Health & Fitness

Working-Class Creativity, Ageing & Belonging in the Arts

Art, Health & Fitness, Inclusive Practice, Research, Workshops

Join us for a free online workshop in partnership with creative facilitator and dementia practitioner Emily Bird. Flourishing Lives, the Flourishing Lives Advisory Group (FLAG), and Emily Bird invite you to our free online workshop exploring working-class creativity, ageing and belonging in the arts.  In this interactive webinar, creative facilitator and dementia practitioner Emily Bird draws […]

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‘How to Catch Ageism’ Series – No 2: Laughter

Art, Health & Fitness, Inclusive Practice, Research, Workshops

Join us for a free online workshop exploring ageism and laughter – how can we laugh at ageing free from the limiting beliefs of ageism. Flourishing Lives, the Flourishing Lives Advisory Group (FLAG), Dave Martin and Hannah McDowall of Canopy invite you to our free online workshop. If you google ‘the benefits of laughing’ you

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Exploring Care Aesthetics & The Art of Care in Arts & Wellbeing Services

Art, Health & Fitness, Inclusive Practice, Research, Workshops

Join us for a free online workshop in partnership with Professor James Thompson. Flourishing Lives, the Flourishing Lives Advisory Group (FLAG), and James Thompson invite you to our free online workshop exploring ‘care aesthetics and the art of care’. James will speak about his work on the aesthetics of care particularly focused on work with

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An ABC of Creative Dementia Interventions: Agency, Best Practice & Co-creation (part 2)

Art, Dementia, Health & Fitness, Inclusive Practice, Research, Workshops

Join us for a free CPD-Accredited online workshop in partnership with Creative Health facilitator Seiwa Cunningham. Flourishing Lives, the Flourishing Lives Advisory Group (FLAG), and Seiwa Cunningham invite you to part two of our free online forum, discussing themes of agency and co-creation when working with People Living with Dementia. (Please note: you do not need

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Communities of Practice Forum: Exploring Older Men’s Participation in arts & wellbeing Services

Art, Health & Fitness, Older Men, Workshops

Join us for a free online gathering, in partnership with Celebrating Age Wiltshire (CAW): Creative Conversations groups for men aged 65+.   The ‘Communities of Practice Forum: Exploring Older Men’s Participation in Arts & Wellbeing’ is an informal space for arts and wellbeing providers to meet and share ideas around developing better support and engagement for

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‘How to Catch Ageism’ Series – No 1: Language

Art, Health & Fitness, Inclusive Practice, Research, Workshops

Join us for a free online workshop exploring the language of ageism – how we can change it, and culture new phrases and perspectives free from the limiting beliefs of ageism. Flourishing Lives, the Flourishing Lives Advisory Group (FLAG), Dave Martin and Hannah McDowall of Canopy invite you to our free online workshop. Join us to put

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An ABC of Creative Dementia Interventions: Agency, Best Practice & Co-creation (part 1)

Art, Dementia, Health & Fitness, Inclusive Practice, Research, Workshops

Join us for a free online forum discussion in partnership with Creative Health facilitator Seiwa Cunningham. Flourishing Lives, the Flourishing Lives Advisory Group (FLAG), and Seiwa Cunningham invite you to our free online forum discussing the theme of agency when working with People Living with Dementia.  Creative Health facilitator Seiwa Cunningham is in the middle stages

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Communities of Practice Forum: Exploring Older Men’s Participation in arts & wellbeing Services

Art, Health & Fitness, Older Men, Workshops

Join us for a free online gathering, in partnership with Tony Cealy. The ‘Communities of Practice Forum: Exploring Older Men’s Participation in Arts & Wellbeing’ is an informal space for arts & wellbeing providers to meet and share ideas around developing better support and engagement for older men in arts & wellbeing services.    The session

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Creating Inclusive Artspaces for Older LGBTQ+ People

Art, Health & Fitness, Inclusive Practice, Research, Workshops

Join us for a free online workshop in partnership with Pride UK Training and Consultancy, exploring how to create inclusive art spaces for Older LGBTQ+ people. We know from evidence that engagement in the arts not only brings people out of their everyday lives and provides opportunity for connection with new ideas and experiences in

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Exploring the Impact of Death and Grief in Arts & Wellbeing Services

Art, Health & Fitness, Inclusive Practice, Research, Workshops

Join us for a free online workshop in partnership with Dr Georgia Bowers, exploring the impact of death and grief for those working creatively with older adults. Flourishing Lives, the Flourishing Lives Advisory Group (FLAG) and Dr Georgia Bowers invite you to our free online workshop reflecting on the impact of death and grief in

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