How Nourish hopes to support the physical and mental well-being of women

Nourish is one of the newest programs offered at The Movement Factory. This programme designed with women in mind, is all about improving your mental and emotional wellbeing through holistic and creative methods.

“Struggling with mental health can be incredibly lonely and I think one of Nourish’s greatest strengths is connecting likeminded people and creating a community to remind people that they are not alone and there is support,” says Tigony Phillips, programme manager.

Nourish is offering women aged 21 and above the space and opportunity to improve their overall wellbeing with a half day retreat. The retreat will include activities like breathwork, mindfulness and yoga. All of which will be followed by a nutritious and delicious meal with recipe cards that attendees will be given to be able to make this meal at home. A gift from Nike will also be offered to the women.

“Nourish will help women not just inside the retreat but in their day to day lives. We hope to provide tangible skills that women can take away with them. I hope that when participants are dealing with difficulties that they will remind themselves to take a minute, and practice some deep breathing, mindfulness, or take care of themselves using practices shared at the retreat,” says Tigony.

This program is something that can help women no matter their background, lifestyle or culture. With society’s constant pressure on women to take on as much as they can, Nourish is offering women the support to live with their well-being as their top priority and to let them know that’s okay.

When asked what her favourite part of Nourish is, Tigony replied, “The sisterhood. Being in that space is so powerful and you feel so connected to every woman there, despite living very different lives and having had very different experiences,” she goes on to say, “It was magic and I can’t wait to provide this experience for more women.”