Women's Leadership & Facilitation Training

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
- Marianne Williamson

This training is for women who are committed to their own journey of personal growth, and are ready to hold space for others to awaken to their power and true nature.

This journey has been designed for you to: learn and practice a wide range of skills and techniques, form a tight knit community of femme leaders, and undergo your own process of letting go of doubt and fear to step into your power as a facilitator.

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The Call

This is a wild calling to all women who have been touched by the healing magic of ritual and workshop spaces, to step into your power, and into a position of leadership that you know, deep down, is your path.

If you are hearing this call, and your heart is racing, or you feel a lump in your throat, your hairs are standing on end, then you are ready to offer yourself, in service to the liberation of humanity. 

Perhaps there is a voice inside that doubts that you can do this. The voice that keeps you small because, as Marianne Williamson so eloquently puts it:

“We ask ourselves

Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be? 
You are a child of God.

Your playing small
Does not serve the world…

And as we let our own light shine,
We unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

As we're liberated from our own fear,

Our presence automatically liberates others.”

About the Training

Skills Learning

This is a holistic and practical approach to facilitation that will equip you with skills in the four pillars of sacred embodiment:

1. Authentic Connection: How to drop the masks and create intimacy.
2. Ritual: What it means to create a sacred container for transformation.
3. Embodiment: Expressing and processing through movement and voice.
4. Meditation: Cultivating a relationship with our inner world.

Personal Growth

Through the process you will undergo your own journey of self discovery and liberation, that is an essential part of becoming a space holder. Learning the tools for transformation, we will apply them to work through blocks that are currently preventing you from fully owning your role as facilitator.

Community

We will meet online weekly, to discuss content, experience practices related to certain themes, and form a tight community of committed, badass, femme facilitators. 

You will have a smaller learning pod of 4-5 within which you can troubleshoot, share ideas, and keep each other accountable.

You will also complete a number of homework practices with a buddy which will change from week to week.

This part of the training is absolutely essential, and makes the whole experience way more fun and exciting.

Practice Group

You will be required to start your own circle with friends and family, for you to practice and experiment with the techniques introduced in this training.

We will experience a wide range of tools, from which you will be encouraged to develop your own unique style and offering. 

Experimenting with people you love and trust is an excellent way to find what works for you, and where you really shine. In this part we learn to befriend failure and find the courage to be bold and experimental.

Training Structure Overview

The training is split into 3 distinct Spirals:

Spiral One: The Four Pillars
Spiral Two: Experimentation
Spiral Three: Leadership and Collaboration

Weekly Flow

Fridays: Video content to engage and experiment with. (10 - 30 mins)
Tuesdays: Live zoom gathering to discuss content and experience new practices together. 7-10pm UK time (3 hours)
Homework: Every week you will receive new homework based on the content. (Between 1 and 4 hours)

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Training Modules in Detail
 

Opening Ceremony - Imbolc and New Moon

Week 1: Tue 1st Feb - 7-10pm UK Time 

Meeting and Intention setting

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Spiral One: The Four Pillars

Week 2 - 5: Introduction to the four pillars of Sacred Embodiment

Spiral one will introduce all four pillars, through which we will work through internal blocks, and put in place goals and affirmations to support your journey.
We’ll be focusing on the basic foundational practices of each pillar. First experiencing, then unpacking how they work, why they are effective, and how to work with them in combination.
In this phase you’ll also be getting to know each other intimately, showing vulnerability, and building trust.

Week 2 -  8th Feb (7-10pm): Authentic Connection: Sharing circle 101 and deep enquiry practices

Week 3 - 15th Feb (7-10pm): Ritual: Fundamentals of ritual/ Fear and letting go

Week 4 -  22nd Feb (7-10pm): Embodiment: Physical and Vocal Warm Ups and Affirmation

Week 5 - 1st Mar (7-10pm): Meditation: Grounding, Body scans, Visualisations

Week 6 - 8th Mar (7-9pm): Integration and Q&A: To integrate the learnings from the first spiral. Check in and Q&A about content and setting up first circle.

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Spiral Two: Experimentation

Weeks 7 - 10: Practice groups alongside new learning

After learning the basics of the four pillars you will start your own practice group that will meet weekly, in person or over zoom. 

You will continue to learn new content alongside your practice groups, experimenting, and discovering where your passions lie. This is an opportunity to try things out, get it wrong, and build confidence in holding space.

