Have you ever wanted to compliment a stranger? Have you ever taken inspiration from other women? Have you ever been an inspiration to other women? Do you want to break the personal barrier you hold for yourself and inspire others? Bodied Canvas aims to smash those barriers with yourself and to connect with others.

Bodied Canvas will collectively discuss how we play down our achievements, skills, expertise, what we like about ourselves, our personality or even our bodies to stay humble. Together we will undress our emotional layers to bring some clarity to the language we use to undermine what we have to say and taking space.

Body painting takes place over the second half of the workshop where we will get to decorate each other as a sign of empowerment, admiration and camaraderie.

We adorn ourselves not because we hide but because we want to be seen, to own our skin and wear it proudly.

The act of women beautifying one another is an ancestral ceremony that takes different shapes in every culture, from henna tattoos, cornrows braids and bantu knots, Huadian make-up in China or piercing traditions.

By decorating each other, we empower other women sharing the gift of our unique creative expression through paint. We influence each other, support one another and grow stronger together in often invisible ways. Through paint we will leave physical marks of our commitment to have each other’s backs. We are all unique and different and our journeys are too but we have all gone through similar experiences and we use that to empower each other and with it ourselves.

WHAT TO EXPECT : In this workshop we will practice codes of assertiveness as part of the process of supporting one another. We will do body and creative warm up before decorating each other. The workshop includes snacks and hot beverages followed by integration and a relaxation ceremony. You will not be expected to allow all of your body to be painted or for every participant to do so. This workshop also encourages us to remove guilt practicing assertiveness claiming ownership of our bodies and sharing whatever we want whenever we want to.

We use water based body paint, we will test it on your skin upon arrival.

Participants are expected to bring a towel for drying and a dressing gown/kimono/big shirt.

*Open to all women: cis, trans and non-binary resonating with the gender identity of woman. If you have any queries regarding our inclusion policy, please don’t hesitate to ask.

While we do our best to create a safe and inclusive space, it is each individual’s responsibility to look after their needs and boundaries. Please raise any concerns you may have in advance to improve the experience and accommodate you.

Please contact us if you are not able to afford the ticket and need a reduced fee, we want you to join.

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