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Upcoming WORKSHOP series:
Spring into Sensuality Guest Teacher Series
Selected Sundays, 4:30-6:30
This workshop series, for ALL humans, is a radical expansion on modes of thinking about "The Feminine." Join crackerjack guest teachers guaranteeeeed to blow your mindbody. Details and registration for each workshop will be released two weeks prior to the event.
$50 each - no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Please reach out with any financial hardship.
Selected Sundays, 4:30-6:30
This workshop series, for ALL humans, is a radical expansion on modes of thinking about "The Feminine." Join crackerjack guest teachers guaranteeeeed to blow your mindbody. Details and registration for each workshop will be released two weeks prior to the event.
$50 each - no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Please reach out with any financial hardship.
Workshop II -
Elemental Womb Activation:
a Song of Sophia Lineage Practice
May 5th 4:30-6:30pm
Elemental Womb Activation is a somatic, song-filled journey of physical and energetic re-connection to the elemental threads already alive inside you but which may have been sleeping - just waiting for the moment when you say "yes." We will kiss awake the elemental womb grid within through ritual clearing, somatic and spatial orientation, breath, and a guided meditation through song. You will experience an activation of the four corners and the central portal of your womb. Physical womb not required and all genders welcome! This offering is appropriate for beginners to womb work as well as experienced practitioners looking to go deeper.
Cherstaria Crystal-Lynn is a Ceremonial Healing Practitioner in the Song of Sophia lineage. She specializes in womb healing, voice artistry, somatic integration of trauma and life-cycle events, plant attunement, ceremonial offerings, and restoration of the divine feminine for all genders. She is also a writer, poet, mother, and songwriter. Her offerings allow many worlds-inner, outer and beyond-to merge and integrate, creating unique magic with the power to move, to connect, to heal, and to birth new versions of us into being. Find her at: https://calendly.com/thestarsong
Preparation for this journey: Please dress comfortably. You do not need to bring anything except yourself. Come as you are! There is room for all of you here.
Please note:
This is a trauma-informed offering. This type of journey has the potential to bring forward experiences, emotions and sensations (including pleasure!) that have been deeply buried in the body. Though this particular session will not be the place to delve into unhealed or unintegrated trauma in detail, further offerings are available which can assist with that process.
Elemental Womb Activation:
a Song of Sophia Lineage Practice
May 5th 4:30-6:30pm
Elemental Womb Activation is a somatic, song-filled journey of physical and energetic re-connection to the elemental threads already alive inside you but which may have been sleeping - just waiting for the moment when you say "yes." We will kiss awake the elemental womb grid within through ritual clearing, somatic and spatial orientation, breath, and a guided meditation through song. You will experience an activation of the four corners and the central portal of your womb. Physical womb not required and all genders welcome! This offering is appropriate for beginners to womb work as well as experienced practitioners looking to go deeper.
Cherstaria Crystal-Lynn is a Ceremonial Healing Practitioner in the Song of Sophia lineage. She specializes in womb healing, voice artistry, somatic integration of trauma and life-cycle events, plant attunement, ceremonial offerings, and restoration of the divine feminine for all genders. She is also a writer, poet, mother, and songwriter. Her offerings allow many worlds-inner, outer and beyond-to merge and integrate, creating unique magic with the power to move, to connect, to heal, and to birth new versions of us into being. Find her at: https://calendly.com/thestarsong
Preparation for this journey: Please dress comfortably. You do not need to bring anything except yourself. Come as you are! There is room for all of you here.
Please note:
This is a trauma-informed offering. This type of journey has the potential to bring forward experiences, emotions and sensations (including pleasure!) that have been deeply buried in the body. Though this particular session will not be the place to delve into unhealed or unintegrated trauma in detail, further offerings are available which can assist with that process.
*spots are non-refundable but the same session can be transferred to a friend if you develop a conflict or flu-like symptoms.
contribution: $50 - space limited
Venmo: Katy Hawkins@shinemindbodyspirit
please include your email address and event date so we can send registration confirmation and any details
contribution: $50 - space limited
Venmo: Katy Hawkins@shinemindbodyspirit
please include your email address and event date so we can send registration confirmation and any details
Workshop III -
Sexually Embodied Life Force (SELF)
with Elicia Gonzales
May 19th 4:30-6:30pm
Spring is here! A time for renewal, rebirth, and reinvigoration. Many women and femmes are weathered not only by winter, but from enduring a lifetime and generations of harm at the hands of patriarchal white supremacist capitalism. Our collective SELF (Sexually Embodied Life Force) has been systematically erased, leaving us feeling disconnected from our essence and our sacred wisdom. We can heal ourselves in community. We can learn to love the skin we are in and reclaim our SELF by getting free of our insecurities, doubt, and shame.
