Processing the Pandemic with Heart-Head-Hands

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Processing the Pandemic with Heart-Head-Hands

Wednesdays at 1pm EDT | 12pm CDT | 11am MDT | 10am PDT

These processing groups are intimate spaces (like small-group coaching) that support reflection, somatic awareness, and grounded re-commitment. Each week a new question frames the session, and we follow the same format: introductions, guided meditation, freewriting, and then conversation. 

During the time together, we use contemplative practices (guided meditation and freewriting) to ground and guide a conversation about how we’re experiencing, navigating, and meeting the individual and collective demands of this time.

We prioritize storytelling, reflect on lived experiences, and set intentions, responding to three questions that connect the heart, head, and hands:

• Heart: What are you feeling?
• Head: What are you thinking?
• Hands: What are you doing (or able, willing, and ready to do)?

Together, we consider what’s demanded of us for living relationally and responsibly, for caring for ourselves and others, and for striving toward justice (social, racial, and environmental justice).

When will the group be offered?

Currently, I’m offering sessions through the fall, each taking up a question to guide conversation:

September 9th
How do I relate (functionally and dysfunctionally) to rest?

September 16th
What am I actively, daily practicing? (Because we’re always practicing something.)

September 23rd
How do I relate to money and resources?

September 30th
How can I better recognize and honor full humanity, complexity, and wholeness?

October 7th
What commitments guide both the everyday and the long-haul work of striving toward justice?

October 14th
How do we strengthen and grow emotional courage and stamina?

October 21st
How are we sitting with (or resisting) discomfort?

October 28th
What’s this election demanding of us, personally and collectively?

November 4th
What am I feeling, thinking, and doing today (day after the election)?

November 18th
What stories are unraveling or asking to be revisited and retold?

December 2nd
When, where, and how am I showing up as my best self? As my worst self? And why?

December 9th
When, where, and how do I feel limited in the ways I’m showing up? And why?

December 16th
How do we (dis)honor our own and others’ capacities for showing up?

What is the cost?

Anyone can attend for free.

If you’d like to support this work, consider subscribing via Patreon. Patrons provide support for public writing and community education (like this and other offerings).

If you’d like to drop into a session without joining Patreon, then consider contributing $10 (like a class drop-in fee).

After registering, you’ll receive information for joining a private meeting room in Zoom.

Who will facilitate this webinar?

This program is offered by Beth Godbee, Ph.D., a public educator with deep commitments to social, racial, and environmental justice.

To learn more, read Beth’s commitment statement.

How do I schedule a holding space like this for my group?

I’m happy to tailor processing groups for local organizations, and I regularly offer interactive online workshops. Reach out with inquiries.

How can I learn more?

Contact Beth with any questions, concerns, or accessibility considerations. Thanks!