Create Life-Changing Workshops and Become a Transformational Group-Work Facilitator with the EMPOWER Facilitation Training.

This isn't your average training; This is a profound journey of personal and professional transformation that will equip you with the skills, wisdom and experience to hold powerful workshops that change people’s lives.

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“I didn't really believe it when we were told how much we would be stretched, and this turned out to be a genuinely life-altering experience both personally and professionally.”

- Roxy M
Graduate

3 Residential Weekends

9 Months of Live Zoom Sessions

120 Hours of Tuition

Recorded Content and Training Manual

Joining This Training You Will

LEAD WORKSHOPS & CEREMONIES

Master the art of designing workshops, ceremonies, and retreats that create lasting impact for participants

DEEPEN YOUR CAPACITY TO HOLD SPACE

Engage in rigorous self-development, honing the personal qualities essential for guiding others through significant change

GAIN CONFIDENCE THROUGH EXPERIENCE

Put lessons into practice from day 1 and take the reins in the the third weekend, which will be designed and led fully by you.

HONE YOUR OFFERING AND BUILD YOUR BUSINESS

Develop your offering through a practice group and discover how to communicate effectively with your audience

RECEIVE ONGOING SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Join a network of skilled facilitators, building connections that extend beyond the program's duration

Meet Your Facilitator

Hi, I’m Gaia, creator of EMPOWER. I began my facilitation journey in 2016, hosting a modest women’s circle in Hackney and working part-time in a bar. I now facilitate numerous retreats a year, collaborate with the top wellness brands and festivals in the country, and have co-founded True Nature, a platform dedicated to supporting femme facilitators to thrive.

There are few things I love more than supporting women to step into their power and go after their dreams. With EMPOWER now in its 5th year, I am excited to welcome you to the most comprehensive and refined training experience yet that takes you all the way from your first steps in holding group work, all the way through to finding your niche and building a business.

Transform Fear Into Power

Time and again, I've witnessed brilliant, talented women yearning to share their gifts with the world, only to be held back by crippling self-doubt and imposter syndrome. If this resonates with you, you're in exactly the right place.

I've designed this journey to help you transform these challenges into the very source of your power by centering hands-on experience and resilience tools to work with your fear.

If you've been holding back, waiting to feel "ready enough," this is your invitation to step forward. Join us in this transformative journey and unlock the confident facilitator within you.

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Who is This For?

This training attracts a diverse range of participants:

Existing group facilitators

Yoga teachers, sound healers, or any kind of group work teacher seeking to expand their facilitation skills to hold deep containers

One-on-one practitioners

Therapists, coaches or bodyworkers looking to expand into group settings

Professionals from traditional care sectors

NHS workers, teachers or social workers aiming to integrate transformative practices into mainstream environments

This training welcomes women and femme-flavored folk from all walks of life, including those who identify as non-binary womb folk, trans women, and cis women. If you're unsure if this is for you, or if you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out.

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EMPOWER Training At a Glance

Level 1

Face Your Fears

4th Mar - Opening Circle (Online)

Weekly group or pod calls - Tuesday Evenings 7 - 9pm

25 - 28 Apr - Residential Weekend (Dartmoor UK)

Level 2

Discover Your Gifts

Weekly group or pod calls - Tuesday evenings 7 - 9pm

6 - 9 Jun - Residential Weekend (Dartmoor UK)

Level 3

Collaboration & Retreat Design

Weekly group or pod calls - Tuesday evenings 7 - 9pm

25 - 28 Jul - Residential Weekend (Dartmoor UK)

Break for August

Level 4

Practice Group & Business Bootcamp

Sep - Nov - bi-weekly group or pod calls - Tuesday evenings

25th Nov - Closing Circle (Online)

Course Overview

Level 1 : March - April

Face Your Fears

Through practice comes experience, through experience comes confidence

What sets this training apart is that we throw you in the deep end from the beginning. Practising exercises and techniques on your peers, we encourage you to lean into the fear, learn how to be with it, and experience the exhilaration that comes from taking those first steps.

What’s Covered:

• How to feel compassion towards all emotional states and guide others through their own inner worlds
• How to build trust and radical authenticity through group and partner enquiry exercises
• How to use embodiment exercises to change the emotional or energetic state of a group
• How to structure a transformational process using nature and symbolism

“This training allowed me to bridge the gap between 'I would really like to facilitate workshops one day' to 'I can actually do it and I have actually done it.”

