Many of us, particularly those from marginalized communities, have developed layers of firmness, solidity, and protective barriers necessary to navigate and survive in this society. Others may struggle to find a secure connection between the rigid external forces around them and the sensitive, emotional worlds within.
This space offers an invitation to explore something rarely encouraged in a capitalist, supremacist, and patriarchal system: the softness within our bodies and hearts.
What happens when we shift our focus to sensations, feelings, and movement in a safer space? What do we discover when we allow ourselves to journey inward? And how does it affect us when we collectively share our personal paths toward softness?
This is an experimental space where we will draw upon Somatics and FluentBody wisdom, not to achieve specific goals, but to simply be with soft parts of our emotional, physical, and mental selves in a shared collective connection.
Facilitator: My name is Rafia Shahnaz, and I am a Being constantly evolving—growing and shedding along the way. I’ve gathered my knowledge of care and healing practices through life’s journeys: seeking, migration, communities, mentors, friends, elders, and my mother. I have institutional studies in fields of social work, art therapy, psychedelics and somatics, Fluent Body and compassionate inquiry.
As a queer migrant raised with the influences of Sufism and Bollywood, yet forced to build thick protective layers to function in Germany, softness holds deep importance in my life at this moment. I’m truly grateful for the opportunity to explore this topic in a community space with you.
Language: English (German and Urdu translations possible)
Accessibility: Casa-Kua is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible. If you have any other access needs please let me know
Registration: please write a message @manba.a on instagram