Behind the Session - Sarah’s Initiation

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Feb 1

Sarah is one of those rare and phenomenal humans that always leaves you feeling warmer, wiser, and more uplifted after every encounter. Her ability to get straight to the heart-center of each moment means leaving small talk behind, which really gave us a great foundation for Sarah to be emotionally raw and for us to go deep during our Initiation.

Before we began, I could sense that Sarah was still a bit nervous.

I started the ceremony by taking a few moments to ground us into the present moment. I know Sarah is a movement teacher and long-time yogi so we started the session by having her tap into that part of herself. I put on a playlist and asked Sarah to free flow, moving in whatever way felt most natural for her. She closed her eyes, took a few breaths, and began to move.

With every movement, I could feel her relaxing, her walls coming down, and her nerves starting to dissipate.

At one point, she slowed down almost to a stop and I whispered the gentle reminder, “it’s okay".

That was the moment when everything shifted.

After embracing Sarah’s inner wild child, we added a bit of [natural & biodegradable] glitter to really help her tap into and embrace her inner shine. It was incredibly powerful to watch Sarah unfold and transform throughout the session.

At one point, I remember putting my camera down for a moment and really stepping back to stand there and just witness her.

Eyes closed, hand on her heart, shining from the inside out: in that moment, Sarah completely took my breath away.

The final phase of our ceremony was focused on composting: breaking down the bad to make way for the growth of the new.

We added fresh soil, and as Sarah works for a local farm, she naturally felt most at home here. The playlist shifted to really tune into the power of the moment. The coolness of the soil, bringing the natural elements indoors, and really starting to walk Sarah through the idea of breaking down whatever doesn’t serve so that the new growth can breakthrough.

It becomes difficult to quantify with words what happens in these Initiation ceremony sessions and in these moments. It’s a deep, powerful magick, and it’s a gift I will forever be grateful for.

Having Sarah’s trust in my guidance and ability to hold a safe space for her to unfold allowed us to visualize and unravel the hesitation, the nerves, and the walls to allow Sarah to really, truly be witnessed.

I am so, so grateful for Sarah, this work and all the raw, incredible magick within this Initiation.