Hard Feelings: A Somatic Workshop Series by Indu Vashist
March 31, 2026 - April 28, 2026Hard Feelings is a somatic workshop series led by Indu Vashist. The full series comprises 5 workshops in total, with the option to register for just the first session, pending availability.
Session 1 is a two-part workshop taking place over two hours. For the first hour, we will discuss the structural reasons why the art world is shrinking. Arts Councils on every governmental level are oversubscribed and underfunded. This is resulting in far fewer artists receiving funding and fewer places to showcase work. Without this systemic analysis, individual artists experience rejection from the granting or showcasing system as social rejection. These emotions can trigger a physical response. We literally feel rejection as pain.
In subsequent sessions, Indu Vashist will lead participants through exercises to help identify how the climate of the art world impacts the realms of emotion, mind and body. Through these weekly 1-hour sessions, participants will learn the skills to practice these exercises independently, building self-care and resilience into their life and work as a way to sustain their artistic practices through current and future systemic challenges.
About the Workshop Leader
Indu Vashist is a recent graduate of the Novato Institute’s 3 year Clinical Somatic Education program and a seasoned yoga teacher. She has worked in theatre of the oppressed with the Madras-based Marapachchi Collective from 2010-present. She was the Executive Director of SAVAC from 2013-2026. In all of her practices, she aims for precision over preciousness.
Dates: Tuesdays, March 31-April 28, 2026 (5 weeks)
Times: 1st session 6–8 pm, subsequent sessions 6– 7pm
Cost: $120 for 5 session series (or, $25 for just the first session, pending availability)
REGISTER HERE.
Please note, space is limited (max. 10 participants)