Hands That Hold:

A Creative Gathering for BIPOC Clinicians &Caregivers

As we approach the end of the year, we invite you to pause — to breathe, reflect, and honor all that this year has held.

Hands That Hold is a creative gathering designed for BIPOC healthcare workers, mental health clinicians, professional caregivers, and end-of-life care practitioners who have spent the year holding others. Hosted by Introspective Spaces and BACII, this gathering is a gentle space for you to be held.

Through guided art-making and storytelling, we will process grief, release what can no longer be carried, and make space for what’s next. As we create and share a meal in community, we’ll weave creativity and collective care as acts of restoration and remembrance.

Come as you are — no art experience needed. Just an open heart, ready to rest, reset, and reconnect.

We are grateful for our partnerships with Pause and Feminist Center for Creative Work, whose support has allowed us to offer this gathering.

Join us on December 9th from 7:00 - 9:00 PM PST

Location: Feminist Center for Creative Work (3053 Rosslyn St, Los Angeles, CA 90065)

 

Who It’s For:

BIPOC caregivers, healthcare and mental health professionals, end-of-life workers, and anyone currently in a season of deep care.

What to Expect

An evening of creative rest and communal reflection through:

  • Art-making as a form of release and expression

  • Guided reflection to honor the year’s experiences

  • Dinner & tea to nourish and connect

  • Community dialogue for shared understanding and connection

  • Gentle opening & closing ritual to integrate and reset

Exchange

We offer tiered pricing to ensure that all participants can attend regardless of their financial ability. For those who need financial support, we’re happy to offer mutual aid discounts (please email hello@introspectivespaces.com)

  • General Admission Pricing: $45

  • Supportive Sponsor: $65

Meet Your Facilitators

  • Mangda Sengvanhpheng

    Mangda Sengvanhpeng is an artist, death doula, and the founder of BACII. She is devoted to creating a deeper culture of care and expanding our experiences through the wisdom of impermanence through all of her work with individuals, communities, and organizations alike. Her life and death work is guided by her Lao last name, which means “the light of the full moon.” Learn more about her work here.

  • Anu Gorukanti

    Anu Gorukanti, MD is a public health practitioner and pediatric hospitalist. She is also the co-founder of Introspective Spaces, a social venture committed to building reflective space and community for healthcare workers.

Deadline to register is December 5th!

Hands That Hold: Creative Gathering for BIPOC Caregivers

Hands That Hold Community Tier
$45.00
Hands That Hold Sponsorship Tier
$65.00

This work would not be possible without the generous support of Pause and the Feminist Center for Creative Work. We are so grateful for their support!