Read Easy - Adult Literacy Scheme

Help Read Easy win the Lloyds Bank Commmunity Fund Award... VOTE NOW!!

Read Easy Axminster and Seaton has been shortlisted for a Lloyds Bank Community Fund award  and could receive a grant up to £3000.

This local group trains and supports volunteers to give reading tuition to adults who struggle with reading. Many people with reading difficulties are too embarrassed to seek help if it means joining a class so Read Easy offers an alternative by providing free, friendly, flexible, one-to-one coaching to anyone who wants to improve their skills. New readers meet with their coaches twice a week at approved local venues working in private at their own pace building reading skills, confidence and self esteem. This potentially enables them to contribute to the community through increased work and social opportunities.

This award would make a huge difference to the number of people we could support - the fund would be used to train volunteer coaches, provide free reading manuals and other resources for readers and go towards the administrative costs of running such a group.

Please vote for us - you can do this online at www.lloydsbank.com/communityfund  (type in Read Easy in the Find a Cause box and follow instructions) or text VOTE FFT to 61119 or visit a local Lloyds Bank branch.

Health & Wellbeing Exhibition

@Axminster Guildhall
Saturday 13th Sept
10am04pm
FREE ENTRY

Here's a list of the various therapies, stalls and activities we have confirmed for the exhibition so far...

Therapies:

• Acupuncture
• Aromatherapy
• Breathing Techniques
• Buddhist Meditation
• Chiropodist
• Counselling
• Emotional Freedom Technique
• Healing
• Homeopathy
• Hypnotherapy
• Massage
• Nuero Linguistic Programming
• Precision Reflexology
• Nutritional Therapy
• Transformational Breathing

Stalls:

• Barefoot Books
• Diabetes UK
• Forever Living (Aloe Vera)
• The Living Tree
• Music/CDs
• Only Fools and Flutterbys
• Riverford
• Traynor Pinhole Glasses

Fitness:

• Belly Dancing
• Nordic Walking
• Personal Training
• Pilates

Elizabeth Bray - Nutritionist

Nutrition

Elizabeth Bray BSc DNN MBANT CNHC reg

01823 480570

07980601670

www.body-balance.co.​uk

liz@somersetspa.co.uk

Nutritional therapy is a complementary therapy, not an alternative medicine. It works well alongside conventional medicine. It is most relevant for individuals with long term sub optimal health, as well as those looking for support to enhance their health and wellbeing.

Practitioners consider each individual to be unique and recommend personalised nutrition and lifestyle programmes rather than a 'one size fits all' approach.

For more information about Liz follow these links to visit her personal blog.

http://body-balance.co.uk/dna-testing-for-weight-loss/

http://body-balance.co.uk/latest-research-on-fasting-and-immune-system-benefits/

Val Davis - Acupuncture & Facial Revitalisation

Val Davis B.sc.,Lic.Ac.,M.B.Ac.C.

Acupuncture & Facial Revitalisation

01395 578050 / 07870 881596

www.devonacupuncture.org.uk

valdavis@btinternet.co.uk

Val has recently become a member of The Arthritic Association. The Arthritic Association aims to help you adapt your lifestyle so that you can better manage your arthritis.  It is the only UK arthritis charity that offers direct help with an eating plan and hands on physical therapy tailored to your individual needs.   You can enjoy all this for a fraction of its true cost, due to the generosity of people who have remembered the Association in their will and who have wanted to help people with arthritis to enjoy a more active life with less pain.  Join the Association and gain access to Associated Practitioners like Val who can help you in your area.

July

Job Vacancy

Centre Co-ordinator

(Maternity Cover)

35hrs Mon - Fri  £8 per hour

(job share a possibility)

You’ll be responsible for the smooth running of the Centre as well as fundraising and grant applications while the Manager is on maternity leave. Along with your passion for excellent customer service you are enthusiastic, motivated, hard-working and flexible with a ‘can-do’ attitude. You have leadership experience and understand the importance of being a team player.
Please send C.V with covering letter by email or post to Gillian Perrow Chair of Trustees info@axminsterwellbeing.com or Hanover House, Chard Street, Axminster EX13 5DZ  Closing date 16th July 2014

Volunteers Needed!

