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Momentum: A New Dance Programme for People with Young Onset Dementia
This November, Moving Minds is proud to launch Momentum , a year-long dance programme in York created especially for people living with...
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The Art of Connection: reflection on visiting 'Joy in Motion'
Hilary Conroy is one of our wonderful directors. She is a disability rights activist, decolonising academic and registered social worker, and is involved in numerous community-focused activities across the city including York Together  and York Disability Rights Forum . Hilary brings expertise in safeguarding and community collaborations as well as connections to a network of systems changers seeking to make the world we live in better for everyone. As a director of Movin
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Finding Connection Through Movement: A Volunteer’s Reflection on ‘Joy in Motion’
Hi, my name is Megan, and I am an occupational therapy student and volunteer at Moving Minds, a not-for-profit creative health organisation that provides creative dance sessions for people living with a variety of long-term health conditions. As a volunteer, my role encapsulates being both a physical and emotional support for participants at ‘Joy in Motion’, a dementia focused group, as well as acting as advocate for the organisation and dementia awareness outside the sessio
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Goldspun: Weaving New Narratives of Dementia Through Dance
This summer, Moving Minds had the joy of collaborating with York Theatre Royal and filmmaker Jessica Jenyns on a very special project:...
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Meet Paul
I'm Paul. I've lived in York for forty-five years. Six years ago, my wife Avril, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's dementia, and she also...
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