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The Way of the Happy Woman® Certified Retreat
You give, you work, you sacrifice. But are you brave enough to put yourself at the top of your priority list?
Calling all women who do too much! Self-care isn’t selfish. Its a revolutionary act. A feminine road back to yourself. And it changes everything.
You already know this is true. But sometimes, we need a reminder. A skilled guide back to our own inner wisdom. A sacred pause from lifes endless To Dos … so we can return to our deepest, truest vitality.
This self-care mini-retreat is lovingly designed to help busy women harness the healing power of ancient feminine wisdom within their modern lives … so you can reclaim the lasting harmony and happiness that is your birthright.
Whether you are running your own business or raising a family (or both), youll discover how to live a meaningful, authentic life, the feminine way: guided from within.
Note: This workshop is part of a full-day women’s retreat.
What if joy were always here, within reach, within us, but we just weren’t mindful enough to recognize it?
Join me to explore how we can use the natural rhythm of our daily lives to mindfully welcome joy through various practices including meditation, movement, and music.
* The image of the woman bursting out of a flower is from a painting by Melissa Harris. Check out her beautiful work.
The Way of the Happy Woman® Certified Retreat
You give, you work, you sacrifice. But are you brave enough to put yourself at the top of your priority list?
Calling all women who do too much! Self-care isn’t selfish. Its a revolutionary act. A feminine road back to yourself. And it changes everything.
You already know this is true. But sometimes, we need a reminder. A skilled guide back to our own inner wisdom. A sacred pause from lifes endless To Dos … so we can return to our deepest, truest vitality.
This Winter self-care mini-retreat is lovingly designed to help busy women harness the healing power of ancient feminine wisdom within their modern lives … so you can reclaim the lasting harmony and happiness that is your birthright. We will engage with the reflective qualities of Winter together: deep rest, intuitive wisdom, and equanimity.
Whether you are running your own business or raising a family (or both), youll discover how to live a meaningful, authentic life, the feminine way: guided from within.
The Way of the Happy Woman® Certified Retreat
You give, you work, you sacrifice. But are you brave enough to put yourself at the top of your priority list?
Calling all women who do too much! Self-care isn’t selfish. Its a revolutionary act. A feminine road back to yourself. And it changes everything.
You already know this is true. But sometimes, we need a reminder. A skilled guide back to our own inner wisdom. A sacred pause from lifes endless To Dos … so we can return to our deepest, truest vitality.
This self-care mini-retreat is lovingly designed to help busy women harness the healing power of ancient feminine wisdom within their modern lives … so you can reclaim the lasting harmony and happiness that is your birthright. We will engage with the creative energies of Spring together: renewal, reawakening, and rebirth.
Whether you are running your own business or raising a family (or both), you’ll discover how to live a meaningful, authentic life, the feminine way: guided from within.
facilitated by Katy Taylor, Holistic Life Coach & Susan Gillette, LAC
This event is full. Let me know if you’d like to join the Wait List.
Wouldn’t it be amazing if you didn’t feel so overwhelmed or confused in your mid-life journey into or through menopause?
What if you could understand your body’s changes, not to mention the emotional and spiritual upheaval?
Would you like support to make sense of these changes rather than just get rid of symptoms?
Are you ready to makes some real shifts in your habits, lifestyle, attitude?
And wouldn’t you feel more at ease if you had the support of teachings for your body, heart, mind, and soul, as well as a community of like-minded women?
Imagine if this mid-life time could be one of transformation—
one of deep learning, acceptance, and wisdom.
I know how crazy-making moving toward, in, and through menopause can be. I’ve been living it, too! It shakes up business as usual. It brings up all sorts of confusing emotions and often anger. It invites us to make big changes to our lives. It can feel very overwhelming.
The truth is: There is wisdom in this natural process. We can learn how to align ourselves with the changes that are happening in our bodysouls (body-heart-mind-soul), and ride the waves into the most exciting, fulfilling, and heart-open time of our lives!
facilitated by Katy Taylor, Holistic Life Coach & Susan Gillette, LAC
This event is full. Let me know if you’d like to join the Wait List.
Wouldn’t it be amazing if you didn’t feel so overwhelmed or confused in your mid-life journey into or through menopause?
What if you could understand your body’s changes, not to mention the emotional and spiritual upheaval?
