Anna C. Park
@annagoge.bsky.social
Care & Education consultant, speaker, piano teacher, barn dance caller (Hedgerow Tipple) & circle dancer. Passionate about inclusivity, the arts, being outdoors and re-imagining dementia care.
More multi-sensory storytelling in a care home yesterday. Using simple everyday objects to bring stories to life with music, tastes, scents & the power of touch. 💞
#care #sensory #dementia #senses #connection 🐚 🌊 🌸🍪
#care #sensory #dementia #senses #connection 🐚 🌊 🌸🍪
August 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
More multi-sensory storytelling in a care home yesterday. Using simple everyday objects to bring stories to life with music, tastes, scents & the power of touch. 💞
#care #sensory #dementia #senses #connection 🐚 🌊 🌸🍪
#care #sensory #dementia #senses #connection 🐚 🌊 🌸🍪
Another great night calling a barn dance with these guys on Saturday! Why not book Hedgerow Tipple for your next family celebration or fundraising event. (Option to book us as a duo for lower budgets) 🎶 www.hedgerowtipple.com
#Herts #Beds #Bucks #Ceilidhs #BarnDances
#Herts #Beds #Bucks #Ceilidhs #BarnDances
June 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Another great night calling a barn dance with these guys on Saturday! Why not book Hedgerow Tipple for your next family celebration or fundraising event. (Option to book us as a duo for lower budgets) 🎶 www.hedgerowtipple.com
#Herts #Beds #Bucks #Ceilidhs #BarnDances
#Herts #Beds #Bucks #Ceilidhs #BarnDances
So good to catch up w @theblackwells.bsky.social to discuss Jen’s Ambassador role w us at #NAPA (National Activity Provider’s Association). Jen is a leading voice in #community #dance & #inclusion, & her message that everyone can reach their potential w the right support needs to be shared! #care
May 27, 2025 at 11:27 AM
So good to catch up w @theblackwells.bsky.social to discuss Jen’s Ambassador role w us at #NAPA (National Activity Provider’s Association). Jen is a leading voice in #community #dance & #inclusion, & her message that everyone can reach their potential w the right support needs to be shared! #care
Always enjoy our annual trip to perform at Chippenham Folk Festival with our Tappalachian dancers & band. 🎻🎶☀️
May 27, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Always enjoy our annual trip to perform at Chippenham Folk Festival with our Tappalachian dancers & band. 🎻🎶☀️
Abundant pom-poms of lusciousness… #SundaySunshine
May 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Abundant pom-poms of lusciousness… #SundaySunshine
Loving the carpets of forget-me-nots around my garden today… #CoolBlues
April 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Loving the carpets of forget-me-nots around my garden today… #CoolBlues
Lovely response to me remembering a lady's favourite #flowers during her birthday music session today.
Honouring choices & tastes can do so much to restore feelings of identity & personhood. 💙🎶🩵 #music #ForgetMeNots #dementia #agapanthus #gardens
Honouring choices & tastes can do so much to restore feelings of identity & personhood. 💙🎶🩵 #music #ForgetMeNots #dementia #agapanthus #gardens
April 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Lovely response to me remembering a lady's favourite #flowers during her birthday music session today.
Honouring choices & tastes can do so much to restore feelings of identity & personhood. 💙🎶🩵 #music #ForgetMeNots #dementia #agapanthus #gardens
Honouring choices & tastes can do so much to restore feelings of identity & personhood. 💙🎶🩵 #music #ForgetMeNots #dementia #agapanthus #gardens
When life gets tricky I always find respite in the garden. Enjoying these apple blossom days 🌸
April 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
When life gets tricky I always find respite in the garden. Enjoying these apple blossom days 🌸
My delicate cherry blossom before last night’s rain. #blueskyMonday
April 15, 2025 at 7:52 AM
My delicate cherry blossom before last night’s rain. #blueskyMonday
Being near the sea for a few days does so much to restore my sense of balance 💞
April 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Being near the sea for a few days does so much to restore my sense of balance 💞
A lovely sunny weekend thank you Gail! Our tortoises, Sheldon & Hebe, decided to wake up after hibernating since October ☺️ x
March 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A lovely sunny weekend thank you Gail! Our tortoises, Sheldon & Hebe, decided to wake up after hibernating since October ☺️ x
A lovely sunny weekend thank you Gail! Our tortoises, Sheldon & Hebe, decided to wake up after hibernating since October ☺️ x
March 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A lovely sunny weekend thank you Gail! Our tortoises, Sheldon & Hebe, decided to wake up after hibernating since October ☺️ x
Another beautiful #SensoryStory session again this morning. A joyful response to the seagull’s soft feather, the breeze from the fan, the smooth sea glass, sparkly beach jewels & scented flowers. I sensed anticipation for our shortbread picnic on the cliff top too. 💞 #dementia #senses #nourishment
March 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Another beautiful #SensoryStory session again this morning. A joyful response to the seagull’s soft feather, the breeze from the fan, the smooth sea glass, sparkly beach jewels & scented flowers. I sensed anticipation for our shortbread picnic on the cliff top too. 💞 #dementia #senses #nourishment
#Sensory #Stories are such an important part of my work in #dementia #care. We felt the wind beneath the seagull’s wings as the ‘sun sparkled gold across the ripples of a gentle sea’. We explored the scented flowers on the headland & heard distant church bells ring & a choir sing. #care #dementia
February 27, 2025 at 8:52 AM
A lovely session exploring the rhythms & sounds of these percussive instruments playing along to favourite show tunes. #Music is such a rich & varied language - it transports us instantly. The tongue drum took us to the ‘enchanting’ beaches of Bali with songs from South Pacific. 🎶🏝️🪘 #care #dementia
February 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
A lovely session exploring the rhythms & sounds of these percussive instruments playing along to favourite show tunes. #Music is such a rich & varied language - it transports us instantly. The tongue drum took us to the ‘enchanting’ beaches of Bali with songs from South Pacific. 🎶🏝️🪘 #care #dementia
So good to swap notes with the fabulous Sara Livadeas on the challenges of freelance life & the causes closest to us. Looking forward to more connection & conversation tomorrow @ #NAPAConference2025
#YearofMusicalExpression #care #activities #music #arts
#YearofMusicalExpression #care #activities #music #arts
January 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
So good to swap notes with the fabulous Sara Livadeas on the challenges of freelance life & the causes closest to us. Looking forward to more connection & conversation tomorrow @ #NAPAConference2025
#YearofMusicalExpression #care #activities #music #arts
#YearofMusicalExpression #care #activities #music #arts
A real treat to be circle dancing outdoors on such a beautiful frosty afternoon…
January 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
A real treat to be circle dancing outdoors on such a beautiful frosty afternoon…
Whenever I’m helping an older person to re-discover the #piano, I often focus on the emotional benefits, but it’s worth remembering the many complex layers of #brain activity that are all being activated at once. #music #dementia #care #CareHome
@musicforthemany.bsky.social
@musicforthemany.bsky.social
November 23, 2024 at 11:48 AM