Topic: Politicised Somatics

  • Insight movements, politicised somatics

    Politicised Somatics in Practice, Liberation, and Contradiction 

    A practice of politicised somatics is central to HJL’s Movement Medicine strategy. In this longread, Movement Medicine practitioner-in-training, dr dima mekdad, explores her lived experience navigating the liberation of Syria…

    View of Trafalgar square following the fall of Assad A crowd stands in front of Nelson's column with Syrian flags
  • Insight movements, politicised somatics

    What It Takes To Heal

    In an age when connection is more critical than ever, we’re often in forms of connection that are surface level; scrolling, liking, watching. We often fall short of fulfilling our…

    blue and purple watercolour background with portraits of Marai Larasi, Prentis Hemphill, and Farzana Khan.
  • Experiment life-affirming infrastructures, politicised somatics

    Spacemaking as Sanctuary // Water Memory ????

    Spacemaking as Sanctuary // Water Memory ???? An exploration in worldbuilding and remembering alternative infrastructures By Dionne Elizabeth As research and in response to the following prompts, I created a…

  • Insight politicised somatics, racial justice

    Making Space for Embodied Rage in our Healing

    Humans are hard-wired to respond emotionally to perceived injustice. This response is anger, and the manifestation of anger is rage. This anger is human and has a function in regulating…

    a group of people in a punching stance
  • Experiment life-affirming infrastructures, politicised somatics

    Companions in pain – SWANA Healing

    Companions in pain Connecting and healing with SWANA Healing By Rose Eskafi Commissioned by Micha Frazer Carroll Images from Elu and SWANA Healing In Farsi, the word “ham-dard” (همدرد) is…

  • Insight movements, politicised somatics, racial justice

    Building Brave and Beautiful Movements

    Movement-making is returning to our native state of deeply belonging to one another. In the midst of crisis, trauma, humanity and remarkable creativity – we are each other’s.  National and…

    Yomi Sode, Melz Owusu, Marai Larasi and Josh Rivers sitting on chairs in front of a small visible group