Ritual & Myth: Descent & Rising

An online Art of Being therapeutic process into the heroic journey of your life

May 19 & 26
(Also suitable for European time zones)

Join Lara in this intimate online container for a powerful transpersonal creative healing ‘retreat’. Limited to only 10 participants at a time, this group process is a rich and meaningful opportunity to consecrate your life experience, deepen the connection with yourself, and to trust the path that is unfolding before you.

Drawing upon the map of The Heroes Journey and invoking the ancient myth of Persephone, this offering will explore the archetypal journey of transpersonal descent and rising in our lives, with many reference points and resources to anchor us into the truth and beauty of our destiny. This event is an opportunity for you to explore what’s possible - individually and collectively - when life’s griefs and challenges are recognised as the rite of passage that they are.

Throughout the live calls you will be guided through a series of ritual processes and shamanic arts techniques including meditation and visualization, art making, journaling, story telling, movement, group sharing and other creative imaginative exercises. You will be offered a direct portal to access the wellspring of wisdom in your psyche, soma and soul, to find meaning, integration, and healing in your life.

The dates of the journey are:
Sunday 19 May, 4 - 8:30pm AEST
Sunday 26 May, 4 - 8:30pm AEST

(This is Sunday morning if based in central Europe)
7am London
8am Paris

This is an online retreat-style offering, and to participate you must attend both the live sessions. There will also be some processes to complete in your own time in the week in between the two sessions.

If you are based overseas, you are most welcome to join, bearing in mind the above. If you are located in the USA this will be your Saturday afternoon for the first intake, or if you are in Europe, the second intake is your Sunday morning. You can use this timezone converter to check the time and day for you, or feel free to get in touch to confirm.

There are no prior skills or experience necessary, just a willingness to look and feel deeper.

“We must let go of the life we planned,
in order to accept the life that is waiting for us.”

~ Joseph Campbell

 
 

What you will need to have with you:

  • Writing materials and a journal

  • Art materials ~ could be a selection of your favourite mediums - oil pastels, coloured pencils or watercolour paint

  • Art paper to match

  • Clay - air drying clay is fine and can be purchased from any art materials shop, or online

Price to participate ~ AU$444 / US$297 / €270

*Places are strictly limited to only 10 people per intake so there is enough time and space for each participant to receive the attention and transmission they need.

Testimonials

I was fortunate enough to participate in several ritual and myth sessions with Lara last year. Her unique transpersonal art therapy is unlike any psychotherapy I’ve experienced before and has had a profound experience on my life. 

Delving into the symbols of our subconscious through a meditative narration by Lara of the Persephone myth, the image of a dolphin came to me and I was invited to make it real with clay. It became a talisman and allowed me to make contact with my heart and soul’s deepest desires and vocation and pursue bodywork and creative writing. 

Unlike some therapists, Lara is profoundly embodied through her career in yoga and somatic healing. This intelligence combines with her artistic brilliance and love of poetry, language and the mysteries of the psyche. 

Working with her is liberating: playful, dropping into the body and depths of the subconscious, integrating shadow aspects. 

Working with Lara changed the course of my life and career and I now let my heart lead.

~ Will S

“This journey was so beautiful and nothing like anything I have ever experienced before. As usual, Lara can peel my heart open with her poetic words of expression and sincere intention behind the work.

I felt the soothing experience of painting as I never have before. It was also profound to utilize movement in a somatic experience before expressing myself, it opened my pathways to creativity and consciousness rather than only utilizing my thoughts to express myself.

This has been my second experience of Lara’s teachings and offerings, and it will not be my last. Lara is a true facilitator, teacher, artist and therapist! ! Thank you deeply for your grace and inspirational efforts to hold space for others to grow and heal.”

~ Lacie White

“Lara has found another method to strengthen the bond with your body and dive deep into your inner world to extract the tools you need to heal. Finding adult play through storytelling and myths - you will probably find yourself covered in shivers and goosebumps as these mediums become a mirror of your own life journey.
Take the plunge and see what you will uncover. You will not regret it!”

~ Vesna Saric

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