MOVEMENT THERAPY
Movement Therapy is a fitness class designed to enhance physical movement, creative thinking, emotional intelligence, social engagement, and cognitive awareness. This class experience is created to broaden the horizon of possibilities of the assisted living and memory care participants by increasing their physical and mental potential.
BENEFITS
SELF EXPRESSION
Movement allows us to develop a physical vocabulary which helps communicate our feelings and regulate emotions.
ANXIETY REDUCTION
Movement Therapy keeps participants engaged, allowing the mind to relax and stress to decrease.
TRIGGERS MEMORY
Rhythm and social interactions of familiarity can remind us of significant moments. Patterns expressed through music and movement can remind the brain of key memories.
PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENTS
Flexibility, strength, balance, and stamina are positively impacted and increased throughout class.
QUALITY OF LIFE
Movement brings joy through serotonin and endorphin release in the brain and body. This allows us to experience positivity throughout our day and throughout our life.
CLASS STRUCTURE
CIRCLE FORMATION
Participation are arranged in a semi-circle or circle formation with chairs. This allows participants to see the instructor and develop a sense of community during class.
PROPS
Various props are used during our Memory Care Movement Therapy classes such as balls, pool noodles, scarves, ribbons, etc. These are wonderful additions to aid in moving the body while adding visual stimulation.
CLASS LENGTH
Our Assisted Living classes are 45-min long and our Memory Care classes are 30-min long.
MUSIC
Our instructors bring their own speaker and music. The class playlist is carefully curated to be songs from the participant’s generation to aid in the cognitive benefits of song recognition.
COST
To book a class and for questions on cost please contact Temria directly at temria@gmail.com