My Experience of Migration

I moved from Lebanon to Scotland initially for my studies, but the experience of migration has shaped my life long before that. I have moved countries, homes, and languages. Displacement is something I know intimately in the body as it is a story of my family lineage, my

Migration lives in my blood and bones. It has taught me about rupture, adaptation, grief, resilience, belonging, and the complexity of building home within yourself when the ground beneath you keeps changing.

This work is deeply personal to me because I do not speak about migration from a distance. I speak from lived experience.

What Can I Expect from the Group Emotional Release Sessions?

What Will we Explore?

Each month, Lara explores a different theme:

- the core wounds that shape how you relate, protect, and express yourself in the world.

- emotions such as Grief, Shame, Anger, etc… ,

- specific psychosomatic symptoms e.g., gut issues, and more.

If you are interested to know about the theme of the month, you can reach out at lara@alkemycoaching.uk. This is a supportive group container where your experience is witnessed and worked with in a grounded way.

How will the In-person Session Look Like?

To begin, we take our time going through simple vocal practices that start to open the channels that hold emotion, and we touch into our shame boundary so we can understand where our system contracts.

We will then take time for the full emotional release part of the work, supported by music, breath, and movement.

We then shift into an integration process, sharing, art-based integration, and others, to help your body organise and make meaning of what surfaced.

How will the Integration Call Look Like and What if I Cannot Join?

The following week is our online integration call. This space allows you to share what surfaced, name any insights or emotions that continued unfolding, and understand the shifts happening within you. It’s also a chance to explore how to move forward with more clarity and integrate the insights you gained from the in-person session. You’re welcome to bring questions, reflections, or anything that still feels unfinished. The call lasts one hour.

This call is offered for those who feel they need the support. You’re free not to join, though most people find it deeply beneficial.

If you can’t make the call, you’re welcome to reach out to me by email with your process, questions, or anything you’d like witnessed.

What About my Experience of Releasing in a Group?

You are invited to participate in a way that feels right for your body and your capacity. You get to choose how deep you go, and how gentle you need to be. How deeply to share, or how little…

All participants who have joined have mentioned how powerful it was to be part of the community when navigating big themes, to be witnessed and witness others, and to receive and offer support to one another.

How Can I Prepare for this Workshop?

The structure of this workshop follows the same arc Lara uses with her private clients.

Before we meet for the first session:

- you will receive a short survey to complete before the day of the session.

- ⁠you will also receive a meditation to practice daily before our in-person session.

- you will also receive a short video explaining the different needs dimension.

This is why, the sooner you book, the more time you give yourself to prepare for this process.

We recommend you complete your booking at least two days before the in-person session to give yourself the time to complete the survey and practice the meditation.

Details about the Workshop

Timings and Dates

Part 1:The second Thursday of the month is for the in-person session (2 hours) and will be held at Yama Studios from 6:30pm until 8:30 pm.

Part 2:The integration call takes place one week after the in-person session on Thursday. It is a 1-hour call and will be held online, from 6:30 until 7:30pm.

Venue Location

The in-person part of the workshop will take place at Yama Studios.

7 Milnbank Street, G31 3AQ, Glasgow, Scotland

Exchange

Price: £40

No concessions available for this offering. This work is powerful and is a great and affordable way to experience somatic therapy.