice baths. This form of stimulation holds immense potential, with health benefits ranging from lowered blood pressure and reduced heart rate to stress response management and even seizure control in epilepsy.
Join me on this super short course taking place in the last two weeks of August where you will learn about the vagus nerve and practice ways of stimulating this extraordinary area of the brain.
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Dates:Wed 21/08/2024 -
Thu 29/08/2024Times:1:30pm - 4:00pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Georgia DanielCourse code:Q00016966How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:9 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £37.00
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
Yoga Nidra with Georgia Daniel
Yoga Nidra translates to Yogic Sleep. Join me on this course with a difference. Fancy a super early night?....then this is the course for you!
Nidra is a deeply restful Yoga practice, and a very effective way to rest and restore at the end of the day.
If you want to manage stress and anxiety and reduce fatigue, we’ve got you covered!
Yoga Nidra with Georgia offers you the tools, time and space you need to manage stress and open yourself up to a place of stillness, calm and deep relaxation.
Yoga Nidra helps you to easily drift into a clam and meditative state from a place of comfort and ease, not only gently opening the body but to prepare you for a restful night's sleep.
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Dates:Wed 21/08/2024 -
Thu 29/08/2024Times:5:00pm - 6:30pmDuration:2 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Georgia DanielCourse code:Q00016946How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £22.20
Creative Writing: Body and Place Stories
This friendly creative writing course will invite you to enter into relationship with your bodies and surroundings. The session will be held in a supportive way and will integrate some simple meditation (adaptable to all bodies), prompts for creative and reflective expression through writing, and even some environmental science! You will be guided to a holistic understanding of person and place. This course is ideal for people who like to write and to contemplate how to live more skilfully as individuals, as a community and in relationship with their surroundings. There will be time for sharing small parts of your writing towards the end of the workshop but no pressure.
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Dates:Wed 04/09/2024 -
Wed 23/10/2024Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:8 sessionsLocation:Shekinah Endeavour House (Torquay)
Endeavour House, 228 Union Str
Torquay
TQ2 5QSTutor:Ione HarrisCourse code:Q00017151How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £67.20
Healthy Living: Meditation and Mindfulness to encourage restful sleep
Many people struggle to sleep or to have good quality sleep for a variety of reasons. This can negatively impact our ability to be productive in daily life. Regular mindfulness and meditation practice supports both mind and body to relax, therefore supporting many people’s ability to have a good night’s sleep. This practice-based course will guide you through a range of mindful practices that will help you to unwind during the evening. You will learn to anchor in the moment through attentions to your breathing, sound release, mindful movement, and meditation. Each session will end with a guided Yoga Nidra practice to encourage deep rest and quality sleep.
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Dates:Tue 10/09/2024 -
Tue 22/10/2024Times:7:00pm - 8:30pmDuration:7 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Nicola BaileyCourse code:Q00018247How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £38.85
Creativity for Calm
Are you looking for a relaxing hobby to help you unwind? Creating moments of calm in the day is essential for our emotional well-being and mental health. Step into the world of mindful crafts with this course and enjoy art for relaxation.
This creativity course allows you to explore your art and craft skills to find practices that soothe you. Whether you enjoy drawing, painting, origami, or craft-making, art courses can help you find a relaxing hobby.
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Dates:Wed 11/09/2024 -
Wed 27/11/2024Times:9:00am - 11:00amDuration:11 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Rebecca SpearCourse code:Q00015870How you'll learn:OnlineStatus:Waiting listFee rangeFree to £81.40
Creativity for Calm
Are you looking for a relaxing hobby to help you unwind? Creating moments of calm in the day is essential for our emotional well-being and mental health. Step into the world of mindful crafts with this course and enjoy art for relaxation.
This creativity course allows you to explore your art and craft skills to find practices that soothe you. Whether you enjoy drawing, painting, origami, or craft-making, art courses can help you find a relaxing hobby.
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Dates:Wed 11/09/2024 -
Wed 27/11/2024Times:11:30am - 1:30pmDuration:11 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Rebecca SpearCourse code:Q00015871How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:0 places remainingStatus:Waiting listFee rangeFree to £81.40
Fitness and Exercise: Afternoon Yoga for Everybody
The course is suitable for all ages and abilities and for those who are experienced and who have some prior knowledge of yoga. The practices will involve a wide range of techniques including posture, breathwork, mindfulness and meditation, study and reflection. Yoga is a traditional and contemporary class. Each week there is a guided practice where we will work on a variety of practices and techniques modified and adapted to suit all needs. You will be introduced to yoga in a careful, step by step approach with demonstrations and explanations of key postures, breathing techniques, meditation techniques and themes from the teachings.
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Dates:Thu 12/09/2024 -
Thu 28/11/2024Times:1:15pm - 2:15pmDuration:11 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Caroline ArthurCourse code:Q00010031How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £27.75