MHAS is delighted to collaborate with We are Here Scotland’s Creative Balance initiative on two powerful workshops exploring collective healing and mental health.
Workshop Two: “How to Tend Grief?: Collective Grief Tending – A Ritual to Ground in Times of Chaos” (A Black and Global Majority only workshop)
Date: Thursday, 27 November 2025
Time: 5-7pm GMT / 6-8pm CET
Format: Online via Zoom (Please sign up using the form below. If you have any accessibility requests, please write them in the “message” field)
In this session, facilitators Tariqua and Loa will guide us through a grief tending ritual where we will pause, breathe and honour the personal, inherited and collective grief that we carry. They will be weaving in reflective, somatic and creative practices so we invite you to join this call from a private and comfortable space, and encourage you to wear loose clothing.
What to Bring:
Please bring any creative mediums that you would like to work with such as pens, pastels, crayons, watercolours etc, as well as paper.
About the Facilitators:
Tariqua
I carry the name Tariqua, founder creator of Tariqua Rooted, and I walk the path of a mother, an elder, spiritual guide, teacher, healer, mentor, and so much more. Based in Glasgow, Scotland for over 30 years now, my work extends across the UK, as well as internationally, collaborating with communities all over Europe, USA and across Africa. My life’s journey has been one of growth, filled with the experiences of loss, darkness, and challenges, but also with wonder, magic, and transformation. As a mother of holding eight pregnancies and the guardian of five beautiful souls, I bring the nurturing energy of motherhood into my work, helping others reconnect with their inherent wisdom and the healing power of Nature.
Loa Pour Mirza
My name is Loa and my pronouns are she/her. Living in Glasgow, I am part of the Iranian diaspora with a personal history of migration between Europe and West Asia. After an eight-year background in migrant justice organising, I now find myself working as a pluralistic psychotherapist, community researcher and workshop facilitator. My practice is guided by anti-colonial, feminist and intersectional principles, with the intention of supporting consciousness-raising and liberatory processes both individually and collectively.
Accessibility Information
Closed captions available
Option to keep cameras off
Low-threshold, relaxed setting
Alternative registration formats available
Personal access requirements: Please share any specific accessibility needs you have in the form below. Nothing is too small to mention – we want to ensure these spaces work for you.
There are also alternative versions of the registration form available if needed. If you require assistance filling out the form, or would prefer to apply using videos (including recorded with your phone), audio recordings, or any format which may be accessible to you, please email: hello@weareherescotland.com
Creative Balance is a research project centring the wellbeing of racialised communities in Scotland’s creative industries. It is led by We Are Here Scotland, a space aimed at supporting and raising the voices of Black and Global Majority creatives and cultural professionals across Scotland.
