Lean and Land: Uncovering the Bonehouse
A one day workshop with Kimberly Ann Johnson - traversing the landscape of bones and body in Oxford, UK.
Date and time
Location
Oxford Friends Meeting House
43 St Giles' Oxford OX1 3LW United KingdomGood to know
Highlights
- 7 hours, 30 minutes
- In person
Refund Policy
About this event
Join Kimberly Ann Johnson for a one-day exploration into the foundational wisdom of the bones.
Before mothering the bones, we must locate ourselves at the Bonehouse.
Bones are the last of “us” to decompose.
Bones are dense, and also porous.
Bones are echo locators- master orienters.
We can find ourselves in space through our bones.
Being deeply located is true grounding. This one-day workshop is a grounded initiation into the architecture of the female pelvis - a space where instinct, memory, and power live.
Drawing from the nervous system-informed roots of Jaguar work, and a precursor to Mothering the Bones, this day is a real time exploration of structural and relational support, and landing more fully in the felt sense of your body and on the body of the earth.
Through body and relationship, we will explore what it means to inhabit the pelvis beyond anatomy - as the dwelling of ancestry, memory and knowing - a place where boundaries live and can be built, where repair is possible, and vitality lives.
This is an opportunity to awaken instinct, track the presence of threat and safety, and cultivate greater capacity for pleasure.
Whether you are returning to this work or encountering it for the first time, Lean and Land is a grounded initiation into your bones and their relationship with the world around you.
Kimberly Ann Johnson is a Sexological Bodyworker, Somatic Experiencing practitioner, Structural Integration practitioner, birth doula, yoga teacher and single mom. Kimberly helps women heal trauma, awaken their power and feel at home in their bodies to start living life on their own terms.
She is the author of the early mothering classic The Fourth Trimester (Shambhala, 2017) , translated in 8 languages and the feminist Call of the Wild: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power and Use It for Good (HarperWave, 2021), as well as the co-author of Reckoning with Stephen Jenkinson. She is the creator of the 6 hour audio training Reclaim the Feminine: Embodied Sexuality as Spiritual Practice (Sounds True, 2022).
- PRICING -
Earlybird pricing - £199 available up to and including Friday 15th August. £225 Thereafter.
- THE DAY -
9:30 - Arrive anytime from 9.30am to enjoy the garden at the Quaker Meeting House and get signed in
10:00 - Workshop starts
We will break for lunch where you will be free to enjoy food in the garden or head into Oxford for a bite to eat (lots of local options are a close walk to the venue)
17:30 - Workshop ends
GETTING TO THE VENUE
Information on how to find and get to the venue can be found here - https://oxfordquakers.org/contact-us/
Frequently asked questions
Parking can be easily found right outside the meeting house on St Giles, or walk away at the Westgate centre. We would recommend using the park and rides if you are travelling by car. More information can be found about travelling to the venue via the hyperlink in the event details above.
Yes! Please find the hyperlink in the event details that will you to the Quakers Meeting House website with more details (https://oxfordquakers.org/contact-us/. If you are traveling by train the Oxford train station is a walk away from the venue.
Yes, the building has been tested with an electric wheelchair and is accessible via ramps. There is an accessible loo in the meeting house itself as well as in the main building.
We won't be organising refunds for tickets purchased for this event beyond 1st August. If you are unable to attend beyond 1st August, you can arrange to give your ticket to a friend if after purchase you are no longer able to attend this event.