Courses

In this course learners will explore the art of relief print, using reduction or multi block techniques to produce an edition of their own design incorporating 2-3 different colours. The result will be producing a box-set of finished work and developing at a pace which suits your skill level.

Fun, light-hearted, RnB, Soul, Gospel singing and song-writing sessions. We will work on individual projects as well as encourage group work.

Create a collection of textiles ranging from garments to soft furnishings. Learn the skills of appliqué, embroidery, crochet, knit and printmaking to create artwork you can wear, use or display.

Writing is known to help you process emotions, make sense of experiences, improve mood and help in managing mental health. During this 6 week Writing for Wellbeing workshop you will be guided through structured writing activities and games to enable you to create and share a mixture of fictional and true stories of your own experiences and ideas. The groups are kept small to help create a more intimate and supportive environment. All abilities are welcome - the goal isn't to create a perfectly worded masterpiece, the goal is to enable a creative way to communicate and to understand your own thoughts and emotions whilst having fun

Walk around Well Street Common, meet new people and enjoy fresh air. A walking group is a great way to keep active and socialise outdoors while improving your health and wellbeing.

The Radical Self-Care approach has been designed to support people with the possibility of becoming more accepting, caring and reassuring in their relationship to themselves when life feels challenging. The theoretical underpinnings are evidence-based approaches such as Mindful Self-Compassion, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Compassion Focused Therapy. The course supports individuals to enhance their natural capacities for mindful awareness and caring and compassionate responses, towards themselves.The content will support understanding of difficult emotions, for example anger and shame, and supports participants in managing difficult emotions in more helpful ways. The course supports understanding and enhancing emotion regulation through psychological education and experientially through practices and reflections. The course will utilise psychological education, mindfulness and compassion practices, exercises and reflections. Participants will work on their own, in pairs or small groups as well as in the larger group. Participants are free to not participate in the exercises or group discussion if they do not wish to do so at any given point. Practices and reflections will be encouraged in their own time between sessions. The RadSec courses are delivered by practitioners with experience of and training in the evidence-based methodologies that the course is founded on.

The group will last 6 sessions and it will explore anxiety, helping us to understand it and better manage it. The sessions will cover what anxiety is and how our body, thoughts and behaviours can be affected by it. We will explore different tools and techniques to learn how to manage stress symptoms and lower down anxiety levels, to make the experience of anxiety more tolerable and functional. We will integrate tools and techniques coming from CBT, Compassion-focused therapy and Mindfulness.

Each week will focus on a different digital skill.

Walk around Shoreditch Park, meet new people and enjoy fresh air. A walking group is a great way to keep active and socialise outdoors while improving your health and wellbeing.

Support with communication and isolation for stroke survivors with communication difficulties.

Provides support for LGBT+ Communities.

Learn more about pain with the aim of Improving Quality of Life through learning practical coping strategies Living with, rather than suffering with Pain Improving functioning By using act and mindfulness.

This group is a remote offer, which requires internet connection, access to Zoom and a confidential space. The group is rooted in principles of ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy); an empirically based model that uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies, together with commitment to value based actions to help increase psychological flexibility and overall well-being. The aim of the sessions is to offer a space to explore and notice how the human mind works in relation to the body and physical sensations. These sessions encourage exploration in small steps and are developed through self guided practices. Noticing and identifying thoughts, feelings, physical sensations is the first movement towards reducing anxiety. The course will consist of psycho-education, discussion, reflections and exercises. These activities will take place within the group, and may include break out groups, depending upon the larger group size. The facilitator will make use of metaphors and scenarios to illustrate the core skills and will invite participants to practice becoming aware of ‘towards’ and ‘away’ moves using a matrix system. Participants are invited to engage in the exercises, which are invitational practices; participants do not need to engage in exercises if they do not wish to do so. Home practice will be encouraged in-between sessions.

Attend your choice of Core Arts live zoom classes running Tuesday-Friday across our departments: art, music, multimedia and gardening, and access our catalogue of over 600 pre-recorded classes on vimeo

The aim of this course is to create and record music, using music technology (Apple/ Logic) assisted by the tutor. You will develop existing skills or learning from scratch using state of the art equipment.

Essential class to develop artistic skills. Create artworks in response to ideas and themes which inspire you. Explore a wide range of art medium including drawing, painting, printmaking, collage and sculpture.

High energy rhythm session. Come and explore the world of rhythm, play any instrument of your choice. From African djembe to congas or tambourine… bass, guitar, keys or drums. Let's improvise and write songs together.

Draw the human form whilst observing a life model. Learn to use a range of art materials such as chalks, charcoal and inks and develop your techniques as a figurative artist.

Develop your keyboard skills and techniques in a small group, each person has own keyboard and headphones to rehearse and practice and well as be supported by the tutor and volunteer. Please note this course is offered in 6 week blocks and can be extended only if there is capacity at the time.

Painting can lead to lower stress levels and improve overall mental health. Immerse yourself in a world of vibrant colours by exploring painting animals, flowers, landscapes, people and the built environment. With plenty of hands-on exercises, this course will introduce you into all what you need to know when you sketch, or paint from observation. You will learn specific techniques by looking at watercolour artists so that by the end of the course, you will have the skill-set that allows you to continue independently with your work. The course is suitable for people who may have done a watercolours course before, or those with some previous experience, who would like to build on their existing skills.

When we may be struggling to put meaning to things, or trouble verbalising our feelings, collage and mixed media can help us interpret our unconscious thoughts and mirror our emotions. Collage is a great form of art therapy, especially for those who may be feeling intimidated by other artistic processes. On this course you will learn how to apply drawing skills by adding mixed media, collage and some basic printmaking techniques. Either as a beginner or someone who has tackled the basics of drawing but would like to continue and don’t quite know where to start, this course allows for plenty of creativity with experimental and stimulating short projects. The course will playfully guide you how to create your own powerful images and explore the history of collage. No artistic skills required, just a willingness to be open to exploring and creating.

Patchwork, can increase positive emotions and lessen depressive symptoms, whilst engaging in an old tradition. Patchwork can give you a sense of 'being in the flow', as you lose yourself in the creative process of using needle and thread, to sew colourful shapes of material together, to create a pattern. By focusing on the creative process of sewing different coloured fabrics together, it can be both psychologically uplifting and pleasing to the eye. Join us on this 7 week course where you will be guided through the process of creating patchworks from patterns, where you can be creative in a safe, friendly space. No experience is necessary.

The 8-week LGBTQ+ group provides participants a safe space to explore relationship topics with a blend of psycho-education, peer support and guided discussions. Everyone is welcome to join in this opportunity to learn, share experiences, and discover how others approach their relationships. The group hopes to give members a place to reflect on their own relationships and discover what works, what could be better, and address challenges that keep coming up for you. Topics of discussion will include intimacy, dating, unhealthy dynamics, and relationship structure like monogamy/ polyamory.

This 6 week course is designed to help you to communicate effectively by identifying what assertive behaviour is, expressing your needs and rights whilst respecting others in everyday life.

This group will focus on various textile techniques such as embroidery, applique, fabric manipulations and use of the sewing machines/hand work. We will produce textile samples/decorative pieces. We will also be able to produce decorative tote bags and lavender cushions. This is a small group with a limited number of places. We will create in a relaxed and calm space with gentle relaxation music and candles. This group will benefit those who prefer working in a small group and for those who are more anxious.

6 week Cook and Eat course to learn new recipes and get tips on healthy eating, meet people. We cook as a group and eat the food we have prepared together. All dietary requirements are catered for, no experience needed.

Stroke survivors of working age, independant facilitated group.

Group therapy to share, deal and manage long term depression, anxiety disorders, social isolation. To provide safe and confidential environment to develop peer support with the help of two facilitators/counsellors.

Promotes the concept of eco therapy and mindfulness. This activity is to encourage exercise and active healthy lifestyle. Participants are supported emotionally as well as encourage regular walking exercises.

This group integrates talking therapy with eating sessions. Participants will be sharing their meals, stories related to their migration paths and their recipes brought from their home land. They will create a migration and recipe map by stitching and drwing.

Develop your painting techniques in brushwork, colour mixing and composition design. Learn how to skillfully paint in all media to create portraits, still life and how to interpret famous paintings into your own transcriptions. Journey through the History of Art in paintings as you learn about artists in our group discussions.

Explore your imagination and bring your thoughts of world around you to life through creative writing and poetry performances. Develop your literacy skills, improve your confidence and read your prose aloud in these group sessions.

Explore your imagination and bring your thoughts of world around you to life through creative writing and poetry performances. Develop your literacy skills, improve your confidence and read your prose aloud in these group sessions.

A structured session for developing, writing and rehearsing songs. Meet other musicians and influence one another, sharing talents and skills to develop performance skills in the hope to be ready for a club core performance.

A structured session for developing, writing and rehearsing songs. Meet other musicians and influence one another, sharing talents and skills to develop performance skills in the hope to be ready for a club core performance.

Try your hand at a different song each week. Develop chords, tuning your guitar, open strings and fingerpicking patterns.

Explore a different song or genre each week developing your technique as a guitarist. Learn to tune your guitar, name the open string and play fingerpicking patterns.

Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is specifically designed to help people who have suffered from bouts of depression and to minimise further episodes of depression. The heart of MBCT is gentle, systematic training in Mindfulness .A definition of mindfulness is being able to bring direct, open hearted awareness to what you are doing , while you are doing it. Being able to tune in to what’s going on in your mind and body, and in the outside world, moment by moment. This skill is developed through formal and informal mindfulness practices during the course including , body scan , breath and body and sitting practices , alongside informal practices including mindful eating and walking. MBCT focusses on teaching participants to make a shift in their relationship to the thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations that contribute to depressive relapse and other emotional problems. This enables the participants to be released from the grip of two critical processes that lie in the root of depression and many other emotional problems: The tendency to overthink, ruminate, or worry too much about some things, coupled with a Tendency to avoid, suppress or push away other things. Regular mindfulness practice enables participants to see and understand how these patterns of mind can lead to escalation of emotions; Through this awareness and understanding this supports them to see more clearly what is present and make wiser choices in their daily life. The key objective of the course is to train participants in the fundamentals of mindfulness to incorporate ideas & practices into their daily life, giving them the skills to help support them manage life's ups and downs more effectively.

Join Anna for Chrochet online - all levels welcome, as well as bringing your own craft projects. This is a drop-in so you can join at any point.

A 6 week course. Each week we meet to read parts of books, poems, ​ short stories and talk about them together. All reading levels welcome.

Relaxation and self-care course. This is a 4 week course to learn techniques that support to manage anxiety, stress and regulating emotions. Relaxation techniques are a way to counter the unpleasant effects of stress and anxiety on the body and mind. Included in the course are progressive relaxation exercises, techniques for grounding and self-care and compassion meditations. We will also have some space for discussions and sharing experiences 

6 week Cook and Eat course to learn new recipes and get tips on healthy eating, meet people. We cook as a group and eat the food we have prepared together. All dietary requirements are catered for, no experience needed.

It is a flow of mindfulness based, trauma sensitive yoga and breathing exercises and incorporates somatic movements.

