CORE
CURRICULUM
What do we offer?
We offer a nervous-system informed, eco-feminist curriculum which explores embodiment at the self, relational and community levels. Our programs:
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explore our relationship to ourselves and to others
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work to expand what body image means, reflecting on oppression and privilege
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utilize somatics, expressive arts and mindfulness as tools to explore rich topics and experiences
Embodied Opression
We explore opression in the following ways:
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How it lives in our bodies
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How we perpetuate it on others
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How we express it creatively through movement and storytelling while in community
Informed by the following scholars and theoretical orientations:
Polyvagal theory, Attachment theory, Mindfulness, Health At Every Size by Dr. Linda Bacon, Somatics - Authentic Movement, Sculpting, Reiki, Expressive Arts - spoken word, drawing, movement, Eco-Feminist Model, Rae Johnson’s “Embodied Activism”, Adrienne Marie Browns “Pleasure Activism”, The Body Positive’s work, Yoga and the Chakra System, Liberation Psychology