Welcome to Cultivating Health, an opportunity to explore various topics in the context of holistic health and well-being. Each week Melissa Rodriguez, our Patient Outreach and Education Manager, will host a free online session that aims to bring greater awareness to the ways we can take our health to the next level. Each session will include self-care practices such as breathing exercises, mindfulness techniques, and meditation. You will leave the session feeling empowered, motivated, and with a sense of tranquility.
·What?·
In the month of September,
we have been exploring the healing power of the arts. We have learned about
visual arts, music, and our final session on Tuesday will be about drama. Many
of us have experienced the positive effect of creativity, either when we do
creative things ourselves, or when we are exposed to the creativity of others.
Colors, arts, crafts, drama, music and dance, have the ability to stimulate our
mind and at the same time bring us peace and calm.
Picture source: Bigstock
On Tuesday, special guest
Yanna Dai will join Melissa on Cultivating Health. Ms Dai is an author, artist,
and art educator. She has published a series of art education books in Chinese,
which have inspired parents to embrace art, bring creativity into daily life,
and deepen the understanding of their children through art. She founded Yanan
Art Studio, providing online art classes for adults and children, using free
dance, drama, music, and visual art to help release the pressures of everyday
life and negative emotions healthily.
Yanna Dai will show us how
drama can offer a powerful way to step away from reality, relax, and reconnect
with ourselves. Through drama games, we can find a safe space to release hidden
emotions, reduce stress, and regain the ability to laugh. This process can
allow us to experience and express our feelings in a unique way, helping us
discover more confidence and inner calm. In this session, we will use drama activities
to gently open up our senses and reconnect with our feelings, gaining energy
through interacting with others.
Please prepare pen and paper for this interactive session, and come ready to participate!
·When?·
·Where?·
·For More Info·
Melissa Rodriguez
With over 15 years’ experience in the field of health and wellness, Melissa Rodriguez helps educate others on disease prevention, teaching and inspiring people to take an integrative look at their health to transform their lives. She provides support for clients, promoting a holistic approach to food, sleep, habits, environmental factors, relationships, and more. As Patient Outreach and Education Manager, Melissa offers talks, workshops and lectures about all things health.
If you are interested in a talk or health education course, for yourself or your organization, please scan the QR code to reach out to Melissa.
