Workshops
Upcoming Workshops
Moving Through the Feels Workshop Series
Three Sessions: October 11, 18, 25, 2026
11 am - 1 pm
Enabling Arts, 343 Railway St., Vancouver, Unceded Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh Territories
Cost*: $135 for the entire series
Four Low-Income spots are available at $90
(ie: unable to cover monthly expenses, establish savings due to cost of living, or own a home.)
*Workshops are covered by FNHA and some private benefits plans as group therapy.
Deadline for sign up is October 4th.
Has it been difficult to find a space to work through challenging experiences like grief and loss, relationship ruptures, anxieties and sadness, burnout or stagnation, especially during a time of much global injustice? Join us for a Movement Group Therapy Workshop Series where alyssa (movement educator) and Shireen (somatic therapist), both community organisers, will guide you through exercises over the course of three sessions that will invite your body to answer questions and expand your ability to hold the hard feelings. alyssa will lead us through dance prompts that will strengthen and uplift our relationship to movement and our bodies, providing a foundation from which we will enter deeper emotional spaces with curiosity. Shireen will offer somatic and movement therapy exercises that will invite you to visit emotions or experiences and we will make room for your body to communicate what it is holding and is asking to be heard.
We will create a cohort of up to 12 participants, and ask that folks commit to attending all the sessions.
Please sign up here to receive the intake survey so we can ensure we can meet your needs.
We are offering 4 low-income spots to folks experiencing financial hardship (ie: being unable to cover your monthly expenses, establish any savings due to cost of living and do not own your own home.)
Accessibility: We welcome folks with all physical abilities and disabilities, as we adapt our prompts and exercises according to abilities. The space has wheelchair accessible (gender-neural) bathrooms, entrance, a kitchen, air purifier and is mask-optional, however, if you require the space be fully masked, please contact us and we will discuss the option. ASL is not available for this series. We are committed to offering a space that does not tolerate discrimination, oppressive language or behavior, but rather upholds a welcoming and dignified environment for all.
Facilitators
Shireen Soofi (she/her) is a somatic trauma therapist and community social worker who offers counselling in her private practice. She’s also a community organiser and dedicated to helping create a world where people are liberated, joyful, interconnected, and at peace.
alyssa amarshi (they/she) is a queer, anti-capitalist dancer, interdisciplinary artist, and facilitator of Indo-Tanzanian and Sufi lineages who has been extending their web of artistry through choreographing and performing; hosting community jams; facilitating artistic experiences, residencies, and workshops; and using artistic expression and inquiry as a form of resistance, and resilience. She hopes their artistry can be a reminder of our deep interconnectedness, an inspiration towards building a world of tangible solidarity and care, and a spell towards collective liberation.
Past Workshops
Somatic and Movement Therapy Preview Session - FREE
Took place on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
Have you been curious about somatic therapy or dance-movement therapy, but are not ready to fully commit to a session? You are in luck!
Join this free Somatic and Movement Therapy Preview Session where I will provide an introduction to what a somatic or movement therapy session may look like, and guide you through some exercises so you have the experience to decide whether it is right for you.
This session will be in a seminar setting, meaning participants can watch the speaker without video and microphone privileges. Chat will be available.
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