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Grief Circle Date:December 2nd, 2023 (Saturday)

Grief Circle
Date:December 2nd, 2023 (Saturday)
Mode of session:Offline at Pause for Perspective, Hyderabad
Duration: 2 hours
Time: 5pm to 7pm
Facilitator:Meherin &K
Fee: pay as you like (free for students and those from marginalised spaces)
Registration: DM to register.

Grief is political. It is simultaneous, repetitive, unending, circular. This is why it needs a community to hold it, because our nervous systems deserve connection to heal and process.
In times where people are navigating different kinds of grief such as the loss of a way of life, loss of livelihood, loss of human life, and other losses due to structural violence, we often feel disenfranchised from our grief and deprived of healing if we’re not supported.
The intention of the group is to sit in solidarity and to make room for grief, anger, love, protest, to hold and support multiple forms of loss. To remember to not do it alone.
The circle will involve some breath and body-based work.
All sharings are optional and are scaffolded so that people can engage in ways that feel comfortable, honouring each individual’s range.
Who can join
Given the current times we live in, each one of us is experiencing grief in varied intensity and we are going to feel, and we must, rightly so, enough to support our movement towards what we all really want collectively. Isolation is the work of oppression.
Anyone experiencing grief and wish to be in a safe space where they are heard and can speak to their loss is welcome to join.

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#palestine #palestine🇵🇸 #grief #rage #liberation #pauseforperspective #mentalhelathispolitical

TO REGISTER. For more details and link to register

TO REGISTER. For more details and link to register, DM or check link in Bio

🤩Embodied Social Justice Series Mindfulness the Pause way Sessions in Nov-Dec 2023

‪👉🏾Session Name: Understanding our Body’s role in Social Justice and Mental Health ‬(online)
When: 29th November 2023
Time: 11am to 12pm or 3pm to 4pm

👉🏾Session Name: Islamophobia, Body and Mental Health (online)
When: 29th November 2023
Time: 1pm to 2pm

👉🏾Session Name: Mindfulness Sangha ( hybrid-online and offline )
When: 2nd, 9th, 23rd and 30th December
Time: 10am to 11am

👉🏾Fee: Free (donations welcome)REGISTRATION MANDATORY

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Here’s the Event Calendar at Pause for the month

Here’s the Event Calendar at Pause for the month of November! Make sure to DM soon to register for these events. Stay tuned to our stories to get updates on events

⭐ The Queer Book Club 🏳️‍🌈📕 is holding its next meet on 16 November at @qtcenter at 4 pm - 6:30 pm and the pick is ‘Woman On the Edge of Time” by Marge Piercy. There is no cost. A second meet will be held on 25th November (hybrid at Pause for Perspective) at 4 pm - 6:30pm and the pick is Words from Palestine. The fee is a sliding scale of ₹100-₹250. PS dates correct in caption

⭐ Community Learning Time will be held on 9th November and 19th November at 3 pm - 6 pm. This space is for neurodivergent folks looking for safe learning-oriented quiet spaces to engage in deep personal learning. This space is fee, you can pay as you wish to contribute to providing free therapy

⭐ Movie Night 🎬 will be held on 10th and 26th November at 3 pm. Join us to watch diverse films together, and engage in conversation about discourses and experiences that came up! The fee is ₹150 (goes towards free therapy service)

⭐ Safe spaces and quiet reading nooks 📚 is an event in collaboration with @pauselibrary Join us for an immersive book reading experience on 17th November at 5:30 pm! The fee is ₹300

⭐ The Open Mic 🎤 will be held on 18th November, where we invite you all to share your art and talent with the audience at 5:00 pm for a fee of ₹100 (goes towards free therapy service)

⭐ Anti-caste Reading Sessions will be held on 18th November at 2 pm - 4 pm. Join us to explore constructs of caste and their impacts in structural and embodied ways - locating caste historically and developing ways of dismantling its hold. The fee is ₹250-₹500, no charge for folks from caste margins

⭐ Locating the Bi in Bisexuality will be held on 18th November at 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm. Join us to engage in a community centered panel exploration of bi-phobia and bi-erasure. The fee is ₹300

⭐ Expressions of Well-Being will be held on 4th and 18th November at 3 pm - 4 pm. Join us to explore ideas of rest and regulation through different modalities of Expressive Arts Therapy! The fee is a sliding scale of ₹300-₹500

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Check out the support groups and group therapy we

Check out the support groups and group therapy we are offering, and details for November 🌟 Make sure to DM and register!

