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July 2020
White Bodies and the Cultural Somatics of Accountability
For many hundreds of years, white bodies have been protected from discomfort by national and global systems of privilege. This does not mean that white bodies have not suffered; however it does mean that certain types of suffering have been passed disproportionately along to non-white-bodied people. What personal and cultural somatic practices are required among white-bodied communities to restore at the body-based level the capacity to feel and integrate the discomfort which arises in the process of true accountability-taking and change? What…
Find out more »Racism, Accountability, and Social Justice (Virtual Cafe for Municipalities in Transition)
This online "virtual cafe" is being hosted for the Municipalities in Transition community; however it is open to outside participation. Together, we will explore: What does it mean for white-bodied people to “be accountable” for racism and inequality? How can white-bodied people “be accountable” in a way that mobilises them into restorative action? How might that shift or influence the initiatives you are a part of? More information and registration links are here: https://municipalitiesintransition.org/new-series-of-webinars-for-the-next-phase/
Find out more »September 2020
Body-Informed Leadership: Open Introductory Session
Join this free, open introductory call to meet Madelanne, ask any questions and learn about upcoming Body-Informed Leadership programmes. Friday September 25, 2020, 5:00 - 7:30pm British time Please contact Madelanne at madelanne@icloud.com to register, and to receive the Zoom link for the session.
Find out more »October 2020
Body-Informed Leadership: 8-Month Online Introduction (North America)
Body-Informed Leadership: 8-Month Online Introduction Course Summary This program is a journey through the landscape of Cultural Somatics and Body-Informed Leadership. Our starting-place is the understanding that how we relate to our bodies is the template for how we relate to each other and the world; from there, we will look at the Nervous System and the brain-body states of love and fear; at intergenerational trauma and epigenetics; at the dynamics of privilege and oppression and their origins in the…
Find out more »Body-Informed Leadership: 8-Month Online Introduction (UK and Europe)
Body-Informed Leadership: 8-Month Online Introduction Course Summary This program is a journey through the landscape of Cultural Somatics and Body-Informed Leadership. Our starting-place is the understanding that how we relate to our bodies is the template for how we relate to each other and the world; from there, we will look at the Nervous System and the brain-body states of love and fear; at intergenerational trauma and epigenetics; at the dynamics of privilege and oppression and their origins in the…
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