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We’re delighted to let you know that OH Services will be launching their first set of live online courses. Their first course will be on fibroids and will explore the emotional impact of fibroids. The course will be led by counsellor Olivia Haltman and will run over several weeks. This new course will allow attendees to:
Look deeper into how fibroids can affect a woman’s emotions
Explore how they can effectively change their wellbeing
Focus on themselves and their healing
Take their emotional awareness to another level
This course is open to women affected by fibroids, friends or family members of fibroids sufferers and health professionals who would like to better understand this issue so they can support their patients.
You can register your interest in taking this online course here and if you have any questions about the course, please email OH Services , call them on 00 44 577 565 218 or follow them on Twitter (@OHServices2018)
To find out more about OH Services, you can read our blog post here or visit their website. You can also listen to our interview with Olivia Haltman about the emotional impact of fibroids by clicking on the link below.
We’re delighted to announce that our May Fibroids Twitter Chat is with Olivia Haltman on 30th May 2018 at 7pm, GMT (that’s 11am PST, 2pm EST and 2pm AST).
Olivia Haltman is an accredited Integrative Humanistic Counsellor and an Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapist. She is also a member of British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), EMDR UK & Ireland and BAATN (Black and Asian Therapist Network).
Olivia set up OH Services in 2010 to support people who want to develop their lives on a personal level and reach their best potential. She is passionate about self-development and helping others take positive steps on their life journey.
She has worked in the Mental Health Sector for over 10 years, supporting people from all backgrounds, genders and lifestyles. She believes everyone is different, with unique needs and aspirations so she uses an integrative approach to apply and integrate the most suitable solutions for her clients.
She also applies (where necessary) a holistic approach to help clients enjoy the essential benefits of wellbeing and healing processes.
We’ll be discussing the emotional impact of fibroids and how women with fibroids can improve their emotional wellbeing.
Join us for a very important and useful exploration of how fibroids impacts a women’s mental health. To take part in this conversation find us on Twitter on 30th May and use the hashtag #FibroidsChat
We’re so delighted to announce that our next fibroids Twitter chat will be with Candice Bryan on 13th December from 9pm to 10pm (UK time)
Candice Bryan is the founder of Noire Wellness which seeks to improve the health and wellness of African and African Caribbean communities living in the UK. In 2017, she launched the #FibroidSeries wellness hub providing women with informative and engaging physical activity workshops and live demonstrations as a holistic approach to managing the effects of fibroids.
She is a thought-leader and speaker on a variety of topics related to sport development, inclusive fitness and wellness diversity. She draws her fitness experience from over 20 years working across the sector including the management of a multi-award winning disability fitness project where she supported over 120 disabled people to become qualified fitness instructors.
As a dedicated researcher in the field of sport and wellness and the current chair of Active Harrow, Candice oversees the implementation of their physical activity and sports strategy and delivery of action plans. More recently Candice has joined the I.D Radio team as their first wellness presenter hosting weekly shows to connect with audiences across the globe inspiring desires to be well.
This Twitter chat has been organised to allow for an in-depth discussion with Candice to highlight the great work her organisation is doing with their holistic approach to fibroids. We’ll be discussing Noire Wellness’ recent fibroids wellness hub, what she learnt from this innovative event and their future plans for supporting women with fibroids.
We’ll be putting questions to Candice and you can put your questions to her too. So if you have a burning question about fibroids or just want to get involved in the discussion then do join us on the day. To take part in the conversation please use the hashtag #FibroidsChat.
For more information on Candice and Noire Welllness, please visit www.noirewellness.com or follow her on twitter @KandiceBryan
After their successful 12-week, pop-up wellness hub last year, which was a health and fitness club, spa lounge and workshop zone all rolled into one, Noire Wellness will be hosting a fibroids wellness hub. This will be held on Sunday 26th November at Wiseworks and will cover a range of topics including diet, exercise and the emotional impact of fibroids.
The wellness hub aims to empower women affected by fibroids giving them the information and practical support that they need to improve their well-being.
