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A New workshop for Phoenix Pottery, delivered for us by Helen Worthington of Evendawn Arts, Chorley. Helen’s hosted a number of acrylic and watercolour workshops for us, always a beautiful calm, creative environment. You will leave with a few extra painting skills, a stunning personal creation and a calm piece of mind A full outline drawing of the Poppies will be provided for you on special acrylic paper, you’ll then be shown how to add all stages of the painting, to create a flower-filled meadow – perfect for the approaching Harvest season! There are several ‘layers’ of details which make up the picture, and you’ll get the opportunity to practice the various elements and techniques before starting the painting itself. By the end of the class, you will have a beautiful painting which will fit inside an A4 Frame. Please don’t forget to bring something with you to carry your project home in, as some of the paints may still be damp when finishing the class – a small A4 lidded tray or box will be fine. All of the materials and an apron will be provided. The workshop is suitable for beginners (from Age 14 upwards), and also for anyone who has previously tried acrylic painting before. Acrylic paints can stain clothing and be permanent when dry, so please ensure you wear appropriate clothing (not your best outfit) when attending this class! Cancellations: Please see the usual terms and conditions when booking

In today's competitive business world firms are under unprecedented pressure to deliver value to their shareholders and other key stakeholders. Senior executives are finding that they need some financial know-how to cope with the responsibility placed on them as decision-makers. Key financial skills are not as difficult to learn as many people believe and in the hands of an experienced senior executive can provide a formidable competitive advantage.   This one-day workshop is not intended to take you from a managerial position to that of a Chief Financial Officer. However, these topics will familiarise you with the most common terms and practices in terms of working with finance.   This course is suitable for managers and others in finance related roles: with some or no financial knowledge who need to understand the financial implications of every day decision making? who need to increase profitability and performance of their business? This one-day workshop will help you teach participants how to: • Understand fundamental business finance concepts • Understand the vital difference between profit and cash flow • Evaluate pricing decisions • Use powerful analytical tools to measure performance of their own company and competitors • Understand the role of business finance in formulating and implementing competitive strategy   Course Overview You will spend the first part of the day getting to know participants and discussing what will take place during the workshop. Students will also have an opportunity to identify their personal learning objectives.   Business and finance fundamentals The objectives of the firm: delivering value to shareholders and key stakeholders, leading to a better understanding the drivers of shareholder return and who uses financial statements and why.   Basic principles Understanding business funds flow, using the balance sheet the profit statement. This would help to recognise the vital difference between profit and cashflow and what financial statements can and cannot tell us.   Managing and improving Budgets and Forecasting We will look at why you need to set budgets and what is known as ‘the bottom line’. We will also explore the purpose of forecasting over a period of monthly, quarterly and also annually.   Managing and improving profit Understanding how profits generate cashflow. The fundamental nature of costs: fixed and variable business costs and realising gross margin and break-even   Managing business performance We will explore the business planning cycle, by using budgets to support business strategy and monitoring and managing financial performance. We will look at a ‘Pyramid of Ratios’ to manage business performance that will help us understand and use key performance indicators   Measuring and managing business performance We will understand Return on investment (ROI): the ultimate measure of business performance and how profit margin and net asset turnover drive return on net assets. We shall do a case study on why some companies are more profitable than others.   Workshop Wrap-Up At the end of the course, students will have an opportunity to ask questions and fill out an action plan.

Accredited 1 Day Practitioner Diploma Course Service Description Accredited 1 Day Practitioner Diploma Course in Indian Head Massage As the name suggests, Indian Head Massage (IHM) has its origins in India and dates back over 5000 years. Originally used as a grooming technique in India, it has developed in the West to be a popular complementary therapy used by many for many different reasons. It can be performed anywhere as it can be applied through the clothes. Benefits of Indian Head MassageApart from the pampering aspect of the treatment, massage has many physiological and emotional benefits. IHM is known to: improve blood flow to the head and neck relieve muscular tensions relieve physical and emotional stress promote deep relaxation help relieve eyestrain help relieve deep congestion create a feeling of balance and well-being. uplifting improve hair and scalp conditions The course will cover topics such as how often should clients have an Indian Head Massage, massage medium selection and preparation, contraindications of the Indian head massage, and how to perform the massage itself. This course is insurable and accredited by ABT and therapists can offer this therapy either as a standalone treatment or as an add on to other bodywork treatments. **Prerequisite: None. This course is suitable for beginners.

