Woman Awake - Episode 113 - You Get Me Plus Safety (And An Invitation)

Woman Awake - The Soul-led Journey of Awakening Through Womandhood and Motherhood

This week on the podcast I share my experience of teaching to private groups, most recently teaching yoga to a group here on the coast last week. I don’t do these often but when I do I am always met with a push-pull sensation - The tug of tension between sharing all of what and who I am and yet measuring it, drip-feeding it and tailoring it to the group. And truthfully, I never quite know what to expect. How will they feel when I start with unusual breath work practices, or talk to them about their womb centre, or have them working with energy, or doing bizarre practices to unscramble their brain? And yet, every single time I’m shown that I should question such things. When a women is invited home into her body an inner spark is lit, a curiosity awakened, a remembering even… By the end of these sessions someone always asks: “Claire, do you know where I can find someone who teaches like you do…” Which is usually met with me sucking in air, deeply, before sighing and saying - “I’m sorry, I don’t know…” Here’s the thing… I do know where to send you for Kundalini. I do know who can hold you through Womb Yoga. I know precisely who can teach you yin. Or the many breath work teachers I’ve had. But I can’t show you someone who weaves it together, who intuitively blends it and who offers it from her heart (and from 15 years of self exploration) in my signature. We all have our own signature. We all have our own unique essence. My essence - in a nutshell - a co-creation of many learnings, lessons and elements unique to my soul. If you’ve been here a while (if you’re new, Hi, welcome!) you’ll know I’ve grappled with the way I learn, co-create, tailor, mash-up and blend, rewrite and make teachings, practices, guidance all my own. Thinking it should be just ONE thing I offer and become an expert at. I’m now at a place where I can own that when you work with me, you actually get ME. Not THAT tool. Or THAT modality. Or THAT piece of wisdom. You get me… and yes, my bag is fully of magic tricks. But it’s me and the way I hold space, midwife and teach (and how interpret and use those bags of tricks). You get ME - the one who intuits the room, reads the energy of each individual and tailors the experience to create cohesion. Coherence. Medicine. … Now here is where I want to bring you into this. Because none of this is possible without your participation. We dance together… It’s one thing for me to highlight how far I’ve come in owning my incredibly unique, layered and medicinal ways (and I do so as an invitation so stay tuned). But none of that matters without factoring in YOU, who you are, what you bring to the space (that includes your energy, your story, your history, your wounds, your life, your trauma). So let me start here by saying… One of the most important aspects of being in service to women is SAFETY. My beautiful friend Tara Bliss, who I had the absolute pleasure of hosting a ceremony for her Heartbeat container says “There is a sense of comfort, safety and belonging that Claire creates for everyone that sits in circle with her. That is known and felt that it’s possible because of the circles that Claire herself has sat in, received in, participated in and welcomed into her whole being. “ Join me in this episode as I unpack safety, the way it has unfolded on my own journey, and invite you in to question how important safety is for your growth, learning, healing but also simply for your daily embodied experience within life. Visit claireobeid.com/episode113 for more. Show Notes: Explore The Temple Space here: claireobeid.com/the-temple-space Love + light, Claire