Empower
Women’s facilitation training
19 Mar - 25 Jun 2024 | Dartmoor & Online
Early bird offer ends 1st Jan
Our deepest wounds become our greatest gifts
Welcome to Empower. This is a three month container for women to learn embodied facilitation; holding space for groups to experience deep transformation and healing.
Over and over in my work I see incredible, talented, wise women, longing to step into service and offer their gifts, who feel unable to do so because of self doubt, imposter syndrome, and a belief that they are not good enough.
My mission is to support women to empower themselves, and each other, to realise that they are good enough, and that what they have to offer is exactly what the world needs.
If you recognise yourself in this, then you’re in the right place.
The power of this training is to help you realise that self doubt and imposter syndrome is normal, and in fact, most of the women who join, are here because they feel it too.
This work helps you to strengthen the ability to hold yourself in that fear, so that you can find the confidence to feel the fear and do it anyway.
Joining this training you will
LEAD WORKSHOPS & CEREMONIES
You will learn how to hold group workshops and rituals of deep transformation
DEVELOP YOUR UNIQUE OFFERING
Utilise your passions and gifts to create workshops and offerings that are an authentic expression of you
JOIN A GLOBAL COMMUNITY
Feel supported in this network of femme leaders who are committed to empowering others, and creating spaces for growth and healing
DEEPEN CONNECTION WITH SELF
Work through fear, self-doubt and many other blocks that you will face when stepping into this work
LIVE & LEAD IN ALIGNMENT
Feel fulfilled by connecting to your purpose and stepping into service
“A life-changing 12 week course that pushes you to meet yourself and opens doors to what you can offer to the world...
Gaia allows people to find depth in this work, it's implicit in how she conducts the training but also very simply resides in her unique energy and essence.”
- ALICE MAYOR
Graduate and founder of We Built This City.
Experiential learning
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Skills
Get to know the of the four pillars of EMPOWER; Authentic Connection, Meditation, Embodiment and Ritual and learn how to structure powerful workshops, ceremonies and retreats.
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Personal growth
Undergo the inner work required to step into your role as facilitator
Overcome the fears, self doubt, and obstacles currently in your way, and deepen your sense of inner strength.
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Peer Support
Form a tight knit community of supportive women.
Make friends for life and find future collaborators in this container designed for you to learn, make mistakes, and grow alongside each other.
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Practice
Gain experience by putting your new skills into practice.
You will be required to start your own circle as part of this training. This is a place to experiment, befriend failure and find the courage to spread your wings.
“This training gave me so much courage and confidence that I'm now hosting a weekly mother's circle in Falmouth.”
- JO BURGESS
On completion you will have the tools and experience to guide:
RITUAL
Rituals to mark significant moments in their life - bringing depth and meaning to both challenging and celebratory transitions
MEDITATION
Meditations and visualisations that connect people to their inner worlds for grounding and insight
EMBODIMENT
Embodied and vocal expression which leads to greater confidence and freedom of being
EMOTION RELEASE
Feeling and expressing through the body, leading to a deeper understanding of self and somatic healing
NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION
Regulating the nervous system, reducing anxiety and boosting immunity
AUTHENTIC CONNECTION
Connecting authentically with others, creating a sense of acceptance and belonging
“I feel like I am finally becoming the woman I had ignored and silenced for years and years.
I trust life in a way that I hadn't done in a long long time.”
- MAR ESTARELLAS
Graduate and True Nature Facilitator
Four pillars
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Authentic Connection
EMOTIONAL
Authentic connection speaks to our basic need for connection and belonging. This module offers techniques to drop the masks and social scripts to create an environment of vulnerability, trust and intimacy.
Practices include: sharing circles, partner enquiry methods, eye gazing, and tantric exercises.
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Meditation
MENTAL
Meditation is about cultivating a relationship with our inner world. This means learning to understand the correlation between our thoughts, emotions, beliefs and behaviours.
You will develop a propensity for self-reflection and cultivate a strong centre that is essential for holding space in highly emotional settings.
