Sunbury members of the LGBTI community are invited to join in on a free chair yoga session in September.
Organised by Sunbury Cobaw and Community Health’s Healthy LGBTI Ageing Project, the rainbow chair yoga event aims to support healthy aging through gentle movement, mindfulness, and social connection, and is suitable for people aged 50 and over of all fitness and mobility levels.
The session will offer a welcoming space for older LGBTI people to try out chair yoga, enjoy a guided meditation and share a nourishing lunch.
The Healthy LGBTI Ageing Project is funded by the Victorian Department of Health’s Diverse Communities Grants to support the mental health and wellbeing of LGBTI people. Other events have included crafting sessions, adult storytime and rainbow bingo.
The project aims to support local service providers working with older people in Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges to increase their understanding of the impact of historic discrimination on older LGBTI people.
It also aims to support local services to better meet the mental health and wellbeing needs of older LGBTI people, and support older LGBTI people to access better services and programs.
Rainbow chair yoga is on Wednesday, September 24, from 11am to 1pm, at Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health, located at 12-28 Macedon Street, Sunbury.
Registrations can be made by going to www.sunburycobaw.org.au/rainbow-chair-yoga
No previous yoga experience is required.
If you want to speak to someone about the event or the Healthy LGBTI Ageing Project, call 5421 1666, or email healthpromotion@scchc.org.au
