An Online Practice Space for Organisers and Socially Engaged People
For those doing the work and in need of a foundation to sustain it.
Are you someone who knows that you should rest, but finds yourself stuck between intention and action? You’re not alone. Many people committed to making the world a better place, including organisers, social entrepreneurs and care givers, often pour everything into their causes, while treating their own wellbeing as optional. With the stakes so high for our communities and planet at this time, it’s essential that we develop practices to nourish ourselves and maintain our critical work in the world. Internal Care Infrastructure (ICI) provides a container to practice and develop simple, yet effective strategies to reduce stress, increase resilience and begin to create a foundation of wellbeing to sustain your work, and enjoy your life.
This space is for you if:
- You recognise the need to rest and care for yourself, but haven’t figured out practical ways to do this.
- You often find yourself stressed, exhausted and edging towards burn out.
- You desire simple, affordable practices that fit around your demanding schedule and limited capacity.
- You’re looking for somatic tools to use in daily life, as well as impactful strategies to recover after destabilising events.
- You are seeking a supportive peer space to move beyond theory into practice.
Why Now?
Our bodies & minds are impacted by our environment so it is understandable to be affected by the state of the world including the genocides, state violence, climate crisis, loss and uncertainty unfolding in our current reality. The unknown can be a source of stress and anxiety so in order to remain responsive rather than reactive, it can be helpful to gather a variety of tools that can help you to reduce stress, respond to the moment in an adaptive way and recover, when safe enough. Depending on the context, some forms of stress are more intense than others so different contexts may require different strategies, which is why it’s helpful to have options. We inevitably change during the course of our lives so we may find that we need to update the ways we care for ourselves depending on the responsibilities we are navigating day to day. The ICI workbook provides a way to visually map your supports starting with strategies you can do alone for free, low cost tools you can use at home as well as supports you can access from other people (depending on what is affordable for you).
What You’ll Receive:
Over five live sessions, we’ll move beyond abstract, self-care theory into embodied, actionable practices. The journey includes:
- Somatic exercises to help you reconnect with your body and reduce stress.
- Internal Care Infrastructure workbook to map the practices that work for you.
- Peer support space to share challenges and strategies with others who understand.
- Multiple options including many free or low cost practices that can be enjoyed from home.
- Flexible frameworks you can adapt depending on your needs, context and energy levels.
- Discord access to connect with others in the group on the journey.
Who This Is For:
Organisers, care givers, social entrepreneurs, nonprofit workers, socially engaged artists as well as anyone offering work that matters to them and wants to sustain it, while staying as well as possible.
Format:
- 5 live, weekly online sessions from Wednesday 13th May, 7.30pm CET – 9pm CET / 6.30pm BST – 8pm BST.
- Recordings available until December 31st 2026.
- Each session will include 15 minutes of somatic practice, shared content related to one of the weekly themes below, a section to try out a recovery strategy you can use at home, space to debrief and ask questions, time to update your ICI.
- Investment = 300 euros | 2 free spaces available.
- Small group size, a maximum of 22 participants.
Weekly Themes:
Week 1 → An introduction to your stress response and how to listen to it. How to complete the stress cycle? Baseline practices vs rescue practices. Settling signs.
Week 2 → Energy management and recovery strategies after big events / destabilising moments.
Week 3 → Plant allies: Herbal teas to support physical and emotional wellbeing.
Week 4 → Grief: Strategies to release.
Week 5 → Digital boundaries and harm reduction: Reclaiming attention.
Week 6 → Sleep Hacks: Building a nourishing routine to wind down.
To participate:
→ Alternatively, if a voice note is more accessible for you, feel free to send a voice note of up to 5 mins long to answer the questions.