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Embodiment
PHYSICAL
Embodiment supports you to deepen the mind-body connection through an experiential understanding of how emotions show up in the body as physical sensation. We then explore how to work with the body and the nervous system to express emotion through movement, breath, voice and meditative practices.
You will learn how to employ different kinds of warm ups, techniques and exercises that work with the biology of the body, to shift group energy, and guide a group through the intention of a journey with greater skill and success.
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Ritual
SPIRITUAL
Rituals allows participants to enter a liminal space, where they can connect to something greater than themselves, and invite in the possibility for change. Ritual is an important process for marking life transitions and can assist in making that change feel more real, through the clarity of intention and the experience being witnessed in community.
Reviving ritual in the West is core to this programme as it reconnects us with an ancient way of living, that supports us to feel a sense of belonging to ourselves, each other, and our planet.
What You Receive
Contact Time
3 x Residential training weekends in Dartmoor
15 x 2 Hour zoom calls
2 x One-to-one hour long coaching sessions with Gaia to discuss your personal offering
2 X bonus Q&A zoom sessions
Access to me for troubleshooting 5 days a week by direct message for 4 months
Access to private Whatsapp group to share with the group and ask questions
Post Training
You will get the opportunity to submit applications to offer your work as part of True Nature with 1-1 support from me or one of our other event coordinators to support you to develop your offering, give marketing support, and access to our networks.
Be part of the growing Wild Woman community with access to a private channel for previous graduates to support each other and share offerings
The opportunity to gain experience holding space by volunteering on our weekend retreats
The opportunity to become a Pod leader for upcoming training programmes.
Resources
Lifetime access to the online training portal
The EMPOWER Training Manual (you will get a physical & pdf copy)
15 x 10 - 30 minute pre recorded videos
Headshots
Photos of you facilitating that you can use to promote your work
Testimonials from other participants
Weekly homework activities and rituals
Guided meditations and visualisations
Ritual ideas and structures
Reading list of essential books to develop your practice
Dates
Level 1
Four Pillars Introduction
19 Mar - Opening Circle (Online) - 7-9pm
26 Mar - Authentic Connection (Online) 7-9pm
2 Apr - Meditation (Online) 7-9pm
9 Apr - Embodiment (Online) 7-9pm
16 Apr - Ritual (Online) 7-9pm
19 - 22 Apr - Residential Weekend (Dartmoor UK)
Level 2
Four Pillars In Depth
23 Apr - Authentic Connection (Online) 7-9pm
30 Apr - Meditation (Online) 7-9pm
7 May - Embodiment (Online) 7-9pm
14 May - Ritual (Online) 7-9pm
17 - 20 May - Residential Weekend (Dartmoor UK)
Level 3
Collaboration & Retreat Design
21 May - Retreat Planning (Online) 7-9pm
28 May - Retreat Planning (Online) 7-9pm
4 June - Retreat Planning (Online) 7-9pm
7 - 10 Jun - Residential Weekend (Dartmoor UK)
11 Jun - Pod Check In (Online) 7-9pm
25 Jun - Group Check In (Online)
9 Jul - Group Check In
Hours per week
On average:
Pre Call Studies - online videos and manual (1 hour)
Live Zoom Calls - in full group and in smaller pods (2 hours)
Homework - with your buddy which changes each week (1 hour)
Practice Circle - depends on how often you run these (0 - 5 hours)
Total: 4 - 9 hours per week
Venue
Brimpts Farm lies literally at the heart of Dartmoor.
It is surrounded by both farmland and wilderness, with moss covered forest and river spots right on the doorstep, hot tubs and sauna and a large hall space for us to work in.
This is where all of our retreats are held and the land knows us well. It feels like the perfect spot to share the practices that have developed over several years of working here and holding sacred space.
Who is this for?
This training is for women who are already on a journey of personal growth, and are ready to take the next step, in service to others.
