Selfies might be last thing on your mind right now, and believe me. I hear you. These are challenging times. 

 

But that is exactly why I’m sitting down today to write this for you. Yes, you. 

 

Because these are challenging times. Both personally and globally, for so many. 

 

It might seem like at a time like this that selfies are the least important thing and you might already be thinking “Why would I need a photography class, especially a selfie class right now” 

 

But the thing is, I’m not talking about taking photos really.

 

I’m talking about you.

Witnessing yourself.

Being present with yourself.

Honouring your emotions as they emerge.

 

The practice of using the camera as a tool for self-witnessing, for self-compassion and for reconnecting yourself with the person looking back at you is deeply healing. 

 

It is a tool that we need more than ever. Not to post on social media. 

 

But to SEE ourselves.

To BE with ourselves. 

 

In a time when they are trying to make us doubt ourselves.

Trying to make us numb. Disconnected from how we feel.

 

I believe that they are a tool that can let us honour our emotions, a tool that helps us not feel numb and reminds us of who we are and what we stand for.

 

This is about being our own beloved in action. For yourself. For community.

I’m not saying this class will solve any of the problems of our society. Far from it. But I am saying that you will leave this experience feeling reconnected to yourself, feeling supported by community and feeling anchored to what’s important to you.

 

This class is low pressure. With the regular Be Your Own Beloved class we set ourselves a challenge of doing a photo each day. In this class, I will encourage you to join in for the daily photo but there is a focus on self-care so if just getting your camera out and photographing the flowers starting to emerge outside your door feels more doable, that will be welcome too. The practice of making that space for yourself each day is the most important piece, the photo is secondary.

 

There will be no pressure in this class to:

• Get a ‘perfect’ photo

• Smile for the camera

• Act like everything is okay

• Show up as your ‘professional’ self

 

This will be a space to:

• Engage in a practice of self-care

• Be your own beloved in action

• Be in supportive creative community

• Make space for your creativity and it’s power

• Reconnect with your emotions and your own voice through the lens

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​This class isn’t prescriptive. I’m not going to tell you what to do. Instead I’m going to ask you powerful questions around self-trust, self-care and introduce you to some practices of self-witnessing and how the lens can be an ally in rooting you back into yourself.

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If this sounds like something you need in your life right now, come join us.