WellFest 2023

MindOut LGBTQ Mental Health Service

MindOut in collaboration with Radical Rhizomes &amp; supported by UK Black Pride will be holding their first WellFest at the Brighthelm Centre.

Brighthelm Centre

This is a free festival of wellness workshops, connection &amp; community. Led by and centering LGBTQ+ People of Colour, all are welcome to join. The doors will open at 13.30 The event will start at 14.00Take a look at what workshops are available, all of which are free. Rest and Restore – Jilna Shah – 2:15 pm This taster workshop will provide an opportunity to become a bit more still. Please bring a towel or yoga mat and a blanket with you to attend this workshop. No admittance once the workshop has started. No experience is required, and this is open to all abilities and bodies. Chakraize Your Life – Dirish Shaktidas – 3:10 pm A guided yoga and movement experience, that will enliven your chakras.Open to all levels. Sounds From Home: A Voice Workshop – Adriana Lord – 3:50pm A group singing session focused on listening, using and exploring voices through improvisation and voice work. Also, there will be movement, breathing and relaxation with an appreciation of multicultural music and singing.No experience is needed. Sound: Somatics – Rest &amp; Digest – Yes Mel/Melanie Kalay – 4:40 pm Therapeutic workshop will rewire and rejuvenate the cells, shift blocked energy and increase your awareness through the process of sound and somatics. No experience is required and this is open to all abilities and bodies. C﻿ommual vegetarian meal - 5.00 - 6.00pmEnjoy a free healthy meal provided by Simply Veg Brighton and take the opportunity to reflect on the day. Bhangra &amp; BollyBell Workshop – Emiko Ishii – 6:10 pm Learn the foundation steps in Bollywood, Bellydance and Bhangra that you can take onto any dance floor! No matter what age, background and dancing experience, there is something for everyone! Celebrate with music and dance - 6.00p m to 8.00 pmDJ – Mimi – 6:40 pm To end Wellfest we shall celebrate with music from around the world. International artist, and Brighton and Hove resident, DJ Mimi will curate a set especially. This is a free festival of wellness workshops, connection &amp; community. Led by and centering LGBTQ+ People of Colour, all are welcome to join. 

This is a safer space event, please be kind and respectful to everyone. Racism, Homophobia, Transphobia, Ableism, Fatphobia, any form of prejudice will not be tolerated.

Agenda

This taster workshop will provide an opportunity to become a bit more still. You will be guided to become connect more deeply with your bodies, hearts and minds. Through gentle, chair-based movement, self-massage, and deep rest, Jilna will share some tools to help participants to begin to explore possibilities for coming out of this mode of being. Please bring a towel /yoga mat and a blanket to attend this workshop. No admittance once it begins.

Rest and Restore  with Jilna Shah 

Dirish will give a guided yoga and movement experience, that will enliven your chakras, put the sizzle in your soul, and chakrasizee your life! Boost and balance body, brain and coordination. Increase your dynamic energy, and awaken creative juices! Guided through the 7 stages from start to finish. Ending in a blissful relaxation Open to all levels.

Chakraize Your Life  with  Dirish Shaktidas 

Adriana will guide a group singing session focused on listening, using and exploring voices through improvisation and voice work. Also, there will be movement, breathing and relaxation with an appreciation of multicultural music and singing, including traditional Afro-Cuban songs with instruments and A Capella. The workshop uses theatre techniques and games to strengthen group work and as a support for improvising and performing. No experience is needed.

Sounds From Home: A Voice Workshop with Adriana Lord 

Melanie’s therapeutic workshop will rewire and rejuvenate the cells, shift blocked energy and increase your awareness through the process of sound and somatics. It’s a chance to connect with your body and allow it to then receive the healing vibrations of the sound waves, which also assist with regulating the nervous and digestive system. No experience is required, and this is open to all abilities and bodies.

Sound: Somatics – Rest & Digest  with Yes Mel/Melanie Kalay 

Reflect and connect on the day with a communal meal provided by Simply Veg Brightton

Communal  Vegetarian Meal

Learn the foundation steps in Bollywood, Bellydance and Bhangra that you can take onto any dance floor! No matter what age, background and dancing experience, there is something for everyone! Egyptian style Belly dance, or Baladi, is the most common style of dance in Egypt today. It is energetic and danced to the most popular music. Arabic belly dance uses the toro and hips. The combination of the 2 styles will bring more body awareness and control of your movements. Belly Dancing promotes balance, strength, digestion, coordination and confidence as well as being a fun and highly expressive dance form. Bhangra is an Indian style of dance from the region of Punjab. The dance reflects movements of farming and celebration. This high-energy form of dance will definitely get your heart pumping.

Bhangra & BollyBell Class  with Emiok Ishii 

To end Wellfest we shall celebrate with music from around the world. International artist, and Brighton and Hove resident, DJ Mimi will curate a set especially.

DJ Mimi

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