Embodied Making is a 2.5 hour workshop offering a distinct fusion of the intuitive art of collage-making and somatic practices designed to cultivate creativity and self-awareness (of our whole and parts) through the body's wisdom. Somatics, an alternative to traditional therapy, emphasizes bottom-up, body-oriented approaches to treat trauma and modify stress responses while supporting alignment, integration, fullness, and consciousness-raising.

Participants will explore carefully curated techniques, including mindful breathing, body scans, resourcing, and visualization exercises, enabling a deeper connection with one's environment, the tools at hand, and the artistic collages created. Whether you're an experienced artist or designer or simply curious about the transformative potential of somatic practices and creativity, Embodied Making offers a holistic approach to self-expression and healing in a supportive and enriching environment.

This workshop is led by Messwork, a somatic practice creating process-oriented interventions for clients. Designed and run by Cristina (Cri) Gabriele, Messwork emphasizes healing as a process while reclaiming and utilizing its inherent messiness as a tool. Aligning with somatic practices as a transforming through process, Messwork collaborates with clients as living, breathing compositions, seeking to create, form, reform, and rearrange selves and parts into unified wholes, naturally rehabilitating the state of consciousness.