Background

A little more about the space’s creation and intention…

The space was formed by Sarah at the end of 2020, as a celebration of all the lessons learned through the lockdown of 2020. One clarity was that humans do best when sitting alongside each other and being authentically seen through hard times. Not merging, or assuming that we all have the same experience, while also not leaning into division or isolation. For Sarah all the time spent online promoted a necessary antidote of a daily art-practice to find expression, to release tension and importantly to re-embody. It became clear that in our strange world, it is important to consciously choose to remain connected to, or re-connect with, our bodies; their sensations, movement and expression. Walking along the Birrerung (Yarra River) most days clarified the value of noticing the natural environment with deep gratitude and recognising oneself within nature’s poetry. Inside This River: Somatic and Art Therapies aims to celebrate and share these gifts.