"Eat well, Live well" Training Course
Eani, Kozani, Greece
22-30.10/2024
From October 22-30, “Go Alive” hosted the “Eat Well, Live Well” project in Eani, Kozani, bringing together participants from Spain, Italy, North Macedonia, Estonia, Slovakia, Armenia, Romania, Georgia, Greece and Lithuania !
DAY ONE – 23/10/2024
The first day of the project “EAT WELL , LIVE WELL” started with much enthusiasm from all of the participants. Specifically, the project started with a team building activity in order to develop a good bonding to be developed among the participants, the participants introduced themselves by saying their name and their countries of residing and at the end all participants tried to repeat the names of each other.
Then the team building activity “Speed dating ” followed where participants got to know eachother better while discussing about a given question(personal preferences, hobbies, habits etc ) each round and holding small conversations of three minutes per round . The next team building was the “Mission Impossible” where all the participants had to be well organized in order to complete in 40 minutes all the different tasks (creating content, taking pictures , meditating etc) given by the instructors. After lunch and a 3 hour siesta, it took place the presentation of GO Alive organization, its history, its goals and its projects.
Then , participants shared their opinions on “what a healthy lifestyle is” for them , they had conversations based on that , they shared some of their strategies, advice and ideas too . Another Team building activity took place “Action Bound” but this time at the village of Eani , where participants had to complete as fast as possible specific tasks while exploring the village and its identity and culture.
The last activity of the day was the “intercultural night” when the participants from Armenia, North Macedonia and Estonia presented their countries while sharing food , dancing and showing their culture.
DAY TWO – 24/10/2024
The first part of the morning was a discussion about their fears, contributions and achievements.
Afterthat, they were divided into three groups. Every group made different types of healthy food from different ingredients.
After, an intervenant explained things about healthy eating and habits.
In the afternoon, ther were team building exercises, and at the end of the day, Georgia, Italy and Spain organized the presentation of their country.
FREE DAY – 25/10/2024
During this free day, the participants explored Kozani, visited somes museum and the city.
Some participants visited the lake near Aiani.
There was a Meteora castle, they went climbing on the mountains.
Everyone had a nice day!
DAY FOUR – 26/10/2024
In this 4th day, they learnt the concept of mindfulness and the 5 rooms of life, which can be applied to daily live in order to live better and be less distracted.
The 5 rooms of life consist on : the bedroom in which we create our routines, the living room based on prosperity, the bathroom which is known to be the self-acceptance room, the dressing room and last but not least the dining one in which there are more human connections.
After that, they were divided in 5 groups and each of them had to roleplay a family. Each person had a specific role and everyone was really putting effort in coming up with something relatable.
In the afternoon they had different activities like stretching, running, playing with water balloons and straws
After that, they did a reflection about how we felt during the day and what the project is leaving for them. They had the opportunity to express themselves and their points of views.
For finishing rhis day, they had a cultural evening in which Romania, Slovakia and Lithuania presented themselves and their typical food.
DAY FIVE – 27/10/2024
The day started with an energizer who puts evryone in a good energy
After that, they split into teams to work on ideas for our upcoming project workshops. Each team brainstormed, sharing ideas and getting ready to dive deeper into the theme of youth work.
Then, they discuss about “Youth Work” and each team created their own “Youth Worker’s Room” — a vision of what an ideal space for young people should look like. They presented our rooms to each other, sharing ideas and learning from each team’s perspective.
After this, they received specific topics for future workshops. Each team researched their theme, gathering ideas online. Then, there was an presentation for explain everything in more detail, helping to understand the topics.
The day ended with some games.
DAY SIX – 28/10/2024
They started the day with Iñakis meditation, and with an energizer
The participants continue to work on their workshops about food and health.
In the morning, they went to Eani town square to see greek peoples celebrate “No Day” and they visited Eani museum.
In the afternoon, they finished their workshops and presented them to discuss about it.
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