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Excavate & Express: Intergenerational Trauma & the Wisdom of Our Ancestors


JFS Vancouver & Hamilton JFS present Excavate & Express: Intergenerational Trauma & the Wisdom of Our Ancestors, a six-week heart-filled online workshop that explores intergenerational trauma and healing through writing and conversation.

In this offering, we will gather online in a small group, co-create a supportive space together, use mindfulness and somatic exercises to ground our bodies, and writing prompts to reveal the stories we hold. We will write, discuss, and share on topics including grief and love, family stories, writing into the unknown, and the gifts of our ancestors.

No writing experience is needed to join– this is a warm, friendly, and gentle class. Sharing your writing is always a choice and is not required to participate in this workshop.

Claire Sicherman is the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, a member of the third generation. She is a published author, speaker, and teacher of writing, and facilitates supportive spaces for deep transformative work. Her book Imprint: A Memoir of Trauma in the Third Generation speaks to the effects of intergenerational trauma and the possibility of healing.

Workshop Details:
Date: Wednesdays, November 6, 13, 20, 27 & December 4, 11
Time: 4-5:30pm PST / 7-8:30pm EST
Duration: 90 minutes per session
Participants: 10 max
Cost: $180 (plus processing fees)
(subsidy available at https://bit.ly/3VPr5ZQ)
Platform: Online via Zoom
Deadline to Register: October 27, 2024

For more information about this workshop or to register, visit www.jfsvancouver.ca/writing

For questions about the workshop, please contact Claire Sicherman at sichermanc@gmail.com.