Holistic Wellness Training Centre
By Shine by ES Consulting (in partnership with PPB)
A trauma-informed space for learning, wellbeing & community transformation
Welcome to Ipswich’s New Home for Wellbeing:
The Holistic Wellness Training Centre is a purpose-built, first of its kind hub in Suffolk, designed to support the whole person. We bring together physical health, wellbeing, education and progression under one roof.
Built on the core belief, you have to be it to believe it, this space offers a warm, professional high energy inclusive environment where individuals, teams and organisations can come to learn, grow and thrive.
This is a space where education meets healing, creativity, and opportunity. Built on the core belief, “You have to be it, to believe it,” this space offers a warm, inclusive environment where individuals, teams, and organisations come to learn, grow, and thrive.
Our Vision
To inspire healthier, stronger, more empowered individuals and communities by combining wellbeing, learning, and professional development. We are the place where education, health, and personal transformation meet.
What We Offer:
- Educational programs, professional development, career pathways
- Intelligent Fitness:
A fully equipped Workout Zone - Sport massage clinic
- Media hub,
- Learning zone
- Community spaces, learning zone.
- PT Academy – coming soon
- Boardrooms
- Private consultation rooms
- Media Hub: Podcast media setup available for hire
- Facilities: Free car parking, wifi
Alternative Provision & Trauma-Informed Education
We provide an alternative approach to education and training, designed to meet learners where they are.
Including Shine Pathway Programmes & Training
- Creative Media Hub – podcasting, film production & publishing projects
- Communication, confidence & community skills development
- Healthy relationships, equity & inclusive values education
- Sports, movement & strength development in our facilities
- Emotional wellbeing & regulation support
- Specialist-led sessions delivered by qualified practitioners
- Structured Shine Pathway Programmes tailored to individual needs
- Staff training & professional development opportunities including our PT academy for sports industry
Our work supports:
- Young people and adults who have been disengaged from mainstream education
- Learners navigating trauma, adversity, or complex life experiences
- Schools, colleges, PRUs, local authorities, and community organisations
Our programmes are:
- Trauma-informed and culturally responsive
- Grounded in equity, wellbeing, and lived experience
- Focused on confidence, employability, leadership, and progression
We believe education should feel safe, relevant, and empowering — not transactional.
Our Spaces (Available for Hire)
The Holistic Wellness Training Centre is also available for room hire, creative use, and community activity. All spaces are flexible, welcoming, and professionally equipped.
Media Hub
A fully Space for creation, ideal for:
- Podcasts and radio shows
- Interviews and panels
- Creative projects and digital storytelling
- Youth media programmes
Learning Zone
A versatile teaching and workshop space, suitable for:
- Training sessions and CPD
- Alternative provision delivery
- Group learning, talks, and seminars
- Arts, culture, and wellbeing workshops
- Sports facilation in workout zone
- Massage clinic
- Boardroom
Community-Based Hub Kitchen
A warm, practical space designed for:
- Community programmes
- Wellbeing and life-skills sessions
- Food-based learning and engagement
- Collaborative projects and events
Our People
Shine is powered by experienced lead facilitators and industry experts across:
- Media & communications
- Arts, culture & creative industries
- Sport, leadership & performance
- Education, equity & inclusion
- Wellbeing, trauma-informed practice & youth engagement
Our team brings together professional expertise and lived experience, ensuring that learners feel seen, supported, and inspired.
Shine and Thrive Programs
We also offer after school club provisions, for SEND, children, young people,
Get in Touch
To:
- Enquire about alternative provision or programmes
- Hire a space (Media Hub, Learning Zone, or Kitchen, sports workout zone, boardroom, massage clinic )
- Collaborate as a school, organisation, or community partner
📩 Contact us directly and we’ll guide you through next steps, availability, and bookings via our calendar.
Case Study
Culture Board Ambassadors Programme
Representation, Voice & Social Mobility in Action
Recently, the Holistic Wellness Training Centre hosted a full-day programme for 16 students from global majority community Culture Board, in collaboration with local colleges,demonstrating how our space goes far beyond room hire — it becomes a launchpad for futures.