October 28, 2023 11-1pm

Join me and the Embodied Astrology community as we come together to hold space for Saturn in Pisces as a representation for the ultimate universal experience of transformation — death.  Death is all around us. Long before our physical bodies die we experience deaths of all kinds and all different intensities. Some might say that the more we can learn to bear these everyday reminders of impermanence with skill, grace and compassion the more “prepared” we may be for our own inevitable ending. The transit of Saturn through Pisces invites us to acknowledge our responsibility to the world of matter even as we hold space for the unseen mysteries of what is to come and that which we can only approach through the medicine of yield, forgiveness, surrender and letting go. 

There are also many other amazing workshops and supportive community spaces at EA so please follow your heart’s desire!

Note: This session wants to move slowly.

Helpful things you may wish to have on hand or give some consideration to:

• 💫 Natal chart (you can get a chart at www.astro.com or www.astro-seek.com)

• 🪁 Loose clothing

• 🤲🏾 A private space (if possible)

• 🖍️ Something to write with and something to write on 

• 🍫 Snacks and water

• ⚓ Whatever other grounding🌿 and deepening🐚 objects you might find supportive 🧸

A quote often attributed to psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl states, “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”  The space where the power of our response resides is Saturn’s classroom and our life experiences here on Earth gift us more than enough stimuli. 

In this 2nd of four workshops exploring Saturn’s journey through Pisces we will be introduced to Saturn as the “Ring-Pass-Not.” This mystical aspect of Saturn’s planetary expression wants us to BE HERE NOW. When we inevitably meet the proverbial troll under the bridge, we must have our wits about us to successfully navigate the crossing — which means, we must get present to what is real. The best vehicle for this kind of presence is attunement with deep sensate experience in the body. In this workshop we will explore Saturn's transit through Pisces as a portal that simultaneously expands our field of perception and binds us to that which is precious and necessary.

Saturn’s ingress into Pisces is one of the most notable astrological events of 2023. After the last 5 years of Saturn occupying signs of its strength and rulership (Capricorn and Aquarius), the Lord of Time, Gravity, and Karma will now move into Pisces’ liminal, empathic, expansive seas. Join me and the amazing Renee Sills, founder, creative director, and programming curator at Embodied Astrology, for a deep dive into the possibilities and potentials of this 3-year transit and its invitations to work practical magic through mythic and mystical realms.

Develop archetypal, mythological, symbolic, and psychoanalytic techniques for your somatic practice.

This certificate program brings some of the world’s leading experts in the field of somatic psychology and embodiment to Embodied Philosophy’s online learning community.

Masters of embodied healing practices and somatic psychotherapy will lead participants through a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary program that will not only help promote your somatic skill development but promote your own personal transformation.

I have the pleasure and honor of hosting two learning sessions. See below for specific dates and click the button to learn more!

April 4, 2023 4-6pm (PT) / 7 - 9 PM (ET) — The Unknown Unknown: Somatic Encounters with the ‘Other’

April 6, 2023 4-6pm (PT) / 7 - 9 PM (ET) — Just to be Alive: Somatics and Spirituality

The Adult Education Ministry is pleased to announce a very special opportunity to attend two Learning Hours featuring noted Death Doula and Educator Dr. Sherri Taylor on Sun., March 19 & 26.  These sessions come directly before Palm Sunday and provide a chance to think personally about the anticipation of death on practical, emotional, and spiritual levels.  Dr Taylor brings a wealth of experience and depth to facilitating preparations for end-of-life at any age. You are welcome to attend one or both sessions—attending both will enhance your opportunity to learn, reflect, act and and grow in this challenging and critical aspect of life. This event is for the FC Berkeley Community.

The Adult Education Ministry is pleased to announce a very special opportunity to attend two Learning Hours featuring noted Death Doula and Educator Dr. Sherri Taylor on Sun., March 19 & 26.  These sessions come directly before Palm Sunday and provide a chance to think personally about the anticipation of death on practical, emotional, and spiritual levels.  Dr Taylor brings a wealth of experience and depth to facilitating preparations for end-of-life at any age. You are welcome to attend one or both sessions—attending both will enhance your opportunity to learn, reflect, act and and grow in this challenging and critical aspect of life. This event is for the FC Berkeley Community.

Saturn’s ingress into Pisces is one of the most notable astrological events of 2023. After the last 5 years of Saturn occupying signs of its strength and rulership (Capricorn and Aquarius), the Lord of Time, Gravity, and Karma will now move into Pisces’ liminal, empathic, expansive seas. Join me and the amazing Renee Sills, founder, creative director, and programming curator at Embodied Astrology, for a deep dive into the possibilities and potentials of this 3-year transit and its invitations to work practical magic through mythic and mystical realms.

In this opening session we will lay the groundwork for the astrology of this moment and focus on attuning with the energies of Saturn and Pisces in our natal charts as we consider what invitations this transit will offer. We hope you will join us!

Join me for an experiential two-day public dream lab focusing on dreamwork both as individual contemplative practice as well as a practice where you can dream with and in community. In this workshop we will explore practices including journaling, somatic inquiry, movement, and breath. Dreamers are invited to examine their relationship to darkness and nighttime in addition to considering practices to facilitate remembering the lunar consciousness.