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\u201cDie grys geslag se grysstof maak saak,\u201d s\u00ea Elma Vertue, stigter van die vining groeiende Greymatters program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elma Vertue van Langebaan is \u2019n afgetrede onderwyser, maar opleiding en diensbaarheid loop diep in haar are. Dit is dan ook di\u00e9 passie wat aanleiding gegee het tot Greymatters, \u2019n stimulerende en interaktiewe program vir seniors wat reeds groot aanklank in Langebaan en die bre\u00ebr Weskus vind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greymatters, met die slagspreuk \u201cBecause the grey matter of the grey generation really matters\u201d, fokus daarop om seniors te help verstaan hoekom dit noodsaaklik is om aan te hou leer, beweeg, sosialiseer en betrokke te bly by die gemeenskap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volgens Vertue maak begrip die verskil: \u201cAs mens die hoekom verstaan, doen jy dit soveel makliker.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die program verduidelik op \u2019n prettige, praktiese en maklik verstaanbare manier wat met die ouerwordende brein gebeur. Die aanbiedings is interaktief, propvol \u201ca-ha\u201d-oomblikke, musiek en toepaslike inligting vir senior burgers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDaardie woord wat op die punt van jou tong l\u00ea en net nie wil kom nie, is nie noodwendig ouderdom nie,\u201d verduidelik Vertue. \u201cOns stimuleer eenvoudig nie meer ons sintuie genoeg nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sy verduidelik dat die o\u00eb \u2019n groot rol speel in breinstimulasie en dat hulpmiddels soos brille soms beteken dat die o\u00eb minder beweeg, wat weer die geheue be\u00efnvloed. Greymatters leer eenvoudige bewegings en tegnieke om sintuie wakker te hou en \u2019n skerp, aktiewe brein te bevorder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greymatters is in Januarie 2025 in Langebaan gestig, maar die saad is reeds jare tevore gesaai deur Vertue se studies en werk by die MindMoves Instituut in Johannesburg onder leiding van internasionaal erkende ontwikkelingspesialis, dr. Melodie de Jager. Haar jarelange ervaring met seniors, haar eie navorsing en die boek Die Glinster in my Grysheid vorm die grondslag van die program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Elma Vertue bied haar Greymatters klas aan by Gerimed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Vertue se hart vir seniors is ook persoonlik. Sy het haar eie ma vir sewe jaar versorg en glo dat aftrede eerder as \u2018aantrede\u2019 gesien moet word, \u2019n fase waar passies uitgeleef en \u2019n betekenisvolle bydrae gelewer kan word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As natuurlike uitbreiding van Greymatters bied sy ook SASFA (South African Seniors Fitness Association) klasse aan, ritmiese oefeninge wat sag is op gewrigte, balans verbeter, spiere versterk en sosialisering bevorder. Klasse word tans Dinsdae en Vrydae van 09:00 tot 10:00 by die NG Kerksaal in Oostewalstraat, Langebaan aangebied, en skop weer af op 3 Februarie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Een van die SASFA klasse wat Elma Vertue aangebied het.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Volgens Vertue is haar droom om meer instrukteurs op te lei sodat seniors regoor die Weskus bereik kan word en eensaamheid aktief te\u00ebgewerk word. As voorsitter van die nuutgestigte Helpende Hand Saldanhabaai tak wil sy ook fokus op senior programme wat gemeenskappe versterk.
Haar boodskap aan lesers is eenvoudig, maar kragtig:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Moenie fokus op wat jy nie meer kan doen nie. Fokus op wat jy nog kan doen. Neem een stap by die voordeur uit en gaan deel jou outentieke self met ander. Ons het net vandag, maak dit tel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vir meer inligting of om betrokke te raak, word die gemeenskap aangemoedig om \u2019n Greymatters praatjie of SASFA-klas by te woon en deel te word van \u2019n groeiende, aktiewe en omgee-senior gemeenskap.
Kontak Elma Vertue by 083 382 9723 vir meer inligting of om betrokke te raak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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