Shades of Becoming : A Space for Psychoanalysis

26/02/2026

To read the full article, visit the link in bio. In this autoethnographic piece, Dr Shalini Masih reflects on how music held a space alive with plurality, discord(ant)harmony- a space where the clamour of a diverse political landscape can swirl and find a way to centrifugate and metabolise into melodies in conversation. It’s a space that carries her into thinking of her own pluralistic being and one she carries into her clinic to hold her clients.

03/02/2026

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Reminder to buy tickets to our next online event that looks at Masculinity Through a Psychoanalytic Lens with Professor Karl Figlio - https://mailchi.mp/hallaminstitute.org/gwenadshead-17664860

04/08/2025

Hi there! We are so excited to host this reading immersive reading group and Conversation with Foluke Taylor. The details are in the post. Please click on the link in our bio to indicate your interest.
The idea for this offering was conceived and gently facilitated by many wonderful people and places. Beginning with Foluke Taylor herself, the author of the groundexpanding/deepening/tilling/cultivating work, ‘The Unruly Therapeutic. We are so grateful that she will be joining us at the end of this group to meet our cohort. Epsita Sandhu ( ) would especially like to thank Kanika Mehrotra ( ) who hosts an incredible reading space called the ‘living room’ (certainly an inspiration for this space) and conversations with whom have consistently kept the spark for this offering alive and growing.
We hope to commune with you soon :)

28/07/2025

Once upon a time we invited Dr Sudhir Kakar and his ‘baawra Mann’ (a heart and mind, wild and free) to dream of a conversation with Sigmund Freud. Shalini Masih ( ) reflects on her experience of witnessing that evening, when chai in hand, Kakar let us in on the whimsical frolicking in the (play)field of his imagination.
To read the full piece, visit link in bio.

23/06/2025

Free registration. Link in bio ✨ Hi there! We welcome you to a soulful evening of reflection on loneliness through poetry, music, and art.

Join us in a therapeutic virtual space of shared silence, poetry, songs, timeless ghazals, nazmein, and collective contemplation — held under the Shades of becoming. This experience is curated for therapeutic contact, it is not a substitute for individual or group therapy

13/05/2025

Shalini Masih reflects on a chance encounter with a stranger, with whom a conversation about war brings about a moment of shared grief and hope. Link in bio 🫰🏼

10/03/2025

Greetings!
Join us for an evening of Nancy McWilliams’ engaging presentation on clinical supervision that goes beyond traditional skill-building techniques. Registration link is in bio. This session explores how supervisors can monitor “vital signs” of progress, foster meaningful supervisory alliances, and adapt to individual differences in personality and power dynamics. Learn how to integrate clinical interventions with personal growth, achieve relational goals, and focus on broader mental health outcomes. Whether you’re a supervisor or a supervisee, this discussion offers practical insights to enhance your professional journey.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS FOR THOSE WITH 5 OR MORE SUPERVISED CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Register here - https://tr.ee/IAVAtMZ_BG

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06/12/2024

Excitedly looking forward to presenting and exchanging ideas in this event hosted by WMIP.

JOIN WMIP for a paper by psychoanalytic psychotherapist and writer Shalini Masih “Ghosts as Gurus: Learning from Experience in the Aesthetic Vertex”

Shalini’s work is deeply rooted in her Indian upbringing and her paper explores the intersection of psychoanalysis and traditional healing practices, focusing on spirit possession.

📆 Monday 10th February 2025 7:15pm online

Early Bird tickets available until mid December

Email [email protected] for more info and to book

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27/11/2024

Just two weeks left until our online and recorded event with Dr Shalini Masih who will be speaking on themes of her new book 'Beauty in Brokenness'. We look forward to seeing you there.

27/11/2024

This book emerged out of psychoanalytic doctoral research on the states of spirit possession in North India. In this book, Shalini Masih holds psychoanalytic conversations with people who experien...

03/11/2024

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27/10/2024

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We are excited to share our next online and recorded event with Dr Shalini Maish on Saturday 14th December. Shalini will be speaking on 'Beauty in Brokenness', the subject of her newly published book "Psychoanalytic Conversations with States of Spirit Possession: Beauty in Brokenness". For more information and tickets - https://www.hallaminstitute.org/product/beautyinbrokenness/