A Signature Experiential Workshop​

​

Many of us were never taught how to stay with our emotions. We have mostly learnt about our emotions through observation, by watching how others responded to their emotions and ours. And in that process many of us also learned to suppress our emotions, fear them, analyse them or move past them quickly. Overtime, emotions can begin to feel overwhelming, exhausting or even distant. ​​Befriending Emotions is a gentle experiential workshop that invites you to relate to your inner world with curiosity, compassion and safety.  

​​

Workshop Details​

​

Dates: June 2026 - 2nd, 4th, 9th, 11th
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm IST
Duration: 4 days | 1.5 hours each
Mode: Online (via Zoom meetings)
Fees: ₹4499

Accessibility: Three reduced-fee spots available at ₹2299 for students and participants experiencing financial constraints.
Group Size: Limited to 8 participants​​​​

​​

What Happens in the Workshop​

 

This is a purely experiential learning space. It is not therapy and is not a substitute for psychotherapy or crisis support.

​​

Across the sessions, we work with:

• guided meditations 

• gentle somatic and body awareness practices

• journaling and reflective writing

• simple creative expression (such as drawing or parts mapping)

• experiential exercises and group reflection

​

A Gentle Overview of the Sessions:

​​

Day 1: Noticing Emotions
We begin by slowing down and noticing how emotions show up in the body and mind space. You’ll be introduced to the idea of parts (Internal Family Systems) and begin noticing what is present for you.

​​

Day 2: Understanding Emotions & Inherited Patterns
We explore how emotional patterns are shaped by family, culture, and lived experience. This includes understanding legacy burdens and how protectors operate in your system, while learning to listen to them safely.

​​

Day 3: From the Perspective of Self
We turn toward the experience of Self and Self-energy, noticing how it feels to relate to emotions and parts from a steadier, more spacious place.

​​

Day 4: Integration & Self Leadership
We focus on bringing this learning into daily life, practicing Self-leadership, identifying personal anchors for regulation, and closing with integration and reflection.

​​

The Approach​

 

The structure of this workshop is grounded in the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model developed by Dr. Richard Schwartz, a modality I’m trained in and use extensively in my clinical as well as personal work.

​​

IFS understands emotions, sensations, and inner reactions as parts of an intelligent inner system, each carrying a positive intention often rooted in protection. Alongside IFS, the workshop gently integrates Indian cultural and ancestral contexts - the emotional patterns we inherit, the beliefs passed down culturally, and the resilience and wisdom that are part of our collective legacy.

​​

What Participants Often Take Away​

 

Participants often leave with:​

• a deeper understanding of how emotions show up in the body and mind space. 

• language to recognise and relate to different inner parts

• greater compassion toward their emotional patterns and protective responses. 

• practical tools to support themselves during moments of overwhelm.

• increased awareness of inherited emotional and relational patterns.

• a growing sense of steadiness, clarity and Self-leadership in daily life. 

This workshop does not promise to “fix” emotions, but rather invites a gentler and more trusting relationship with them.​

​

Who This Is For​

 

This workshop is open to anyone who is:​

• curious about their emotional world

• looking for a kinder, more compassionate way to relate to themselves

• interested in experiential learning rather than thinking about or analysing emotions

• drawn to gentle, reflective and embodied inner work

No prior experience with therapy, meditation, or IFS is required.

​

After the Workshop

 

​Participants will be invited to monthly community check-ins, offering a gentle space to reconnect, reflect, and stay supported as you continue practicing what you’ve learned. These sessions are optional and intended to support integration over time.

​

 

A Few Things to Know Before You Sign Up

​​​

• The group will be small and intimate to support depth and safety.

• Cameras will remain on throughout the sessions.

• Confidentiality is expected from all participants.

• This workshop is not open to active or past therapy clients of Aarathi Kamath.

​​

If a part of you has been longing for a gentler relationship with your emotions, you are warmly welcome here.​