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It is a strong encouragement to introduce some form of embodied, contemplative practice to your day-to-day routine, if you do not already have one, in order to develop your capacity to step back from ‘doing’ and practice ‘noticing what is present', including sensations in your body, feelings or patterns of thought. I know this is not always easy to 'go within' like this if you are experiencing stress, which can create uncomfortable sensations and make it hard to be still. Even if you start with just 2 or 5 minutes, following a few cycles of breath, it can be very powerful. 

 

PREPARATION

 

In the lead up to your retreat, it can start to show you what may be present within your body-mind that is asking for clarity, release or a resolution of some kind through your work with the plants, and therefore may help shape your intention/s for your ceremonies.

 

DURING YOUR RETREAT

An embodied practice  can also help to strengthen your capacity to be present during ceremony, when the medicine is active, and observe what is being communicated to you. Moreover, if ever things become a bit challenging, the breath and mindfulness tools can equip you to be steady and grounded.

 

INTEGRATION

After your retreat, this capacity for presence, turning inwards and curiously observing and feeling, can be a wonderful tool for recalling the insights of the plants. It creates space for reflection, organisation and assimilation of these gifts into your body-mind experience and day-to-day life, in order to support lasting personal and habitual changes. Changes like developing a new habit of pausing before knee-jerk reacting when triggered, which may allow for more considered responses, new choices and different outcomes. It is a powerful way to become aware of and release old patterns of behaviour and ways of thinking that have perhaps been at the root of much self-sabotage and pain, and to move forward with a different way of being.

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OPTION 1:

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TRAUMA CENTER, TRAUMA SENSITIVE YOGA (TCTSY) BODY-BASED THERAPEUTIC SESSIONS - book them as you need them

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TCTSY is a therapeutic/clinical treatment for complex (inter-relational) trauma or chronic, treatment-resistant post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), both of which profoundly change our relationship with our body.

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I am certified to deliver this treatment in clinical supervision.

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I recommend exploring TCTSY in the first instance if you have a diagnosis you are seeking to address or if your symptoms have become life-limiting.

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TCTSY is always delivered live, like a therapy session, and can be delivered one-to-one or to small groups, for example, if people who’ve been on retreat together would like to accompany each other through integration too.

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Sessions are delivered online via Zoom.

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OPTION 2:

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A Bespoke, one-to-one EMBODIED self-PRACTICE, created to reflect your individual process with the plants

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There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ when it comes to our body-minds and this kind of work with plants. We all receive different gifts, or as Ute likes to say, each of us receives our own insight into the totality and our part in it, as well as developing a unique connection to the plants and their ‘life-supportive energies.’

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So, I design a completely bespoke practice for you, developed in collaboration with you, weaving in certain experiences, insights, energies or intentions for integration, such that you are able to embed everything at the somatic level.

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Once you have your practice, you can then do it at home as regularly as you want to. The key to integrating something new in your life, however, whether an insight from the medicine or a new self-practice habit, is repetition, so I recommend endeavouring to commit to practicing every day, certainly for an initial period of 40 days.

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Why 40 days? It leverages a neurophysiological phenomenon known in neuroscience as the ‘kindling effect,’ in which repeated positive actions can strengthen the neural pathways associated with those behaviours, making them more automatic and easier to maintain.

This is not a therapeutic/clinical treatment; however, your recorded practice can be adapted to be trauma sensitive as needed.

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This program can be delivered completely online.

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For prices and more information, just send a message!