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.
- Drawing and mindfulnessCourse start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Clare Barton-HarveyExplore how mindfulness can enrich drawing and lead to new ways of relating to it. A practical drawing course from observation, and the imagination. This course offers a great introduction to mindful drawing or a way for you to further integrate mindfulness into your drawing.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00 - BSL level 1Course start date: Wed 18 Sep 2024 (and 12 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Peter Brown, Antony RabinHave you always wanted to learn British Sign Language and communicate with Deaf people? Develop the skills you need to gain the level 1 BSL qualification, accredited by Signature. The fees for BSL level 1 courses include a year's subscription to Signworld.
You may wish to study BSL without the pressure of an exam, or just for fun. We can arrange for you to be taught without a formal final assessment and you will receive a certificate of attendance.Full fee £739.00 Senior fee £739.00 Concession £554.00 - Introduction to BSLCourse start date: Tue 24 Sep 2024 (and 11 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Peter BrownInterested in learning British Sign Language? Learn some basic vocabulary and grammar, and decide if you want to progress to the level 1 qualification.Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £175.00 Concession £153.00 - Self defence and personal safety for womenCourse start date: Sat 28 Sep 2024 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Carla DraytonExplore physical and non-physical techniques for self defence, developing your assertiveness, body language and more. Women of any age or fitness level are welcome to come and enhance their confidence.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Communicate with confidence through voice and body languageCourse start date: Sat 21 Sep 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Danielle AllanDiscover how to enhance your vocal impact and physical presence in many situations and become aware of habits that may hold you back from achieving your full potential. Skills on this intensive Saturday course include communicating with confidence, establishing rapport, learning assertive posture and gesture, vocal energy and projecting an effective personal style.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £125.00 - Drawing and mindfulness: morning meditationCourse start date: Mon 16 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Helen BurgessJoin us and set up your day in a tranquil, reflective way with our 5 day Drawing and mindfulness: morning meditation course. As daily life is full of uncertainty and with our attention getting pulled in many directions why not take some personal time to reset and focus combining meditation with some simple drawing exercises. You will be guiding your mind to settle and to look with care at the world around us and our inner experience. Whether you want to do something nourishing before you go to work or are setting up for a day of creative activity, the practices of drawing and mindfulness will bring a positive start to each morning, helping you begin the days with fresh eyes and mind. Suitable for all levels.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00 - Yoga: beginnersCourse start date: Mon 23 Sep 2024 (and 4 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Caroline Ings-ChambersAre you new to yoga? This beginners' class offers a chance to develop and 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 - Chi Kung five elements: moving from the centre: all levelsCourse start date: Wed 18 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
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 earth and metal. 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.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £139.00 - Yoga for Deaf people: mixed levelsCourse start date: Wed 18 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah ScottDiscover enhanced energy - as you find space in your body to breathe and move a little more freely and with more awareness. This course will help to deepen your yoga, your inner strength and stamina for this wild world. We will draw on breathing practices (pranayama) and mudras to steady and calm the mind.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00 - T'ai Chi Chuan: mixed levelsCourse start date: Thu 19 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Carla DraytonLearn, refine and develop the gentle, graceful movements of T'ai Chi in classes designed to help you develop clear, powerful and effective practice. Those with experience can build on their foundation with more advanced sequences.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00 - Ballet body conditioningCourse start date: Fri 20 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alexander SimpkinsBallet body conditioning combines specifically sequenced exercises including elements of barre, floor work and centre practice and is designed to complement studies in ballet and acting. Ideal for those who already have good physical awareness and have studied a dance discipline at a basic level.Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £160.00 - The holistic voiceCourse start date: Sat 21 Sep 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Kate MontagueYour voice should be an extension of your character. This Saturday workshop offers accessible and empowering mind-body techniques to deepen your awareness and connection to your voice so that the message you give out is true to your intention.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £62.00 - Zumba goldCourse start date: Mon 23 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Eleanor ShearnLearn 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 £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00 - Fitness PilatesCourse start date: Mon 23 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Eveltos PagdadesFitness Pilates is a fresh approach to classic Pilates that works with all those 600 muscles in the human body. Try it, get stronger and leaner!
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £118.00 - Autobiographical writingCourse start date: Mon 23 Sep 2024 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nick BarlayWhether writing for self-discovery, testimony or to tell your story, this term-long course explores how to ensure your autobiographical work is both evocative and powerful.Full fee £249.00 Senior fee £249.00 Concession £125.00
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