Welcome to snakeshed
SnakeShed experiences are food for the soul for the woman seeking depth and inner growth.
We offer expertly facilitated, enriching, unique, creative, reflective and embodied experiences; collective or one to one journeys of inner growth.
Our work integrates Goddess myths and archetypes, Jungian and depth psychology, Tantric feminist philosophy with creativity and embodiment.
SnakeShed is for the woman who is:
Curious to explore the depths of her inner world.
Seeking a community of intelligent and open-minded women to connect, learn, heal and grow with.
Craving a rich and meaningful life.
Handling numerous responsibilities with precision; working hard under pressure with no time or space for emotional release.
Tired of accepting the status quo; pleasing, shrinking and denying her needs to suit others.
Navigating life's changes, endings, challenges or struggling with loss.
Feeling stuck, uncertain or disempowered.
Exploring how to use her creativity for self-regulation and inner growth.
Open to moving her body; to dance with the purpose of catharsis.
Needing emotional support, guidance and grounding.
Exhausted; craving rest and respite for mind and body.
Desiring pleasure; wanting to learn how to connect with her sensuality.
Ready to cultivate authentic feminine power and energy - Shakti.
Alchemy
The alchemy of SnakeShed is inspired by the wisdom, myths and practices passed down for centuries from Goddess to woman.
We engage with the Goddesses as central characters and archetypes belonging to ancient cultures; deserving of our respect, not worship.
Goddess mythology, with its stories of power, desire, loss, rage and transformation, offer lessons, inspiration, initiation and even warning for women today.
We facilitate the alchemical process of growth and deep personal transformation by exploring the psyche in depth through:
Creative reflection of personal myths - journalling, collage, poetry, photography, sculpture and painting.
Themed embodied dancing and movement to emotive sounds, rhythms and lyrics in a curated sensory immersive club experience for cathartic emotional expression and release.
Deep inner exploration, discovery, growth and release of old identities and patterns; marking a Rite of Passage; witnessed, supported and celebrated for this achievement.
Tantra feminist philosophy and practice encouraging the rising of Shakti; harnessing the power of feminine energy, wisdom, desire and sensuality at every stage in a woman's life.
Grounding, introspection, deep rest and replenishment through Restorative yoga, breathwork and guided meditation.
Symbolic personal rituals used as powerful psychological tools for working with emotions and intentions; aesthetics, adornment and anointment to embody the felt presence of feminine power, Shakti.
Philosophy
Our approach is neither religious nor devotional. Our stance is one of rational mysticism; an integration of ancestral wisdom, spiritual practices, lived, embodied experience and academic research.
The principle of feminine energy, Shakti, is understood through Tantric philosophy as the ultimate, supreme power; manifested through creativity, movement, consciousness and desire; present within us all; waiting to be activated and expressed to improve the life of a woman fully embodied in her feminine power.
Shakti is both light and dark, creation and destruction.
Shakti moves through every phase of the archetypal feminine spiral; maiden, lover, warrior, mother, teacher, crone, witch, queen, priestess. Shakti is not passive, silent or tameable.
She may be dormant if her carrier is unresponsive or uninformed, but she is always ready to rise.
Emotion is energy that is meant to flow and move; it can be channelled, with discernment, into purpose and creation. Emotion must not be swallowed or suppressed.
We work with emotions by guiding creativity and movement to a flow state; bringing the shadow safely into awareness and its energy into motion. All emotions are welcome to be expressed creatively and processed through embodied practices and reflection.
The female body is a temple through which the energy and power of Shakti can flow. The body of a woman is vital to our work of women's empowerment; it is the site of a woman's knowledge, instinct, power, discernment, desire and truth.
We support women to learn and grow into their body; releasing inhibitions and judgements towards the perfectly imperfect human body. We invite self-knowledge, self-acceptance, self-worth and self-love to develop into confidence, sensuality, empowerment and authentic self-expression at every stage of a woman's life.
We encourage women to shed and destroy the conditioning that keeps them small. Our aim is for women to discover their Shakti; this experience is powerful, important and nothing short of life-changing.
SnakeShed is for the woman ready to shed, release and transform into her empowered authentic Self; the woman ready to meet Shakti.
psychology
SnakeShed is an interdisciplinary, inclusive approach to a woman's lifelong process of healing, growth and personal transformation.
We offer an integration of Jungian and Depth Psychology, Tantric and Feminist Philosophy for women exploring:
Personal myth and the psyche; the Self and the shadow, through archetypes, Goddess mythology and the Heroine's journey.
The discovery of strengths, values, desires, relational patterns, beliefs, discernment and autonomy.
Creative, embodied and reflective practices.
Tantric and Feminist Philosophy of Shakti, feminine power and energy seen as a force of transformation to enhance everyday life, routines and relationships for women today.