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Join us as we build capacity and resilience for futures where our human bodies and our more-than-human landscapes are liberated ~ Please note: These sessions are open to People of Colour only ~ Peaks of Colour's Soma Sessions are monthly spaces that invite global majority communities to deepen their connection with themselves, each other and the land. Set in the Peak District, these informal and intimate sessions will offer an introduction to embodied and nature-allied practices that can assist in our healing from gendered and racialised trauma. A space of repetition as Black Feminist practice (Foluke Taylor), and rehearsal as an abolitionist priority (Ruth Wilson Gilmore), Soma Sessions will support us to build capacity and resilience for a future in which the boundaries between our human bodies and our more-than-human landscapes are decomposed. Soma Sessions #18: Earthing Energies w/ Poh-Eng San Join us for our Soma Sessions Closing Ceremony, where we will hold the seasonal transitions that move through our bodies and the environment, through the practice of Qi Gong. Translating to ‘Life-Energy Work', Qi Gong is an Ancient Chinese Modality that supports somatic grounding. Through slow mindful movements, we will ground into our ’life’s work’ of healing, by opening the five main energy channels of the body and releasing stagnant energy (Bin Qi), so as to connect more deeply to our qi and the qi of the land (Di Qi). Date: Sunday 1st November Time: 10:30am Meeting location: Flying Horse Lawn, Lodge Lane, Sheffield, S6 5SP Accessibility: There is a short walk over grass from the carpark to the session location. Duration: 2-3 hours Additional details: There is free parking at Flying Horse Lawn along Lodge Lane. We reccomend organising car shares via our closed Facebook group: here (https://www.facebook.com/groups/679751089647779/). The Sunday bus is now back running. We recommend getting the 120 at 8:54am (arriving at 09:46am) in case of delays. What to bring/wear Walking boots / Comfy footwear Plenty of water Weather appropriate clothing/items eg Waterproofs/sun cream Blanket, sit matt, yoga matt or something comfy to sit on Any self-soothing items that you find helpful eg fidget toy or scented oils AboutPeaks of Colour (https://www.instagram.com/peaksofcolour/) Peaks of Colour is a Peak District-based nature-for-healing club, by and for People of Colour only. Founded in 2021 by Evie Muir, Peaks of Colour offers creative and holistic Walkshops, that explore alternative routes to healing and justice. Grounded in a Black Feminist, abolitionist, and nature-allied practice, our spaces invite communities to heal from gendered and racial trauma through an informal and intimate introduction to our local landscapes. Join ourFacebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/679751089647779) to stay up to date with our monthly adventures. About Poh-Eng San (https://www.pohengsan.com/) Poh-Eng San is a Tai Chi & Qigong Teacher, Buqi & Plant Spirit Medicine Healer, Doula, Freelance Dancer, Environmental Movement Artist and Somatic Movement Practitioner. With a MA in dance and somatic wellbeing from UCLAN, Poh-Eng has been practicing Qi-Gong for over 25 years, Poh-Eng was taught by its founder Dr. Shen Hongxun, a Taiji Grandmaster and Buddhist Lama.

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