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An archetypal embodiment journey into devotion, dignity, and relational integrity, inspired by Hera—the Greek goddess associated with marriage, women, and queenship.
An archetypal embodiment journey into devotion, dignity, and relational integrity, inspired by Hera—the Greek goddess associated with marriage, women, and queenship.
A *Sacred Dance of Commitment, Power, and Transformation
Are you feeling the weight of unfulfilled expectations in your relationships?
Do you long for a deeper connection, but find yourself caught in cycles of jealousy, possessiveness, or resentment?
Are you ready to transform these challenges into creative power and reclaim your inner strength?
If so, this workshop is your invitation to explore the powerful archetype of Hera, the Greek Goddess of Marriage and Commitment.
Join us for a contemporary movement journey inspired by the Hera archetype and its themes of commitment, dignity, relational identity, and personal sovereignty. Through movement, dance, and ritual, we will journey into the depths of Hera’s archetypal energy, exploring both her light and shadow aspects. This workshop is designed for those who seek to navigate the complexities of commitment.We will explore emotions associated with relational disappointment—including jealousy, grief, anger, resentment, and humiliation—and give them symbolic expression through movement and reflection. Participants will be invited to notice how these experiences affect their sense of dignity, boundaries, and personal agency.
What We Will Explore Together:
Transforming Emotional Pain: We will delve into the challenges Hera's archetpe represents—betrayal, humiliation, and jealousy—and explore how these emotions can be transformed into creative power and inner strength. This is an opportunity to confront and release the pain that may be holding you back, and to find new ways to channel your emotions into positive, life-affirming actions.
Reclaiming Personal Power: Through guided movement and dance, you will explore embodiment of Hera’s strength and dignity, reconnecting with your inner power and reclaiming your rightful place in your relationships. This is a space to explore the dynamic between commitment and freedom, and to find a balance that honors both your needs and those of your partner.
Embracing Commitment and Sacred Union: Hera represents the archetype of sacred marriage, a commitment that goes beyond the physical union and touches the spiritual realm. In this workshop, we will explore what it means to make a sacred commitment, both to a partner and to oneself, and how to navigate the challenges that arise in maintaining that commitment.
What You Will Experience:
A Sacred Circle of Sharing and Connection: We will begin by creating a shared symbolic space inspired by the themes of Hera’s story: including commitment, partnership, dignity, boundaries, and personal sovereignty. You are welcome to bring a meaningful object representing a relationship, promise, value, boundary, or commitment you wish to explore. In the opening circle, you will have the opportunity to share your intention and connect with others through a collective journey of self-discovery.
Embodied Exploration of Hera’s Archetypes: Through movement and dance, you will embody the qualities of Hera, exploring both her light and shadow aspects. This is a space to honor your inner journey, develop deeper self-awareness, and cultivate a sense of inner peace and power.
Journeying Through Hera’s Challenges: We will journey through symbolic stations exploring relational themes associated with contemporary interpretations of the Hera archetype—including expectation, comparison, jealousy, judgment, betrayal, dignity, boundaries, creativity, and self-reflection.
Personal Cosmology and Dialogue: As we conclude, you will have the chance to reflect on your journey, articulating your experiences and insights. This dialogue will help solidify your connection to Hera’s archetypal energy, offering you a lasting sense of empowerment and inner peace.
Why This Workshop?
In a world where relationships are often fraught with challenges, Hera's archetype offers us a path to deeper understanding and commitment. This workshop is for women who seek to explore the transformation of their emotional pain, reclaim their power, and find a sacred balance in their relationships. Whether you are struggling with jealousy, feeling unfulfilled in your commitments, or simply seeking a deeper connection to your inner self, this workshop will provide you with the tools and insights to navigate these challenges with grace and wisdom.
Join us in this sacred space to embody the power of Hera. This is a journey of transformation, where commitment becomes a source of strength, and where the challenges of love and partnership are met with dignity, creativity, and power.
We look forward to welcoming you into this sacred space.
*This is a contemporary archetypal movement practice inspired by the myth of Hera and modern depth-psychological and creative interpretations. It is not a reconstruction of ancient Greek religious ritual. Hera is a deity within living Hellenic religious traditions.
*“sacred” describes the quality of attention created in the workshop, not historical authority or religious lineage
*This workshop is inspired by Jean Shinoda Bolen’s archetypal interpretation of Hera in Goddesses in Everywoman, alongside Greek mythology and contemporary creative movement practices.
*Commitment is explored here as a personal and relational value, not as an obligation to remain in a relationship that is coercive, abusive, unsafe, or harmful. Participants are invited to consider how commitment can coexist with dignity, consent, autonomy, and healthy boundaries.
All practices are invitational. Participants may adapt, pause, observe, or decline any exercise, and no personal disclosure is required. This workshop offers creative and reflective exploration and is not a replacement for psychotherapy, couples counselling, or support relating to domestic abuse or relationship safety.
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About a few years ago I realised I carry a strong judge within me, who’s been destructively critical about the choices I have made in my life and who was sabotaging my ambitions in order to better fit in with the environment.
I was envisioning big achievements for myself: dancing for the famous dance companies of the world, leading the best multidisciplinary artistic studio, running the best retreat center, having a fabolous family, travelling around the world and feeling free, authentic, empowered and loved as a woman.
And for most of the time in my journey, I was confronted with jealousy, envy and judgments around having those kinds of dreams. It was coming either from people I encountered, but mostly from my my own deeply insecure judge, who was actually acting as a mirror.
Those ambitions seemed impossible or either pretentious, utopian, unconventional, eccentric and too demanding.
It was showing up mostly as being constantly challenged with an experience of being misjudged and this pattern somehow became a constant in my life.
In its positive manifestation, I’d find myself in situations where I’ll be scaling up justice and balancing the distribution of power within relationships to act as an equalising catalyst, which gave me an ability to preserve high moral and ethical standards in comparison with a profit-driven environment around me.
But when this pattern clashed with the passionate, creative and eccentric side of the strong inner artist or always curious and pioneering explorer; I ended up with a heavy portion of inner conflicts that caused me a great deal of body-mind tension, ending up in spiritual & emotional disappointment.
As someone with this kind of internal dynamics, I’m frequently using meditative movement as a modality that offers me a space to honor and detach myself from the chaos and just breathe to be able to observe it from a higher perspective.
This helps a lot and it’s a huge relief. It helps me reduce expectations and ambitious plans that my mind has a tendency to make up, but my spirit or body isn’t quite ready yet to follow. Because at the end of the day, we all long for simplicity, warmth and love.
How about you? Is ambition placed on a higher rank than your emotional wellbeing & inner peace?
Are you being judged for your ambitions and dreams?
Sandra Anais
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