The Embodied Doorway with Karen Cohen Gibbons

28/10/2024

MOMS- it's time to make an intentional space for yourself
💧to empty and fill
🔥to reignite dimmed inner lights,
🌊to find your flow again

Come Allow yourself to process ALL THAT YOU TAKE IN and value ALL THAT YOU GIVE OUT - as a Mother, Woman, Human?

⌚CREATIVE WELLNESS CIRCLE FOR MOMS -
WEDNESDAYS 10AM or THURSDAYS 6:30 pm --- where we engage in creative and embodied ways to
CONNECT WITHIN & WITH EACHOTHER

We are EMERGING THROUGH MOTHERHOOD with a greater sense of SELF AWARENESS, COMPASSION, CONFIDENCE, PURPOSE, PEACE and POSSIBILITY!

REGISTRATION: https://forms.gle/TN2Q2dqToyqPzngF8

FB EVENT: EEMERGING THROUGH MOTHERHOOD: Creative & Embodied Resources for Self-Care & Self Discovery

27/10/2024

🪷 MOMS - you are guiding your child(ren) as they are emerging - don’t forget YOU ARE EMERGING TOO!

🌱Come participate in our unique
CREATIVE AND EMBODIED WELLNESS CIRCLE inviting Moms to RECONNECT, RELEASE, RECLAIM and RESTORE.

🌟So That you can show up lighter, brighter and more present in all your relations - knowing and showing all that you are truly capable of.

COME EMERGE WITH US… FEELING EXPANSIVE, ENLIVENED and EMPOWERED 💖

limited spaces for intimate sharing-
🪑Claim your spot now

*WEDS AMs - 10-11:30am
Next session this Wednesday, October 30
In Cary, NC
$30
*Childcare available

🙋‍♀️Reach out to me with a comment/DM/text - -if you want to chat about it

Registration : https://forms.gle/NezCD6CRQWMgzDMk7

FB Event: EMERGING THROUGH MOTHERHOOD: Creative & Embodied Resources for Self-Care & Self Discovery

08/10/2024

MOMS - Real talk.

Burnout , overload, reactivity, survival mode

….it’s not your fault or failing
….it’s not who you are
….it’s what your dealing with from a space of too much demand and output and not enough restoration, processing , release and support

Do you know about the seven types of rest and restoration ?

Do you know what areas you’re low in?

Do you know what recharges YOU?

Do you know you aren’t meant to figure out how to do the impossible ….all day ….everyday ….yourself ….and push through, for this long?

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AND for those who know - who have taken the time to acknowledge what’s missing , what hurts, what’s needed…

Do you know how to access what you need?

What if I told you 1.5 hrs a week could make a HUGE difference for you?

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Without replenishing/recharging - recovering states of true rest -
( which doesn’t necessarily mean laying down sleeping - although that is one way)
WE CAN NOT RECOVER —

We must learn to find, weave in, and root into these life affirming resources — and the more you build these relationships , these pathways to these empowering and restorative resources — the more they become your natural response and available in The moment, on the daily.

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There are so many outside (failed/unsupportive/destructive) systems at play that are not working in our favor, or even worse yet — at a base level - even degrading our quality of life in lacking support for so many of us.

AND IF YOU GREW UP in an unsupported or ill functioning environment — then It’s alll bubbling up now for sure!

Survival mode is not meant to be a long-term mode.

It’s time for deep and steady change over time. Out there - yes - and also within you!

IT’S TIME FOR TENDER ATTENTION AND NEW WAYS to meet the mood, the mess, the mayhem.

And restore the magic of womanhood, feminine power and community. 🪄 💃🏻

🧩 I/We can’t “fix” allll that feels broken- right now and right away

Let’s start somewhere …. Let’s start here
In CREATIVE WELLNESS CIRCLE … together

EMERGING THROUGH MOTHERHOOD: Creative & Embodied Resources for Self-Care & Self Discovery

Wednesday AM or Thursday PM gatherings available ( childcare options for both)
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I WILL continue to be a voice, space and source for small and direct changes in my daily interactions - with self and others.

I CAN continue to practice meeting myself with the respect, grace, gentleness, understanding, care, loving kindness and deep listening and curiosity — that I want and need- and am missing.

I AM creating a space and time for me/you/us to meet and recover - re-dis-cover- and re-member our selves while.

I can and YOU can
cultivate the conditions within and around us that allow for some room to breathe, move, remember, restore and release the rightful rage, sadness, grief, distress, and frustration of the burdens we carry.

So that we can tap into the deep well of restorative resources of creativity, embodied energy, transformative action, and expression — waiting to be engaged and sipped up beneath It all. 🌻

Comment —- YES —- if this resonates —- and comment - ME - if you know you need this kind of connection and support in your life!

