When we struggle day-to-day with the physical demands of chronic illness, it is understandable that we often feel angry, depressed, helpless, or otherwise frustrated about our condition. Yet it is easy to get bogged down in these emotional routines, so that our lives become expressions of our frustration rather than of our unique interests and gifts, and the happiness we long for. In this workshop, we will explore:

• giving ourselves permission to dig deeper into the feelings related to our chronic condition
• individualized approaches for healthy emotional release
• tools for participating in a conscious relationship with our physical form
• deeper intuition and understanding from our condition

As we bring this learning into our daily lives, we begin to feel more comfortable in the body we have, and our lives can emerge as radiant expressions of who we truly are.

Reclaiming Your Life Story: From “If Only” to “Here It Begins”
Do you find yourself wondering “if only” a lot? If only you had made different choices in your life -- a different partner, a different career, kids, no kids? If only you had more time, or more money? If only you didn’t have to live this life you’re stuck in, then things could work out for you? Then you could be happy? If this sounds like you, it may feel like there is no way out of this dilemma. But in this workshop, we will dig deeper into the physical & emotional habits that lead to these feelings and find new ways of relating to ourselves, so that we can finally begin to tell the story we want with our lives.

Moving Beyond a Difficult Birth:
Embracing Healing & Connecting with Your Baby
The experience of birth doesn’t always happen the way we imagine. Intense emotions from a challenging pregnancy or birth can make it feel difficult to be fully present with your baby. These emotions need and deserve to be expressed and acknowledged, before we can allow ourselves to release them and begin true emotional healing. Then we can relax more deeply into a heartfelt, intuitive connection with our children.

So This is What it’s Like to Be a Parent?
Integrating Emotional Wellness with the Realities of Day-to-Day Parenting
The reality of parenting a child can be frustrating, chaotic, and overwhelming. We may be surprised by the intensity of feelings such as rage, grief, or resentment. Without learning to truly taking care of ourselves, it is difficult to move beyond these feelings toward emotional wellness as parents. In this workshop, we will explore:

• Artistic and body-mind tools for identifying and safely expressing difficult emotions
• Recognizing emotions as signals for change in our lives
• Examining ways we subconsciously limit our options for feeling better
• Finding what really works for our family