Forthcoming Events, 'Taster Sessions', Workshops & Courses at HC2

For a list of all our yoga classes, please also see 'Yoga Classes' web page.

Booking essential for all courses, but not all courses require advance payment.

Telephone the clinic on 0121 472 3712 to book your place on any course. (Limited number of places available to ensure plenty of working space and individual attention). Photos of the Clinic

Yoga mats, blocks, belts, blankets and cushions available for all yoga courses.

Courses and Classes at HC2

See below for more information about any of the courses.

 

AROMATHERAPY CPD COURSES

1:1 teaching available

One day courses PPA/IFPA Accredited available on the following topics:-

Hydrolats, Aromatherapy in Pregnancy, Aromatherapy in Cancer Care
Cost: £100/day

NEW:

2 day IFPA accredited clinical aromatherapy update course including chemistry of essential oils, patho-physiology of common diseases, massage techniques and suplementary techniques for treating cients with altered physiology.

Cost: £200 - discounts avaliable for group teaching.

Dates can be arranged for any of the following courses for our mutual convenience.

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ASSOCIATE DIPLOMA IN CLINICAL AROMATHERAPY, PENNY PRICE ACADEMY

Taught by Julia Fearon

As a satellite training school for the Penny Price Academy, Julia Fearon is now teaching this IFPA accredited aromatherapy diploma.

Taught over four five-day and one four-day modules (totalling 20 days in-house study) it can be undertaken in a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 48 months.

Attendance on the foundation module, Module 1, is suitable for those who only wish to use essential oils safely at home, to help their family and to enhance their own life.

Module 1 includes:

  • Aromatherapy massage, its principles and benefits
  • The properties and effects of 12 of the most popular essential oils
  • Methods of extraction, storage and blending and the use of carrier oils
  • History of aromatherapy and massage together with the philosophy of holistic healing
  • Introduction to botany, plant cell function and photosynthesis
  • 10 case studies and 5 essays should be completed before module 2.

For more information about what is involved in all of the modules, and details of anatomy and physiology course also required, please see the 'For therapists' web page or the Penny Price Academy website: www.penny-price.com

Modules 1 to 4 are all 5 days duration (9.30-5.30)and each module costs £500. Non-refundable deposit of £100 due at time of booking and balance of £400 for mod 1, £500 modules, 2,3 and 4 due 2 weeks prior to start of module. Module 5 is 4 days duration and costs £400.

You will also need to purchase equipment to use during your course. You will need a massage couch (cost from arund £100) and to buy essential oils etc for modules 1-4. This will cost, very approximately, around £100 per module.

Module 1 Dates:
TBA

Module 2 Dates:
TBA

Module 3 Dates:
TBA

Module 4 Dates
Sat 11th-Wednesday 14th February 2012

Module 5 dates - please see PPA website

For further information about the diploma see 'For Therapists' webpage or www.penny-price.com
For enquiries about undertaking modules/to book, please ring Julia at the clinic.

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BABY MASSAGE

With Julia Fearon

For babies aged from 4 weeks. Learn this simple massage sequence to lovingly and playfully bond with your baby and meet up with other parents with babies of similar ages.

Next Courses
Wednesday 1.30-2.30pm, 4th-25th Jan inclusive
Wednesday 1.30-2.30pm, 8th-29th February inclusive

Cost: £20.00 for the 4 session course.

Please bring a changing mat and 2 towels. High quality sunflower massage oil suitable for babies will be provided and is available for purchase if required.

To book, please ring clinic or Julia on 07711 697877

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BABY MASSAGE INSTRUCTORS CERTIFICATE - Penny Price Academy Course, GICM accredited

Taught by Julia Fearon

This course, fully accredited with the Guild of Child and Infant Massage, teaches qualified massage therapists & health professionals working with parents and babies how to teach individuals or groups of parents how to massage their own babies and children. There are 2 modules, each of 2 days.

