This is a workshop for high school young women. I AM the dragon brings together fun, insightful and powerful elements that create a foundation for resilience, strength and empowerment. To enable each participant to understand themselves better and to hold their own, unique space in the world.
Please note – the Canberra July workshop has been moved to Cooma and will be presented in August. Please contact me via email to register your interest.
I AM the dragon will inspire confidence and a sense of self through the wisdom and tools of the ancient chakra system, colours, crystals, story-telling and art.
My name is Kate Pamphilon and I am a complementary medicine practitioner in Canberra. As a teen, I used the tools I teach in this workshop to help me not only ‘get through’ high school but to thrive. They became my tool-box for life.
In an age of social media, smartphones and media saturation never has there been a more challenging time for young women in our community. Mental health challenges are on the rise as is the age of materialism; self-worth guided by what you have or what you look like.
Furthermore, time is of the essence. With movements such as #metoo and #timesup gaining momentum, we must harness the energy of change and transform the story that young women hear. As women, we are not damsels in distress. We may be a warrior but we’re even more than that. Each participant will leave knowing their mantra “I AM the dragon”.
When: TBC
Time: Most likely a Sunday afternoon in August 2018
Where: COOMA, New South Wales
Price: $50pp which includes afternoon tea, all resources for activities, take-home manual & other gifts
Tickets: Via Eventbrite
Please arrive 10 minutes early to get settled so we can start on time. Bring a pillow to sit on— let’s hang out on the floor! And finally, please email kate@holistcibynature.com.au if you have any allergies or intolerances or if you have any queries – I’d love to hear from you!
How This Workshop Will Help You:
High school is well known as one of the most challenging stages of growing up. Whether in Year 7 or Year 10, we’re still exploring and developing our sense of self. Indeed, this continues even beyond high school! Memories can be full of happy times of friendship, learning and growth. Yet for many, high school can also be a time of confusion, wanting to be accepted and liked or having difficulties with learning.
I AM the dragon applies the insights and tools from the Chakra System, Colours, Crystals, Storytelling and Art to help young women:
- Build confidence in who they are, their skills and abilities
- Learn how to be guided by their own wisdom and instincts
- Understand their feelings and how to let go of them
- Find their voice and use it well
- Tap into their connection with love— for themselves and others
- Deal with and recover from the challenges life brings— this is resilience.
The Chakra System gives us a framework for understanding various aspects of ourselves and from this, we can learn how to enhance the energy within each layer. Sometimes, we don’t know what’s really going on inside ourselves and other times we just don’t know what to do. This is where I find the tools I teach in this workshop to be so incredibly beneficial. As we journey through the chakras, we journey through the development of ‘self’. We are all unique with shared experiences and these elements are explored through the Chakras.
What We Will Explore:
In a safe and inclusive space, we will explore:
- The concept of growing up with:
- fairytales of damsels, knights and dragons
- media images of girls and women, and
- how language can influence our thinking
- Each of the 7 major chakra centres and how they can be applied to understand yourself better
- The physical, emotional and mental insights of the chakras
- How to strengthen the energy within each chakra using colour, crystals, affirmations, visualisations and your hands.
In an age of social media, smartphones and media saturation never has there been a more challenging time for young women in our community. Mental health challenges are on the rise as is the age of materialism; self-worth guided by what you have or what you look like.
Furthermore, time is of the essence. With movements such as #metoo and #timesup gaining momentum, we must harness the energy of change and transform the story that young women hear. As women, we are not damsels in distress. We may be a warrior but we’re even more than that. Each participant who attends this workshop will leave knowing their mantra “I AM the dragon”.
I would love to see you there! Please help me spread the word of I AM the dragon and send this page to anyone you feel would benefit from coming along— and do bring your friends or come along. All high school young women welcome.
As always, my friend – you don’t have to do it alone xkp
If you would like to read more about how I came to develop I AM the dragon then read on….!
The beautiful dragon illustrated above is by Dragon by ‘Kaenith’. Please check out his incredible art.