(Very similar to last time :-))…
“Joy. Laughter. Youths learned about culture of their ancestors. Became more comfortable in their bodies, and with self-expression. Enjoyed tactile and visual stimulation of textile African skirts, learning to tie and wear them in traditional manner. Learned how to collaborate in a group setting. Learned about proper ‘que-ing’ and warming of the mind and body (yes yoga-inspired, plus breathwork-based) prior to engaging in intense activity, learned how to protect their joints, connective tissue, along with muscle. Learned about polyrhythmic style of music, and how this can be used as an analogy for layers of activity and stressors i life, and just as we can ‘peel away’ layers of music to find patterns to correlate our movements with, so we can do for focus, concentration, emotional regulation on a day to day basis.”

The library manager, Ms. Bean commented that they don’t have anything like this- intentional movement- guided, for the purposes of building, developing, and connecting- held at the library. Considering this, I believe we need to make it a staple there- and find more people who would like to guide.