Noire Wellness is an organisation that aims to improve the health and wellness of the African and African-Caribbean community through the offer of local wellness hubs, community consultancy services and a growing wellness business network.
You can book your place on EventBrite here and for more information about the fibroids wellness hub, please download their flyer below or email info@noirewellness.com
You can find out more about Noire Wellness by following them on Twitter, liking their page on Facebook or signing up to their newsletter here
Please note that this event has been rescheduled and will now be held on 26th November as a one-day event. For more information visit EventBrite
After their successful 12-week, pop-up wellness hub last year, which was a health and fitness club, spa lounge and workshop zone all rolled into one, Noire Wellness will be hosting a fibroids wellness hub. This will run over several weeks starting from 24th September and will cover a range of topics including diet, exercise and the emotional impact of fibroids.
The wellness hub aims to empower women affected by fibroids giving them the information and practical support that they need to improve their well-being.
Noire Wellness is an organisation that aims to improve the health and wellness of the African and African-Caribbean community through the offer of local wellness hubs, community consultancy services and a growing wellness business network.
You can find out more about Noire Wellness by following them on Twitter, liking their page on Facebook or signing up to their newsletter here
More information about the fibroids wellness hub will be available soon, but if you have any questions please email info@noirewellness.com
Voices for Autism host coffee mornings every month in a warm, relaxed environment. Families are invited to come along for two hours to enjoy some refreshments and conversations surrounding autism, or not.
Voices for Autism has been created to raise awareness of autism as well as create a community for parents/carers to feel a part of. Being an autism parent/carer can sometimes feel like a lonely place and we want you to know that you are not alone; autism affects approximately 70,000 people in the UK alone.
Voices for Autism is striving to create a haven where those affected by autism can come together to share advice, ideas, good news stories and so on. They want to echo the message that young people with autism are unique and they should be able to access the same services and opportunities as those without a disability or additional needs.
The organisation is a friendly bunch who have a mixture of skills, knowledge and experience. They are not medical professionals but walk and breathe autism on a daily basis.
Do pop along to one of their coffee mornings if you can. No booking required. Details are posted on their website www.voicesforautism.co.uk or alternatively you can drop them a line on info@voicesforautism.co.uk
Their next coffee morning is on Saturday 12th November at The Vaughn Room, Christ Church Southwark, 27 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NY
We are delighted to announce that Noire Wellness has selected The Lake Foundation as its charity of the year. This means that over the next 12 months Noire Wellness will aim to raise £2000 for our charity. One of the ways that they will achieve this is through their Fibroids Wing Walk in June 2017!
On 17th June 2017, representatives from Noire Wellness, including their very brave founder, Candice Bryan, will take to the skies with this daring fundraiser to experience the thrill of a wing walk thousands of feet up in the air (wow!), all for a good cause.
All the money raised by Noire Wellness will go towards our work to continue to develop a fibroids awareness, information and support programme. Specifically we hope to develop an engaging, interactive, digital information hub, expand our outreach work and create a support programme for women affected by fibroids.
You can support Noire Wellness in this wonderful fundraising activity by:
Sharing their Go Fund Me page with your contacts and asking them to make a donation
Or, if you are brave enough, you could also take part in the Wing Walk! Email us for more information.
About Noire Wellness
Noire Wellness is an organisation that aims to improve the health and wellness of the African and African-Caribbean community through the offer of local wellness clubs, community consultancy services and a newly created network of professionals.
Currently Noire Wellness is running a 12-week pop-up club which started on 1st August and will run until 24th October. The pop-up club sessions are a health and fitness club, spa lounge and workshop zone all rolled into one. It features the talents of wellness professionals who have been inspired by the traditions of Africa and the Caribbean to deliver fitness, rejuvenation and nutrition services.
The next pop-up session will be on Thursday 13th October from 7pm -9pm and will start with a one hour Afrikan Yoga (Goddess Edition) session followed by a fibroids awareness presentation delivered by The Lake Foundation’s founder, Abi Begho. For more information and to book a place please click here
Find Out More About Noire Wellness
You can find out more about Noire Wellness by following them on Twitter, liking their page on Facebook or signing up to their newsletter here
