Usually offered about 6x/year
A ‘Womb Surround’ Process Workshop is a small group format developed and refined by Raymond Castellino since 1992. It creates a safe, welcoming environment in which to explore early imprinting from preverbal life that is affecting your present life. Typically in Cherionna’s workshops there are 3- 4 participants in a workshop, along with Cherionna Menzam-Sills as facilitator, and usually 1-2 assistants.
Dr. Castellino created this format because he found that complete and lasting transformations most often happen in a small group setting like this. This 3-4 day format allows for spaciously establishing a safe relational field, exploration of the early material presenting, and time to integrate. Cherionna has added to this format additional somatic and heart-centered, mindfulness-based resourcing activities as part of the workshop.
Each workshop begins by reviewing basic interactive, empathy and contact skills so that participants are actively able to support each other during the workshop with the intention of creating a safe and nurturing “womb surround.” Each participant receives an approximately 1.5 – 2.5 hour session with Cherionna with group support during which they explore physical and emotional patterns of prenatal, birth or other early origin. Each session is followed by individual and group debriefing, integrative processing and discussion. Tools used include group interactive processes, energy awareness, Craniosacral work and/or other touch, movement, mindfulness and empathy skills. The exploration is done with an orientation to present-time resource and the layers of support provided by the group.
The purpose is to enhance awareness and resolve early trauma, creating more options for current behavior and ways of being in relationship. In addition to healing prenatal, birth and other early trauma, this process has the principle impact of encouraging loving bonding within primary relationships. Participants commonly state that the process is transformational on a deep level.
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Please note that these workshops require completing a history/application form and acceptance to the workshop. You can learn more and apply at Cherionna’s website at: https://www.birthingyourlife.org/womb-surround-process-workshops-with-cherionna-menzam-sills/