Register here for your spot in the circle now

https://forms.gle/NezCD6CRQWMgzDMk7

05/10/2024

MOMS - Real talk

Burnout , overload, reactivity, survival mode

….it’s not your fault or failing
….it’s not who you are
….it’s what your dealing with from a space of too much demand and output and not enough restoration, processing , release and support

Do you know about the seven types of rest and restoration ?

Do you know what areas you’re low in?

Do you know what recharges YOU?

Do you know you aren’t meant to figure out how to do the impossible ….all day ….everyday ….yourself ….and push through, for this long?

AND for those who know - who have taken the time to acknowledge what’s missing , what hurts, what’s needed…

Do you know how to access what you need?

What if I told you 1.5 hrs a week could make a difference ?

Without replenishing/recharging - true rest - ( which doesn’t necessarily mean laying down sleeping although that is one way)
We can not recover —
We must learn to find, weave in, and root into these resources I. The moment, on the daily,

There are so many outside (failed/unsupportive/destructive) systems at play that are not working in our favor, or even worse yet — at a base level degrading our quality of life in lacking support for so many of us.

AND if you grew up in an u aupported or ill functioning environment — the. It’s alll bubbling up

Survival mode is not meant to be a long-term mode.

It’s time for deep and steady change over time.

It’s time for tender attention and new ways to meet the mood, the mess, the

I/We can’t “fix” allll that - right now and right away

But let’s start somewhere

I will continue to be a voice, space and source for small and direct changes in my daily interactions - with self and others.

I Can continue to practice meeting myself with the respect, grace, gentleness, understanding, care, loving kindness and deep listening and curiosity — that I want and need- and am missing.

I can create a space and time for me/you/us to meet and recover - re-dis-cover- and remember our selves this way

I can and YOU can
cultivate the conditions within and around us that allow for some room to breathe, move, remember, restore and release the rightful rage, sadness, grief, distress, and frustration of the burdens we carry.

So that we can reach and tap into the deep well of restorative resources of creativity, embodied energy, transformation action, and expression — waiting to be engaged and sipped up beneath It all.

02/10/2024

MOMS - you are guiding your child(ren) as they are emerging - don’t forget YOU ARE EMERGING TOO!

🌱Come participate in a unique
CREATIVE AND EMBODIED WELLNESS CIRCLE inviting Moms to RECONNECT, RELEASE, RECLAIM and RESTORE.

🌟So That you can show up lighter, brighter and more present in all your relations - experiencing all that you are truly capable of.

COME EMERGE WITH US… FEELING EXPANSIVE, ENLIVENED and EMPOWERED 💖

limited spaces for intimate sharing-
🪑Claim your spot now
THURS PMs- begin Oct 10 and
WEDS AMs - begin Oct 16
In Cary, NC
Childcare available

🙋‍♀️Reach out to me with a comment/DM/text - -if you want to chat about it
Registration : https://forms.gle/NezCD6CRQWMgzDMk7

FB Event: EMERGING THROUGH MOTHERHOOD: Creative & Embodied Resources for Self-Care & Self Discovery

02/10/2024

MOMS - you are guiding your child(ren) as they are emerging - don’t forget YOU ARE EMERGING TOO!

🌱Come participate in a Creative & Embodied Wellness Circle inviting Moms to RECONNECT, RELEASE, RECLAIM and RESTORE.

🌟So That you can show up lighter, brighter and more present in all your relations - experiencing all that you are truly capable of.
COME EMERGE WITH US… FEELING EXPANSIVE, ENLIVENED and EMPOWERED 💖

Creative and embodied wellness circle for moms

THURS PMs- begin Oct 10 and
WEDS AMs - begin Oct 16
In Cary, NC
Childcare available

Reach out with a comment/DM/text - -if you want to chat about it

Registration : https://forms.gle/NezCD6CRQWMgzDMk7

FB Event: EMERGING THROUGH MOTHERHOOD: Creative & Embodied Resources for Self-Care & Self Discovery

24/09/2024

MOMS--
🧩ARE YOU FEELING LIKE YOU'RE MISSING SOME LOST ASPECTS OF YOURSELF or YOUR LIFE?

💔ACHING TO RECONNECT & REMEMBER THE CONFIDENCE, JOY AND WHOLENESS OF YOUR ESSENTIAL SELF ?

IDENTITY AS A MOTHER IS AN ALL ENCOMPASSING, DEMANDING, DISORIENTING and INTERRUPTIIVE CALL
….it makes sense that we need ways to stay grounded, get reconnected and be guided towards integrating back-in these other aspects of self, and find ways of caring for ourselves, while also caring for others.

