Give the Gift of Dance for the Holidays
Help us bring healing movement in healthcare!
Syzygy Dance Project (SDP) brings the transformative power of dance to underserved communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. This holiday season we are seeking your help to bring mindful movement and dance into healthcare. In the past 20 years, mindfulness meditation has become a widely-accepted therapy in healthcare and we believe movement and dance will follow a similar path. Our goal is to reach more patients by offering our own classes as well as training healthcare practitioners to incorporate movement into their treatment plans. Even a few minutes of music and mindful movement each day makes a tremendous difference for the well-being of patients, practitioners, and the relationship between them.
In the past two years we’ve made significant progress toward this goal. We recently started a weekly class for elderly patients at California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC), offering movement in groups as well as one-on-one at the bedside. Additionally, we trained a substance abuse counselor at Options Recovery Services to lead SDP classes for the women in their recovery programs. This is a major development in program sustainability, after nine years of offering classes at the facility. Furthermore, we have offered classes and Outreach Facilitator Trainings to the following communities:
Funds from this campaign will support movement trainings for nurses, therapists, occupational therapy students, as well as a self-care class for Hospice staff. Support will also enable us to continue offering our current classes for women in recovery, the elderly, and veterans facing addiction and mental health challenges.
In the past two years we’ve made significant progress toward this goal. We recently started a weekly class for elderly patients at California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC), offering movement in groups as well as one-on-one at the bedside. Additionally, we trained a substance abuse counselor at Options Recovery Services to lead SDP classes for the women in their recovery programs. This is a major development in program sustainability, after nine years of offering classes at the facility. Furthermore, we have offered classes and Outreach Facilitator Trainings to the following communities:
- San Francisco Dept. of Public Health/Gender Health - staff
- Center for Addiction Recovery Education & Success, New Jersey - staff & patients
- San Jose State University - occupational therapy graduate students
- California Institute of Integral Studies - somatic psychology interns
- John F. Kennedy University - somatic psychology interns
- American Heart Association/Better U Program - female healthcare workers
- Martinez Health Center - expressive arts therapy interns
Funds from this campaign will support movement trainings for nurses, therapists, occupational therapy students, as well as a self-care class for Hospice staff. Support will also enable us to continue offering our current classes for women in recovery, the elderly, and veterans facing addiction and mental health challenges.
Prefer not to give online? Checks can be mailed to: Syzygy Dance Project, PO Box 2532, Sausalito, CA 94966.
Syzygy Dance Project is dedicated to helping people overcome physical, mental, and emotional challenges by connecting mind, body, and spirit through the power of movement. Using creative movement exercises, participants learn how to utilize their body as a resource to release stress, anxiety, and/or depression, overcome challenging personal situations, and create space for joy, fun, and healthier behaviors. We've repeatedly witnessed how movement can transform lives, which is why we hope to bring this work further out into the world! To learn more about our programs click here and/or watch the videos below.
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