The Village Heart - An Evening of Authentic Connection
The Village Heart - An Evening of Authentic Connection
Thursday, May 22nd, 2024
7 pm - 9:30 pm
At the Oakenshield Cottage in Village Homes
2417 Oakenshield Rd, Davis, California
You are invited to join us for an evening of heart-to-heart connection, where we go beyond the surface and dive into the essence of our shared humanity.
Whether you are seeking to make new friendships, deepen existing relationships, or just explore new ways of connecting, The Village Heart offers a space for curiosity and exploration.
Here’s what you can expect:
Guided Connection Activities: These include moving through the space with others, partner exercises, and group activities that encourage meaningful interactions and new ways of relating to one another.
Opportunities to Explore and Stretch Comfort Zones: Whether you are sharing, listening or engaging in somatic practices, every exercise is an invitation to stretch just beyond your comfort zone in a safe and supportive environment. Each participant is free to choose their level of engagement at all times and opt out of any exercise.
Reflective Sharing and Group Dynamics: We’ll explore different ways of connecting in small groups or pairs, always with the invitation to speak from the present moment and lean into what's authentically true for you.
Together we’ll enrich our capacity for honest expression as we build a sense of safety in community.
Come just as you are, challenge yourself by choice, and leave feeling understood, inspired, and a part of something truly special.
Tickets: $25 by May 18th/$35 after
Space is limited and early registration is recommended. If for any reason you are unable to attend after purchasing a ticket, you are welcome to use it for a future Village Heart Gathering. (This is a monthly event.)
Use the discount code FRIEND to save $10 on two tickets!
About our Facilitators:
Kirsten Elise holds a light-filled container of compassion and acceptance that enables you to move through challenges, shift into deeper alignment with your true self, and expand into your brilliance. With over 25 years of experience in the healing arts, she combines a variety of techniques in her intuitively led group and individual healing sessions, guiding you to release trauma, dissolve limiting beliefs, and promote physical healing.
Currently, Kirsten uses Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Authentic Relating practices, and heart-centered group facilitation to help foster meaningful connections and relational healing. As a skilled EFT practitioner, group facilitator and Kundalini Yoga teacher, she is dedicated to supporting people in moving through life with greater ease, connection, and joy.
Ellen Katharine Anderson loves examining the mystery of how we hold ourselves apart from each other, and what we can do to unravel the lie of separation. She is also a certified MELT Method Level III and Amba Movement instructor, who has facilitated trusted transformative movement and communication workshops for the Davis community and beyond for the better part of the past two decades. Her work draws on a variety of modalities, and is deeply inspired by the underlying principles of Tibetan Buddhism and of the human body’s own fascial network