Jane Nickels, Admiral Nurse at Dementia UK, discusses Alzheimer’s, the most common type of dementia. Alzheimer’s causes a gradual decline in memory, thinking, behaviour and social skills, affecting a person’s ability to function. In this session, we explore the early signs, impacts on families, support options, potential symptom delays and risk factors.
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Vidyamala Burch has suffered with chronic pain for over 30 years due to congenital weakness, a car accident and unsuccessful surgery. She is now a wheelchair user. In this positive and reassuring talk, she identifies that it is our resistance to pain which causes it to be so distressing and miserable. She shares easy-to follow breathing techniques and powerful mindfulness meditations teach you how to live in the present moment.
Strong to the core
In this session, women’s health coach Baz Moffat leads you through a session designed to mobilise, strengthen and stretch your core and your body in a way that is aligned with a females anatomy and physiology. The vibe is focussed but chilled - you won’t feel the burn, or be smashing out jumping jacks, we move and train for 30 minutes together to energise and rebalance our bodies. Anyone can do this session.
Living with diabetes
We chatted to Claire and Lee from the Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation, who shared their personal experience living with diabetes.