Women’s Connection Circle

Join the Soul Medicine Sistarhood

A heart-centred connection group for women to be seen, heard, understood, supported and guided if desired.

An opportunity to explore your inner, and outer, world in a safe and non-judgmental space. Arrive as you are, whatever you’re going through. We’re not here to be pretty and perfect, but real and authentic. Be supported and celebrated. We are all here for one another. All of You is welcome.

Held in Palmyra on Sundays 2.30-4.30pm: 20 August, 17 September, 15 October, 19 November, 17 December (five session commitment)

Exchange: $249

Places are limited, register now to book your spot.

Inner Child Nurturing & Nervous System Recovery Journeys

Sound & Energy Healing and Shamanic Journeying

A sacred journey of connection to self, unconditional love, nurture and compassion. Tend to your inner child and your nervous system allowing healing of mind, body and spirit. Time to breathe, exhale, release tension and receive healing from within and Divine Spirit. You will be bathed in the healing music and sounds, while welcoming your inner child into your arms, heart and soul, where she/they will receive the nurturing they’ve been yearning for all this time. Indigo-Grace will gently and lovingly guide you through processes to heal your heart, your core. This is soul medicine.

Held in Palmyra on Sundays 2.30-4.30pm: 30 July, 27 August, 29 October, 10 December (four session commitment)

Exchange: $199 one person | $259 two persons

Places are limited, register now to book your spot.

Parent & Child Connection Circles (6-12yo)

Developing self-esteem, secure attachment, effective communication & listening skills to build security in your relationship

A connection group for you and your child to repair and/or continue to develop and strengthen your bond. This is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy uninterrupted time together and create secure attachment, something that greatly impacts on a child’s development and way of relating in the world into adulthood.

Many of life’s experiences can get in the way of this crucial development including, but not limited to, the following:

• Birth trauma or other traumatic event

• Multiple births and/or siblings

• Post natal depression

• Parent’s attachment style and bond with their own parents

• Family or domestic violence

• Going to school or other big changes

• Bullying or scapegoating

• Depression, anxiety or PTSD

• Separation or divorce

• Step children/sibling rivalry

• FIFO/DIDO

• Illness or loss of a loved one

Outcomes from these experiences can lead to feelings of abandonment, betrayal, rejection, powerlessness and worthlessness in the child. This may cause them to take on responsibility, or “blame/fault”, and develop feelings of guilt and shame when they don’t receive enough connection, bonding, quality time and unconditional love from their parents.

Children need a safe place and surroundings to be able to express themselves without fear of being in trouble. They can struggle with identifying and expressing their feelings in ways society expects. The difference it makes when a child feels heard, understood, validated and cared about is lifechanging.

For example:

I worked with a seven year old child who was being bullied frequently by a classmate. The bullying became too much for him to bear, finally exploding, lashing out at the bully, yelling and using the F word. The teachers placed full attention on him for his behaviour, especially for swearing. No attention was placed on the bully at all. This injustice caused the usually kind and “good” child to change overnight, becoming rebellious, hating school, difficult at home and so on. After many weeks of his problematic behaviour, his parents engaged my counselling services to sort out the issues. What needed to happen was this:

• Acknowledgement he knew what he did was not appropriate.

• Validation of his feelings from being bullied, his frustration and his sense of injustice. (If the bully had been punished also, there may not have been an issue, although he may still have acted out his guilt and shame if that was too much for him to handle. Validation of why he lashed out, plus, taking responsibility for his behaviour are equally important for there to be a sense of justice and return to peace.)

• Normalising for him the experience of making a mistake or decision not in line with being “a good boy”.

• My own self disclosure of being bullied, along with admitting I too have made mistakes and felt ashamed.

• All of the above allowed him to feel self forgiveness. He took responsibility for his actions, was apologetic, and desperately needed to feel he was still lovable and loved without condition by his parents, at least.

