Mindful Movement Course
Delivered by Body Wisdom in the Community, a project of Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company
Wednesdays 12th May - 30th June at 12pm, online
FREE course! Registration essential.
Programme
Join us every Wednesday for a free 8 week online course of gentle and mindful movement. This course is designed for older people to help you move better, feel better and find creativity through movement. This course had been developed, and is led by, the dancers at Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company and delivered in partnership with the Arts Service at Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, supported by Arts Council of Northern Ireland Arts and Older People funding.
The course will cover:
- Week 1 - Warming up and moving gently
- Week 2 - Breathing exercises for relaxation and focus
- Week 3 - Rotation in the spine
- Week 4 - Curves and arches in movement
- Week 5 - Movement in the spine
- Week 6 - Gentle movement in the hands and arms
- Week 7 - Gentle movement in the feet and legs
- Week 8 - Creating phrases of movement and moving creatively
Registration
Register for free via eventbrite by 10th May using this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mindful-movement-course-tickets-152668927873.
Every Wednesday by 12pm we will email you with a pre-recorded movement video for each week of the course. The videos will be available for the duration of the course so you can complete the course in your own time.
Although the course is designed for older people it is open to everyone and is a great way to get moving gently, be more present and take a moment of mindfulness during your week.
Acknowledgement
This course is supported by Arts Council Northern Ireland Arts and Older People Programme funding with a focus on addressing loneliness and isolation through creativity and as a result we will ask you to complete a short email survey before starting the course and after finishing the course. This survey will be used as evaluation of the course's effectiveness by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
