You know your body is wise. You can feel it deep in your bones. Yet really listening to the body and being receptive to its messages can be a challenge. The collective stress and trauma that we experience, especially as queer folks, can block connection to our bodies, our intuition, and our authentic self-expression.

Somatic (body-centered) practices invite us to reconnect deeply with our embodied self, release emotions stored in our bodies, and explore the stories that have shaped us. Authentic Movement is a meditative and therapeutic practice that helps us open to a more receptive state where we can welcome in our innate body wisdom, and express feelings and experiences that have been held trapped inside. When we sense and move in this intentional way, we become more connected to our true selves and create more space for us to show up authentically in the world.

This workshop will include:

- guided practices to increase body awareness in a safe and grounded way

- prompts to help you get in touch with your inner stories

- open movement time with both music and silence

- opportunity to be witnessed by community

- time for group sharing and integration

This event is open to LGBTQIA+ identified adults ages 18+.

Led by Lauren Pass Erickson MA, LPC, R-DMT (she/her). Lauren is a somatic and dance/movement therapist who has been in private practice in Boulder, CO since 2020. She specializes in embodiment, trauma healing, and queer identity development, and is passionate about the healing and meditative experience of dance and movement.

Healing Through Art and Community: Free Workshops in Boulder County October 14th - November 4th 2023

This event is part of a larger workshop series intended to help guide our community in healing from trauma and loss through the use of the arts. These events are free and open to the public, a gift to all those impacted by gun violence, wildfire, pandemic, and other challenges of the past several years. View the entire workshop calendar here: https://rb.gy/u1mex

Presented by the Temple of Tranquility Project. The Temple of Tranquility is an architectural art piece and nondenominational space for healing and reflection that will be open to the public in Boulder's Harlow Platts Community Park October 14th - November 4th 2023. This art project is a community driven response to the collective traumas and grief experienced throughout the Boulder community since 2020. Learn more at https://templeoftranquility.org/