Community Resources
A little apothecary of resources to experience care... for being, visioning, healing & learning together.
Practical Resources & Templates
Healing Plan ~ an offering by richie reseda ~ to guide you in areas of your life that can help you heal
GEN Grief Toolkit by Camille Sapara Barton ~ pdf guide for personal and communal use developed by Camille Sapara Barton and GEN, rooted in the practices of The Resilience Toolkit ~ embodiment tools and rituals to support grief work in community
Pod Map Worksheets ~ by Mia Mingus & SOIL: A Transformative Justice Project ~ mapping your pods as 'a way to make words such as “community” and “support” more concrete and pragmatic'
List of different types of Bodywork ~ I found this really helpful as I was exploring therapeutic modalities
More Somatic Communities Online
The Practice Ground ~ The Embodiment Institute's membership community, that offers a library of embodiment practices, and opportunities to build connection and friendship with practice buddies ~ a community space for Transformational Characters, those of us who are committed to the work it takes to heal ourselves, our lineages, and the systems we are a part of
Soma SJ ~ a monthly practice space ~ to share embodied practice space with others committed to social and climate justice, to healing, to Land, and to a life-affirming future
Healing Justice London's Breath Circle for Collective Capacity ~ light stretching, breathing and meditative practice. It’s a space that scaffolds and staggers levels of participation, so that you can opt in to what supports you and your body to feel safer.
Stillpoint by Lynn Fraser's Sunday Community Class ~ Sunday gathering rooted in somatic mindfulness inquiry ~ The closeness of community and sharing are ongoing, the topics change each week
Healing Justice London's Breath Circle for Collective Capacity ~ check their listing for dates ~ Light stretching, breathing and meditative practice
UK & Scotland Specific
The Black, African & Asian Therapy Network (BAATN) ~ directory of counsellors, psychotherapists, and psychologists of Black, African, Asian and Caribbean heritage
'Got Your ADP (or PIP)? What's Next' ~ my friend Lizzie has written a step-by-step guide to the benefits you may also be entitled to if you're receiving disability allowance
Amanda Crutchley ~ Holistic Counselling and ADHD Coaching (including Access to Work)
misery party ~ online and in-person QTIBIPOC gatherings
Shaded Writers ~ online QTIBIPOC creative writing collective
Introduction to Different Types of Bodywork
Resources around Trauma
For learning, resonance, kinship & inspiration:
Green Dreamer podcast ~ exploring our paths to collective healing, biocultural revitalization, and true abundance and wellness for all
Becoming the People podcast ~ Prentis Hemphill in conversation with thinkers, healers and doers: "How do we create relationships that lead to collective transformation, and what will it take for us to heal?"
Living in this Queer Body podcast ~ Asher Pandjiris in exploration with guests around healing, creativity & embodiment
The Grief Magic podcast ~ Yarrow Magdalena in conversation with guests ~ about "the gifts that good grief can offer us through creativity, rituals and a wider view on life & death"
How to Survive the End of the World podcast ~ Autumn Brown and adrienne maree brown in conversation with guests around the practices we need as a community
Atmos ~ an exploration of climate and culture, a nonprofit biannual magazine, and digital platform curated by a global ecosystem of artists, activists, and writers devoted to ecological and social justice through creative storytelling
Bay Area Book Festival ~ recordings of live conversations between writers, artists, movement leaders and changemakers
Living Lineage of Somatics ~ an ongoing Living Lineage deck, developed through research, interviews, feedback, and many conversations