I created this circle to support you in RESTORING YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR INNER RHYTHMS - RECOVERING THE ENERGY & WISDOM OF YOUR WHOLLY CREATIVE AND EMBODIED RESOURCES.

Every ounce of us is directed, demanded and designed to serve the growth and guidance of another being … and we are good at it!

What happens when you choose to direct this quality of intentional time, space, and attention toward HEALING & CULTIVATING YOUR OWN BEING – empowering your self-awareness, expression and expansion, as well? Come find out!

COME MAKE SACRED SPACE ..TO EMPTY AND REFILL, ..TO RE-IGNITE YOUR DIMMED LIGHTS AND ..TO FREE UP YOUR FLOW AGAIN!

ALLOW YOURSELF THE CHANCE TO PROCESS ALL THAT YOU TAKE IN AND HONOR ALL THAT YOU GIVE OUT- and free up what's beneath, between and beyond all that.

EMERGING THROUGH MOTHERHOOD: Creative & Embodied Resources for Self-Care & Self Discovery is where Together we learn and experience befriending the body, holding the heart, mediating the mind and sparking the spirit;
so we can awaken to a greater sense of self, life, and relationships

We are holding a space for you- details below

23/09/2024

🌸Hello Mamas 🌸 It's time to make some sacred space to tend to your heart and spark your spirit.

Are you ready to receive new ways to support the challenges, changes, gifts and griefs inherent in MOTHERHOOD, SELFHOOD, and SISTERHOOD (Friendship)?

I’m Karen, a fellow mama, and I offer simple and powerful creative processing and embodied integration experiences for healing, self-care, self-discovery and authentic empowerment- in community.

I am gathering and guiding a new group of mothers who are
READY TO :
🤫 RELEASE SILENT BURDENS,
⚔️ REMOVE THE GUARDS THAT HOLD US BACK,
🪷 RISE THROUGH THE MUCK of MOTHERHOOD
💪 RECLAIM THE MAGIC OF WOMANHOOD
✨ REVEAL YOUR CREATIVE and INTUITIVE BRILLIANCE
💐 FULLY EMERGING INTO YOUR BIGGEST BLOOM.

Claim your seat 🪑 in this consistent Intimate MOMS CIRCLE forming now:
EMERGING THROUGH MOTHERHOOD: Creative & Embodied Resources for Self-Care & Self Discovery

Participants usually leave having found: release, playfulness, passion, connection, confidence, personal growth, renewed energy, healing and Empowerment!

Come and get your YOU time in beloved community with other mothers!

23/09/2024

*🌎 This one is for all my NC Local moms*
And those who love a local NC mamma - send them here ! ⬇️

EMERGING THROUGH MOTHERHOOD: Creative & Embodied Resources for Self-Care & Self Discovery

WHAT:
A 6-week facilitated group journey for women to explore, embrace and express their experiences of Motherhood and Selfhood (Identity) through creative inquiry and embodied exploration.

In an intimate compassionate circle of mothers, you will practice new (yet ancient) ways to meet yourself and move with the CHALLENGES, CHANGES, GIFTS, and GREIFS inherent in becoming, and being, A Mother, A Woman, A Sister(Friend). A Daughter. A Conscious Human.

Each Session includes:
*Guided grounding
*A theme/inspiration entrypoint for exploration,
*Prompted creative engagement (in visualization, arts, movement, music, journaling etc.)
*Reflection and sharing to integrate new perspectives

There are two cohorts forming Now -- Wednesday Daytime OR Thursday Evening Sessions - both have childcare options available 💖

REGISTER HERE:
https://forms.gle/NezCD6CRQWMgzDMk7

MORE ON HOW WE DO IT?

You will practice invigorating tools and techniques informed by psychology, ancient wisdom, mindfulness, movement therapy, creative expression & somatic awareness.

🚪 ENTER through the doorways of :

*Breath
*Felt sense/Somatic Awareness
*Imagery & Symbols
*Metaphor
*Movement and Music
*Creative expression

🌻EMERGE having:

🧘Reclaimed spaciousness
😶‍🌫️Released shame, judgement and silent burdens
💖Renewed your sense of confidence, wholeness and balance
🔎Revealed greater clarity, purpose and possibility
💎Restored access to valuable inner resources
🔗Made meaningful connections within and with others
🌊Cultivated emotional capacity and fluidity
⚡️Freed up the power of your own intuition and authentically creative Aliveness!

WHO is it for:

✨Mothers who need a space to process all that we take in and value all that we give out.

