Introduction to Somatics: Centered & On Purpose
What keeps us steady when the pressure is on? In this workshop, we’ll practice coming into contact with our deeper purpose—the “for the sake of what” that moves us into action. Together we’ll explore how to listen for that purpose, put it into words, and draw on it as an anchor that guides and sustains us in the midst of challenge.
This workshop is an introduction to politicized somatics. It’s designed both for people who are brand new to this methodology and for those returning to deepen their practice.
Weekly Somatics Drop-In Practice - Monday Nights
Every Monday night from 5:15-6:30pm, starting Sept. 22
Return to Practice is a drop-in space for returning students who want to integrate somatic practice into daily life. Each session will open with foundational practices and explore one additional practice in-depth. This succinct container will provide a resource to both settle and replenish us, reconnect us to what we care about, and fuel our purposeful action.
Prerequisite:You’ve attended our Introduction to Politicized Somatics Workshop, or, have done coursework or received coaching within the generative somatics or Strozzi Institute lineage.
Introduction to Somatics: Embodied Boundaries
Boundaries are our ability to recognize our physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, and to take action to get those needs met.. When our boundaries are embodied, our words, actions, and felt experience come into alignment. The way we get there is through practice. Come practice with us.
This workshop is an introduction to politicized somatics. It’s designed both for people who are brand new to this methodology and for those returning to deepen their practice.
Embodied Leadership Skills - 3-part series
Embodied Leadership Skills is a 3-part series that will support people committed to social change to lead with steadiness, connectedness, and purpose.
Over four weeks, this course will jumpstart your routine of daily somatic practice, and equip you with a plan for lasting change. You will leave with a deeper connection to your purpose, concrete skills for working with stress and conflict, and an embodied path for shifting long-held patterns toward healing, growth, and more sustainable leadership.
Introduction to Somatics: Centered Action for the Long Haul
In our work for change, it’s easy to push past our limits or to hold back more than we intend. This workshop offers practices to find balance, so we can give what serves our purpose without burning out. Together we’ll explore how to contribute in a sustainable way, and take care of ourselves while staying connected to the larger vision.
This workshop is an introduction to politicized somatics. It’s designed both for people who are brand new to this methodology and for those returning to deepen their practice.
Somatics for Fighting Authoritarianism - 3-Part Series
Daytime
This series is designed to build your capacity to effectively resist authoritarianism. We will draw on politicized somatic practices from the generative somatics and Strozzi Somatics lineages, as well as lessons from effective resistance movements around the world.
Together we will engage practices that help us face pressure, metabolize stress, and embody collective power. We will deepen self-awareness of how we each react under pressure, and strengthen our ability to show up with presence and purpose in high-stakes moments like protest or noncooperation.
Introduction to Somatics: Moving Together with Purpose and Power
What becomes possible when we embody a centered presence in our coordination with others? How do we align ourselves with a larger purpose while moving as part of a group? In this workshop, we’ll explore practices that deepen our ability to move in coordination, recognize our individual impact on the collective, and expand our capacity to act with purpose and intention toward our shared goals and visions.
This workshop is an introduction to politicized somatics. It’s designed both for people who are brand new to this methodology and for those returning to deepen their practice.
Somatics for Fighting Authoritarianism - 3-Part Series
Evening
This series is designed to build your capacity to effectively resist authoritarianism. We will draw on politicized somatic practices from the generative somatics and Strozzi Somatics lineages, as well as lessons from effective resistance movements around the world.
Together we will engage practices that help us face pressure, metabolize stress, and embody collective power. We will deepen self-awareness of how we each react under pressure, and strengthen our ability to show up with presence and purpose in high-stakes moments like protest or noncooperation.