What You’ll Experience
Improv games, scene work, and character play focused on listening and attunement
Somatic tools for noticing how empathy lives in your breath, pacing, and nervous system
Practice with rupture, repair, and connecting across difference
Exercises in staying present with others while staying rooted in yourself
Weekly theory and discussion (MIND) paired with an applied, embodied improv class (BODY)
Who It’s For
Therapists, educators, care workers, artists, and anyone who wants to feel more, connect more, and respond rather than react. Especially useful if empathy tends to tip into overwhelm or people-pleasing. No acting experience necessary.
What You’ll Walk Away With
An embodied understanding of what empathy is, and what it isn’t
Improv techniques that build trust, attunement, and relational spontaneity
Somatic practices for managing overwhelm, shutdown, and people-pleasing
Skills for navigating boundaries, conflict, and vulnerability with care
More emotional fluency and presence, without losing yourself
Course Details
Format: Online
Duration: 6 weeks
Weekly Structure: Theoretical processing (MIND) + applied, embodied improv class (BODY)
Grounded In: Neuroscience, trauma-informed care, and social-emotional learning
Continuing Education: Not offered