This is a collective healing space inspired by Audre Lorde's "Uses of the Erotic" and Betty Dodson's Bodysex Retreats. We will embark on an embodied journey including mindfulness practice, a sensual movement flow with Katy, and body mapping; the intention is to remember, release, and reclaim our Sexually Embodied Life Force.
About Elicia Gonzales: I am Elicia and I am the Passion Doula. I’m a queer, white Latinx, cisfemme GenXer. I am on a healing journey to interrogate my anti-Blackness and unlearn harms caused by white supremacist patriarchal capitalism. From an early age, I felt called to help people feel sexually healthy and whole in the face of societal conditioning intended to strip us of our humanity. At the age of 18, I proclaimed that I would "become the next Dr. Ruth" (Google her if you don't know). Since obtaining masters degrees in Social Work and Human Sexuality Education, I've spent 25 years in the sexual and reproductive health field, as an Executive Director, board member, therapist, and community educator. I utilize a heart-led, embodied, humorous approach to rebirth passion in people's bodies, spirits, and relationships. We only have one life, and the key? You guessed it: passion!
Sexually Embodied Life Force (SELF)
with Elicia Gonzales
May 19th 4:30-6:30pm
Spring is here! A time for renewal, rebirth, and reinvigoration. Many women and femmes are weathered not only by winter, but from enduring a lifetime and generations of harm at the hands of patriarchal white supremacist capitalism. Our collective SELF (Sexually Embodied Life Force) has been systematically erased, leaving us feeling disconnected from our essence and our sacred wisdom. We can heal ourselves in community. We can learn to love the skin we are in and reclaim our SELF by getting free of our insecurities, doubt, and shame.
This is a collective healing space inspired by Audre Lorde's "Uses of the Erotic" and Betty Dodson's Bodysex Retreats. We will embark on an embodied journey including mindfulness practice, a sensual movement flow with Katy, and body mapping; the intention is to remember, release, and reclaim our Sexually Embodied Life Force.
About Elicia Gonzales: I am Elicia and I am the Passion Doula. I’m a queer, white Latinx, cisfemme GenXer. I am on a healing journey to interrogate my anti-Blackness and unlearn harms caused by white supremacist patriarchal capitalism. From an early age, I felt called to help people feel sexually healthy and whole in the face of societal conditioning intended to strip us of our humanity. At the age of 18, I proclaimed that I would "become the next Dr. Ruth" (Google her if you don't know). Since obtaining masters degrees in Social Work and Human Sexuality Education, I've spent 25 years in the sexual and reproductive health field, as an Executive Director, board member, therapist, and community educator. I utilize a heart-led, embodied, humorous approach to rebirth passion in people's bodies, spirits, and relationships. We only have one life, and the key? You guessed it: passion!
*spots are non-refundable but the same session can be transferred to a friend if you develop a conflict or flu-like symptoms.
contribution: $50 - space limited
Venmo: Katy Hawkins@shinemindbodyspirit
please include your email address and event date so we can send registration confirmation and any details
contribution: $50 - space limited
Venmo: Katy Hawkins@shinemindbodyspirit
please include your email address and event date so we can send registration confirmation and any details
Workshop I - REGISTRATION CLOSED
Invagination: we are enfolded by space
April 26th 6:30-8:30pm
Invagination - not to be confused with the anatomical vagina - is a fold, or the act of folding. It is a biological process, a state of being, an embrace, and a way of relating to space and others. We originate as a simple structure that divides and complexities, enabling us to perform more refined processes through increased surface area. The embryological development of the various tissues in the body go through a fractal process of coiling, creasing, and differentiating - producing infinite folds. In this workshop we will practice spacial dynamics of invagination and develop a feminist reimagining of space through somatic research, embodied embryology, and ensemble dance improvisation (no dance experience necessary).
Invagination: we are enfolded by space
April 26th 6:30-8:30pm
Invagination - not to be confused with the anatomical vagina - is a fold, or the act of folding. It is a biological process, a state of being, an embrace, and a way of relating to space and others. We originate as a simple structure that divides and complexities, enabling us to perform more refined processes through increased surface area. The embryological development of the various tissues in the body go through a fractal process of coiling, creasing, and differentiating - producing infinite folds. In this workshop we will practice spacial dynamics of invagination and develop a feminist reimagining of space through somatic research, embodied embryology, and ensemble dance improvisation (no dance experience necessary).
