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Bergamot Queen
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NONE BUT OURSELVES CAN FREE OUR MINDS
-BOB MARLEY
The mind is what we logically comprehend; it is what we tell ourselves based on our experiences and can transmute into the energy we carry around in our bodies.
Our mind is what much of the world focuses on because we can understand it. It is what “makes sense” and can be explained by recalling events in our lives.
If we have emotional intelligence (not as common as one may think), we can even go as far as explaining how we feel in an attempt to “get it out” of our systems.
An important role, but not the whole thing like many of us are brought up believing.
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THE WISDOM OF THE BODY IS THE HEALER OF TRAUMA, THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE, BUT IT ALSO HOLDS THE KEY TO HEALING
-PETER LEVINE
Just like our mind stores information from all of our experiences, our body stores the way it felt (energetically) from those experiences and they become a part of our cellular makeup.
When those emotions are not processed somatically (through our body), our bodies hold the energy and over time become stagnant and stuck, in turn affecting the motion and flow of our bodies, guiding our nervous systems’ role in how we react in life, love and beyond.
Therefore, the body is guiding our lives based on our own individual and collective experiences as well as those from our ancestors before us (cellularly).
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Our breath is a tool to support our mind/ body connection, the number one Somatic healing tool.
Allowing us to unravel and move through the emotions and experiences that are no longer serving the person we are destined to become according to the energy sciences (the feelings).
On a more Westernized science level, our nervous system (imprinted by our emotions) is being retrained with our style of breath; out of the anxious or frozen states and into a calmer, more peaceful state of mind.
Ultimately, making room for you to not only find safety within this new found confidence, but layers of you that have been forgotten or hidden along the way.
Evolving since 2022
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I can feel some serious learning, growing, healing and self love happening within this group and am so excited to be a part of it.
I’m so excited that we get to do this together and witness each other grow - Tara
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[My Story] Throughout my journey of growth and development, I reflected a lot on why it was that I hadn’t started this journey sooner - I was 28 and I had lived SO much of my life (so I used to think) just living in the mundane and going along to get along… with almost everything that I was told that I was supposed to be. I had a job that I loved, a cute little apartment and friends that I loved to spend my time with.
There are some things that I didn’t agree with a long time ago, but I had stopped talking about it because others’ didn’t like it. I stayed small, a deep core belief that my opinions did not matter.
I was in a full on state of survival mode. Seeking control and the next escape.
I wasn’t interested in any form of relationship, I was good living a casual lifestyle (circa 2017) without any desire for love.
I was on a deep road to mental health
A go to work, go to school, party with friends and sleep life on repeat.
My family recognized it, but of course them growing up in a world where mental health was not normalized, they didn’t know what to do - so they sent me to California to spend a little getaway with some fam. An appreciated trip, but a bandaid for sure.
It would still be a couple years before I started making changes.
Beginning to recognize that a lot of the choices that I was making (being of service, not respecting my own boundaries, that lack of interest in relationships) was all due to how I felt about myself.
Deep wounds (from a variety of minuscule moments and some life altering experiences).
I didn’t recognize that I was worthy of anything different.
I didn’t even know I didn’t know this.
If you had of asked me back then whether or not I liked myself, I would have told you that I did; however, I was making choices that said otherwise.
A lack of understanding of the possibilites that were out there for me, knowing I didn’t align with the narratives but never really having somebody to show me any different. Until I did.
I can’t pinpoint the exact moment I decided I needed different in my life, but I had been paying attention to others that I knew or used to know who were making changes for themselves, I needed to do that too.
So I started and I quickly realized that I was not alone and that there was most definitely other women out there that had once felt the way that I had.
Bergamot Queen was conceived through this.
Through unlearning and learning and exploring and integrating.
The space to guide the deepest levels of self-awareness and self-acceptance.
You don’t need to hold yourself back anymore.
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Gain a Deep and Unshakeable Sense of Self-Worth: Moving beyond conditional self-esteem to an inherent understanding of your value, regardless of external achievements or circumstances.
Cultivating Unconditional Self-Love: Developing a compassionate and accepting inner dialogue, treating yourself with the same kindness you would offer someone you love.
Feel into the Queen that you
already are
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Achieving Profound Self-Acceptance: Embracing all parts of yourself, including perceived flaws and imperfections, leading to greater inner peace.
Releasing Limiting Beliefs: Identifying and dismantling negative thought patterns that undermine self-worth and self-love.
Increased Self-Awareness: Gaining a deeper understanding of your inner world, including your emotions, needs, and values.
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A Deeper Connection to your Physical Self: Cultivating a more attuned and respectful relationship with your body.
Improved Embodiment: Feeling more present and grounded in your physical experience.
A Shift in Perspective: Moving from self-criticism and judgment to self-understanding and empathy.
Increased Confidence and Self-Trust: Feeling more secure in their decisions and abilities, stemming from a solid foundation of self-acceptance.
A Greater Sense of Safety and Security Within Your Body: As self-acceptance grows, the body can become a more comfortable and safe space.
Increased Energy Levels: As inner resistance decreases, more energy becomes available.
Ultimately, you can experience a profound sense of inner freedom, authenticity, and wholeness, leading to more fulfilling relationships, greater joy, and a deeper engagement with your life. You may move from a place of striving for self-worth to simply embodying it.
What would happen if we all began to see our worth? If we no longer let societal and life standards hold us back?
If we learned to integrate the body into our healing work and regulated our nervous systems?
We would, to put it frankly change the world.
When we are able to not only recognize our worth, but feel it in our bodies and use the tools that we offer here to retrain your nervous system, you allow your body to come into a deeper state of calm; a window of tolerance (that all of our bodies are seeking); and no longer feeling weighed down by our frozen bodies and anxious minds.
When we are able to recognize our worth and live in a deeper state of calm, we start to live in alignment with who we are meant to be because we’ve built the space and capacity (in mind and body) to figure out and hold who that truly is.
Bergamot Queens
The group program to uplevel your healing. The space to build capacity for your deepest levels of self-awareness and mental wellness.
Doors open seasonally, join us for one or all four.
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Up to six curated sessions per season (in-person and virtual) weaving the masculine, feminine and elemental energies.
Our vibrant virtual community – years in the making! Expect good vibes, fun challenges, and real conversations.
Access to me, a Somatic Healing Arts Therapist, to explore what is coming up in you through reflections and intentional breaths.
"The Practice" virtual breathwork library to truly integrate healing and start transforming your life.
A comprehensive journal and resource guide packed with tips, tools, practices, and helpful resources.
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/ season $347 +tax
/ four seasons: $1297 +tax*please note, invoices will be sent to collect payments
Join the waitlist for only access to early-bird pricing (HUNDREDS off the annual price)
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Weaving the contraction and expansion of the masculine and feminine energies that lives within each of us, while honouring the season we are in, we learn to explore and honour our own unique rhythms.
Themes currently include: maculine/ feminine energy, joy, structure, nourishment, discipline, being, survival, sensuality and passions, boundaries, intuition, confidence, receiving
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Most photos (of the above theme) used for the vibe of Bergamot Queen are taken by @jillridoutphotography of the beauty @cosmicpriestess.co
Social Work degree, Registration pending
(areas of interest include psychology, philosophy, culture, arts +)
Over a decade of leading and supporting teams
Dozens of trainings over the years in adverse experiences, mind/body connection, self-development +
Flow Breathwork Facilitator training
Reiki Level 1
My own integration of the topics we cover.