Would you like support to make sense of these changes rather than just get rid of symptoms?
Are you ready to makes some real shifts in your habits, lifestyle, attitude?
And wouldn’t you feel more at ease if you had the support of teachings for your body, heart, mind, and soul, as well as a community of like-minded women?
Imagine if this mid-life time could be one of transformation—
one of deep learning, acceptance, and wisdom.
I know how crazy-making moving toward, in, and through menopause can be. I’ve been living it, too! It shakes up business as usual. It brings up all sorts of confusing emotions and often anger. It invites us to make big changes to our lives. It can feel very overwhelming.
The truth is: There is wisdom in this natural process. We can learn how to align ourselves with the changes that are happening in our bodysouls (body-heart-mind-soul), and ride the waves into the most exciting, fulfilling, and heart-open time of our lives!
facilitated by Katy Taylor, Holistic Life Coach & Susan Gillette, LAC
This event is full. Let me know if you’d like to join the Wait List.
Wouldn’t it be amazing if you didn’t feel so overwhelmed or confused in your mid-life journey into or through menopause?
What if you could understand your body’s changes, not to mention the emotional and spiritual upheaval?
Would you like support to make sense of these changes rather than just get rid of symptoms?
Are you ready to makes some real shifts in your habits, lifestyle, attitude?
And wouldn’t you feel more at ease if you had the support of teachings for your body, heart, mind, and soul, as well as a community of like-minded women?
Imagine if this mid-life time could be one of transformation—
one of deep learning, acceptance, and wisdom.
I know how crazy-making moving toward, in, and through menopause can be. I’ve been living it, too! It shakes up business as usual. It brings up all sorts of confusing emotions and often anger. It invites us to make big changes to our lives. It can feel very overwhelming.
The truth is: There is wisdom in this natural process. We can learn how to align ourselves with the changes that are happening in our bodysouls (body-heart-mind-soul), and ride the waves into the most exciting, fulfilling, and heart-open time of our lives!
facilitated by Katy Taylor, Holistic Life Coach & Susan Gillette, LAC
This event is full. Let me know if you’d like to join the Wait List.
Wouldn’t it be amazing if you didn’t feel so overwhelmed or confused in your mid-life journey into or through menopause?
What if you could understand your body’s changes, not to mention the emotional and spiritual upheaval?
Would you like support to make sense of these changes rather than just get rid of symptoms?
Are you ready to makes some real shifts in your habits, lifestyle, attitude?
And wouldn’t you feel more at ease if you had the support of teachings for your body, heart, mind, and soul, as well as a community of like-minded women?
Imagine if this mid-life time could be one of transformation—
one of deep learning, acceptance, and wisdom.
I know how crazy-making moving toward, in, and through menopause can be. I’ve been living it, too! It shakes up business as usual. It brings up all sorts of confusing emotions and often anger. It invites us to make big changes to our lives. It can feel very overwhelming.
The truth is: There is wisdom in this natural process. We can learn how to align ourselves with the changes that are happening in our bodysouls (body-heart-mind-soul), and ride the waves into the most exciting, fulfilling, and heart-open time of our lives!
In this class, we combine the simple act of drinking tea with presence practices to develop mindfulness of body, heart, mind, and soul. We grow awareness of ourselves, each other, and the tea we are engaged with to land more fully in the present moment. The tea will be non-caffeinated.
Minimum of 6 students required.
In this class, we combine the simple act of drinking tea with presence practices to develop mindfulness of body, heart, mind, and soul. We grow awareness of ourselves, each other, and the tea we are engaged with to land more fully in the present moment. The tea will be non-caffeinated.
Minimum of 6 students required.
The Way of the Happy Woman® Certified Retreat
You give, you work, you sacrifice. But are you brave enough to put yourself at the top of your priority list?
Calling all women who do too much! Self-care isn’t selfish. Its a revolutionary act. A feminine road back to yourself. And it changes everything.
You already know this is true. But sometimes, we need a reminder. A skilled guide back to our own inner wisdom. A sacred pause from lifes endless To Dos … so we can return to our deepest, truest vitality.
This self-care mini-retreat is lovingly designed to help busy women harness the healing power of ancient feminine wisdom within their modern lives … so you can reclaim the lasting harmony and happiness that is your birthright. We will engage with the contemplative energies of Autumn together: turning within, harvesting everything you’ve created, releasing what no longer serves you.
