Journeying Through the Thresholds:
Beginning the Passage to Young Womanhood
A Weekend Passage for Girls Ages 11-13 years
July 19-21, 2013
Boulder, Colorado
The passage into young womanhood is a potent, beautiful and sometimes challenging time in girls’ lives. By intentionally honoring, guiding, and celebrating this shift, we can support our girls to emerge into this next phase of life with confidence, resilience, compassion, and a strong sense of their own unique gifts. Throughout this weekend journey, girls will have the opportunity to reflect on this passage, express their creativity, share their unique perspectives, discover more about their strengths and challenges, and intentionally cross over a threshold into this early phase of young womanhood. The weekend will offer a variety of experiences—including group time, solo time on the land, creative expression, movement, and heart-centered conversation.
This passage experience includes:
- Group of 10-12 girls maximum
- A special 2 hour parent meeting (includes a council) before the 3-day passage
- A half-hour meeting for each girl and one of the guides (see below) before the weekend passage
- Exploration of themes: transition, friendship, empowerment, body changes (puberty, menstruation), identity, gifts and challenges
- Community building & social and emotional skill building
- Solitude and time on the land, including a 3-hour solo journey
- Council, heart-centered dialogue, simple ceremony & creative expression through a variety of modalities.
Dates: July 19-21
Friday 1-5pm
Saturday 10-5pm
Sunday 10-5pm, followed by family ceremony and potluck 5-7pm
Note: it is essential that families are present for Sunday’s 5-7 closure time
Investment
$350, $300 before June 21 (partial scholarships available)
*Please bring lunch each day, all materials and snacks will be provided.
Where
Boulder foothills area, exact location TBD.
Guides
Brie Anderson-Feldman, Jennie Gershater Lopez, Laura Weaver
Registration
To apply for this program please contact Brie Anderson-Feldman, 720-289-2835, [email protected].
Staff
Brie Anderson-Feldman, MA, BC-DMT is child and family therapist, with over 10 years experience supporting young people find empowerment, hope and healing. She is passionate about partnering with communities, both locally and internationally to create programming which addresses the critical themes related to the social and emotional health of young women. www.passagescounseling.org.
Jennie Gershater Lopez, MA, LMT is a somatic healing arts practitioner who has been guiding individuals through significant life thresholds since 1998. She leads workshops for women of all ages at many stages in their lives. She weaves dance, the creative process, the natural world and body-based awareness into her work. Her deeply-rooted vitality, pure passionate heart, and playful spirit are at the foundation of her work.
Laura Weaver, MA is a mother, writer, rites of passage guide, and co-director of the PassageWorks Institute (www.passageworks.org). She is the co-author of the book The 5 Dimensions of Engaged Teachingand her poetry, book chapters, and essays have been published widely. She has taught courses and workshops for parents and educators for the last ten years and has a particular passion for supporting young people through the transition years.