Radical Rest

Radical Rest

Experiencing global economic, political, and climate collapse is exhausting. Colonialism and Capitalism purposely create these conditions, forcing us to focus on survival so that we don’t have the time or energy to dismantle these systems of oppression. 

Over six weekly sessions, we will come together to introduce, understand, and practice radical rest. Through intuitive invitations, we will explore how creativity can be a form of self-care and ‘active’ rest when it is removed from the context of production and outcome. Alongside this, we will delve into the ancient practice of yoga nidra - also known as yogic sleep - as a meditative approach to supporting our overall well-being and bodily nourishment. There will be ample time for personal reflection on what rest means to us, how easy or difficult we find it to allow ourselves to rest, and how important rest is as the antidote to Capitalism, in that it enables us to show up for the causes we care about most and avoid burnout. Our final session will be specially designed to welcome the winter solstice and wrap up our time together through meditation and creative care. This course is for anybody and everybody. This is not a movement class and requires no specific skills, experience, or physical ability.

This course is facilitated by Ashleigh Gray and Meg Max. Scroll down for facilitator bios.

Sundays, Nov 16th - Dec 21st, 6-8 pm GMT via Zoom

(10 am-12 pm PST; 1-3 pm EST)

To ensure financial accessibility, we offer three pricing tiers, with 2-month payment plan options. There are limited free places available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please select a free ticket only if you are unable to afford the subsidised ticket tier or payment plan.

Course places are limited to support group cohesion.

Accomplice Tier: £150 or two monthly payments of £75

*For those with a bit more expendable income. Helps fund subsidised tickets.

General Admission Tier: £120 or two monthly payments of £60

*Represents the true cost of the course.

Subsidised Tier: £90 or two monthly payments of £45

*For those with limited income who cannot afford the GA tier.

This course is designed to pair with Art for Activism. Bundle both tickets together for a 10% discount.

Accomplice Bundle: £270 or two monthly payments of £135

General Admission Bundle: £216 or two monthly payments of £108

Subsidised Bundle: £162 or two monthly payments of £81

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Ashleigh Gray (they/she) is a writer, performer, workshop facilitator, and yoga teacher, with a particular interest in aftercare for artists. They wrote and performed Tumours, to a sold-out run as part of Maiden Speech Festival 2018, before taking it to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019. They are currently writing a memoir, and have received an Arts Council Lottery Grant to develop a series of workshops for artists and survivors of sexual assault.

Meg Max is a queer, neurodivergent, mentally ill writer, artist and mother. She’s way more fun than that first sentence makes her sound. Her fiction has been published online and in print throughout North America, and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She has a certificate in therapeutic arts from the Canadian International Institute of Art Therapy, and alongside founding Writers in Bloom, has facilitated with various schools, organizations and artists through Canada, the UK and the US. For a good time, Meg takes long walks where she gathers treasures to make art out of found or recycled materials. Meg lives on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe people, with her husband, kiddo, two dogs and three vacuums.