Whether you are running your own business or raising a family (or both), youll discover how to live a meaningful, authentic life, the feminine way: guided from within.
In this workshop, we’ll explore ways to support your whole “bodysoul”—your body, heart, mind, and soul (spirit)—focusing on simple self-care practices you can incorporate into your day. Everything starts with mindfulness, but we’ll also identify specific ways we can nourish all parts of ourselves.
Minimum of 6 students required.
This is my version of the popular “Challenge.”
A perfect way to get back on track after the holidays
and to start your New Year with Presence!
For 5 days, you’ll receive daily emails with practice suggestions, and we’ll support each other in a private facebook group, sharing our triumphs and our struggles. I’ll lovingly hold your hand as you try on simple, doable changes to create more presence in your life.
Join me to get excited about your life again–
because you’ll be aligned with its innate support, rhythm, and beauty.
You’ll be living your life with sacred intention and practice.
Thanks for your interest, but this class is cancelled!
In this class, we combine the simple act of drinking tea with presence practices to develop mindfulness of body, heart, mind, and soul. We grow awareness of ourselves, each other, and the tea we are engaged with to land more fully in the present moment. The tea will be non-caffeinated.
Minimum of 6 students required.
The Way of the Happy Woman® Certified Retreat
You give, you work, you sacrifice. But are you brave enough to put yourself at the top of your priority list?
Calling all women who do too much! Self-care isn’t selfish. Its a revolutionary act. A feminine road back to yourself. And it changes everything.
You already know this is true. But sometimes, we need a reminder. A skilled guide back to our own inner wisdom. A sacred pause from lifes endless To Dos … so we can return to our deepest, truest vitality.
This self-care mini-retreat is lovingly designed to help busy women harness the healing power of ancient feminine wisdom within their modern lives … so you can reclaim the lasting harmony and happiness that is your birthright. We will engage with the reflective energies of Winter together: deep rest, intuitive wisdom, and equanimity.
Whether you are running your own business or raising a family (or both), you will discover how to live a meaningful, authentic life, the feminine way: guided from within.
In this workshop, we’ll explore ways to support your whole “bodysoul”—your body, heart, mind, and soul (spirit)—focusing on simple self-care practices you can incorporate into your day. Everything starts with mindfulness, but we’ll also identify specific ways we can nourish all parts of ourselves.
Minimum of 4 students required.
This is my version of the popular “Challenge.”
A perfect way to do a Spring refresh and renew for your spiritual practice life!
For 5 days, you’ll receive daily emails with practice suggestions, and we’ll support each other in a private facebook group, sharing our triumphs and our struggles. I’ll lovingly hold your hand as you try on simple, doable changes to create more presence in your life.
Join me to get excited about your life again–
because you’ll be aligned with its innate support, rhythm, and beauty.
You’ll be living your life with sacred intention and practice.
The Way of the Happy Woman® Certified Retreat
You give, you work, you sacrifice. But are you brave enough to put yourself at the top of your priority list?
Calling all women who do too much! Self-care isn’t selfish. Its a revolutionary act. A feminine road back to yourself. And it changes everything.
You already know this is true. But sometimes, we need a reminder. A skilled guide back to our own inner wisdom. A sacred pause from lifes endless To Dos … so we can return to our deepest, truest vitality.
This self-care mini-retreat is lovingly designed to help busy women harness the healing power of ancient feminine wisdom within their modern lives … so you can reclaim the lasting harmony and happiness that is your birthright. We will engage with the creative energies of Spring together: renewal, reawakening, and rebirth.
Whether you are running your own business or raising a family (or both), you will discover how to live a meaningful, authentic life, the feminine way: guided from within.
Thanks for your interest! Please join us for the Fall Mini-Retreat instead, and SAVOR this beautiful Summer Day!
The Way of the Happy Woman® Certified Retreat
You give, you work, you sacrifice. But are you brave enough to put yourself at the top of your priority list?
Calling all women who do too much! Self-care isn’t selfish. Its a revolutionary act. A feminine road back to yourself. And it changes everything.
You already know this is true. But sometimes, we need a reminder. A skilled guide back to our own inner wisdom. A sacred pause from lifes endless To Dos … so we can return to our deepest, truest vitality.