⭐New!⭐ Support Group for Neurodivergent Children
Dates - 14th and 28th November
Timing - 5-6:30pm
Fee: ₹300

⭐New!⭐ Grief with Animals - Group Therapy
Dates - 11th and 26th November
Timing - 11 am - 1 pm
Fee: Sliding scale of ₹300 - ₹500

⭐Reclaiming “Bipolar” Program
Date - 11th and 25th November
Timing - 6-8 pm
Fee: Sliding scale of ₹300 - ₹500

⭐Support Group for Neurodivergent People
Dates - 11th and 28th November
Timing - 5-6:30 pm
Fee: ₹200

⭐Queer Support Group
Dates - 11th (at @qtcenter) and 25th November (online)
Timing - 5-7 pm
Fee: ₹100

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Responding to Trauma ‘how do we be alongside th

Responding to Trauma
‘how do we be alongside those who are and have been violated and are suffering-responding to injustices?’
In this three-day workshop, we will explore:
• the politics of trauma experience , navigating into landscapes of subjugated stories of response,
• pay close attention to the wisdom of our bodies and breath and explore the Absent but Implicit map to develop richer stories of communities and people’s know-hows in response to trauma.
• We will explore the many ways in which our bodies are a site for liberation, protest and resistance and weave this knowledge with stories that are already present in our lives of our know-hows in responding to trauma.
Register: DM to register
Dates : 6th to 8th December 2023
Timings : Day 1 and 2: 10:30 to 5:30; Day 3: 10:30am to 3:30pm
Cost : 7500 INR
Venue : In-Person @pauseforperspective
The workshop is for mental health practitioners, social workers, educators, lawyers, writers, story-tellers, artist, anyone who is interested.
Language of Facilitation : English
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#resistance #protest #mentalhealth #liberation #embodiedsocialjustice #pauseforperspective

Grief Circle Date:November 4th, 2023 (Saturday)

Grief Circle
Date:November 4th, 2023 (Saturday)
Mode of session:Offline at Pause for Perspective, Hyderabad
Duration: 2 hours
Time: 5pm to 7pm
Facilitator:Meherin + cofacilitator
Fee: pay as you like (free for students and those from marginalised spaces)
Registration: DM to register.

Grief is political. It is simultaneous, repetitive, unending, circular. This is why it needs a community to hold it, because our nervous systems deserve connection to heal and process.
In times where people are navigating different kinds of grief such as the loss of a way of life, loss of livelihood, loss of human life, and other losses due to structural violence, we often feel disenfranchised from our grief and deprived of healing if we’re not supported.
The intention of the group is to sit in solidarity and to make room for grief, anger, love, protest, to hold and support multiple forms of loss. To remember to not do it alone.
The circle will involve some breath and body-based work.
All sharings are optional and are scaffolded so that people can engage in ways that feel comfortable, honouring each individual’s range.
Who can join
Given the current times we live in, each one of us is experiencing grief in varied intensity and we are going to feel, and we must, rightly so, enough to support our movement towards what we all really want collectively. Isolation is the work of oppression.
Anyone experiencing grief and wish to be in a safe space where they are heard and can speak to their loss is welcome to join.

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#palestine #palestine🇵🇸 #grief #rage #liberation #pauseforperspective #mentalhelathispolitical

Anti-Caste Mental Health workshop ID AltTxt What

Anti-Caste Mental Health workshop

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What will we explore?
Politics of experience and mental health
The Caste system and the stories of resistance of oppressed caste groups in India
Caste capital and its influence in therapy rooms, operations of a collective/centre, and narratives that are formed
How does caste prejudice manifest in everyday personal and professional spaces?
To learn practices and skills informed by anti-caste stance

Facilitators @thebluedawn56 @anticastecat @npicollective @rantingchaos. Our work has been inspired by the cultural movement and protest cultures of the Ambedkarite movement, and the inception of this course is a result of so many such stories of resistance and love from the movement.

Details:
Date: 4th and 5th Dec
Time: 10:30 to 5:30pm
Fee:₹6000/-
Venue: @pauseforperspective in-person
DM to register or WhatsApp 8106864001
More details link in bio.

#anticaste #mentalhealth #pauseforperspective #hyderabad

We’ll be present every Wednesday and Sunday star

We’ll be present every Wednesday and Sunday starting October 2023. @theqtcenter

Our work with the QT center is a weekly presence since June 2023. We have been exploring ways in which mental health is experienced, understood and navigated by the community.

As people who have been given the assignment of holding this precious space with care, we as MHPs who also share the identities of queer and trans margins, come from the stance of open enquiry and exploration.

Mental health work at QTC entails, deconstructing ascribed meanings given to our internal experiences and reclaiming our mental health in ways that support us to create communities that care for each other and that offers solidarity to resist normativity.

All our workshops ensure that we work towards centering peoples know-hows and that we create a collective definition of care, healing and support. We use art, somatic work, picture books, mindfulness and narrative maps to explore different ways of being.