Nicole Bindler – dance-maker, Body-Mind Centering® practitioner, writer, and activist–has practiced contact improvisation for 25 years. Her work has been supported by numerous grants and fellowships, and presented on four continents. Recent projects include curating an evening of Palestinian dance films; somatic research on the embryology of the genitalia from a non-binary perspective; a workshop on neuroqueering embodiment; co-producing the Consent Culture in Contact Improvisation Symposium; and a solo dance, The Case for Invagination, in which her scars speak candidly about trauma and desire. Upcoming engagements include co-editing a book, Gathering Sparks: Jewish Arts and Somatics, and contributing essays to the 2024 issue of BMC Currents, and the Embryo Book Project. https://www.nicolebindler.com
THE REGISTRATION PERIOD FOR THIS WORKSHOP HAS CLOSED
photo credit: Kenzi Crash
THE REGISTRATION PERIOD FOR THIS WORKSHOP HAS CLOSED
photo credit: Kenzi Crash
Couples Workshop: Somatic Attunement
April 21st, 4:30-6:15pm
A playful, intimate way of practicing the somatics of "co-regulation" (bringing your own nervous system into balance via embodied attuning to your beloved). Learn the basics of attachment theory and the behaviors that provide a sense of mammalian safety and connection in relationship. Then engage them in practice, through accessible partner poses and breathwork, simple Thai stretches (no body-pretzeling required), and grounded, healing hands-on touch. We'll close with some authentic communication - in whispers, just between the two of you.
Contribution: $90/couple, space limited to 3 couples
Image: Susan Sedon Boulet
*spots are non-refundable but exchangeable if you develop a conflict or flu-like symptoms (same session transferred to a friend)
$90/couple - space limited
Venmo: Katy Hawkins@shinemindbodyspirit
please include your email address and event date for confirmation/deets
Private Group Experiences
Gather your peeps to mark life transitions together
An opportunity to be together with your most intimate crew, to mark important threshold experiences that could range from birthdays to divorce to retirement to loss.
We create sacred space in Shiné's practice room, fireplace room, out on the meetinghouse lawn, or a place of your choosing, and co-create a set of practices uniquely designed for the occasion. Past gatherings have included somatic techniques creating deep interconnectivity, hands-on TLC or collective laying on of hands, poetry you choose or I suggest, rituals meaningful to you or related to your ancestry or spiritual orientation; and/or crafting handmade gifts for the one who is crossing over the transition or funky, creative 'party favors' for the group to take home.
contribution: $250 (75 minutes at your place) or $300 (hold it at the meetinghouse!)
Gather your peeps to mark life transitions together
An opportunity to be together with your most intimate crew, to mark important threshold experiences that could range from birthdays to divorce to retirement to loss.
We create sacred space in Shiné's practice room, fireplace room, out on the meetinghouse lawn, or a place of your choosing, and co-create a set of practices uniquely designed for the occasion. Past gatherings have included somatic techniques creating deep interconnectivity, hands-on TLC or collective laying on of hands, poetry you choose or I suggest, rituals meaningful to you or related to your ancestry or spiritual orientation; and/or crafting handmade gifts for the one who is crossing over the transition or funky, creative 'party favors' for the group to take home.
contribution: $250 (75 minutes at your place) or $300 (hold it at the meetinghouse!)
Somatics for Psychedelic Journeys: a Practice Group
Third session: June 9th, 6-9pm.
Connect with like-minded souls who are spelunking fearlessly into the mystery to explore the vast potential in our journeys for healing, social transformation, and the exploration of consciousness.
Our three hours together will include:
-an extended somatic practice, aligning body, mind, and spirit
Moving and breathing together to a kick-ass, carefully-curated playlist, we will engage accessible embodied practices that drop the mind deep. Learn polyvagal techniques to "hack" the vagus nerve, create safeness in your soma, and bring the myriad sheaths of the subtle body into alignment with the intentions of your journeys. This practice will be open to EveryBody, of every age, size, and myriad ability.
-cozy journaling by the fireside, closing with optional sharing (please note this is not a psychological integration session)
$75 - Contact Katy with interest and for more details
*spots are non-refundable but exchangeable if you develop a conflict or flu-like symptoms (same session transferred to a friend)
$75 - space limited
Venmo: Katy Hawkins@shinemindbodyspirit
please include your email address and event date for confirmation/deets
SKYSPACE CHAKRA tune-up with katy and raji malik
spring 2024 dates tba
Vibrational healing & guided energy work
*Open to ALL bodies - no movement required!*
A fusion of Quaker and yogic traditions, in tuning your chakras to an exploration of light. Each of the energy centers in the body is said to have a distinct vibrational frequency, and, according to later traditions, its own color. It is believed that the flow of subtle energy can be manipulated by focusing on these centers and bringing their vibration into balance.
