Your Greatest Journey Lies Within

"The journey of the Heroine is about saying 'yes' to the true self and, in so doing, to become more fully alive and effective in the world." — Maureen Murdock

The stories of our lives are ever-challenging and ever-changing.  No matter your age or life stage, your background or beliefs, wherever you are on your unique and sacred life journey you are a woman on a quest to live a life of meaning and purpose, of ever-increasing love and closest connection to yourself and those around you. 
Amazing things happen when women come together in a circle to create a sacred space where they feel loved, supported, and encouraged.  There, defenses are replaced with self-acceptance, passions are discovered, and a creative, vital life blossoms.
Like a key to a map, "Before We Embark" prepares you for the "Heroine's Journey" with basic tools and concepts you'll use throughout the session.
Callings … is a one-day workshop, pre-requisite to The Heroine’s Journey, in which the concepts and modalities are introduced.  It can be taken without commitment to the continuing program.   The program is designed to help you:
  • Identify innate strengths,
  • Embrace life’s inherent challenges,
  • Open to new possibilities,
  • Listen more often to your inner voice,
  • Search for and find your unique gifts,
  • Find your source of power within,
  • Learn the vast importance of nurturing yourself,
  • Experience a sense of connectedness and belonging.
This workshop uses expressive arts therapies to assist participants in identifying personal strengths and the obstacles which impede living with passion and purpose.  We pose meaningful questions to ourselves and invite the music to bring insights.  It is suggested that participants have a background and commitment to personal growth; however, no talents, skills, or previous experience in expressive arts is necessary.
 
The year-long journey is far from lonely. Participants interact with their group through the entire process.The Heroine’s Journey: A Woman’s Soul Journey Toward Authenticity
The Heroine’s Journey is a 15- session intensive group program which synthesizes the concept of the mandala, mythology of the Hero’s Journey, expressive arts therapies, group process, education, and personal sharing.
Developed and facilitated by Fran Clarke, The Heroine’s Journey is a deeply transformational experience in which a small group of women committed to making lasting changes, create an atmosphere of acceptance and non-judgment.  It is in this circle of trust that women are able to:
  • Heal issues and alter misperceptions that have kept them stuck in negative patterns, 
  • Grow beyond limited beliefs and open to a creative life
  • Become empowered to make changes and to experience themselves as valued women
  • Know their truth; speak their truth; live their truth
  • Understand their responsibility to bring the gift of themselves in service to creating a better world