@theqtcenter 🌈💖

Stay tuned to our stories and check out our highlight named “QTC”to learn more about each week's events! Hope to see you all there 🤗🏳‍🌈

#pauseforperspective #mentalhealth #psychologist #psychotherapy #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #wellbeing #mentalhealthadvocacy #therapy #psychoeducation #psychologyfacts #psychologistofinstagram #indianmentalhealth #trendy #hyderabad #therapistsofhyderabad #hyderabaditherapist #queer #lgbtq #pride #community #communitybuilding #openmic #movienight #picturebook #library #visualart #writing #art #arttherapy

We came together as a collective of people who are

We came together as a collective of people who are learning about embodied social justice to sit with what embodiment makes possible in times like this. Reclaiming the word radicalisation, locating the word Azadi, remembering to lean in, and to always do it for collective liberation.

#gaza #dalitlivesmatter #queerrights #palestine #socialjustice #embodiedsocialjustice #mentalhealthispolitical #pauseforperspective

When our bodies ache and fury brims in witness to

In light of the escalating military response in Ga

In light of the escalating military response in Gaza, we share this note to all, especially parents/guardians, to exercise due care & caution regarding exposure to social media.

Images containing distressing details may deeply affect not only children but also other vulnerable individuals. Children with their vivid imaginations are constantly trying to make sense of the world. Exposure to violent information without context or nuance can have a profound/severe impact on emotional and psychological well-being.

In times of conflict, promoting emotional space, understanding, and care is crucial. Please check in with your children about what they’re consuming on social media and how they’re processing it, ensuring they have a safe and nurturing environment. It would be safer to let the children know about the war in Palestine through softer, grounded conversations with trusted adults.

As adults, we can engage with the world in ethical and conscious ways, like recognizing privilege, while also experiencing deep helplessness and fear. Times like this remind us about what being othered can do to all bodies, as our bodies are a site of liberation, protest and resistance.

At Pause, we think it's time that we decenter thinking about collective care as adult centered and neuronormative.The most vulnerable group anywhere in the world are children and we believe starting a conversation around their care can only eventually become a conversation about collective care. After all, this is about the world we are asking them to inhabit, and also the state in which we are leaving it for their future.

We share this note with full acknowledgement that this care is a privilege that millions of children and people across the world do not have and will possibly never.

Thank you @underthedesknews for your prompt and the work you do.

#collectivecare #humanity #palestine #israel #gaza

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Check out the support groups and group therapy we

Check out the support groups and group therapy we are offering, and details for October 🌟 Make sure to DM and register!

⭐New!⭐Support Group for Cis-Het Men
Dates - 14th and 28th October
Timing - 5-7 pm
Fee: Sliding scale of ₹300 - ₹500

⭐Queer Support Group
Dates - 14th (online) and 28th October (at @theqtcenter )
Timing - 5-7 pm
Fee: ₹100

⭐New!⭐ Grief with Animals - Group Therapy
Dates - 15th and 29th October
Timing - 5-7 pm
Fee: Sliding scale of ₹300 - ₹500

⭐New!⭐ Support Group for Neurodivergent Children
Dates - 17th and 31st October
Timing - 5-6:30pm
Fee: ₹300

⭐Support Group for Neurodivergent People
Dates - 17th and 28th October
Timing - 5-6:30 pm* (clarified from error in poster)
Fee: ₹200

⭐Reclaiming “Bipolar” Program
Date - 22nd October
Timing - 6-8 pm
Fee: Sliding scale of ₹300 - ₹500

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#psychotherapy #mentalhealthawareness
#mentalhealthmatters #wellbeing
#mentalhealthadvocacy #therapy #psychoeducation
#psychologyfacts #psychologistofinstagram
#indianmentalhealth #trendy #hyderabad
#therapistsofhyderabad #hyderabaditherapist #supportgroup #community #communitybuilding

Here’s the Event Calendar at Pause for the month

Here’s the Event Calendar at Pause for the month of October! Make sure to DM soon to register for these events. Stay tuned to our stories to get updates on upcoming events 🤗

⭐ Anti-caste Reading Sessions will be held on 7th and 28th October at 2 pm - 4 pm. Join us to explore constructs of caste and their impacts in structural and embodied ways - locating caste historically and developing ways of dismantling its hold. The fee is ₹250-₹500, no charge for folks from caste margins

⭐ Expressions of Well-Being will be held on 7th and 21st October at 4 pm - 5 pm. Join us to explore ideas of rest and regulation through different modalities of Expressive Arts Therapy! The fee is a sliding scale of ₹300-₹500