Next course: TBC

Dates can be arranged for mutual convenience during the week or over a weekend.

Cost: £200.00 for each module (£400 for the full 4-day course)

Course Content:

• Full assessment techniques
• Safety and contraindications
• Ethics and practice
• Full baby massage, massage mediums
• Teaching skills to enable parents to fully understand how to complete the massage themselves

The course is assessed by:

• Reflective diary
• Five case studies
• Practical assessment
• Short written multiple choice questionnaire

For further information/bookings please contact Julia at the clinic.

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BABY YOGA CLASSES

With Julia Fearon

Yoga for You and Your Baby Together!

Songs, nursery rhymes and yoga-based exercises work with your baby's expected development - but most of classes are fun! You and your baby will also learn to relax together and some gentle yoga breathing and stretches are included for parents.

Classes for babies aged 4 weeks to crawling:-

Wednesday 10.30am-12noon

Thursdays 11am-12.30pm

Fridays 12 noon-1.30pm

Cost: £6.00 pay-as-you-go or £20.00 per 4 sessions (need not be consecutive weeks, but once nominated classes paid for, if you then have to cancel, sorry no refund).

AND

Baby Yoga with My Dad!
Occasional Weekend Classes
Next class: TBA

Cost: £6 per session.
Come and see what your partner and baby get up to together at baby yoga - Come on your own with your baby or bring your partner for moral support! Booking essential please, contact Julia on 07711 697877, or email jfearon08@gmail.com to secure your place.

AND

Toddler Yoga - see YogaTots

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BIRTHLIGHT ANTENATAL YOGA

with Elizabeth Duckworth


Mondays 8.00-9.30pm Pre-booking essential please.

Suitable from 16 weeks gestation to birth


Yoga supports the many physiological changes that affect a woman's body, emotions and mind during pregnancy. Yoga works at all these levels helping to maintain physical health and inner harmony throughout this time of intense change.

COST

Block Bookings
1 block - 4 consecutive weeks - £30
2 blocks - 8 consecutive weeks - £55 save £5
3 blocks - 12 consecutive weeks - £75 save £15

Flexible Sessions
2 sessions over 1 block - £18.00; 4 sessions over 2 blocks - £36.00.
This means you can come when you can and requires a call beforehand to ensure adequate space.

Trial Session before booking
1 session on the first session of a 4-week block - £10.00, which can be put towards the cost of the 4-week block booking.

Existing students over 36 weeks pregnant
For those who have attended at least one block you can pay per session on the night in cash or cheque at £7.50. Just let me know beforehand so that I can confirm there is enough space.

Cancellation - All bookings can be refunded up to 48 hours before the first session and then refunds will be made at the discretion of the teacher. General non-attendance will not be refunded. Flexible session bookings are more suitable for attendees who are unable to guarantee regular attendance.

Places are limited and early registration is advisable if you wish to secure a place on any of the 4-week blocks.

What do I wear? Wear comfortable clothes ie. jogging bottoms and a t-shirt. Mats etc are provided at the Clinic.

Best wishes and congratulations on your pregnancy.

For further information or to reserve your place, please contact Elizabeth on: elizabethduckworth@yahoo.co.uk or call her on 07952 167914

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BIRTH ART CAFE™

With Margarethe Beckett

Birth Art Cafe offers a relaxing and reflective space to explore your joys and worries around your pregnancy, your baby and your upcoming birth. We will work with various art materials, but no artistic skills are needed!

By joining the Birth Art Cafe Group you are much more likely to have an easier and more fulfilled birth experience, and a much happier start with your baby.

Birth Art helps greatly to prevent complications during the birth process and the dreaded “baby blues” afterwards.

Friday, 4.30-6.30pm or 7.15-9.15pm. Please contact Margarethe for next dates.

Cost: £12.00 per two hour session–first session half price! It is not necessary to attend all of the 6 sessions, you can dip in and out.

