What is Health and Wellness to you? Is it cooking the right food at home and knowing where to source the right ingredients? It may be going to the gym, spending time outdoors or immersing yourself in meditation. The choice is yours.
Several participants now receive regular consultations with Occupational and Speech Therapists, Physiotherapists and a range of Allied Health Support Services.
Go swimming, visit the gym, get outside and increase your fitness at your own pace. We can help you achieve your fitness goals by tailoring a program suitable to your dreams, wants and needs.
When you first talk to us, we take the necessary steps to understand your needs fully. You are always more important than your NDIS funding. We want to know what life you want to live and where you want to be so we can fully understand how we can serve you best.
At Distinctive Options, we encourage you to enrol in the specific activities that work for you in an environment dedicated to your health and well-being. We know that connecting with others and feeling part of a community is essential for our mental health. Whether you choose Individual Supports, Supported Employment or Group based activities, you will build long lasting social connections.
Fitness & Gym
Go swimming, visit the gym, get outside and increase your fitness at your own pace. We can help you achieve your fitness goals by tailoring a program that is suitable to your dreams, wants and needs.
Nutrition
We believe that nutrition is a critical part of health and wellness. Our team will support individuals in learning the benefits of nutrition and how to make life-long healthier choices. From choosing healthy options to preparing nutritious meals, we’re with you all the way.
Cooking
Having a healthy relationship with food is so important. Practice making simple meals for yourself that you’ll be able to create back at home. You'll learn important skills like pouring and spooning the correct measurement of ingredients into scales. You’ll learn important details around food hygiene, and be able to prepare ingredients like a pro. Our cooking activities will give you the skills and confidence to cook your favourite meals, in your own time.
Vegetable Growing
From little things, big things grow, you’ll be able to tend to our garden and make it your own. You’ll enjoy the aromas, tastes and textures of the food and herbs that you grow, whilst learning important horticultural skills.
Holidays & Short Stays
Melbourne, Sydney, the Murray or somewhere more exotic. We can organise holidays and short stays to your liking and match you with the correct supports to ensure your getaway is extraordinary.
Meditation
How do you want to feel? Calm, relaxed and prepared for the day? Enhance your self-awareness, whilst reducing stress and anxiety. Meditation is for everyone and has been practiced for centuries throughout the world. Build skills to ensure that you are centered, able to be yourself to the core – and learn to manage daily challenges with ease.
Sport
Get active and enjoy a sense of friendly competition and personal achievement. You can participate in a mixture of sports, such as basketball, cricket, football, darts, bocce and lots, lots more. With our local affiliations we are able to offer you a wide range of options to get you moving. In addition, you can join our annual trip to the Tri State Games - an annual sporting event generally held for two years by a host region for one week every November.
Sensory Art
Enjoy the experience of feeling, tasting, smelling and hearing different textures and materials. How will you interact with them and what will you create?