You have probably already been touched by women’s spaces, and have been on a path of healing and self discovery. It’s likely you have experienced significant adversary in your life, and you have learnt some valuable lessons that can help others.
This training is open to women/ femme flavoured folk of all backgrounds, including those identifying as non-binary, trans and cis.
If you’re not sure if this is for you, or you have any questions/ concerns, please don’t hesitate to get in touch via email or book a free 20 minute discovery call with me.
INVESTMENT
Course Fee
£1800
Early Bird (til 1st Jan)
£2200
Standard course fee
*£1000
Scholarship
*There are 2 scholarship places offered for people of colour, people with a disability, those from marginalised communities or challenging socio-economic backgrounds. Find details below.
Scholarships
Please fill out this form to apply for a scholarship place. If you have any questions or concerns please email gaia@truenature.org.uk
Payment Plans
3 month, 6 month or 12 monthly payment plans are available upon request. This can be discussed during your application interview if you are accepted onto the programme.
ACCOMMODATION
£1650
Own Room
£1350
Twin Room
£1000
Dorm Room
Covers your room, food and use of facilities (hot tub & sauna) for all three weekends (Friday to Monday)
Team
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Gaia Harvey Jackson
LEAD FACILITATOR
Gaia Harvey Jackson is a workshop facilitator and artist creating spaces for deep transformation and specialising in women's empowerment. She runs the courses, retreats and training programmes for women.
Gaia is passionate about the revival of ritual and works with communities to co-create ceremonies around the world, helping people to mark significant moments, move through challenges, and celebrate life. Her work combines elements of theatre games, voice work, meditation, dance and ritual, creating safe and playful environments where people can authentically connect and release.
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Faye Gould
LEAD SUPPORT
Faye is a creative writer, group facilitator and mother of three.
Years of leading charity work, religious community gatherings and corporate events lead to her dramatically burning out and struggling with her mental and physical health. Through unleashing her inner ‘wild woman’ and finding a new way of being in the world that isn’t performance driven, she has found a new radiant way of living that is aligned with her body, soul and spirit. One of her greatest joys is to create safe gatherings of women who support each other to access their inner truth and deepest power.
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Maya Bahoshy
POD LEADER
Maya is a youth development and education professional with a focus on social innovation, experiential learning and leadership development; proven ability to design, manage and deliver complex projects; passionate about updating education to ensure the younger generation develop the skills and experience to design the future they need.Experienced in the design and delivery of leadership and innovation focused trainings, working towards developing social leaders. Trainings have included user centred design thinking, innovation, leadership, public speaking, confidence, identity and diversity.
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Nuvola Tivoli
POD LEADER
Nuvola is a life coach, psychedelic assisted facilitator, mum, dancer and pastry chef
In the past few years Nuvola started a profound process of self-love discovery and personal growth which led her to train as an embodied facilitator on Gaia’s EMPOWER Programme, which had a deep impact on her life, both personally and professionally.
Nuvola’s purpose is to be in service and hold space for others with compassion, empathy and an open heart.
She has launched a mentoring program called "love designer". Through love, with authenticity and integrity we will grow to be the best version of ourselves.
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Jenny Kirby
POD LEADER
Earth lover, artist, forager and apprentice herbalist.
Jenny facilitates women to reclaim themselves during mid-life and after. Jenny is passionate about myth, storytelling, and earth-based practices as a way to rediscover our lost wild and wonderful selves.
Jenny completed the EMPOWER programme in 2023
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Friedel
CHEF
Friedel Fink is a Holistic Health Educator specialised in women’ s health and Relationship and Sex Educator in schools and the community. She founded Big Sis CIC in 2020, a UK based wellbeing platform developing girl empowerment initiatives supporting girls 8-12 and their immediate support networks.Through her interdisciplinary background, rooted in the arts, education and interactive community projects, she is passionate in finding creative and accessible ways that inspire for a positive body image, emotional resilience and a growing self-esteem cross culturally.
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Early Bird Offer Ends 1st Jan 2024