The Invitation ...

Hi everyone and welcome to my brand new website! I would love you to join me on a journey of discovery, and as such, I would like to share with you the original invitation which I sent to many beautiful women and men on 22nd September 2013, as I embarked on this exciting adventure! ... Sasha xxxx

Hello Beautiful Friends, both old and new!

As many of you are already aware, for the last 5 years I have run a "Wise Women" group for several very beautiful friends. This group was born from a deep soul urge I had at the time, to create a place where women could come together informally, to connect, share, inspire, explore a woman's path and experience the beauty and power of coming together as a group of women in support of one another. 

This group was intended to be, and swiftly became, a meeting of heart-minds - a place where we could support and celebrate one another as women, and connect with ourselves to tap into our deepest thoughts, dreams and desires - those which we inadvertently buried under the mountains of laundry, professional deadlines and dizzying social calendars! The Wise Women Circle provides a sacred space where deep conversation and connection could truly take place - a breath of fresh air and a touch of magic, away from the hectic daily routine, and beyond our assigned identities. It was a forum to stretch outside of our usual comfort zones and explore who we are in our most quiet moments, both as individuals and as a collective. A sort of Yoga for your heart and soul! 

The idea blossomed for me after reading an inspirational book - "Circle of Stones - Women's Journey to Herself" by Judith Duerk. In this work, Judith explores a woman's place in the world "Long ago, when life was still sacred, in many places on Earth ...", when women were revered for their feminine power. In the very first chapter she poses the following question ...

"How might your life have been different if there had been a place for you? A place for you to go ... a place of women, to help you learn the ways of woman ... a place where you were nurtured from an ancient flow sustaining you and steadying you as you sought to become yourself. A place of women to help you find and trust the ancient flow already there within yourself ... waiting to be released ...
A place of women ...
How might your life be different?"

This touched my heart and soul and ever since I have felt deeply that part of my journey is to recreate these sacred spaces. 

So many conversations between women today happen amidst the bustle of our very full lives - mums' group conversations surrounded by busy kids, chats with friends at school pick ups, quick catch ups at work over the photocopier, deep and meaningfuls with close friends which leave us yearning for more - that I felt it would be lovely for us to return to this sacred space, where we set an intention to focus our attention on who we are as women, individually and as a collective - a place to nurture this ancient feminine flow. 

Facilitating and participating in this beautiful group over the last five years has been inspiring, sacred and fantastically fun! Over the most recent few years, my heart and soul has been constantly screaming at me to take the next step and create many more circles of Wise Women Groups which will ripple out into the world and touch many many women around the globe. 

So my new adventure is to finally take the next step and facilitate numerous "Wise Women Circles" - holding a sacred space for groups of women who wish to come together to connect with themselves and other women, to discover the true power of shining their brightest light, and of being together. 

So what happens at a Wise Women Circle you ask?  The Circles do not draw from any particular religion or belief structures and while they may be therapeutic in their nurturing of your well-being, they are not a forum for any clinical therapy in any way. 

Women are invited to join an open group as an individual or you are welcome to create your own group which I will happily facilitate in the same way.  Each group runs for approximately 2 hours. Dress code is comfortable, and history has shown that chocolate is always graciously accepted by the group! 

It is my wish that every woman who comes along to a Wise Women circle, will feel that she has had a chance to step out of her daily life and into a few magical moments where she is able to recharge, reconnect, value, affirm, love, honour and cherish herself and her fellow journey women. 

I have been asked several times now, why "From the Feminine"? In many places in the Western World, women are now considered "empowered", in the sense that we have attained, overall, the basic rights to be seen, heard, safe and respected. However, we have much work still to do on empowering the feminine ... both within women and men. These qualities, such as sensitivity, softness, emotionality and nurturing, have often been considered "weak", when in fact, there is enormous strength, wisdom and power in each of these aspects. It is time for women to recognise this and honour it in themselves. 

The name From the Feminine therefore, is inspired quite simply from the beauty and power which can flow from a woman ... whether through the birth of a child, the birth of a creative masterpiece or the birth of ideas which shape our world. The Feminine holds so many gifts for the world, and in gathering together to honour ourselves and one another we are bringing forth into the world a powerful and sacred energy, which will carry humanity into a beautiful new phase. 

Wise Women groups provide the space for us to learn the power and fullness which can flow From the Feminine when we learn to honour ourselves. Once we have begun this journey, we will be able to teach our daughters how to honour their feminine as much as their masculine qualities. We will likewise have the tools to teach our sons how to honour and cherish the feminine within their female counterparts, as well as the emerging feminine within.

For more information please visit my website www.fromthefeminine.com and send me an email!

I look forward to connecting with you very soon!

With all the love, light and laughter in the world
Sasha xxxxx

22nd September 2013