Geddington Gong Bath Evenings at Geddington Village Hall, Kettering, Northamptonshire ~ a deep relaxation Gong Bath and Sound Bath experience with Edwin and Harshani of Mind Body Wellbeing

Breathe A day retreat at The Sunhouse: Relax, Let Go & Be at Peace this Autumn Sunday 24th November 10.30am-5pm Price £70 for the whole day A day of Qigong, Forest Bathing, Breathwork & Meditation (includes delicious vegetarian organic soup, seasonal snacks and herbal drinks) Join me for a day retreat in the beauty of the Sunhouse to embrace the season of Autumn and the METAL Element. A wonderful opportunity to take time out and align yourself with the natural flow of energy of the season. At this time of year we focus on our lungs, our breath and our strong and healthy immune system. Just as the leaves are falling from the trees, nature supports us to let go of that which we no longer need and to appreciate that which is of value in our lives. Breath is life, it is the energy or “Qi” that sustains life within every cell. When we breathe well our entire body receives the energy it needs. When we reconnect with our breath we become calm, aware and in control and we can begin to bring balance to our lives and access places of deep peace within. WHATS INCLUDED: – Qigong exercises to support our lungs and strengthen our Qi. Increasing our flow of energy & improving our immunity – Learn The Bird Form a beautiful Qigong form designed to help “transform grief into love” This form has a light, uplifting, energising quality leaving us bright eyed and full of joy. – Forest Bathing in the beautiful woodland taking time to pause and listen to the forest around us, absorbing the healing energy of the trees. – Guided Conscious Connected Breathwork Journey to open our lungs and increase awareness of our breath. Encouraging detoxification of your body, releasing stuck energy and beliefs and resetting your whole nervous system. Giving you the tools to transform and to let go of whatever may be holding you back from living the life you truly want to live. In the morning we will practice some simple qigong exercises, movements and meditations to access the deeper energies within us. Then its time to enter the woods together to connect with the living Earth. As we walk through the woods, we will take time to pause and play with our Qigong moving meditations, listening to the forest around us, waking up our the wild within us. After a delicious lunch, we will lie down and relax into the support of the ground to receive a deep healing Breathwork Session. We will use conscious connected breathing to encourage detoxification of your body, releasing stuck energy and beliefs and resetting your whole nervous system. Giving you the tools to transform and to let go of whatever may be holding you back from living the life you truly want to live. Come and join me and nourish yourself in the beauty of life. Relax, Let Go & Be at Peace this Autumn Price includes a delicious vegetarian soup, herbal teas and delicious seasonal treats If you are interested but have more questions please contact me. I would love to hear from you.  Contact me for more details  Tel: 07779151916 emma@bringingbalance.co.uk 

