EVENTS
This four-hour session is an opportunity to explore and untangle the embodied experience of being misunderstood, a deeply human response to trauma. Together, we’ll gently challenge the belief that being misunderstood means we are broken or inadequate. Instead, we’ll recognize that while trauma is universal, the real pain comes from carrying it alone. Through somatic practices, intention setting, and guided exercises in co-regulation, we’ll explore how miscommunication and feeling unseen show up in the body, and how to create steadiness and self-trust in the face of it. We’ll learn to identify survival patterns that lead to contraction or self-doubt and begin to shift them through connection, celebration, and touch. In the final practice, each participant will experience the support of many hands, offering a powerful moment of being held, seen, and loved back to life. We’ll end by anchoring this sense of safety and belonging into our own bodies so we can carry it with us into our lives.
Community Holding: Exploring the Somatics of Being Misunderstood
Calendar of Events
Upcoming Events
FAQS
Sliding Scale Pool: While there is technically no sliding scale at The Forest Haven, there is a sliding scale pool.
Here's how it works: Some community members pay more than the ticket price, and this surplus is deposited into an escrow-like account. This money is reserved and utilized when someone lacks the financial means to attend. This system operates seamlessly, enabling people to attend for any amount within their means. It also ensures facilitators are fully compensated without revealing who availed of this service.
If your financial means would not allow you to come to this gathering, please message me directly and we will talk about dipping into the Sliding Scale Pool.
Refunds: The Forest Haven does not offer refunds. If someone pays and can't attend, they are encouraged to transfer their entry to a friend and notify me of the transfer. In the event of a sold-out gathering, any extra funds from those unable to attend will contribute to the sliding scale pool for the community's benefit.
Become a Facilitator at The Forest Haven
