The clear voice of women is essential for the healing of the world. When we pause, attune to and listen more deeply to our bodies we can align with our authenticity and feel empowered to presence our selves wholly and unapologetically.

However most cultures carry messages that devalue the feminine and teach women to be “other focused” neglecting their own needs and desires and disconnecting them from the inherent wisdom of their sensual bodies. This may result in feelings of self-loathing, shame, grief and rage. Thus, making it difficult to connect to their own divinity and practice radical self care.

Through somatic embodied practices and relational mindfulness, we slow down to support a deeper listening enhancing a more intimate relating. We create every day rituals nourishing a sense of connection to the rhythms and reciprocity of the natural world while finding meaning and a sense of purpose and belonging. As we come home to ourselves, we bring an openness and receptivity supporting the experience of being replenished and filled up. The work transforms loathing to loving, shame to empowerment, unworthiness to sufficiency.

Offering deep self regard and generous caring for the body, mind, emotions and spirit become our path of practice.

We continue being reflections for each other and explore more ways to bring sacred care to ourselves, each other and the planet.

Participants completing this workshop will be able to:

1. Explain how cultural messages influence the ability to express our needs;

2. Recognize a somatic embodied practice as it is happening in the workshop;

3. Describe how relational mindfulness supports the awakening to our feelings and needs;

4. Demonstrate how the developing and practicing receptivity affects our reciprocal experience;

5. Identify at least one Gestalt intervention to foster better mental health in your clients caseload, such as mindfulness, pausing, attunement, embodiment, reflection (attending).

6. Increase their capacity to stay receptive, mindful, and radically accepting at a professional level.

7. Recognize how the Integration of this deeper learning their treatment approach with clients or patients.

8. Discern how awakening to our own needs creates space for the other; and

9. Model how self-care supports emotional self -regulation or equanimity.