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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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Fitness and Exercise: Advanced- Tai Chi for Stress Management

The pace of the modern world and the day to day demands and stresses on our lives can leave us feeling tense, overwhelmed or simply not at our best physically or mentally. This friendly, supportive, advanced face to face course will give you the opportunity to explore the practice and benefits of more advanced Tai Chi for stress management. Working with an experienced tutor, learners will identify key personal stressors and practise forms, movements and breathing techniques to have a positive effect in reducing stress levels. You will develop your skills at a safe and comfortable pace and work towards set learning outcomes.
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Dates:
Fri 19/01/2024 -
Fri 22/03/2024
Times:
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Duration:
9 sessions
Location:
Darley Abbey Village Hall (Derby)
Abbey Yard
Darley Abbey
Derby
DE22 1DS
Tutor:
Janette Jackson
Course code:
Q00013165
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £56.70

Personal Development: Sleep Hygiene Secrets - Unlocking the Path to Restful Nights

This course offers a deep dive into the critical connection between sleep and overall well-being. Sleep isn't just downtime it's a pillar of health. We explore the science of sleep, covering how it impacts cognitive, physical, and emotional health. We dissect common sleep issues, helping you recognise and address them. Practical strategies for improving sleep quality are shared, and signs of sleep disorders are unveiled. Furthermore, we highlight the crucial link between sleep, mental health, and stress management. The significance of sleep-conducive environment is emphasised. This course invites you to transform your life by embracing the power of sleep for a healthier, more balanced you.
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Dates:
Wed 31/01/2024 -
Wed 28/02/2024
Times:
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Duration:
5 sessions
Tutor:
Claire Warn
Course code:
Q00012911
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £37.00

Care 2: Find Out About Nutrition

This course is for carers, former carers and the cared for, join me in this course to build on from the previous course to find out more about Nutrition, looking at diet for specific groups and at the research linking diet to gut and health conditions.
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Dates:
Tue 06/02/2024 -
Tue 05/03/2024
Times:
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Duration:
4 sessions
Tutor:
Catherine Wilcock
Course code:
Q00011052
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee:
Free

Managing Stress and Anxiety

Would you like to learn techniques to relax and wind down? When we’re stressed or anxious it’s hard to feel calm. Anxiety affects over 8 million people in the UK at any time. But you don’t have to live with constant stress or anxiety. There are simple techniques you can learn to manage it. This stress management course is ideal if you want to learn habits to reduce stress and anxiety. It can help you lead a healthier and fuller life
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Dates:
Fri 09/02/2024 -
Fri 09/02/2024
Times:
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Duration:
1 sessions
Location:
Riverside Community Health Project (Newc
Carnegie Building
Atkinson Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 8XS
Tutor:
Julia Charlton
Course code:
Q00012755
How you'll learn:
In venue
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £8.40

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Fitness and Exercise: Monday Movement this Spring - Basic Jazz and Swing Dance Steps for Everyone

This is a great way to start the week if you like doing exercise, dancing and having fun. Keep fit and exercise with a fun and feelgood hour of music, movement and relaxation. Work at your own pace and level. Each session you will work on: - breathing exercises - simple stretching (to get warmed up & alert) - easy aerobic sequences - basic JAZZ & SWING dance moves (to incorporate into an uplifting song)
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Course Information

Dates:
Mon 26/02/2024 -
Mon 25/03/2024
Times:
10:00am - 11:00am
Duration:
5 sessions
Tutor:
Helen Watson
Course code:
Q00012288
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £18.50

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 18/04/2024 -
Thu 11/07/2024
Times:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Duration:
12 sessions
Tutor:
Georgia Daniel
Course code:
Q00009838
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £88.80

Ways to Wellbeing: Emotional Freedom Technique

Join a group of like-minded people and discover the extraordinary world of tapping. The Emotional Freedom Technique is an alternative therapy that uses the body’s pressure points to alleviate both physical and psychological pain. It is also referred to as tapping.
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Course Information

Dates:
Thu 18/04/2024 -
Thu 11/07/2024
Times:
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Duration:
12 sessions
Tutor:
Georgia Daniel
Course code:
Q00009834
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
4 places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £88.80

Ways to Wellbeing: Chakras

Join me on this relaxed and informative course where each week we will learn about a different Chakra, which are the various focal points used in a variety of ancient meditation practices to tap into the physical and spiritual energy in the human body according to yoga philosophy.
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Course Information

Dates:
Thu 18/04/2024 -
Thu 11/07/2024
Times:
9:00am - 11:00am
Duration:
12 sessions
Tutor:
Georgia Daniel
Course code:
Q00009828
How you'll learn:
Online
Availability:
10+ places remaining
Status:
Available
Fee range
Free to £88.80