Courses for wellbeing, physical and mental health 

We all could do with living a bit healthier.  Whether it is finding ways to become more active, to improving your mental health.  Our wellbeing courses can help you become happier and healthier. Mindfulness courses can help you manage your day-to-day wellbeing and meditation can help you find your inner calm.  Improve your mental and physical fitness through gentle exercise.

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Healthy body, healthy mind

Our courses can help you find ways to manage anxiety or be kinder to yourself. Learn how to deal with stress and difficult emotions, discover new techniques to find calmness. From trying out a yoga class to dealing with stress and anxiety, find a course for you. Our tutors are friendly and supportive, you’ll find fun new ways to improve your health. 

At a time when the world can feel a bit overwhelming, our courses can help you manage your worries and find a happier you.

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Healthy Living: Perimenopause and Beyond

This could be essential for those women who want and need assistance and to identify perimenopause symptoms. In this 10 week, online course, you will also look at a variety of natural remedies, using essential oils and herbs to help to relieve symptoms. You will also discuss the benefits of HRT, as well as what information is available online regarding this, in a supportive atmosphere with an informed tutor. We will also identify some vital diet swaps to help to relieve inflammation and pain during menopause and will also discuss the effect of perimenopause on the skin and look at some solutions to the dryness and itchy skin that can result from this hormone change. This gentle course may give you skills to take back to you communities and might help in work and returning to work. No experience necessary - just bring yourself and your enthusiasm!
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Course Information

Dates:
Thu 11/01/2024 -
Thu 21/03/2024
Times:
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Duration:
10 sessions
Tutor:
Lisa Richards
Course code:
Q00012766
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £74.00

Healthy Living: Yoga on the Mat and Beyond - Niyamas

Discover the wonderful practice of yoga with this introduction to yoga philosophy course according to Patanjali’s five foundational philosophical concepts (NIYAMAS) in the traditional text, THE YOGA SUTRAS. This is a friendly course providing a nourishing blend between physical practice and theory. The aim is to help you discover how the practice of yoga can deepen your spiritual practice and bring more awareness to your life. It is ideal for those who want to keep physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually fit. This course is ideal for people who like to contemplate how to live more skilfully as individuals and as a community.
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Dates:
Thu 11/01/2024 -
Fri 22/03/2024
Times:
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Duration:
10 sessions
Location:
St. John's Church
Bridgetown
Totnes
TQ9 5AB
Tutor:
Ione Harris
Course code:
Q00012914
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £92.40

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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Course Information

Dates:
Thu 11/01/2024 -
Thu 28/03/2024
Times:
1:00pm - 2:15pm
Duration:
11 sessions
Location:
The Street (Scarborough)
The Street
12 Lower Clark Street
Scarborough
YO12 7PW
Tutor:
Nicola Bailey
Course code:
Q00012370
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £57.75

Advanced Yoga

If you’re passionate about yoga and would like to take your practice to the next level, this advanced yoga course is ideal for you. Learn complex asanas and delve deeper into meditation and relaxation practices. There are many benefits to yoga. It is a great way to get stronger and improve your mobility and flexibility. It also improves your mental well-being, helping you to release tension and relax.
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Dates:
Thu 11/01/2024 -
Thu 21/03/2024
Times:
10:00am - 11:45am
Duration:
10 sessions
Location:
St James Arts Centre/Parish Hall (SCARBO
St. James Community Art Centre
24 Seamer Road
SCARBOROUGH
YO12 4DT
Tutor:
Nicola Bailey
Course code:
Q00012369
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
3 places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £73.50

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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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Course Information

Dates:
Thu 11/01/2024 -
Thu 14/03/2024
Times:
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Duration:
10 sessions
Location:
Southwick Community Centre (Brighton)
24 Southwick Street
Southwick
Brighton
BN42 4TE
Tutor:
Tamsin Williams
Course code:
Q00009919
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £63.00

