Refuge, Health Production And Leisure

Possible (and Necessary) Interfaces between Health and the Leisure Studies

Abstract

Difficulties are inherent to life. Based on this initial premise, the need for individuals and groups, with or without help, to develop strategies to overcome these difficulties also becomes a fact, since not participating in life every time a difficulty appears is not a possibility. This experience report presents a reflection on the possibility of producing health in a context different from clinical environments, such as a leisure environment, reaching the conclusion that three elements are necessary: intentionality, technique and the ability to contextually read. Such reflections point to the need for a careful assessment in order to modify the way in which the process of health practice occurs, increasing the possibilities of individual and collective care, even if in spaces not developed for this purpose.