Depression & Addiction with Jay Griffiths, Lyla June & Bayo Akomolafe
Tue 5 Jan 2021 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM GMT
Online, Zoom
Description
For many of us, addictive behaviours and depression play a critical role in the way we, and our loved ones, experience life and relate to the world. Such struggles call for compassion and a deeper understanding of trauma, social and personal histories and cultural contexts.
On Tuesday 5 January we will be exploring these topics with poet, philosopher and psychologist Bayo Akomolafe; award-winning author Jay Griffiths; and community organisers and musician Lyla June Johnson.
This is part of Advaya's online course A Journey Home but we will be opening this evening event to the public
During this evening discussion we will explore the shadow, depression and addiction. How can we be gentle with and in touch with the less-comfortable aspects of our being? How can we adapt the way we come to relate, or cling, to things that cause us suffering? How can we become curious and aware of depressive tendencies without pathologising these states of being?
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This event is part of A Journey Home, a 9 month online course through which we explore personal and collective transformation. You can sign up to these events individually for £20 each or join all of them with a 30% discount at £84 - register here.
Upcoming Events:
- January: Depression & Addiction
- February: Death & Grief
- March: Embodiment, Movement & Trauma
- April: Meditation & Consciousness
- May: Myth, Imagination & Story
- June: Reimagining Activisms
Find out more about Advaya and their upcoming events by visiting www.advaya.co