The Empty Chair: A Mindful Art Workshop on Missing Home from Afar (Via Zoom)
Details
Something important happened back home. You weren't in the room.
This session is for anyone who has watched a wedding, a funeral, a birthday, or an ordinary Tuesday night unfold from a distance, present on a screen, absent in the room. Grieving or celebrating from afar is a quiet, private ache, made heavier because you're the one who left. Through a guided mindful art process, we make space for the moment you missed and let the distance and the love sit side by side.
This is not a technical class. No art experience needed.
What we'll do:
- A short grounding to arrive and settle
- A guided mindful art process using images, words, and symbols
- Quiet reflection + optional sharing (no pressure to speak)
This approach is grounded in art therapy practices, where symbolic imagery helps hold grief and longing that live at a distance.
What you might take from it
- A place to set down a moment you couldn't be present for
- A softer relationship to the guilt and love that come with leaving
- A pause to feel what the constant forward motion of expat life rarely allows
This is not therapy, but it is a structured, reflective space.
Materials to prepare:
- Paper / paint / colors / markers or pens
- Optional: magazines / printed images (or anything you can cut)
- Scissors + glue
Who this is for:
- Expats, immigrants
- Anyone carrying distance from the people and places they love
Practical details
- Duration: 1 hour
- Online via Zoom
- Group size: small group for depth
- Price: €12 via transfer
- Language: English. Facilitated by Aida (psychologist & art therapist)
⚠️ Before you join: This is a reflective space. You are always free to engage at your own pace.
Questions? Reach out to us via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fluidartwellness.pt/ RSVP today — spaces are limited! 🎨 . . .
More themes will be revealed for the coming weeks.