This self-care mini-retreat is lovingly designed to help busy women harness the healing power of ancient feminine wisdom within their modern lives … so you can reclaim the lasting harmony and happiness that is your birthright. We will engage with the playful energies of Summer together: joy, celebration, and pleasurable fulfillment.
Whether you are running your own business or raising a family (or both), you will discover how to live a meaningful, authentic life, the feminine way: guided from within.
This event has been cancelled.
Be in touch if you’d like personal coaching!
Once the school year starts up again, things get busier! And if you have kids in the mix, it’s even fuller—you have to get them off to school AND get yourself out the door to work, too!
Join me to learn ways to fit in regular self-care presence moments that set you up for more ease and success in your daily life.
Minimum of 5 students required.
Our Western culture, our family upbringing, and even the way our brains are wired all support a dualistic perspective on life. Our lives begin with a banishment from the oneness of the womb into an either/or world of pleasure vs. pain and good vs. bad. At some primal level, we even approach our spiritual work as an attempt to transcend our humanity and become a different, more “holy” being.
What if, as Gurdjieff and the mystical paths of most faith traditions have taught, we don’t have to live constantly in this land of duality? What if we could learn how to integrate body, heart, and mind, how to trust the deeper wisdom of Third Force, restoring us to a more whole, mysterious, and inclusive perspective? From this place, we suffer less, enjoy our lives more, and live with more ease, clarity, and compassion.
Join Dave Hall and Katy Taylor for a day of heartfelt, embodied exploration of how living the Law of Three can radically transform our experience of ourselves in the world. This is a highly experiential workshop, so wear clothing you feel comfortable moving in and come ready to explore and play with your fellow seekers in the Enneagram community!
Gratitude heals your heart, helps your mind calm down, and even creates health in your body. So, why do we tend to wait until Thanksgiving to really focus on it? Join Holistic Life Coach Katy Taylor to learn not only the power of gratitude, but also hands-on practices you can take into your daily life.
Minimum of 4 students required.
Registration through Mississippi Market.
This class is cancelled Thursday, November 30th as I’ll be out of town. See you on the 7th!
This class meets weekly on Thursdays from 7:30-9:00 pm.
Relax, renew, and restore with SomaYoga, Yin Yoga, meditation, and embodiment practices specifically designed for a woman’s body, heart, mind, and soul.
Yoga, as we practice it in the US, has been developed by men for a man’s body, not a woman’s. Our curves, our different hormonal cycles, our neurological wiring, and the body tyranny we face in our culture… these all call out for a different way of practicing.
Women’s yoga, as I’ve been studying and practicing it, is about creating space for you as a woman to express and be all of yourself through your body. It is a way of inhabiting your body in an inquisitive way, of coming home to how a pose can flex, move, curve, and flow to feel good and opening and inviting in your woman’s body.
Women’s Yoga is an embodiment practice that includes all impulses of life—messy, chaotic, calm, curvy… however inhabiting your body and life from the inside expresses on the outside. Allowing your body her full expression is what creates the space to deepen your presence and feel more trust and acceptance of yourself. Read more.
I would love to practice with you!
This class meets weekly on Thursdays from 7:30-9:00 pm.
Relax, renew, and restore with SomaYoga, Yin Yoga, meditation, and embodiment practices specifically designed for a woman’s body, heart, mind, and soul.
Yoga, as we practice it in the US, has been developed by men for a man’s body, not a woman’s. Our curves, our different hormonal cycles, our neurological wiring, and the body tyranny we face in our culture… these all call out for a different way of practicing.
Women’s yoga, as I’ve been studying and practicing it, is about creating space for you as a woman to express and be all of yourself through your body. It is a way of inhabiting your body in an inquisitive way, of coming home to how a pose can flex, move, curve, and flow to feel good and opening and inviting in your woman’s body.
Women’s Yoga is an embodiment practice that includes all impulses of life—messy, chaotic, calm, curvy… however inhabiting your body and life from the inside expresses on the outside. Allowing your body her full expression is what creates the space to deepen your presence and feel more trust and acceptance of yourself. Read more.
I would love to practice with you!
This is my version of the popular “Challenge.”
A perfect way to get back on track after the holidays
and to start your New Year with presence!
