“The mind is like the wind and the body like the sand: if you want to know how the wind is blowing, you can look at the sand.” – Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, founder of BodyMind Centering
Facilitated by Heather Kuhn and Emma Daley
First Fridays Community Yoga and Wellness Center, Greenfield, Massachusetts
The Wind in the Sand Somatic Workshop Series is an opportunity to deepen your inner knowing through embodied, playful exploration of a different theme each month. We will journey through the darkest months together, attending to our wellbeing, relieving stress, and supporting each other’s seasonal transformation. The workshops are facilitated by two contemplative somatic therapists with a passion for supporting social, emotional, and spiritual growth in our communities. Guided activities offer enough structure to go deeper, while leaving enough room for inspiration and insight to emerge. We do this in a group to allow participants to experience themselves in relation to others and lean into the magic of collective wisdom and co-creation. Anyone who wants to bring greater self-awareness, authentic self-expression, or more joy and presence into their life is invited.
This is a culturally sensitive and trauma-informed series. All bodies, brains, and levels of mindfulness and movement experience are welcome! For safety reasons, please avoid mind-altering substances prior to the event.
2023 – 2024 Dates
*Click each date to register for individual workshops
October 6 – Holding On and Letting Go
November 3 – Cultivating Healthy Boundaries
December 1 – Slowing Down
January 5 – Setting Intentions
February 2 – Grounding in the Present
March 1 – Exploring Your Inner Compass
April 5 – Emerging from the Darkness
Cost of Series
Individual Workshops
Regular cost $40
Pay it forward $50
Subsidized $25
Entire Series
$240 Regular cost
$300 Pay it forward
$150 Subsidized
Register for the whole series to get all 7 workshops for the price of 6!
If cost is prohibitive to you, please talk to us about other arrangements. heatherpkuhn@gmail.com, ewdaley@gmail.com
About the facilitators
Heather Kuhn MA, LMHC, MSMT, is a somatic psychotherapist and dance/movement therapist who specializes in working with adults who experienced childhood abuse and neglect. As a performing artist and expressive arts therapist, Heather incorporates many modalities and influences in her facilitation including Authentic Movement, Shintaido, folk dance, song and sound improvisation, partner play, visual art making, and psychodrama. For more info: visit her website www.heatherkuhn.com.
Emma Daley (she/they), MA, is a somatic psychotherapist and a consent and sexuality educator who is passionate about helping people lead full, authentic, joyful lives. Her approach to her work and life have been strongly influenced by the Network for a New Culture (nfnc.org) and her training as a facilitator of ZEGG Forum, an embodied process for personal and community-level growth. Emma loves partner dancing, being alone in the woods, and watching Star Trek. To learn more about Emma, visit www.consentbeyondyes.com.