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We offer a range of advice, support and activities to help you live and feel well.
Check-in here to get more details and use ‘This Week’ to get the times and booking details.
Acupuncture with Lucy
Come and try acupuncture with Lucy at the Zion Centre.
Lucy has a BSc Hons degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the Northern College of Acupuncture and is a member of the British Acupuncture Council.
She can help you when you are struggling with things like:
- Gynaecological issues and the menopause
- Common musculoskeletal pain such as back, arthritis related knee pain, shoulder and neck pain as well as sports injuries
- IVF treatment, or having difficulties conceiving
- Migraines and headaches
- Anxiety, depression, stress and insomnia
Initial consultations are £20. Follow-up treatment appointments are £35. Both take about an hour.
More information at www.lucycooperacupuncture.co.uk
Tuesdays: 9-3pm appointments only. Call Lucy on 07969530787 or email lucycooper@outlook.com
Anxiety and Depression Group
This drop-in group offered by Self Help is a sympathetic and non-judgmental space where you can meet others who also struggle with anxiety or depression. Our groups care about your experiences and really understand. They offer help, information and a place for people to share ideas on how to cope with depression.
More details at Zion Anxiety and Depression Group
Meets every Wednesday, 2-4pm.
Art Therapy
Come and try some art for your heart.
Art therapy is professionally recognised as a valuable way to:
- Explore thoughts and feelings that you find difficult to put into words
- Find new ways to look at problems or challenges in your life
- Create a route to improved self-esteem and confidence built on your strengths.
Just come as you are – you don’t need to have done any art before.
The drop-ins are free and run by a skilled facilitator currently studying for the highly commended Art Therapy Practice MA at Sheffield Hallam University and supported by a professionally registered Art Therapist.
Every Monday 2.30-4.30pm.
Cafe
Delicious hot meals and treats at great prices. Check out our daily menu of fresh meals, snacks and cakes that offer a rich mix of flavours to match our Hulme community.
More info at Zion Centre Cafe.
Open 10am-3pm, Monday to Friday
Eczema Support Group
This free support group is for anyone in Manchester who suffers with eczema .
Come and get advice and support from those who understand what you’re going through, from the daily struggles to the dreaded flares.
- Advice, tips and support
- Drinks, free from snacks and refreshments
- Offload onto those who understand
- Vast array of discussions including triggers, skincare, diet, hydration and how these affect our skin.
The group is run by people who both suffer from eczema themsleves so they really do understand where you’re coming from and get what you’re going through.
This friendly group will always offer you a warm welcome but feel free to get in touch beforehand if you wish, even if it’s just to say hello.
Parents and carers of children who suffer with eczema are also welcome to the group.
Meets every Tuesday, 6-7.30pm
Friday Massage
Massage can play a big part in improving your health and well-being. As well as being relaxing, the benefits can include reduced stress, pain, and muscle soreness; lower heart rate and blood pressure; and improved immune function.
Our female massage therapist at the Zion Centre offers a choice of Swedish, Indian Head, Reiki and Aromatherapy massage.
The regular cost of a massage is £15 for a 30-minute massage and £20 for a 1-hour full body massage.
We’ve got special low-cost introductory sessions too at £12.50 for a 30-minute massage. The appointments for these are between 9.30am – 11.30am.
Friday appointment times 9.30am-4.30pm. Call or pop into the Zion Centre reception to book.
Garden Workshop
Join our weekly Garden Workshop!
We will be growing vegetables, doing garden maintenance and making garden structures. There’s no need to book, just drop in.
Homeopathy Clinic
What is homeopathy?
Homeopathy is a form of holistic medicine. It is used in many countries around the world, and in some cases, is the first point of call for all health issues. Homeopathy treats the person as a whole, rather than specific conditions in isolation. We consider all your health needs, be they physical or mental and emotional.
Who can be helped?
Because homeopathy is a gentle system of healing, it is suitable for everyone, including babies. Remedies are safe, stimulating the body’s own immune system.
What happens during a consultation?
You will be given time to explore all aspects of your health. Your initial consultation may take an hour or more, your homeopath will then research a suitable remedy for your individual needs. Follow-up consultations are usually shorter and an appointment will be made for you.
Who are our homeopaths?
The clinic is staffed by fully qualified clinicians who are registered with the Society of Homeopaths. They volunteer their time and expertise. There may be student homeopaths present, undergoing training at the North West College of Homeopathy (www.nwch.co.uk).
How much does it cost?
For each consultation it costs £15 if you are unwaged and £20 if you are waged.
Clinic every Thursday, 8.30am-4.30pm. Call Karina on 0791 426 0714 to make an appointment.
Managing Distressing Thoughts Workshop
This workshop will show how Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques can help manage distress by:
- Understanding our emotions and how they can affect us
- Looking at ways of tolerating distress
- Accepting our emotions
- Improving emotional wellbeing
This is a Rolling 10-week course, starting on Tuesday, 9 May from 2-4pm. There is no need to book, just drop in.
For more information call 07580 717 007.
Music Therapy Group
Music therapy is professionally recognised as a valuable way to:
- Explore thoughts and feelings that you find difficult to put into words
- Find new ways to look at problems or challenges in your life
- Create a route to improve self-esteem and confidence built on your strengths.
No need to book, just come as you are – it’s free and freeing, and you don’t need to have had to play a musical instrument before.
Narcotics Anonymous Group
Addiction is a disease that can happen to anyone and the reasons for addiction are many. Whatever the circumstances, it really doesn’t matter. Addiction is a progressive disease similar to other chronic diseases such as type II diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.
NA (Narcotics Anonymous) is a non-profit fellowship for all people whose lives have become unmanageable through the use of drugs. It believes one of the cornerstones of living drug free is the therapeutic value of addicts working with each other to achieve recovery. In meetings members regularly share their personal experiences with each other, not as professionals but as ordinary people who have discovered that sharing brings about solutions to their problems.
Anonymity is a vital part of this fellowship enabling everyone to attend without fear of social repercussions.
More information at Narcotics Anonymous
Meetings every Thursday, 1-2.45pm
PARS Women's Exercise Group
This women’s exercise group offers a bespoke and structured exercise and fitness programme for clinical rehabilitation to women referred to the Physical Activity Referral Service (PARS) by a doctor or healthcare professional.
Every Tuesday, 12.30-1.30pm.
The Bread and Butter Thing
On a tight budget? Struggling to put food on the table?
The Bread and Butter Thing provides weekly groceries at a fraction of high street prices through their membership scheme – they will try and always give you some fruit and veg and something for your cupboards and fridge. Saving you over £20 a week – that’s a game-changer when you’re trying to make ends meet.
To take the first step to sign up – TEXT The Bread and Butter Thing on 07860 063 304 with your full name, your postcode and say ‘Zion Centre’. Then they will get in touch.
Try it out. No commitment.
Delivery every Thursday
Walk a Weigh
Want to lose weight well?
Try something new by working on small steps that fit into your daily life, sharing ideas and supporting each other as a group.
It’ll give you new ways to eat well, get more active and stay motivated. No charge – just donate what you want.
Meets Fridays, 10.30am-12.30pm.
Wednesday Massage
Massage can play a big part in improving your health and well-being. As well as being relaxing, the benefits can include reduced stress, pain, and muscle soreness; lower heart rate and blood pressure; and improved immune function.
Our male massage therapist at the Zion Centre offers a choice of Swedish, Indian Head, and Aromatherapy massage.
A 30-40 minute low-cost massage is £12.50.
Wednesday appointment times 12noon-3.30pm. Call or pop into the Zion Centre reception to book.
