Between the Lines: Between stories

You know when you read a passage that so clearly speaks about something you’ve felt in your bones?

Between the Lines weaves art therapy with readings on a common theme to discover what emerges from beneath your surface when you and these words meet.

Our theme: Between stories

The theme for this session is Between stories - those moments when we sense we have outgrown the identity and life that we have been inhabiting, but have not yet settled into the new story of who we are becoming. We'll respond to passages from Rebecca Solnit and Sophie Strand exploring this theme through the metaphor of the hermit crab.

What you can expect

Each session follows the same familiar structure to explore a new theme, providing a variety of options for how you might choose to participate.

• We begin with a welcome and Acknowledgement of Country

• You’re invited to make yourself comfortable to listen as I read aloud passages connected to the theme

• You’re invited to notice what stays with you from the reading and how these words have landed with you

• You’re invited to creatively respond to the reading - perhaps by using art materials, or your body, or quietly sitting with and reflecting on what has stayed with you

• We’ll come back together as a whole group with an invitation to share about your experience or creative response as the final step before we say goodbye.

I will provide the readings, a variety of art materials, tea, coffee, and biscuits.

There's nothing you need to prepare or bring, though you might like to have a water bottle or journal with you.