When Cath Mitchell of Liverpool Wellbeing Centre goes to Sierra Leone as a volunteer teacher in two weeks, she’ll be taking with her all the donations raised from her Charity Fun Day of massage and yoga sessions which took place last weekend.

Cath organised the Centre’s masseurs and yoga teacher friends to give their time in return for donations of pens, crayons, books, paints, children’s clothes, soap and long-life light-bulbs, all of which are desperately needed by the schools out in Africa where she’ll be living and working with the EducAid charity for 10 weeks.

Among the contributors to Cath’s very successful Swap Shop Day were expert masseurs Kerry Coyne, Liliana Caldeira and Daphne Sautel of Liverpool Massage Centre, and experienced yoga teachers Helen Aldred and Cliff Bond of Liverpool Yoga Centre. Both these organisations are community enterprises.

All the exotic ingredients of the Sierra Leone themed feast cooked by Cath for the participants were donated by Matta International Foods. A colourful blend of yams, cassava, plantain, jalapeño peppers and okra, plus shrimps, herbs, peanut butter and rice all went into the pot to make mouth-watering yam and shrimp soup, groundnut stew and fried plantain with dips.

Gaynor Attreed, yoga student of the centre, was one of many who arrived bearing gifts for the African children in order to enjoy an afternoon of yoga, T’ai Chi and full body deep tissue massage. Leaving with a big smile Gaynor said, “This is such a good idea! I’d never have tried massage, but this has made me realise it’s a great way to detox and to relax after exercising. I feel brilliant now, and when it’s to help others it makes it even better, doesn’t it?”

All in all, it was a great day, enjoyed by all and it's great to know that so many people care!

Come along and join our Charity FUNdraising afternoon in aid of EducAid from 2-5pm this Saturday 10th September and swap shorts for sports massage and pens and paper for pampering treats!

Cath, our Centre Manager, is heading to Africa to join the volunteer teaching programme in Sierra Leone. EducAid is a registered charity which works to provide free education among the underprivileged and war affected communities of Sierra Leone and this Saturday afternoon the team at Liverpool Wellbeing will be offering their incredible services in a SWAP SHOP STYLE EXCHANGE in return for any of the following items:

Energy Light Saving Bulbs

DVD’s (must be suitable for 3 – 25 year olds!)

Stationery Supplies (Pens/Paper/Pencils etc)

Summer Clothes

Educational Books

Compact Board Games (for both adults and kids alike!)

Wellbeing services on offer include

•             Pamper and relaxation massage treats of your choice

•             Sports therapy treatments

•             Drop in Physiotherapy clinic

YOGA workshops (suitable for all levels) will be running from

•             2.30-3.30pm with Helen Aldred (Astanga)

And again at

•             4-5pm with Cliff Bond (Yoga exploration, t’ai chi/chi gung and relaxation)

There will also be home made traditional Sierra Leone nibbles, kindly donated by the fabulous Matta’s store, and every one that comes along to show us some support will go into a raffle to win a luxury massage for two.

(You can also buy more tickets on the day to improve your chances at £1 a go)

All money raised will go directly to EducAid in Sierra Leone

If you can’t make it on the day but would like to support the cause a donation station along with a money box has been set up by reception and will be there until the 27th September for you to place your donations/items.

In whichever way you choose to help, however big or small please remember you will be making a big difference to a young person’s life in Sierra Leone.

We hope to see you all there! x

An experience of a lifetime is just around the corner for Cath Mitchell, the splendid lady of Liverpool Wellbeing Centre as she prepares to head to Africa and join the volunteer programme run by ‘EducAid’. 

EducAid* is a registered charity which works to provide free education among the underprivileged and war affected communities of Sierra Leone. 
The charity has been running for more than 17 years and now funds 5 schools where 1600 young people are catered for. 

Cath made the decision to volunteer 10 weeks in Sierra Leone with the EducAid project as she feels she has a lot to give and a lot to learn. 

“I have heard it said that the people of Sierra Leone are some of the friendliest, most resilient, but poorest, people in the world.  Many have experienced some of the worst war terrors in modern history.  Providing young people and their communities with access to free education encourages them to feel more empowered as a country and that is exactly why I want to be part of this programme.  By passing on my knowledge and skills I hope to make a positive impact in helping towards re-addressing the current world-wide issue of social injustice.”

However, you don’t need to fly across to Sierra Leone to support EducAid you can do it right here at the Wellbeing Centre!!

YOU CAN:

Bring a little spare change for the collection box or donate via (charity link) on the website – www.liverpoolwellbeing.com  All money raised will go directly to projects in Sierra Leone

Have a clear out and donate any old football shirts or unwanted items of clothing which can be left with the reception team

Demand for school equipment always exceeds supply so how about donating a pack of pens or pencils, paper, calculators, rulers?

In whichever way you choose to help, however big or small please remember you will be making a big difference to a young person’s life in Sierra Leone.

Cath flies out to Sierra Leone on October 2^nd and has promised to keep us all updated!

*EducAid provides free secondary education, covers all educational costs and provides free tuition and materials as well as extra lessons for exam classes, free lunch every day and essential medicines when necessary.

Due to it's wonderful success, we are excited to announce that the 'Art of Living' 4 day course is back with us at Liverpool Wellbeing and Yoga Centre. There is a FREE introductory session on Friday 2nd September from 7:30 - so hope to see you there! For more information, please don't hesitate to check out our workshops page http://www.liverpoolwellbeing.com/yoga/pages/workshops.php

Many thanks!

As a big hello from our newest therapist Daphne Sautel - she will be offering all Liverpool Yoga Centre Students Buy One Get One Free on Physiotherapy, Lymphatic Drainage, Deep Tissue and Sports Massges in May!
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Keep a look out for orange leaflets being handed out in our yoga sessions and we look forward to seeing you all very soon at the Centre!

We hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful weather and keep saluting the sun! We are delighted to announce that Gurudham Kaur will be running another of her successful Kundalini Yoga workshops at Liverpool Yoga Centre on Saturday 14th May - for more information, and how to book, please visit our workshops page!
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Also, we would like to give a huge yogic welcome to Prem Amrit, who will be running Kundalini yoga classes on Monday 7:15pm and on Wednesdays at 5:00pm, starting from Wednesday 4th May!
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Many thanks again to all who support Liverpool Yoga Centre
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Helen, Cath and Amanda