- Lelia

Level 2 : May - June

Discover Your Gifts

Our deepest wounds become our greatest gifts

In level 2 we dig deeper into the nature of our wounds, understanding how they can be the doorway to our own healing, which in turn becomes the path we can guide others along.

Level 2 focuses on trauma-informed spaces for emotional release, and rites of passage.

What’s Covered:

• How to use visualisation to guide a group to deep insight or breakthrough
• How to create trauma-informed spaces and how to respond in the moment to a trauma response
• How to create the right conditions for emotional release and deep healing
• How to guide someone through a rite of passage

“ A life-changing course that pushes you to meet yourself and opens doors to what you can offer to the world”

- Alice Mayor

Level 3 : June - July

Collaboration and Retreat Design

If you want to go far, go together

Level 3 is when we hand over the reins. Working with a partner, you’ll collaborate to deliver a workshop for our final residential weekend. We’ll focus on the design process, weaving your talents together, and how to allow your intuition to guide you in the moment.

What’s Covered:

• How to create a workshop that is captivating, unique and authentic to your passions
• How to navigate the complexities of working with another facilitator
• How to structure a full weekend retreat, including scheduling, budgeting, and logistics
• How to let go of the plan and follow your intuition

”It will ask of you commitment, courage and surrender as you transform into a future facilitator “

- EMEL GUNAY
 

Level 4 : Sep - Nov

Practice Group and Business Bootcamp

In Level 4, you will continue to develop your skill and discover your niche with a practice group of people within your friendship circles. We will focus on how to create compelling event descriptions and build your online presence, including social media and marketing.

What’s Covered:

• How to identify and communicate with your audience
• How to build up a series of offerings over time that form a solid business model (a.k.a. the funnel)
• How to engage with social media in a way that feels fun and authentic
• How to set goals and create accountability going forward

“I feel like I am finally becoming the woman I had ignored and silenced for years and years.”

- MAR ESTARELLAS

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What You Receive

CONTACT TIME:

• 3 x Residential training weekends in Dartmoor
• 15 x 2.5 hour zoom calls led by Gaia - your lead facilitator
• 13 x 1.5 hour zoom calls in pods (groups of 4) led by your pod leader
• 2 x one-to-one coaching sessions with Gaia
• On-site photoshoot for headshots
• Testimonials from other participants
• Access to private Whatsapp group to share with the group and ask questions

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RESOURCES:

Lifetime access to the training portal which includes:

• The EMPOWER Training Manual (you will get a physical & pdf copy)
• Pre-recorded videos
• Recordings of live group calls
• Weekly homework activities and rituals
• Guided meditations and visualisations
• Reading list of essential books to develop your practice

POST TRAINING SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITIES:

• Monthly Alumni Mentoring: Join group calls to deepen your practice and connect with fellow graduates
• One-on-One Guidance: Receive ongoing coaching support from Gaia
• Showcase Your Work: Present your offerings on True Nature, our women-focused online events platform
• Community Leadership: Help shape our membership platform as a community builder
• Practical Experience: Gain valuable space-holding skills by volunteering at True Nature weekend retreats
• Leadership Development: Potential to become a Pod leader for future training programs

Investment

Please note that the retreat cost is on top of the course fee.

Course Fee

£2540
Early Bird 
(til 1st Jan - only 4 available)

£2970
Standard course fee

£1540
Scholarship

There are 2 scholarship places offered, and payment plans available.

Find details below. 

£2160

OWN ROOM

(Only 2 available)
£720 per retreat

£1560

TWIN ROOM

(Sharing with 1 other)
£520 per retreat

£1455

DORM ROOM​

(Sharing with 3 others)
£485 per retreat

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*We have a limited number of reduced bursary places for Black or Women of Colour, LGBTQ+, and folks with disabilities from marginalised communities or challenging socio-economic backgrounds. 

We are in a process of learning and unlearning how to make our space equitable, diverse and inclusive of the multitudes of experiences of women, trans women, femme and non-binary folk. Creating scholarship and bursary places for those who might struggle to access or participate in events like this is part of our approach. For further information please read our inclusion statement.

If you have any questions or concerns please email gaia@truenature.org.uk

Payment Plans

3 month, 6 month or 12 monthly payment plans are available upon request. This can be discussed during your application interview if you are accepted onto the programme.

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Venue

Brimpts Farm lies literally at the heart of Dartmoor.
  
It is surrounded by both farmland and wilderness, with moss covered forest and river spots right on the doorstep, hot tubs and sauna and a large hall space for us to work in.

This is where all of our retreats are held and the land knows us well. It feels like the perfect spot to share the practices that have developed over several years of working here and holding sacred space.

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