TRAINING: Hormone Yoga Therapy by Nicola Machalova

Language: English
Location: Kunstinstituut Melly, third-floor exhibition space.

Female hormones - estrogen and progesterone - have a huge impact on women’s health. Our hormones are responsible for a regular period, smooth menopause, thyroid activity, mood swings, good sleep, vitality, creativity, sexual libido, and much more. HYT is a natural treatment helping us to prevent or reduce several symptoms experienced mostly during menstruation, menopause, and before & after pregnancy. This therapy consists of a series of detailed yoga exercises and breathing techniques that stimulate and massage the ovaries, adrenals, thyroid, parathyroid and pituitary gland. It naturally increases the production of hormones in those glands and eliminates most of the symptoms of hormonal imbalance. In this training, you will learn the whole sequence, which you can practice anytime, anywhere.

This training is conducted in groups of a maximum of 10 participants and is free to attend (reservation required).

TRAININGS is a new hands-on workshops series taking place as part of our year-long exhibition 84 STEPS. Here, Kunstinstituut Melly transforms its third-floor gallery into a dynamic space presenting artworks and installations all of which embody the theme of mental health and accessibility. For the whole year, the exhibition 84 STEPS will be activated through 60-minute therapeutic TRAININGS, which will take place on the weekends and will be led by a diverse group of (health)care practitioners.

These TRAININGS make room for the art installations of 84 STEPS to be transformed into spaces of restorative activation. Here, the relation of physical architectures, social structures, and experiences of personal and social health are explored in workshops such as aromatherapy, meditation, and dance. Audience engagement, community care and active participation are the focus. We invite you to engage, exchange, and to move your body and mind with us in these weekly TRAININGS programs.

The TRAININGS are scheduled throughout the year based on three thematic clusters:

Self-Care (June - September 2021)
Medicine, Madness, and Magic (October - December 2021)
Care for Justice (January - March 2022)