The Three-Part Breathing Space meditation - a short Online Mindfulness course Over these three weeks, we will explore this simple yet powerful 3-step meditation practice of pausing and noticing what's happening right now, both inside and out. This practice is an essential part of the Mindfulness toolkit because it's something we can do either in small bite sizes throughout the day (a pause on the bus or few deep breaths in a queue), or as a longer meditation. On this course, we will experiment with both. There will also be time for questions and sharing.

A new version of the Understanding Relationships Group, we will explore what happens in our relationship to ourselves and how this impacts our wider relationships. We will think about how we can regulate the flow of emotions within them using tools and tips taken from DBT (Dialectical Behavioural Therapy).

An open space to come together, sometimes we talk about our week, sometimes we do a quiz! Each week is slightly different, but the warm welcome is the same.

Writing is known to help you process emotions, make sense of experiences, improve mood and help in managing mental health. During this 6 week Writing for Wellbeing workshop you will be guided through structured writing activities and games to enable you to create and share a mixture of fictional and true stories of your own experiences and ideas. The groups are kept small to help create a more intimate and supportive environment. All abilities are welcome - the goal isn't to create a perfectly worded masterpiece, the goal is to enable a creative way to communicate and to understand your own thoughts and emotions whilst having fun

The Radical Self-Care approach has been designed to support people with the possibility of becoming more accepting, caring and reassuring in their relationship to themselves when life feels challenging. The theoretical underpinnings are evidence-based approaches such as Mindful Self-Compassion, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Compassion Focused Therapy. The course supports individuals to enhance their natural capacities for mindful awareness and caring and compassionate responses, towards themselves.The content will support understanding of difficult emotions, for example anger and shame, and supports participants in managing difficult emotions in more helpful ways. The course supports understanding and enhancing emotion regulation through psychological education and experientially through practices and reflections. The course will utilise psychological education, mindfulness and compassion practices, exercises and reflections. Participants will work on their own, in pairs or small groups as well as in the larger group. Participants are free to not participate in the exercises or group discussion if they do not wish to do so at any given point. Practices and reflections will be encouraged in their own time between sessions. The RadSec courses are delivered by practitioners with experience of and training in the evidence-based methodologies that the course is founded on.

The group will last 6 sessions and it will explore anxiety, helping us to understand it and better manage it. The sessions will cover what anxiety is and how our body, thoughts and behaviours can be affected by it. We will explore different tools and techniques to learn how to manage stress symptoms and lower down anxiety levels, to make the experience of anxiety more tolerable and functional. We will integrate tools and techniques coming from CBT, Compassion-focused therapy and Mindfulness.

Each week will focus on a different digital skill.

Walk around Shoreditch Park, meet new people and enjoy fresh air. A walking group is a great way to keep active and socialise outdoors while improving your health and wellbeing.

Support with communication and isolation for stroke survivors with communication difficulties.

Educational group session; To gain awareness of mental wellbeing and mental illness and decrease stigma. Covering range of different Mental health realted issues every month.

Learn more about pain with the aim of Improving Quality of Life through learning practical coping strategies Living with, rather than suffering with Pain Improving functioning By using act and mindfulness.

This group is a remote offer, which requires internet connection, access to Zoom and a confidential space. The group is rooted in principles of ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy); an empirically based model that uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies, together with commitment to value based actions to help increase psychological flexibility and overall well-being. The aim of the sessions is to offer a space to explore and notice how the human mind works in relation to the body and physical sensations. These sessions encourage exploration in small steps and are developed through self guided practices. Noticing and identifying thoughts, feelings, physical sensations is the first movement towards reducing anxiety. The course will consist of psycho-education, discussion, reflections and exercises. These activities will take place within the group, and may include break out groups, depending upon the larger group size. The facilitator will make use of metaphors and scenarios to illustrate the core skills and will invite participants to practice becoming aware of ‘towards’ and ‘away’ moves using a matrix system. Participants are invited to engage in the exercises, which are invitational practices; participants do not need to engage in exercises if they do not wish to do so. Home practice will be encouraged in-between sessions.

Attend your choice of Core Arts live zoom classes running Tuesday-Friday across our departments: art, music, multimedia and gardening, and access our catalogue of over 600 pre-recorded classes on vimeo

The aim of this course is to create and record music, using music technology (Apple/ Logic) assisted by the tutor. You will develop existing skills or learning from scratch using state of the art equipment.

Essential class to develop artistic skills. Create artworks in response to ideas and themes which inspire you. Explore a wide range of art medium including drawing, painting, printmaking, collage and sculpture.

High energy rhythm session. Come and explore the world of rhythm, play any instrument of your choice. From African djembe to congas or tambourine… bass, guitar, keys or drums. Let's improvise and write songs together.

Draw the human form whilst observing a life model. Learn to use a range of art materials such as chalks, charcoal and inks and develop your techniques as a figurative artist.

Develop your keyboard skills and techniques in a small group, each person has own keyboard and headphones to rehearse and practice and well as be supported by the tutor and volunteer. Please note this course is offered in 6 week blocks and can be extended only if there is capacity at the time.

Painting can lead to lower stress levels and improve overall mental health. Immerse yourself in a world of vibrant colours by exploring painting animals, flowers, landscapes, people and the built environment. With plenty of hands-on exercises, this course will introduce you into all what you need to know when you sketch, or paint from observation. You will learn specific techniques by looking at watercolour artists so that by the end of the course, you will have the skill-set that allows you to continue independently with your work. The course is suitable for people who may have done a watercolours course before, or those with some previous experience, who would like to build on their existing skills.

When we may be struggling to put meaning to things, or trouble verbalising our feelings, collage and mixed media can help us interpret our unconscious thoughts and mirror our emotions. Collage is a great form of art therapy, especially for those who may be feeling intimidated by other artistic processes. On this course you will learn how to apply drawing skills by adding mixed media, collage and some basic printmaking techniques. Either as a beginner or someone who has tackled the basics of drawing but would like to continue and don’t quite know where to start, this course allows for plenty of creativity with experimental and stimulating short projects. The course will playfully guide you how to create your own powerful images and explore the history of collage. No artistic skills required, just a willingness to be open to exploring and creating.

Patchwork, can increase positive emotions and lessen depressive symptoms, whilst engaging in an old tradition. Patchwork can give you a sense of 'being in the flow', as you lose yourself in the creative process of using needle and thread, to sew colourful shapes of material together, to create a pattern. By focusing on the creative process of sewing different coloured fabrics together, it can be both psychologically uplifting and pleasing to the eye. Join us on this 7 week course where you will be guided through the process of creating patchworks from patterns, where you can be creative in a safe, friendly space. No experience is necessary.

The 8-week LGBTQ+ group provides participants a safe space to explore relationship topics with a blend of psycho-education, peer support and guided discussions. Everyone is welcome to join in this opportunity to learn, share experiences, and discover how others approach their relationships. The group hopes to give members a place to reflect on their own relationships and discover what works, what could be better, and address challenges that keep coming up for you. Topics of discussion will include intimacy, dating, unhealthy dynamics, and relationship structure like monogamy/ polyamory.

This 6 week course is designed to help you to communicate effectively by identifying what assertive behaviour is, expressing your needs and rights whilst respecting others in everyday life.

This group will focus on various textile techniques such as embroidery, applique, fabric manipulations and use of the sewing machines/hand work. We will produce textile samples/decorative pieces. We will also be able to produce decorative tote bags and lavender cushions. This is a small group with a limited number of places. We will create in a relaxed and calm space with gentle relaxation music and candles. This group will benefit those who prefer working in a small group and for those who are more anxious.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and uses principles of mindfulness to look at how we can reframe the context and language of our perspective of our day to day to help us in managing our wellbeing.

Come and learn how to support your body & mind through a natural diet, with food that will reboot & recharge you. You will learn about vitamins and minerals in everyday food and about foods to help you sleep & charge your energy. Each session you will receive a recipe to recreate at home. So come along and claim back a healthy mind!

Stroke survivors of working age, independant facilitated group.

Group therapy to share, deal and manage long term depression, anxiety disorders, social isolation. To provide safe and confidential environment to develop peer support with the help of two facilitators/counsellors.

Promotes the concept of eco therapy and mindfulness. This activity is to encourage exercise and active healthy lifestyle. Participants are supported emotionally as well as encourage regular walking exercises.

This group integrates talking therapy with eating sessions. Participants will be sharing their meals, stories related to their migration paths and their recipes brought from their home land. They will create a migration and recipe map by stitching and drwing.

Develop your painting techniques in brushwork, colour mixing and composition design. Learn how to skillfully paint in all media to create portraits, still life and how to interpret famous paintings into your own transcriptions. Journey through the History of Art in paintings as you learn about artists in our group discussions.

Explore your imagination and bring your thoughts of world around you to life through creative writing and poetry performances. Develop your literacy skills, improve your confidence and read your prose aloud in these group sessions.

Explore your imagination and bring your thoughts of world around you to life through creative writing and poetry performances. Develop your literacy skills, improve your confidence and read your prose aloud in these group sessions.

A structured session for developing, writing and rehearsing songs. Meet other musicians and influence one another, sharing talents and skills to develop performance skills in the hope to be ready for a club core performance.

A structured session for developing, writing and rehearsing songs. Meet other musicians and influence one another, sharing talents and skills to develop performance skills in the hope to be ready for a club core performance.

Try your hand at a different song each week. Develop chords, tuning your guitar, open strings and fingerpicking patterns.

Explore a different song or genre each week developing your technique as a guitarist. Learn to tune your guitar, name the open string and play fingerpicking patterns.

Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is specifically designed to help people who have suffered from bouts of depression and to minimise further episodes of depression. The heart of MBCT is gentle, systematic training in Mindfulness .A definition of mindfulness is being able to bring direct, open hearted awareness to what you are doing , while you are doing it. Being able to tune in to what’s going on in your mind and body, and in the outside world, moment by moment. This skill is developed through formal and informal mindfulness practices during the course including , body scan , breath and body and sitting practices , alongside informal practices including mindful eating and walking. MBCT focusses on teaching participants to make a shift in their relationship to the thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations that contribute to depressive relapse and other emotional problems. This enables the participants to be released from the grip of two critical processes that lie in the root of depression and many other emotional problems: The tendency to overthink, ruminate, or worry too much about some things, coupled with a Tendency to avoid, suppress or push away other things. Regular mindfulness practice enables participants to see and understand how these patterns of mind can lead to escalation of emotions; Through this awareness and understanding this supports them to see more clearly what is present and make wiser choices in their daily life. The key objective of the course is to train participants in the fundamentals of mindfulness to incorporate ideas & practices into their daily life, giving them the skills to help support them manage life's ups and downs more effectively.

Join Anna for Chrochet online - all levels welcome, as well as bringing your own craft projects. This is a drop-in so you can join at any point.

Relaxation and self-care course. This is a 4 week course to learn techniques that support to manage anxiety, stress and regulating emotions. Relaxation techniques are a way to counter the unpleasant effects of stress and anxiety on the body and mind. Included in the course are progressive relaxation exercises, techniques for grounding and self-care and compassion meditations. We will also have some space for discussions and sharing experiences 

6 week Cook and Eat course to learn new recipes and get tips on healthy eating, meet people. We cook as a group and eat the food we have prepared together. All dietary requirements are catered for, no experience needed.

Peer support coffee mornings (Water House)with monthly dance class HLC

It is a flow of mindfulness based, trauma sensitive yoga and breathing exercises and incorporates somatic movements.

