Workshop: Healthy Movement
Organized by
Associacao Escola Do Monte Da Estrada
Workshop: Healthy Mobility
Monte da Estrada School
Monday, May 25
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Registration required; donation requested
This workshop is intended for nurses, health aides, caregivers, family members, and anyone interested in learning more about how to move people with mobility limitations.
Contents:
1. Practical techniques for gentle transfers (in bed, from bed to chair, and vice versa);
2. Ergonomic and body-respecting movement;
3. Promoting autonomy and confidence in the movement relationship;
4. Body awareness and self-perception.
The goal is to learn to perform movements together, lightly and pain-free, avoiding a sense of dependence.
Inspired by Kinesis and the Alexander Technique.
Limited to 10 people. We recommend that you bring comfortable clothing and a yoga mat or something similar.