Courses

Leisure and Wellbeing Courses
Explore enjoyable learning experiences that enrich everyday life.
Leisure & Wellbeing courses at WEA Sydney cover a wide range of enjoyable and enriching topics, from hobbies and games to gardening, travel, wellbeing, and cultural appreciation. These courses are designed to support curiosity, relaxation, and lifelong learning through practical and engaging experiences.
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The Stone Pulse: Mindfulness, Myth and Gemstones
The Stone Pulse: Mindfulness, Myth and Gemstones
<p>Discover a unique approach to mindfulness through the world of gemstones. This course blends ancient stories, sensory awareness and personal reflection. Across four sessions, you’ll explore the
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Learn to Play Bridge
Learn to Play Bridge
<p><strong>In Association with the Sydney Bridge Club.</strong></p>
<p>This six-week course will introduce you to the wonderful and challenging game of Contract Bridge. Bridge is a fun and social card
...Learn to Play Bridge
<p><strong>In Association with the Sydney Bridge Club.</strong></p>
<p>This six-week course will introduce you to the wonderful and challenging game of Contract Bridge. Bridge is a fun and social card
...Learn to Play Bridge
<p><strong>In Association with the Sydney Bridge Club.</strong></p>
<p>This six-week course will introduce you to the wonderful and challenging game of Contract Bridge. Bridge is a fun and social card
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Family Reconnection After Separation: What Helps, What Hurts and Where to Begin
Family Reconnection After Separation: What Helps, What Hurts and Where to Begin
<p>This practical workshop is for adults navigating distance or disconnection with children, parents or siblings after separation. Many people find that time alone does not repair relationships, and
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A Glimpse of India Tours 2027 - Free Information Sessions
A Glimpse of India Tours 2027 - Free Information Sessions
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Move Lightly, Relax Deeply
Move Lightly, Relax Deeply
<p>This gentle movement course focuses on releasing tension, restoring balance and calming the mind. Through light stretching, simple exercises and guided relaxation, participants are supported to
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Dolphin Therapy in the Wild
Dolphin Therapy in the Wild
<p>This course explores dolphin-assisted therapeutic experiences in the natural environment of wild dolphins rather than captivity. You’ll examine ideas around dolphin cognition, human–dolphin
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Clay Art Therapy: Creative Ceramics for Wellbeing
Clay Art Therapy: Creative Ceramics for Wellbeing
<p>This welcoming ceramics course combines creative skill-building with relaxation and wellbeing. Using clay as both a medium and a mindful practice, participants explore hand-building techniques in a
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Transcultural Foods: How Dishes Travel, Change and Connect Cultures
Transcultural Foods: How Dishes Travel, Change and Connect Cultures
<p>Food carries memory, identity and cultural meaning, but it also travels, adapts and transforms. This course explores how dishes move across borders, become contested in questions of origin and
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Garden Design for Large and Small Spaces
Garden Design for Large and Small Spaces
<p>Whether you’re starting from scratch or revamping an existing area, enjoy learning how to transform an open space into a haven for relaxed living. Topics include: site analysis, plant selection,
...Garden Design for Large and Small Spaces
<p>Whether you’re starting from scratch or revamping an existing area, enjoy learning how to transform an open space into a haven for relaxed living. Topics include: site analysis, plant selection,
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Rethinking Ageing: Healthy Ageing and the New Life Stage
Rethinking Ageing: Healthy Ageing and the New Life Stage
<p>The old idea of “retirement” is being challenged as people live longer, stay active for longer and rethink what later life can be. In an interactive talk we will look at what social and mental
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