In this six-week course, we will tap into one of your body’s strongest self-healing mechanisms: YOUR BREATH. Breathwork is a healing tool that we all have but poorly use which is free, healthy, and always with us. We normally underestimate how breathing correctly can affect our mind, body, and spirit. It can connect the body to the healing parasympathetic nervous system which will restore and rejuvenate your being as a whole. Breathwork involves breathing in a conscious and systematic way, we intentionally change our breathing patterns. During the course, I will guide you through different breathwork sequences blended with mindfulness and bodywork. We will explore how we can safely use our own breath and body to practically collaborate with chronic pain, stress, and anxiety

A space to explore gentle movement, steady breath and guided relaxation. Open to all - regardless of your background or experience in yoga. It doesn't matter if this is your first ever yoga class! We will work with our own mind & body, so come as you are.

Learn how to work with your hands to create sculptures, ornaments, plates and bowls using different forms of clay.

Learn how to work with your hands to create sculptures, ornaments, plates and bowls using different forms of clay.

Explore the instrument that is your singing voice and strengthen your vocal chords through enjoyable sessions exploring popular songs.

Empower yourself as an artist, musician or writer by creating a web presence that defines and promotes your individual voice.

Empower yourself as an artist, musician or writer by creating a web presence that defines and promotes your individual voice.

From our beautiful rooftop garden, learn new skills such as herbs for window sills, organic gardening techniques and making new plants from old.

Fun lighted-hearted RnB, Soul, Gospel singing and song-writing sessions. Sing along and harmonise from home.

Tai Chi is a Chinese martial art and movement practice that teaches you how to relax your mind and body and maintain mental and physical balance in all situations. Through Tai Chi's slow graceful and calming movements you will learn to respond to the ups and downs of life in a calm and joyful way. Quiet movements help you gradually find balance with yourself, others and the environment around you, helping develop resilience for periods of stress as well as focus and joy in daily life. You will learn a set of preparatory Tai Chi exercises as well as the beginning of the Tai Chi form. By the end of the course you will have a daily Tai Chi practice of your won and an invaluable tool for relaxing your mind and body.

An open space to come together, sometimes we talk about our week, sometimes we do a quiz! Each week is slightly different, but the warm welcome is the same.

Walk around Victoria Park, meet new people and enjoy fresh air. A walking group is a great way to keep active and socialise outdoors while improving your health and wellbeing.

Derman’s Handcraft Group is women only and run weekly. The aim of this group is to help women from our communities break their isolation and to regain their self confidence, self esteem and re-validate their skills through craft activities.

Psycho- educational group sessions to provide an overview of depression and develop coping strategies.

This course is for complete beginners or people with little ceramic experience. Try your hand at making beautiful, creative and practical objects out of clay. During this course you will gain a basic understanding of hand-building (coiling and slabbing), throwing on the potter’s wheel and decoration techniques. You will have the opportunity to explore your creative ideas and create some works that you would be able to use and enjoy in your everyday life, from crockery to vases and plant container. You will also have the opportunity to learn how to throw a simple bowl and a cup on the potter’s wheel and decorate your pieces using a combination of techniques including slips, oxides and glazes, to achieve various effects.

In this course learners will explore the art of relief print, using reduction or multi block techniques to produce an edition of their own design incorporating 2-3 different colours. The result will be producing a box-set of finished work and developing at a pace which suits your skill level.

Fun, light-hearted, RnB, Soul, Gospel singing and song-writing sessions. We will work on individual projects as well as encourage group work.

Create a collection of textiles ranging from garments to soft furnishings. Learn the skills of appliqué, embroidery, crochet, knit and printmaking to create artwork you can wear, use or display.

Writing is known to help you process emotions, make sense of experiences, improve mood and help in managing mental health. During this 6 week Writing for Wellbeing workshop you will be guided through structured writing activities and games to enable you to create and share a mixture of fictional and true stories of your own experiences and ideas. The groups are kept small to help create a more intimate and supportive environment. All abilities are welcome - the goal isn't to create a perfectly worded masterpiece, the goal is to enable a creative way to communicate and to understand your own thoughts and emotions whilst having fun

Walk around Well Street Common, meet new people and enjoy fresh air. A walking group is a great way to keep active and socialise outdoors while improving your health and wellbeing.

The Radical Self-Care approach has been designed to support people with the possibility of becoming more accepting, caring and reassuring in their relationship to themselves when life feels challenging. The theoretical underpinnings are evidence-based approaches such as Mindful Self-Compassion, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Compassion Focused Therapy. The course supports individuals to enhance their natural capacities for mindful awareness and caring and compassionate responses, towards themselves.The content will support understanding of difficult emotions, for example anger and shame, and supports participants in managing difficult emotions in more helpful ways. The course supports understanding and enhancing emotion regulation through psychological education and experientially through practices and reflections. The course will utilise psychological education, mindfulness and compassion practices, exercises and reflections. Participants will work on their own, in pairs or small groups as well as in the larger group. Participants are free to not participate in the exercises or group discussion if they do not wish to do so at any given point. Practices and reflections will be encouraged in their own time between sessions. The RadSec courses are delivered by practitioners with experience of and training in the evidence-based methodologies that the course is founded on.

The group will last 6 sessions and it will explore anxiety, helping us to understand it and better manage it. The sessions will cover what anxiety is and how our body, thoughts and behaviours can be affected by it. We will explore different tools and techniques to learn how to manage stress symptoms and lower down anxiety levels, to make the experience of anxiety more tolerable and functional. We will integrate tools and techniques coming from CBT, Compassion-focused therapy and Mindfulness.

Walk around Shoreditch Park, meet new people and enjoy fresh air. A walking group is a great way to keep active and socialise outdoors while improving your health and wellbeing.

Support with communication and isolation for stroke survivors with communication difficulties.

Provides support for LGBT+ Communities.

Learn more about pain with the aim of Improving Quality of Life through learning practical coping strategies Living with, rather than suffering with Pain Improving functioning By using act and mindfulness.

This group is a remote offer, which requires internet connection, access to Zoom and a confidential space. The group is rooted in principles of ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy); an empirically based model that uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies, together with commitment to value based actions to help increase psychological flexibility and overall well-being. The aim of the sessions is to offer a space to explore and notice how the human mind works in relation to the body and physical sensations. These sessions encourage exploration in small steps and are developed through self guided practices. Noticing and identifying thoughts, feelings, physical sensations is the first movement towards reducing anxiety. The course will consist of psycho-education, discussion, reflections and exercises. These activities will take place within the group, and may include break out groups, depending upon the larger group size. The facilitator will make use of metaphors and scenarios to illustrate the core skills and will invite participants to practice becoming aware of ‘towards’ and ‘away’ moves using a matrix system. Participants are invited to engage in the exercises, which are invitational practices; participants do not need to engage in exercises if they do not wish to do so. Home practice will be encouraged in-between sessions.

Attend your choice of Core Arts live zoom classes running Tuesday-Friday across our departments: art, music, multimedia and gardening, and access our catalogue of over 600 pre-recorded classes on vimeo

The aim of this course is to create and record music, using music technology (Apple/ Logic) assisted by the tutor. You will develop existing skills or learning from scratch using state of the art equipment.

Essential class to develop artistic skills. Create artworks in response to ideas and themes which inspire you. Explore a wide range of art medium including drawing, painting, printmaking, collage and sculpture.

High energy rhythm session. Come and explore the world of rhythm, play any instrument of your choice. From African djembe to congas or tambourine… bass, guitar, keys or drums. Let's improvise and write songs together.

Draw the human form whilst observing a life model. Learn to use a range of art materials such as chalks, charcoal and inks and develop your techniques as a figurative artist.

Develop your keyboard skills and techniques in a small group, each person has own keyboard and headphones to rehearse and practice and well as be supported by the tutor and volunteer. Please note this course is offered in 6 week blocks and can be extended only if there is capacity at the time.

Painting can lead to lower stress levels and improve overall mental health. Immerse yourself in a world of vibrant colours by exploring painting animals, flowers, landscapes, people and the built environment. With plenty of hands-on exercises, this course will introduce you into all what you need to know when you sketch, or paint from observation. You will learn specific techniques by looking at watercolour artists so that by the end of the course, you will have the skill-set that allows you to continue independently with your work. The course is suitable for people who may have done a watercolours course before, or those with some previous experience, who would like to build on their existing skills.

When we may be struggling to put meaning to things, or trouble verbalising our feelings, collage and mixed media can help us interpret our unconscious thoughts and mirror our emotions. Collage is a great form of art therapy, especially for those who may be feeling intimidated by other artistic processes. On this course you will learn how to apply drawing skills by adding mixed media, collage and some basic printmaking techniques. Either as a beginner or someone who has tackled the basics of drawing but would like to continue and don’t quite know where to start, this course allows for plenty of creativity with experimental and stimulating short projects. The course will playfully guide you how to create your own powerful images and explore the history of collage. No artistic skills required, just a willingness to be open to exploring and creating.

This 6 week course is designed to help you to communicate effectively by identifying what assertive behaviour is, expressing your needs and rights whilst respecting others in everyday life.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and uses principles of mindfulness to look at how we can reframe the context and language of our perspective of our day to day to help us in managing our wellbeing.

Come and learn how to support your body & mind through a natural diet, with food that will reboot & recharge you. You will learn about vitamins and minerals in everyday food and about foods to help you sleep & charge your energy. Each session you will receive a recipe to recreate at home. So come along and claim back a healthy mind!

Stroke survivors of working age, independant facilitated group.

Group therapy to share, deal and manage long term depression, anxiety disorders, social isolation. To provide safe and confidential environment to develop peer support with the help of two facilitators/counsellors.

Promotes the concept of eco therapy and mindfulness. This activity is to encourage exercise and active healthy lifestyle. Participants are supported emotionally as well as encourage regular walking exercises.

This group integrates talking therapy with eating sessions. Participants will be sharing their meals, stories related to their migration paths and their recipes brought from their home land. They will create a migration and recipe map by stitching and drwing.

Come and learn how to support your body & mind through a natural diet, with food that will reboot & recharge you. You will learn about vitamins and minerals in everyday food and about foods to help you sleep & charge your energy. Each session you will receive a recipe to recreate at home. So come along and claim back a healthy mind!

Develop your painting techniques in brushwork, colour mixing and composition design. Learn how to skillfully paint in all media to create portraits, still life and how to interpret famous paintings into your own transcriptions. Journey through the History of Art in paintings as you learn about artists in our group discussions.

Explore your imagination and bring your thoughts of world around you to life through creative writing and poetry performances. Develop your literacy skills, improve your confidence and read your prose aloud in these group sessions.

Explore your imagination and bring your thoughts of world around you to life through creative writing and poetry performances. Develop your literacy skills, improve your confidence and read your prose aloud in these group sessions.

A structured session for developing, writing and rehearsing songs. Meet other musicians and influence one another, sharing talents and skills to develop performance skills in the hope to be ready for a club core performance.

A structured session for developing, writing and rehearsing songs. Meet other musicians and influence one another, sharing talents and skills to develop performance skills in the hope to be ready for a club core performance.

Try your hand at a different song each week. Develop chords, tuning your guitar, open strings and fingerpicking patterns.

Explore a different song or genre each week developing your technique as a guitarist. Learn to tune your guitar, name the open string and play fingerpicking patterns.

Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is specifically designed to help people who have suffered from bouts of depression and to minimise further episodes of depression. The heart of MBCT is gentle, systematic training in Mindfulness .A definition of mindfulness is being able to bring direct, open hearted awareness to what you are doing , while you are doing it. Being able to tune in to what’s going on in your mind and body, and in the outside world, moment by moment. This skill is developed through formal and informal mindfulness practices during the course including , body scan , breath and body and sitting practices , alongside informal practices including mindful eating and walking. MBCT focusses on teaching participants to make a shift in their relationship to the thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations that contribute to depressive relapse and other emotional problems. This enables the participants to be released from the grip of two critical processes that lie in the root of depression and many other emotional problems: The tendency to overthink, ruminate, or worry too much about some things, coupled with a Tendency to avoid, suppress or push away other things. Regular mindfulness practice enables participants to see and understand how these patterns of mind can lead to escalation of emotions; Through this awareness and understanding this supports them to see more clearly what is present and make wiser choices in their daily life. The key objective of the course is to train participants in the fundamentals of mindfulness to incorporate ideas & practices into their daily life, giving them the skills to help support them manage life's ups and downs more effectively.

Join Anna for Chrochet online - all levels welcome, as well as bringing your own craft projects. This is a drop-in so you can join at any point.

Relaxation and self-care course. This is a 4 week course to learn techniques that support to manage anxiety, stress and regulating emotions. Relaxation techniques are a way to counter the unpleasant effects of stress and anxiety on the body and mind. Included in the course are progressive relaxation exercises, techniques for grounding and self-care and compassion meditations. We will also have some space for discussions and sharing experiences 

6 week Cook and Eat course to learn new recipes and get tips on healthy eating, meet people. We cook as a group and eat the food we have prepared together. All dietary requirements are catered for, no experience needed.

Peer support coffee mornings (Water House)with monthly dance class HLC

It is a flow of mindfulness based, trauma sensitive yoga and breathing exercises and incorporates somatic movements.

In this six-week course, we will tap into one of your body’s strongest self-healing mechanisms: YOUR BREATH. Breathwork is a healing tool that we all have but poorly use which is free, healthy, and always with us. We normally underestimate how breathing correctly can affect our mind, body, and spirit. It can connect the body to the healing parasympathetic nervous system which will restore and rejuvenate your being as a whole. Breathwork involves breathing in a conscious and systematic way, we intentionally change our breathing patterns. During the course, I will guide you through different breathwork sequences blended with mindfulness and bodywork. We will explore how we can safely use our own breath and body to practically collaborate with chronic pain, stress, and anxiety

A space to explore gentle movement, steady breath and guided relaxation. Open to all - regardless of your background or experience in yoga. It doesn't matter if this is your first ever yoga class! We will work with our own mind & body, so come as you are.

Learn how to work with your hands to create sculptures, ornaments, plates and bowls using different forms of clay.

Learn how to work with your hands to create sculptures, ornaments, plates and bowls using different forms of clay.

Explore the instrument that is your singing voice and strengthen your vocal chords through enjoyable sessions exploring popular songs.

Empower yourself as an artist, musician or writer by creating a web presence that defines and promotes your individual voice.

Empower yourself as an artist, musician or writer by creating a web presence that defines and promotes your individual voice.

From our beautiful rooftop garden, learn new skills such as herbs for window sills, organic gardening techniques and making new plants from old.

Fun lighted-hearted RnB, Soul, Gospel singing and song-writing sessions. Sing along and harmonise from home.

Tai Chi is a Chinese martial art and movement practice that teaches you how to relax your mind and body and maintain mental and physical balance in all situations. Through Tai Chi's slow graceful and calming movements you will learn to respond to the ups and downs of life in a calm and joyful way. Quiet movements help you gradually find balance with yourself, others and the environment around you, helping develop resilience for periods of stress as well as focus and joy in daily life. You will learn a set of preparatory Tai Chi exercises as well as the beginning of the Tai Chi form. By the end of the course you will have a daily Tai Chi practice of your won and an invaluable tool for relaxing your mind and body.

An open space to come together, sometimes we talk about our week, sometimes we do a quiz! Each week is slightly different, but the warm welcome is the same.

Walk around Victoria Park, meet new people and enjoy fresh air. A walking group is a great way to keep active and socialise outdoors while improving your health and wellbeing.

Derman’s Handcraft Group is women only and run weekly. The aim of this group is to help women from our communities break their isolation and to regain their self confidence, self esteem and re-validate their skills through craft activities.

Psycho- educational group sessions to provide an overview of depression and develop coping strategies.

This course is for complete beginners or people with little ceramic experience. Try your hand at making beautiful, creative and practical objects out of clay. During this course you will gain a basic understanding of hand-building (coiling and slabbing), throwing on the potter’s wheel and decoration techniques. You will have the opportunity to explore your creative ideas and create some works that you would be able to use and enjoy in your everyday life, from crockery to vases and plant container. You will also have the opportunity to learn how to throw a simple bowl and a cup on the potter’s wheel and decorate your pieces using a combination of techniques including slips, oxides and glazes, to achieve various effects.

In this course learners will explore the art of relief print, using reduction or multi block techniques to produce an edition of their own design incorporating 2-3 different colours. The result will be producing a box-set of finished work and developing at a pace which suits your skill level.

Fun, light-hearted, RnB, Soul, Gospel singing and song-writing sessions. We will work on individual projects as well as encourage group work.

Create a collection of textiles ranging from garments to soft furnishings. Learn the skills of appliqué, embroidery, crochet, knit and printmaking to create artwork you can wear, use or display.

Walk around Well Street Common, meet new people and enjoy fresh air. A walking group is a great way to keep active and socialise outdoors while improving your health and wellbeing.

The Radical Self-Care approach has been designed to support people with the possibility of becoming more accepting, caring and reassuring in their relationship to themselves when life feels challenging. The theoretical underpinnings are evidence-based approaches such as Mindful Self-Compassion, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Compassion Focused Therapy. The course supports individuals to enhance their natural capacities for mindful awareness and caring and compassionate responses, towards themselves.The content will support understanding of difficult emotions, for example anger and shame, and supports participants in managing difficult emotions in more helpful ways. The course supports understanding and enhancing emotion regulation through psychological education and experientially through practices and reflections. The course will utilise psychological education, mindfulness and compassion practices, exercises and reflections. Participants will work on their own, in pairs or small groups as well as in the larger group. Participants are free to not participate in the exercises or group discussion if they do not wish to do so at any given point. Practices and reflections will be encouraged in their own time between sessions. The RadSec courses are delivered by practitioners with experience of and training in the evidence-based methodologies that the course is founded on.

Walk around Shoreditch Park, meet new people and enjoy fresh air. A walking group is a great way to keep active and socialise outdoors while improving your health and wellbeing.

Support with communication and isolation for stroke survivors with communication difficulties.

Provides support for LGBT+ Communities.

Learn more about pain with the aim of Improving Quality of Life through learning practical coping strategies Living with, rather than suffering with Pain Improving functioning By using act and mindfulness.

Attend your choice of Core Arts live zoom classes running Tuesday-Friday across our departments: art, music, multimedia and gardening, and access our catalogue of over 600 pre-recorded classes on vimeo

The aim of this course is to create and record music, using music technology (Apple/ Logic) assisted by the tutor. You will develop existing skills or learning from scratch using state of the art equipment.

Essential class to develop artistic skills. Create artworks in response to ideas and themes which inspire you. Explore a wide range of art medium including drawing, painting, printmaking, collage and sculpture.

High energy rhythm session. Come and explore the world of rhythm, play any instrument of your choice. From African djembe to congas or tambourine… bass, guitar, keys or drums. Let's improvise and write songs together.

Draw the human form whilst observing a life model. Learn to use a range of art materials such as chalks, charcoal and inks and develop your techniques as a figurative artist.

Develop your keyboard skills and techniques in a small group, each person has own keyboard and headphones to rehearse and practice and well as be supported by the tutor and volunteer. Please note this course is offered in 6 week blocks and can be extended only if there is capacity at the time.

This 6 week course is designed to help you to communicate effectively by identifying what assertive behaviour is, expressing your needs and rights whilst respecting others in everyday life.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and uses principles of mindfulness to look at how we can reframe the context and language of our perspective of our day to day to help us in managing our wellbeing.

Come and learn how to support your body & mind through a natural diet, with food that will reboot & recharge you. You will learn about vitamins and minerals in everyday food and about foods to help you sleep & charge your energy. Each session you will receive a recipe to recreate at home. So come along and claim back a healthy mind!

Stroke survivors of working age, independant facilitated group.

Group therapy to share, deal and manage long term depression, anxiety disorders, social isolation. To provide safe and confidential environment to develop peer support with the help of two facilitators/counsellors.

Promotes the concept of eco therapy and mindfulness. This activity is to encourage exercise and active healthy lifestyle. Participants are supported emotionally as well as encourage regular walking exercises.

This group integrates talking therapy with eating sessions. Participants will be sharing their meals, stories related to their migration paths and their recipes brought from their home land. They will create a migration and recipe map by stitching and drwing.

Come and learn how to support your body & mind through a natural diet, with food that will reboot & recharge you. You will learn about vitamins and minerals in everyday food and about foods to help you sleep & charge your energy. Each session you will receive a recipe to recreate at home. So come along and claim back a healthy mind!

Develop your painting techniques in brushwork, colour mixing and composition design. Learn how to skillfully paint in all media to create portraits, still life and how to interpret famous paintings into your own transcriptions. Journey through the History of Art in paintings as you learn about artists in our group discussions.

Explore your imagination and bring your thoughts of world around you to life through creative writing and poetry performances. Develop your literacy skills, improve your confidence and read your prose aloud in these group sessions.

Explore your imagination and bring your thoughts of world around you to life through creative writing and poetry performances. Develop your literacy skills, improve your confidence and read your prose aloud in these group sessions.

A structured session for developing, writing and rehearsing songs. Meet other musicians and influence one another, sharing talents and skills to develop performance skills in the hope to be ready for a club core performance.

A structured session for developing, writing and rehearsing songs. Meet other musicians and influence one another, sharing talents and skills to develop performance skills in the hope to be ready for a club core performance.

Try your hand at a different song each week. Develop chords, tuning your guitar, open strings and fingerpicking patterns.

Explore a different song or genre each week developing your technique as a guitarist. Learn to tune your guitar, name the open string and play fingerpicking patterns.

Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is specifically designed to help people who have suffered from bouts of depression and to minimise further episodes of depression. The heart of MBCT is gentle, systematic training in Mindfulness .A definition of mindfulness is being able to bring direct, open hearted awareness to what you are doing , while you are doing it. Being able to tune in to what’s going on in your mind and body, and in the outside world, moment by moment. This skill is developed through formal and informal mindfulness practices during the course including , body scan , breath and body and sitting practices , alongside informal practices including mindful eating and walking. MBCT focusses on teaching participants to make a shift in their relationship to the thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations that contribute to depressive relapse and other emotional problems. This enables the participants to be released from the grip of two critical processes that lie in the root of depression and many other emotional problems: The tendency to overthink, ruminate, or worry too much about some things, coupled with a Tendency to avoid, suppress or push away other things. Regular mindfulness practice enables participants to see and understand how these patterns of mind can lead to escalation of emotions; Through this awareness and understanding this supports them to see more clearly what is present and make wiser choices in their daily life. The key objective of the course is to train participants in the fundamentals of mindfulness to incorporate ideas & practices into their daily life, giving them the skills to help support them manage life's ups and downs more effectively.

