Zimbabwe: Yoga in a tavern is the latest mental health outreach

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Zimbabwe: Yoga in a tavern is the latest mental health outreach  The initiative is led by Actions Winya, a yoga instructor who saw how economic hardship and social pressures were damaging people's mental health in his hometown.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/06/21/zimbabwe-yoga-in-a-tavern-is-the-latest-mental-health-outreach  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00Yoga is making more inroads in Zimbabwe.

00:04In this social at-bar located in the township on the house castle, the capital Harare, dozens

00:09of people converge here to experience yoga.

00:13The practice is rare and mostly found in wealthy suburbs, yet it is quietly taking root

00:19here in a beer tavern in Chitunguiza.

00:22To be done in high up there, where we can see rich guys to participate in the yoga classes.

00:34But just by that, it doesn't necessarily mean that those guys are human.

00:41We have both also humans in the ghetto, we have both also humans in our community.

00:45This is why we are trying to introduce it.

00:48Why?

00:49Because they need mental illness.

00:53The sessions have become a source of relief for people navigating Zimbabwe's relentless

00:58challenges.

00:59I used to be a person that got depressed a lot.

01:05I used to be depressed a lot.

01:07Ever since I took up yoga, I'm no longer stressed.

01:09My body balance and strength has vastly improved.

01:12I'm now a happy, stress-free person.

01:16Yoga helps me mentally and physically.

01:19The classes are run by Action Winya, a yoga instructor who saw how economic hardship

01:28and social pressure were damaging the mental health of people in his hometown.

01:33There's no age.

01:35One needs to grow with 100% mental well-being.

01:41That is, we look at, from the youngest age that you can think of, someone who is able

01:46to do any movement.

01:49We want them here.

01:50Since we are giving it back to the community for free, we want everyone to be...

01:54Authorities acknowledge a growing societal crisis worsened by drug abuse, domestic violence,

02:00violence, and poverty compounded by a shortage of public health services and therapists.

02:05That is much trying to do...

02:06No one needs help..

02:07Tactics below osteopathic

02:10Something more bad...

02:11Tedder...

02:12No one needs to discover certain things...

02:13Curated...

02:14About who lost a second part?

02:15I don't need to prove..

02:17öst!

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