Bristol Health and Wellbeing Day

Ovacome, the ovarian cancer support charity, will be hosting a free Health and Wellbeing Day in Bristol for anyone who has been affected by ovarian cancer. Family and friends are also welcome to attend.

Join us on Friday 11 October. This will be an opportunity to attend talks and workshops and to meet others affected by the disease. You are welcome to join us for as much of the day as you like. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

The order of the day is:

• 10:30am, Arrivals and welcome from the Ovacome team

• 11:00am-12:15pm, Allon Stoke, Counselling Lead at Penny Brohn UK, will give an introduction talk about Penny Brohn, followed by a therapeutic session on ‘Thriving not just surviving, strategies to manage worry and anxiety’

• 12:15-12:45pm, About Ovacome

• 12:45-1:30pm, Lunch

• 1:30-2:30pm, Janice Walsh, Forest Therapy Practitioner, will lead a session on Ecotherapy. The session will consist of a general mindfulness invitation when we would consider and tune in to each of the senses in turn, followed by one or two activities which encourage movement around an area of the garden. 

• 2:30-3:30pm, Elena Byers, sound artist, yoga teacher and community facilitator, will lead a sound bath. A creative and deeply restorative sound journey to allow the mind to centre in the present moment, and the body to relax. Sound is a beautiful tool into our inner imagination, that can allow for the nourishment of body and soothing of the mind as invites for heightened focus and relaxation. The session will be an open, playful and relaxing exploration of the benefits of sound as a tool for wellbeing, and an opportunity to receive some meditative TLC too. 

The South West Health and Wellbeing Day is being run in collaboration with Penny Brohn UK. Penny Brohn UK is the cancer health and wellbeing charity. "We recognise the importance of good health and wellbeing to prevention and resilience. It takes more than medicine to live well with cancer. Our doctors, nutritionists, counsellors and therapists offer everybody with cancer a choice of personalised cancer care. All free, safe and backed by research. We help people feel better in mind, body and spirit. From eating well and keeping active, to managing emotions and staying connected to the things we love. From podcasts and support groups to online classes and retreats. We’ll also champion the positive impact of personalised cancer care so more people can benefit." For more information about Penny Brohn UK, click here.

We are really looking forward to welcoming you. Please register below and you will receive further information by email closer to the date.

If you will need help with the cost of travel and/or accommodation, please get in touch as we offer financial assistance as part of our services. Call Freephone 0800 008 7054 or email [email protected] . We can also help to arrange your travel for you.

Please do not attend the health and wellbeing day if you have any symptoms of COVID or any other contagious illness, as some of our members are immunocompromised.

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"I came out of [the event] feeling like a superwoman. All of a sudden you just think: there's all these things I can do. It's one of the most powerful things I've ever done."

- Gill who attended one of our London Health and Wellbeing Days

"Thank you for a lovely interesting day which has improved my confidence a lot."

- Caroline, who came to our Liverpool Health and Wellbeing Day