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CASE STUDY 3
Supporting individuals and building community
Mike joined the Move More programme in September 2020, and attends the Rothesay gentle movement class on a weekly basis.
Please share how you found the
content of the gentle movement
classes?
The content is ideally suited to my own needs, recovering from cancer treatment, chemotherapy, and a related broken femur. The careful attention of the class leaders during each session also ensures that the content is customised for the condition of each participant.
How have you found the teaching
and support from the gentle
movement volunteers?
The volunteers have been great, always very supportive and engaged and caring.
How have you found the
support from the Move More
development officer?
Excellent in every way: clear communications; fast and complete responses to any questions; very positive and supportive and encouraging; well managed sessions; and a clearly articulated concern that all participants feel safe and comfortable.
What impact do you feel the Move More programme has had on your physical activity levels, your physical and psychological wellbeing and on your social connections?
The programme has helped me feel more flexible and less stressed in my daily activities. I am already generally experienced in the use of technology, but now feel more comfortable using Zoom. The programme has helped me learn to relax and destress, stay present, increase my flexibility, and achieve
a better balance between gentle exercise, meditation, and rest. Just participating in a community of others in a similar situation has helped me enormously.
The programme has helped me find greater peace and acceptance with my condition, and to be more kind to myself and take things more easily. Each week I feel something let go and relax as I prepare for the session, and the gentle approach is very beneficial. The leaders and volunteers demonstrate their own experience by providing such a peaceful and gentle group environment.
In this time of increased isolation, the sessions provide a weekly anchor, a wee safe space to chat a little with others in a similar situation, share stories, and empathise with one another. This is something that I had been sorely missing, and had been looking, for when I was invited to attend.
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