Make self-care your priority
Need to bring some self-care back into your life?
Our nurture courses are designed to refill your cup, helping you feel valued, stronger and steadier. By learning to listen to yourself and express your needs to others, you increase your chances of feeling seen and heard. Caring for you creates a solid foundation for caring for others.
We equip you with the tools to handle whatever comes your way, making the difficult times easier to bear and the rest of the time more joyful.
Your creativity can be incredible. We’ll show you how to get the most from it.
I just want to say thank you for such a wonderful thing! It has really helped me get through the winter and I look forward to joining again next autumn.
- jackie - daylight saving club - 2024/5
The Daylight Saving Club
Online winter wellbeing programme
Once the clocks go back, it can feel like we’re in for a bit of a slog. These sessions will help keep the winter blues at bay. They’re carefully crafted to keep in tune with the seasons, embracing the cosiness without slipping into a slump. Join us and, when Spring arrives, you’ll be ready to hit the ground running.
The Plan
Sessions begin when the clocks go back in October and finish at the end of March. They run on a Wednesday evening and repeat on a Saturday afternoon.
Each month, we’ll cover a mix of these three seasonally-enriching sessions.
Hygge Huddle
Down-to-earth wellbeing
Practical solutions to the challenges of the season to help you stay balanced, buoyant and strong. Find a community without stepping out the door.
- create your ideal routine
- circulation boosters
- nature connection
- put self-care first
- nurturing and connecting
Winter Unwind
Completely chill out
Get your comfies on and tune in for pure relaxation. Simple, nourishing activities to leave you feeling absolutely blissed out. All you have to do is log in.
- meditation
- visualisation
- listening to stories
- poetry
- deep relaxation
Creative Sparks
Ignite your winter energy
Connect with your creativity and make the darker days better. We’ll have fun with lots of uplifting activities helping you to feel energised & inspired.
- creative writing
- art that anyone can do
- poetry
- collage
- nature-inspired craft
Hygge Huddle: 1st Tues or Sat
Winter Unwind: 2nd Tues or Sat
Creative Sparks: 3rd Tues or Sat
Tuesday session starts at 7:00pm
Saturday session begins at 3pm
Early bird: £150 (before 25/06/26)
Standard: £180
Payment plans available
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Daylight Saving Club this has helped me connect with the season and positively enjoy the winter. I have not felt lonely, I've focussed on connecting with myself. I am so glad I found this, and booked on. I am excited for next October! Thank you Melissa for excellent hosting.
- penny - daylight saving club - 2024/5
New! Zing and Zen drop-in sessions
Online creativity and relaxation to improve your wellbeing
Our latest offering, these brilliant bite-sized sessions these make it even easier for you to connect with your creativity and make life better. What are you waiting for?
Creative Zing
Time to play
Fancy gifting yourself an hour of playful fun? With different topics each week, sessions are designed to boost your mood, pep up your energy levels and give the thinking mind a break.
No experience or special talents required. There will be no ‘putting on the spot’, no competition, no ‘show and tell’ (unless you want to!)
- mindful art - easy techniques for getting into flow (Nov 11th + 13th)
- poetry - play with words (Nov 18th + 20th)
- collage - making stories from found images (Nov 25th + 27th)
- creative writing - be inspired by the world around us (Dec 2nd + 4th)
- mystery week - keep the creative spark alive (Dec 9th + 11th)
There’s no expectation to finish a perfect piece – this is a space for exploration, for sparking ideas, for playful enquiry. You’ll come away with lots of ideas and inspiration for more playful living. Plus – you’ll get all the wellbeing benefits of an hour spent being creative. Lower cortisol levels. Increase joy. Interested? Come and try it out.
Art: Tues 11th + Thurs 13th Nov
Poetry: Tues 18th + Thurs 20th Nov
Collage: Tues 25th + Thurs 27th Nov
Creative Writing: Tues 2nd +4th Dec
Mystery week: Tues 9th + 11th
Thursday session begins at 1:30pm
Tuesday session begins at 6pm
Single session: £10
5-sessions: £45*
Freedom pass: £80*
*multi-session passes can be used for Blissful Zen sessions too. Valid Nov-Dec
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Drop-in sessions
Blissful Zen
Time to chill
Welcome to your personal oasis.