We are also looking for keen volunteers to be part of the Centre. We specifically need support with:

• Reception
• Gardening
• Day-to-day running of the Food Bank

if you would be interested in becoming involved with any of these roles or feel you have a different skill to offer please email info@axminsterwelllbeing.com or phone 01297 32331

Events

Health & Wellbeing Exhibition

@ Axminster Guildhall

Saturday 13th September 10am-4pm

This event is being held to showcase the best of what this area has to offer with regard to all things health and wellbeing. There will be complementary therapists, traders, fitness demonstrations and more. If you would be interested in having a stand at the event please phone the Centre on 01297 32331 or email info@axminsterwellbieng.com

Foundation Course in Emotional Therapeutic Counselling

Once a month for 5 months

Starts 4th October 2014

Fee £700 (£630 if paid at the time of booking - stage payments also accepted)
Contact: 0330 111 4278

The foundation course is for those people who wish to understand the role of emotion in our lives. It also provides the first level for the diploma in Emotional Therapeutic counselling accredited by the National Counselling Society

Emotional therapeutic counselling course is for those who are suffering turmoil in their lives, whether brought about by a crisis, a long term situation, persistent unhappiness, depression, anxiety, apathy or difficulties in relating to others.

Gillian Perrow - Counsellor

RELATIONSHIP COUNSELLING

Some couples tend to come for counselling as a ‘last resort’ believing ‘it’s too late’.
 So, do seriously consider taking action in time to make a difference, especially if:

·      One of you is insecure, jealous, possessive
·      You are often snappy or moody with each other
·      Sex rarely happens
·      Discussions become rows
·      You can’t discuss feelings with each other

Couple counselling helps you understand each other by:

·      Improving communication
·      Helping you to express your feelings as well as your disagreements
·      Exploring the conflicts in your present and previous relationships
·      Forming healthier patterns of relating to others

I also work with people who are ending a marriage, civil partnership or a long-term relationship.  I can help people going through this painful process to overcome emotional difficulties and develop the confidence to rebuild their lives.

June

Therapist of the Month

Deborah Pearce HPD

Solution Focused Hypnotherapy

01404 813388 / 07939 840788
www.deborahpearce.co​.uk

Deborah qualified as a clinical hypnotherapist in 2008 having gained the Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma (HPD), considered to be the ‘gold standard’ in hypnotherapy training. Using Solution Focused therapy techniques she has helped many hundreds of clients overcome a range of difficulties. She is a Hypnotherapy Supervisor and in November 2014 will become a lecturer in Hypnotherapy as a member of the teaching staff at the prestigious Clifton Practice.

One of the misconceptions about hypnotherapy is that it is just about hypnosis.  The truth is that hypnosis is only part of the therapy. Much of the benefit is derived from psychotherapy techniques employed by the practitioner during the therapy sessions.  Deborah’s sessions are structured to include Solution-Focused work with the client followed by hypnosis.  The hypnosis helps to consolidate the work carried out in the first part of the session.
Deborah gives each new client a relaxation CD to listen to each night to familiarise them with the concept of self-hypnosis, and to start the therapeutic ball rolling.

Hypnotherapy can help with a range of issues:
• Reducing anxiety
• Getting a better enjoyment of life
• Improving self-confidence
• Helping with exam nerves
• Overcoming fears and phobias
• Improving sleep
• Helping improve physical conditions that are anxiety related
• Plus much more

Solution Focused Hypnotherapy helps clients to move forward in a positive way, so talking about problems or analysing what’s wrong is actively discouraged. By helping clients to focus on their ‘preferred future’ Hypnotherapists can help them to develop the skills they need to overcome difficulties.

It’s worth noting that Hypnotherapy isn’t something that is ‘done’ to you. You need to involve yourself in the process and be willing to make changes in order to get a better outcome. The good news is that by changing unhelpful patterns of thought you can get a better enjoyment of life.

Learning a new way of thinking (eg thinking confident, self-assuring thoughts) is a bit like learning to drive a car. You learn by repetition and by having enough lessons that you feel able to drive without your instructor sat beside you.

Contact Deborah for a free initial consultation to see if Hypnotherapy can help you enjoy life to the full.