Camden & Islington Recovery College (North London NHS Foundation Trust)

The partnership with Recovery College began in 2021. We co-produced and delivered our first 4-week course, entitled Introduction to Movement for Health & Wellbeing, with dance artists Leanne Lieberhong and Ulanah Morris, a peer tutor from Recovery College.

Livia Masserelli began delivering this course in 2019 and then subsequently co-produced and delivered our second course, Move into Confidence, a 6-week course, also with Ulanah Morris.

It is a body-centered, experiential course co-produced with The Place. This six-week course offers opportunities to explore and practice confident living through movement. We will encourage students to remember and rediscover the joys of movement, play and creativity for increased wellbeing, empowerment and agency. We aim to create a safe space where participants can safely move towards increased self-confidence and wellbeing, through mindful movement & restorative practices, breath and body awareness.

At each session we will practice awareness and gentle movement exercises individually and in small groups, as well as confidence-building exercises, and reflecting in both small and large groups. Each session will focus on one of the following themes: Awakening, Innocence, Lightness & Joy, Self-compassion, Celebration & Empowerment, Posture for Empowerment.