Somatic Practice for Resilience/Resistance
Thursdays 6:30-7:45pm
10+ weeks February 13th-May 29th No class: 2/27 & 4/17 Back-up class: 5/8 Facilitated by Amanda Franz Masked/Test to Unmask A weekly community of practice of gently guided body-based somatic practices to center, presence, move and grow capacity; reshaping ourselves together, within community. Series Exchange Ask: $100-300* Drop-in Exchange Ask: $15-30/session No one turned away for lack of funds. 60 minutes of guided consent-based somatic practices with optional opportunities for partner activities. Integrative approach drawing from/influenced by BodyMind Centering, Contact Improvisation, Axis Syllabus, Resmaa Menakem/Somatic Abolitionism and the Strozzi Institute. |
If you, like me, are choosing to live this precious life in the challenging (and beautiful) change work of unlearning colonization and white body supremacy,
Of reducing harm and dreaming collective liberation, Of building new systems/structures/relationships that are aligned with values of safety, belonging and dignity, Then you know that we'll need to practice new ways of being, together. You know that this work is immense and multifaceted, and that our bodies, as fractals, are also a part of that change. You know that we can’t do this alone, and that the repatterning of ourSelves happens with and between others. This invitation is to join a community of practice. Together, we’ll practice centering our bodies voices and wisdom by making space to slow down, listen and tend. Together, we’ll practice being human, finding movement in stuck places and offering compassion. Together, we’ll co-regulate in the fullness of this time of violence, genocide and planetary destruction. Together, we’ll make space to show up for ourselves, within community, and to grow capacity, so that we may continue to show up for the long haul. This practice space is for all bodies who are moving and dreaming in big and small ways, towards a future where safety, dignity, belonging and the resources to live are available for all. QTBIPOC welcome. Let's practice being bodies together. |
Accessibility Notes:
Activities/practices can be creatively adapted to accommodate personal mind/body capacities.
3rd floor studio accessible by elevator.
Covid Policies will be informed and responsive to current community context and may change as needed.
Current Policy for this Course:
Mask with N95/KN95 or covid antigen testing required to unmask.***
Air filter will be running. Please don't come if you have new symptoms of illness.
The Fine Print:
*If this financial ask doesn't work for you, please reach out and we'll see what can work.
**Minimum number of students for the class to run is 6 people.
*** I recognize that even these COVID measures will not meet the needs of many bodies who must navigate these conditions with a greater risk assessment.
-In case of class cancellation during the course, our "make-up" classes will take place same times (Thursdays 6:30-7:30) until the 10 gatherings are complete (ex: May8, 15, etc.).
Activities/practices can be creatively adapted to accommodate personal mind/body capacities.
3rd floor studio accessible by elevator.
Covid Policies will be informed and responsive to current community context and may change as needed.
Current Policy for this Course:
Mask with N95/KN95 or covid antigen testing required to unmask.***
Air filter will be running. Please don't come if you have new symptoms of illness.
The Fine Print:
*If this financial ask doesn't work for you, please reach out and we'll see what can work.
**Minimum number of students for the class to run is 6 people.
*** I recognize that even these COVID measures will not meet the needs of many bodies who must navigate these conditions with a greater risk assessment.
-In case of class cancellation during the course, our "make-up" classes will take place same times (Thursdays 6:30-7:30) until the 10 gatherings are complete (ex: May8, 15, etc.).