For 5 days, you’ll receive daily emails with practice suggestions, and we’ll support each other in a private facebook group, sharing our triumphs and our struggles. I’ll lovingly hold your hand as you try on simple, doable changes to create more presence in your life.
Join me to get excited about your life again–
because you’ll be aligned with its innate support, rhythm, and beauty.
You’ll be living your life with sacred intention and practice.
Note: This workshop is part of a full-day women’s retreat. Exact time of my 75-minute workshop TBA.
Join me to explore practices to support you in cultivating the confidence and heart needed to live your life courageously. This workshop is experiential and will include working with body (movement), heart (attunement and compassion), mind (mindset and awareness), and soul (inner aligning).
(For an hors d’oeuvre, try the practice pictured above.)
Have you discovered the super powers of tea?
- Not only does it refresh,
- And slow you down,
- And calm your spirits,
- And gently energize you,
- …
But tea also gives you a chance to cultivate mindful presence with whatever you are engaged with.
We will gather, with tea, to turn our mindful and gentle gaze to poetry.
Read, listen to, and savor the singular beauty of each poem, while engaging in a mindfulness process inspired by the sacred practice of lectio divina.
Share tea, a gluten- and dairy-free treat*, and poetry—all in presence-full company.
Bring poems to share related in some way to the Spring theme of awakening.
Watch for the next Tea & Mindful Presence Gathering
in early Summer!
Spring is the season for new beginnings—
for Holy Happenings.
But if you’re feeling sluggish, low on energy, worn out, or just plain winter weary, you may need a reset!
Join spiritual educator, Jan Lundy and Friends ( I’m one of them 🙂 ) for a one-of-a-kind experience of clearing, opening, and harmonizing so Spring’s juicy energy and goodness can pour into YOU.
“Spring Reset” begins Monday, April 9, and it will “Revitalize Your Body,” “Rebalance Your Heart-Mind,” and “Restore Your Spirit”!
Through 30 days of stellar information, inspiration, personal practices, and generous guidance from Jan and her Reset Team–me, Carol Egan, and Kaveri Patel, experts in body, mind, spirit wellness–we’ll help you get re-energized and reboot your life so you can experience your best, most glorious Spring yet!
In this gathering, we combine the simple act of drinking tea with presence practices to develop mindfulness of body, heart, mind, and soul. We grow awareness of ourselves, each other, and the tea we are engaged with to land more fully in the present moment.
Both caffeinated and non-caffeinated tea will be available.
Have you discovered the super powers of tea?
- Not only does it refresh,
- And slow you down,
- And calm your spirits,
- And gently energize you,
- …
But tea also gives you a chance to cultivate mindful presence with whatever you are engaged with.
We will gather, with tea, to turn our mindful and gentle gaze to poetry.
Read, listen to, and savor the singular beauty of each poem, while engaging in a mindfulness process inspired by the sacred practice of lectio divina.
Share tea, a gluten- and dairy-free treat*, and poetry—all in presence-full company.
Bring poems to share related in some way to the Fall theme of letting go…
* Real-food and low added sugar, too!
The instincts of the Enneagram teachings are the name we give to a group of three flavors of instinctual life-force energies. These are the same energies we share with our animal ancestors.
The instincts supply the fuel for the way our type manifests in the world, so learning about and working with them is a way to understand how your Enneagram type is driven around in the world, how you go on autopilot and lose presence.
In this workshop, we will explore the three instincts, inquire as to how they show up in our lives, and come up with ways to live them in a more balanced manner that promotes growth, transformation, and deeper presence.
Full Voice: The Art & Practice
of Vocal Presence
How can you embody your full presence–through your voice?
How can you speak so people will listen?
What gifts reside deep inside you that are yearning for expression?
How would your life be different if you were “unsilenced?” If your voice were alive, expressive, powerful, and clear?
No matter what you do for a living, you spend a good part of every day in conversation–at work, at home, and in your community. As important as our voices are, few of us know how to embody them to their full potential. Many of us feel self-conscious about how we sound, but don’t know how to make authentic, lasting change in our voices.
Learning to consciously tap the full range of expression available to you in your voice also opens up a fuller range in your bodysoul… and makes it much more likely that your message will reach the minds and hearts of your listeners. Working with your own full voice makes you a more skillful listener as well.
