Health & Wellbeing Courses in London and Online

Whether you experience long term physical or acute pain, unpleasant body symptoms or simply want to understand the pain better or improve your health and wellbeing, this course offers the possibilities available to you. It will also guide you to the direct experience of peace, a relaxed body and improved functioning as well as providing you with the know how to make the choice.

If you are not sure how to find your ideal volunteering role, but want to pass on some of your hard-won skills, experience and knowledge, this course will give you some ideas and contacts for further exploration.

Discover how to return your body to its natural state of balance and poise in this beginner's guide to the Alexander Technique. Learn to become mindful of muscular and mental tension in our Monday workshop.

Learn how to integrate the function of your feet more effectively into daily activities, performance or work. Find more support, strength, and springiness in your feet, and notice improvements in your posture, breathing and balance.



This course is delivered in-person at City Lit.



Please ensure you have read the Health Declaration below and email the department on Health@citylit.ac.uk if you have any questions or concerns.

Improve spinal suppleness and strength and discover more ease in yourself. Focusing on the movements of the spine, re-educate your neuromuscular system through gentle structured sequences of movement.



This class is delivered in person, on-site at City Lit. To take this course online, please use course code FJF71O.

Balancing your mind, body and spirit creates a deeper sense of well-being in life. Experience simple techniques to balance your own energy centres for a more integrated, healthy and enjoyable lifestyle.



This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

Learn how to ease tension in the neck and shoulders by re-educating the neuromuscular system through gentle structured sequences of movement.



This course is being taught as online and in-person. This is the in-person course, taught in the main City Lit



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Ever wondered if you were related to a criminal, a king or a music hall artist? This course will appeal to retirees who would like to start researching their family history.

Learn how to walk with greater efficiency, power and grace. Improve your balance on one leg and coordination to cultivate an easy flowing walking gait as well as overall wellbeing.

Do you want to be fit and healthy in old age? Do you want to avoid the common diseases of old age and live a rich and independent life? Then this is the course for you!







This course is all about learning how to slow down the aging process by giving your body the nutrients it needs to stay strong and healthy, and avoiding the foods and drinks which damage health and accelerate aging.



Learn which foods and drinks slow down aging and protect your body from the diseases of older age, and which foods you should be avoiding. Gain a proper understanding of why some foods are so good for us, and why some are so damaging to our bodies. This is a relaxed and friendly class where questions are welcomed. It is packed with information and you should leave it feeling inspired to make healthier decisions about what you do and don’t eat and drink.



Nutrition to slow down aging part one, and Nutrition to slow down aging part two, are two separate, standalone courses. You can take both courses, or just one. Ideally take part one first, but it doesn’t matter if you do them the other way around.



This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.

Learn how to balance better, balance is dynamic, not static. Improve your balance and posture by coordinating your whole self more efficiently by continuously adapting your centre of mass over the base of your support.