Following the reading, the group performed a collective wounding to explore loss and darkness as a means to release.

After the collective wounding, the group covered Schneemann and let her speak on loss as she needed to, whether this was telling her story, crying, or screaming. When she was done, the group washed her wounds, and their own, using soap that “opened channels.” They then wore wound bracelets to symbolize the gradual fading of hurt. To close out, the group cut-off Schneeman’s black clothes to reveal a new “skin” (set of clothes, seen above) to embody rebirth.