This offering is informed by my work as a psychotherapist and my many years of embodiment practice in the form of dance, movement, and meditation. I continue to be influenced by the following practices: martial arts, Contact Improvisation, the Hakomi Method, somatic psychology, yoga, intuitive bodywork, Daoism and animist traditions, spiritual practice, socially engaged mindfulness, liberatory praxis, and trauma-informed psychotherapy.

Throughout our six weeks together, we will enter a collective dance that is fueled by creative potential, attunement, responsiveness, and care.

Our sessions will take place in-person, usually indoors in a dance studio or a cozy office space, with the possibility of moving outside to engage with nature aspects if that feels appropriate for the group.

Each session will be guided by a theme inspired by one of the five elements, according to Daoist philosophy. We will draw from various tools and practices, which can include:

• verbalization

• sounding/singing

• coregulation through touch

• guided bodywork

• facilitated movement/dance

• somatic exercises

• guided meditation

• experiments, games, and play, etc.

I might bring in questions, literature, or imagery to stimulate discussion, guide a meditative or embodiment practice, facilitate experimental prompts that use our bodies in space to explore relational dynamics, guide exercises of witnessing and being witnessed in our authenticity, or explore the physical boundaries of our bodies.

The flow of our session will be guided by weekly themes and adapted to the group’s needs, capacities, and curiosities that day.

We will ground in our physical bodies, explore our relational edges, and learn to co-create a container (and ultimately, a world) that we want to exist in together.

This group is open to queer and/or trans adults who are a part of the Asian diaspora, including mixed race folks. While no experience is necessary, since this group involves both solo body exploration and touch, which can be sensitive for individuals with any kind of trauma history, participants are encouraged to have cultivated some level of body awareness practice (ex. somatic therapy, martial arts, yoga, dance, massage, etc.) Those who are interested in exploring relational dynamics, non-verbal healing approaches, movement, consensual therapeutic touch, and embodiment are invited to join.

$80 for each two-hour group session

$480 total for the 6-week group

Limited sliding scale spots are available to create more access. Email your request to teresatrinhcounseling@gmail.com .

Due to the intimate nature of the group and the short duration of our time together, participants are requested to commit to all six group sessions. If you are interested in joining but unable to make one session date, please note this in your application.

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