Ancient Healing Ways - offers courses that bring ancient healing arts and modern healing practices together. The focus being nature-based initiation rites such as Vision Quest and The Way of Council. www.ancienthealingways.co.uk

Beltain Centre of Natural Therapies Professional Hypnotherapy training must prepare you well. This course does that very comprehensively and very enjoyably.  Roger Sleet has been training hypnotherapists for over 25 years. Tel: 01305 267069 / www.beltain.co.uk

Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) is Europe’s leading eco-centre that over the last 35 years has won a number of awards. CAT has worked to develop sustainable living solutions that are not only attainable, but can provide a better quality of life. www.cat.org.uk

Creative Health Lab: Kentish Town City Farm. Free gardening, art and mind body awareness sessions to support your health and wellbeing.

Tel: 020 8888 6293  Web: www.creativehealthlab.com

Devon School of NLP: NLP & Hypnosis Training for Professionals. Whether you are self funding, or are a business investing in staff development, we have years of experience in helping you get a real return on your course investment. Whatever your reasons for wanting to learn NLP & Hypnosis I am sure we have a quality, affordable program to suit you. www.nlp-southwest.co.uk

Dorset Centre for Rural Skills (DCRS) is an established training centre specialising in one day and weekend training courses. Our programme of courses include sustainable building, straw bale building, cob, lime and rural crafts. All courses take place undercover here at the centre in our converted barn. The centre also boasts a glassblowing studio, blacksmithing forge and pottery studio. www.dorsetruralskills.co.uk

Embercombe: A charity and social enterprise running courses to inspire people to energetically contribute towards the emergence of a socially just, environmentally sustainable and spiritually fulfilling human presence on earth. See www.embercombe.co.uk for more details.

Hawkwood College: A registered charity and residential centre of learning in the beautiful and peaceful Cotswolds. It offers a wide range of short courses in arts & crafts, music, creative writing, health & well being, spirituality and personal development. www.hawkwoodcollege.co.uk

Raw Chocolate Workshops & Introduction to Living Foods: Get started with raw foods and learn how to make chocolate that's good for you!! Based in Bristol, UK.

www.annamiddleton.com

Wetherdown Lodge & Sustainability Centre: Renewable energy, bushcraft skills, kids' crafts, sustainable forestry, permaculture, and much more! Come and learn. Come and stay. Come and be inspired. www.sustainability-centre.org

Writer's Retreat: Set in the North Devon countryside. If you're struggling to find the time & space to write, this is the perfect retreat. As a working writer/journalist myself, I am happy to offer constructive criticism on your work. Deborah also offers one to one workshops and editing services. www.deborahdooleyjournalist.co.uk or call 01409 231252.