Thursdays Sept 18 - Nov 6th | 9AM PST/12PM EST/ GMT | on zoom
In this 2 month (online) immersion, you will be introduced to a series of foundational somatic practices, mostly from the lineage of generative somaticsand the Strozzi Institute.
Participants will be guided through a series of individual, partnered, and group somatic practices, designed to move you beyond the embodied patterns that keep you constricted and towards more life, more connection, and more possibility.
Our embodiments are shaped by the social and cultural contexts we inhabit. Often the habits, tendencies and belief systems that live inside of us are not fully conscious to us. Somatics allows us to become more conscious of the unconscious stories that shape our lives so that we can live in deeper alignment with our values and commitments.
Somatics is more than simply “tuning into the body,” it’s about increasing our sense of aliveness and our potential for transformation through awareness and practice. It’s about creating new muscle memories and unwinding patterns that hold us back from embodying the world we long for.
Shifting cycles, creating new possibilities. Unraveling old stories.
This group is for those new to somatics as well as those who want to continue to deepen their practice. We will work to heal, transform, and move towards the change we long for individually and collectively, while learning about the lineage and theory of the field of somatics.
This work is inherently therapeutic but it is not a “somatic therapy” group or an adequate substitute for therapy.
This group will always center the experience of those on the margins, particularly queer and trans folks, BIPOC, change-makers, and cultural workers navigating the complexities of this political moment. Many of us are experiencing increased repression and fear as tendencies towards authoritarianism escalate. This greatly impacts our bodies and our capacity to organize. Politicized somatics gives us a path and practices to stay centered in our dignity and continue acting from purpose, love, and longing even as the pressures increase around us. Politicized somatics offers us a path towards connection and relational depth in a culture of self-reliance and competition. Politicized somatics supports us to cultivate a felt sense of safety, connection, and dignity (aka power) so that we can effectively work towards material safety and cultural change.
*copy credit to Thirdspace Somatics