Resilience Lab
for queer migrant activists, artists and community organisers in Berlin
Resilience Lab is a one-day participatory workshop, which explores how resilience can be built and sustained through the body, using trauma-informed movement, reflection and breathing practices to strengthen awareness and mutual support.
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Together, participants will look at how experiences of oppression, belonging and care are carried and expressed physically — and how body-based practices can contribute to social change and collective wellbeing. Each participant will also receive a printed mini-zine featuring four key tools from the Lab: Centering, Body Poem, Relationship Repair and Embodied Breath Awareness.
Dates
29 November 2025
11:00–17:00 CET
OFFLINE
Resilience Lab
for queer migrant activists,
artists and community organisers
Programme
Morning – Grounding & Connection
Somatic Practices for Social Justice: Centering & Safety
Arrival through body awareness, grounding and simple regulation tools. Establish shared agreements of consent and collective care.
Body Poem
Guided somatic exploration and witnessing in pairs, culminating in short embodied “poems” expressed through movement or words.
Relationship Repair Practice
Working in pairs and small groups, participants explore boundaries, trust, rupture and repair through somatic dialogue and presence practices.
Afternoon – Breath, Integration & Collective Harvest
Embodied Breath & Awareness
A conscious connected breath session inviting emotional release, embodied insight and self-regulation through gentle rhythm and allowing.
Collective Reflection & Resource Sharing
Dialogue and mapping of key practices for resilience in activism and daily life.
Closing Circle
Movement and gratitude ritual. Participants receive a printed micro-zine summarising the four somatic tools experienced during the day.
Take-aways:
Four repeatable somatic tools for resilience and co-regulation
Strengthened cross-community connections
Printed mini-zine featuring four key tools from the Lab: Centering, Body Poem, Relationship Repair and Embodied Breath Awareness
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