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Positive Care Programme: "it’s given me hope in my future, and has improved my everyday life"

I have participated in the Touchstone Positive Care Programme for the past 5 months. This amazing course combines 1 to 1 complementary therapy (e.g. reflexology, acupuncture, shiatsu, Indian head massage, healing) group activity (e.g. tai chi, meditation, Alexander technique, breathing) and group workshops (e.g. "lifting your spirits", "positive steps", "being friends with your body", "mind, body and spirit"). I had been going regularly to the Thursday night session at

2025-03-04T11:10:18+00:0031st July 2012|Blog, Feedback|

Positive Care Programme: "My life seems so much brighter"

Some feedback from a Positive Care Programme service user... Just a few lines to show my appreciation to the Positive Care Programme, which I have just completed. First and foremost I feel I am a much more positive person both in body and mind. When I fist attended the programme I had been off work for 17 months and I was using a walking stick. I felt unhappy, lacked

2025-03-04T11:00:42+00:008th May 2012|Blog|

Interviews with Positive Care Programme participants

The following excerpts are from interviews taken with Positive Care Programme clients as they neared the end of their time with the Programme. Mac: "Be totally open minded about it and get as much out of it as you possibly can." Marie: "Knowing I was coming here just gave me the incentive to get up." Alan: "The Positive Care Programme has really helped me and it's given me a lot

2012-05-03T13:05:54+01:003rd May 2012|Blog, Video|