Full Voice is the work of Barbara McAfee–I am in her Full Voice Coach Training Program and this is part of my practicum!
In this highly interactive, practical, and fun workshop, together, we will:
- Explore our vocal strengths, habits, assumptions, and challenges,
- Increase vocal awareness, flexibility, and expression using the Five Elements Framework,
- Identify ways to use voice to project authority, express passion, extend compassion, and convey vision in everyday conversations,
- Learn how to use our voices to awaken our gifts,
- And have fun, playing and making sound together!
Logistics:
Friday, November 2nd, from 7:00-8:30
St. Paul Yoga Center, Corner Studio
FREE! Let me know you’re coming, or just show up!
Thank you for your interest—
to be rescheduled in the New Year!
Do you take mindful time for yourself / yourSelf?
Resting deeply in your true Self is different from watching TV, zoning out with our favorite substance, or cruising around the web.
Resting deeply in your true Self usually includes these attributes:
- slowing down,
- being quiet and/or still and listening deeply within,
- connecting with your individual creative expression,
- being mindfully attuned to whatever you are engaged with,
- …
We especially need this during the holidays!
We will gather, with tea and a gf & df treat*, to rest in ourselves. (*Real food; may include butter.)
We will engage with our creativity, meditate, share, and take time to deeply fill our wells so that we can meet the world with more presence.
Join the Winter Solstice Celebration, a contemplative, family-friendly, Celtic-inspired ritual to mark the turning of the year as the darkness gives way to the growing light. This participatory ritual will include chanting, meditation, candle-lighting, singing, and cauldron jumping. Kids—bring animal masks and hand percussion (rattles, shakers, bells)! No RSVP needed–just come!
Did you know that the Enneagram is not just about personality? The types are best understood when we consider their divine origins. Each type, at its deepest essence, is a flavor of the Divine, of True Nature, of God. When we feel disconnected from the Divine, the ego personality that develops is a compensation for this loss, an attempt to get back to our sacred home.
We will explore the Essence Qualities of the 9 types with words, image, and poetry. From this deep understanding of our Essence, we understand how feeling separated from it causes each ego type personality to unfold with perfect beauty and coherence. We will also consider how this loss of divine Essence contributes to the distortion of the instincts.
Relax, renew, and restore with SomaYoga, Yin Yoga, meditation, and embodiment practices specifically designed for a woman’s body, heart, mind, and soul.
Yoga, as we practice it in the US, has been developed by men for a man’s body, not a woman’s. Our curves, our different hormonal cycles, our neurological wiring, and the body tyranny we face in our culture… these all call out for a different way of practicing.
Women’s yoga, as I’ve been studying and practicing it, is about creating space for you as a woman to express and be all of yourself through your body. It is a way of inhabiting your body in an inquisitive way, of coming home to how a pose can flex, move, curve, and flow to feel good and opening and inviting in your woman’s body.
Women’s Yoga is an embodiment practice that includes all impulses of life—messy, chaotic, calm, curvy… however inhabiting your body and life from the inside expresses on the outside. Allowing your body her full expression is what creates the space to deepen your presence and feel more trust and acceptance of yourself. Read more.
I would love to practice with you!
Yoga nidra is as sleep-based, conscious relaxation and meditation technique, also known as yogic sleep. It is a state of consciousness between waking and sleeping, when your body and mind are completely relaxed, but your deeper awareness is online.
After overviewing the process, you will be led in a yoga nidra meditation, a multi-step process for integration of body, heart, mind, and spirit. We will also discuss the art and energetic benefits of the deep rest yoga nidra provides, and how to cultivate more rest into your life.
Advance registration is required. Registration closes the day prior to the event.
Cancelled–Watch for a New Date in 2020!
Taught by Dave Hall and Katy Taylor at the beautiful, rural Christine Center in Wisconsin.
What does it mean to recover our wholeness?
How is it that we find ourselves, as adults, living in a small room tucked away in a corner of the glorious mansion of ourselves?
What happened to the freedom and joy and possibility that we may remember from our early childhood?
The Enneagram can give us a focusing lens on our core personality type, helping us understand how the world and our families responded to our core needs, desires, and fears—and how we, in turn, responded to the world—creating the partial personality we inhabit now. The Enneagram can also show us, because it is itself a complete model of the human soul, the way to recover our initial wholeness.
