About this Event
The Living Well Course: a training day for VCFSE leaders
Join us for this free in-person day packed with learning, practical tips and fresh ideas to help VCFSE leaders thrive and support others to do the same. It’s a relaxed, hands-on training designed to equip you with tools to support your team and community through running your own courses. You'll leave inspired by the power of lifestyle medicine and ideas for how to make it a reality in your community. Great people and a great setting for a day of learning, sharing, and growing together!
What you can expect on the day
- A overview of the evidence for lifestyle medicine including how it improves people's lives and long term health outcomes.
- An introduction to the pillars of lifestyle medicine: sleep, movement, nutrition, connections, managing stress, and purpose.
- An interactive workshop looking at the practicalities of delivering a course including design, recruitment, running a session, collecting data, pitfalls and how to avoid and learn from them.
- Ready-to-use lifestyle medicine “prescriptions” and resources for everyday practice.
- Opportunities to connect with a supportive network of like-minded leaders
- Movement sessions, great food, informal discussion, a lunchtime walk
Who should attend
This training is suitable for anyone in a VCFSE leadership role who would like to deliver or oversee the delivery of lifestyle medicine courses to serve those within their communities, whether clients or colleagues.
Why attend?
If you’re looking for an evidence-based, practical way to make a difference in your organisation and community, reduce reliance on purely reactive services, and discover increased purpose and satisfaction in your work, this day is for you.
Event venue & nearby stays
Focolare Centre for Unity, 69 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
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