~ 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.
Session #8: Forest Bathing w/ Isabella McDonnell
Forest bathing, directly translated from the Japanese phrase Shinrin-yoku, is an embodied practice that involves immersing oneself in a forest environment to deepen the nature-allied connections that would have been enmeshed with the daily lives of our ancestors.
Communing with our local tree kin, Isabella will guide us to see nature connection through our own unique cultural lenses: the direct path towards true, co-created, interspecies belonging.
Date: Sunday 28th September
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.
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
