On-site in (Hell’s Kitchen, Elmhurst, East Harlem) or virtual.
Moving Rasa collaborates with organizations and community partners to create trauma-aware gathering cycles for community members and staff—grounded in dignity, choice, and collective care.
A low-pressure conversation to explore fit, context, and next steps.
Partners
Partner with Moving Rasa to co-design survivor-informed gathering cycles
Who we partner with
We partner with organizations, collectives, and institutions supporting people impacted by harm, trauma, and systemic violence—and seeking non-clinical, non-extractive ways to gather with care. Our work holds many realities—grief, displacement, community violence, family harm, systemic oppression, and more—without requiring anyone to name or explain what they’ve lived through.
Many partnerships begin with a Survivor-Informed Gathering Cycle—a defined series of facilitated gatherings co-designed with your team and shaped by your community context. Participants never have to disclose or share their experiences to belong.
This work is a strong fit for organizations that:
Support trauma-impacted communities (interpersonal and structural)
Serve survivor communities while holding a wide range of lived experiences
Work with men or mixed-gender communities around care, accountability, and healing
Want gathering spaces that protect choice, boundaries, and dignity
Want to support staff capacity without adding more to manage
At a glance
Format: virtual, in-person, or hybrid
Structure: time-bound gathering cycle (defined beginning/middle/end)
Approach: movement-based, trauma-aware, consent-centered
Not: therapy, clinical treatment, or mandatory training
Start here: a 20-minute exploratory call
What a Survivor-Informed Gathering Cycle is
A Survivor-Informed Gathering Cycle is a trauma-aware, movement-based gathering practice for people impacted by harm, trauma, and systemic violence—without requiring disclosure, diagnosis, or storytelling. Grounded in survivor-informed principles, cycles prioritize choice, consent, dignity, and relational safety.
Each cycle is co-designed with your team and may include:
A small number of planning conversations to clarify goals, boundaries, and access needs
A defined series of facilitated gatherings (virtual, in-person, or hybrid)
Participation agreements that protect autonomy and dignity
Trauma-aware facilitation held by Moving Rasa so staff aren’t carrying the container alone
Cycles are intentionally not open-ended—they are designed to meet a moment with care.
What participants can expect
Gatherings welcome varied bodies, identities, and capacities. People can participate without pressure to share personal stories—silence, rest, and choice are valid. People do not need to identify as “survivors” to belong.
What this work is — and is not
A Survivor-Informed Gathering Cycle is:
A collective practice for connection and care
Grounded in lived experience and trauma-aware principles
Held with clarity, boundaries, and accountability
Why organizations choose this work
Organizations partner with Moving Rasa when they want to offer care without clinicalizing, and support people without extracting stories or overburdening staff.
This work is often chosen because it:
improves care-plan engagement
reduces clinician/facilitator load
strengthens trust with LGBTQ/AAPI and immigrant communities
increases program retention
Rather than asking people to “process” experiences, gathering cycles offer structured, embodied ways to be together—meeting people where they are.
A values-aligned alternative
For organizations seeking trauma-aware care that is:
Not clinical treatment
Not mandatory training
Not performative or extractive
Survivor-Informed Gathering Cycles offer a grounded alternative—one that prioritizes human dignity, relational safety, and sustainable care.
Ready to explore a partnership?
If you’re curious whether a Survivor-Informed Gathering Cycle—or another form of collaboration—might be a fit for your community or organization, we invite you to start with a conversation.
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We begin with a 20-minute conversation to learn about your context, community, and hopes, and to share how we work. This is a space for questions and mutual discernment.
There is no obligation to move forward.
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Description text If it feels aligned, we work with your team to co-design a Survivor-Informed Gathering Cycle that fits your context.
This includes:
Clarifying intention and scope
Understanding community dynamics and access needs
Determining format, pacing, and duration
Establishing clear boundaries and participation agreements
There is no pre-set program. Each cycle is designed in relationship.
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Moving Rasa holds facilitation responsibility for the gathering cycle so your staff are not carrying the container alone.
We stay in communication with your team throughout the cycle to support clarity, care, and accountability.
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When helpful, partnerships may include reflection or integration conversations with staff or leadership.
Not all partnerships extend beyond the initial cycle. When they do, it is by mutual choice.
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This work is intentionally paced and finite. We prioritize clarity, consent, and sustainability over speed or scale.
Partnerships unfold based on readiness and capacity—yours and ours.
TESTIMONY: Womankind
This is a low-pressure space for mutual discernment. There is no expectation to move forward
It is not:
Therapy or clinical treatment
A training, workshop, or compliance requirement
A space for forced disclosure or performance
A one-size-fits-all program