We all deeply yearn to be seen, to belong, to be loved, felt, and accepted. From an early age, however, we are bombarded with messages that to gain love and acceptance, we must conform to certain behaviors and ways of being. These messages stem from family, culture, religion, media, and the impacts of personal and collective trauma.

This societal programming ends up suppressing the essential aspects of ourselves, those intrinsic parts of our being that are most fundamental to our identity and sense of self.

Heart iQ Circle Work offers a transformative path for personal growth that harmoniously integrates the body, nervous system, trauma, mind, and soul. This approach dives into the hidden parts of ourselves, allowing us to safely access and feel the suppressed emotions and sensations linked to the core beliefs that inhibit us from living fully connected, free, and authentic lives.

When we create a safe space to face our shadows, we unlock the potential to release deep-seated trauma and the bound energy stored in our body and mind. This profound process work empowers us to step courageously into a more authentic and empowered version of ourselves.

Through this body-oriented, trauma-informed approach, you will develop new skills and gain profound insights into the necessity of group work, nervous system health, trauma awareness, circle dynamics, and somatic coaching. This holistic method fosters personal and collective healing and transformation.

As someone trained in the Heart iQ Method, you will guide others through deep personal and collective challenges, incorporating the body and nervous system for a holistic and enduring approach to awakening and integration. This practice not only heals individuals but also creates a ripple effect of growth and positive change within their communities.

Core Principles of the Heart iQ Circle Work Facilitator Training

TRAUMA INFORMED & BODY ORIENTED APPROACH

As trauma is stored in the body, We take a sensation based, nervous system & trauma informed approach : We believe true and long lasting transformation can not happen until we feel, meet, our body, sensations, emotions, neurobiology & physiology as apart of any therapeutic work.

WE NEED OTHERS TO HEAL

Shame is integrated when held, felt & seen by a loving presence. The group field acts not only as a powerful catalyst for collective transformation & integration of our shadow but also as a loving tribe that offers a re-imprinting of our need for community & our intrinsic need for belonging & love.

WHO WE ARE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN 'DOING' A MODALITY

We believe a true leader is one that leads from embodied experience. Therefore this will not only be a professional training but most importantly a personal transformation process. In order to work with other peoples pain, we must be willing to connect, feel & be with the hidden & denied aspects of ourselves as well.

WE WORK WITH OPEN SYSTEMS 

Though the content of circle work is vulnerable & tender, we work with the principle of this work being an intrinsically joyful process, not something that has to be hard, painful or that we have to push through resistance. Shadow work is an act of no longer self abandoning & this in its essence is a touching & connected journey for all.

All PARTS ARE WELCOME

We include ALL parts of the Self in this work - dark, light, painful, joyful, awkward, refined, tender, confronting, closed and generous, as examples. Our intention is to integrate these parts in one whole self.

All HEALING HAS ITS OWN TIME

We believe that all healing has its own time; therefore, we allow Clients to be where they are in the moment rather than advising or counseling them to be in a better place.  As a result, we don't push Clients where they don't want to go or hold them accountable for the changes they want to make in their lives. 

COLLECTIVE HEALING

We believe that healing is more than a personal process. Through this collective healing, life spontaneously reorganizes and transforms and the impact we have in circle goes beyond the room and touches the world in ways we can not imagine.

ACCEPT  ‘WHAT IS’

We prioritize the acceptance of ‘what is’ in Clients and ourselves - which means that we agree to not make who we are and where we are in the moment wrong or shameful. This creates safety, which is the most important aspect of our facilitation.

MAXIMUM IMPACT - MINIMUM INTERVENTION

We act from the intention to make the maximum impact with the minimum amount of intervention - which means that we operate with the guideline of ‘less is more’ as a way to trust the intelligent life force that animates each of us.

LISTEN AND FOLLOW THE HEART     

We practice listening to and following the heart through this work - trusting that life will give us bread crumbs of wisdom to follow as we open our hearts and minds to receiving what is real and possible in the moment. We agree to move forward in our own lives and in how we support Clients by following the unfolding and  what moves with ease and inspiration rather than moving toward a goal at all costs.

WE ARE INTRINSICALLY GOOD 

We live by the truth that we are all intrinsically good and that goodness lies at the core of everyone. All of us carry wounding, some of which will permanently change us. However, our intrinsic goodness remains intact and accessible in spite of our wounding.

• Creating a Resonant Field
• Creating Safety
• Building a Strong Container
• Attuning to Group Fields
• Increasing Coherence
• How to Warm Up The Field
• Following Circle Wisdom
• Laws of Energetic Group Dynamics
• The Tune in Practice
• The Check in Practice
• The Group Read
• Facilitating a Sharing Circle
• Facilitating Medicine & Impact Shares
• How to Close the Circle
• Taking Space
• The Five Boxes Model
• The Four Directions of Connection
• Somatic Tracking
• Relational Tracking
• Embodied Awareness
• Basic Mat Work
• Somatic Coaching & Facilitation
• Nervous System Regulation
• Working with Trauma in Circle
• Basic Shadow Work
• Somatic Movement practices 
• Embodiment Exercises
• Heart Centred Communication 
• Facilitating 'Ranges' Rather Than Problems or Blocks
• Managing Group Dynamics
• Structure vs. Flow
• Surrender vs. Penetration
• Giving Praise & Feedback
• Translating Circle Wisdom