🌊 Learn More About the 30-Day Water Journey A slow, compassionate approach to healing through reflection, ritual, and rhythm. ✨ Information Sessions🗓 Tonight & Next Sunday⏰ 7 PM EST No commitment — just come explore. Workshop begins on the 17th For those that just want to use it a la cart you are free to do so and you are welcome to join the weekly groups or bi monthly meet ups , Pray groups and journey sessions. There is also a journal you can use to follow along for our premium groups. Tonight we weave it all together for you

Survivor’s Flashbacks — a body perspective For a long time, I didn’t have language for what was happening to me. I just knew that sometimes my body would react before my mind had a say. I’ve learned that what many of us call flashbacks aren’t about remembering the past. They’re about the body responding to something that once felt overwhelming. The body doesn’t experience time the way the mind does. When something in the present echoes the past—even quietly—the nervous system can respond as if it’s happening again. Not because something is wrong. But because the body learned how to survive. How this showed up for me My flashbacks weren’t always visual. Often they were: - a sudden drop into anxiety or emptiness - a feeling of leaving my body or the room - tightness in my chest, throat, or belly - a strong urge to run, hide, or go numb There wasn’t always a story attached. The body was speaking first. Grounding — meeting the body where it is What I’ve learned is that grounding isn’t about forcing myself to calm down. It’s about helping my body orient to now. In those moments, I return to sensation: - feeling my feet make contact with the floor - noticing the support beneath me - placing a hand on my body and reminding it, gently:I’m here. I’m safe right now. Sometimes I name what I can see or feel. Sometimes I just stay with one steady sensation. The body doesn’t need explanations. It needs presence. Building capacity — the deeper work Over time, I learned that the work isn’t only what we do during a flashback. It’s how we build capacity between them. Capacity is the ability to stay with sensation without becoming overwhelmed. I built mine slowly by: - practicing grounding when I was already regulated - noticing my body in small, everyday moments - resting when my system signaled overload - learning the early cues before overwhelm took hold As my capacity grew, my flashbacks softened. They became shorter. Less intense. Easier to come back from.

This short gathering is a welcoming space to learn more about the 30-Day Water Journey and how the month of February — Compassion & Softening will unfold. We’ll talk about: - What the Water Journey is and how it works day-to-day - How you can participate at your own pace - What community sharing looks like (and what it doesn’t have to be) - How water, compassion, and gentleness guide this month’s practices There is no commitment required—come listen, feel into it, and ask questions if you’d like. Quiet presence is just as welcome as conversation. 🌙 Open to all. Free to attend. 👉 Zoom Link: https://queensu.zoom.us/j/96676950705?pwd=2NQnSAcMVlHXFBT8AaLyQ5LKg3EMYl.1

Whether you arrived curious, tender, excited, or unsure—you belong here exactly as you are. This is a slow space. A listening space. A place where we practice meeting ourselves with kindness before we try to change anything. As we prepare for what’s coming, we begin with something simple and powerful: body awareness. Right now, before the day fully takes you, pause for just a moment.Feel where your body is supported—your feet on the floor, your back against a chair, your breath moving in and out. You don’t need to fix or improve anything. Just notice. We learn that the body often speaks before the mind has words. Sensations, tightness, warmth, heaviness, ease—these are not problems to solve, but messages to gently listen to. Self-care can begin simply by paying attention to our body sensations. If it feels okay, take one slow breath and ask yourself: - Where in my body do I feel something asking for attention right now? - Can you bring focus to this area, If not then just scan by and then scan back a few time. - Can I allow curiosity here, without needing answers? There is no right way to do this. You might notice a lot, a little, or nothing at all. Every stage is welcome. Exploration is the practice. We’re so glad you’re here. This is just the beginning 🤍 I have attached a some music and i downloadable PDF you can use today to write a little about it! any question please reach out to me or ask in the group !!

Facilitator Bio & Class Description I’m Dawn, the founder and facilitator behind Ancestral Echoes and Rooted at Home. My work is shaped by lived experience, years of body-based learning, and a deep respect for ancestral remembering and everyday practice. I’ve completed training in applied psychotherapy with a focus on nervous-system awareness, grounding, and somatic reflection, Regression therapy, Intergenerational Healing, Spirit Release Therapy, Soul Retrieval, Journeying and I continue to integrate this education with what has been learned through life, loss, caregiving, community work, and long-term personal practice of sacred Fire Keeping. Surrounded by amazing elders i Fell blessed to have received their teachings and look forward to sharing as i deep in the lessons and continue to learn alongside with you. The Water Journey is a 30-day reflective cycle I created to be gentle, accessible, and deeply human. It offers a place to slow down, listen inward, and reconnect with yourself through the wisdom of water — not as a concept to understand, but as a felt experience. This journey runs year-round because water reminds us that healing and renewal are not linear. They move in cycles, waves, pauses, and returns. As a facilitator, I don’t lead from a pedestal. I walk alongside you. My role is to hold safe, steady space — blending reflection, grounding practices, and simple daily invitations that fit into real life. There is no pressure to perform, share, or “do it right.” You’re invited to move at your own pace, participate in ways that feel supportive, and take only what resonates. The New moon (Prayer) and Full moon CIrcles ( Journey) I will have the privilege of Co facilitating with a dear Friend and longtime companion in learning and shared sacred space. She also has her own private registered Counselling practice. Joanne. Through Ancestral Echoes, we honor lineage, memory, and the unseen threads that shape us. Through Rooted at Home, we bring those teachings into the everyday — making reflection, ritual, and self-trust something you can actually live with, not just think about.