Drive improvement with our one-day Process Mapping workshop. Our Process Mapping Training course has been designed as a one-day programme so that your business may use Process Mapping as THE TOOL to drive improvement. The techniques explained in this practical "hands-on" workshop will yield real, timely, and motivating results. A process map is a visual tool used to illustrate your core processes. It is essentially a breakdown of a process to determine how it flows and, ultimately, how effective it is. Those who use PROCESS MAPPING look closely at elements such as the structure of a system and the flow of communication within the system. It is therefore a communication tool, a planning tool, and a tool to drive unnecessary waste and cost out of your organisation. It is also a practical tool to help you identify and address core problems in your organisation. PROCESS MAPPING is an essential and critical stage in the search for performance improvement. Yet the approach is not widely recognized or understood. PROCESS MAPPING will help managers and staff alike discover what the process is currently like, what are the Value Added, the Non-value Added, and the Value Enabling activities, and how to identify opportunities for improvement as you map out how the process should look like Whether delivering a service or producing a product, successful organisations are in continual pursuit of better, faster and cheaper way of delivering satisfaction to their customers. PROCESS MAPPING will provide organizations with an agreed and accurate understanding of their current processes, and will therefore provide new sources of rich stimulation for ideas to solve problems, find improvements, and map what the process should look like. It is therefore a foundation upon which many organizations then develop and implement many other Lean tools. PROCESS MAPPING is also a key tool used in the design and implementation of a robust Quality Operating System. The International Organization for Standardization or ISO 9001 encourages a process approach to quality management as it helps in the understanding of how each process relates to other processes within the organization and how those interactions impact Quality Management. This workshop can also be delivered in-house as a stand-alone training workshop or integrated into wider improvement activities. We are happy to discuss Process Mapping in the context of your own business needs, so please contact us via email at compete@cforc.org or phone +44 (0)28 9073 7950 or our Dublin office +353 8 7224 2575 for more information.

Reiki 1 Initiation course - A soulful 2 days with deep personal experience - that's what Reiki Initiation is really about. In our Reiki Lineage we lead the training to awaken the part of us that might be deep asleep or just waking up, as Reiki is the Universal Life Energy, you can NOT learn it, you can only be guided to rediscover it within you...

Learn Biofield Tuning in person one day class UK

Course Objectives At the end of this course you will be able to: Modify the PowerPoint environment Using Master View in order to customise a design template Add and customize SmartArt graphics Add animations and change its effect options Add action buttons to control the flow of the presentation Use various options to customise slide shows Use different PowerPoint file types to distribute presentations ' 1 year email support service Take a closer look at the consistent excellent feedback from our growing corporate clients visiting our site ms-officetraining co uk Customer Feedback Very clearly explained Good pace. Lucy Tailor - ACER ' With more than 20 years experience, we deliver courses on all levels of the Desktop version of Microsoft Office and Office 365; ranging from Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced to the VBA level. Our trainers are Microsoft certified professionals with a proven track record with several years experience in delivering public, one to one, tailored and bespoke courses. Tailored in company training courses: You can choose to run the course exactly as they are outlined by us or we can customise it so that it meets your specific needs. A tailored or bespoke course will follow the standard outline but may be adapted to your specific organisational needs. Customising the PowerPoint Environment Customise the User Interface Set PowerPoint Options Customising Design Templates Modify Slide Masters and Slide Layouts Add Headers and Footers Modify the Notes Master and the Handout Master Adding SmartArt to a Presentation Create SmartArt Modify SmartArt Working with Media Add Audio to a Presentation Add Video to a Presentation Working with Animations Entrance, Emphasis and Exit Animations Animate Charts by Category and Series Customise Animations and Transitions Collaborating on a Presentation Review a Presentation Store and Share Presentations on the Web Customising a Slide Show Annotate a Presentation Set Up a Slide Show Create a Custom Slide Show Add Hyperlinks Add Action Buttons Record a Presentation Securing and Distributing a Presentation Secure a Presentation Create a Video or a CD Distribute the Presentation in different File Formats Who is this course for? Who is this course for? This course is designed for delegates who want to gain the skills necessary to work with design templates, various types of diagrams, special effects, custom slide shows, collaboration functionality, and advanced presentation delivery. Requirements Requirements Preferably, delegates should have attended the Powerpoint Introduction course. Career path Career path Microsoft Office know-how can instantly increase your job prospects as well as your salary. 80 percent of job openings require spreadsheet and word-processing software skills

Reiki level 1, is the beginners level. Even at this level, you have access to Reiki energy and the ability to use Reiki energy to heal yourself and others. Level 1 is open to anyone. The focus during Level 1 is on opening the energy channels on a physical level, allowing the practitioner to connect to the universal life force energy; you will receive full ongoing support to ensure you feel fully confident and consistent in your practice. I believe this means more practitioners will continue to use reiki daily, rather than be attuned and then never use it again.