Expression, Embodiment, and Indigenous ways of knowing With Claudia Cuentas

In this workshop we will explore together the Andean cosmovision of the global south, to learn, practice and embody self-healing practices for our everyday well-being.

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What did our ancestors do in times of need, as an art form and as an act of love, to survive?

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How do we maintain internal balance in a world that feels so disconnected and distracting?

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How do we listen again to what we are feeling and needing?

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How does this relate to the Earth and our global community?

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Through expression and the mediums of movement, sound, writing and drawing we will connect to the realms of the unseen inside and outside ourselves. We will also create altars to anchor our intent to continue practices that support us in our every day life, reclaiming in this way, our birth right to health.

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Suggested Supplies for Altar making:

·      1 object representing Fire, (like stones, candle and/or other)

·      1 object representing Earth, (like crystals, seeds, wood, sand, herbs and/or other)

·      1 object representing Water (like shells, water on a glass, and/or other)

·      1 object representing Air (like feathers, whistles, something representing your ancestors, and/or other)

·      1 object representing spirit for the center (like flowers, hearts, crystals, water, and/or other)

·      1 glass container with water

·      Salt

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Suggested Supplies for embodiment exploration:

·      Favorite pen and notebook

·      Box of markers, crayons, oil pastels, and/or colorful pencils

·      2-4 pieces of Newsprint paper (I’ll recommend buying a newsprint   paper booklet, to continue using it as a resources)

·      2 blank cards

·      Wear comfortable clothes for movement and bring a water bottle.

·      Some open space to explore out of a chair and into the floor, as possible.

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Participants will:

• Achieve an Understanding of indigenous cosmology of the global south in regard to healing and self-healing practices
• Practice techniques to open channels of connection and feeling
• Discuss connection between feeling our own feelings and cleansing self
• Discuss ancestors’ practices of love: as an art form
• Practice expressive arts (movement, writing poetry, sound, drawing) as a way to connect with the unseen inside selfShare with other to normalize vulnerability of expression
• Remember and discuss how this connects to reclaiming health in our physical, mental, psychological and spirits bodies.
• Explore altar making to create an intention for every day life practices that support maintaining the channels open