CityEast Community College

Meditation can be a powerful tool to enhance health and wellbeing. It can also be healing in a wholistic way through bringing you into closer contact with your true self. Mindfulness-based stillness meditation is practiced at the Gawler Foundation, which is a not-for-profit organisation offering integrative programs for people with cancer and other serious illnesses, as well as programs for people who wish to take a preventative approach to health and wellbeing. The technique will b... [More]

Tai Chi is a gentle health improvement exercise suitable for all ages. It improves balance and co-ordination, strengthens the legs and back, increases circulation and energy throughout the body, creates a feeling of well-being and encourages harmony of both mind and body. As a healing art, Tai Chi is beneficial for stress management, prevention of occupational diseases and the promotion of postural awareness. Materials Please wear loose comfortable clothing. . [More]

Using the Alexander Technique, Lynne will help you to re-educate yourself in the way you use your body in daily life. Initially you learn to become aware of your movements and habitual patterns. The Alexander Technique can help you learn to move in ways our bodies were designed to: with a lightness and alignment of your head, neck and back. Improve your balance, co-ordination and posture. Materials Please wear loose comfortable clothes. A pile of paperback books with A total height ... [More]

Some people believe that the glass is half-empty while others believe it is half full. Although we may seem to be predisposed to one view, being optimistic is a choice available to us all. People who choose optimism find it enhances their physical well being and raises their level of achievement. This course explores the dimensions of optimism and pessimism, the role they may play in your life and how you can choose one over the other. Learning Outcomes To discuss the difference bet... [More]

Improve muscle tone and flexibility as you lengthen, strengthen and stimulate your body for a trimmer look. The class is suitable for both beginners and people who exercise regularly. Feel stretched and relaxed by the end of the class. Materials Please wear loose comfortable clothing and bring a mat to lie on. . [More]