In Person
October 9-11
Nevada City / Grass Valley area
Virtual
November 7-8
Streamed via Zoom
The Wisdom of Belonging
At the heart of every human life is a longing to belong—to ourselves, to one another, to our bodies, to the Earth, and to something larger than the separate self.
This immersive weekend offers a space to slow down, return to the body, listen beneath the story, and explore intimacy as a sacred capacity to remain present, truthful, open, and connected.
Relational Intimacy and the Journey Home...
Deepening presence, healing relationship, and remembering our place in the greater whole.
Coming Home to the Body: A 5Rhythms Journey into Sensing, Presence & Belonging
Friday, October 9th | 5–9:00 PM
$45
An evening immersion into the moving body as a gateway to belonging. Through the 5Rhythms® movement map, we explore the landscape of our own sensing presence, moving from the inside out to remember our connection to the Earth, to ourselves, and to the living field between us.
Note: If you choose to join us for the full Wisdom of Belonging weekend (Oct 9–11), the $45 from this evening workshop can be applied toward your tuition.
Intimacy Without Abandoning Yourself
Many of us learned early in life that intimacy was not always safe.
We may have protected ourselves by distancing, pleasing, numbing, fixing, controlling, disappearing, or becoming who others needed us to be. These patterns were not mistakes. They were intelligent adaptations that helped us preserve connection and protect what was most tender within us.
This weekend is an invitation to relate differently—not by overriding your boundaries or becoming someone else, but by learning to remain connected to yourself while opening more fully to others.
Intimacy is not something we perform. It is something we remember.
What We Will Explore
Throughout the weekend, we will engage in embodied practices, relational inquiry, and contemplative exploration designed to help us return to ourselves, one another, and the greater web of life.
No prior experience is necessary—only a willingness to arrive with curiosity, presence, and an open heart.
Coming Home to the Body
Learn to recognize the body's signals of safety, protection, and longing as gateways to greater presence and wholeness.
Relational Presence
Practice remaining connected to yourself while opening more fully to another through authentic, transparent relating & deep listening.
Protective Patterns
Explore the intelligent adaptations that once helped you survive and discover how they continue to shape your relationships today.
The Wisdom of the Heart
Develop greater compassion for yourself and others while learning to meet emotions with curiosity rather than judgment.
Belonging & Original Goodness
Rediscover the wholeness that has always been within you and explore belonging as something remembered rather than earned.
Living What You Learn
Leave with practical practices and a renewed capacity to bring presence, authenticity, and deeper connection into everyday life.
The Living Field Between Us...
We move from the individual into relationship—practicing deep listening, witnessing, authentic expression, boundaries, attunement, and staying present with difference. We explore what becomes possible when relationship itself becomes a practice of belonging.
Saturday Afternoon
Belonging to the Larger Story
Ancestors, Culture & the Collective Field...
Our lives did not begin with us. We explore the ancestral and collective patterns that continue to shape us, along with the gifts, resilience, and wisdom we have inherited. We begin sensing ourselves as participants in a much larger human story.
Belonging to One Another
Remembering What the Body Knows...
Deepening our capacity for presencing and sensing, we explore the patterns that shape how we experience ourselves and the difference between fitting in and truly belonging. How do we remain connected to ourselves without having to perform, adapt, or abandon who we are?
Belonging to Ourselves
The Living Earth & the Journey Home...
The circle widens—from ourselves and one another to our ancestors, the living Earth, and the mystery of which we are part. Through movement, reflection, ritual, and shared practice, we integrate the weekend and explore how we carry belonging back into the way we live, love, work, and participate in the world.
Belonging to the Larger Whole
Friday Evening
Come to Your Senses
Coming Home to the Body...
Through 5Rhythms, movement, meditation, sensing, and subtle awareness, we begin by moving out of our habitual ways of knowing and rediscovering the body's intelligence. We explore belonging as something we can actually sense and experience.
Saturday Morning
Sunday Afternoon
Sunday Morning
The Journey Through the Weekend
Is This Workshop for You?
This immersion is designed for thoughtful people who long to live with greater presence, authenticity, and connection.
Whether you are navigating a life transition, deepening your spiritual practice, healing old relational patterns, or simply longing for a greater sense of belonging, you are welcome here.
You may find yourself here if...
What you'll take home
✓ You long for deeper, more authentic relating.
✓ You notice recurring patterns in your relationships and want to understand them with compassion.
✓ You're moving through grief, transition, or uncertainty.
✓ You want to feel more at home in your body and your life.
✓ You're curious about a grounded, embodied approach to spirituality.
✓ You desire a community where you can be fully yourself.
✓ A deeper sense of presence and belonging
✓ Greater awareness of protective patterns
✓ Practices for staying grounded during emotional activation
✓ More authentic communication
✓ Renewed trust in yourself and others
✓ Practical ways to bring this work into everyday relationships
✓ A loving and safe community
Workshop Details
In Person
- October 9-11
- Grass Valley, California
- Friday 6–9 PM
- Saturday 10 AM–5 PM
- Sunday 10 AM–5 PM
Online
- November 7-8
- Live via Zoom
- Saturday 10 AM-5 PM
- Sunday 10 AM-5 PM
All times are Pacific Tome Zone (PT)
Includes
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Guided meditations
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Embodied practices
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Relational inquiry
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Small group dialogue
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Journaling
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Movement
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Practical integration