Movement for Sacred Rage Release in Solidarity with Immigrants
In response to mass deportation policies, we understand that there is insurmountable distress and rage. This movement facilitation aims to address collective grief and rage in solidarity with immigrant communities.
About the movement facilitation:
With our lives becoming increasingly digital and stationery, we are becoming more foreign to movement and connecting through movement. Dance empowers us to reclaim our sense of self and reconnect with our bodies. "It is a holistic approach to healing, based on the empirically supported assertion that mind, body, and spirit are inseparable and interconnected." - American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA)
With our lives becoming increasingly chaotic and stressful, it reminds us of the origins of many street dances - they were literally born to help express our feelings, earn hope and build community - things that we need now more than ever.
We may not have all the answers, but we can hold space for each other, witness each other, and move through our emotions together.
Programming is as follows:
6-6:30 PM: Introductions, Community Guidelines, Opening Meditation
6:30-8:30 PM: Movement and Dance Facilitation by Jackson Xia
8:30-9 PM: Group Share and Processing Facilitated by Leo Xia
What you should bring:
- plenty of water
- food and/or drinks for potluck if you are able!
- wear comfortable clothes for movement
Parking: street and metered parking around the venue.
Spots limited to 25 attendees. If we have reached capacity, please sign up for the waitlist in case someone drops out at the last minute.
DISCLAIMER This event is not providing professional therapy services. Please seek professional medical and mental health services for treatment needs and advice.
About your facilitators:
Leo Xia is a Los Angeles-based men’s mental health facilitator and Alt R&B/Lofi performance artist going by the name Lowhi.
He facilitates weekly men's support groups through his own JinShan Collective as well as Proud Asian Men in collaboration with Asian Mental Health Project. In these groups he navigates conversations about masculinity, culture and identity for Asian men. He created these spaces to combat the global male loneliness epidemic and to support men in creating the life that they dream of through emotional intelligence and communication.
Jackson Xia (he/him) is a dancer, video producer and facilitator striving to create playful, personalized dance art and community experiences to reawaken the joy and compassion within ourselves. He is a street dancer of 14 years, a community leader of the Los Angeles Hustle dance community and founder of Soulful Shifters, empowering people to reclaim their sense of self and reconnect with their bodies by experiencing artistic expressions from street dance cultures. He also founded Soulful Sundays, a free dance picnic that encourages dancing in nature for mental health.
Jackson recently facilitated movement sessions with Homeboy Industries, Sierra Club, Hollywood Climate Summit, University of Colorado Boulder and more.
About Asian Mental Health Project
Asian Mental Health Project provides educational resources and community care initiatives that help make mental health care more accessible and approachable for the Pan-Asian community. Today, we create multimedia resources, host community events and provide mental health assistance grants. Asian Mental Health Project started as a grassroots effort in 2018. In 2022, it successfully filed as a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and has expanded its offerings to provide mental health grants to those who display mental health service needs.