What we’re about
Welcome to The Forest Haven, a holistic healing community in Saugerties! Our meetup is based on the principles of collaboration, and creating a feeling of belonging, incorporating practices like meditation, sacred writing, somatics, and energy psychology. Our events explore various topics such as understanding yourself, reclaiming authenticity, and connecting with your higher self. We also offer workshops on somatic healing, space clearing, and creating sacred spaces. Join us for a transformative journey of self-discovery and wellness. All are welcome to explore their interests in an inclusive and supportive environment. Let's grow and heal together!
Upcoming events (2)
See all- Community Holding: Boundaries, Fawning, and People Pleasing w/ Luis MojicaThe Forest Haven , Saugerties, NYUSD 45.00
Community Holding: Boundaries, fawning, and peoplee pleasing
w/ Luis Mojica
at The Forest Haven (Saugerties)
Entry: $90 - Link to Purchase EntryWe got word that this event was not financially accessible to several people that want to join. In order to make this more available to more people, we have lowered the bottom of the sliding scale. We have also updated the event with a theme. These themes usually show themselves in real time during the event but for this coming event we have pre-chosen the topic.
This four hour session is intended to begin teasing out from our bodies the notion that trauma makes us defective, broken, or inadequate in any way. By spending time in community we learn: we all have trauma and the only "problem" is having to carry it alone.
In this session, we will explore boundaries, people pleasing, and the fawn response through a somatic lens. Often, our bodies have learned to prioritize the comfort of others at the expense of our own needs, a response deeply rooted in survival. When we fawn, we bend and blur our boundaries in an effort to avoid conflict, rejection, or abandonment. By tuning into the body's wisdom, we can begin to recognize where these patterns live within us and practice establishing boundaries that feel safe and supportive. Together, we will unravel these habitual responses and create space for a more authentic expression of self, allowing our bodies to reclaim a sense of agency and balance within relationships.
Through the magic of co-regulation, our bodies become mycelial roots that stretch across the space we're in. Together we increase our capacity for emotions & sensations that would be too much alone. I will open the space with a somatic practice, invite some weaving of intentions, teach you about co-regulation and lead an exercise in it, and then we will all take turns experiencing what it's like to be held by 50 hands on a table.
To be loved back to life and release the stored pain we hold through connection and celebration, instead of isolation and shame. We will end with some delicious snacks around a fire and bring the comfort and safety that we created together back into our own homes with our own bodies.
About Our Facilitator Luis Mojica (pronounced Lew-Eace {rhymes with peace} Mo-hee-ka). Teaches people how to release stress and trauma through listening to their bodies. He's not here to change you or judge you. His work is all about teaching. He gives you the language, the practices, and the space to learn how to communicate with your own body & mind. He comes to this work from a deeply personal experience with suffering and healing that suffering. He didn’t read it in a book - He lived it. He knows suffering well and he knows bliss well. He will teach you as best as He can to find your bliss and transform out of suffering.
You can learn more about his work at www.holisticlifenavigation.comRSVP to receive address and directions
Please choose the entry price option that best suits your financial means.
Pay though theforesthaven.com to receive address and directions
If your financial means would not allow you to come to this gathering, please message me directly and we will talk about dipping into the Sliding Scale Pool.
To learn about future gatherings-
www.TheForestHaven.com
Ig- Instagram.com/feelherenow
Whatsapp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/IFzyKaTqfSk4YYJjOiWlfI - Embodied Consent: Boundaries & Desires (a vetting workshop) w/ Marie Echo & ZachThe Forest Haven , Saugerties, NYUSD 30.00
Embodied Consent:
Boundaries & Desires (a vetting workshop)
w/ Marie Echo & Zach Kalatsky
at The Forest Haven (Saugerties)
Entry: $25-$60 - Link to PurchaseThis is a necessary workshop to attend future sensual and kink events at The Forest Haven.
Are you ready to explore the nuances of embodied consent, preparing for a deeper, more connected experience in sensual and kinky spaces? Embodied Consent: Boundaries and Desires (a vetting workshop) is a hands-on, participatory workshop designed for individuals interested in future kinky and sensual gatherings at The Forest Haven.
Rooted in the BDSM ICAARE consent model, as practiced at the Touch & Play retreats, this event brings together elements of somatic awareness, voice, and conscious kink to create a supportive space for practicing authentic, embodied consent.
In this 3 hour workshop, you'll learn how to:
* Identify Boundaries and Desires: Dive into your personal wants, limits, and motivations for interaction. This includes practice in feeling safe to give and receive a clear "no," a curious "maybe," or an invitation for a different interaction.
* Engage in Safe, Interactive Demonstrations: Experience real-time scenarios such as "Can I lick your face?" and practice responding from an empowered, bodily-aware place with responses like, "No, but I'd like it if you kissed my hand."
* Ask the Right Questions and Embrace Authentic Connection: Understand how to initiate and maintain dialogues around boundaries, aftercare, and relationships outside of a given connection.
* Explore Community and Self-Perception: Reflect on your own identity and the communities you align with, enhancing clarity on how these aspects shape your boundaries and desires.Through interactive demos, exercises, and open dialogue, Embodied Consent: Boundaries and Desires (a vetting workshop) creates an environment that blends authentic relating practices with the BDSM ICAARE framework, emphasizing:
* Clear Boundaries and Safer Practices
* Intentional Communication Around Desires and Motivations
* Capacity for Aftercare and the Role of AgencyWhether you're familiar with consent practices or new to conscious connection & kink, this workshop welcomes all experience levels. Join us for an opportunity to deepen your capacity for conscious communication and embodied awareness in a warm, judgment-free environment.
If you are unable to make attend this workshop but would like to attend future sensual events here, please message me to be added to the wait-list for the next consent workshop (seasonally).
Early Bird Entry ends on 11-22 or until there are not tickets left
RSVP to receive address and directions
Please choose the entry price option the best suits your financial means.Pay though theforesthaven.com to receive address and directions
If your financial means would not allow you to come to this gathering, please message me directly and we will talk about dipping into the Sliding Scale Pool.
To learn about future gatherings-
www.TheForestHaven.com
Ig- Instagram.com/feelherenow
Whatsapp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/IFzyKaTqfSk4YYJjOiWlfI
