17 Nov 2015

Circus Therapy - Janaya Charles

From Afternoons, 1:34 pm on 17 November 2015

Janaya Charles has been teaching circus tricks to Aboriginal elders in Melbourne, as a unique and seemingly effective way to treat people with chronic diseases and disabilities. In a video of one of the classes - you can see elders doing acrobatic moves and drumming. Janaya Charles runs the classes- she's here in New Zealand to speak at a gathering organised by the national Maori health organisation

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