Is exercising on your own just too hard?
Does small talk make you cringe?
This might be just the group for you. Walk and Talk is a program that combines communication and exercise to promote wellbeing of mind and body. It aims to build community and improve mental and physical health at the same time.
The program helps participants to develop and practise interpersonal and communication skills that create healing conversations. These skills include:
- Active listening
- Giving concrete feedback
- Empathic responding
- Sharing experience
- Maintaining boundaries
- Self-awareness
- Asking for needs to be met
- Recognising & owning feelings
- Accepting & giving support
- Using empowering language