be-you-tiful – Body image and self-confidence workshop for adolescents
This particular group is aimed specifically for girls aged 12-15, we will also be offering groups for 16-19 year olds, adults, as well as boys. Please complete thecontactform below to express your interest.
My Body and Me
A six week therapeutic journey into healthy body image and self-acceptance for girls aged 12-15. Spaces are limited.
Early bird discounts if booking before 20th January 2016. Click here and open the cost FAQ…
What will the workshop include?
Body image – what is it? How do I feel about my body?
Emotions – such as anxiety, stress and shame and how they affect me.
Yoga, movement, creative arts and mindfulness – building awareness and positive coping strategies.
Ownership – working towards greater self-acceptance and confidence.
Understanding social pressures – how the media, society and culture influence how I feel about myself.
Here is a list of FAQ’s, click or tap on a question to reveal an answer.
Who are the facilitators?
Jenni de Knoop, a movement psychotherapist and Michelle Bosman, a child therapist collaborate their professional experience and dynamic backgrounds in this therapeutic and creative exploration of body image and self-esteem for young girls. See more detailed biographies below.
Why is exploring body image important?
How we feel about ourselves and our bodies shapes our self-esteem as well as how we interact with others and the world around us. For this reason it is important to explore how we have come to feel the way we do about ourselves and create the opportunity to challenge and transform any limiting self-beliefs.
Why is the workshop aimed at 12-15 year old girls?
As they search to discover who they are, adolescents are particularly vulnerable to the unconscious persuasion from society, media and peers of what makes one more beautiful, more acceptable. At this age their feelings and scrutiny about their developing bodies, how they see others and how they imagine they are being perceived can intensify. Comparison, judgment and body shaming can lead to an unhealthy body-image which may have a lasting impact on self-confidence.
In what way can participants hope to benefit?
The aim of the workshop is to educate and facilitate a felt-sense of self-value and body-acceptance, giving the girls life-long resources to begin building a healthy relationship with themselves and their bodies. Our ambition is that the girls will emerge from the group with the foundations on which to continue to develop being comfortable in their bodies and as such, more comfortable in the world.
Location?
Samsara Body and Mind Studios
205 Merton Road, Wandsworth, London SW18 5EE
Website: www.samsaramindandbody.com
Email: admin@samsaramindandbody.com
Telephone: 0208 874 4500
Time and dates?
Thursdays 4:30-6:30
6 sessions:
January 28, February 4, February 11
Half term no group
February 25, March 3, March 10
As it is a therapeutic process, it is important and most beneficial to commit to all six sessions.
Cost?
£300 for 6 week course, including all workshop materials and take home resources. Each session is 2 hours long. Required is a £150 deposit and remainder payable at the first session.
Early bird discount £250 for the full course if booking before 20th January 2016.
There are also a few concessionary spaces available. Please makecontactto discuss.
How do I book?
Please contact Samsara directly:
Website: www.samsaramindandbody.com
Email: admin@samsaramindandbody.com
Telephone: 0208 874 4500
What if I need to cancel?
A full refund will be issued if 14 or more days notice is given. In the event of less than 14 days notice, no refund will be offered although you may transfer the booking to a friend. Please contact Samsara for more details.
Will there be workshops for any other age groups?
Yes, there will be groups for 16-19 year olds, workshops for adult women as well as mother & daughter workshops. Please register your interest below so we can contact you with details about the workshops you are interested in.
Group Facilitators
I have been working in the field of adolescent mental health, body image and eating disorders for over 11 years at the Priory Hospital, Roehampton, as well as in private practice. Initially I trained as a contemporary dancer where my special interest in how a person constructs and experiences their unique body image began. Drawing from my personal and professional experience, I understand how feeling unhappy with parts of our bodies can limit our experience of ourselves and of life around us. Creating a healthy relationship with your body is fundamental to living a healthy life, and I am passionate in supporting girls and women to reach for greater body acceptance and to embrace their self-worth.
Having worked in the NHS and for the last 7 years as a therapist and clinical lead in a children’s charity, low self-worth and a lack of self-love were common themes for the young people and families I came into contact with. In my personal and professional life I have witnessed and experienced the damage of these crippling self beliefs and I am working towards changing it. Through training as a yoga teacher and practising Movement Medicine, I have gained greater embodiment and alignment which I believe is fundamental for living a connected existence and engaging fully with life.
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