Redefining Menopause: A Journey of Healing, Growth & Renewal

• Are you struggling with the menopause?
• Are you peri-menopausal and worried?
• Are you still battling with post menopause?
• Are you experiencing premature menopause due to hysterectomy, illness or operation?
• Does the word menopause fill you with fear or dread?

Are you feeling lost, cast aside, grief, loss, low libido, numb, angry, vulnerable, empty?

Are you experiencing physical changes in your body?

Are you looking for alternative ways to nourish and rise?

Do you want to turn up, step up and reclaim your power as a leader of your own wise self.

As women, we spend much of our lives with the potential to give birth and nurture new life. When we reach menopause, this capacity shifts, inviting us to rebirth ourselves if we choose. Instead of the empowering narrative we deserve, patriarchy has often painted menopause as merely a descent into aging, decay, and invisibility.

The journey through menopause is indeed filled with challenge, grief, and loss as we shed who we once were and navigate a liminal space that can last for years. Yet, when we embrace this rite of passage with all its trials and lessons such as relationships, children leaving, changes in health, elderly parents, we find ourselves shape-shifting into our truest, most authentic selves, free from the tumult of hormonal cycles.

In this new phase, we gain the clarity to see through illusions and appreciate the world's beauty and magic. Shapeshifting into a wise woman can be confronting, as we face reflections of lost youth, hidden shadows, wounds, and our radiant beauty. It is a powerful and often challenging transformation, but one that leads us to a deeper sense of self and strength.

Join Julie and Edwina for a transformational and inspiring day to help you release, refocus and reconnect with your wise woman, enabling you to stand and step into your womb power.

This potent blend of a Firewalk, sacred ceremony and transformational right of passage creates the perfect potential to step into our authentic selves. Letting go from what was, so you can move through and beyond with clarity and focus. Allowing yourself to see through the bullshit filters, courage to say no and call things out; Giving you a new direction and horizon for your life

In embracing and embodying your true essence, you will return to the heart of your being. This reignites your vision, the juice, the fire and passion that resides within you.

So why a firewalk

The day is about working with the fire learning that there is nothing to be afraid of, and it is something that can transform us. The menopausal journey is about fire with hot flushes, burning up, nighttime sweats, sacred rage that can rise within us. working the with fire within as well as walking the fire creats transformation in your inner world as well as your outerworld.

Working with the right of passage with the fire we will be using our allies the plants and herbs to help us.

The plant and herb Mugwort is what we will be using in sacred ceremony. This is our native sacred herb whose ancient names are womb wort, crone wort and Una. She is the herb of a women's journey and helps us to awaken our feminine power, supporting hormone balance, calm and reconnection to our wise woman power. Mugwort is the herb that helps us to release that which is no longer needed, to create the sacred space needed for transformation, supports our dreaming and helps awaken our wise knowing.

You will experience on the day:

The workshop will start promptly at 10 so please arrive at least 15/20 mins earlier to settle in and grab a drink

• Sacred water ceremony letting go of limiting beliefs & fears
• Hypnotherapy & Shamanic journeying
• Guided meditation
• Working with plant medicine
• Coping strategies
• Building the fire
• Fire ceremony
• Creating your own medicine bag to take away with you
• Firewalk
• Meeting like minded women
• Making new friends

There will be time to chat, share your stories collectively with further activities such as arrow breaking to fire you up, ceremony, drumming and singing as we walk the fire.

PLEASE NOTE tea, coffee snacks and a light lunch of vegetable based soups will be provided please feel free to bring food to share too.

IN ADDITION TO WALK THE FIRE YOU MUST BE ABLE TO WALK UNAIDED WITHOUT THE USE OF WALKING STICKS AND FRAMES ETC

You will leave this day feeling:

Joy, laughter, connection, warmth, excitement,

• Focused
• Inspired
• Reconnected
• Empowered
• Positive
• Lifted
• Acuity
• Nourished
• Supported

With a beautiful medicine bag you will have created for yourself.

About your hosts

• Julie is an Accredited Advanced Creative Hypnotherapist, Shamanic Practitioner, Breathwork Practitioner, Master Firewalk, arrow breaker, re-bar bender glasswalking instructor and a Transformational Life Affirming Alchemist (plus many courses under her belt). Julie runs transformational retreats and has a successful practice since 2011.
• Julie works with and has helped 1000’s of clients create and make positive changes in their lives. Inspiring and motivating people to believe in their own unconditional self-acceptance, self-care and love for their health, wellbeing and happiness.
• To see client testimonials and more about Julie, take a look at her website and connect with her on Facebook.

Edwina Hodkinson BSc(Hons) MNIMH, Edwina is an experienced Medical Herbalist, menopause mentor, forager, shamanic practitioner, celebrant and drum maker. She has a background in Nursing and complementary medicine of over 40 years. Edwina has run countless menopausal women's circles in the Northwest. She is post menopausal and committed to supporting women's health, well-being and transformation during this major life rite of passage. Edwina runs many worksops at The Harmony Hub in Chorley, Phillips Park in Whitefield and Wardly Hall in Salford in Partnership with the Northern School of Permaculture. You will find more information about Edwina and her amazing workshops at www.edwinahodkinsonherbalist.co.uk and on facebook at www.m.facebook.com/edwina.hodkinson/

Things to bring:

• Journal & pens
• Yoga mat, cushions, blanket, eyemask
• Wear warm comfortable clothes
• Waterproof outdoor coat and shoes
• Water bottle & snacks
• A rattle or drum if you have one
• Food to share

You'll also have the opportunity to make your very own sacred medicine bag to walk the fire with and take home with you.

Medcine bags are traditionally used by Native Americans for carrying various items of spiritual power and medicine, such as herbs, crystals, items from the land and totems that mean something sacred.

THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE SAY AFTER PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS:

“The day was phenomenal everyone was lovely. I came away with my mind in such a powerful place. Feeling capable enabled me to make some strong decisions within my life. Thank you Julie from the bottom of my heart.” E S

“Can’t begin to tell you how special the day was. It was EXACTLY what I needed to catapult me to the next version of me!” “Feeling very blessed and blissed out, thank you Julie so much.” P MS

" Wow never in my wildest dreams did I think I would walk on fire this year. What an incredible experience." C

"I didn’t think I could do it but with Julie's encouragement and energy I walked over those coals and felt so powerful a truly exhilarating experience." K

“What a day everyone was so lovely, thank you Julie for holding this supportive nourishing space, the energy was amazing, laughter, healing, learning." C

"Arrow break, I mean wow then a firewalk all held beautifully by Julie, I'm blown away I've told so many people about it." O

PLEASE NOTE:

There are no refunds (so please make sure you can come before you book) and a limited amount of early bird tickets available

The investment is £97 Early Bird

£127 Full Price

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Woodford War Memorial Community Centre, Chester Road, Woodford, United Kingdom