PRESENCE offers a wide array of programs for self identified woman of all ages, from all walks and ways of life. Here are some upcoming classes and events:
The SisterWell Circle
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-Every other Thursday* evening 6-8:30 PST, plus one Saturday 10am-3pm... October 14th-Feb 24th
-10 sessions including 5-hour mini retreat -One individual Session -Cost: $925** -Open to 10 participants Thurs 10/14 Thurs 10/82 Thurs 11/11 Thurs 12/2 Thurs 12/16 Thurs 12/30 Thurs 1/13 Thurs 1/27 *Saturday 2/12 Thurs 2/24 |
The SisterWell Circle is a mindfulness-based and trauma-informed counseling & wellness group for women who want more support and connection as they navigate the ebbs and flows of life. The SisterWell Circle is open to women of all walks and ways of life, who are interested in asking deeper questions and who are open to their own deeper answers. The SWC is a 4 month committed group consisting of 10 group sessions, a five hour mini retreat, 1 personal session, weekly email check-ins (as desired and needed), two phone check-ins of up to 15 minutes each, and between-session practice/writing/exploration prompts. We will meet every other week for 2.5 hours, via Zoom.
It is ideal for any woman who wants support in the following areas of her life:
-addressing health and wellness issues
-managing stress, anxiety, depression
-learning to set healthy boundaries
-navigating life transitions, facing uncertainty
-healing trauma
-experiencing isolation and aloneness
-processing grief and loss
-addiction/dysfunction recovery
-etc.
Each SisterWell Circle will include/provide:
-experiential mindfulness practice
-community connection
-practices to regulate the nervous system and build resilience
-practices to cultivate emotion regulation
-group process and sharing
-creative practices such as movement, writing or drawing
-selected reading
**In consideration of the many people experiencing financial hardship due to Covid, or other issues related to social and economic injustice, I am offering a few sliding scale spots for women who demonstrate need. Please inquire for more information. Also, for those with financial abundance, please consider making a donation to support someone who may not even be able to pay the lowest end of the sliding scale.
It is ideal for any woman who wants support in the following areas of her life:
-addressing health and wellness issues
-managing stress, anxiety, depression
-learning to set healthy boundaries
-navigating life transitions, facing uncertainty
-healing trauma
-experiencing isolation and aloneness
-processing grief and loss
-addiction/dysfunction recovery
-etc.
Each SisterWell Circle will include/provide:
-experiential mindfulness practice
-community connection
-practices to regulate the nervous system and build resilience
-practices to cultivate emotion regulation
-group process and sharing
-creative practices such as movement, writing or drawing
-selected reading
**In consideration of the many people experiencing financial hardship due to Covid, or other issues related to social and economic injustice, I am offering a few sliding scale spots for women who demonstrate need. Please inquire for more information. Also, for those with financial abundance, please consider making a donation to support someone who may not even be able to pay the lowest end of the sliding scale.
Monday morning Mindfulness: Resilient & Connected
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Monday Mornings, 9am Pacific Time, Via Zoom...https://zoom.us/j/489270798
Offered freely, by donation Open to all genders To cultivate resilience, foster connection, and alleviate anxiety and stress, please join us for a weekly community meditation, every Monday morning at 9am Pacific Time. Drawing from buddhist and secular mindfulness practices, each class includes community discussion, a guided meditation and mindfulness and wellness teachings to integrate into daily life. All are welcome! |
In keeping with the buddhist teachings of generosity, and with awareness of the systemic influences that impact some people's ability to pay, this weekly meditation is offered freely. For those, who have abundant means and are moved to support these teachings, I welcome your donations (via Venmo). May these weekly meditations be in service of everyone's greater well being!
Wildness & Wisdom: Women's Nature Retreat ~ JUne 12th
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WILDNESS & WISDOM: A Women's Nature Retreat
@ Rivers Bend Retreat Center & Hendy Woods in Anderson valley Saturday June 12th 10am-5pm (with the option to camp overnight) The day will begin at River's Bend Retreat Center in an old and magical grove, and from there we will go on a daylong journey into a lush redwood forest. We will meditate, dance, connect with our wildness, walk the river, swim, and do whatever else we are inspired to do among the wilds of Hendy Woods and the Navarro River. |
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This daylong women's retreat will include:
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For those who desire a deeper retreat you are welcome to rent a cabin, or campsite at River's Bend Retreat Center, or at other places in Anderson valley and stay through the weekend.
CABIN RENTAL:
To rent a cabin at River's Bend Retreat Center (3 night minimum), please check out the RB website for more information http://www.riversbendretreat.org/
CAMPING:
If interested in camping at RB...
- Please get in touch with me personally. There is enough space available for up to 10 women to camp out, Friday night, Saturday night, or both. The additional fee for camping will be determined by how many women choose to camp, and will be in the range of $15-35 a night. The camping grove is positively magical!
**For those who wish to stay over Saturday night following the retreat, we can gather for an evening fire circle.
***In consideration of the many people experiencing financial hardship due to Covid, or other issues related to social and economic injustice, please pay at the highest level you can afford. Also, for those with financial abundance, please consider making a donation to support someone who may not even be able to pay the lowest end of the sliding scale.
