Co-Facilitating the Wild Within Retreat with Thrive Embodied Arts Oct 15-18, 2021

I just came back from an amazing weekend at the Catskills in New York. Emily Rose of Thrive Embodied Arts gave me the honor of co-facilitating three sessions during Wild Within Retreat.

Empowered women empower women. Connections. Support. Movement. Play. I felt safe in the community that @thrive_embodiedarts created at the WildWithin Retreat, and grateful that Emily trusted me to facilitate 2 movement sessions and an Intuitive Crystal Chakra Discovery Session.

My biggest takeaway happened near the end of the retreat, after identifying which chakras were balanced and imbalanced, after a beautifully intense and necessary shadow work session. I believe day 1's sessions were necessary so that day 2's creativity and play could be authentic.

During our @healingartsociety paint pour playtime, Emily led us to meditate about a moment where we felt happiest and light. This meditation would infuse this energy into the colors we choose, and into the paintings we'd create. During my happiest time, I envisioned myself teaching my students in my old high school, in one of my first jobs. I felt grateful for leading the students into self-discovery with just the right nudges, with just the right questions. I was reminded of my gift of teaching.

This surprised me. I thought I had said good-bye to my classroom teaching job. I saw this happy moment meditation to signify that it is time to fully embrace that I AM A TEACHER. And that my gaps, the times I took off from the classroom, were a necessary sabbatical for me to return.

I saw myself integrate all that I am into my next teaching opportunities - movement, yoga, meditation, reiki, integration, dance therapy.

Check out my offerings. On Tuesday, Oct 19th, 2021 at 8pm, I offer an energy cleanse group session. I offer reiki-infused yoga every Tuesday, as well as small group/private reiki sessions. Soon, I'll be offering 30-minute morning movement meditations, as well as beginner's pole dance lessons. It's all in the works! Not shown in the schedule are my Monday 7:30pm freestyle-based pole lessons that I do with @thrive_embodiedarts