Isolation doesn't work
|| Invitation ||
We need one another.
We do not heal in long-term isolation.
I recently read some fascinating neuroscience research on predictive processing. Distilled down, predictive processing teaches us that the brain perceives reality by making predictions based on our past lived experiences.
Trauma and conditioning create very strong, high-level predictions such as:
I am not safe.
People cannot be trusted.
I am unworthy.
The world is dangerous.
These predictions shape perception automatically.
The hopeful part is that we can re-pattern these predictive responses by engaging in group experiences that are safe, trauma-informed, and intended to support growth and healing.
I am forever fascinated by the simple, transformative power of humans human-ing together in intentionally created spaces. I show up in these spaces, and I facilitate these spaces weekly. I believe in the healing that takes place there because I have witnessed thousands of people making new kinds of connections within them.
When humans feel safe enough to drop the masks, expose the tender parts, and be met without advice-giving or anyone trying to fix them, relational healing occurs. We begin to feel safe. We learn to trust people again. We begin to know our worth. The world feels less and less dangerous.
Today, I invite you to join the next cohort of || Group ||
A six-week series where all is welcome. We practice skills, in an intentionally created space, that can be taken into our relationships. We practice and speak about cultivating more self-awareness, because it truly all begins there. We practice embodiment because our nervous speaks through sensation.
|| Group || is the space to explore your Essential Nature in community, learning how to show up, listen, and live from what is true for you.
Together we explore themes like:
Coming Home to your natural way of being
Living in alignment with your deeper values
Returning to the Heart
Creating and Sustaining a daily practice
This is for you if:
You crave meaningful connection and want to grow in community.
You’re ready to practice showing up in your Truth and being met by others doing the same.
You’re seeking a safe place for reflection, honesty, practice and transparent conversation.
Each week looks something like this:
Weekly Theme and teachings inspired by the group’s intention
Guided somatic - Instinctive Meditation
Circle sharing and reflections
Closing ritual
Here is what past participants say about joining || Group ||
|| Group || helped me re-find a daily practice when a long period of stress and chaos caused me to abandon it. If you are craving a supportive environment to help you center yourself, set or re-set priorities, or just take a committed weekly time-out for self-care, this is it. -CM
Working with Heather has been life-changing. She is a compassionate listener who helps me turn insights into action, aligning my life with what’s truly meaningful to me. In just a few weeks, I made more progress with her than in six months of traditional therapy. She doesn’t just guide, she walks the path alongside you with radical authenticity and deep wisdom. -KC
The next cohort begins in April:
Thursday’s. 3pm PST/6pmEST
90 mins
April 2,9,16,23,30. May 7
$300
If you are interested, have questions or ready to sign-up: reply to this email or send an email to heather@heatherbriann.com.
Read more about working with me here.
With love, Heather ✨