We learn about our own core personality type, not to label ourselves or to stuff ourselves into a box, but to understand the nature of the box we already live in—and to see the way out!
Over many years of teaching the Enneagram together, we have developed our own unique way of conveying the riches of this transformational system, incorporating stories, poetry, music, imagery, discussion, and embodied experience, all as ways to help participants find their unique path back to wholeness.
Minimum of 15 students.
More information and registration on the Christine Center website:
The Enneagram types divide symmetrically into a number of triads which reveal similarities about the types in them.
One of these is the Dominant Affect Groups, first named and developed by Don Riso and called the Harmony Triads by David Daniels.
The Dominant Affect triad shows us one of the ways, as a result of our type, that we initially reacted to the loss of direct contact with the Divine. Within each triad, each type lives out a specific flavor of how we manage that loss and, in so doing, resist reality, losing presence.
We must continually practice to undo these underlying orientations to reality in order to be in more direct contact with the Divine. As we do, we not only feel more present, but also in more real contact with others.
We will explore not only the theory, but how we can practice to release the grip of the Dominant Affects and become more whole.
The Law of Three teaches us how to work through the places where we get stuck in dualistic either-or thinking. Learning how to access the Third Force leads to more “Win-Win-Win” outcomes in our lives. And, yes, that makes three wins!
In this workshop, we will explore Gurdjieff’s Process Enneagram to understand how accessing Third Force enables us to jump to a higher “octave” in our work of psycho-spiritual transformation.
Free for members, students, and first-time guests. No advance registration is required.
You give, you work, you sacrifice. But are you brave enough to put yourself at the top of your priority list?
Calling all women who do too much! Self-care isn’t selfish. It’s a revolutionary act. A feminine road back to yourself. And it changes everything.
You already know this is true. But sometimes, we need a reminder. A skilled guide back to our own inner wisdom. A sacred pause from life’s endless To Do’s … so we can return to our deepest, truest vitality.
This self-care mini-retreat is lovingly designed to help busy women harness the healing power of ancient feminine wisdom within their modern lives … so you can reclaim the lasting harmony and happiness that is your birthright. We will engage with the contemplative energies of Autumn together: turning within, harvesting everything you’ve created, releasing what no longer serves you.
Whether you are running your own business or raising a family (or both), you’ll discover how to live a meaningful, authentic life, the feminine way: guided from within.
The Autumn Mini-Retreat will support you in aligning with the seasonal energies of contemplation, feasting, and letting go, through women’s practices, women’s yoga, insight meditation, intuitive journalling, contemplative solitude, sacred ritual, and creative group practices.
Registration
Registration is full! Contact Katy to get on the waiting list.
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Join the Winter Solstice Celebration, a contemplative, family-friendly, Celtic-inspired ritual to mark the turning of the year as the darkness gives way to the growing light. This participatory ritual will include chanting, meditation, candle-lighting, singing, and cauldron jumping. Kids—bring animal masks and hand percussion (rattles, shakers, bells)!
QUUF members may bring a guest, but space is limited. Doors open at 6:45 for first-come, first-served seating.
This mini-retreat is cancelled–
Please join the February 2nd
mini-retreat instead!
You give, you work, you sacrifice. But are you brave enough to put yourself at the top of your priority list? To consistently practice?
Calling all women who do too much! Self-care isn’t selfish. It’s a revolutionary act. A feminine road back to yourself. And essential self-care changes everything.
You already know this is true. But sometimes, we need a reminder. A skilled guide back to our own inner wisdom. A sacred pause from life’s endless To Do’s … so we can engage with practices that help us return to our deepest, truest vitality.
This self-care mini-retreat is lovingly designed to help busy women harness the healing power of ancient feminine wisdom within their modern lives … so you can reclaim the lasting harmony and happiness that is your birthright.
We will engage with the reflective energies of Winter together: deep rest, intuitive wisdom, and equanimity.
Whether you are running your own business or raising a family (or both), you will practice living a meaningful, authentic life, the feminine way: guided from within.
Registration Options
Please join me at the February 2nd Winter Mini-Retreat instead!
The Way of the Happy Woman® Certified Retreat
You give, you work, you sacrifice. But are you brave enough to put yourself at the top of your priority list? To consistently practice?