Join Anna for Chrochet online - all levels welcome, as well as bringing your own craft projects. This is a drop-in so you can join at any point.

Relaxation and self-care course. This is a 4 week course to learn techniques that support to manage anxiety, stress and regulating emotions. Relaxation techniques are a way to counter the unpleasant effects of stress and anxiety on the body and mind. Included in the course are progressive relaxation exercises, techniques for grounding and self-care and compassion meditations. We will also have some space for discussions and sharing experiences 

6 week Cook and Eat course to learn new recipes and get tips on healthy eating, meet people. We cook as a group and eat the food we have prepared together. All dietary requirements are catered for, no experience needed.

Peer support coffee mornings (Water House)with monthly dance class HLC

It is a flow of mindfulness based, trauma sensitive yoga and breathing exercises and incorporates somatic movements.

In this six-week course, we will tap into one of your body’s strongest self-healing mechanisms: YOUR BREATH. Breathwork is a healing tool that we all have but poorly use which is free, healthy, and always with us. We normally underestimate how breathing correctly can affect our mind, body, and spirit. It can connect the body to the healing parasympathetic nervous system which will restore and rejuvenate your being as a whole. Breathwork involves breathing in a conscious and systematic way, we intentionally change our breathing patterns. During the course, I will guide you through different breathwork sequences blended with mindfulness and bodywork. We will explore how we can safely use our own breath and body to practically collaborate with chronic pain, stress, and anxiety

A space to explore gentle movement, steady breath and guided relaxation. Open to all - regardless of your background or experience in yoga. It doesn't matter if this is your first ever yoga class! We will work with our own mind & body, so come as you are.

Learn how to work with your hands to create sculptures, ornaments, plates and bowls using different forms of clay.

Learn how to work with your hands to create sculptures, ornaments, plates and bowls using different forms of clay.

Explore the instrument that is your singing voice and strengthen your vocal chords through enjoyable sessions exploring popular songs.

Empower yourself as an artist, musician or writer by creating a web presence that defines and promotes your individual voice.

Empower yourself as an artist, musician or writer by creating a web presence that defines and promotes your individual voice.

From our beautiful rooftop garden, learn new skills such as herbs for window sills, organic gardening techniques and making new plants from old.

Fun lighted-hearted RnB, Soul, Gospel singing and song-writing sessions. Sing along and harmonise from home.

Tai Chi is a Chinese martial art and movement practice that teaches you how to relax your mind and body and maintain mental and physical balance in all situations. Through Tai Chi's slow graceful and calming movements you will learn to respond to the ups and downs of life in a calm and joyful way. Quiet movements help you gradually find balance with yourself, others and the environment around you, helping develop resilience for periods of stress as well as focus and joy in daily life. You will learn a set of preparatory Tai Chi exercises as well as the beginning of the Tai Chi form. By the end of the course you will have a daily Tai Chi practice of your won and an invaluable tool for relaxing your mind and body.

An open space to come together, sometimes we talk about our week, sometimes we do a quiz! Each week is slightly different, but the warm welcome is the same.

Walk around Victoria Park, meet new people and enjoy fresh air. A walking group is a great way to keep active and socialise outdoors while improving your health and wellbeing.

Derman’s Handcraft Group is women only and run weekly. The aim of this group is to help women from our communities break their isolation and to regain their self confidence, self esteem and re-validate their skills through craft activities.

Psycho- educational group sessions to provide an overview of depression and develop coping strategies.

This course is for complete beginners or people with little ceramic experience. Try your hand at making beautiful, creative and practical objects out of clay. During this course you will gain a basic understanding of hand-building (coiling and slabbing), throwing on the potter’s wheel and decoration techniques. You will have the opportunity to explore your creative ideas and create some works that you would be able to use and enjoy in your everyday life, from crockery to vases and plant container. You will also have the opportunity to learn how to throw a simple bowl and a cup on the potter’s wheel and decorate your pieces using a combination of techniques including slips, oxides and glazes, to achieve various effects.

This course is suitable for students who want to learn basic throwing and trimming skills and is aimed at complete beginners or people with little ceramic experience. Try your hands at making beautiful, creative and practical objects out of clay using the potter’s wheel. You will be able to learn how to throw mugs, bowls and plates. Intermediate students can use this course to refresh their skills on the wheel. You will also have the opportunity to learn to decorate your pieces using a combination of techniques, including slips and glazes, to achieve various effects.

In this course learners will explore the art of relief print, using reduction or multi block techniques to produce an edition of their own design incorporating 2-3 different colours. The result will be producing a box-set of finished work and developing at a pace which suits your skill level.

Fun, light-hearted, RnB, Soul, Gospel singing and song-writing sessions. We will work on individual projects as well as encourage group work.

Create a collection of textiles ranging from garments to soft furnishings. Learn the skills of appliqué, embroidery, crochet, knit and printmaking to create artwork you can wear, use or display.

Walk around Well Street Common, meet new people and enjoy fresh air. A walking group is a great way to keep active and socialise outdoors while improving your health and wellbeing.

The Radical Self-Care approach has been designed to support people with the possibility of becoming more accepting, caring and reassuring in their relationship to themselves when life feels challenging. The theoretical underpinnings are evidence-based approaches such as Mindful Self-Compassion, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Compassion Focused Therapy. The course supports individuals to enhance their natural capacities for mindful awareness and caring and compassionate responses, towards themselves.The content will support understanding of difficult emotions, for example anger and shame, and supports participants in managing difficult emotions in more helpful ways. The course supports understanding and enhancing emotion regulation through psychological education and experientially through practices and reflections. The course will utilise psychological education, mindfulness and compassion practices, exercises and reflections. Participants will work on their own, in pairs or small groups as well as in the larger group. Participants are free to not participate in the exercises or group discussion if they do not wish to do so at any given point. Practices and reflections will be encouraged in their own time between sessions. The RadSec courses are delivered by practitioners with experience of and training in the evidence-based methodologies that the course is founded on.

Walk around Shoreditch Park, meet new people and enjoy fresh air. A walking group is a great way to keep active and socialise outdoors while improving your health and wellbeing.

Support with communication and isolation for stroke survivors with communication difficulties.

Provides support for LGBT+ Communities.

Learn more about pain with the aim of Improving Quality of Life through learning practical coping strategies Living with, rather than suffering with Pain Improving functioning By using act and mindfulness.

Attend your choice of Core Arts live zoom classes running Tuesday-Friday across our departments: art, music, multimedia and gardening, and access our catalogue of over 600 pre-recorded classes on vimeo

The aim of this course is to create and record music, using music technology (Apple/ Logic) assisted by the tutor. You will develop existing skills or learning from scratch using state of the art equipment.

Essential class to develop artistic skills. Create artworks in response to ideas and themes which inspire you. Explore a wide range of art medium including drawing, painting, printmaking, collage and sculpture.

High energy rhythm session. Come and explore the world of rhythm, play any instrument of your choice. From African djembe to congas or tambourine… bass, guitar, keys or drums. Let's improvise and write songs together.

Draw the human form whilst observing a life model. Learn to use a range of art materials such as chalks, charcoal and inks and develop your techniques as a figurative artist.

Develop your keyboard skills and techniques in a small group, each person has own keyboard and headphones to rehearse and practice and well as be supported by the tutor and volunteer. Please note this course is offered in 6 week blocks and can be extended only if there is capacity at the time.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and uses principles of mindfulness to look at how we can reframe the context and language of our perspective of our day to day to help us in managing our wellbeing.

Come and learn how to support your body & mind through a natural diet, with food that will reboot & recharge you. You will learn about vitamins and minerals in everyday food and about foods to help you sleep & charge your energy. Each session you will receive a recipe to recreate at home. So come along and claim back a healthy mind!

Stroke survivors of working age, independant facilitated group.

Come and learn how to support your body & mind through a natural diet, with food that will reboot & recharge you. You will learn about vitamins and minerals in everyday food and about foods to help you sleep & charge your energy. Each session you will receive a recipe to recreate at home. So come along and claim back a healthy mind!

Develop your painting techniques in brushwork, colour mixing and composition design. Learn how to skillfully paint in all media to create portraits, still life and how to interpret famous paintings into your own transcriptions. Journey through the History of Art in paintings as you learn about artists in our group discussions.

Explore your imagination and bring your thoughts of world around you to life through creative writing and poetry performances. Develop your literacy skills, improve your confidence and read your prose aloud in these group sessions.

Explore your imagination and bring your thoughts of world around you to life through creative writing and poetry performances. Develop your literacy skills, improve your confidence and read your prose aloud in these group sessions.

A structured session for developing, writing and rehearsing songs. Meet other musicians and influence one another, sharing talents and skills to develop performance skills in the hope to be ready for a club core performance.

A structured session for developing, writing and rehearsing songs. Meet other musicians and influence one another, sharing talents and skills to develop performance skills in the hope to be ready for a club core performance.

Try your hand at a different song each week. Develop chords, tuning your guitar, open strings and fingerpicking patterns.

Explore a different song or genre each week developing your technique as a guitarist. Learn to tune your guitar, name the open string and play fingerpicking patterns.

Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is specifically designed to help people who have suffered from bouts of depression and to minimise further episodes of depression. The heart of MBCT is gentle, systematic training in Mindfulness .A definition of mindfulness is being able to bring direct, open hearted awareness to what you are doing , while you are doing it. Being able to tune in to what’s going on in your mind and body, and in the outside world, moment by moment. This skill is developed through formal and informal mindfulness practices during the course including , body scan , breath and body and sitting practices , alongside informal practices including mindful eating and walking. MBCT focusses on teaching participants to make a shift in their relationship to the thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations that contribute to depressive relapse and other emotional problems. This enables the participants to be released from the grip of two critical processes that lie in the root of depression and many other emotional problems: The tendency to overthink, ruminate, or worry too much about some things, coupled with a Tendency to avoid, suppress or push away other things. Regular mindfulness practice enables participants to see and understand how these patterns of mind can lead to escalation of emotions; Through this awareness and understanding this supports them to see more clearly what is present and make wiser choices in their daily life. The key objective of the course is to train participants in the fundamentals of mindfulness to incorporate ideas & practices into their daily life, giving them the skills to help support them manage life's ups and downs more effectively.

Join Anna for Chrochet online - all levels welcome, as well as bringing your own craft projects. This is a drop-in so you can join at any point.

Peer support coffee mornings (Water House)with monthly dance class HLC

In this six-week course, we will tap into one of your body’s strongest self-healing mechanisms: YOUR BREATH. Breathwork is a healing tool that we all have but poorly use which is free, healthy, and always with us. We normally underestimate how breathing correctly can affect our mind, body, and spirit. It can connect the body to the healing parasympathetic nervous system which will restore and rejuvenate your being as a whole. Breathwork involves breathing in a conscious and systematic way, we intentionally change our breathing patterns. During the course, I will guide you through different breathwork sequences blended with mindfulness and bodywork. We will explore how we can safely use our own breath and body to practically collaborate with chronic pain, stress, and anxiety

A space to explore gentle movement, steady breath and guided relaxation. Open to all - regardless of your background or experience in yoga. It doesn't matter if this is your first ever yoga class! We will work with our own mind & body, so come as you are.