• He changed in that instant! Back to his normal self, however, with more self-esteem and confidence in himself. The activities we had done during his sessions were paying off well, his sense of self had improved along with his emotional intelligence. It was a wonderful transformation to witness.

• This is how children learn and become willing to choose the “right over wrong” (socially acceptable/unacceptable). Children who remain in their feelings of “undeserving or not good enough/unlovable and in trouble/punished” continue to act out, may eventually enter the justice system, or become pleasers and spend their life trying to earn approval/forgiveness unconsciously. This leads to co-dependency in relationships and even bigger problems down the line.

I’m bringing this opportunity to you to develop your psycho/social awareness so you can provide safe and unconditionally loving connection and guidance for your child, to nurture and enhance the bond so you may have a wonderful relationship. It’s an opportunity to spend quality time with your child and continue to grow the bonds you have already established, plus, an opportunity to work through any issues there may be in your relationship with each other.

I will provide a safe and non-judgmental environment where you will both engage in activities so you feel seen, heard, understood and supported. You will receive guidance on how to lovingly, kindly, respectfully speak with each other, clear issues and find solutions. Depending upon the age of the child and nature of the issue, 1:1 support will be provided for this where necessary.

Appropriate age related activities designed to open communication, build trust and lay strong foundations of safety and security in the parent child relationship. You will have the chance to ask questions, learn new communication styles and practice this during fun and bonding activities with each other, or in small groups. Time spent together is one of the most precious gifts we can give our child, it is what they want most of all, as it fills their cup. They feel important to you which develops their sense of self-worth, the most vital characteristic for the development of their identity. The quality of the safety and security a child feels in their relationship with at least one parent makes all the difference to how independent, confident and motivated they are to engage with others and participate in the world.

Although this is not a therapy group, the content is therapeutic, therefore, you will see changes in your child (and yourself) from coming along each month. Your child will be asking you when can we go again, when is the next one? You can practice the new skills together and share the outcomes with the group next time.

Possible outcomes:

• Improved bonding and more secure attachment for your child

• Grounding, centering and calming as a parent

• Less anxiety in either or both of you

• Strengthening feelings of safety and security in the child with the parent

• Building of trust and dependability/reliability within the child with their parent

• Development of positive self-esteem, resilience and confidence

• Communication skills for both, including listening and speaking

• Happiness, inner peace and joy

The sessions are for one parent and one child at a time, even if they’re twins or more, so each child has an experience of being the sole focus of the parent and to ensure best results with bonding and self-esteem development. If you have more than one child you would like to participate with, you can give each child a turn over the six sessions. Or, you are welcome to attend as a family with two adults and two children.

Held in Palmyra on Sundays 2.30-4.30pm (three session commitment):

Child 6-12yo: 23 July, 10 September, 12 November

One parent & one child - $199 per age group

Two parents & two children - $369 per age group

Places are limited, register now to book your spot.

Parent & Teen+ Connection Circles (13-21yo)

Developing self-esteem, secure attachment, effective communication & listening skills to build security in your relationship

Further to the information above about the Parent & Child groups, we will include focus on building empathy, compassion and respect between parents and their teen+ children, to improve disharmony in the relationship. Foundations of safety and security may have been interrupted, the introduction of peers as a preferred “go to” may be causing friction, family breakdown and more can have a negative impact on the relationship.

Ultimately, we all have the need to feel understood. Communication, hormones, moods, peer influence, social media, family issues, etc, etc, etc, get in the way and completely run, what was once a good relationship, into the ditch. This opportunity provides the chance to develop skills, be seen, heard and understood, problem resolution, communication styles, boundaries, consequences from a place of respect and kindness between you.

Held in Palmyra on Sundays 2.30-4.30pm (three session commitment):

Teen+ 13-21yo: 13 August, 22 October, 3 December

One parent & one child - $199 per age group

Two parents & two children - $369 per age group

Places are limited, register now to book your spot.