Η τέχνη της ευεξίας: Μια ημέρα δημιουργίας για την κοινότητα με αφορμή την καταλανική κληρονομιά και τη γιόγκα

To mark World Mental Health Day, Iguality and Asociación Sanghalma Yoga are joining forces to host an open day at Sanghalma's space on Saturday 10 October. A lot of what keeps us mentally well happens outside a therapy room: in the small moments of moving our bodies, making something, talking to a neighbour, feeling like we belong somewhere. The morning is dedicated to exactly that, with talks by Iguality, yoga, meditation, a creative art therapy session, and free food and drinks for everyone who attends.

The programme, from 9:00 to 14:15, is as follows:

• 9:00 - 10:00 Dynamic yoga
• 10:00 - 10:45 Talk: yoga and mental health
• 11:00 - 11:30 Brunch
• 11:30 - 12:30 Art therapy: The Art of Well-Being
• 12:30 - 13:30 Gentle yoga
• 13:30 - 14:15 Meditation and kirtan

The Art of Well-Being needs no prior artistic experience. Participants can move between three creative stations, each inspired by a different piece of Catalan visual culture:

• Miró station - colour and sign: creating a personal symbol using Miró's palette and visual language.
• Tàpies station - matter and mark: working with texture, layers and material.
• Textile trencadís station - the fragment and the reconstruction: piecing together small mosaics from reused fabric scraps, in the spirit of Modernist trencadís.

The art therapy session closes with a shared moment where participants can talk about what they made and why. Every piece created will be photographed and brought together afterwards in a digital exhibition on Iguality's website, so the work doesn't disappear once the day is over.

Beyond the activities, the day is intended as a space for connection and community: a safe place to meet others as equals, with no divide between hosts and guests, and to discover, in a practical way, different ways of looking after our own and each other's mental health. Entry is free and open to all, and anyone interested in the topic is welcome.