Deepening in the Dark: Clearing Blocks to Connection (a workshop for couples)

Name: Deepening in the Dark: Clearing Blocks to Connection (a workshop for couples)
Start: 2025-01-19T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-19T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity

Schedule

Sun Jan 19 2025 at 10:00 am to 02:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity | Florence, MA

𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸
Clearing Blocks to Connection (a workshop for couples)
𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘: 𝗕𝗼𝗺𝗯𝘆𝘅 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 & 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝟭𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁
𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗠𝗔
𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 & 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢:https://bombyx.live/events/deepening-in-the-dark/
𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗧: Sliding Scale $45 - $100 per person
Clearing conflict and repair are essential skills for coming back to connection and intimacy in partnership. Through guided exercises, somatic practices, and intimate conversations you and your partner will navigate what’s under the surface. This workshop is geared toward couples who would like to deepen their relationship through mutual healing and growth.
𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗟𝗘 - JAN 19:
9:30am - Doors Open
10am -11:30am Workshop - Session 1
11:30am-12:15pm Break for lunch
12:15-2pm Workshop - Session 2
𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦:
𝗧𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗟𝘆𝗼𝗻𝘀
Taina is a holistic mental health counselor, somatic ritualist, dance teacher, mother, and educator. In her private practice, Emerge Holistic Therapy, she works with individuals and couples seeking support for emotional, relational, spiritual and sexual problems.
Taina has been facilitating groups for over 15 years, including spaces for Contact Improvisation, grief support, nature connection, ancestral repair, rites of passage, and consent. Her work with groups and individuals is informed by Ancestral Lineage Healing, Circling, Internal Family Systems Therapy, Contact Improvisation, Animist Ritual, and Buddhist meditation practices. She provides guidance that supports safety, expression, repair and reflection. Taina graduated from Lesley University's Masters program in Holistic Mental Health Counseling in 2008 and sees clients in Southern Vermont and remotely.
𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗶 𝗭𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗻
Moti has been facilitating groups centered on somatic practices, movement, and consent for over 30 years. Their teachings emphasize the importance of cultivating a deep and embodied sense of presence, as well as developing a compassionate, non-judgmental relationship with oneself. Their workshops and classes provide a space for individuals to explore movement and embodiment in a supportive, non-competitive environment, and are open to adults of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of experience. Over many years, Moti has sought to integrate communication and intimacy skills into both teaching and life. They have studied Non-violent Communication, Authentic Movement, Contact Improvisation, Byron Katie's "The Work," and Betty Martin's "Wheel of Consent." Based in Western Massachusetts, Moti has taught across the USA, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Israel, and Europe.