Take part if a creative activity each week by exploring a different topic and using elements of Mindfulness.

Learn how to work with your hands to create sculptures, ornaments, plates and bowls using different forms of clay.

Learn how to work with your hands to create sculptures, ornaments, plates and bowls using different forms of clay.

Explore the instrument that is your singing voice and strengthen your vocal chords through enjoyable sessions exploring popular songs.

Empower yourself as an artist, musician or writer by creating a web presence that defines and promotes your individual voice.

Empower yourself as an artist, musician or writer by creating a web presence that defines and promotes your individual voice.

From our beautiful rooftop garden, learn new skills such as herbs for window sills, organic gardening techniques and making new plants from old.

Fun lighted-hearted RnB, Soul, Gospel singing and song-writing sessions. Sing along and harmonise from home.

Tai Chi is a Chinese martial art and movement practice that teaches you how to relax your mind and body and maintain mental and physical balance in all situations. Through Tai Chi's slow graceful and calming movements you will learn to respond to the ups and downs of life in a calm and joyful way. Quiet movements help you gradually find balance with yourself, others and the environment around you, helping develop resilience for periods of stress as well as focus and joy in daily life. You will learn a set of preparatory Tai Chi exercises as well as the beginning of the Tai Chi form. By the end of the course you will have a daily Tai Chi practice of your won and an invaluable tool for relaxing your mind and body.

An open space to come together, sometimes we talk about our week, sometimes we do a quiz! Each week is slightly different, but the warm welcome is the same.

Walk around Victoria Park, meet new people and enjoy fresh air. A walking group is a great way to keep active and socialise outdoors while improving your health and wellbeing.

Derman’s Handcraft Group is women only and run weekly. The aim of this group is to help women from our communities break their isolation and to regain their self confidence, self esteem and re-validate their skills through craft activities.

Psycho- educational group sessions to provide an overview of depression and develop coping strategies.

This course is for complete beginners or people with little ceramic experience. Try your hand at making beautiful, creative and practical objects out of clay. During this course you will gain a basic understanding of hand-building (coiling and slabbing), throwing on the potter’s wheel and decoration techniques. You will have the opportunity to explore your creative ideas and create some works that you would be able to use and enjoy in your everyday life, from crockery to vases and plant container. You will also have the opportunity to learn how to throw a simple bowl and a cup on the potter’s wheel and decorate your pieces using a combination of techniques including slips, oxides and glazes, to achieve various effects.

This course is suitable for students who want to learn basic throwing and trimming skills and is aimed at complete beginners or people with little ceramic experience. Try your hands at making beautiful, creative and practical objects out of clay using the potter’s wheel. You will be able to learn how to throw mugs, bowls and plates. Intermediate students can use this course to refresh their skills on the wheel. You will also have the opportunity to learn to decorate your pieces using a combination of techniques, including slips and glazes, to achieve various effects.

Provides support for LGBT+ Communities.

Learn more about pain with the aim of Improving Quality of Life through learning practical coping strategies Living with, rather than suffering with Pain Improving functioning By using act and mindfulness.

This group will focus on various textile techniques such as embroidery, applique, fabric manipulations and use of the sewing machines/hand work. We will produce textile samples/decorative pieces. We will also be able to produce decorative tote bags and lavender cushions. This is a small group with a limited number of places. We will create in a relaxed and calm space with gentle relaxation music and candles. This group will benefit those who prefer working in a small group and for those who are more anxious.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and uses principles of mindfulness to look at how we can reframe the context and language of our perspective of our day to day to help us in managing our wellbeing.

Come and learn how to support your body & mind through a natural diet, with food that will reboot & recharge you. You will learn about vitamins and minerals in everyday food and about foods to help you sleep & charge your energy. Each session you will receive a recipe to recreate at home. So come along and claim back a healthy mind!

Managing Anger and Difficult Emotions is a 2 session group for people who are actively struggling with anger and intense emotions, and who are not yet in a place where they can commit to a more structured 8-week mental health course. MADE helps people to understand the neuroscience of anger/intense emotions and to reduce emotional suffering by learning and practicing techniques such as ‘Emotional Balance’, ‘Creating Space’ and ‘True Strength’. Research into components of MADE has shown improved emotional regulation and reduced self-harm and crisis episodes.

During this time of pandemic, we are called to care for ourselves and others, but many of us are experiencing fear, anxiety and unease. In the 6-week online course we will learn essential skills that help us settle, steady and build our inner resources. With kindly awareness we learn to be with how things are with an attitude of gentelness, care and respect. Each week there will be guided meditations, an exploration of Mindfulness principles and an opportunity to share.

In this six-week course, we will tap into one of your body’s strongest self-healing mechanisms: YOUR BREATH. Breathwork is a healing tool that we all have but poorly use which is free, healthy, and always with us. We normally underestimate how breathing correctly can affect our mind, body, and spirit. It can connect the body to the healing parasympathetic nervous system which will restore and rejuvenate your being as a whole. Breathwork involves breathing in a conscious and systematic way, we intentionally change our breathing patterns. During the course, I will guide you through different breathwork sequences blended with mindfulness and bodywork. We will explore how we can safely use our own breath and body to practically collaborate with chronic pain, stress, and anxiety

Relaxation and self-care course. This is a 4 week course to learn techniques that support to manage anxiety, stress and regulating emotions. Relaxation techniques are a way to counter the unpleasant effects of stress and anxiety on the body and mind. Included in the course are progressive relaxation exercises, techniques for grounding and self-care and compassion meditations. We will also have some space for discussions and sharing experiences

Take part if a creative activity each week by exploring a different topic and using elements of Mindfulness.

Tai Chi is a Chinese martial art and movement practice that teaches you how to relax your mind and body and maintain mental and physical balance in all situations. Through Tai Chi's slow graceful and calming movements you will learn to respond to the ups and downs of life in a calm and joyful way. Quiet movements help you gradually find balance with yourself, others and the environment around you, helping develop resilience for periods of stress as well as focus and joy in daily life. You will learn a set of preparatory Tai Chi exercises as well as the beginning of the Tai Chi form. By the end of the course you will have a daily Tai Chi practice of your won and an invaluable tool for relaxing your mind and body.

An infomal social meet up in the setting of the Dalston Curve Garden. Come for a tea, chat & a seat in this lovely outdoor space!

This course is for complete beginners or people with little ceramic experience. Try your hand at making beautiful, creative and practical objects out of clay. During this course you will gain a basic understanding of hand-building (coiling and slabbing), throwing on the potter’s wheel and decoration techniques. You will have the opportunity to explore your creative ideas and create some works that you would be able to use and enjoy in your everyday life, from crockery to vases and plant container. You will also have the opportunity to learn how to throw a simple bowl and a cup on the potter’s wheel and decorate your pieces using a combination of techniques including slips, oxides and glazes, to achieve various effects.

This course is suitable for students who want to learn basic throwing and trimming skills and is aimed at complete beginners or people with little ceramic experience. Try your hands at making beautiful, creative and practical objects out of clay using the potter’s wheel. You will be able to learn how to throw mugs, bowls and plates. Intermediate students can use this course to refresh their skills on the wheel. You will also have the opportunity to learn to decorate your pieces using a combination of techniques, including slips and glazes, to achieve various effects.

This group will focus on various textile techniques such as embroidery, applique, fabric manipulations and use of the sewing machines/hand work. We will produce textile samples/decorative pieces. We will also be able to produce decorative tote bags and lavender cushions. This is a small group with a limited number of places. We will create in a relaxed and calm space with gentle relaxation music and candles. This group will benefit those who prefer working in a small group and for those who are more anxious.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and uses principles of mindfulness to look at how we can reframe the context and language of our perspective of our day to day to help us in managing our wellbeing.

This 6 week course is designed to help you to communicate effectively by identifying what assertive behaviour is, expressing your needs and rights whilst respecting others in everyday life.

Managing Anger and Difficult Emotions is a 2 session group for people who are actively struggling with anger and intense emotions, and who are not yet in a place where they can commit to a more structured 8-week mental health course. MADE helps people to understand the neuroscience of anger/intense emotions and to reduce emotional suffering by learning and practicing techniques such as ‘Emotional Balance’, ‘Creating Space’ and ‘True Strength’. Research into components of MADE has shown improved emotional regulation and reduced self-harm and crisis episodes.

During this time of pandemic, we are called to care for ourselves and others, but many of us are experiencing fear, anxiety and unease. In the 6-week online course we will learn essential skills that help us settle, steady and build our inner resources. With kindly awareness we learn to be with how things are with an attitude of gentelness, care and respect. Each week there will be guided meditations, an exploration of Mindfulness principles and an opportunity to share.

In this six-week course, we will tap into one of your body’s strongest self-healing mechanisms: YOUR BREATH. Breathwork is a healing tool that we all have but poorly use which is free, healthy, and always with us. We normally underestimate how breathing correctly can affect our mind, body, and spirit. It can connect the body to the healing parasympathetic nervous system which will restore and rejuvenate your being as a whole. Breathwork involves breathing in a conscious and systematic way, we intentionally change our breathing patterns. During the course, I will guide you through different breathwork sequences blended with mindfulness and bodywork. We will explore how we can safely use our own breath and body to practically collaborate with chronic pain, stress, and anxiety

Relaxation and self-care course. This is a 4 week course to learn techniques that support to manage anxiety, stress and regulating emotions. Relaxation techniques are a way to counter the unpleasant effects of stress and anxiety on the body and mind. Included in the course are progressive relaxation exercises, techniques for grounding and self-care and compassion meditations. We will also have some space for discussions and sharing experiences

A space to explore gentle movement, steady breath and guided relaxation. Open to all - regardless of your background or experience in yoga. It doesn't matter if this is your first ever yoga class! We will work with our own mind & body, so come as you are.

Take part if a creative activity each week by exploring a different topic and using elements of Mindfulness.

An infomal social meet up in the setting of the Dalston Curve Garden. Come for a tea, chat & a seat in this lovely outdoor space!

This course is for complete beginners or people with little ceramic experience. Try your hand at making beautiful, creative and practical objects out of clay. During this course you will gain a basic understanding of hand-building (coiling and slabbing), throwing on the potter’s wheel and decoration techniques. You will have the opportunity to explore your creative ideas and create some works that you would be able to use and enjoy in your everyday life, from crockery to vases and plant container. You will also have the opportunity to learn how to throw a simple bowl and a cup on the potter’s wheel and decorate your pieces using a combination of techniques including slips, oxides and glazes, to achieve various effects.

This course is suitable for students who want to learn basic throwing and trimming skills and is aimed at complete beginners or people with little ceramic experience. Try your hands at making beautiful, creative and practical objects out of clay using the potter’s wheel. You will be able to learn how to throw mugs, bowls and plates. Intermediate students can use this course to refresh their skills on the wheel. You will also have the opportunity to learn to decorate your pieces using a combination of techniques, including slips and glazes, to achieve various effects.

This group will focus on various textile techniques such as embroidery, applique, fabric manipulations and use of the sewing machines/hand work. We will produce textile samples/decorative pieces. We will also be able to produce decorative tote bags and lavender cushions. This is a small group with a limited number of places. We will create in a relaxed and calm space with gentle relaxation music and candles. This group will benefit those who prefer working in a small group and for those who are more anxious.

