0:00

>> Senior 1: I was kind of, 
you know, get up, get up!

0:02

Everybody get up.

0:03

>> Senior 2: I love it.

0:04

>> Senior 3: I am very happy.

0:06

>> Senior 4: Everything was favorite. [Laughter]

0:08

>> Senior 5: I like it very much.

0:12

>> Gurpreet: Indus Community 
Services, in partnership

0:14

with MonstrARTity,

0:15

we are so pleased to be working together

0:17

with the support of the 
Ontario Trillium Foundation

0:19

and the Community Foundation of Mississauga

0:21

to be able to bring 

0:23

brand new arts programs with enormous 
talent to our seniors wellness groups.

0:28

>> Vikas: We are providing 
professional South Asian artists 

0:31

to give workshops
for free 

0:32

to the seniors in our community 

0:34

in music, dance, poetry and all 
the other art forms as well.

0:38

>> Anne Marie: This is such a dynamic program.

0:40

One of the objectives is to

0:41

ensure that people have an outlet

0:44

or a place to go, to be with others,

0:46

to ease the sense perhaps of isolation

0:48

if there is one.

0:49

>> Senior 1: The seniors feel
isolated at home

0:52

and they need to come out and socialize.

0:55

>> Senior 4: At home if I am alone by myself

0:58

I am very reluctant to really do exercises

1:02

but here

1:04

I love doing it along with everybody else.

1:06

>> Senior 1: We encourage each
other and motivate each other

1:09

to remain healthy and stay strong.

1:12

>> Senior 6: We are all seniors so 
it’s better that we get together

1:15

we have a nice time instead 
of staying at home alone.

1:20

>> Gurpreet: Well we have done research 
with the Sheridan Center for elder research

1:23

and that came back

1:24

very clearly that individuals 
that are not kept activated

1:28

end up developing a higher 
incidence of depression,

1:31

a higher incidence of isolation, 

1:33

that they’re not looking for, 
which leads to loneliness.

1:36

>> Woman: My mom comes here.

1:38

She gets to meet people,

1:39

she get to take part in activities that they have during the day

1:44

instead of being home by herself.

1:46

Whenever she comes out of the house

1:49

for workshops like this, when she go home she’s a different person.

1:53

She speaks more.

1:56

Everything changes because it’s it’s a different

1:58

feelings coming out of the house,

2:01

doing something outside and then coming back.

2:04

>> Pushpinder: These workshops should happen more often

2:06

because this is what people want.

2:08

>> Sheniz: Just being given 
the opportunity to share

2:11

and to have an opportunity to tap into those parts of their lives or

2:16

their histories in itself is healing.

2:19

>> Senior 7: And now I’m eager 
to learn more about poetry.

2:23

>> Senior 8: I’m taking these 
two, I will try to do in my yard.

2:27

>> Senior 4: Everybody thought it 
was a very successful workshop.

2:31

>> Senior 1: You forget your

2:32

problems at home 
you become more nurtured with each other’s energy

2:38

and I find that these programs are very 
useful in keeping us

2:41

very happy and healthy.

2:43

[Speaking in Hindi]

2:57

[Speaking in Punjabi]

3:19

>> Anna: I mean you heard them say it

3:21

that it reminded them of their childhood

3:23

and that’s what it is right?

3:25

Yeah!

3:26

It’s it’s to 
bring out that spirit within

3:29

within all of us

3:33

>> Senior 7: Art is very very important

3:35

because what if you love art

3:37

then you don’t worry about anything you get into that and you forget it’s day or night.

3:43

While we were doing the poetry

3:45

we were not thinking about our life,

3:48

how it’s going up or down, whatever.

3:50

>> Senior 6: We would like to have such programs 
very often you know,

3:54

as often as possible.

3:56

>> Senior 4: All I want is 
more of these kind of programs.

4:00

>> Woman: These types of programs

4:02

to enrich our lives

4:07

and go home now we’ll talk about it so

4:09

so it gives us something to talk about as well

4:13

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