Gathering Bones
An exploration of the realms of the wild and deep soul through myth, ritual, reflection, and community.
In this course we gather once a week and dive into the realms of the Wild. Each week we gather around a story that guides us as we learn to re-wild our lives.
Within the container of a small circle we witness and encourage each other as we unlearn and shed the ways of being and knowing that have kept us too small, too tame, too obedient.
Taking up the book Women Who Run With the Wolves by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes in our hands, we hold it like a lantern as we roam into the wild places.
This course is a ceremony of gathering bones – that is, all the visions we have buried, all the words that have been silenced and petrified like stones in our mouths, all of the wild gestures that have been violently domesticated, all of the parts of us that have been cornered into being good while giving up our knowing and sovereignty.
“Within us is the old one who collects bones. Within us there are the soul-bones of this wild Self. Within us is the potential to be fleshed out again as the creature we once were. Within us are the bones to change ourselves and our world.
Within us is the breath and our truths and our longings – together they are the song, the creation hymn we have been yearning to sing.”
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
We gather these bones and we sing to them. We sing with our attention, with our devotion, with our openness to see and to understand. As we sing, the bones are fleshed out – the lost is found, the forgotten is remembered.
What to expect during our weekly gatherings:
During our weekly gatherings, we explore myths, stories, themes, and images within a kind and loving community.
We also engage in practices that will help us deepen into this work, like writing, ritual, dream work, somatic awareness, and imaginal work (if you don't know what that means, don't worry, we go over all of that together!).
We start each gathering with a grounding meditation, paying attention to our breath and spending a little time arriving and creating space together, and we always end the gatherings with a grounding meditation again.
The gatherings are a mixture of this kind of making container for our work together, storytelling and teaching, open discussion and exploring the themes together, and engaging in some practices that helps us deepen into what is coming up for each of us.
"To say that my time in Gathering Bones changed me, would be a massive understatement. It shifted my consciousness, expanded my inner knowing, and tuned me into myself in unshakeable ways. I now feel a deeper connection to soul, to my discernment; that place within the deepest corners of me that cannot nor should ever be ignored. The way that Vanya weaves sacred space, leads ritual, and guides this heavy, but imperative work, is truly remarkable. It is emotionally stirring and worth every moment. I am looking forward to running back to this pack of wolves someday for another workshop."
Hallie O.
This course includes:
Weekly gatherings
Private forum for group communication
Individualized resources and guidance depending on your interests
This course might be for you if:
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Are thirsty for more meaning in your life
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Desire to slow down and listen deeply to your own life
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Want a safe community to explore these realms with
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Long for a truer way of being in your life but don’t know how
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Want to cultivate self-trust in your own knowing
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Are ready to shed the “shoulds” in your life and live into more wildness
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Want more myths, stories, symbols, and imagination in your life
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Want to learn about dream work
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Long for a more creative life
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Are ready to step into more of your power and sovereignty
“Vanya is a rare breed! Her vast knowledge is shared with humility and deep compassion, not just for the work in which she is so clearly inspired by, but for all of those souls fortunate enough to meet with her along their own journey back to the self. I thoroughly enjoyed my workshop experience with her and look forward to attending many more in the future.”
Candice
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