**REGISTRATION IS CLOSED**

Who: For Black, Indigenous, and People of Color: Femmes, Women, GNC, Enby and Trans Folx who are not white passing.

When: September 12, 19, 26, Oct 3, 10, 17 // 11:00am-1:00pm CST

Format: Live online workshops through Zoom

If you would like a sponsored spot or partial scholarship, please email me at tiffanywongvisualart@gmail.com.  If you are white (or a BIPOC supporter), consider contributing to my BIPOC Healing Fund.

“Inner child healing + Creativity” Workshop Description:

Adapted from the “Guide to healing through creating for Black and Brown Folx” by Tiffany Wong

During this series, we will practice nourishing and reparenting our inner child that didn’t get the protection/love/acceptance that they needed. Our time together will integrate alot of space to titrate between pressing into the tender places in our past and giving ourselves permission to just be. You will have to opportunity to practice doing this work at your own pace (more importantly - at your inner child’s pace) and get comfortable with it being slow. With art, we are going to ignite that child like curiosity and playfulness - providing our inner child a chance to play without having to explain themselves. This space welcomes and celebrates all and any of your experiences whether it’s grief or joy or anger or celebration.

This deep healing is decolonial, because BIPOC healing is against colonialism that tells us that we’re not worthy of thriving. Whether it’s inside family dynamics or outside the home, systems of oppression and intergenerational trauma can be perpetuated. Integrating embodied wisdom and knowing how to resource with the collective is decolonial healing. This is liberation work.

Something different that I’m implementing in this series is creating more spaciousness. The weeks will alternate between absorbing information + pressing into inner child healing AND prioritizing ease with play + creativity.

Week 1 + 2 Finding your inner child

Week 3 + 4 Reparenting your inner child

Week 5 + 6 Integration + nourishment

You can expect a combination of these elements:

  • A short talks about the topic of the week

  • Guided meditations

  • Journal prompts

  • Time of creating - painting/drawing/writing/moving.  This is not an art tutorial, but I will teach how to approach creating art for the purpose of healing and being embodied.

  • Sharing time through video/chat box

  • Simple breath work

As to minimize pressure or performance, you will not be required to show the group what you are creating.

If you can’t make the live session, you will have access to the recording. The first meeting is mandatory - to cultivate trust among the group.

*Note: I am not a licensed (art) therapist. Although I believe that healers do not have to have institutional degrees to do healing work, this is not a space where I can provide you personalized guidance.  This practice isn’t designed to replace therapy of any kind. Please consult your personal therapist/psychiatrist/healer for mental, emotional, spiritual support.