workshop

It’s no secret that I receive wisdom from many sources. As one of my guides says, everyone is your teacher. It’s my habit to be reading fictional novels alongside poetry, to have a woo-woo book on astrology sitting beside takes from physicists and biologists. I listen to mathematicians, dead philosophers, social workers, and energy healers. Poets and prophets are ancient cousins. I use my herbal tinctures and essential oils everyday, and I got my vaccine.

I’m not saying everything is true. (There’s a lot of misinformation out there; use your inner wisdom!) I am saying that solid wisdom is repeated throughout the universe in various forms. What you find in nature, you’ll notice in the body. What you experience in math is embodied in music. Sometimes, it’s a matter of translation.

This Fall: A Chakras Series

I’ve been itching to offer a series that focuses the connection between what we find when we move on a mat to what we experience in our relationships and the way we move about the world. One of the most assessable models is the Chakra model: centers of the body empower particular strengths. We’ll explore this concept using a spectrum of guides, both ancient and modern.

Each class in the series will use both teaching and discussion to explore topics related to an energetic principle. Then our tools of breath, movement, meditation and mantra will give us the opportunity to practice allowing the energy of belonging to flow through us with freedom and stability.

These 7 classes will be offered as a series package, but you can register for individual classes if that’s what your schedule permits. We’ll meet on Sundays for an hour and a half, every other week, beginning September 12. Each session will come with an online forum of follow up practices, discussion space, and reflection materials. This series is just full of my favorite things!

Be: The energy of belonging. It begins with roots. Our family story, our connection to place, and the way find solidity in the events of the world. From here, the way the energy of belonging plays into our life will shape our connections to our people, our work, and our propensity to feel safe or threatened.

Flow: The energy of creation. What do you want? And how do you know you want it? Who is telling you what to want? At the root of desire is a generative nature that comes from experiencing emotions.

Center: The energy of worthiness. Power and will are strong words, and much of the time women are hesitant to connect with them. But our sense of power helps us form the healthy boundaries that shape our relationships to all things: people, work, communities, and the world.

Open: The energy of love. Explore the space in between yourself and others. When this space gets crowded or distant, our love shifts, grows, or becomes stifled. Learn how to open your arms to the world in the midst of imperfection.

Speak: The energy of truth. Moving from a place of belonging, structure, and love, we co-create a world, beginning with our words.

See: The energy of imagination. Our bodies are wired to notice potential dangers. What possibilities arise when that bias is suspended and you see the world is full of goodness?

Know: The energy of connection. There’s a knowing beyond intellect and it’s woven into the fabric of our being.

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Pricing

It’s my goal to give you more of me than you expect in a typical All-Levels class. The resource material will be rich, and I hope the discussion even deeper. The per-session cost is $25; the series pass is $150 (the equivalent of one session free). If you purchase the series pass you will still want to sign up for the individual classes and use the pass for your payment option.