⭐ Movie Night 🎬 will be held on 8th October at 4 pm. Join us to watch diverse films together, and engage in conversation about discourses and experiences that came up! The fee is ₹150 (goes towards free therapy service)

⭐ The Queer Book Club 🏳️‍🌈📕 is holding its next meet on 13th October at @qtcenter at 4 pm - 6:30 pm and the pick is ‘Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars’ by Kai Cheng Thom. There is no cost. A second meet will be held on 28th October (hybrid at Pause for Perspective) at 4 pm - 6:30pm and the pick is ‘Everything Under’ by Daisy Johnson. The fee is a sliding scale of ₹100-₹250

⭐ Perspectives with Picture Books will be held on 14th October at 11 am - 12:30 pm for children ages 10-15. Join us to explore diverse stories with interactive and fun book activities! The fee is ₹400

⭐ Explore, Express & Heal 🎨📝 will be held on 15th October (online and offline) and 29th October (online) at 11 am - 12:30 pm. Join us to experience the power of visual art therapy - we will practice and learn about a technique together! The fee is ₹500

⭐ Safe spaces and quiet reading nooks 📚 is an event in collaboration with @pauselibrary Join us for an immersive book reading experience on 20th October at 5:30 pm! The fee is ₹300

⭐ The Open Mic 🎤 will be held on 21st October, where we invite you all to share your art and talent with the audience at 5:00 pm for a fee of ₹100 (goes towards free therapy service)

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✨New✨ Community Learning Time at Pause for Per

✨New✨ Community Learning Time at Pause for Perspective, Begumpet, Hyderabad

🔸Specifically For Neurodivergent folks
🔸Twice a month on Sundays
🔸3 hrs per session
🔸October 15th & 22nd, 3-6 pm

✨Pay as you like (funds collected to provide free therapy)✨

Often as ND folks, we struggle to find the support we need for engaging in deep learning and that causes serious stress and anxiety. At Pause we recognise this as a community need and want to respond to it with a bi-weekly offering of uninterrupted time. This is intended specifically for ND learners of any level to engage in their personal learning and research in a safe and learning oriented quiet space.

We're offering
•Presence of a Facilitator
•Body Doubling
•Accountability Partnering
•Wi-Fi access
•Library access
•Quiet safe space with minimal interruption
•Community Agreements in place

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#psychotherapy #mentalhealthawareness
#mentalhealthmatters #wellbeing
#mentalhealthadvocacy #therapy #psychoeducation
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#therapistsofhyderabad #hyderabaditherapist

We're excited to share a new group therapy offerin

We're excited to share a new group therapy offering - Exploring Neurodivergent Identity ♾️🌈

A unique 8 session program for folks with adult diagnosis (self or professional) of autism, ADHD, or AuDHD to explore different ways of being and reclaim labels! Swipe to learn more about the intention, stance, what this group can offer you, and logistics 🤗

Dates for this group:
16 September
23 September
7 October
14 October
4 November
25 November
2 December
16 Dec

Fill out the form in the link in our bio to register! 💖

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#grouptherapy #neurodiverse #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #autism #adhd

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Join our Mindfulness Program: A pathway to embodied social justice

NEW SESSIONS LED BY OUR MINDFULNESS FACILITATOR AARATHI SELVAN
Eight session MBSM plus Retreat.
Classes starting 5th August 2023 to 30th September 2023
Where: Zoom & In Person
When:
*MBSM dates*
Class - 1 - August 5th - Saturday - 10:30am to 1pm Class - 2 - August 12th - Saturday - 10:30am to 1pm Class - 3 - August 19th - Saturday - 10:30am to 1pm Class - 4 - August 26th - Saturday - 10:30am to 1pm
*Retreat* - Sunday - September 3rd - Timings will be announced later
Class 5 - September 9th - Saturday - 10:30am to 1pm Class 6 - September 16th - Saturday - 10:30am to 1pm Class 7 - September 23rd - Saturday - 10:30am to 1pm Class 8 - September 30th - Saturday - 10:30am to 1pm
How much: Rs 10,000/- including classes, materials and our Mindfulness Journal called "My Mindful Moments" Journal ( free with this program and priced at Rs1500). Installment plan available , please write to us at pause.perspective@gmail.com. Some positions are available for folks from the Margins who cannot afford the program at full cost. Please reach out to us if you would like to be considered for a scholarship. (pause.perspective@gmail.com) [mark the subject as :*Scholarship for Mindfulness Program *] If you are retaking this program reach out to us for a discounted fee at the same email.
Certificate of Participation given by Pause for Perspective
For more details/ to register: Dm or call on
+91 81068 64001

PFP therapists trying to keep it together between

PFP therapists trying to keep it together between back to back sessions on a fully booked day!

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