Physical wellbeing courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

Course Suitability This workshop is suitable for all dog guardians and dog lovers who wish to create aromatherapy products. It's equally suitable for those who are dipping their toes into holistic animal medicine and also for the more experienced animal therapist. It's an ideal workshop for those who wish to start supporting their own dogs' health, naturally. By the end of the course, you will be able to create with confidence, multiple aromatherapy products for your dog.

Self-Sufficient Herbalism - How To Create Herbal Tea Blends Workshop Suitability This workshop is equally suitable for those who are dipping their toes into creating herbal tea blends and for the more experienced herb users. It's an ideal workshop for those who wish to start blending enjoyable, quality, health giving brews, rather than relying on poor quality, shop bought herbal tea bags that barely taste of anything! By the end of the course you will be brewing multiple herbal tea blends with confidence. All workshops and professional diploma courses are...

Join us and learn how to make lovely and mild natural soap from natural ingredients at home! Have you ever wondered how people make beautiful and creamy natural soap in beautiful vibrant colours and scented with essential oils? You can sign up now and learn how to make your own. The creativity of soap making is endless! You can study online from the safety of your own home, at your own pace, and you get access to the information for 1 year. You will also receive 7 simple formulas for...

You might have already tried to make soap and want to improve your skills, or you are a beginner but want to learn more and don’t want to restrict yourself to basic soap making instructions. Then this course is perfect for you. This course will turn you into a seasoned soap maker! You will get detailed information about how to make different types of soap, 15 soap formulas to start with, and will teach you how to make your own formulas. Book now and enter the wonderful world of natural...

This is a sketching workshop suitable for all levels as individual support will be given to help you get the most out of the day. Spend the morning having a Tai Chi lesson, then the rest of the day watch others learning and performing the beautiful movements of Tai Chi short form, allowing you to sketch each pose. This course is suitable for all levels as individual support will be given to help you get the most out of the day. The day will be made up of an hour...

Colour For Ultimate Well Being. Retreat Join Lucy at her colourful garden, home and studio for this blissful face to face retreat, in the Derbyshire Dales. Platinum award winning tutor Lucy Renshaw will explore the huge benefits of colour and the impact it has on every angle of your life and well being. A day to relax, revive and re-energize, in nature and the comfort of Lucy's studio and home, exploring the power and holistic use of colour for interiors and the impact it has on every level of our...

Mindfulness is an important and fundamental tool to take a step back from the worries and stresses of busy day to day life. Tapestry weaving is a great way to unwind and focus your mind and hands on something else. Experiment with a range of techniques, yarns and materials to create your own woven piece of artwork! Come and socialise with likeminded individuals and have fun exploring and learning something new. Help yourself to tea and coffee whilst we learn the basics of tapestry weaving using sustainably sourced yarns and...

These are gentle introductions to forest bathing including sensory and meditative exercises. We take time to explore our woodland landscape, tuning in to our micro and macro awareness of nature and noticing how it communicates with us. The session is 2.5 hours and will take place at the Surrey Wildlife Trust's private wildlife reserve Nower Wood. We'll meet in the car park 10 minutes before to begin promptly at 9.30am, finishing at 12pm. Please bring your own snacks and drinks as required.

Hands on sewing sessions in small groups so you get lots of individual support with your project. Bring along anything you wish to embellish, alter or jazz up. Our tutors aim to inspire you to discover and develop your own style. We can help you design a simple pattern that suits your particular measurements or complete a project using a commercial pattern. You can explore hand stitching techniques as well as using a sewing machine.. Above all, this is an opportunity to have fun getting creative and producing one of...

We all need to look after our mental health, and we also know that simply 'being in nature' works wonders: as Henry David Thoreau put it, "the tonic of wilderness".  In recent years this has been validated by robust research.  The sounds, the scents and the majesty of the trees, conspire to calm; nature helps us access the time that we may need to think things through. In Japan, such forest bathing or Shinrin-yoku is a recognised form of eco-therapy and its benefits are gaining recognition around the world. Upon...