Soma Sessions #12: Transmuting Ground w Kim Chin

~ Please note: These sessions are open to People of Colour only ~

Peaks of Colour's Soma Sessions are monthly spaces that invite global majority communities to deepen their connection with themselves, each other and the land.

Set in the Peak District, these informal and intimate sessions will offer an introduction to embodied and nature-allied practices that can assist in our healing from gendered and racialised trauma.

A space of repetition as Black Feminist practice (Foluke Taylor), and rehearsal as an abolitionist priority (Ruth Wilson Gilmore), Soma Sessions will support us to build capacity and resilience for a future in which the boundaries between our human bodies and our more-than-human landscapes are decomposed.

Session #12: Transmuting Ground w Kim Chin

Influenced by the Filipinx philosophy of ‘kapwa’ (seeing self in others), and by situating our lived experiences within the socio-spatial ecology around us, Transmuting Ground is an offering to be present, grounded, and connected.

Through foraging, making natural dyes, brush making and active listening games, we will create a talisman out of fabric. The activities encourage movement, playing with the art of noticing, and intentional gift-giving; reminding us of the power of collectiveaction with the joy of chance encounters

Date: Sunday 26th April

Time: 10:30am

Meeting location: Flying Horse Lawn, Lodge Lane, Sheffield, S6 5SP

Accessibility: There is a short walk over grass from the carpark to the session location.

Duration: 2-3 hours

Additional details: There is free parking at Flying Horse Lawn along Lodge Lane.

We reccomend organising car shares via our closed Facebook group: .

The Sunday bus is now back running. We recommend getting the 120 at 8:54am (arriving at 09:46am) in case of delays.

What to bring/wear

• Walking boots / Comfy footwear
• Plenty of water
• Weather appropriate clothing/items eg Waterproofs/sun cream
• Blanket, sit matt, yoga matt or something comfy to sit on
• Any self-soothing items that you find helpful eg fidget toy or scented oils

About

Peaks of Colour is a Peak District-based nature-for-healing club, by and for People of Colour only. Founded in 2021 by Evie Muir, Peaks of Colour offers creative and holistic Walkshops, that explore alternative routes to healing and justice. Grounded in a Black Feminist, abolitionist, and nature-allied practice, our spaces invite communities to heal from gendered and racial trauma through an informal and intimate introduction to our local landscapes.

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About Kim Chin

Kim Sacay Chin is an interdisciplinary artist, textile designer and educator from London with Bisayan and Guandong-Jamaican roots. Kim is interested in examining cyclical and intergenerational patterns of time, place and memory through an embodied, anti-colonial and neuroinclusive lens. They are currently experimenting with natural dyes from food waste and organic matter, upcycled textiles, mark-making, and time-based media to transform grief and burnout into a practice of mutual care and an abundance mindset.

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