✨Mothers who want new ways to Befriend the body, Hold the heart, Mediate the mind and Spark the spirit

✨Mothers who want to come together and share experiences in safe community- to learn, grow, and connect

✨Mothers who know the power of speaking and hearing truth to heal

🙌 Mothers who are ready to
UNEARTH YOUR DEEP WORTH -
UNLEASH YOUR WIDE WISDOM - and
EXPAND TO YOUR FULLNESS;
making space for all of it, and all of us.

WHERE:
A cozy and whimsical cottage-turned-office space surrounded by nature, near downtown Cary Different Attitude Counseling

WHEN:
Choose ONE of these Two times offered:
(we will keep an intimate committed consistent group of women in each group)

Weekday Group:
Wednesdays, 10:00am -11:30pm- (Oct 16, 23, 30, Nov. 6, 13, 20)

Weeknight Group:
Thursdays, 6:30pm – 8:00pm (Oct 10,17, 24, Skip 31,Nov. 7,14,21)

REGISTRATION:
https://forms.gle/NezCD6CRQWMgzDMk7
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WHY JOIN ?
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For a space for yourself.
For community, companionship, and support.
For personal growth, healing and empowerment.
For self-care and self- love.
For your children.
For your inner child.
For your well- being.

💖Come to RECLAIM all that sparked you before, still stirs you between and summons you beyond... while being a mother💖

WHY MOMS??

✔️ Because Motherhood IS a constant dance of transition after transition, a disorienting and transformative experience of creative embodiment and shifting identity.

✔️Because Transformation and change have a valuable, wild, inner landscape with so much to offer, when cultivated.

✔️Because Creativity is our original language and way of making meaning and our most powerful resource for restoration, resolution, release and reclaiming.

✔️Because the body knows and shows, and can inform us, when we listen

✔️Because we can shift, transform and empower, when we meet the
moment with interest, value and honor.

✔️Because we need each other.
✔️Because we need YOU.

⌚IT'S TIME NOW TO:

AWAKEN the fuller embodiment of your essential self,
INVITE authentic expression and
EMPOWER healthier and more harmonious relationships with self and others, in beloved community.

INVESTMENT:

$180 for 6 weeks ($30/session)
(on-site Childcare/playgroup available for Additional $5/session)
*Two sliding scale seats available- please inquire with Karen*

REGISTRATION:
https://forms.gle/NezCD6CRQWMgzDMk7

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About Your Guide: Karen Cohen Gibbons, MA

I skillfully and heartfully guide people inward and welcome them outward through Conscious, Creative and Embodied techniques informed by Psychology, Mindfulness, Dance/Movement Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy and Somatic Awareness.

My gifts of deep listening, attunement, empathic compassion and intuitive guidance make her a valued and regarded ally in times of growth, healing and change.

Through many years working in clinical mental health environments as well as educational, wellness and recreational communities - my approach to mental health and wellbeing is experiential, heart-honoring, trauma-informed, process oriented, person-centered, creative, embodied and relational.

Karen has a Masters in Transpersonal Psychology with specialization in Creativity and innovation and 15+ years of Professional experience in creative and embodied leadership positions. These include, Adjunct Faculty member and Professional Development trainer, Student Practicum Coach/Mentor, Certified Yoga Instructor, Mindfulness Educator, Dance Teacher, Art Teacher, Reiki master practitioner and Community Program Creator and Consultant.

20/09/2024

IT IS TIRING TRYING TO BE SOMEWHERE ELSE ALL THE TIME
To be someTHING or someONE else all the time.
It’s exhausting even constantly just thinking about being somewhere else. ISN'T IT?

THE IRONY IS …you need to BE fully here, where you are right now, to truly BECOME – to unfold and emerge - in all your glory.

Sink into the skin you’re in, all your current states of being, and you’ll be changed. Watch these internal states shift, as you look, listen in - feel into your now, and see what’s already here.

Your work IS NOT forcing change or focusing all your energy on doing things to produce more desirable results alone -
IT IS to cultivate the conditions in which the growth and grounds for release, rising and unfolding can happen. And to be there to catch yourself...softly. To witness and engage compassionately and confidently with this unfolding process.

AND THATS WHERE I’VE GOT YOU COVERED - THIS IS MY OFFERING -MY STRENGTH – MY JOY – AND MY WISH FOR YOU-
I create the grounds and guidance through which you will reveal your own brilliance and free up your own way of emerging!

Come experience what it means to “create the conditions” for YOU TO EMERGE - for you to get to know your wisest Self - your true voice, your true value, your true vision — and to trust YOUR process and your own way of unfolding. You will delight in how naturally you will uncover and recover the fullness of you. 🪷

I hope you’ll choose to come meet with us & meet yourself here to receive the guidance and cultivate the grounds from which YOU will emerge !
EMERGING THROUGH MOTHERHOOD: Creative & Embodied Resources for Self-Care & Self Discovery

26/01/2023