FORCE provides free classes in relaxation and anxiety management techniques to help you cope with cancer.
We offer four-week courses throughout the year. Each session lasts 90 minutes and we ask that you attend the full course.
The programme is open to cancer patients and carers with a maximum of 10 people in each group.
We recognise that cancer causes stress and anxiety on top of what happens in everyday life and this can impact your physical and mental wellbeing.
Relaxation is a natural antidote to stress and our specialists can provide you with strategies and techniques to help you cope.
The sessions are held at our Support and Information Centre in Exeter.
The first 2026 course starts on Wednesday January 7, 12-1:30pm.
There will be eight courses throughout the year and because we want to make them as accessible as possible, we will be varying the days on which they are held.
The second course begins on Monday March 2.
For more details on our relaxation and anxiety management courses, contact our Information Team on 01392 406151 or via support@forcecancercharity.co.uk
They will register your interest and one of our Relaxation and Anxiety Management specialists will call you to conduct a brief assessment and book you on to a course if appropriate.
We have a range of relaxation CDs available for you to use at home. Copies are available from our Exeter Centre or you can listen online.
We have produced a series of short films aimed at helping people deal with some of the common side effects of diagnosis and treatment.
Learning how to relax can be a valuable aid to coping with a cancer diagnosis. Classes and courses in relaxation and anxiety management techniques are held at our Exeter Support and Information Centre. Call our Information Team on 01392 4061515 to register your interest. These sessions are popular so don’t hesitate to call. We keep a waiting list of interested people for the next group.
Anyone affected by cancer who would like to:
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We offer a rolling Relaxation and Anxiety Management programme.
Relaxation is a skill that anyone can learn. This course provides a supportive environment to:
Call our Information Team on 01392 406151 to register your interest. These sessions are popular so don’t hesitate to call. We keep a waiting list of interested people for the next group.
Relaxation CDs are available from our Support and Information Centre.
Each disc features:
You can also listen to our Introduction to Relaxation and Anxiety Management here.
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