SYLVIE'S WORK
Sylvie Minot has led movement classes for staff and/or patients in a variety of healthcare settings including staff at UCSF Langley Porter and UCSF Palliative Care; diabetes patients at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital; the elderly and patients in addiction recovery at VA Palo Alto Health Care System; caregiver support groups; and for the general public through California Pacific Medical Center/Institute for Health & Healing.
Since Sylvie founded Syzygy Dance Project in 2010, the organization has brought dance to nearly 5,000 people in underserved communities.
Outreach Classes in Bay Area Facilities
- California Pacific Medical Center’s Acute Care for the Elderly Unit
- Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin – For women inmates
- Options Recovery Services – For women in recovery
- Recovery In Da House – A collaborative Facebook virtual dance event to connect those in recovery
- San Francisco Campus for Jewish Senior Living – For assisted living patients
- San Francisco County Jail – For women inmates and transgender inmates
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System – For veterans in 30-day addiction recovery, veterans with dementia/Alzheimer’s unit, veterans with limited mobility, and veterans in the psychiatry unit. Women with PTSD and veterans in 90-day addiction recovery
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital – For diabetes patients
Trainings/Classes for Healthcare Professionals or Caregivers
- American Heart Association/Better U Program
- Arts in Corrections Conference/Santa Clara University – For healthcare professionals
- California Institute of Integral Studies – For somatic psychology interns
- Center for Addiction Recovery Education and Success, New Jersey – For staff and patients
- Dominican University of California – For occupational therapy students
- Family Caregiver Alliance/National Center on Caregiving – For caregivers
- Family Caregiver Support Program, Fremont – For caregivers
- John F. Kennedy University – For somatic psychology interns
- Martinez Health Center – For expressive arts therapy interns
- San Francisco Dept. of Public Health/Gender Health – For staff
- San Jose State University – For occupational therapy students
- Syzygy Dance Project Outreach Facilitator Training – For healthcare professionals in Marin and Australia
- UCSF Langley Porter – For psychiatry residents
- UCSF Palliative Care – For staff, 2016
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System/Polytrauma Integrative Medicine Initiative Program – For staff and patients
Public Classes/Workshops
- 1440 Multiversity/5-day Retreats
- 5Rhythms Journey Beyond/Weekly Class in person and virtual
- California Institute of Integral Studies/Public Programs
- California Pacific Medical Center/Institute for Health & Healing
- Glide Memorial United Methodist Church/Wellness Program
- Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
- Sausalito Senior Village
To learn more about Sylvie Minot’s outreach work visit the Syzygy Dance Project website here.