To book, please contact Margarethe Beckett, mkb4810@hotmail.co.uk or telephone 0772 4041024

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BUDDHIST MEDITATION COURSE - Secular Buddhist Meditation

With Anantacitta Tunnell

5 week course.

Sundays 2.30-4.00pm, 15th April -20th May 2012 inclusive
(No class 6th May)

Cost: Anantacitta does not charge his students, but if you wish to make a small donation to towards the cost of room hire, you are welcome to do so.

Meditation helps reduce stress and increase well-being. This course is suitable for beginners and those with some experience.

For more information see Buddhist Meditation or www.secularbuddhism.co.uk or contact Anantacitta (see below).

To book your place, please contact the clinic. To enquire about meditation, please contact Anantacitta via email: -
anantacitta@tiscali.co.uk

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EMERGENCY FIRST AID TRAINING FOR PARENTS

With Alison Warren RGN RSCN ENB 415, 998 PG Cert (HE)

Senior Sister and Advanced Paediatric Life Support Instructor at Birmingham Children's Hospital

Saturday 11.30am-1.30pm next date TBC

Cost £25.00 per person payable in advance at the time of booking please.

DISCOUNT - if both parents/a parent and a carer want to attend a class, total cost £40.00 for the two of you (you can attend separate classes but they must be paid for together)

Alison has wide experience of teaching both basic and advanced life support skills to nurses, medical staff and parents. The course includes basic cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and what to do if your baby is choking. During the course you will practice the skills taught on infant resuscitation mannequins. Therefore it is not suitable for your baby to be with you - please find a baby sitter or come separately!

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HATHA YOGA

With Anita Arnold (nee Mahood)

6 WEEK BLOCKS
(Payable in advance at first session please)

Monday evenings 6.15-7.45pm
AND
Wednesdays 6.00-7.30pm

COST: Discounted rate of £45 for 6 weeks* OR £8 pay-as-you-go (booking essential please)

*Block payment for a discount. Classes are paid for in 6 week blocks. You may nominate and not pay for, up to two weeks of the 6 week block. Once advance block payment has been made, sorry but any missed classes are non-refundable.

AND

Tuesday morning 10.00-11.00am
AND
Friday Mornings 10.00-11.00am

COST:(Tuesday and Friday classes) Discounted rate of £36 for 6 weeks** OR £7 pay-as-you-go (booking essential please)

**Block payment for a discount. Classes are paid for in 6 week blocks. You may nominate and not pay for, up to two weeks of the 6 week block. Once advance block payment has been made, sorry but any missed classes are non-refundable.

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HATHA YOGA

With K. Pramila Sashidharan

Wednesday evenings 8.15-9.15pm

COST: £36/6 weeks or £8 pay-as-you-go***

Sunday mornings 10.30-11.30 - occasional classes.

Next 5 week course : -
Sun 10.30-11.30am. 5th and 12th Feb, 4th, 11th and 18th March 2012

COST: £35/5 weeks or £8 pay-as-you-go***

Sorry missed classes non-refundable
***£8 pay-as-you-go (must attend at least 2 classes of the 6).

A mix of energising and calming sequences.

Pramila's classes and courses strictly payable cash/cheque in advance of first session please (unless doing pay-as-you-go).

HATHA YOGA

With Helen Ward

Tuesday Evenings 5.30-6.30pm.

COST: £36/6 weeks. You do not pay for classes you know you cannot make at time of payment, but thereafter sorry, missed classes non-refundable.

Individual Tuition

Too busy to attend classes? Want Yoga to be personalised? One-to-one sessions can be arranged with Pramila, Anita or Chioneso at HC2, subject to initial consultation and availability.

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HYPNOBIRTHING®

With Lee McCormack

Next course: please contact Lee on 0121 350 4556 or 07962 492224.

Cost: £275.00 per couple -

Discount available if you book and pay before you reach your 20th week of pregnancy (you do not have to attend before your 20th week, you can actually do the course later in your pregnancy).