Healthy Living: Beginners Yoga

Yoga is a great way to improve your health and wellbeing. Physically yoga can help you to release tension and improve flexibility, strength and balance. Yoga can also help you to manage your stress levels, relax, feel calmer and more focused. This course is suitable for beginners with no experience of yoga or those who are returning to yoga and wanting to focus on the fundamentals. This course will also focus on practising yoga to suit your body's needs and your ability and how to adapt poses and practices to meet these individual needs.
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Dates:
Fri 12/01/2024 -
Fri 22/03/2024
Times:
9:45am - 11:45am
Duration:
11 sessions
Location:
Quaker Friends Meeting House (Chesterfie
27 Ashgate Road
Chesterfield
S40 4AG
Tutor:
Rachel Bayliss
Course code:
Q00012843
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £92.40

Healthy Living: Nutrition for Children

We are bombarded all the time with constantly conflicting messages about health and wellbeing. We all know that a balanced diet is essential for growing children. However, it is hard to know what is good and healthy and what simply advertises itself to appear good and healthy! There so many heavily processed and fast foods cunningly and cleverly marketed as low fat / low sugar / low salt and 'healthy' it is often really hard to truly know what is healthy for children. It is even harder to make informed judgements about what they should - and even should not eat. This course aims to dispel the myriad of myths surrounding 'healthy' food. The course will give you facts so you will be equipped to make the right decisions about children’s nutrition. Whether you are a parent, carer, educator, social worker or just have an interest in children’s nutrition, this course will have something for you.
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Course Information

Dates:
Fri 12/01/2024 -
Fri 02/02/2024
Times:
10:00am - 12:00pm
Duration:
4 sessions
Location:
Norwich Central Baptist Church (Norwich)
Duke Street
Norwich
NR3 3AP
Tutor:
Laura Howsen
Course code:
Q00012731
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £33.60

Ways to Wellbeing: Relaxation Techniques

To support and improve wellbeing through creativity.
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Course Information

Dates:
Fri 12/01/2024 -
Fri 22/03/2024
Times:
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Duration:
10 sessions
Tutor:
Nicola Bailey
Course code:
Q00012377
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £55.50

Meditation and Mindfulness

Leading a busy life leaves little room for calm and relaxation. This can make it hard for us to wind down and enjoy the present. But finding these moments of calm is essential for our emotional well-being and mental health. This meditation and mindfulness course is ideal if you want to learn to relax, be present, and alleviate stress in your life. Meditation courses teach us to recognise the importance of conscious thought in our everyday lives. Develop concentration strategies to help focus your mind. Understand the principles of mindfulness. Learn to block out intrusive thoughts and enjoy the present moment. This course is only open to clients of St Margaret's Centre, Durham.
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Course Information

Dates:
Tue 16/01/2024 -
Tue 26/03/2024
Times:
1:15pm - 3:15pm
Duration:
8 sessions
Location:
St. Margaret's Centre (Durham)
The Old School
Margery Lane
Durham
DH1 4QJ
Tutor:
Margaret Mordue
Course code:
Q00012625
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £58.80

Personal Development: Beauty- Massage Techniques

This course is an introduction to learners in the Gateshead/ Wardley areas into Massage and Massage Techniques. The course will cover Massage Techniques such as Indian Head, Swedish Massage and Hot Stone Massage. These courses are unique to the WEA and are held in a Professional Beauty Academy environment. This course can be used as a platform and underpinning knowledge for the learners to progress either into Employment or into Further Education. The course is Face to Face and consists of Sixteen three hour sessions on a Tuesday Morning. ALS and DLS are available to learners if they require assistance with Bus Fares and Equipment. Learners will receive a nationally recognised certificate on completion of the course. They will also have the opportunity if desired to further their skills in either Further or Higher Education or Employment.
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Course Information

Dates:
Tue 16/01/2024 -
Tue 19/03/2024
Times:
9:30am - 12:30pm
Duration:
8 sessions
Location:
Face of Beauty Training
Keir Hardie Avenue
Wardley
NE10 8EJ
Tutor:
Lesley McDonald
Course code:
Q00012359
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £100.80