Workshops

Information to comen a context where the concept of “emotional self-regulation” is exploding in the media, on social networks, and in popular discourse, it becomes easy to believe that our emotions must be controlled, managed, or quickly soothed. This pressure, though unintentional, can lead to a form of emotional repression, where we feel inadequate simply because we experience “too much,” “the wrong way,” or “not correctly.”

This workshop offers a different way to navigate emotions through a humanistic and anti-oppressive approach:
What if our emotions didn’t need to be managed, but honored? The workshop explores how honoring our emotions and their messages helps us choose responses that are conscious, aligned, and respectful—both for ourselves and for those around us.

Drawing on anti-oppressive and decolonial perspectives, we will examine how social, cultural, and gender norms shape our relationship with emotions: what we allow ourselves to feel, what we are taught to silence, and what we carry for others. This approach challenges Western norms of emotional control, values interdependence and the legitimacy of all emotions, and recognizes their role as sources of wisdom and resistance within a broader social context. While emphasizing the reception and honoring of emotions, the workshop also integrates the importance of personal and relational accountability.

The workshop combines moments of reflection, introspective writing exercises, somatic practices, and guided discussions. Each participant will be invited to listen to their emotions as messengers, recognize their wisdom, and cultivate a freer, more authentic, and respectful relationship with their inner world and their community.