The Wellbeing Centre at City Lit
Boost your skills and improve your wellbeing in Covent Garden
At City Lit, you can work towards a recognised qualification in massage therapy or learn practical techniques to enhance your physical and mental wellbeing through uplifting activities such as yoga, meditation, tai chi, Pilates, and more to help you build strength, reduce stress, and develop healthy habits that fit into everyday life.
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Whether you're in London or learning from anywhere in the world, we offer flexible courses for beginners through to advanced learners—with options for daytime, evening, and weekend classes.
Fresh, Modern, Inspiring Spaces at a Great Location
City Lit is based in Covent Garden, a short walk from Holborn tube station. Our modern, purpose-built facilities provide the ideal environment for personal development and practical training and our central London location makes it easy to fit learning around your other commitments.
With dedicated spaces for massage training, counselling practice, meditation, and movement-based classes such as yoga, pilates, and Tai Chi. City Lit is designed to support your learning, focus, and wellbeing.
Home of the UK Massage Championship
City Lit is proud to be the home of the UK Massage Championship - a national celebration of skill, creativity, and excellence in massage therapy. Hosted annually at our central London campus, the championship brings together talented practitioners from across the country to showcase their expertise and inspire the next generation of therapists.
- Nutrition to improve mood, energy and mental healthCourse start date: Sat 6 Jun 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Jacqueline YoungEating for a happy mind: how food can influence your mood and energy levels, which foods will enhance brain function, energy levels and positive thought and which will do the opposite!
Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - Reiki Master Certificate
Course start date: Sun 7 Jun 2026Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Oge OkohReceive your master attunement. Learn how to attune others to all levels of Reiki, step by step. You'll get guidance on preparing a Reiki manual and on setting up workshops. You need to have completed Reiki certificates 1 and 2 and to be able to draw the Reiki symbols from memory. Students will be selected through an application process.Full fee £329.00 Senior fee £329.00 Concession £329.00 - Ikigai: the Japanese secret to a long and happy life Course start date: Sun 7 Jun 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Hilary LyonsThe people of Japan believe that everyone has an Ikigai or a reason for being. Finding it can lead to a happier, more fulfilled life. Learn how to live in the moment and pursue your purpose and passion.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Chi Kung for balance and relaxation Course start date: Sun 7 Jun 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Heike ClarkeWould you like to add some stillness to your existing chi kung practice?
In this weekly course we will follow the support cycle of the five elements earth, metal, water, wood and fire. With a focus on different elements according to the season, we will slow down and connect to stillness, become more grounded, centred and relaxed, get a better energy flow and become more aware of ourselves, others and our surroundings. We will also do some standing and sitting meditation.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £49.00 Concession £49.00 - Indian head massage: workshop Course start date: Tue 9 Jun 2026 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Janet WhiteheadDiscover the ancient and highly therapeutic practice of Indian head massage. Learn how tension is held in the neck and shoulders and how to alleviate this in family and friends by practising a basic routine.
Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £109.00 - Facial Reflexology: taster workshop Course start date: Tue 9 Jun 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Mark WoollardLearn facial reflexology on this course and unlock the power of healing and balance through the face. This modern technique will lead you to a new dimension of well-being and holistic health.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - Alexander Technique: introduction Course start date: Thu 11 Jun 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kamal ThapenDiscover how to return your body to its natural state of balance and poise in this beginner's guide to the Alexander Technique. Learn how to relieve stress by becoming mindful of muscular and mental tension.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £83.00 - Shinrin-yoku: nature therapy Course start date: Fri 12 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Hilary LyonsConnect with nature for health and wellbeing. This scientifically backed Japanese tradition of forest bathing has been shown to improve physical and mental health. A slow, guided, mindful walk near trees reduces stress levels and boosts your immune system. We will meet in Richmond Park. We will NOT meet at the City Lit.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - ITEC Level 3 Certificate in Lymphatic drainage massage Course start date: Sat 13 Jun 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Mark WoollardLearn how to provide a Lymphatic Drainage Massage using the classical lymphatic drainage techniques, including and the extraordinary benefits of this treatment. Prior experience: you must have completed the ITEC massage diploma or equivalent.
Please note the course runs for six weeks. The first session will take place on Saturday, 13th June, and from the following week onward, sessions will continue on Fridays.
Full fee £539.00 Senior fee £539.00 Concession £539.00 - Feldenkrais: freeing your ribs Course start date: Sat 13 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Charlotte SeirbergLearn how to reduce tension in your neck, upper back and chest. Re-educate the nervous system through gentle movement sequences, and improve your comfort, breathing, flexibility and posture in work, performance or everyday life.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Lomi Lomi massage: a CPD workshop Course start date: Sun 14 Jun 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Mark WoollardIn the Hawaiian language, Lomi means “to knead, to rub or soothe; to work in and out with flow, like the waves of the ocean.” The massage is performed with flowing motions that can feel like gentle waves moving all over the client’s body.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Ascension Meditation Course start date: Sun 14 Jun 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sally PageAscension is a system which allows you to rise beyond the limiting structure of your mind. Here you discover the magic and power of life beyond those limits. It reconnects you with your natural state of love and harmony so that you can discover inner peace, freedom, and a living experience of oneness.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £62.00 - Understanding the Unconscious from a Jungian PerspectiveCourse start date: Sun 14 Jun 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nadia PerezThis course is designed for students to gain an understanding of Jungian concepts such as the collective unconscious, dreams and Synchronicity to facilitate their own self-awareness and to develop a more symbolic attitude towards their work.
Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £84.00 - Holistic massage: taster workshopCourse start date: Tue 16 Jun 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Janet WhiteheadInterested in massage but don't know where to begin? Why not try this general introduction to massage! Learn about the many benefits of massage, as well as basic massage techniques to use on friends and family.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - Manual lymphatic drainage: detox for face and neck Course start date: Wed 17 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Janet WhiteheadLearn to give a detox facial massage based on the lymphatic system, which will aim to eliminate toxins, relieve fluid retention, and improve the skin's appearance, by boosting the immune system.Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £109.00
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