Creative Wellbeing Day
A creative, relaxing and invigorating wellbeing workshop, including Yoga, creative journalling for beginners and a complimentary swim!
Leave your stresses and worries behind you and indulge in a fun and informal day of stretching, mindfulness and creativity.
Participants will start their day with a 45-minute Yoga session, taught by their wonderful Kate Kearns.
This will be followed by a refreshment break before getting stuck into art journalling with their Founders and CEOs, Sarah Hemmings and Tanya Reid. Participants will discover the benefits of art journalling, including how to be more creative, de-stress and reconnect with yourself, your thoughts and feelings.
Art journalling is a fantastic tool for experimentation and trying out new skills and mediums, along with gaining confidence in your artistic ability.
The day will end with a complimentary swim in the lovely hotel pool, to truly finish up a day of self-care and discovery.
Tea and coffee will be available throughout the day, and students will also be entitled to 10% off in the hotel restaurant for lunch.
The hotel also has a Starbucks café offering a range of hot and cold drinks and a hotel bar.
The itinerary for the day is as follows:
10:00- 10:15 – Arrival, welcome and registration
10:15- 11:00- Yoga with Kate Kearns
11:00- 11:15 – Refreshments break
11:15- 12:12 – Art Journalling session 1
12:15- 13:15 – Lunch
13:15- 14:15- Art journalling session 2
14:15- 14:30 – Refreshments break
14:30- 15:30 – Art journalling session 3
15: 30 – optional complimentary swim in the hotel pool
Skills covered
- Yoga for beginners
- Mindfulness practices and techniques
- Introduction to art journalling
- A range of mixed media art skills, including mark making, collage, graphics and calligraphy, stamping, watercolour painting, pastels and so much more.
Creative Communities
Creative Communities provide outstanding teaching and learning which aims to improve mental, physical social and emotional wellbeing, which is accessible to all.
Creative Communities is thrilled to announce Jo Brand as the new Patron of our charity!
Their courses provide opportunities for all learners to develop skills, regardless of previous experience or ability.
Participants can start as beginners and progress to more advanced techniques, enjoying the journey along the way, whilst fostering a sense of accomplishment and personal growth.
Engaging in artistic activities like painting, drawing, and crafting can have therapeutic benefits for everyone.
The process of creating can be meditative and help reduce stress, anxiety, and depression, promoting emotional wellbeing.
Learners will come together with like-minded individuals to learn in a fun and informal environment, improving social wellbeing and reducing loneliness and isolation.
Their courses provide opportunities for participants to be regularly creative, which has been linked to cognitive benefits.
Painting, drawing, and crafting stimulate the brain, promoting memory retention, problem-solving skills, and overall enhanced cognitive function.
Artistic activities require precise movements, which can help everyone, especially older adults to maintain and develop their fine motor skills.
Regular practice with brushes, pastels, pencils, and/or crafting tools can contribute to improved hand-eye coordination and dexterity.
Orida Hotel
ORIDA Hotel Newbury is located off the M4, just over 10 minutes from central Newbury.
A perfect destination for families and couples to take in countryside scenery in West Berkshire, within 15 minutes of Donnington Castle, Welford Park and Newbury Racecourse.
The motorway also provides links to Oxford and Winchester.
With 113 spacious bedrooms, their valued guests will enjoy every comfort ORIDA has to offer, including their quality restaurant, lounge bar and ORIDA Health featuring an indoor pool, hot tub and gym.
Guests can also enjoy the convenience of an in house Starbucks, ideal for a morning coffee, a midday break or a relaxed meeting with colleagues.
Their highly experienced events team will help you plan every detail and deliver an event to remember.
For business events we are wholly equipped, with a wide range of meeting and event spaces available for hire, ideal for company conferences, exhibitions and product launches.
Enjoy contemporary and traditional cuisine served in elegant surroundings at the ORIDA Hotels Newbury restaurant.
Relax over breakfast or lunch with friends and family or stick around and sample fine wines over a traditional dinner.
There’s always a smile waiting at ORIDA Health Newbury – their team are there to help and create an exciting fitness plan based on your likes and goals.
Once you’ve discovered a routine you love, they’ll be there to celebrate with you, to push you further, and to motivate you if you lose momentum.
With a Gym, Fitness Studio, Pool, Sauna, Steam Room & Jacuzzi there’s something for every member of the family!
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