Our Approach
Radical Healing Arts
mind-body integration
create a brave space
to be messy & vulnerable unravel & release
reconnect empowered
We are committed to creating an affirming environment and providing affirming services for all bodies and especially for queer, trans and non-binary folks. Many of our practitioners identify as being part of the queer, trans and non-binary communities.
creative & expressive arts
somatic therapy & education
explore inner vitality
navigate fears
authentic presence
align with personal truth
play with relational creativity
We acknowledge and recognize the impact of societal and systemic dis-ease that often manifests in individuals. We go beyond the approaches that continue to isolate and pathologize the individual.
We aim to create a container for:
Healing
well-being, balance, self-care, honing attention, finding new rhythms, returning to self, release, discharge of emotions and stuck energy, integration
Creativity
artistic expression, therapeutic creative processes, inventiveness, innovation, play, exploration, experimentation, imagination, making it up, curation
Empowerment
truth, brave space, wholeness, big self, claiming gifts, fierceness, boundary strengthening, expansion, reclaiming identities, finding center
Being Seen
being heard, feeling held, witnessing, holding, giving and receiving support, belonging, acceptance, safety, building trust, connection, circles, community
Equity
Justice, Diversity, honoring and celebrating difference, Allyship, Coalition building, reaching, wisdom sharing, many perspectives, spectrum, decolonization
Transformation
change, growth, expansion, evolution, blossoming, Unfurling, drafting new stories, being receptive to catalysts, emergence, possibility
Resilience
Adaptability, pivot, shift, improvisation, the unknown, finding nuance, dynamism, both/and, rewriting stories, finding new meaning, re-calibration
Body Wisdom
inner knowing, reconnection, intuition, embodiment, anchoring, rooting, grounding, arriving, presence, mindfulness, attunement, nature connection
Collaboration
re-weaving interdependence, re-building the commons, remembering the relational matrix, wisdom sharing, intergenerational exchange, teamwork, synergy
Growth Edges
Messiness, vulnerability, amplification, grieving, shadow work, non-linear time & space, simplicity to access the complex, fluidity
Tending Relationships
Countering isolation, recognizing and owning impact, accountability, honesty, integrity, communication, transparency, clarity, intentionality, common ground
Vitality
wonder, joy, aliveness, ease, humor, playfulness, lightness, gratitude, spirituality, hilarity, specificity, goofiness, rediscovery of inner riches & energy
