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Claiming Fire

Anger, Boundaries and Creativity for Women

Are you a nice woman who feels taken for granted?
Do you hold your ideas and feelings inside?
Do you say yes when you mean no?
Or
Is your anger out of control?
You fantasize about breaking things?

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Join six amazing women for this 2-month group experience
to help you claim your vitality, your fire, your anger, and experience authentic sisterhood.

Through this series of group sessions, you will safely explore the emotion of anger and develop the ability to create healthy boundaries through claiming the element of Fire. What you learn and share will support your unique creativity
and beautiful soul in its honest expression.

Why Fire and what do you mean by the element of Fire?

The concept of working with the element of Fire comes from three different parts of the work I do as a body-centered therapist. Firstly, from my experience as a Polarity Therapist where I work to balance the energy of the 5 elements, Ether, Air, Fire, Water, and Earth, with Fire often being the most misunderstood and least balanced element in women. Secondly, Fire supports boundaries through the emotion of Anger. What woman hasn’t had an issue with setting a boundary and feeling safe in doing so? Thirdly, when Fire is welcomed we can be more direct, healthier, and creative.

In these 8 weeks we will explore the following topics and experiences. Each session will include, movement, guided imagery, and sharing.

FIRE Inside Me: Knowing the Inner Flame

Meeting our inner fire through energy exercises and guided imagery. The intention will be to learn about and experience the element of Fire that supports and informs our emotional, physical, and mental experiences and how it relates to the nervous system and trauma.

Some exercises will be :

  • Feeling the energy of fire in a safe and playful way including writing and guided imagery.

  • Identifying the experiences that may have defined your relationship to your anger.

  • Boundaries: why you need them and how to literally FEEL the space around you.

FIRE Love Me: Boundaries of Love & Relating.

Fire, when in balance, allows you to stand your ground in yourself in a safe and loving way. Fire can protect us with a holding and centered NO, and it can help us engage with an authentic and enthusiastic YES.

Some exercises will be:

  • Feeling and expressing boundaries with others in the group.

  • Practicing presence with another person without losing yourself.

  • Listening to your own inner cues of what you want and what you don’t want.

  • Skills of centering and grounding to support you in holding your boundary.

FIRE Heal Me: Energy Exercises and Nutrition.

Fire supports the energy of digestion and movement of the body. If we cannot absorb the nutrient needed by our bodily tissues then we lack the ability to move forward in our lives. Each week we will do 3 -4 exercises to support the energy of Fire and other elements. The focus will be on digestion and nutrition from an energetic perspective. I will suggest diet changes/ supports but the decision will be yours whether you feel they support you or not.

FIRE See Me: Speaking & Standing in Your Truth.

During the course of the workshop we will be working towards a creative project of your choosing that will express your journey with Fire. This could be a drawing, a poem, a song, a dance, a gesture that will let us know what the process of the 8 weeks has meant to you in your realtionship with Fire. In our final meeting we will share these expressions and celebrate our collective journey.

Invitation to visit The Wrecking Club in NYC

  • Break some plates and safely release some rage

  • Celebrate your newly discovered power!” Dates TBD by group members.

The details:

  • The group is limited to 6 women.

  • Wednesday Evenings from 6 - 7:30pm, April 13th - June 1st, 2022

  • Cost is $400.00. (The trip to the Wrecking Room is additional.)

  • Group meetings will be held in person at The Positive Mind Center, (COVID willing!) at 119 West 57th Street, Suite 1100, NYC 10019.

  • This is a tender and transformational experience. A full commitment by all group members will be expected. This means committing to attending all meetings, doing homework and preparation, and keeping a safe container for expression.

  • Contact Niseema for more information and reserve your space in this group or to be put on the list for a future groups.

When you have fire in your heart you can set the world aflame!