WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
Margate Monday Parent Support & Social from Family by the Sea
Mondays • 10am - 12pm
We are committed to removing barriers to support in the Perinatal Period. Join us on Monday's for a stay and play with our people and planet friendly toys. Includes free refreshments including d/f milks, fruit and veg snack, g/f biscuit Free access to perinatal support: Hannah Croft IBCLC Lactation Consultant for all feeding support Ailish McDonald Fedant Accredited Ante Natal Educator, Post Natal Doula, Feeding Peer supporter, Founding Director of Family by the Sea. Funded by our community project fundraiser and funding received from KCC and NHS Kent.
Email for more info: ailish84@hotmail.com
Cultivating Your Creativity with
Feldenkrais Method
Mondays • 5.15pm - 6.15pm
6 weekly sessions of somatic movement exploration. Discover how Feldenkrais can support new possibilities for self-expression. Through gentle movement and awareness practice, we'll voyage to the source of your innate creativity. You might even find ways to love yourself a bit more... Imagine moving with ease from one moment to the next. Whether you're an artist, writer, performer or simply looking to ignite the creative spark in your life, this workshop series will open up new vistas.
Booking link here (no drop ins): https://linktr.ee/kristinfredricksson
Email for more information: Kirstin - beadyeye@live.co.uk
Mindful Mondays at ARK
Mondays • 6.30pm - 7.15pm
Join Mindful Mondays at ARK for an evening of relaxation, self-care, and community connection!
We meditate, share, and listen - no judgment, no fixing, no expectations.
During Mindful Mondays, you'll have the opportunity to explore various mindfulness techniques, including mindfulness and meditation practices, contemplative poetry, breathing exercises, and gentle movement. There will be space to share reflections and thoughts/feelings without expectation.
Take this chance to prioritize your well-being and find inner balance. Start your week off right with Mindful Mondays at ARK!
Befriend stillness, share, listen, be yourself.
"The opportunity to turn up exactly as I am, with no pretence or expectations, is what makes this group so special."
Link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mindful-mondays-at-ark-tickets-781903162407?aff=ebdsshother
Email for more information: Katie - breathe@inneranchor.co.uk
Drama, Play and Flow
Thursdays • 4.30pm - 5.30pm
(starting May 16)
Hariette's Drama Play & Flow workshops welcome children aged 7-11 to unleash their imaginations and connect with their creativity. These joyful sessions use drama games, music, movement, poetry and voice to encourage children to use their bodies in creative and fun ways. Passionate about nurturing young minds and increasing confidence through movement and play, Hariette brings all her experience as a professional actor trained at The Guildhall School of Music & Drama, to her classes.
Drama Play and Flow is the perfect place for children to explore the imaginative possibilities of their bodies, voices, and minds, in a safe and inclusive environment.
Session price: £8
Contact- harriequarrie@gmail.com
Open Dance Practice
Wednesdays (no class 24 April & 1 May) • 9.30am - 10.30am
All welcome. No experience necessary. Adult self-led movement to an hour long playlist of eclectic tunes. Feel free to bring your little ones to sit, dance, play.
Wednesday 09:30 to 10:30
@arkcliftonville - wheelchair accessible.
£10/£6
PayPal - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/margatecontempdance
Or bring cash with you
Contact for more information:
@jodiecoledance
Vinyasa Flow Yoga
Wednesdays 7pm
Vinyasa Flow yoga is an exploration of sequential movement between postures guided by breath. The Vinyasa practice becomes a moving meditation that creates strength, freedom and fluidity in the body and mind.
Vinyasa yoga classes with Miranda are open to all levels including beginners. They will be held on Wednesdays at 7pm. £8 a session.
Please arive at least 5 minutes before the class starts and bring a mat if you can otherwise please email me to request I bring one for you.
Some Voices Choir
Thursdays • 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Some Voices is a new and very friendly choir in Margate. Fresh from our first Christmas show celebrating the joy of all things Disco, this term we're getting ready to host our very own 'Euroclash' song contest.
This is the Eurovision of your wildest dreams, so we'll be singing The Cranberries for Ireland, Bjork for Iceland and Nena (99 Red Balloons) for Germany (plus more), then performing in front of a live voting audience to crown our winner!
If all that sounds like your cup of tea, please come and join us! All voices welcome - only enthusiasm required. :-)
Contact for more information: catherine@somevoices.co.uk
https://somevoices.co.uk/book-a-taster
https://www.youtube.com/somevoicessing
Step into the Sacred Circle:
Shamanic Drumming and Cacao Healing
16 Apr • 7 May • 14 Jun • 2 Jul • 3 Sep • 1 Oct • 5 Nov • 3 Dec
6.30pm - 8.30pm
Join our unique and inclusive community Cacao & Drum Healing Circle, where all are welcomed with open hearts, whether you're a novice to drumming or a seasoned practitioner. In our circle, we offer you the chance to play with authentic handmade shamanic frame drums, creating a connection with your playful spirit and the ancient spiritual power of the drum.
Full Moon Cacao and Gong Healing Ceremony at Ark
23 Apr • 22 May • 20 Jun • 21 Jul • 17 Sep • 17 Oct • 14 Nov • 15 Dec
6.30pm - 8.30pm
Experience the magic of a Cacao Ceremony with Plant Spirit Medicine Woman, blending ancient shamanic wisdom from Mayan Mentors and healing soundscapes of Symphonic gongs. Let Mama Cacao guide you to embrace your authentic self, boosting confidence, awareness, passion, and creativity—a perfect synergy for our empowering Leo Full Moon ceremony! The soundscape, created with Gongs, Singing Bowls, Chimes, Rattles, Ocean drums, and shamanic instruments, transports you into deep meditation for healing and elevation of consciousness. Held at ARK, a restored synagogue, bring your own cosy setup for the Gong bath experience. Join us for this transformative event!
https://www.plantspiritmedicinewoman.com/CommunityCacaoCeremonies
Our main website: www.plantspiritmedicinewoman.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlantSpiritMedicineWoman
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantspiritmedicinewoman
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/plantspiritmedicinewoman
Email for more information: Sorrel - sorrellrobbins@gmail.com
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