Symbolic Space Circle

Email: info[at]symbolicspace.site

PLEASE BE ON TIME. The session begins with grounding so we close the door at 3-4 minutes past the starting time.

Participation in a Symbolic Space Circle allows individuals to experience a novel way of exploring their intentions and connections with the self and the world. A Symbolic Space Circle offers an opportunity to explore a relationship with a creative, spiritual or an every-day-life situation, a goal, an intention using bodily awareness and movement in space. This allows to activate additional processing mechanisms in the brain that are otherwise unavailable to conscious thinking.

The circle begins with a grounding exercise. Then an individual or a group intention is formulated. Sharing of an individual intention with the circle is optional.

Each session has a different approach, depending on the formulated intention(s). Guidance for a session consists of prompts or a series of simple, non-suggestive questions. Usually the goal is to externalise the intention and the situation surrounding it, and to explore a relationship with them through feeling into the bodily sensations, becoming aware of any images and associations coming to mind, working with provided objects, and/or moving through space of the room. The process might be individual or involving a group dynamic, depending on the intention(s).

Sharing is optional.

Ekaterina Shurkova, PhD, is a cognitive psychologist who developed (and still continues to) the Symbolic Space approach. She is interested in how we connect with the world: how we learn, play, communicate, solve problems, and change our mind. Ekaterina's interests lie in creative problem solving and seeing the world in terms of relations, including the role of symbols, metaphors, and an awareness of space around us in our growth and problem solving. She has an interest in research on the mind and the brain, as well as in studies on animism, ritual, and ceremony. In the past Ekaterina lectured and conducted research at the Department of Psychology at the University of Edinburgh. Currently, she runs a private coaching practice, Symbolic Space, https://www.symbolicspace.site/.

This event is on a suggested donation sliding scale. Please decide in what category you fall and what you might be able to contribute. Tiers are:

• £10 - Concession Tier 1
  This tier is for those who are students on a low income, carers, or single parents. It is also for people who are unemployed or underemployed, navigating financial hardship, or facing systemic barriers. If you rarely spend on extras or feel stressed about meeting basic needs, this tier exists so that you can still participate. Your presence matters, and you are welcome here.
• £15 - Sustainable Tier 2
  Choose this tier if you have stable employment or a regular income, are able to meet your basic needs and some wants, and can occasionally go out or put a little money aside. At this level, you don’t often worry about making ends meet.
• £20 - Generous Tier 3
  This option is for those with a comfortable income or savings, who may own their home or have access to family wealth. You might go on holidays, eat out regularly, or shop for pleasure. Contributing at this tier helps support the wider community and those accessing the concession rate.

Note: For those unable to contribute financially, please get in touch with the facilitator to claim a free OR subsidised ticket. Please email info[at]symbolicspace.site

Art Room / Studio

All rooms at the Salisbury Centre are accessible. The Salisbury Centre’s kitchen door and toilet are wheelchair accessible. The Studio is located upstairs and is accessible via a chair-lift. The Garden can also be accessed by wheelchairs via a movable ramp via the Art Room Annex. Please let the organiser know in advance of any access requirements via email: info[at]symbolicspace.site.

Email us: info[at]symbolicspace.site

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