Wine and Wellbeing: What Wine tasting can teach us

About the session:
We often take our senses for granted and yet greater sensory awareness enables us to focus on the present, reduce anxiety and improve our emotional reactions to things that occur around us.  Sensory awareness is also a fundamental part of wine tasting.  In this fun and entertaining CPD session, through using sensory awareness techniques to taste 5 different wines from Spain and Portugal, we will learn what sensory awareness is and how it can be used to improve our mental wellbeing.

Learning outcomes:
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Identify the key elements of sensory awareness

• Recognise the link between sensory awareness and mental wellbeing.

• Implement a strategy to engage in more sensory awareness and so improve mental wellbeing.

This is a free event, but please note there will be a £10.00 + VAT non attendance fee.

About the trainer:
Jeff Heasman is a well-known and highly experienced international trainer who specialises in law, cognitive skills and communication within the insurance and financial services industry.  In addition, Jeff has a passion for Spanish wines and through his businesses based in Spain he offers cultural and wine tasting events and vineyard tours, with a particular focus on the culture, food and wines of Galicia and Vinho Verde.  Jeff has a bachelors and masters degree in law, he holds a postgraduate English language teaching qualification and has obtained a certificate in wines from the prestigious Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET).  He is a member of the Society of Wine Educators and is currently researching a doctoral thesis based around automated v human decision making in insurance.  Jeff´s knowledge of the insurance and financial services industries, combined with a passion for both effective communication, strong cognitive skills and wine, makes this a fun and entertaining CPD event with a difference.

**Event is free of charge, however a fee of £10 may be applicable for late cancellation or non-attendance of this event to cover catering costs, as stated in our cancellation policy.

*Event filming and photography may take place throughout the event which BIBA may use for future publicity and marketing.