We’re bringing South Tyneside’s youngest and oldest residents together via yoga
Intergenerational yoga classes are helping body the youngest and oldest South Tyneside residents.
Kalmer Life and Roseway Care Home, on Wear Street, in Jarrow, have partnered to host weekly intergenerational yoga classes to benefit both babies and care home residents.
The sessions, which are free for parents and babies to get involved in, see care home residents join in with stretches, songs and breathing techniques.
Parents and babies also benefit by boosting their energy, wellbeing and overall physical and mental health.
Victoria Thompson, director at Kalmer Life, has told the Shields Gazette that the sessions are proving to be a big hit with everyone involved.
She said: “We’re working with tiny babies and the older generation by bringing them together through yoga and mindfulness.
“The residents get a bit of a show watching the babies and their mams enjoy their yoga and it just lights them up - they absolutely love it every week.
“And then the parents who come with their babies love seeing the residents at the care home.
“Because it is funded through Roseway Care Home, it is free for the parents to come along and take part which is a real benefit for them.
“But when you see the babies and residents interacting, it is beautiful.”
Kalma Life and Roseway Care Home will be continuing to work together in the new year.
The yoga sessions will be held weekly on a Monday morning and anyone who wants to join the sessions are welcome to do so via booking on to them.
The sessions are completely free for members of the public to get involved in and will return from the first week of January.
Full details and to book can be found at: https://kalmalifeuk.co.uk/intergenerational-yoga/.