Seated Tai Chi 6-week Self-Management course
When: Every Tuesday February 20 – March 26, 2024
Time: 10am - 11am
Where: Online (via Zoom)
Delivered by: Mabli (Dr Maria Teresa Agozzino), Senior Instructor Woodragon Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi
Register at Eventbrite: https://Seated-Shibashi-Tai-Chi-online-course.eventbrite.co.uk
Join us to see how Shibashi Tai Chi can help with the self-management of pain and improve mobility, through gentle controlled movements.
There are many benefits to keeping moving, but how can you do this if you have limited mobility? Our Seated Shibashi Tai Chi course will provide you with meaningful and lasting techniques for the self-management of pain and improved mobility, and provide a safe space for you to learn, practice and connect with others doing the same. These weekly classes (spread over 6 weeks) will include a warmup, instruction, practice time and a cool down, drawing on a variety of Qigong exercises and Tai Chi based moves that will optimise the health benefits of mindful movement in a seated position. Each week focus on particular moves from the Shibashi Set 1 (18 different moves) helping you to learn in a structured and enjoyable way, and to enable you to complete the full set of moves by the end of the course.
Therapeutic Music & Song Writing Self-Management course
When: Every Monday February 19 - March 25, 2024
Time: 2pm – 3pm
Where: Online (via Zoom)
Delivered by: Catherine Nunn (Music Anywhere CIC) & Holly Tamar (Swan Song Project).
Register at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/therapeutic-music-song-writing-6-week-self-management-course-registration-779344970787
Join us to learn how you can use music and song writing to self-manage pain. From improving your physical health through moving to the rhythm to how you can use song writing to support your mental wellbeing. “One good thing about music is that when it hits you, you feel no pain.” – Bob Marley
Music is an amazing way to support your health and wellbeing, it gets us moving, find ways to express ourselves and have fun whilst doing it! By the end of the six-week course, you’ll have found some great techniques to play with to make writing enjoyable, but we’ll also listen to music to hear how it’s structured, how it comes together and what people write about most. If your dexterity is difficult, you are welcome to use any tool that works for you, or just take part, there’s no pressure to share your creations.
Joining us will be Cat Nunn, singer, writer and founder of Music Anywhere and Holly Tamar, singer, guitarist and independent songwriter, who works with the Swan Song Project to support people to bring their music to life.
For more information on how music soothes the soul and the helps us manage pain, see https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/oct/25/listening-to-moving-music-may-reduce-pain-study-says