In this musical and somatic experience of "Greet the Light," by world-renown artist James Turrell, you'll recline back on cushioned benches or a yoga mat and let us transport you. As you take in the shifting colors that illuminate the ceiling, Raji's compositions will take you on a journey through the vibratory tone and thematic focus of each of the physical energy centers, while Katy guides you through visualizations and simple self-touch practices awakening each chakra. The aperture to the sky will remain closed in the winter months, so that participants can be warm and comfy enough to be able to drop in.
Testimonials:
"I felt a marination of both my heart and cells with Raji's gentle music and Katy's poetic guidance. With my eyes opened and my inner self tuned I was transported to a different time, and at the same time happily present. I look forward to doing it again!"
“The serenity and genius of the James Turrell exhibit, combined with Katy’s gentle instruction and readings and Raji’s transportive guitar, created a dreamlike experience. I genuinely felt as though I entered an altered state. Sheer magic."
*Open to ALL bodies - no movement required!*
A fusion of Quaker and yogic traditions, in tuning your chakras to an exploration of light. Each of the energy centers in the body is said to have a distinct vibrational frequency, and, according to later traditions, its own color. It is believed that the flow of subtle energy can be manipulated by focusing on these centers and bringing their vibration into balance.
In this musical and somatic experience of "Greet the Light," by world-renown artist James Turrell, you'll recline back on cushioned benches or a yoga mat and let us transport you. As you take in the shifting colors that illuminate the ceiling, Raji's compositions will take you on a journey through the vibratory tone and thematic focus of each of the physical energy centers, while Katy guides you through visualizations and simple self-touch practices awakening each chakra. The aperture to the sky will remain closed in the winter months, so that participants can be warm and comfy enough to be able to drop in.
Testimonials:
"I felt a marination of both my heart and cells with Raji's gentle music and Katy's poetic guidance. With my eyes opened and my inner self tuned I was transported to a different time, and at the same time happily present. I look forward to doing it again!"
“The serenity and genius of the James Turrell exhibit, combined with Katy’s gentle instruction and readings and Raji’s transportive guitar, created a dreamlike experience. I genuinely felt as though I entered an altered state. Sheer magic."
EMBODIED SOCIAL JUSTICE ON-SITE OR OFF-SITE WORKSHOPS: half day ( 2-3 hours) or full day
How can we embody the change we seek in the world?
Offering one-time or periodic workshops on embodied social justice for private groups at the Meetinghouse or at your business, home, vacation spot, or house of faith. User-friendly strategies to begin healing dissociation from our bodies, emotions, and intuition - a disconnect created by design to uphold oppressive power structures.
-mindfulness practices that use simple seated postures, strategies from neurobiological research, and breathwork to practice self-regulation and co-regulation.
-collapse-aware discernment strategies, visualizations for holding our compass within the conditions of our world
-excerpts and queries from Quaker mystics, with a chance for reflective writing and discussion
This team-building work is ideal for educators, medical professionals, social workers, chaplains, or anyone in the helping professions.
How can we embody the change we seek in the world?
Offering one-time or periodic workshops on embodied social justice for private groups at the Meetinghouse or at your business, home, vacation spot, or house of faith. User-friendly strategies to begin healing dissociation from our bodies, emotions, and intuition - a disconnect created by design to uphold oppressive power structures.
-mindfulness practices that use simple seated postures, strategies from neurobiological research, and breathwork to practice self-regulation and co-regulation.
-collapse-aware discernment strategies, visualizations for holding our compass within the conditions of our world
-excerpts and queries from Quaker mystics, with a chance for reflective writing and discussion
This team-building work is ideal for educators, medical professionals, social workers, chaplains, or anyone in the helping professions.
SEASONAL BENEFIT CLASSES
*EveryBody welcome to drop in!*
bring friends and family
(...and a mat if you've got one - limited mats available)
For nearly a decade Shiné has held these popular community classes to raise awareness and funds (100% of proceeds!) for important social justice initiatives. We have supported: POWER, The Innocence Project, Alternatives to Violence, Ferguson Legal Defense Fund, Earth Quaker Action Team, Historic Fairhill Revitalization Project, Occupy Philly, Syrian Refugee Relief, PHL Laundry Support, and solar panels to lessen the carbon imprint of our own meetinghouse, to name a few.
*no pre-registration required*