This lesson introduces diaphragmatic breathing as a practical tool for understanding the relationship between breath, pain, and pain relief. Participants will also explore the physiological and emotional health benefits of singing as a collective, embodied practice of care.

This module centers personal and experiential knowledge as expertise, supporting participants in expressing their own narratives and facilitating others to do the same. It reorients engagement with medical and public health discourse while fostering community-led approaches to the medical humanities and arts.

This module introduces participants to access aesthetics and creative image analysis as tools for exploring disability, embodiment, and lived experience. Through translating ideas across creative forms, such as photography, poetry, and movement, participants will experiment with creative narrative and personal storytelling.