Weekday Wellbeing: Art, Mind & Body

Weekday Wellbeing / July 2024 / Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane / Photography: QAGOMA Imaging /

Weekday Wellbeing / July 2024 / Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane / Photography: QAGOMA Imaging / / View full image

When

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Where

Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Accessible

What to Expect

Admission

  • Adult

    $20.00

  • QAGOMA Member

    $16.00
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About

Looking for a deeper connection to yourself and the world around you? Immerse yourself in art and contemplative practice. Enjoy the unique opportunity to experience the tranquillity of the gallery after dark while Yasuyo Anne Uehara (psychotherapist, life-long meditator, and mindfulness yoga teacher) guides you through a series of short meditations, gentle stretches, breathing, and mindful awareness of the present moment to restore inner balance.

Enjoy the benefits of attending this mid-week mindfulness session:

  • Experience the quiet, reflective atmosphere of the Gallery after closing time
  • Calm the over-thinking and worrying mind
  • Experience mindful presence, access your intuition, cultivate compassion and gratitude
  • Empower yourself with knowledge about the benefits of practising mindfulness, breathing and gentle movement

Enjoy a relaxed and special access to the Gallery after it closes, with an opportunity to view the current exhibition from 5.30 – 6.00pm before the session commences.

This program is repeated monthly, each session will have a similar structure but will offer different guided practices.

Yasuyo Anne Uehara / July 2023 / Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane / Photography: K Bennett, QAGOMA

Yasuyo Anne Uehara / July 2023 / Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane / Photography: K Bennett, QAGOMA / View full image

Yasuyo Anne Uehara

Yasuyo Anne Uehara

Psychotherapist & Mindfulness Yoga Teacher

Yasuyo is a seasoned therapist with 20 years of experience. As a dedicated practitioner, she integrates the science of awareness with ancient practices of breathing, movement, and meditation to teach healing states of consciousness. Specializing in Depth psychology, neuroscience, and Internal Family Systems therapy, Yasuyo enjoys guiding others to build the capacity to be present and expand into higher states of openness and vitality in both body and mind. She teaches how to connect and develop intimacy with the sensory field in the body, offering a practice that helps individuals remember and return to the simple satisfactions of existence. Her approach is deeply rooted in the understanding that we are designed to encounter life with awe and wonder and to stretch the reach of our being in this “one wild and precious life.”

Weekday Wellbeing / July 2023 / Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane / Photography: K Bennett

Weekday Wellbeing / July 2023 / Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane / Photography: K Bennett / View full image

I feel energized and calm after the sessions, and to have it in the Gallery in such a treat.

Wellbeing program attendee

What to Expect

Here’s what to expect at this event.

Everyone is welcome! Please contact events.plus@qagoma.qld.gov.au in advance of the program if you have any access needs or queries about the event. Find out more about Accessibility at QAGOMA and planning your visit.

Participation and content

  • The session is a seated mindfulness experience that will involve some light stretching, however it’s not an exercise class – so movement will be gentle.
  • You are welcome to come with a friend or by yourself. Many people attend the Gallery and events solo.
  • No experience is required. The session is appropriate for both beginners, as well as new and returning attendees, you’ll be guided by our expert facilitator – who is there to support you.
  • You don’t need to bring anything, but we suggest that you wear comfortable and loose clothing.

Sensory aspects

  • You will be provided with a standard height chair with a back.
  • The facilitator will use an amplified microphone and background music may be played.
  • We try our best to minimise sound in the space but sometimes there might be low level noise from a nearby artwork or the sounds of the Gallery.
  • The Gallery can get a little chilly as the temperature is set to 21 degrees for the preservation of the artwork, so bring a shawl or a light jacket.
  • We recommend that you remove your shoes for the session (but it’s not compulsory to).
  • You will be invited to close your eyes at times. This is a choice and eyes can remain open. Your comfort is most important.
  • This event has a capped capacity of 25 attendees.
  • No screens or projections will be used during the event, and the lighting in the space is dimly lit.

We accept Companion Cards. A Companion Card is issued by the Queensland Government, for those with a disability and need for attendant care support. The ‘Companion’ ticket type is only valid for your companion to gain complimentary entry. A General Admission or QAGOMA Member ticket is required for the Companion Card holder to access this event. A valid companion card number is required to be supplied upon booking.

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