Calling all women who do too much! Self-care isn’t selfish. It’s a revolutionary act. A feminine road back to yourself. And essential self-care changes everything.
You already know this is true. But sometimes, we need a reminder. A skilled guide back to our own inner wisdom. A sacred pause from life’s endless To Do’s … so we can engage with practices that help us return to our deepest, truest vitality.
This self-care mini-retreat is lovingly designed to help busy women harness the healing power of ancient feminine wisdom within their modern lives … so you can reclaim the lasting harmony and happiness that is your birthright.
We will engage with the reflective energies of Winter together: deep rest, intuitive wisdom, and equanimity.
Whether you are running your own business or raising a family (or both), you will practice living a meaningful, authentic life, the feminine way: guided from within.
Minimum of 6 women; Maximum of 12.
Registration Options
Please contact Katy to send a check.
First-time registration includes The Way of the Happy Woman book.
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Full Voice: The Art & Practice
of Vocal Presence
How can you embody your full presence–through your voice?
How can you speak so people will listen?
What gifts reside deep inside you that are yearning for expression?
How would your life be different if you were “unsilenced?” If your voice were alive, expressive, powerful, and clear?
No matter what you do for a living, you spend a good part of every day in conversation–at work, at home, and in your community. As important as our voices are, few of us know how to embody them to their full potential. Many of us feel self-conscious about how we sound, but don’t know how to make authentic, lasting change in our voices.
Learning to consciously tap the full range of expression available to you in your voice also opens up a fuller range in your bodysoul… and makes it much more likely that your message will reach the minds and hearts of your listeners. Working with your own full voice makes you a more skillful listener as well.
Full Voice is the work of Barbara McAfee–I am a Certified Full Voice Coach.
In this highly interactive, practical, and fun workshop, together, we will:
- Explore our vocal strengths, habits, assumptions, and challenges,
- Increase vocal awareness, flexibility, and expression using the Five Elements Framework,
- Identify ways to use voice to project authority, express passion, extend compassion, and convey vision in everyday conversations,
- Learn how to use our voices to awaken our gifts,
- And have fun, playing and making sound together!
FREE, but…
CANCELLED for Coronavirus Safety!
You give, you work, you sacrifice. But are you brave enough to put yourself at the top of your priority list? To consistently practice aligning with the rhythms of life?
Calling all women who do too much! Self-care isn’t selfish. It’s a revolutionary act. A feminine road back to yourself. And essential self-care changes everything.
You already know this is true. But sometimes, we need a reminder. A skilled guide back to our own inner wisdom. A sacred pause from life’s endless To Do’s … so we can engage with practices that help us return to our deepest, truest vitality.
This self-care mini-retreat is lovingly designed to help busy women harness the healing power of ancient feminine wisdom within their modern lives … so you can reclaim the lasting harmony and happiness that is your birthright.
We will engage with the creative energies of Spring together: renewal, creativity, and reawakening.
Whether you are running your own business or raising a family (or both), you will practice living a meaningful, authentic life, the feminine way: guided from within.
Minimum of 6 women; Maximum of 12.
Registration Options
Registration Deadline: Friday, March 27th
Please contact Katy to send a check.
First-time registration includes The Way of the Happy Woman book.
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Join us for a contemplative, Earth-centered, Celtic-inspired ritual to mark the turning of the year as the darkness gives way to the growing light. This participatory ritual will include calling in the Directions, chanting & singing, meditation, candle-lighting, and deep connection with this seasonal turning of the year.
Unlike our in-person ritual, this one is not particularly kid-friendly. 🙁
Plan to have with you a candle and matches as well as a noisemaker (rattle, shaker, bell) for the Light Returning section. Because of intermittent connectivity with Zoom, participants will remain muted until invited at certain times in the ritual to unmute. Chants and songs will be participatory and lyrics will be posted in the Chat.
Contact Katy to request the zoom link.
CHANGE: Meeting on ZOOM!!
Due to dangerous road conditions, we are meeting on zoom.
Join us in the courtyard for a contemplative, earth-based, family-friendly ritual to mark the turning of the year as the darkness gives way to the growing light.
This participatory ritual will include chanting, releases and intentions, candle-lighting, singing, and a fire.
Contact Christina for the zoom login: tech@quuf.org.
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