Current Activities | Geelong West Neighbourhood House

Health & Wellbeing

Mindfulness Meditation

Dates:

Monday, 16 July 2018 to Monday, 1 October 2018

Time:

1.30pm - 2.30pm (Except public holidays)

Venue:

Virginia Todd Hall - Clarence St, Geelong West

This year create a more mindful version of yourself. Restore inner balance, lower stress levels and anxiety, and give your body and mind the chance to rest deeply and re-energize.

No previous experience is required. You will be sitting in a comfortable chair, with the option of lying down.

Come and unwind in your lunch hour, learn to feel more relaxed, centered, vibrant, forgiving, loving and serene.

Linda has been practicing Mindfulness and Meditation for 10 years and is passionate to share the benefits of these practices.

Research papers around the benefits of Mindfulness and Meditation have grown exponentially during the past few years, demonstrating highly positive effect on the whole person: physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Benefits include weight and blood pressure regulation, decreased stress levels, better concentration and mental clarity and improved emotional awareness.

Tutor:

Linda de Marco

Cost:

$120 per term or $12 per week

Code:

3HW1

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Pilates

Dates:

Tuesday, 17 July 2018 to Tuesday, 2 October 2018

Time:

9:30am - 10:30am

Venue:

Geelong West Community Hub - 89 Autumn St, Geelong West

Come and join to learn the secret of a beautiful and healthy body.

Our Pilates class will give you a full body workout performed on a mat, realigning, strengthening and improving your balance.

Improve your posture, flexibility and balance, reduce neck and back discomfort, build bone and muscle strength, firm up your tummy and butt, and reduce stress in a relaxed and supportive environment.

BYO yoga mat and water bottle.

Tutor:

Michelle Hubble

Cost:

$120 per term or $12 per week

Code:

3HW2

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Yoga

Dates:

Tuesday, 17 July 2018 to Tuesday, 2 October 2018

Time:

10:45am - 11:45am

Venue:

Geelong West Community Hub - 89 Autumn St, Geelong West

Join us in a non-competitive friendly environment for a traditional Hatha style yoga class suitable for all levels - absolute beginners to experienced practitioners.

Alita will lead you through breathing techniques, gentle stretching and rotations of joints to release tension through the body and mind, plus energizing strengthening and balancing sequences to keep the body and mind sharp, healthy and harmonized. Class concludes with a guided relaxation to restore and rejuvenate.

BYO water bottle, Yoga mat & blanket.

Tutor:

Alita

Cost:

$120 per term or $12 per week

Code:

3HW3

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Introducing Qigong

Dates:

Thursday, 19 July 2018 to Thursday, 4 October 2018

Time:

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Venue:

OneCare, 61 Candover St, Geelong West

Qigong is an integrated body-mind health practice originating from China encompassing physical postures and stretching, repeated flowing body movement, breathing techniques and focused intention.

The movements are easy to learn and accessible to everyone, require no equipment and are modified in case of injury/illness.

Tutor:

Paul Burns

Cost:

$120 per term or $12 per week

Code:

3HW4

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Creative Arts

Mosaic Workshop - Trio of Flowers is a Bee Bowl

Dates:

Saturday, 21 July 2018

Time:

1pm - 5pm

Venue:

The Home Studio, Highton

This shallow water bowl is designed to encourage bees to visit your garden. Bees can safely land on the flower ‘stepping stones’ and drink without drowning.

Bowl is 26cm in diameter and Bee is 5cm high. BYO china ‘treasures’ if you wish. All materials and afternoon tea supplied.

See www.flockofbirdsmosaics.org

Tutor:

Helen Millar

Cost:

$75.00

Code:

3CA1

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Mosaics Workshop - Beautiful Creatures - Bee and Butterfly Small Sculptures

Dates:

Saturday, 11 August 2018

Time:

1pm - 5pm

Venue:

The Home Studio, Highton

Make jewel like small Bee and Butterfly mosaics. The Bee is 4cm long and the Butterflies are 7cm long. Both maybe incorporated into the Bee Bowl or in an existing DIY insect attracting bowl in your garden.

BYO ‘china’ treasures if you wish. All materials and afternoon tea supplied.

See www.flockofbirdsmosaics.org

Tutor:

Helen Millar

Cost:

$75.00

Code:

3CA2

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Art Class - Doodling & Creative Patterning

Dates:

Thursday, 30 August 2018 to Thursday, 27 September 2018

Time:

6:30pm - 8:00pm

Venue:

OneCare, 61 Candover St, Geelong West

Enhance your creativity and unwind with meditative doodling. Explore patterns artists have used in the past and create your own to form your own artworks.

Using fine liner pens, combined with coloured pencil and watercolour, you will complete small achievable projects each week based on themes.

Most materials supplied. Beginners welcome.

Tutor:

FelicityK

Cost:

$80.00

Code:

3CA3

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Community

Winter Solstice Celebration 2018

Dates:

Sunday, 24 June 2018

Time:

5.30pm - 7.00pm

Venue:

West Memorial Park, Corner Autumn and Pakington Sts

Please note that this event has been POSTPONED until June 24th.

Everyone is welcome to join in this FREE community event to celebrate the Winter Solstice. This is a time that traditionally acknowledges the shortest day of daylight in the southern hemisphere.

Bring a rug and your lanterns, enjoy a hot chocolate and join us for a family friendly, amazing and memorable celebration of music, colour and light in the beautiful West Memorial Park in Geelong West. Hot chocolate and marshmallows available courtesy of Depot 3218 Café for a gold coin donation.

The Winter Solstice Celebration is proudly brought to you by the Geelong West Neighbourhood House and sponsored by Hodges Real Estate.

Cost:

FREE COMMUNITY EVENT

Geelong West Café Care Connect

Time:

Alternate Tuesday afternoons - 1.00pm - 3.30pm

Venue:

Geelong West Community Hub, 89 Autumn St, Geelong West

Café Care Connect is a support program for people caring for an elderly person or someone who has dementia to enjoy some social activities together in a supportive and welcoming environment.

It provides opportunities for carers and those they are caring for to join in a regular café style support group and enjoy delicious homemade food, information, lively conversation and fun activities.

It is an opportunity for people to meet others in a similar situation, share their experiences and make new friendships along the way.

For further information about this program please contact:
GWNH on 0467 692 921 or the Gateways Respite Coordinator on 5221 2984

A joint program between Gateways Support Services and Geelong West Neighbourhood House.

Craft & Conversation with Maggie and Faye

Dates:

Monday, 16 July 2018 to Monday, 1 October 2018

Time:

10.00am - 12 noon (Except public holidays)

Venue:

Geelong West Community Hub - 89 Autumn St, Geelong West

Treat yourself to a morning off and enjoy good company, good conversation and the opportunity to make new friends.

Bring along your sewing, knitting or crochet patterns and projects and join us in the Hub overlooking the beautiful West Park.

New members very welcome.

Tutor:

Maggie & Faye

Cost:

Gold coin donation.

No booking required, just turn up.

GWNH Business

2017 Annual General Meeting

A new Committee of Management was voted in at the AGM held on 23 October 2017. They are as follows:

President - Sheila White
Vice President - Pam Virgona
Interim Treasurer/Secretary - Maggie McNamara
Minute Secretary - Mary Budd
Ordinary Members - Jason Brown, Jackie Lukacz, Deb Holmes, Madeleine Wilson & David Kearney

The new CoM is looking forward to continuing to offer quality Creative Arts, Health & Wellbeing Classes and Community Events throughout 2018.