INNER CHILD HEALING through Somatic Art Therapy!
About the MODALITY
Are you ready to set your creative spirit FREE? To reconnect with that magical, playful part of yourself that knows no bounds? Welcome to a transformative experience guided by artist and creative catalyst Emily Bauman. This workshop will help you reclaim your most authentic, vibrant self in palpable ways! This is one of Emily’s favourite permission slips to curate for you.
Your inner child - that precious part of you that holds both your deepest wisdom and perhaps some tender wounds - is waiting to be heard, seen, and celebrated in a deeper way. At the Respair Retreat Experience, we've created a powerful workshop that will help you breakthrough old patterns and embrace a fresh new outlook (that's what "respair" means, after all!).
Through this healing modality, we acknowledge and nurture the younger version of ourselves who may have experienced circumstances that led to suppressing their natural expression and vitality. Why is this essential?
As children, many of us heard an endless stream of well-meaning but restrictive messages that slowly dimmed our natural vitality. "Use your inside voice!" echoed through our days, alongside "No! Don't draw on the walls!" and "Don’t get your clothes dirty before Church!" We were constantly told to color within the lines, to stay clean, to take care of younger siblings, or to act our age.
Our natural impulses to jump in puddles, play with our food, or express boundless energy were met with "Clean up this mess" and "Why can't you just sit still?" Parents, wanting to keep us safe and socially acceptable, wrapped us in layers of "be careful" and "you're too old for that now."
What may seem like simple childhood corrections actually touch something far deeper and more vital. This creative life force energy - what some traditions call kundalini, chi, or simply our essential nature - is actually the very essence of being alive.
It's the same energy that flows through all aspects of a fully-lived life: our sexuality, our sensuality, our imagination, our vitality. It's the spark that makes us want to leave our comfort zone, try something new, connect deeply with others, or pursue our deepest desires. It's the force that drives us to create, to work with passion, to explore, to love.
When we suppress this energy in children - or have it suppressed in ourselves - we're not just stopping them from making a mess or being too loud. We're inadvertently teaching them to dim their very life force. YIKES, right?
What appears on the surface as "silly" play or "unnecessary" mess-making is actually the pure expression of life itself. This is why inner child healing work can feel so profound - we're not just reconnecting with the ability to play or get messy. We're literally reawakening our fundamental connection to life's creative force.
Even if you have done this kind of work before, there are always new layers that were not yet ready to heal before which present themselves in the moment.
We're giving ourselves permission to be fully alive again, to feel the surge of vitality that comes with unrestricted creative expression, to experience the raw joy of being present in our bodies and our desires.
This journey back to our creative life force isn't just about art or play - it's about reclaiming our birthright to experience life in its full vibrancy. It's about remembering that the impulse to create, to move, to express, to desire, to connect - this is what makes us human. This is what makes us alive.
At the Respair Retreat Experience, our "Inner Child Healing with Somatic Art Therapy" workshop creates a safe, sacred container for participants like you to reconnect with their inner child through embodied creative expression. This transformative process combines somatic awareness (body-based healing) with expressive arts, allowing participants to bypass cognitive barriers and access deeper emotional healing through playful, messy, and liberating artistic experiences.
During this powerful three-act journey, our Respair Retreat participants will engage in a carefully crafted ritual that includes:
Full-body creative expression using clay masks and finger painting
Intentional movement and artistic liberation
Reflective writing and inner child communication
Symbolic cleansing ritual
This workshop helps you to release:
Perfectionism and fear of making mistakes
Deep-seated beliefs about "staying within the lines"
Shame around being messy or uncontrolled
Fear of judgment or criticism
Self-consciousness about creative expression
Rigid body patterns that restrict free movement
Internalized parent voices that stifle spontaneity
Fear of taking up space or being "too much"
Blocks around playing and being silly
Performance anxiety around creativity
Through this somatic art therapy experience- magic happens on a visceral level. Your face will shine differently after.
What do we mean by viscerally different? You can begin rewiring neural pathways that connect creativity with joy rather than anxiety.
As you embrace more of your natural exuberance and creative life force energy, you might just discover a renewed sense of freedom, authenticity, and childlike wonder that can transform their entire approach to life.
Get ready to dive into "Inner Child Healing with Somatic Art Therapy" - with Emily Bauman, a world-exhibiting painter herself, where we'll use your body's wisdom and creative expression to create lasting, joyful change. This isn't your ordinary art workshop - it's a sacred journey of liberation! While it may seem simple or juvenile as you read this…during the workshop itself you'll discover the power of giving yourself permission to do what you would never set up for yourself to experience at home:
Paint, play, and get gloriously messy (yes, really!)
Move your body in ways that feel absolutely freeing
Connect with your inner child through heartfelt writing
Release old stories through a beautiful cleansing ritual
Just imagine letting go of:
That nagging perfectionism that keeps you "coloring inside the lines"
The voice that says you're "not creative enough"
Old patterns of holding back your natural exuberance (in the bedroom, at work, on Zoom calls, in the grocery store!)
Fear of being seen as "too much" or "too messy"
Self-consciousness that stops you from playing freely
Those rigid "shoulds" that keep your spirit caged, like “sexy shouldn’t look silly”
This is your invitation to create another quantum leap forward in your life!
Ready to Begin Your Journey?
Secure your spot at the Respair Retreat Experience now! Our intimate setting ensures personal attention and a safe space for your transformation. Don't wait to reclaim your creative freedom - this is your moment to embrace a fresh outlook and set your spirit on fire with joy!