PAST EVENTS:
Mindfulness, Loving Kindness and Compassion, Saturday March 23rd 2019, 10-5pm, SF Shambhala Center
In celebration of Summer Solstice join us for this day of rejuvenation and mindfulness. Together we will explore the deeper practices of loving kindness, compassion, cultivating self awareness and the naturally arising wisdom of a kind heart and awake mind. We will also explore mindfulness based themes of feminine presence, self compassion, and self care.
Summer Solstice Mindfulness & Nature Retreat (for all genders)
Saturday June 22nd, 10-4pm, Briones Regional Park
In celebration of summer solstice, join us for this day of mindfulness and contemplation in one of the most magical hidden groves in all of the Bay Area. Together we will explore different mindfulness practices, including group practice and even a brief solo journey into the surround environs. We will hike to the retreat site together , and surrounded and inspired by nature for the rest of the day, we will nourish ourselves with a day of mindfulness, silence and appreciation for natures beauty.
10am-5pm, Briones Regional Park, meet in staging area and proceed to retreat site as a group.
Coming Home to Ourselves: Cultivating Compassion and Radical Self Acceptance
Saturday Oct 5th, 10-5pm, SF Shambhala Center
Join me and other women for a day of nourishing homecoming. During this daylong retreat we will explore mindfulness and self care practices with the intention to cultivate self acceptance, compassion and a deep sense of care for who we are.
May 19th, 2018
Coming Home to Ourselves: Cultivating Compassion and Radical Self Acceptance
Join me and other women for a day of nourishing homecoming. During this daylong retreat we will explore mindfulness and self care practices with the intention to cultivate self acceptance, compassion and a deep sense of care for who we are.
10am-5pm... location to be announced.
June 23rd, 2018
Summer Solstice Nature daylong retreat for Women and Men
In celebration of summer solstice, join us for this day of mindfulness and contemplation in one of the most magical hidden groves in all of the Bay Area. Together we will explore different mindfulness practices, including group practice and even a brief solo journey into the surround environs. We will hike to the reteat site together , and surrounded and inspired by nature forthe rest of the day, we will nourish ourselves with a day of mindfulness, silence and appreciation for natures beauty.
10am-5pm, Briones Regional Park
meet in staging area and proceed to retreat site as a group.
June 17th, 2017
Mindfulness, Loving Kindness and Compassion: A daylong retreat for Women
In celebration of Summer Solstice join us for this day of rejuvenation and mindfulness. Together we will explore the deeper practices of loving kindness, compassion, cultivating self awareness and the naturally arising wisdom of a kind heart and awake mind. We will also explore mindfulness based themes of feminine presence, self compassion, and self care.
10am-5pm, Fairfax CA
Mindfulness, Loving Kindness and Compassion, Saturday March 23rd 2019, 10-5pm, SF Shambhala Center
In celebration of Summer Solstice join us for this day of rejuvenation and mindfulness. Together we will explore the deeper practices of loving kindness, compassion, cultivating self awareness and the naturally arising wisdom of a kind heart and awake mind. We will also explore mindfulness based themes of feminine presence, self compassion, and self care.
Summer Solstice Mindfulness & Nature Retreat (for all genders)
Saturday June 22nd, 10-4pm, Briones Regional Park
In celebration of summer solstice, join us for this day of mindfulness and contemplation in one of the most magical hidden groves in all of the Bay Area. Together we will explore different mindfulness practices, including group practice and even a brief solo journey into the surround environs. We will hike to the retreat site together , and surrounded and inspired by nature for the rest of the day, we will nourish ourselves with a day of mindfulness, silence and appreciation for natures beauty.
10am-5pm, Briones Regional Park, meet in staging area and proceed to retreat site as a group.
Coming Home to Ourselves: Cultivating Compassion and Radical Self Acceptance
Saturday Oct 5th, 10-5pm, SF Shambhala Center
Join me and other women for a day of nourishing homecoming. During this daylong retreat we will explore mindfulness and self care practices with the intention to cultivate self acceptance, compassion and a deep sense of care for who we are.
May 19th, 2018
Coming Home to Ourselves: Cultivating Compassion and Radical Self Acceptance
Join me and other women for a day of nourishing homecoming. During this daylong retreat we will explore mindfulness and self care practices with the intention to cultivate self acceptance, compassion and a deep sense of care for who we are.
10am-5pm... location to be announced.
June 23rd, 2018
Summer Solstice Nature daylong retreat for Women and Men
In celebration of summer solstice, join us for this day of mindfulness and contemplation in one of the most magical hidden groves in all of the Bay Area. Together we will explore different mindfulness practices, including group practice and even a brief solo journey into the surround environs. We will hike to the reteat site together , and surrounded and inspired by nature forthe rest of the day, we will nourish ourselves with a day of mindfulness, silence and appreciation for natures beauty.
10am-5pm, Briones Regional Park
meet in staging area and proceed to retreat site as a group.
June 17th, 2017
Mindfulness, Loving Kindness and Compassion: A daylong retreat for Women
In celebration of Summer Solstice join us for this day of rejuvenation and mindfulness. Together we will explore the deeper practices of loving kindness, compassion, cultivating self awareness and the naturally arising wisdom of a kind heart and awake mind. We will also explore mindfulness based themes of feminine presence, self compassion, and self care.
10am-5pm, Fairfax CA
Become a woman of presence!
PRESENCE Mindfulness, Counseling & Coaching . Nichole Proffitt . [email protected] . 510-612-6211
