Body Mapping
Body Mapping is a workshop where you explore body sensations in your body by moving or staying still and then express yourself creatively on a body-size paper by using art material. It is aa personal journey to understand about yourself and your body. The space is safely and non-judgementally held for you to express however you would like to. You may find a connection with others or differences that are all respected and regarded.
It is important to know that this workshop does NOT aim to create a "beautiful" piece of artwork. You do not require any artistic and moving skills or experience.
Your body matters.
Your bodily felt senses matter.
Your feelings matter.
Your expressions matter.
See more images at Gallery.
What do you do in the workshop?
You will be guided step by step by the professional psychotherapist(s). You will be invited to warm up your body parts to start getting in touch with your body sensation. You may move on your own or with others. Once your body is ready, we will do Body Meditation where you will be invited to sit, or stand or lay down to deeply get into a body sensation. Body Meditation invites you to deeply explore any connections with any body parts that may take you to any arising images or shapes or colours.
With a felt sense in your body, you will put this onto a piece of A4 size paper. Then you may share what you have experienced by talking or just showing the picture you have drawn or you can keep it with yourself.
You will be invited to cut a paper for your desirable size and then mark a body line with the help of the other person.
Once the marking is done, you will start translating the felt sense into colours and objects.
You may occasionally come back to a felt body sense as it is important to create a map through your body sense rather than making a “nice” piece of artwork.
Aim of Workshop
You may
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Understand about yourself better and more positively
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Acknowledge about yourself / who you are (were)
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Become more self-confident and comfortable about yourself
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Become creative
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Discover a new self
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Connect body and mind
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Learn self-care
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Receive support from other women
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Support other women
What you need
You need comfortable outfits for moving and also that can be stained.
Upcoming Workshops <NEW>
The Body Mapping workshop is coming to Adelaide on 29th and 30th January 2021. Details are here. I am collaborating with Vanessa Daughtry, a professional psychotherapist practicing trauma informed, somatic and creative approach. With visual artist and dramatist background, Vanessa specialises in self-care and experiential insights to bottom-up approach. You can see more details.