Dive into an embodied approach to healing with a supportive small group!
These groups are for people who have walked a personal growth journey for a while, but feel stuck or are longing to go deeper. You may have trouble pausing or making time for yourself. Having some familiarity with IFS or body-based practices is helpful, but not required. The main pre-requisites are the courage for self-discovery and an abiding curiosity about what dwells within.
In this group, you will have an opportunity to:
• Be seen and heard.
• Know yourself more deeply.
• Develop greater self-compassion.
• Slow down, lean in and listen to your inner voices.
• Feel empowered when difficult feelings knock at your door.
• Explore the joys of co-regulation and playful connection.
• Discover the synergy between body-based practices & Parts Work.
What are sessions like?
Engaging with the core practices of Parts Work, we root into our center, that calm energy called "Self". We slow down and settle into the body, noticing our breath and feeling the support of the earth to cultivate embodied presence. From here, we can welcome the parts of us that hold suffering or fear. Compassion emerges. We can let go of old emotions and beliefs that don't serve us, called "unburdening" in Parts Work. The somatic practices of sensing and movement lend joy and richness to this process, and many times, make the healing journey more efficient.
And we don't have to do this alone. A kind community of fellow explorers allows us to ground more quickly. We get to feel seen and heard. We explore what it's like to support each other and to relate to each other in the present moment, which is called "resonance".
Sessions vary, but will combine some of the following: short lessons, writing, drawing, guided meditation or movement, sometimes these are done individually and other times in pairs or groups. The orientation of this group is a practice group where we are responsible for our attending to and responsible for our own parts. But we are also able to take opportunities to consciously chose others to help support us.
As we practice, we transition from trying to fix ourselves to supporting ourselves. It becomes such a relief to orient this way! We learn how to lean into the support of our own embodied presence as well as each other.
About the practices:
Sensing brings us into the present moment and THIS is where the truth of our parts lives. While we might analyze or talk ABOUT a part of us, connecting TO it happens through our bodies. These communications from our parts show up as sensations such as warmth, tension, openness or numbness. One participant exclaimed “It's like my body is a shortcut or a direct portal to my inner world!” Yes!
Movement:
“I feel closer to parts showing up through movement. It feels like authentic expression". One participant noted.
People wonder if they need a dance background, and the answer is no. The movements we are exploring are simple and intuitive. We move so we can get to know ourselves better: For example, when our head tilts towards our chest, we become aware that a part of us is feeling hopeless or defeated, or when we stand tall and stretch our hands wide, we are clear there is confidence and joy here. Movements make the invisible visible.
We also move to help us to regulate the nervous system, in others words, to feel more settled and at ease. Movement invites flow, support the release of held tension and can open us to that childlike joy we may have lost, that dancing around the living room feeling.
Resonance:
Resonance is about connecting with others. Being with each other in nonjudgemental and caring ways can be deeply healing. Neuroscience is helping to elucidate how this practice of healthy co-regulating has the potential to help our nervous system shift into a state of deeper safety. In this group we practice in a few ways, including mirroring, silent witnessing and breathing together.
We will also have time for co-creating healing experiences for each other. We come back to the central question, “What is needed here?” It is most often something that we didn’t get in childhood. We can give that to ourselves now. For one person, they may want us help soothe a young one, and so we offer song or caring words. For another, they may want us to say words that affirm that we have their back. We try something new and different. This takes courage and is very often transformative!
Does this kind of experience speak to you? I invite you to read the logistical information and apply.
You are also welcome to email me directly at mandymovingarts@gmail.com for more information or to ask any questions.
These groups are for people who have walked a personal growth journey for a while, but feel stuck or are longing to go deeper. You may have trouble pausing or making time for yourself. Having some familiarity with IFS or body-based practices is helpful, but not required. The main pre-requisites are the courage for self-discovery and an abiding curiosity about what dwells within.
In this group, you will have an opportunity to:
• Be seen and heard.
• Know yourself more deeply.
• Develop greater self-compassion.
• Slow down, lean in and listen to your inner voices.
• Feel empowered when difficult feelings knock at your door.
• Explore the joys of co-regulation and playful connection.
• Discover the synergy between body-based practices & Parts Work.
What are sessions like?
Engaging with the core practices of Parts Work, we root into our center, that calm energy called "Self". We slow down and settle into the body, noticing our breath and feeling the support of the earth to cultivate embodied presence. From here, we can welcome the parts of us that hold suffering or fear. Compassion emerges. We can let go of old emotions and beliefs that don't serve us, called "unburdening" in Parts Work. The somatic practices of sensing and movement lend joy and richness to this process, and many times, make the healing journey more efficient.
And we don't have to do this alone. A kind community of fellow explorers allows us to ground more quickly. We get to feel seen and heard. We explore what it's like to support each other and to relate to each other in the present moment, which is called "resonance".
Sessions vary, but will combine some of the following: short lessons, writing, drawing, guided meditation or movement, sometimes these are done individually and other times in pairs or groups. The orientation of this group is a practice group where we are responsible for our attending to and responsible for our own parts. But we are also able to take opportunities to consciously chose others to help support us.
As we practice, we transition from trying to fix ourselves to supporting ourselves. It becomes such a relief to orient this way! We learn how to lean into the support of our own embodied presence as well as each other.
About the practices:
Sensing brings us into the present moment and THIS is where the truth of our parts lives. While we might analyze or talk ABOUT a part of us, connecting TO it happens through our bodies. These communications from our parts show up as sensations such as warmth, tension, openness or numbness. One participant exclaimed “It's like my body is a shortcut or a direct portal to my inner world!” Yes!
Movement:
“I feel closer to parts showing up through movement. It feels like authentic expression". One participant noted.
People wonder if they need a dance background, and the answer is no. The movements we are exploring are simple and intuitive. We move so we can get to know ourselves better: For example, when our head tilts towards our chest, we become aware that a part of us is feeling hopeless or defeated, or when we stand tall and stretch our hands wide, we are clear there is confidence and joy here. Movements make the invisible visible.
We also move to help us to regulate the nervous system, in others words, to feel more settled and at ease. Movement invites flow, support the release of held tension and can open us to that childlike joy we may have lost, that dancing around the living room feeling.
Resonance:
Resonance is about connecting with others. Being with each other in nonjudgemental and caring ways can be deeply healing. Neuroscience is helping to elucidate how this practice of healthy co-regulating has the potential to help our nervous system shift into a state of deeper safety. In this group we practice in a few ways, including mirroring, silent witnessing and breathing together.
We will also have time for co-creating healing experiences for each other. We come back to the central question, “What is needed here?” It is most often something that we didn’t get in childhood. We can give that to ourselves now. For one person, they may want us help soothe a young one, and so we offer song or caring words. For another, they may want us to say words that affirm that we have their back. We try something new and different. This takes courage and is very often transformative!
Does this kind of experience speak to you? I invite you to read the logistical information and apply.
You are also welcome to email me directly at mandymovingarts@gmail.com for more information or to ask any questions.