We’re not built to be constantly on the go. We need to rest, to plug in quality time for ourselves. When we do, everyone benefits.
Stop giving yourself a hard time and lean into relaxation.
These sessions are likely to create ripple effects. You’ll sleep better, feel less stressed and have more energy.
Cameras off (so you don’t even need to brush your hair!) All you have to do is show up.
- compassion practice
- poetry
- stories
- guide relaxation
Tues 11th + Thurs 13th Nov
Tues 18th + Thurs 20th Nov
Tues 25th + Thurs 27th Nov
Tues 2nd +4th Dec
Tues 9th + 11th
Tuesday session 7:30 - 8:30pm
Thursday session 12 - 1pm
Single session: £10
5-sessions: £45*
Freedom pass: £80*
*multi-session passes can be used for Blissful Zen sessions too.
Valid Nov-Dec
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Tickets can be bought up to one hour before each session.
- Lucy - daylight saving club - 2024/5
Widehearted Workshops - Angel Lights
Join me at the delightful Yellow Umbrella Gift Shop for a wonderful evening filled with festive thinking and the creation of something truly unique
Choose from interesting recycled paper, or perhaps some beautiful handmade pieces. You can use collage techniques or even get the acrylics out. Whatever you choose, you’ll create a totally unique design – something that you can bring out year after year to herald in some festive cheer.
No artistic experience needed – these gorgeous lights are easy to assemble, once you know how!
You’ll come away feeling festive and fulfilled, inspired to make more and more of these little gems.
Refreshments included.
Thursday 27th November 2025
6pm - 8pm
£30
Includes lights, all materials and delicious festive refreshments
The Studio at
Yellow Umbrella Gift Shop
Newton Abbot, TQ12 2JL
Express yourself with Sam
Many of us struggle to find a voice when it comes to speaking up for ourselves. We may be ferocious champions of other people’s rights but be quick to put our own needs to one side. This course will help you speak up for yourself so your needs get met.
When we don’t express ourselves, or feel like we’re not being listened to, quiet resentment (and occasional storms) colour our lives. We keep quiet for fear of rocking the boat and end up living at sea from ourselves. It doesn’t have to be this way.
This course will teach new ways of being. New ways of communicating that increase the likelihood of being seen, heard, and met.
During the session you will explore
- Working out what you want to say
- What gets in the way when trying to communicate
- Getting clear on your wants and needs
- Communicating your message so other people find it easier to hear you
By the end of the session you will be clear about your communication style and have an action plan to help you get your message across with confidence.
- 2 x 3 hour sessions (online)
- Early bird £60
- Full price £100
"Being able to express our true selves - to feel seen and heard and understood - is a vital part of what makes us human. But too often things get in the way. I’ve certainly experienced that.
I have been working with self expression for over fifteen years now, and it never fails to inspire and move me when I see people really showing up with courage and authenticity, whatever that might look like..
If this appeals to you, do get in touch for more info.
Dates
Please note. this is a 2-part online workshop!
April 22nd 6 - 9pm + May 6th (6 - 9pm)
“Sam created just the right mix of challenge and support to enable participants to step safely out of their comfort zones”
“Sam created just the right mix of challenge and support to enable participants to step safely out of their comfort zones”
Dementia Connections with Melissa
Living with a loved one’s diagnosis of dementia can cause immense strain. There can be so much uncertainty and fear about the future. This course will help you feel more positive.
It will help you come to terms with your situation and give you a fresh perspective so you feel better informed and find it easier to cope.
We will explore the emotional impact of dementia and identify practical strategies for making life feel better.
You will develop a toolkit of creative approaches so you and your loved one can find new ways of enjoying spending time together.
The course covers
- Memory and the ageing process
- The emotional experience of a dementia diagnosis
- A “self-first is not selfish” approach to caring
- How to connect through creativity
- Where to turn for advice and support
By the end of the session, you will have a personal tool kit for responding to the challenges ahead.
You will also be invited to join a community for future mutual support and creative inspiration
- Half day retreat (in person)
- 2 x 1.5 hour sessions (online)
- Introductory offer: £35
There are no sessions currently scheduled. If you are interested in joining future workshops, please click ‘Register your interest’, below.