Women’s Growth & Leadership

Introducing

Group Dynamics

How it works:


I


  • We practice observing how we are influenced by the environment; we experience how we change when the situation changes. We note details about how we can influence the environment, taking steps towards our satisfaction while offering that potential to others.

II


  • We pay attention to key moments that wake us up to the live process of right here and right now. We note triggers (external and internal) and their impact on ourselves and others. We establish shared reality, getting curious to separate our accurate perceptions from our distorted projections.

III


  • We restore what is rightfully given at birth - our life energy (curiosity and desire) and the universal emotions: joy, anger, sadness, surprise, disgust, fear, and hurt. We learn to make distinct our SIGNAL (life energy and emotions) from our NOISE (protective and habitual defenses).

IV


  • By expressing how we “get” another member’s sharing, we settle all of our nervous systems. We find this happens when we “get” another and when another “gets” us.

Current Offerings

Wednesday Group

  • When: 2 Wednesdays per month from 4:30–6:20pm PT

    Where: By Zoom

    Who: Women (8 participants maximum)

    Current openings available: none

  • When: 2 Wednesdays per month from 4:30–6:20pm PT

    Where: By Zoom

    Who: Women (8 participants maximum)

    Current openings available: none

  • The primary goal of this group is to explore and discover parts of ourselves we do not yet know about. We balance the pursuit of satisfaction with contributing to the group. We seek to create a group that we want to be a part of.

  • Fee: $150 per month (2 sessions per month)

Friday Group

  • When: 2 Fridays per month from 3:30–5:20pm PT

    Where: By Zoom

    Who: Women (8 participants maximum)

    Current openings available: closed

  • The primary goal of this group is to explore and discover parts of ourselves we do not yet know about. We balance the pursuit of satisfaction with contributing to the group. We seek to create a group that we want to be a part of.

  • Fee: $150 per month (2 sessions per month)

What You’ll Learn

We learn when we are residing in our a) centered and potentially satisfying self, or in our b) habitual, protective, and unsatisfying self. Applying frames to guide the exploration, our goal is to undo the habitual defenses, freeing ourselves to make use of our emotional intelligence.  We then can choose to have our voice, contribute to the whole, and find satisfaction in our growth as we make steps towards transforming the whole.

How This Exploration Helps

No matter where we go, we bring ourselves. Depending upon the environment, we identify reasonable goals, choosing actions that move us towards those goals. Unwittingly, we get stuck in painful states where we lose our common sense, curiosity, and sense of agency. We can learn a practice to get back on track. We enjoy not only the practice but our ability to “see truth” (accurate perception rather than projection). We can then more ably face the inevitable challenges of life.

What folks are saying:

  • "If you are looking for results and real change in your life, work with Bonnie. She will hold your feet to the fire. I haven’t always loved it but I have never doubted that the work was worth the effort and the burn."

    —Satisfied Group Member

  • "Bonnie models a depth of respect in relating to individuals with their weird, difficult, and wonderful ways."

    —Satisfied Group Member

  • "Bonnie has a mind like a homing mechanism. She quickly identifies the challenges we humans face in a variety of contexts and is then able to explore with attunement the steps we can take to begin to change our reality. She's a gem."

    —Satisfied Group Member

  • "The group structure supports us to really take the time to understand each other deeply."

    —Satisfied Group Member

  • "The attunement I've experienced, the slow but steady encouragement to leave my defenses behind, the support to act from a place of freedom—all of this has been transformative in my life and relationships. I find increased joy with my partner, my step-children, my work, and a deepened sense of interdependence and connection in the world."

    —Satisfied Group Member

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