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Green Workshops
Lighter workshops offering an introduction into various ways to improve wellbeing. They are accessible to anyone, encouraging self-expression and self-care. Workshops involve techniques, activities, and ways to connect with our senses, to develop a wellbeing toolkit.
For a list of our workshops and courses, download a copy of our latest printable prospectus.
Online Zoom Workshops
Our online wellbeing workshops are delivered via Zoom video conferencing software. You can download to your device here: https://zoom.us/download. If you need technical advice or assistance to access Zoom before workshops, let us know and we will be pleased to help.
Please read our Guide to a Safe Online Learning Environment before attending our online wellbeing workshops.
If you have any questions, please contact us at bristol.wellbeing.college@second-step.co.uk or 0117 914 5498
Arts & Crafts
A supportive space to explore your creative side with arts and crafts. We provide resources and ideas, from making pompoms to canvas painting, you can also free style with your own projects from home, or relax with mindful colouring. No previous experience required, these workshops are about coming together and discovering your creativity while connecting with others.
| Date | Workshop Focus | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 8 Jul | Scenery Painting | The Greenway Centre (Southmead) | 10.30am - 12.30pm |
| Wed 24 Sep | Scenery Painting | Wellspring Settlement (Ducie Road, Barton Hill) | 10.30am - 12.30pm |
Assertive Communication: Saying "No"
Many people find communicating their needs and points of view difficult, fearing they may come across as either too passive or aggressive. Communicating clearly can help reduce stress levels, creates healthy boundaries and promotes self- confidence. In this workshop we explore ways we can be more assertive, with a focus on saying "No".
| Date | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 11 Aug | John Wesley's New Room (City Centre) | 2.30pm - 3.30pm |
Be Present Series
Spread across green and blue workshops, our ‘Be Present’ series is an eight session series. These workshops explore the different ways we can achieve a focused awareness. The workshops incorporate elements of mindfulness and meditation practice that bring us back to the present moment, helping to focus our attention, improve our self-awareness and keep us living in the now.
If you have attended the workshops below you will find more in our Blue Be Present Workshops.
| Date | Workshop Focus | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 14 Aug | Intro & Breathing Meditation | Online Workshop | 2.30pm - 3.30pm |
| Thu 21 Aug | Five Senses Meditation | Online Workshop | 2.30pm - 3.30pm |
Better Sleep
The approach of this workshop is not to cure insomnia, rather it is about self-management techniques to help you to tackle your sleep problems, increase your satisfaction with sleep, and deal effectively with sleep difficulties when they occur.
| Date | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 30 Jun | John Wesley's new Room (City Centre) Waiting List Only | 2.30pm - 4.30pm |
| Mon 15 Sep | Online Workshop | 10.30am - 11.30am |
Introduction to Anxiety
Anxiety is a normal part of life; it affects us all to varying degrees. In this introductory workshop we identify some common causes of anxiety, explore our autonomic nervous system and the impact anxiety has on our body and wellbeing. We identify and practise a few simple techniques to help reduce the symptoms of anxiety. This is an ideal foundation prior to attending the course.
| Date | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 23 Jun | John Wesley's New Room (City Centre) | 2.30pm - 4.30pm |
| Mon 29 Sep | Online Workshop | 10.30am - 11.30am |
Life Balance
Our Life Balance workshops use a recovery-focused tool called B-ACE (Body Care, Achieve, Connect, Enjoy) which can help us create a sense of balance in our lives. Through using this tool we can acknowledge what we do well and identify areas for improvement.
| Date | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 19 Jun | Online Workshop | 2.30pm - 3.30pm |
| Mon 11 Aug | Online Workshop | 10.30am - 11.30am |
| Mon 8 Sep | John Wesley's New Room (City Centre) | 2.30pm - 4,30pm |
Making Picture Poems
Our Making Picture Poem workshops aim to encourage us to escape sense and order. We will explore making poetry with our hands to celebrate scribbles, crossings out, forgotten notes and strange scrawls. We discover self-expression through collage, shape and colour as well as words.
