Dance for Emotional Release and Integration with Proud Asian Men
Asian men are experiencing a mental health epidemic.
In 2015-2019, Asian men were the least likely to use mental health services compared to any other race and gender combination (SAMHSA, 2021).
In order to combat this, Proud Asian Men was created.
Proud Asian Men is a support group and men's mental health collective hosted under Asian Mental Health Project in collaboration with JinShan Collective whose mission is to create a safe and brave space for Asian men to explore the intersection of their culture and masculinity in a supportive environment.
About the movement facilitation:
"With our lives becoming increasingly digital and stationery, we are becoming more foreign to movement and connecting through movement. Dance empowers us to reclaim our sense of self and reconnect with our bodies. "It is a holistic approach to healing, based on the empirically supported assertion that mind, body, and spirit are inseparable and interconnected." - American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA)
Programming will include an introduction to movement freestyle as well as elements of Krump and Ecstatic Dance. Beginners are welcome and the space will be created with beginners in mind!
This is our first dance-focused event of the year so we are excited to have you! The commitment for the year is to have a monthly in-person event for this community.
Programming is as follows:
1-2 PM: Introductions, Community Guidelines, Opening Meditation and Ice Breakers
2-4 PM: Movement and Dance Facilitation
4-5 PM: Group Share and Processing
What you should bring:
- an open heart and mind
- journal and pen
- plenty of water
- comfortable clothes for movement
Scholarships: if you are in need of financial assistance to attend this event please email me at [email protected]. We will have some sliding scale options as well as sponsored tickets available.
Parking: street and metered parking around the venue.
This event is reserved for folks who identify as Asian men - spots limited to 20 attendees. If we have reached capacity, please sign up for the waitlist in case someone drops out at the last minute. This will allow us to gauge interest in future events as well.
DISCLAIMER This event is not providing professional therapy services. Please seek professional medical and mental health services for treatment needs and advice.
About your facilitator:
Leo Xia is a Los Angeles-based men’s mental health facilitator and Alt R&B/Lofi performance artist going by the name Lowhi.
He facilitates weekly men's support groups through his own JinShan Collective as well as Proud Asian Men in collaboration with Asian Mental Health Project. In these groups he navigates conversations about masculinity, culture and identity for Asian men. He created these spaces to combat the global male loneliness epidemic and to support men in creating the life that they dream of through emotional intelligence and communication.
He brings a dance background of Krump, popping and choreography.