This 10 week support group with encompass different forms of loss including partners, parents, children, friends, siblings, pets and other signficant loved ones. You don't have to grieve alone during this painful time. I nthis group you can come and spend some time learning, sharing and healing with others going through similar experiences. The group aims to provid a safe and confidential space for participants to share, listen, and discuss their personal stories. This group will provide a space to talk but will also ask participants to engage through wellbeing activities done in between sessions such as journals, creative activities and other reflective exercises.

This 6 week course is designed to help you to communicate effectively by identifying what assertive behaviour is, expressing your needs and rights whilst respecting others in everyday life.

Come and learn how to support your body & mind through a natural diet, with food that will reboot & recharge you. You will learn about vitamins and minerals in everyday food and about foods to help you sleep & charge your energy. Each session you will receive a recipe to recreate at home. So come along and claim back a healthy mind!

Managing Anger and Difficult Emotions is a 2 session group for people who are actively struggling with anger and intense emotions, and who are not yet in a place where they can commit to a more structured 8-week mental health course. MADE helps people to understand the neuroscience of anger/intense emotions and to reduce emotional suffering by learning and practicing techniques such as ‘Emotional Balance’, ‘Creating Space’ and ‘True Strength’. Research into components of MADE has shown improved emotional regulation and reduced self-harm and crisis episodes.

During this time of pandemic, we are called to care for ourselves and others, but many of us are experiencing fear, anxiety and unease. In the 6-week online course we will learn essential skills that help us settle, steady and build our inner resources. With kindly awareness we learn to be with how things are with an attitude of gentelness, care and respect. Each week there will be guided meditations, an exploration of Mindfulness principles and an opportunity to share.

Relaxation and self-care course. This is a 4 week course to learn techniques that support to manage anxiety, stress and regulating emotions. Relaxation techniques are a way to counter the unpleasant effects of stress and anxiety on the body and mind. Included in the course are progressive relaxation exercises, techniques for grounding and self-care and compassion meditations. We will also have some space for discussions and sharing experiences

A space to explore gentle movement, steady breath and guided relaxation. Open to all - regardless of your background or experience in yoga. It doesn't matter if this is your first ever yoga class! We will work with our own mind & body, so come as you are.

Take part if a creative activity each week by exploring a different topic and using elements of Mindfulness.

An infomal social meet up in the setting of the Dalston Curve Garden. Come for a tea, chat & a seat in this lovely outdoor space!

This course is for complete beginners or people with little ceramic experience. Try your hand at making beautiful, creative and practical objects out of clay. During this course you will gain a basic understanding of hand-building (coiling and slabbing), throwing on the potter’s wheel and decoration techniques. You will have the opportunity to explore your creative ideas and create some works that you would be able to use and enjoy in your everyday life, from crockery to vases and plant container. You will also have the opportunity to learn how to throw a simple bowl and a cup on the potter’s wheel and decorate your pieces using a combination of techniques including slips, oxides and glazes, to achieve various effects.

This course is suitable for students who want to learn basic throwing and trimming skills and is aimed at complete beginners or people with little ceramic experience. Try your hands at making beautiful, creative and practical objects out of clay using the potter’s wheel. You will be able to learn how to throw mugs, bowls and plates. Intermediate students can use this course to refresh their skills on the wheel. You will also have the opportunity to learn to decorate your pieces using a combination of techniques, including slips and glazes, to achieve various effects.

This group will focus on various textile techniques such as embroidery, applique, fabric manipulations and use of the sewing machines/hand work. We will produce textile samples/decorative pieces. We will also be able to produce decorative tote bags and lavender cushions. This is a small group with a limited number of places. We will create in a relaxed and calm space with gentle relaxation music and candles. This group will benefit those who prefer working in a small group and for those who are more anxious.

This 10 week support group with encompass different forms of loss including partners, parents, children, friends, siblings, pets and other signficant loved ones. You don't have to grieve alone during this painful time. I nthis group you can come and spend some time learning, sharing and healing with others going through similar experiences. The group aims to provid a safe and confidential space for participants to share, listen, and discuss their personal stories. This group will provide a space to talk but will also ask participants to engage through wellbeing activities done in between sessions such as journals, creative activities and other reflective exercises.

This 6 week course is designed to help you to communicate effectively by identifying what assertive behaviour is, expressing your needs and rights whilst respecting others in everyday life.

Come and learn how to support your body & mind through a natural diet, with food that will reboot & recharge you. You will learn about vitamins and minerals in everyday food and about foods to help you sleep & charge your energy. Each session you will receive a recipe to recreate at home. So come along and claim back a healthy mind!

Managing Anger and Difficult Emotions is a 2 session group for people who are actively struggling with anger and intense emotions, and who are not yet in a place where they can commit to a more structured 8-week mental health course. MADE helps people to understand the neuroscience of anger/intense emotions and to reduce emotional suffering by learning and practicing techniques such as ‘Emotional Balance’, ‘Creating Space’ and ‘True Strength’. Research into components of MADE has shown improved emotional regulation and reduced self-harm and crisis episodes.

During this time of pandemic, we are called to care for ourselves and others, but many of us are experiencing fear, anxiety and unease. In the 6-week online course we will learn essential skills that help us settle, steady and build our inner resources. With kindly awareness we learn to be with how things are with an attitude of gentelness, care and respect. Each week there will be guided meditations, an exploration of Mindfulness principles and an opportunity to share.

Relaxation and self-care course. This is a 4 week course to learn techniques that support to manage anxiety, stress and regulating emotions. Relaxation techniques are a way to counter the unpleasant effects of stress and anxiety on the body and mind. Included in the course are progressive relaxation exercises, techniques for grounding and self-care and compassion meditations. We will also have some space for discussions and sharing experiences

A space to explore gentle movement, steady breath and guided relaxation. Open to all - regardless of your background or experience in yoga. It doesn't matter if this is your first ever yoga class! We will work with our own mind & body, so come as you are.

An infomal social meet up in the setting of the Dalston Curve Garden. Come for a tea, chat & a seat in this lovely outdoor space!

This course is for complete beginners or people with little ceramic experience. Try your hand at making beautiful, creative and practical objects out of clay. During this course you will gain a basic understanding of hand-building (coiling and slabbing), throwing on the potter’s wheel and decoration techniques. You will have the opportunity to explore your creative ideas and create some works that you would be able to use and enjoy in your everyday life, from crockery to vases and plant container. You will also have the opportunity to learn how to throw a simple bowl and a cup on the potter’s wheel and decorate your pieces using a combination of techniques including slips, oxides and glazes, to achieve various effects.

This 10 week support group with encompass different forms of loss including partners, parents, children, friends, siblings, pets and other signficant loved ones. You don't have to grieve alone during this painful time. I nthis group you can come and spend some time learning, sharing and healing with others going through similar experiences. The group aims to provid a safe and confidential space for participants to share, listen, and discuss their personal stories. This group will provide a space to talk but will also ask participants to engage through wellbeing activities done in between sessions such as journals, creative activities and other reflective exercises.

This 6 week course is designed to help you to communicate effectively by identifying what assertive behaviour is, expressing your needs and rights whilst respecting others in everyday life.

Come and learn how to support your body & mind through a natural diet, with food that will reboot & recharge you. You will learn about vitamins and minerals in everyday food and about foods to help you sleep & charge your energy. Each session you will receive a recipe to recreate at home. So come along and claim back a healthy mind!

During this time of pandemic, we are called to care for ourselves and others, but many of us are experiencing fear, anxiety and unease. In the 6-week online course we will learn essential skills that help us settle, steady and build our inner resources. With kindly awareness we learn to be with how things are with an attitude of gentelness, care and respect. Each week there will be guided meditations, an exploration of Mindfulness principles and an opportunity to share.

A space to explore gentle movement, steady breath and guided relaxation. Open to all - regardless of your background or experience in yoga. It doesn't matter if this is your first ever yoga class! We will work with our own mind & body, so come as you are.

Take part if a creative activity each week by exploring a different topic and using elements of Mindfulness.

An infomal social meet up in the setting of the Dalston Curve Garden. Come for a tea, chat & a seat in this lovely outdoor space!

This 10 week support group with encompass different forms of loss including partners, parents, children, friends, siblings, pets and other signficant loved ones. You don't have to grieve alone during this painful time. I nthis group you can come and spend some time learning, sharing and healing with others going through similar experiences. The group aims to provid a safe and confidential space for participants to share, listen, and discuss their personal stories. This group will provide a space to talk but will also ask participants to engage through wellbeing activities done in between sessions such as journals, creative activities and other reflective exercises.

This 6 week course is designed to help you to communicate effectively by identifying what assertive behaviour is, expressing your needs and rights whilst respecting others in everyday life.

This group will focus on various textile techniques such as embroidery, applique, fabric manipulations and use of the sewing machines/hand work. We will produce textile samples/decorative pieces. We will also be able to produce decorative tote bags and lavender cushions. This is a small group with a limited number of places. We will create in a relaxed and calm space with gentle relaxation music and candles. This group will benefit those who prefer working in a small group and for those who are more anxious.

Come and learn how to support your body & mind through a natural diet, with food that will reboot & recharge you. You will learn about vitamins and minerals in everyday food and about foods to help you sleep & charge your energy. Each session you will receive a recipe to recreate at home. So come along and claim back a healthy mind!

During this time of pandemic, we are called to care for ourselves and others, but many of us are experiencing fear, anxiety and unease. In the 6-week online course we will learn essential skills that help us settle, steady and build our inner resources. With kindly awareness we learn to be with how things are with an attitude of gentelness, care and respect. Each week there will be guided meditations, an exploration of Mindfulness principles and an opportunity to share.

Relaxation and self-care course. This is a 4 week course to learn techniques that support to manage anxiety, stress and regulating emotions. Relaxation techniques are a way to counter the unpleasant effects of stress and anxiety on the body and mind. Included in the course are progressive relaxation exercises, techniques for grounding and self-care and compassion meditations. We will also have some space for discussions and sharing experiences

Take part if a creative activity each week by exploring a different topic and using elements of Mindfulness.

An infomal social meet up in the setting of the Dalston Curve Garden. Come for a tea, chat & a seat in this lovely outdoor space!

This 10 week support group with encompass different forms of loss including partners, parents, children, friends, siblings, pets and other signficant loved ones. You don't have to grieve alone during this painful time. I nthis group you can come and spend some time learning, sharing and healing with others going through similar experiences. The group aims to provid a safe and confidential space for participants to share, listen, and discuss their personal stories. This group will provide a space to talk but will also ask participants to engage through wellbeing activities done in between sessions such as journals, creative activities and other reflective exercises.

This 6 week course is designed to help you to communicate effectively by identifying what assertive behaviour is, expressing your needs and rights whilst respecting others in everyday life.

This group will focus on various textile techniques such as embroidery, applique, fabric manipulations and use of the sewing machines/hand work. We will produce textile samples/decorative pieces. We will also be able to produce decorative tote bags and lavender cushions. This is a small group with a limited number of places. We will create in a relaxed and calm space with gentle relaxation music and candles. This group will benefit those who prefer working in a small group and for those who are more anxious.

