Mind and Body Connection/Conexion de la Mente y el Cuerpo

About the Program

Category: Libraries (Best in Category)

Year: 2022

Miami Dade Public Library System’s (MDPLS) Conexión de la Mente y el Cuerpo (Mind and Body Connection for Seniors) program began in December 2019. MDPLS sought to build a relationship with Antonio Maceo Park, a City of Miami Park, and create a partnership to reach new audiences, provide enrichment to their offerings and increase awareness of the library’s offerings to participants. MDPLS’s Mind and Body Connection for Seniors is a monthly outreach to the Antonio Maceo Park’s Senior Activities Center presented in Spanish to the seniors using the center. The program focuses on the well-being of the mind and body and how everyone can control their thoughts and feelings through meditation. Each session begins with an introduction to the library and exploration of MDPLS’s services, a lesson and meditation follow, and it ends with homework that each participant is asked to complete at home. In response to safety measures taken due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the program shifted to a virtual format. This program has brought more people into the activities center and because of its popularity, the program is now presented at the library branch as well. As COVID-19 cases have declined, the program is now offered simultaneously virtually and in-person at the park and expanded to the Tamiami Branch Library.