Wellbeing at City Lit
Wellbeing comes in all shapes and forms.
Whether you are looking to learn about mindfulness, aid relaxation, improve your diet or just have a few hours to yourself every week to do something you enjoy, our courses will guide you towards finding a healthy balance between your physical and mental wellbeing.
- Reiki: taster workshop
Course start date: Tue 20 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Oge OkohReiki means 'universal energy'. Learn the basic philosophy of this gentle system of healing, according to the tradition of Dr Usui.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £59.00 Concession £59.00 - Design your own garden Course start date: Wed 21 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison WorsterExplore the principles of planting design using form, line and texture to create dynamic planting schemes. In weekly workshops, improve the breadth of your plant knowledge whilst developing the skills and techniques of garden designers.Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Picture book writing Course start date: Sun 25 Jan 2026 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Andrew WealeWould you like to write a picture book text for young children? This course is designed for children's writers and for illustrators wishing to write their own stories; a starter course to develop both your ideas and your technique.Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £80.00 - Massage: workshop Course start date: Sat 7 Feb 2026 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Monica ClarkeDiscover 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 £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £219.00 - Essenian Healing: workshop Course start date: Sat 14 Feb 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Antonello BrunettiDiscover this ancient form of Spiritual-Energy Healing. Learn Auric Reading techniques using the Anatomy of physical and subtle bodies. Identify the emotional reasons behind illnesses, promoting a deeper understanding of the root causes. Perform Energy Healing therapies using Vibrational Sound, Acupressure and Essential Oils.
Full fee £109.00 Senior fee £109.00 Concession £109.00 - Indian head massage: workshop Course start date: Sun 15 Feb 2026 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Oge OkohDiscover 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 - Yoga for Deaf people: mixed levels Course start date: Mon 16 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah ScottDevelop your awareness and practice of Yoga by going into more depth and detail with basic postures and learn new more challenging ones. Increase your strength and stamina and enhance your health and wellbeing. Learn pranayama - breathing practices - and mudras.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00 - Alexander Technique: Workshop Course start date: Sat 21 Feb 2026 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Wellbeing Centre
Tutors: Cristina Codina LlavinaDiscover 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 two sessions.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - Alexander Technique: introduction Course start date: Thu 26 Feb 2026 (and 2 other dates)
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 - Light weights for everyday strength Course start date: Mon 13 Apr 2026 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Madlyn Ray-JonesImprove your strength and muscle tone so everyday activities including carrying heavy shopping, walking and climbing stairs become easier. Enjoy this light weights class to music with a gentle warm up and cool down stretch. Enjoy this light weights class with a gentle warm up and cool down stretch.
Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00 - Yoga: beginners Course start date: Mon 13 Apr 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Biljana CacicAre you new to yoga? This beginner's class offers a chance to improve your body and breath awareness, posture, strength and flexibility, and practise relaxation techniques to help you release tension.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00 - Feldenkrais: awareness through movement Course start date: Tue 14 Apr 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Charlotte SeirbergLearn how to reduce tension and move with more ease, and notice improvements in your mobility, posture, breathing, balance, coordination and quality of life.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00 - Zumba gold Course start date: Thu 16 Apr 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Learn dance fitness moves and enjoy a fun workout to help with cardiovascular fitness, muscular conditioning, flexibility, co-ordination and balance. Suitable for active older adults, beginners and those who prefer lower intensity Zumba®.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £125.00 - Modern calligraphy Course start date: Sat 18 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Veiko KespersaksLearn how to write elegant stylish letterforms using a flexible pointed nib with ink. Once you have learnt how to write a basic alphabet, we’ll begin breaking the rules of traditional calligraphy to find a style that is all your own. The course is suitable for beginners as well as improvers.Full fee £369.00 Senior fee £295.00 Concession £240.00 - Philosophy and the meaning of lifeCourse start date: Mon 20 Apr 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Karl WhiteSome philosophers have insisted that philosophy should explain the meaning of our existence. What does it mean for us to be? And how then should we live? This course examines some seriously philosophical answers.
Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00
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