Health and Wellbeing

Before coming here I was very depressed.  Now you can see that I am very relaxed.  Thank you IROKO.

IROKO Robics workshop participant

From our years of working in the community we have come to realise just how effective the arts can be in enhancing people’s health, wellbeing, confidence and self-esteem.  That is why we have developed activities aimed at using creative arts to alleviate the symptoms of stress, depression, social isolation, exclusion, dementia and other functional mental health issues.

IROKO Health and Wellbeing programme uses participatory, fun and interactive IROKO Robics i.e. specifically tailor-made group music-making or creative arts activities as vehicles to enhance the health and wellbeing of people of all ages, especially older people or those with varied mental health issues. The programme is also ideal for Stress Busting in the workplace.

Benefits include enhanced:

• • Quality of live and physical, social and emotional wellbeing
  • Opportunity to interact with other people and make new friendships
  • Opportunity to be rejuvenated, energised and be able to face a new day
  • Opportunity for re-integrating people recovering from mental health into mainstream society
  • Opportunity to distress through fun and enjoyable creative activities

IROKO Robics

We put together a set of fact sheets from our IROKO Robics project 2009, funded by Awards for All, which will help you on your way to a healthier lifestyle

Healthy Living Fact Sheets
We put together a set of fact sheets that will help you on your way to a healthier lifestyle. [Download]