Explore stress, reconnect with your body and make space for yourself through gentle, somatic and creative practices.

Women’s Stress Workshop – Rooted & Rising: Listening to the Body

A space to pause, reconnect and make room for yourself.

We spend so much time getting on with things that we don't always stop to notice what our bodies are telling us.

Tension, tiredness, restlessness or feeling constantly on edge can be ways our bodies respond to what we're carrying. And what we carry is shaped by more than our individual experiences – our relationships, identities, cultures and the environments we live in all play a part.

Rooted & Rising is an invitation to slow down, tune in and make space for what your body might be communicating. Through gentle movement, creative exploration and reflection, we'll explore what it means to listen to ourselves with curiosity, rather than judgement.

What will we explore?

Through gentle, guided activities, we'll explore the relationship between stress, our bodies and the environments we live in.

The workshop will include:

Understanding stress: Exploring how stress affects our bodies, emotions and everyday lives.

Body awareness: Noticing physical sensations, tension and signs of overwhelm.

Creative and somatic practices: Using gentle movement, reflection, drawing and other creative approaches.

Everyday tools: Exploring practical ways to support ourselves when life feels overwhelming.

There will be space to reflect, learn and explore without any pressure to share personal experiences or participate in every activity. You can take part at your own pace.

Who is it for?

Women aged 18+ who would like some time for themselves, whether you're feeling overwhelmed, juggling lots of responsibilities, going through a period of change or simply curious about understanding yourself better. No previous experience of creative or somatic practices is needed.

About EK Therapy

EK Therapy is a specialist psychotherapy service established in 2021, providing culturally responsive embodied and arts psychotherapies for children, young people and adults. Our mission is to help people heal and to feel safer in their bodies again.

We believe people deserve therapeutic spaces where their experiences, identities and belief systems are recognised and respected. We're committed to making embodied, creative and culturally responsive therapeutic support more accessible, particularly for communities who face barriers to accessing services.

Your facilitator

Eshmit Kaur (she/her) is a British-Panjabi Sikh Embodied Arts Psychotherapist (MA, HCPC) and the Clinical Director of EK Therapy.

She has specialist experience working with children, young people and adults affected by trauma, emotional distress and complex life experiences, across community, residential and clinical settings.

Her work brings together embodied psychotherapy, creativity and culturally responsive practice. She is particularly interested in how our bodies, relationships, identities and cultural experiences shape our emotional wellbeing, and how creative and embodied approaches can offer ways of understanding ourselves beyond words alone. You can find more information at www.ektherapy.co.uk (http://www.ektherapy.co.uk)

A little about the workshop

This is a psychoeducational and experiential wellbeing workshop, rather than group therapy. It offers an opportunity to learn, reflect and explore practical approaches to understanding and responding to stress.

Workshop fee

The workshop costs £15, which includes a drink voucher to enjoy at Sonia & Nikki's Cafe. All remaining proceeds will go towards funding therapeutic services for underserved communities, helping make therapy more accessible to those who need it.

Workshop details

Date: Saturday 28th November 2026

Time: 11am-12:30pm

Location: Sonia & Nikki's Cafe, 273 Dudley Road, Wolverhampton, WV2 3JU

Age: 18+

Come as you are. Take what you need.

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