Eco-Somatics: The Seasons: The Midnight Sun (Carla Walmsley-Esteves)

The Seasons Series: Relationship to the Sun

In our last eco-somatics seasonal-based series, we sought to “remember” our evolutionary connection to the seasons by attuning to its subtle shifts as we experienced them in our moving bodies, psyches, and the natural world.

As a continuation, with this new series we are invited to explore our direct relationship to the Sun. At a time when the climate change crisis is pressing how can we, by cultivating a personal and communal embodied contact with the Sun, move into restoring this relationship?

Following the solstices and equinoxes, the work; involving eco-somatic/eco-psychological practices and enquiries, art-making and aesthetic contemplation will be at times refined and nuanced, obvious and inspiring, stretching us beyond ourselves and gathering us into a deeper meaning.

Most importantly these sessions become a co-created space through coming together to “remember” ourselves communally in relation to our life-giving star.

The Midnight Sun- Winter Solstice- 21st December

Settling into the winter solstice’s darkness, we will attune to the lowest point of the Sun’s descent in the sky and the landscapes it might take us – within and without.

Please note that at Tariki Trust, we generally do not record our online events. Unfortuunately, we cannot offer refunds to people who do not show up assuming that they will get a recording.

Please note that although this event is part of the Ten Directions training course for ecotherapy practitioners, anybody can book and take part in this public online event! If you are interested, please do buy a ticket.

Carla Walmsley-Esteves (MA Somatic Wellbeing, BSc Ecology) is a Somatic & Depth Psychology-Oriented Psychotherapist, Somatic Movement Educator, Focusing- Oriented Arts Teacher, Perinatal Therapist, and Ecotherapist. Her work evolves from 22 years of practice, training and professional experience, bridging Perinatal/Birth Psychology, Ecopsychology,Deep Ecology, Movement and Embodiment Studies and Women’s Health. She currently undertakes a Doctorate in Ecopsychology and Environmental Humanities, researching her passion- body, ecology and womb life.