THE “GIVE TO GIVE” PROJECT
Moving for Connection
Monthly Online Open-Group Therapeutic Somatic-Centered Movement Classes
Do you want to experience connection to yourself, in community, while supporting trauma-recovery work?
Donation-based, first Sunday of the month
6PM Kuwait | 11AM New York | 5PM Paris
Key Principles of MFC Classes:
Follow your instincts
Each posture is an an exploration
Honor your body, your pace, and let your breath guide your movement
There is no goal to achieve
Listen to the cues you receive from your body, mind, and breath about the state of your nervous system
Have fun as you bring online playfulness
Stop and rest as often as you need
Let this practice nourish you whole
The “by-donation” option makes it possible for more people to access this work supported by you, the community, and those who have access to more resources. Please choose the option that feels appropriate to you and your circumstances.
Donating helps add to the fund’s balance.
“I give, you give, they get.”
100% of your donation will go to the Sunshine Cercle Social Equity Fund to help people in marginalized communities access trauma recovery work.
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JOIN THE CERCLE
by donating you are inspiring community, helping others in need and spreading hope
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IMPACT YOUR COMMUNITY
by donating you are making a big difference in your community’s individual and collective healing process
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BECOME MINDFUL
by donating you can boost your gratitude, and improve your emotional wellbeing
JOIN A CLASS
Sign up is donation-based— register for free and pay what you can with the donation link in your confirmation email to support the work.
Excited to be moved with you!
Pop-up Facilitators
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Co-hearted Yoga for Embodiment with KYRA
[Guest Facilitator] Collective Resilience Co-Founder, Licensed Psychotherapist (LCSW), Yoga & Somatic Practitioner (E-RYT, SEP).
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Trauma-Informed Movement & Yoga with SABITRI
[Guest Facilitator] Kyokan Foundation Co-Founder, Certified Mental Health Counsellor, & Registered Dance & Expressive Arts Therapist (EXAT).
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Expressive Art Therapy & Somatics with FARAH
[Guest Facilitator] Rhizomatic Therapeutic Arts Founder, Art Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, (LPC) & Somatic Practitioner (SEP).
The impact of trauma and stress in Marginalized Communities.
Understanding that human beings are complex, and that part of healing means feeling safe and supported first in order to begin the healing process with courage and compassion.
Marginalized communities are communities that are deeply affected by economic instability, poverty, institutionalized racism and oppression, and violence.
Lacking the resources and support, people from these communities are vulnerable to being exposed to traumatic events (crime and violence) and traumatic circumstances (high rates of incarceration, gang activity, interpersonal conflict, unemployment) without resources to support them.
These communities often lack access to healthy food, good healthcare, legal resources, political power, education, basic safety and respect. Despite this lack of access, these groups often develop strong inter-community resources to deal with their circumstances. Some of the most innovative solutions and movements grow from the communities most directly affected by injustice. Other groups that can be vulnerable to combinations of trauma exposure and lack of resources are people with disabilities, neurodiversity, immigrants, and undocumented people.
Sunshine Cercle is committed to making this work accessible to all through your loving support. Let’s create a safer space to be fully engaged in. The intention is not to give a seat at someone’s table, but rather to build something more beautiful than a table. To be able to be human together. To be seen, heard, and supported, to create ripples that travel wider than you can imagine.
“Feeling accepted by others is a profound experience, resulting in states of brain and mind that enhance neuroplasticity and positive change”
Let’s Give to Give!
Let’s Give to Give!
The Cercle is committed to making this work more accessible through your support with the Sunshine Cercle Social Equity Fund.
The number of people being helped is dependent upon the Sunshine Cercle Social Equity Fund balance. Sunshine Cercle allocates money to this fund each year and appreciates those who are able to join us in assisting others by donating to the fund here:
INCLUSION
SOCIAL JUSTICE
COMPASSION
2023 GIVE TO GIVE PROJECT *
2023 GIVE TO GIVE PROJECT *
In 2022 the “Moving for Connection & Social Justice” project raised enough to initiate KYOKAN FOUNDATION in India’s Kasba Ballygunge slums in South Kolkata, helping 100 kids in socio-emotional learning and addressing resilience through somatic practices including movement, yoga, storytelling and art. In 2023 we continued as a bigger community to support these kids and their families. A big thank you to those who joined us!
With permission to share from caretakers and Kyokan Foundation.
Addressing Resilience and Socio-Emotional learning
Kyokan Foundation’s vision is a world where children and families are able to build on their strengths, express their emotions, and become resilient through a journey of socio-emotional learning and transformational arts.
The Give to Give Project “Moving for Connect & Social Justice” supports the foundation’s mission to foster & create an inclusive space of co-hearting and sharing, with learning opportunities by:
Facilitating mental health and socio-emotional oriented learning spaces
Advocating for trauma-informed learning spaces for building awareness
Encouraging trauma-informed approaches through movement, storytelling, music and art
Transforming a new generation of compassionate learners
HOW WILL THE DONATIONS HELP KYOKAN FOUNDATION?
The project proposes to cater to the educational and mental health of 100 children from 3-16 years of age, residing near and around Kasba slum in India, to ensure their holistic development through a trauma-informed learning space.
The proposed project aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goal #4— ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life-long learning opportunities for all.
“Movement helps us anchor more deeply in connection.”
FAQs
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All donors will receive an official letter including a “thank you” note directly from the person(s) they are helping.
In 2023, 100% of all funds are benefiting Kyokan Foundation in Kolkata, India.
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Yes, you can do so here.
Your kindness will ripple wider than you can imagine. Thank you in advance! -
You can sign up directly here. As well as from the “Join a Class” section and the “Upcoming Classes” Calendar section of this website!
Once you press the “Complete Appointment” button after fillinng out all your info you will get a summary of the registration with your Zoom link.
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Yes. Class registrations are free, so once you have signed-up you can then donate one amount for all the classes you are choosing to sign-up for.
Please add a “note” in your one-time donation for the classes you are attending (Example: Donation for March 1st and February 1st Classes).
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A comfortable place, where you will be undisturbed for a good 60mins, a mat or carpet. Eye pillow, blocks (or books or soup cans if you don’t have blocks) and blankets are always a plus!
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Donations for the fund are year-long, and Group Classes run once a month per only. If there is not classes on a given month, they have been cancelled or postponed.
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The classes are recorded for the promotion of the facilitators teaching only and not accessible to the public. This is done to keep the container safe.
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