| Date | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 28 Jul | Second Step Office (St. Judes) | 10.30am - 12.30pm |
| Wed 13 Aug | Wellspring Settlement (Ducie Road, Barton Hill) | 10.30am - 12.30pm |
| Tue 19 Aug | The Greenway Centre (Southmead) | 10.30am - 12.30pm |
| Mon 1 Sep | John Wesley's New Room (City Centre) | 2.30pm - 4.30pm |
Mind & Movement
It’s no secret that moving is good for our wellbeing, yet it is so often a topic that comes loaded with expectation and stigma. This workshop explores the many positives of integrating movement into our lives, as well as the obstacles and challenges we may face in doing so. We will reflect on personal motivations to move, before considering steps that help us move in tune with our values and goals.
| Date | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 20 Aug | Wellspring Settlement (Ducie Road, Barton Hill) | 10.30am - 12.30pm |
Mindful Portraits
This workshop is all about relaxing, letting go and creating simple drawings using a continuous line. Working from images provided on screen, it is a chance to enjoy the simple pleasure of making marks on paper and create some expressive and often entertaining portraits. No previous experience or drawing skills required.
New workshop dates available later in the year
Mindful Zentangles
This workshop is about relaxing and creating simple patterns using black lines and paper. Straightforward step-by-step instructions and visuals will guide you towards engaging mindfully with the meditative act of putting pen to paper.
New workshop dates available later in the year
Mindful Walks
Taking inspiration from our popular ‘Walks to Wellbeing’ course, the ’Mindful Walks’ workshops will provide the opportunity to connect as a group whilst taking in the beauty of our home city. We will access calm amidst the hustle & bustle through a range of exercises focusing on the senses and how we experience them. Reset, connect and breathe with our Mindful Walks.
| Date | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 Jul | College Green | 2.30pm - 4pm |
| Tue 22 Jul | Castle Park | 2.30pm - 4pm |
| Tue 19 Aug | Victoria Park | 2.30pm - 4pm |
| Tue 26 Aug | The Harbourside | 2.30pm - 4pm |
| Tue 16 Sep | The Museum | 2.30pm - 4pm |
Step into Mindfulness (Level 1)
In this workshop we uncover the basic concept of mindfulness, discover the benefits of regular practise as well as ways in which everyday tasks can be practised mindfully. Throughout this workshop we will try out some simple guided meditations.
If you have attended Step into Mindfulness (Level 1), you will find our Level 2 workshop on our Blue Workshops Page.
New workshop dates available later in the year
Ways to Wellbeing
Improve wellbeing and mental health with 5 simple, practical, tools that can easily be incorporated into daily life and provide benefits to all.
New workshop dates available later in the year
Writing Workshops
In our Writing workshops, we get in touch with our creative side to explore our world through written word. During a time when we may feel stuck or isolated, writing provides a platform to connect with others and discover a form of freedom through expression. Within these workshops, we explore and connect with elements of our being: and round them off with a workshop dedicated to writing stories on a chosen theme.
If you have attended the workshops below, you will find more in our Blue Writing Workshops.
| Date | Workshop Focus | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 10 Jun | Wellbeing | Online Workshop | 2.30pm - 3.30pm |
| Tue 24 Jun | Senses | Online Workshop | 2.30pm - 3.30pm |
| Wed 27 Aug | Wellbeing | Online Workshop | 10.30am - 11.30pm |
| Thu 30 Sep | Senses | Online Workshop | 10.30am - 11.30pm |
Wellbeing Cafe
Our Wellbeing Café sessions are relaxed afternoons of company and conversation both online and in a regular café space. Here you can also book onto workshops and find out more of what the college has to offer.
| Day | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Every Thursday | Boston Tea Party (Gloucester Road, Bishopston) | 2pm - 4pm |
| Mon 30 Jun | Online | 3pm - 4pm |
| Mon 21 Jul | Online | 3pm - 4pm |
| Mon 25 Aug | Online | 3pm - 4pm |
| Mon 29 Sep | Online | 3pm - 4pm |
Related pages
Shane's story
"I can laugh at myself and with people"
Since getting involved with the Wellbeing College, Shane’s outlook on life has changed dramatically. Watch this short video to find out more.
For more stories visit the Wellbeing College blog >