Week 7 - 15th Mar (7-10pm): Authentic Connection: Tantric techniques for deepening intimacy

Week 8 - 22nd Mar (7-10pm): Ritual: Wheel of the Year, and other Celtic ritual practices

Week 9 - 29th Mar (7-10pm): Embodiment: Womb wisdom, dance of the seasons, and reclaiming your blood.

Week 10 - 5th Apr (7-10pm): Meditation: Chakra meditation, and chakra toning

Week 11 - 12th Apr (7-9pm): Integration and Q&A: A moment to check in on how your circles are going and ask any questions. 

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Spiral Three: Leadership and Collaboration

Weeks 12 - 15: Creating circles as a pod to share within the group

Our final spiral is an opportunity for you to collaborate within your pods, decide on a theme, and create a circle for the rest of us to participate in. 

Each circle will be 2.5 hours, leaving 30 minutes for feedback.

This will be an incredible learning experience in collaboration, and a beautiful way of experiencing each other’s work, and the journey we’ve all been on together.

Week 12: 19th Apr (7-10pm): Pod 1 Leads the circle

Week 13: 26th Apr (7-10pm): Pod 2 Leads the circle

Week 14: 3rd May (7-10pm): Pod 3 Leads the circle

Week 15: 10th May (7-10pm): Pod 4 Leads the circle (Solstice Gathering)

Optional 1 hour check in and Q&A's on Thursday evenings 7:00-8pm UK Time

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Closing Ceremony

Week 16: 17th May (7-10pm) 

Check In Calls

To see how you're all doing post graduation.

Tuesday 26th July 2022
Tuesday 20th September 2022
 

What You Receive

• 20 live zoom sessions
• 15+ 10-30 minute videos with content
• 2 x one-to-one hour sessions to discuss your personal offering
• Weekly homework activities and rituals
• Access to me 5 days a week by direct message for 4 months
• Training Manual pdf
• 4+ guided recorded meditations and visualisations
• Ritual ideas and structures
• Access to my playlists for circles
• Access to private Facebook and Whatsapp group to share with the group and ask questions
• Reading list of essential books to develop your practice
• Lifetime access to all recorded content

What You Will Gain

- This training will empower you to be able to hold deep transformational space for people you love, and your wider community. 
- You will develop your own unique offering, that is an authentic expression of who you are, and utilises you passions and gifts.
- You will be part of an online global network of femme leaders who are committed to empowering others, and creating spaces for growth and healing.
- You will reap the fulfilment of being in greater alignment with your soul purpose, whilst also serving others.

You will have the necessary tools and experience to guide people in:

• Rituals to mark significant moments in their life - brings meaning, and helps to process challenges as well as celebration
• Meditations and visualisations - connecting people to their inner worlds
• Expressing through voice and movement - leads to greater confidence
• Feeling sensations in the body - leads to a deeper understanding of how we feel, what we want and don’t want. Able to feel more joy and pleasure
• Expressing emotions - leads to a healthier mind and body
• Regulate their nervous system - reduces anxiety and boosts immunity
• Connect authentically with others - reduces anxiety, creates a sense of belonging
• Speaking Desires and setting boundaries - increases confidence and self worth

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Who is This For?

This training is for women who are already on a journey of personal growth, and are ready to take the next step, in service to others.

You have probably already been touched by women’s spaces, and have been on a path of healing and self discovery. It’s likely you have experienced significant adversary in your life, and you have learnt some valuable lessons that can help others. (Though you certainly haven’t worked through everything, because no one has!)

You resonate with the four pillars, and want to learn more, in a peer support environment, to equip you with the tools you need to create your own offerings. Perhaps you are already offering spaces such as this, and you want more strings to add to your bow.

This training is open to women/ femme flavoured folk of all backgrounds, including those identifying as non-binary, trans and cis. If you’re not sure if this is for you, or you have any questions/ concerns, please don’t hesitate to get in touch via email or phone call. 

Investment

Regular: £2500

Scholarship: £1500

I understand that price can be a barrier to some people attending. Discounts and payment plans are available. Please specify if you are applying for a low income place and outline your circumstances in the form (linked below).

Places are very limited to please get get your applications in sooner rather than later

How to Apply

To apply for the course you will need to fill out the form: https://forms.gle/zp6JY8hPwqqdr9b16

Try to keep your answers concise and relevant. Once you have been accepted you will be able to pay for your ticket, or set up your payment plan. 

Practical Info

To join this event you’ll need to create a free zoom account which you can set up here: https://zoom.us 

Instructions on how to join the call will be sent the week before the first session

• Please note that we do not arrange refunds or exchanges. We welcome swapping or reselling your tickets with people you know or via Ticket Swap
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