Médiation culturelle
Chair Yoga
for Refugees & Asylum Seekers
A 40 minute session of chair yoga which introduced principles of breathing, lengthening, of upper and lower body mobilisation and balance, bringing coordination challenges and lots of laughter!
The workshop was held in November 2018 at the Lewisham Salvation Army for the monthly Parents Group run by Creating Ground for AFRIL on a monthly basis. Group participants are refugees and asylum seekers whose children attend the Rainbow Club Supplementary School taking place every Saturday at St Saviour Primary School.
I attend Pilates every Sunday and I always look forward to my classes with Letizia. For me, she is very clear and concise, often using nice little analogies when explaining a move. She is a very hands on instructor always making sure that we are doing the exercise correctly and not causing injury to ourselves. The other thing I consider really important is that she often explains the benefits of each exercise and what we should be gaining as a result. That and the fact that I always feel great afterwards is what makes her classes so beneficial and always worth going to.
Louisa, VA Tower Bridge
Where to Find Us
AFRIL leads various activities for children from asylum seeker and refugee backgrounds in the boroughs of Lewisham and Greenwich. Activities for parents and adults are organized through partner organization Creating Ground.
The map below will show you where to find AFRIL's Saturday activities. You can also view the Rainbow Club's picture gallery. To find out more about activities for adults, follow the link to Creating Ground.
A workshop funded by Erasmus + Key Action 2
Part of 'PerformAction: Performing Arts for Education led by Sirios Training
