Wellbeing Workshops at the Restoration Installation, Oct 31 - Nov 5

Nurture your wellbing onsite at the Restoration Installation at standalone or multiple events in the Wellbeing Workshops Series at SARC: Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Sound and Music.

1. emBODHI-ment, Unfurling Body Wisdom: October 31st
Fall awake to your body as the anchor for awareness, gratitude and compassion. Move, observe, journal with music, meditation and breathwork.
2. YOG-ART, Merging Yoga Asana and Creative Expression: November 1st
Allow the movement of your body and breath to guide your creative expression through writing and drawing. Express yourself through yoga and art! Discover the power of creative movement.
3. CATH-ART-IC EXPRESSION, Letting out, letting go: Merging Yoga Asana and Creative Expression: November 2nd
Release deep emotions through movement, tapping,writing, drawing, painting andmeditation. Find healing through art and movement. Let go and let your creativity flow.
4. MANDAL-ART, Surrendering to the Earth as the Canvas: November 3rd
Create your own masterpiece inspired by nature. Join us for a mindful mandala-making workshop. Create a unique mandala with natural objects carefully gatherered abd curated by Juanita made available to you at the installation.
5. TRANSCEN-DANCE, Embodied release: November 4th
Dance your way to freedom! Liberate your body, mind, and emotions through movement and meditation.Move, release, liberate body, mind and emotions with music, meditation and breathwork.
6. AWE-BSERVATION, Looking through the lens of gratitude: November 5th
Find beauty in everything. Join us for a workshop on nature observation and gratitude. Walk, observe, meditate and capture beauty through photos or videos. Foster awe and gratitude for nature.
Programme Overview
Workshops are 2 hrs in duration. Participants will need to have their own yoga mats however no prior yoga experience is required. A list of possible materials will be provided however no formal training will be given as the focus is on therapeutic creative expression.

Workshops take place at the Restoration Installation a multidisciplinary, meditative installation merging spoken word, music, visual art, soundscapes and videos designed to invite you to reconnect and rejuvenate yourself. It offers insight into the healing journey of a survivor of childhood sexual trauma and domestic abuse while inviting visitors to interact with a range of prompts for creative and contemplative pratice.

Artist, Award and Performance

It has been created by Juanita Rea, Visiting Scholar at the School of Arts, English and Languages, Queen's University Belfast (QUB) with funding through an Arts Council Northern Ireland 2023 SIAP Award. She is also a recipient of 2 ACNI Minority Ethnic Awards (2021/2022)

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Booking and Access

Access to the building and the room is restricted. You have to book a slot to be let in and a volunteer will be at the SARC Reception Foyer from 16:50 - 16:55 to bring visitors up to the venue. You are welcome to stay longer during the self-guided journey periods. If you are late, please email [email protected] and wait at the SARC Reception until you are let in.

Visa Extension Fundraiser

Juanita is an Indian South African artist and recipient of a Global Talent Visa Endorsement from Arts Council since 2021.

She is raising £3,286 for her visa extension fee (£716) and immigration health surchange (IHS, £2070 ) due for submission by December 13th, 2024. This March ,the Home Office doubled the IHS fees placing immense pressure on people like Juanita who are self-employed. She was also previously served an unjustified Deportation Notice (which was overtuned with the support of `Claire Hanna MP) and also needs legal support (£500) to process the visa successfully.

Juanita hopes that you gain the benefits of being part of this Wellbeing Workshop series and is grateful for the support you offer to her visa extension fundraiser.

Refund and Ticket Transfer Policy

Tickets are non-refundable however they are transferable only with this series If you cannot attend, you can give the ticket/s to someone else and need to inform us in advance. Or you can opt to attend another event in this series. Just let us know and we will assist you.

Special Offer

• Upon booking, you will receive a promo code that applies a 10% discount to any further workshops booked.
• If you wish to visit the Restoration Installation before your workshop, you need to book that separately and can use the same promo code to access a £2.50 ticket. Book here

• `With promo code restoration@sarc, there are free spots for the first 10 workshop attendees available on a first come first serve basis.

Concessions / Funded Spaces

As a survivor of complex trauma who also had to overcome immigration challenges, Juanita is passionate about supporting the wellbeing of underserved and vulnerable people.

There are concessionary spots per day for people from immigrant, asylym seeker, refugee and vulnerable backgrounds.

2 free spaces have been allocated per organisation below, that are available with unique promo codes sent to them to be shared within their networks and communities:

• ACSONI
• JoinHer Network
• ANAKA Collective
• MRANI
• Nexus

Juanita and the eduSOIL volunteers are actively seeking partnership and funding to support their commitment to offer funded access to the Restoration installation to offer benefit to visitors while also ensuring that she raises the required funds for her visa.

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