28/03/2026
A week ago, 11 women gathered in this co-created space, in a gentle return to our beings, to our bodies, to ourselves.
There was a real bravery in what each woman brought into the space, coming forward with fears, with nervousness, with the unknown, and still choosing to step in and explore different ways of connecting with ourselves, with our truths, with our needs and our boundaries. It wasn’t always easy, and it wasn’t meant to be. There were moments of discomfort, moments where emotion moved through, and a willingness to stay with that, to move with it rather than turn away.
There is so much that we hold in the body, so much that has been carried, often alone for a very long time, and through natural movement there is something that allows us to meet what is there, to bring awareness to it, and also to allow it to come through. I could feel the softening in our bodies as the weekend went on, and with that, a softening of what has been held, protected, and carried in silence.
There was something deeply meaningful in coming together as women and remembering what it feels like to support one another, to give love, to be witnessed, and also to sit in the vulnerability of being witnessed. That vulnerability opens something, not just within ourselves, but within others too, giving permission for more truth, more honesty, more realness to be present in the space.
There are moments that really stay with me. Sitting in the sharing circle, meeting each other with cacao as a medicine, speaking what is true in that moment. Being in pairs and having the space to simply ask for what we needed to receive, sometimes in ways we may have never experienced before. Moving our bodies and being seen in that, exploring what it feels like to move our hips, to ask ourselves what our movement is, how our body wants to move, and allowing that to be enough, to be welcome, to be okay.
There is something deeply validating in that as women, and as humans, to be met in that way. Very naturally, the inner child is there within all of it, wanting to be seen, to be felt, and through these different layers we begin to meet her too.
I wanted to offer a real sense of community, which is something we also hold in our plant medicine retreats. Sharing space, co-sleeping, most of us together in the yurt around the fire, sharing food in community, opening with gratitude and prayer. There is something in this that feels like a remembering of a much deeper way of being, something that goes beyond the individual and brings us back into connection.
I truly believe that experiences like this offer us a deeper sense of what is possible, something we can begin to integrate into our lives beyond the weekend. The shifts I witnessed in the women were subtle and also deeply felt, and it was beautiful to see and to be part of.
I also feel that I have a lot to integrate from this space, and I trust that what moved here will continue to ripple through all of our lives for a long time to come.
I feel deeply grateful to have been able to bring this vision into form, and to offer a space where women can land, where they can begin to come home to themselves.
Thank you to Monika for journeying over to the Netherlands in trust and in support of this space and what it offers for women.
Thank you to Rebekah for your love and support within this space.
Thank you to all of the women who were part of this, for your energy, for your presence, for your contributions, both big and small. You are all deeply seen and felt, and I carry you with me in my heart.
