Sat, 10 Oct, 11am - 3pm BST
The first of three embodied lectures with Mary Smail
Open Sesame invites practitioners connected to the Sesame Approach to Drama and Movement Therapy to come together for a day exploring the history, philosophy and living practice of Sesame.
In the morning, Mary Smail will share first-hand memories of working alongside Sesame founder Marian ‘Billy’ Lindkvist, tracing the early dream of Sesame and its journey into training and professional practice.
In the afternoon, newer Sesame practitioners Lewis Pickles and PETRA (Petros Petrou) will lead Moving the Dream, an experiential session using movement, imagination and the symbolic language of Sesame to explore how the work continues to evolve across generations.
The day will include storytelling, archive material, shared reflection, conversation and embodied exploration.
For: Sesame Approach and Psyche and Soma graduates, current and recent trainees, and practitioners with an established connection to the work.
Places are limited and early booking is recommended.
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We aim to provide an engaging, playful environment for mental health practitioners, such as counsellors, psychotherapists, and teachers, to encourage clients to embrace their playful, imaginative, creative selves, which in turn promotes health and wellbeing. The COVID pandemic has highlighted a need to be flexible about finding ways to be creatively supportive, whilst being unable, at times, to be together in person.
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