Connecting Arts and Mental Resilience Exploration
C.A.M.R.E.
The Very Quiet Studio Ltd is a Singapore Arts, Culture & Heritage Charity. Since 2007 it has been evolving through short production works, short asian stories Sound Sanna, original performing arts (piano, dance & music, choir 2020), collaborative exhibitions on local works, "Older but Wiser" forums to discuss on acquiring wisdom as we age, and original books publishing, including dhammabooks.
In 2014, TVQS began looking out for ways to improve mental wellness and promote/ archive/ revive asian wisdom through different means, mediums and collaboration. C.A.M.R.E. workshop is a culmination of past accumulated understanding through TVQS activities to build resilience 心灵建构. A self care workshop that includes meditation, arts activities and traditional & contemporary movement for personal well being and growth.
Video: Excerpts of Pilot Workshops in 2022
Pilot Program Feedback
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多开课，受益良多
Do open more workshop - benefitted alot through the programme.
课程开始的时候身体比较差，头疼，开始上课以后逐渐减轻，因此也能更专注。
When I first attended, I was having headache and health was poor. As the workshop continue, my condition improved and I can better concentrate.
我希望有机会能够继续学习这三种学向。因为这些知识都是需要花时间的跟进，才能現见效果。感谢三位导师和秋婷的贡献。
I wish I have the opportunity to continue with these three courses of CAMRE workshop.. Because these knowledge need time and continuous practice, to get the full results. Truly grateful to all the 3 instructors and to our coordinator QiuTing.
静坐课也是摸索着，但最近睡眠质量很好。 如果可以继续多8周更好🙏
Though I am only beginning to explore meditation, it seems sleep qualityhas improved. If I can continue for another 8 weeks it will be even better!
The introduction of Raga in conjunction with meditation was refreshing and certainly aroused the curiosity of members of the public. Both instructors for Raga and Meditation are very experienced and command deep respect in their fields and areas of knowledge. It has been a humbling and enriching experience learning alongside them and certainly paves the way for me to improve on my general well-being, especially the mental aspect. Mental strength and resilience is something we all take for granted. I am glad I attended this highly-recommended workshop. A big thank you to the organisers and supporters to make this happen for the benefit of ordinary folks like me.
CAMRE 8 weeks Workshop
Each workshop is 4 hrs per week. Each session is about 2 hour.
There are 3 parts to the workshop: Meditation, Movement, and an Art activity.
Participant can pick a combination of movement and an art activity; movement & art activity shall be succeeded with an hour of meditation.
CAMRE Customed Workshop
A: Meditation (~1 hr) = One sessions per week
B: Movement (~ 1 hr) + Meditation (~1 hr) = 2 hr per session
C: Meditation (~1 hr) + Art/Hobby (~1 hr) = 2 hr per session
Customed workshop (Different combination of A, B, C as above)
at workplace available for group booking.
Sessions without meditation are not available.
8 weeks CAMRE workshop
Meditation and Art sessions per Option A & C.
Note: Meditation can be conducted in English and Mandarin; Raga is conducted in English only
Please read the following for all options at different sites.
Upon registration of any of the above option, we shall process your application to
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ensure mental and physical capacity to attend in person.
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Please note that all options, availability depends on min. number of signup each i.e. min. 20.
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No payment is required upon acceptance but prior registration is required. No walk in.
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All workshop sessions are in -person only. No remote participation.
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Please bring your own sitting cushion.
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Participants who participate in workshop survey are highly appreciated.
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Attendance will be taken, and 80% participation effort is required.
If you would like to sponsor someone for the workshop, you can donate S$100 course fee to TVQS and indicate your wish CAMRE-GIFT.
You can paynow to The Very Quiet Studio
UEN 201631481G if you are a sponsor.
Meditation Guide
Meditation
Ng Wei Chin 黄卫群
Meditation Guide 静坐指导/
TVQS Founder
Meditation is an essential part of everyday life, be it mundane or spiritual, if we wish to maintain a degree of sanity and clarity in our actions.
Movement Instructors
Xue Xing Fu 薛兴福
Tai Chi Coach
课程概略：
太极拳是传统体育锻炼的方式之一，也是传统武术中的一种，对人体有非常好的调节作用。
Liang LiFen 梁丽芬
Yoga Teacher
What you will learn:
Yoga is a type of yoga that emphasizes holding poses for a couple of deep breaths with awareness in body alignment and engagement.
Gerard Sebastian Raj
Rhythmic Dance Movement Instructor
What you will learn:
The Rhythmic Sessions are designed to cater, boost and improve overall health of the participants.
Art Teachers
What you will learn:
Ragas are Indian classical melodies that can relieve our nervous system. There are 72 ragas for 72 chakras discovered to help in healing the body..
What you will learn:
Nagomi or Chalk Pastel Art is a healing artform founded in Japan in recent years. The word Nagomi itself is associated with the word peace.
What you will learn:
Participants are introduced first to basics of vocal technique such as discovering our natural voice, cultivating optimal breathing and singing posture to strengthen support.
Instructors Background
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Meditation Guide
Ng Wei Chin
Wei Chin is a postgraduate from Engineering@NUS and Film Production@USC in Los Angeles. She started TVQS as a sole prop in 2008 and allowed TVQS to organically evolve to what it is doing now : Artistic creation, Community interactions with art and social topics engagement, and promoting mental & physical self-cultivation.
Wei Chin started meditation in 2004 under the guidance of Daw Dipankara Theri Mahakammaṭṭhānacariyā - Great International Meditation Master from Myanmar. Since 2004 she has attended yearly retreats and continued with methodical meditation practice for last 19 years. She does not understand why asian originated meditation practice with long process and history, require certification from western universities. Moreover her teacher has encouraged her to help others with what she has learnt.
Her interest for meditation grows progressively as she has always been seeking the way to unconditional happiness. The initiation to creating TVQS CAMRE workshop is an extension from Older but Wiser forums to grow our mind as well as our community, as we need both to stay balanced ...
She shall guide the participants through two entry level meditation methods: Mindfulness of breathing (Concentration practice) as well as lovingkindness meditation for oneself and others.
CAMRE is a pilot innovative workshop to impart participants the necessary skills to heal and build the mental-well in themselves. These workshops aim to invite the burnouts, retirees and essential workers who are not diagnosed with clinical mental illness. We believe the shrinking middle income group deserves as much attention and motivation before irreversible damage is done. Guarding the spirit is just as important as bearing out social and/or family responsibilities asians tend to take on readily.
CAMRE is a pilot programme, but its foundation rest on some ancient asian philosophies which pre-covid modern worklife has neglected and systematically disregarded. A single workshop comprises of a continual 16 sessions within 8 weeks, twice weekly. A single session consists of a mild exercise in movement or an arts experience (painting, literature, music therapy etc), concentration-based meditation (compassion towards oneself and others, and mindfulness of breathing). The very nature of some of these selected asian heritage is counter-intuitive against contemporary City-Living setup. Hence it is highly encouraged that participants do not be imposing goal seeking and problem-solving skillset to their own healing process.
The aim of the CAMRE workshop is to help participants focus on connection within themselves, acceptance of their own being (including own problem) and buildup resilience (Patience, focus, threshold, and confidence) physically and mentally. Although these qualities are not easily quantifiable, we will facilitate with after class surveys to gauge the progress.
May all be happily minded and secure.
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