Health & wellbeing

This course is for carers, former carers and the cared for. Th introduction to narrative theory provides you with a safe space to delve deep and express yourself creatively. Your art from this workshop will help you to consider your skills, strengths and sense of purpose, which can guide you through difficult times.

It's time to prepare for autumn and improve your mental health and well-being. This course will help you do just that! This course will give you some great ideas on how to put more self-care practices into your daily routine, you'll learn about beauty routines, gua sha and face yoga exercises with divine natural, skincare products to help to improve your own self-care journey.

Do you need to learn how to release tension, restore balance, and invite lightness into your body and mind? It's time to pamper yourself and improve your mental health and well-being. This course will help you do just that! This course will give you some great ideas on how to put more self-care practices into your daily routine, you'll learn about beauty routines, gua sha and face yoga exercises with divine natural, skincare products to help to improve your own self-care journey. If you're looking to help increase confidence and improve your heath this online, 12 week course will help; you'll learn in a supportive atmosphere with like minded learners who will encourage you to be more Independent and become part of community life.

Qua Sha helps to activate your facial muscles, bringing a surge of fresh blood flow to the face, and to bring you to a rest, digest, and heal state. This is when the magic happens Our sessions help you to walk away feeling lifted, relaxed with improved mental health and well-being . Get ready to sculpt, lift, and make your skin glow Join me for this weekly massage session and say goodbye to puffiness and embrace the fascia journey to sculpt your face and get glowing skin. Empowering women to love the skin they’re in! Join our twelve-week course and learn how in a relaxed and friendly environment.

This course will introduce learners to meditation, mindfulness, and Yoga Nidra practices, specifically designed to promote restful sleep. Sleep difficulties negatively impact our physical and mental well-being, this course aims to equip learners with a personalised toolkit to support a restful night's sleep and enhance their overall well-being. Health conditions that cause physical discomfort often compromise our ability to sleep - techniques taught on this course such as Progressive Muscle Relaxation and gentle mindful movement will support learners to ease physical pain and discomfort to encourage restful sleep. The mindful breathing practices included in the course will help individuals stay present and manage stress and anxiety, which can often disrupt sleep patterns. Guided Yoga Nidra facilitates deep rest and can both induce sleep and promote better quality sleep. By the end of their course, learners will be able to create their own personalised wind-down routine to encourage restful sleep, supporting both their physical and mental well-being.

The WEA online course is suitable for all ages, for beginners and those who already practise yoga. It is suitable for those with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis often experienced alongside osteoporosis. Your 'approach' to yoga and 'how' you practise will also help you to develop an increased level of awareness which in turn will lead to practising with an increased attentiveness to your body - getting to know yourself by listening to your body's feedback and responding appropriately . By the end of the course, you will be able to practise postures for strength, alignment, stamina, posture and balance.

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.

This online course is designed to enhance back strength and flexibility through the practice of yoga. The focus of this online course is to support learners to understand how to improve and maintain a healthy back, and to better manage stiffness and discomfort, supporting their physical well-being. Back pain and injury affects many people, often undermining mobility and contributing to absence from work which can negatively impact our mental-well-being. Each session will guide learners through a range of holistic practices that improve their overall well-being. Learners will learn a balanced range of yoga poses, specifically targeted at strengthening the muscles supporting the spine, targeting tension areas and increasing overall flexibility. Breath awareness and specific breathing techniques which are an integral part of the practice will induce mental clarity and ease stress. Each session will include guided Yoga Nidra to promote both physical and mental relaxation. By the end of their course, learners will be better equipped to maintain their back strength and flexibility through appropriate, safe and personalised yoga practice.

This online course focuses on mindful relaxation techniques designed to promote deep rest and rejuvenation to support positive well-being. Learners will explore a variety of practices, including , progressive muscle relaxation, body scans ,breathing techniques, gentle mindful movement and guided Yoga Nidra, helping to calm both mind and body. Through a combination of theoretical insights and practical sessions, learners will learn how to effectively manage stress, anxiety and physical tension and discomfort, which are common barriers to deep rest. Participating in the sessions in the comfort of their own home allows learners to relax at a much deeper level. Online Mindful Relaxation courses are particularly beneficial to learners with limited mobility, chronic health conditions, mental health difficulties as well as carers who may find it difficult to attend courses in venue. Learners will be encouraged to practice independently using the relaxation recordings provided in Canvas, allowing them to discover which techniques most suit their needs. By the end of their course, learners will be equipped with a personalised toolkit of relaxation techniques to improve their physical and mental well-being.

Yoga and Relaxation for Ananda 9 is a course designed to increase confidence, improve physical health, mental health and well-being. We work with yoga, the breath, chanting, relaxation. We talk about the yoga and the work with the breath, there is time to share stories and to relax and to laugh.