Relaxation and self-care course. This is a 4 week course to learn techniques that support to manage anxiety, stress and regulating emotions. Relaxation techniques are a way to counter the unpleasant effects of stress and anxiety on the body and mind. Included in the course are progressive relaxation exercises, techniques for grounding and self-care and compassion meditations. We will also have some space for discussions and sharing experiences

A space to explore gentle movement, steady breath and guided relaxation. Open to all - regardless of your background or experience in yoga. It doesn't matter if this is your first ever yoga class! We will work with our own mind & body, so come as you are.

An infomal social meet up in the setting of the Dalston Curve Garden. Come for a tea, chat & a seat in this lovely outdoor space!

This group will focus on various textile techniques such as embroidery, applique, fabric manipulations and use of the sewing machines/hand work. We will produce textile samples/decorative pieces. We will also be able to produce decorative tote bags and lavender cushions. This is a small group with a limited number of places. We will create in a relaxed and calm space with gentle relaxation music and candles. This group will benefit those who prefer working in a small group and for those who are more anxious.

Come and learn how to support your body & mind through a natural diet, with food that will reboot & recharge you. You will learn about vitamins and minerals in everyday food and about foods to help you sleep & charge your energy. Each session you will receive a recipe to recreate at home. So come along and claim back a healthy mind!

Relaxation and self-care course. This is a 4 week course to learn techniques that support to manage anxiety, stress and regulating emotions. Relaxation techniques are a way to counter the unpleasant effects of stress and anxiety on the body and mind. Included in the course are progressive relaxation exercises, techniques for grounding and self-care and compassion meditations. We will also have some space for discussions and sharing experiences

A space to explore gentle movement, steady breath and guided relaxation. Open to all - regardless of your background or experience in yoga. It doesn't matter if this is your first ever yoga class! We will work with our own mind & body, so come as you are.

An infomal social meet up in the setting of the Dalston Curve Garden. Come for a tea, chat & a seat in this lovely outdoor space!

This 10 week support group with encompass different forms of loss including partners, parents, children, friends, siblings, pets and other signficant loved ones. You don't have to grieve alone during this painful time. I nthis group you can come and spend some time learning, sharing and healing with others going through similar experiences. The group aims to provid a safe and confidential space for participants to share, listen, and discuss their personal stories. This group will provide a space to talk but will also ask participants to engage through wellbeing activities done in between sessions such as journals, creative activities and other reflective exercises.

This group will focus on various textile techniques such as embroidery, applique, fabric manipulations and use of the sewing machines/hand work. We will produce textile samples/decorative pieces. We will also be able to produce decorative tote bags and lavender cushions. This is a small group with a limited number of places. We will create in a relaxed and calm space with gentle relaxation music and candles. This group will benefit those who prefer working in a small group and for those who are more anxious.

Come and learn how to support your body & mind through a natural diet, with food that will reboot & recharge you. You will learn about vitamins and minerals in everyday food and about foods to help you sleep & charge your energy. Each session you will receive a recipe to recreate at home. So come along and claim back a healthy mind!

Relaxation and self-care course. This is a 4 week course to learn techniques that support to manage anxiety, stress and regulating emotions. Relaxation techniques are a way to counter the unpleasant effects of stress and anxiety on the body and mind. Included in the course are progressive relaxation exercises, techniques for grounding and self-care and compassion meditations. We will also have some space for discussions and sharing experiences

A space to explore gentle movement, steady breath and guided relaxation. Open to all - regardless of your background or experience in yoga. It doesn't matter if this is your first ever yoga class! We will work with our own mind & body, so come as you are.

An infomal social meet up in the setting of the Dalston Curve Garden. Come for a tea, chat & a seat in this lovely outdoor space!

This 10 week support group with encompass different forms of loss including partners, parents, children, friends, siblings, pets and other signficant loved ones. You don't have to grieve alone during this painful time. I nthis group you can come and spend some time learning, sharing and healing with others going through similar experiences. The group aims to provid a safe and confidential space for participants to share, listen, and discuss their personal stories. This group will provide a space to talk but will also ask participants to engage through wellbeing activities done in between sessions such as journals, creative activities and other reflective exercises.

Come and learn how to support your body & mind through a natural diet, with food that will reboot & recharge you. You will learn about vitamins and minerals in everyday food and about foods to help you sleep & charge your energy. Each session you will receive a recipe to recreate at home. So come along and claim back a healthy mind!

Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is specifically designed to help people who have suffered from bouts of depression and to minimise further episodes of depression. The heart of MBCT is gentle, systematic training in Mindfulness .A definition of mindfulness is being able to bring direct, open hearted awareness to what you are doing , while you are doing it. Being able to tune in to what’s going on in your mind and body, and in the outside world, moment by moment. This skill is developed through formal and informal mindfulness practices during the course including , body scan , breath and body and sitting practices , alongside informal practices including mindful eating and walking. MBCT focusses on teaching participants to make a shift in their relationship to the thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations that contribute to depressive relapse and other emotional problems. This enables the participants to be released from the grip of two critical processes that lie in the root of depression and many other emotional problems: The tendency to overthink, ruminate, or worry too much about some things, coupled with a Tendency to avoid, suppress or push away other things. Regular mindfulness practice enables participants to see and understand how these patterns of mind can lead to escalation of emotions; Through this awareness and understanding this supports them to see more clearly what is present and make wiser choices in their daily life. The key objective of the course is to train participants in the fundamentals of mindfulness to incorporate ideas & practices into their daily life, giving them the skills to help support them manage life's ups and downs more effectively.

Managing Anger and Difficult Emotions is a 2 session group for people who are actively struggling with anger and intense emotions, and who are not yet in a place where they can commit to a more structured 8-week mental health course. MADE helps people to understand the neuroscience of anger/intense emotions and to reduce emotional suffering by learning and practicing techniques such as ‘Emotional Balance’, ‘Creating Space’ and ‘True Strength’. Research into components of MADE has shown improved emotional regulation and reduced self-harm and crisis episodes.

A space to explore gentle movement, steady breath and guided relaxation. Open to all - regardless of your background or experience in yoga. It doesn't matter if this is your first ever yoga class! We will work with our own mind & body, so come as you are.

An infomal social meet up in the setting of the Dalston Curve Garden. Come for a tea, chat & a seat in this lovely outdoor space!

This 10 week support group with encompass different forms of loss including partners, parents, children, friends, siblings, pets and other signficant loved ones. You don't have to grieve alone during this painful time. I nthis group you can come and spend some time learning, sharing and healing with others going through similar experiences. The group aims to provid a safe and confidential space for participants to share, listen, and discuss their personal stories. This group will provide a space to talk but will also ask participants to engage through wellbeing activities done in between sessions such as journals, creative activities and other reflective exercises.

This group will focus on various textile techniques such as embroidery, applique, fabric manipulations and use of the sewing machines/hand work. We will produce textile samples/decorative pieces. We will also be able to produce decorative tote bags and lavender cushions. This is a small group with a limited number of places. We will create in a relaxed and calm space with gentle relaxation music and candles. This group will benefit those who prefer working in a small group and for those who are more anxious.

Come and learn how to support your body & mind through a natural diet, with food that will reboot & recharge you. You will learn about vitamins and minerals in everyday food and about foods to help you sleep & charge your energy. Each session you will receive a recipe to recreate at home. So come along and claim back a healthy mind!

Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is specifically designed to help people who have suffered from bouts of depression and to minimise further episodes of depression. The heart of MBCT is gentle, systematic training in Mindfulness .A definition of mindfulness is being able to bring direct, open hearted awareness to what you are doing , while you are doing it. Being able to tune in to what’s going on in your mind and body, and in the outside world, moment by moment. This skill is developed through formal and informal mindfulness practices during the course including , body scan , breath and body and sitting practices , alongside informal practices including mindful eating and walking. MBCT focusses on teaching participants to make a shift in their relationship to the thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations that contribute to depressive relapse and other emotional problems. This enables the participants to be released from the grip of two critical processes that lie in the root of depression and many other emotional problems: The tendency to overthink, ruminate, or worry too much about some things, coupled with a Tendency to avoid, suppress or push away other things. Regular mindfulness practice enables participants to see and understand how these patterns of mind can lead to escalation of emotions; Through this awareness and understanding this supports them to see more clearly what is present and make wiser choices in their daily life. The key objective of the course is to train participants in the fundamentals of mindfulness to incorporate ideas & practices into their daily life, giving them the skills to help support them manage life's ups and downs more effectively.

Managing Anger and Difficult Emotions is a 2 session group for people who are actively struggling with anger and intense emotions, and who are not yet in a place where they can commit to a more structured 8-week mental health course. MADE helps people to understand the neuroscience of anger/intense emotions and to reduce emotional suffering by learning and practicing techniques such as ‘Emotional Balance’, ‘Creating Space’ and ‘True Strength’. Research into components of MADE has shown improved emotional regulation and reduced self-harm and crisis episodes.

Relaxation and self-care course. This is a 4 week course to learn techniques that support to manage anxiety, stress and regulating emotions. Relaxation techniques are a way to counter the unpleasant effects of stress and anxiety on the body and mind. Included in the course are progressive relaxation exercises, techniques for grounding and self-care and compassion meditations. We will also have some space for discussions and sharing experiences

An infomal social meet up in the setting of the Dalston Curve Garden. Come for a tea, chat & a seat in this lovely outdoor space!

This 10 week support group with encompass different forms of loss including partners, parents, children, friends, siblings, pets and other signficant loved ones. You don't have to grieve alone during this painful time. I nthis group you can come and spend some time learning, sharing and healing with others going through similar experiences. The group aims to provid a safe and confidential space for participants to share, listen, and discuss their personal stories. This group will provide a space to talk but will also ask participants to engage through wellbeing activities done in between sessions such as journals, creative activities and other reflective exercises.

This group will focus on various textile techniques such as embroidery, applique, fabric manipulations and use of the sewing machines/hand work. We will produce textile samples/decorative pieces. We will also be able to produce decorative tote bags and lavender cushions. This is a small group with a limited number of places. We will create in a relaxed and calm space with gentle relaxation music and candles. This group will benefit those who prefer working in a small group and for those who are more anxious.

Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is specifically designed to help people who have suffered from bouts of depression and to minimise further episodes of depression. The heart of MBCT is gentle, systematic training in Mindfulness .A definition of mindfulness is being able to bring direct, open hearted awareness to what you are doing , while you are doing it. Being able to tune in to what’s going on in your mind and body, and in the outside world, moment by moment. This skill is developed through formal and informal mindfulness practices during the course including , body scan , breath and body and sitting practices , alongside informal practices including mindful eating and walking. MBCT focusses on teaching participants to make a shift in their relationship to the thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations that contribute to depressive relapse and other emotional problems. This enables the participants to be released from the grip of two critical processes that lie in the root of depression and many other emotional problems: The tendency to overthink, ruminate, or worry too much about some things, coupled with a Tendency to avoid, suppress or push away other things. Regular mindfulness practice enables participants to see and understand how these patterns of mind can lead to escalation of emotions; Through this awareness and understanding this supports them to see more clearly what is present and make wiser choices in their daily life. The key objective of the course is to train participants in the fundamentals of mindfulness to incorporate ideas & practices into their daily life, giving them the skills to help support them manage life's ups and downs more effectively.