Shades of The Meh (Arts Based Support Group)

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Support group for discovering color's impact on life through activities like coloring, breathing, and embracing diverse identities.

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Who is this support group for?
Anyone who would like to learn a self-expression tool and is interested in the intersection of de-colonisation & mental wellbeing.
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Languages

English

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Frequency

Weekly. 1st and last Wednesday of the month.

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What Is Shades of The Meh (Arts Based Support Group) About?
Shades of The Meh creates a playful safe space to become aware of colour in our daily lives and its tremendous impact on us as human beings. Unlearning stereotypes in language and imagery, we reclaim our roots, process our experiences, understand our needs, empower each of our unique identities, by simple practices of scribbling, colouring, breathing and just being.
What is your founding story?
In working on Doodles For The Meh & Writing Affirmations for the Meh, we saw the need to de-colonise colours and everything associated with it.
Who are the facilitators behind Shades of The Meh (Arts Based Support Group)?
In the Shades of The Meh Session, the facilitator guides the participants through each colour & associated thoughts and emotions to help them connect with what is going on within. The session also consists of breathing and light movement of the body to help regulate the nervous system and ground.
Notes: The above information may change from time to time, and is shared with you to understand the background of where the support group comes from.
When was your support group founded? How has the journey been since then?
Shades of The Meh is a new offering. It comes out of the need to de-colonise colours and work through its impacts on our mental and emotional wellbeing.
Who is your support group for?
Anyone who would like to learn a self-expression tool and is interested in the intersection of de-colonisation & mental wellbeing.
Explain your group's approach towards helping a person's mental health care.
We do not offer therapy, however we have a list of recommended and verified therapists.
What is your group's approach towards professional mental health care interventions?
We do not offer therapy, however we have a list of recommended and verified therapists.
What conversations is your support group not equipped to support?
This is a space to learn tools for self-expression, there is a little bit of sharing at the end but it is not talking space.
How does one sign up? What’s the coordination process like?
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Walk us through the average format of your group session.
Each session is 1hr 15 minutes. We begin with check-ins & introductions. Adwaita introduces us to the first colour & guides us with prompts to the underlying emotion. We stop to breathe & stretch. Adwaita takes us through the next colour. We stop to breathe and stretch/move our body. We end with affirmations and sharing.
What are your home rules/values?
No pictures and recording. Calling people by their names mentioned and being mindful of their pronouns. Trigger warning before sharing
What do you hope for participants in your group to take back with them after a session?
1. Release of overwhelm
2. Connect to colours, thoughts and emotions
3. Letting go of thoughts and emotions
4. Relaxation
5. A space to just be

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