In January 2026 we launched a new local group which will be meeting in a lovely venue in Highgate (very near to the High Street, on lots of bus routes, a short walk from Archway tube station and easy parking).
We meet once a month from 6.30 – 8.30 for conversations and discussions. The leader of the group is Judy Piatkus. We look forward to building a new local community.
Please contact info@consciouscafe.org to be included on the mailing list for details of future meetings.
Monday, September 14 | 6:30 PM - 8:45 PM BST
Dear Friends,
We're delighted to invite you to the next meeting of the Hampstead and Highgate ConsciousCafe group.
Date: Monday, July 20
Time: 6.30 – 8.45 PM (doors open 6:15 pm)
Venue: Lauderdale House, Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill, London N6 5HG
Admission: £10 includes refreshments
If you cancel up to 48 hours before the event we will return your payment or give you a credit.
We will be exploring the topic, What is Enough? The discussion will be facilitated by Helen Avery.
Monday, October 5 | 6:15 PM - 8:45 PM BST
“Psychodrama is an altered state of consciousness.”
— Bessel van der Kolk
Psychodrama is a powerful and creative approach to psychotherapy that enables us to move beyond the logical, thinking mind and access deeper truths at a visceral and embodied level.
In this experiential evening, Malcolm Stern will introduce you to psychodrama as a powerful tool for transformation, exploring how it can unlock new perspectives, release emotional energy and bring us into a deeper relationship with ourselves and others.
Through practical exercises, demonstration and participation, we will explore some of the essential stages of psychodrama, including:
• Reflective listening – learning to hear what lies beneath the words
• Feedback – discovering how others experience us
• Setting up a psychodrama – bringing an issue into the here and now
• Working with touch – exploring safe and appropriate physical connection
• Noticing body signals – listening to the wisdom of the body
This is an opportunity to experience psychodrama rather than simply learn about it – discovering how the body, imagination, relationship and spontaneity can take us beyond familiar patterns and open up new possibilities for change.
Malcolm Stern has been practising psychotherapy for more than 30 years and uses psychodrama as his principal tool in group work. He is the author of Slay Your Dragons with Compassion (Watkins, 2020), teaches internationally, and was co-founder of Alternatives at St James’s Church, Piccadilly.
Come curious. Come ready to participate. Come and discover what psychodrama can unlock.
ConsciousCafe is a not-for-profit organisation, a friendly and welcoming community, a place to live life consciously.