The Study Groups are all about ongoing learning, community, and deepening practice. The richness of the unfolding curriculum as we journey together is uniquely supportive to deep learning, while the 4 meeting dates create a container and through-line for practice and engagement.
With that in mind, the Study Groups will continue as a live online curriculum, offering an in-depth engagement with the body – from deeper embodiment to subtle body unfolding and into the various aspects of the Pleasure Body – with a rich new theme.
This will allow us to gather our international Study Group members together to receive a special curriculum we have curated to bring you material tailored to the online medium.
After considering how to best tie this year’s curriculum into the study group trajectory at large,this year we are going to enter into the practical, yet shamanic realms of Elemental Practice from a place of increased capacity and sensitivity.
This year our ongoing online study group “Elements and the Pleasure Body” will offer deepening teachings on all aspects of elemental practice and the pleasure body, from the subtle interactions of the elements with the body’s energy system, the power of elements for releasing stuckness and unlocking pleasure, elemental typological and relational styles, rituals and practices to awaken the senses through the elements, the shadow aspects of each element, and more.
This material will be offered as a one-off program for 2023 after which time we will revisit new ways to offer the standard curriculum organized by year (you will retain your place in the curriculum).
These teachings apply to all years and experience levels as they add a whole other dimension to your personal embodiment and practice and are exclusively available to you as a participant of the Study Groups.
Like last year, we will offer 4 sessions online, in 2 Time Streams (6 hours each) so you can join according to your time zone.
We have scheduled the meetings in such a way that we can accommodate the exclusive study group retreats.
You once again will have access to your portal and Facebook discussion group, and we will keep the 2022 material available for you.
As always, each session will have education, guided practices, instruction and Q&A time and include home practices to deepen your engagement.
A note on discounts: If you have a 50% coupon from Teacher Training or 12 Facets your code will work when applied at checkout! Once you are signed up, you will receive 50% off on all else live for the year.
If you are re-signing for this year’s Study Group, you receive 30% off and once signed up your 50% becomes available again for live events 2022. Use code continue30 at checkout.
In addition to the online format we are excited to offer exclusive, in-person practice retreats which are only available to members of the study groups.
In these retreats you will revitalize and deepen your existing practices while receiving transmission and instruction in new lineage methods, in ways that are only possible in person.
Alongside rigorous practice, there will be an emphasis on celebration, ritual, and community, and an education on how to connect with the sublime qualities of the physical body, the subtle body, and nature itself.
This is an opportunity to connect with those in your own year group, including dedicated instruction from me for each year group, as well as connecting with members of the wider international community.
We are pricing these retreats to make them accessible to those currently in the Online Study Groups (your 50% discount applies) so you can combine both online and in-person study for the deepest and fullest possible engagement.
The first of these is in Portugal, April 8-12. You can read more about the retreat & sign up here.
These in-person retreats are optional and are not required for participation in the Online Study Group.
You are welcome to attend both streams or divide your time between them. We scheduled stream A to accommodate London, Amsterdam and Melbourne times, Stream B is scheduled to accommodate the US and Melbourne. We have already accounted for EU, US and Australia daylight savings time changes, which is why some of the times jump in Spring and Fall.
Live Zoom Meeting Dates:
March 18, 2023
May 13, 2023
September 16, 2023
November 11, 2023
Time Stream Info:
Session #1: March 18, 2023
Stream A:
March 18 | London | Noon-6pm
March 18 | Amsterdam | 1pm-7pm
March 18 | Los Angeles | 5am-11am
March 18 | Melbourne | 11pm-5am
Stream B:
March 18 | Los Angeles | 1pm-7pm
March 19 | Melbourne | 7am-1pm
March 18 | London | 8pm-2am
March 18 | Amsterdam | 9pm-3am
Session #2: May 13, 2023
Stream A:
May 13 | London | 1p-7pm
May 13 | Amsterdam | 2pm-8pm
May 13 | Los Angeles | 5am-11am
May 13 | Melbourne | 10pm-4am
Stream B:
May 13 | Los Angeles | 1pm-7pm
May 14 | Melbourne | 6am-Noon
May 13 | London | 9pm-3am
May 13 | Amsterdam | 10pm-4am
Session #3: September 16, 2023
Stream A:
Sept 16 | London | 1p-7pm
Sept 16 | Amsterdam | 2pm-8pm
Sept 16 | Los Angeles | 5am-11am
Sept 16 | Melbourne | 10pm-4am
Stream B:
Sept 16 | Los Angeles | 1pm-7pm
Sept 17 | Melbourne | 6am-Noon
Sept 16 | London | 9pm-3am
Sept 16 | Amsterdam | 10pm-4am
Session #4: November 11, 2023
Stream A:
Nov 11 | London | 1p-7pm
Nov 11 | Amsterdam | 2pm-8pm
Nov 11 | Los Angeles | 5am-11am
Nov 12 | Melbourne | Midnight-6am
Stream B:
Nov 11 | Los Angeles | 1pm-7pm
Nov 12 | Melbourne | 8am-2pm
Nov 11 | London | 9pm-3am
Nov 11 | Amsterdam | 10pm-4am
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