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TAKE IT FURTHER Contacts | Events | Get active CONTACTS Bristol City Yoga Bristol City Yoga is a centre of excellence for a complete range of yoga and therapies. Warm, friendly and in the heart of Bristol. Email Bristol City Yoga on info@bristolcityyoga.co.uk or call us on 0117 924 4414. Full details of our timetable and upcoming workshops can be found on www.bristolcityyoga.co.uk George Cooper George Cooper's understanding of diet, exercise and emotional well being, combined with self treatment, herbs and acupuncture, has led to a unique understanding of health and wellness in Western culture. This understanding has all developed within the Traditional Chinese Medicine framework. George holds regular clinics in Bristol. Contact him at www.cliftonacupuncture.co.uk or 07974 219194 Bethan Evans, MSTAT Bethan is a STAT-registered teacher of the Alexander Technique, which she views as the ultimate 'self-help' tool. Her role in teaching this practical skill is to enable others to use the AT to live with more ease, poise and balance. Lessons are one-to-one or in small groups. Bethan can be contacted via her website www.TechniqueForLife.com or on (0117) 924 3628 Saskia Fraser, Raw Food Coach Saskia offers inspirational support and guidance through her coaching as well as a motivational and uplifting 12 week mind-body-soul detox, raw food classes and raw dinner evenings to demonstrate how easy, delicious and life-enhancing eating a high raw diet can be. Tel: 0117 902 9398 saskia@rawfreedom.co.uk www.rawfreedom.co.uk Holly Mash Holly Mash qualified as a veterinary surgeon from Bristol University in 2001. She then worked in mixed practice for a year before specialising in companion animals. In 2003 Holly worked in a holistic veterinary practice in Sydney and studied Traditional Chinese Medicine through the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society gaining her IVAS acupuncture certification. She is now on the council of the Association for British Veterinary Acupuncturists. Visit her website, www.hollymashvet.com, or call her on 07875 767403. Inspired Times Inspired Times quarterly magazine has been launched by a small Bristol-based team and is now being sold nationally in Borders bookstore. This uplifting read has articles on community projects, environmental issues, sustainable travel, creative expression, holistic health and much more. Jamie Richards, from the Better Health Campaign, is the magazine's nutrition expert and has an interesting article on 'Diabesity' within its pages. The team are offering a special 'Launch Year Offer' on their website www.inspiredtimesmagazine.com - subscribe for the year and receive 4 for the price of 3 (just £10). Pierian Centre The Pierian Centre - a user-friendly venue where we work with you to help your event happen as best possible, whether you're booking as a therapist, an event organiser, or organising a community event. The Pierian Centre, 27 Portland Square, St Paul's, Bristol BS2 8SA Tel: 0117 924 4512 info@pieriancentre.com | www.pieriancentre.com Jamie Richards Nutrition DipION, FdSc, mBANT, NTC registered Practitioner Jamie specialises in female health, fertility and digestive complaints. He also runs a popular sports nutrition clinic, leads seminars and workshops on nutritional health and is a contributor to health and environmental publications. See www.jamierichards.co.uk or call 07853 758296 for more details. Fiona Smith, Yoga Fiona Smith is a yoga teacher, Traditional Thai Massage therapist and teacher and life coach based in Bristol. She can be contacted for treatments, classes and coaching on info@fionalsmith.co.uk or 0774 7514971. See www.bodywisdom.org.uk or www.fionalsmith.co.uk for details of her classes, clinic and workshops. Alex Turner, MRSS(t), Shiatsu Practitioner and Teacher Alex is a fully qualified Shiatsu Practitioner MRSS(t) from the Devon School of Shiatsu where he also teaches. He is a Member of the Shiatsu Society (UK). Alex runs busy practices in both Exeter and Bristol as well as teaching in Adult & Community Learning. He reguarly works with Positive Action, treating those affected by HIV and AIDS. He teaches oriental exercise (Do-in, Makko Ho & Chi Kung) at the International Macrobiotic School near Totnes. A qualified Tai Chi and Chi Kung teacher, Alex has studied martial arts and zen meditation for 20 years in the UK and Japan. Tel: 07748 068360 | daikualex@yahoo.co.uk Elisabeth Winkler Elisabeth Winkler believes locally-produced organic food is the tastiest freshest food around. And the most sustainable. This is not a lifestyle choice! It's about creating a green future - now. Elisabeth's food blog (realfoodlover.wordpress.com) was recently shortlisted for the 2009 Guild of Food Writers Award for New Media. For seven years editor of the Soil Association's monthly magazine, she also developed its Facebook page band.to/soilassociation. Now food editor of The Source she is helping it produce the events programme for the Soil Association Organic Food Festival on 12-13 September 2009. If you are, or you know of, an organisation or pratitioner you think should be added, please email their details to lucy@betterfood.co.uk. EVENTS AROUND TOWN Saturday 12th to Sunday 13th September 2009 Organic Food Festival Bristol Harbourside See www.theorganicfoodfestival.co.uk for details. Europe's largest organic festival kicks off Organic Fortnight and provides hundreds of exhibitors, and this year it's FREE. Many sampling opportunities, entertainment and interesting ideas. If you are planning an event or activity you think should be added, please email the details to lucy@betterfood.co.uk. GET ACTIVE Great Western Runners Think you might enjoy running, looking for company to spur you along or are you looking for some qualified coaching to improve your times? Great Western Runners do all that and more and it doesn’t break the bank. Yearly membership is only £27.50. You can join 6 group runs for free or try one of the regular training sessions before you make you decision. Get more details at www.greatwesternrunners.org.uk. Sole Sisters Sole Sisters is an all women running group based in North Bristol which offers support to beginners as well as more experienced runners. They usually have two groups of women who run distances of four to six miles. Absolute beginners welcome. Meet every Monday at 7pm at various venues and organise regular social events. See www.solesistersrc.com for details. Cheesy Riders Is cycling your thing? The Cheesy Riders are a group of Bristol-based mountain bikers (and more recently road bikers) just enjoying the world on two tyres. They’re made up of riders of all abilities and levels of fitness, and their core ethos is about the fun side of riding. They’re unpretentious and believe all riders, regardless of ability or gender, were created equal. Find out more at www.thecheesyriders.com Ashton Court golf course Summer is well and truly here so why not play a few holes at The Ashton Court golf course. It’s a pay and play 18 hole course that you don’t have to take too seriously. Contact them on (0117) 973 8508. Natural England’s Walking the Way to Health Natural England’s Walking the way to Health encourages you to enjoy your local natural spaces and benefit your health by taking part in health walks. Go to www.whi.org.uk to find your local group or telephone 0117 377 3458. Bristol City Councils leisure pages are crammed with ideas for getting out and about in Bristol and the surrounding area including green exercise and horse riding in Ashton Court. See www.bristol.gov.uk. Cycling in Bristol is now easier than ever with loan bikes, cycle maps and routes and cycle clubs a plenty. Visit www.bristol.gov.uk to get you started. If you know of a group or event you think should be added, please email the details to lucy@betterfood.co.uk.