When:

• 1st Monday of the month – Art room (17:30 – 19:30)
• 3rd Monday of the month – Studio (11:30-13:30)

Contact Info: info[at]symbolicspace.site

PLEASE BE ON TIME. The session begins with grounding so we close the door at 3-4 minutes past the stated starting time

About the SessionParticipation in a Symbolic Space Circle allows individuals to experience a novel way of exploring their intentions and connections with the self and the world. A Symbolic Space Circle offers an opportunity to explore a relationship with a creative, spiritual or an every-

day-life situation, a goal, an intention using bodily awareness and movement in space. This allows to activate additional processing mechanisms in the brain that are otherwise unavailable to conscious thinking.

The circle begins with a grounding exercise. Then an individual or a group intention is formulated. Sharing of an individual intention with the circle is optional.

Each session has a different approach, depending on the formulated intention(s). Guidance for a session consists of prompts or a series of simple, non-suggestive questions. Usually, the goal is to externalise the intention and the situation surrounding it, and to explore a

relationship with them through feeling into the bodily sensations, becoming aware of any images and associations coming to mind, working with provided objects, and/or moving through space of the room. The process might be individual or involving a group dynamic,

depending on the intention(s). Sharing is optional.

For any question Email us: info[at]symbolicspace.site

Room:

Art Room / Studio

Accessibility:

Please, it is important to let the organisers know in advance of any access requirements. Please email info[at]symbolicspace.site.

About the Facilitator:

Ekaterina Shurkova, PhD, is a cognitive psychologist who developed (and still continues to) the Symbolic Space approach. She is interested in how we connect with the world: how we

learn, play, communicate, solve problems, and change our mind. Ekaterina’ s interests lie in creative problem solving and seeing the world in terms of relations, including the role of symbols, metaphors, and an awareness of space around us in our growth and problem solving. She has an interest in research on the mind and the brain, as well as in studies on animism, ritual, and ceremony. In the past Ekaterina lectured and conducted research at the Department of Psychology at the University of Edinburgh. Currently, she runs a private coaching practice, Symbolic Space, https://www.symbolicspace.site/.