Stress and worry can have a profound impact on our bodies, minds, and emotions. When left unmanaged, chronic stress can contribute to serious health issues such as high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes. It can also lead to anxiety, depression, and feelings of being overwhelmed.
This course offers a range of practical self-help strategies to help you recognize, understand, and manage stress and worry effectively. Alongside these tools, you will have the opportunity to engage in peer support, sharing experiences with others who understand what you're going through. The goal of the course is to reduce the negative effects of stress and worry while improving your overall mental health and wellbeing.
4 weekly 2hr group course sessions starting Wednesday 9th of April 2025 from 10:30am to 12:30pm.
Online via Zoom.
Mindfulness for Everyday Living
In the rush of daily life, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, distracted, or stuck in autopilot. Mindfulness offers a way to slow down, reconnect with the present moment, and cultivate a greater sense of calm and clarity.
This course introduces simple yet effective mindfulness techniques to help you navigate stress, improve focus, and enhance overall wellbeing. Through guided exercises, practical strategies, and group discussions, you’ll learn how to integrate mindfulness into your everyday routine. You’ll also have the opportunity to connect with others, share experiences, and benefit from peer support.
Whether you're new to mindfulness or looking to deepen your practice, this course will provide the tools to help you live with greater awareness, balance, and resilience.
When: Thursday 17th of April 2025Time: 2 - 4pm
Location: Online via Zoom
Restoring Balance Through Breath
Our breath is a powerful tool for restoring balance, yet we often take it for granted. When stress, anxiety, and tension build up, our breathing patterns change—affecting both our body and mind. By learning to work with our breath, we can cultivate a sense of calm, improve focus, and enhance overall wellbeing.
This course explores simple yet effective breathing techniques designed to reduce stress, regulate emotions, and bring a greater sense of balance to daily life. Through guided exercises, practical strategies, and peer support, you’ll discover how conscious breathing can help you feel more grounded and in control.
Whether you’re looking to manage stress, improve relaxation, or simply reconnect with yourself, this course offers a space to pause, breathe, and restore inner harmony.
When: Thursday 24th of April 2025
Time: 2 - 4pm
Location: Online via Zoom
Our 'Managing Your Anger' 4 week course allows you to consider the emotions underneath your anger, looks at the cycles of anger and helps to develop coping strategies to understand and manage anger in a healthier way. This isn’t necessarily about making anger disappear, but managing anger in a healthy and controlled way.
The course involves attending 4 weekly 2 hr sessions each running from 10.30am - 12.30pm.
Course dates: May 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th
Venue: online via ZOOM.
Aligned with this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week theme, this workshop will emphasise the power of connection and how nurturing relationships can improve mental wellbeing. Through interactive discussions, practical exercises, and self-reflection, participants will explore strategies for forming and sustaining meaningful connections, building personal support networks, and discovering ways to engage with their local community.
Additionally, the workshop will highlight a variety of local and regional opportunities for participants to connect with others. We will also showcase several directory apps that provide easy access to a wide range of social activities and community resources, empowering participants to find opportunities that align with their interests and needs.
Yoga4NHS staff wellbeing programme is brought to you by the Devon Mental Health Alliance and Step One Charity, this is a FREE course to NHS Employees from Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.
The Yoga4NHS programme is a 6-week evidence-based health and wellbeing course accredited by the Royal College of GPs which equips staff with a toolkit of mind-body practices to reduce stress/anxiety, increase resilience and reduce risks of burnout.
Yoga4NHS is delivered over six 60-minute sessions which usually take place live on Zoom. The programme is based on the Yoga4Health social prescribing programme offered to NHS patients by the Yoga In Healthcare Alliance charity and accredited by the Personalised Care Institute. Yoga4Health rests on an evidence base set out in two Westminster University studies and delivered by over 550 Yoga4Health teachers across the UK. Our yoga programmes promote wellbeing through yoga-based stress reduction and relaxation techniques, while also supporting muscular-skeletal health. Classes can be done in a chair or on a mat. What staff learn on the Yoga4NHS programme: -
· Yoga breathing practices
· Mindfulness practices
· Simple yoga postures
· A short talk each week on evidence-based approaches to lifestyle medicine
You are invited to integrate the breathing practices you learn into a daily practice for around 5 minutes each day, fitting in with your existing schedule. At the end of the 6-week course, participants receive a Royal College of GPs branded certificate which includes recognition as a “Breath Ambassador”. This is a voluntary role which enables you (if you wish) to share yoga breathing practices with colleagues. Attendees are supported with course handouts, access to video resources recorded by health professionals who are also yoga teachers, and ongoing support from the Yoga In Healthcare Alliance (YIHA). Completion = 6 hours of CPD.
www.yogainhealthcarealliance.com
Do you ever catch yourself doubting your abilities or feeling weighed down by a critical inner voice? This interactive, two-hour online workshop is designed to help you identify and challenge negative self-talk, empowering you to reshape your inner dialogue into a source of encouragement and balance. Through practical strategies and guided exercises, you’ll learn to reframe unhelpful thoughts and embrace a more positive mindset.
When: Thursday 29th of May 2025
Time: 2:00 -4:00 PM
Location: Online via Zoom
Join us to begin building a healthier, more supportive relationship with your inner voice!
Losing a loved one is a deeply personal journey, and while the pain can’t be taken away, this four-week course offers a space to honour their memory while gently moving forward. Together, we’ll explore ways to carry your loved one with you as you begin to reconnect with yourself and find moments of joy again. In a supportive environment, you’ll have the opportunity to share your experiences with others who understand, build meaningful connections, and set small, achievable goals each week to encourage self-care and healing.
When: 4 x weekly sessions starting on Wednesday 4th of June 2025
Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Online via Zoom
Please note: This course is for individuals aged 18 and over.
Join us in this compassionate space to remember, reflect, and take the first steps toward rediscovering hope.
Empowering Your Authentic Self
Join us for Empowering Your Authentic Self, a free wellbeing workshop designed to help you embrace who you truly are with confidence and compassion. Delivered as part of Pride Month, this session provides a supportive space to explore self-acceptance, resilience, and personal empowerment.
Through interactive activities and guided reflection, we’ll navigate ways to overcome self-doubt, build inner strength, and celebrate the unique qualities that make you you. Whether you’re on a journey of self-discovery or looking to deepen your confidence, this workshop offers practical tools to support your mental wellbeing and authentic self-expression.
This session is open to all members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies.
The Food-Mood Connection: How Nutrition Can Improve Wellbeing
Did you know your gut is often called the second brain? The connection between what we eat and how we feel is more powerful than we might think.
In this online workshop we will explore the science behind nutrition and mental wellbeing. We’ll uncover how the gut and brain communicate, the role of gut health in mood regulation, and how certain foods can boost mental clarity, reduce stress, and support emotional resilience. You’ll gain practical, easy-to-implement nutrition tips to nourish both body and mind, helping you feel more balanced and energised.
Join us to discover how small changes in your diet can make a big difference to your wellbeing!