Single Day Courses

Nutrition Day Courses

Nutritional Support for Living with Cancer

This day course offers a basic grounding in the Bristol Approach to nutrition and healthy eating, together with details of the principles behind it.  You will learn in a group setting and will have the opportunity to swap experiences and top tips with other course participants.  A nutritional therapist will guide you on how to follow a healthy eating plan that is stress-free and fun.  You will have a chance to observe some of the techniques put into practice and for further inspiration lunch will be served by our fantastic kitchen.

This course will help you to gain confidence and the information you need to create a nourishing eating plan.  You will gain exciting and original ideas to help you incorporate this approach to eating into everyday life.

Introduction to Healthy Cooking

Learn how to create our fantastic food in your own kitchen.  With our demonstration cookery facilities we can show you how easy it is to start eating more healthily.  In this course we cover the underlying principles behind our healthy eating guidelines and how to put them into practice.  We will demonstrate simple yet delicious recipes and will introduce a range of new and unusual ingredients explaining how they fit into a healthy eating programme.

This practical course will demonstrate how to prepare and cook the types of foods recommended in our healthy eating guidelines.  Some theory on our recommendations will be included as well as discussion on how to stock a food cupboard with healthy ingredients.

Food to Lift the Spirits

In this course you will learn how food affects not only the physical body but also the mind and the spirit.  We will explain the importance of the dining surroundings and eating in a calm environment, as well as encouraging a deeper connection with food.

We will also provide ideas on how to prepare healthy dishes in line with our Healthy Eating Guidelines.  Particular focus will be given to meals that all the family can enjoy even those resistant to healthy eating.  The focus of the day is on foods that provide a feel-good factor and a selection of delicious healing recipes will be demonstrated.

Meditation Day Courses

Relaxation and Meditation

Medication cultivates awareness of all aspects of your life, in particular of your thoughts.  It can help create a quiet space in your mind that you can return to in times of anxiety and stress.  This course will explain how meditation can benefit you and give you some experience of using meditation techniques.

Relaxation and Breath Work

Relaxation and breath work techniques help you to relax your body.  This course aims to provide you with simple to learn and easy to use tools to help you stay relaxed and centred even in stressful situations.  We also look at how stress and relaxation affect the immune system and how relaxation can help you manage the symptoms and side effects of cancer and its treatment as well as restoring and maintaining health.

Relaxation and Imagery

In using imagery we create and project a mental picture of a desirable outcome, in as much detail as possible and using all the senses.  Used effectively in this way our mind can influence what happens in our body.  We use imagery to help support health.  This course explores and explains how you can find and use a healing.

Wellness Day Courses

Wellness and Creativity - using Creative Expression

This one day course takes the archetype of the Hero's Journey as a framework to help you make sense of your experience of cancer.  We will use movement, creativity and imagery to help you reconnect with your inner resources and joy of life.  This course offers a nourishing healing space and the opportunity to gain practical tools for living well.

Wellness and Creativity - using Imagery and Art

This course brings together imagery work and art therapy to help you explore your personal path to wellbeing.  You will learn techniques to support relaxation and wellbeing and gain an understanding of the interconnect between mind and body.

Who should attend?

These single day courses are appropriate for anyone who has attended any of our courses.

To book a course

To check availability and make a booking please contact our bookings team on 01275 370 111 or email bookings@pennybrohn.org.