Yoga and Mindfulness for Aging Carers (YMAC)
Yoga and Mindfulness for Aging Carers (YMAC)
Providing yoga and mindfulness activities and social gatherings to elders to improve their physical, mental, social and spiritual wellness
The venture aims to provide mindfulness and yoga activities to elderly carers and their dependents through collaboration with the carer support teams of elderly centres, while the yoga activities will be conducted in a “Parallel Group” format. Volunteer visits and cross-centre social gatherings will be organised to improve the participants’ physical and mental health and foster their social participation and community integration.
Name of Organisation
Silver Yoga Lab Company Limited
Approved Funding Amount
HK$1,039,000
Funding Period (Status)
1 year (Active)
Expected Impact
- Collaborate with 30 carer support teams of elderly centres and recruit 240 elderly carers and 200 dependants to participate in the programme and complete 480 mindfulness training sessions and 480 yoga training sessions
- Organise 10 outdoor yoga activities and 5 cross-centre social gatherings
- Arrange 480 volunteer visits
Milestones/Progress
(To be updated when available)
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