Maureen P. Medina
About: Maureen is the author of My Fears Out Loud, her debut poetry collection. Her movement is informed by her belief that all oppression - and therefore, all liberation - is connected. She invites us to bear witness to ourselves and the world at large in order to heal individually and collectively. "No one is free until all of us are free." - inspired by Fannie Lou Hamer.
Workshop — Bear Witness
All animals, including humans, are complex. The goal of this workshop is to foster a sense of safety, consent, and agency, and learn ways to self-tend & co-regulate (the bodymind and human to human). When we understand ourselves, we can learn how to tend to ourselves, develop emotional & mental health literacy, prevent burnout, embrace pleasure, & understand the nuances of what it means to be a human & activist.
We will learn self-tending tools with sensory-oriented practices, and incorporate art, play, movement, stillness, & silence. We will give ourselves permission to feel, tend, ask, & receive.
