{"id":6915,"date":"2022-04-26T14:32:33","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T13:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?post_type=activity&#038;p=6915"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:41:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:41:56","slug":"inclusive-relaxation-and-music-session","status":"publish","type":"activity","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/activities\/inclusive-relaxation-and-music-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Inclusive relaxation and music session"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">Gently drift away with this inclusive relaxation session which explores how it feels to be held through sound, self-touch and a lovely guided meditation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide is part of our Sense Arts, Sport &amp; Wellbeing programme. This activity can be done at a time that suits you, either in your own space or in an educational setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block  box    is-style-textured-grey-tint-10\">    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is this for?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a workshop for people who are deafblind or have complex needs and can be enjoyed by anyone.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block  box    is-style-textured-primary-tint-10\">    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why does this make a difference?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an arts&nbsp;workshop that promotes relaxation and mindfulness, and helps people learn by using their senses to connect with their surroundings through touch and sound.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube is-style-primary wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inclusive Wellbeing and Relaxation with Sense Arts\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VMU_jA24qA8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happens in the video?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Set your space up to take part &#8211; you should have a large enough space to lie down in comfortably, and a large cushion, which is optional. Close your eyes, and follow along with the breathing exercises and movements in the video.<br><em><br>This activity was created by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bittersuite.org.uk\/\">immersive performance group Bittersuite.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gently drift away with this inclusive relaxation session which explores how it feels to be held through sound, self-touch and a lovely guided meditation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","format":[61],"activity_cats":[72],"location":[151],"interest":[56],"class_list":["post-6915","activity","type-activity","status-publish","hentry","activity_cats-wellbeing","location-in-your-own-space","interest-music","format-written-activities"],"acf":{"geolocation":null,"display_address":"","short_location_description":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity\/6915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/activity"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity\/6915\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"activity_cats","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity_cats?post=6915"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=6915"},{"taxonomy":"interest","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/interest?post=6915"},{"taxonomy":"format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/format?post=6915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}