HypnoBirthing® is a complete antenatal programme that teaches couples how to use self-hypnosis, relaxation and breathing techniques for a calmer , more comfortable birth.

HypnoBirthing® is suitable for all types of birth whether you are planning an elective caesarean or a water birth at home . The skills you’ll learn can be applied in all birthing enviroments.

The HypnoBirthing® advantage clinical research has shown that women who use hypnosis report:
  • A shorter first stage of labour, often by several hours or more
  • Elimination or significant reduction of pain, less need for drugs or chemical pain relief
  • Less medical interventions
  • Significantly fewer caesareans and surgical births.
By choosing HypnoBirthing® you are much more likely to have happier and more satisfying birth experience. Other benefits for mums, dads and babies include:
  • A more relaxed and enjoyable pregnancy
  • Quicker postnatal recovery
  • A special, integral role for the birthing partner
  • Babies that tend to be more alert and content and who enjoy better sleeping and feeding patterns.
What you’ll learn here are some of the things you’ll learn that are not covered in most antenatal classes:
  • To explode the myth that pain is a necessary accompaniment to natural labour
  • To control your body’s own natural relaxant, the only safe labour enhancement
  • To breathe effectively (and it's not the panting that most people think they have to do)
  • To birth your baby without the need for forced violent pushing.
What you’ll learn through HypnoBirthing® is how you can have a natural birth, without drugs...with significantly less fear and anxiety …and usually little or no pain. We can't promise you a 'perfect' birth - no one can - but we can help you have a much calmer more comfortable birth. Contact Lee on 0121 350 4556 or 07962 492224.

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KUNDALINI YOGA - CELEBRATE YOUR SELF!

Instructed by Chioneso Kulwant Kaur

Thursday evenings 7.00-8.00pm.

Cost: Kundalini 8 WEEK COURSE: £56

(Payable at first session by cash only please).

To book your place please contact Chioneso on 07931 175313

Full Moon Mditation, on the Thursday of or immediatey,before a full moon. All welcome. Cost £7.

Full Moon Meditation Dates for 2012:
5th Jan
2nd Feb
8th March
5th April
3rd May
31st May

Kundalini yoga (as taught by Yogi Bhajan) is an ancient and comprehensive system of exercise, breathing techniques, postures and meditation designed to elevate your consciousness and kindle an awareness of the divine. The Guru Ram Daas Trust teaches Kundalini Yoga here every Thursday evening. See www.grdtrust.org for further information.

You can be healthier and enjoy greater strength and flexibility. Kundalini yoga strengthens all your body systems and enables you to feel a zest for life throughout your life. It will increase your mental acuity, heighten your perception, bring clarity and the experience of a deep inner calm, increase your self-confidence and promote self-knowledge.

During a class, a set (kriya) of exercises (repetitions of postures) are interspersed with periods of relaxation, breath work and meditation.

For more information, please see www.grdtrust.org

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PILATES

With Sarah Duncton of Physio Art

Thursdays 5.45-6.45pm

Cost £54 for a 6 week course. To book, please email Sarah via admin@phsyioart.co.uk or call 07887 906361.

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YOGATOTS

Birthlight SMART Classes for You and Your Toddler -
Stretch, Move and Relax Together

With Julia Fearon

Mondays 3.30-4.15pm or Fridays 2.30-3.15pm.

Cost £15 for 4 weeks or £5 pay-as-you-go. (For 2 participating children, £22.50/4 weeks or £7.50 drop-in).

For mobile babies/toddlers walking confidently and pre-schoolers. This is a Birthlight SMART (Stretch, Move and Relax together) class. A mixture of songs, rhymes, games and yoga based exercise for you and your toddler together. It promotes strength, flexibility, balance and relaxation to contrast with energetic activity for both of you. The class supports your child's development in the transition from babyhood to independent movement, but most of all is fun!

You are welcome to bring younger babies to this session whilst their toddler sibling participates.

To book, please ring Julia on 07711 697877.

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