THEIYA IN THE COMMUNITY

'Theiya in the Community' is our programme strand that brings South Asian Arts, South Asian Arts-inspired sensory movement sessions, and wellbeing activities to targeted demographics, delivered in collaboration with our partners. We work with participants of various ages, abilities, and backgrounds, in particular children and young people with chronic or life-limiting illness, people with additional support needs, older people, and carers.

We have a weekly programme of accessible and inclusive dance classes, creative activities, and wellbeing sessions. We deliver these in a variety of settings in Edinburgh and West Lothian, as well as online.

Wellbeing practices

Since the start of the first lockdown in March 2020, we have been offering free weekly meditation sessions. We began this as a way to support people when we went into lockdown. We could never have imagined that almost five years on we would still be happily running these sessions. They have become a core part of our Wellbeing offerings.

Another legacy of the move online during lockdown is our weekly online yoga classes.

All online sessions are open to new participants. Get in touch with us to find out more.

Meditation

Lunchtime Session

Evening Session

Yoga

Yoga for Parkinson's

Yoga Asana class

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Tuesdays 13:00 - 13:30

Thursdays 18:00 - 18:30

Tuesdays 16:00 - 17:00

Wednesdays 19:00 - 20:00

Community Dance

We are passionate about dance being accessible to all, no matter your age, ability or socio-economic status. We collaborate with our partner organisations to deliver a programme of dance and movement, rooted in South Asian arts, across Edinburgh.

The classes in this programme are free of charge.

Fridays: Indian Dance for Carers, Morningside (in partnership with Eric Liddell Centre)

Wednesdays: Step Up Inclusive Dance Class, Musselburgh (in partnership with ECHC)

Mondays: Dance for Parkinson's, Leith (in partnership with Dance Base)

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Become one of our partners

Much of the work we are able to do in the community is thanks to other organisations who trust us to deliver successful programmes in the community. If you are interested in what we do and wish to partner with us, there is always space for growth and new challenges.