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Welcome to Gaia's Council

A women's circle for those who:

- Feel lost and are searching for true purpose. 


- Are sick of shallow socializing and empty conversations.


- Seek community and deeper connection. 


- Long for a greater sense of belonging.


- Are sensitive to their environment and the feelings of others.


- Crave a more authentic expression of yourself than societal norms allow.


- Are deeply pained by mistreatment of the Earth and her creatures.


- Sense that there is more to life, that you were meant for something more than this.

Reclaim this one, wild life.

When a plant is not thriving, we look to understand the environment it is growing in. 


We thrive when we are resourced by a constellation of support.


Healing happens in community, reconnected with our wider ecological mind-body, our wholeness.

It's time to invest in your own becoming.

"Like a gym membership for your mind"

Gaia's Council is a four-week, in-person women's circle. 


YOU are the authority on your own healing journey, but you deserve to be guided and celebrated along the way.


The focus of Gaia's Council is on connection to our Higher Selves, to Nature, and to each other, as a pathway to resilience, strength, stability, serenity. 


Connection requires vulnerability, presence and trust. This comes with time and commitment. The is why the same women will gather in circle each week. 


Circle framework:


- Greeting, Grounding, Invoking and Intention-Setting.

- Opening Guided Meditation.

- Topic of the Week (inner child work, boundaries, grief etc.).

- Council Prompt + Sharing.

- Ceremonial Close. 


Next intake: October 22.


One Month Membership (four circles): 

$80 - Early Bird until Oct 10.

$108 - after Oct 10. 

Register Your Interest

"We transform through safe connection."

Gaia's Council is:


 A safe space to find co-regulation.


A safe space to release fear.

 
A safe space to let go of old narratives and patterns.


A safe space to fall apart and put yourself back together. 

 
A safe space to practice self-compassion.

 
A safe space to cultivate self-love.

  

 A safe space to be guided by your Highest Self.

  

A safe space to transform your life.

"A wellness paradigm built on community"

The tree that is deeply rooted does not fall in the storm.


Your strength, resilience and wellness comes from community, both human and more-than-human.


When you are witnessed in your authentic expression by your  community, you not only find yourself, you step into your power.


It's time to let yourself be seen, be heard, and be loved in a safe, judgement-free space. 

My Story: Monica Sander Burns

Five years ago, I had a dark night of the soul. I had everything that was meant to make me happy, a good job, a partner, a house. 


But I was so lost and disillusioned. I felt like there was something wrong with me, I didn't know why I couldn't make it work like everyone else seemed to.

 
I moved across the world in search of something...


When Covid happened, I happily retreated from the world that brought me so much pain, spending all my time in the forest.

 
Here I remembered who I am and why I'm here. It changed everything for me.


Even though I am introverted at heart, the trees whispered to me of my role in guiding others back to themselves. This is not achieved through advice that comes from judgement, but through compassionate witnessing, by creating safety for those walking their own journeys.


From guiding Forest Therapy to Women's Circles, I have been privileged to witness the electrifying potential of women joined in intention.

 

Kat

Diane

Dawn

  "Monica has a gentle but strong presence which enabled her to guide the sessions with grace and ease.  She created space for everyone to engage in their own unique way which manifest into a collective energy grounded in compassion."

Dawn

Diane

Dawn

"I find myself returning to the place we practiced with a renewed sense of connection to self, place, community and nature. Monica's open heart and gentle guidance are truly a gift to the world!"

Diane

Diane

Lindsey

"Monica is trained as a very competent guide. She is empathetic, sincere, gentle and well informed. It was a wonderful experience to connect more deeply with nature and myself with Monica."

Lindsey

Lindsey

Lindsey

"Monica truly understands how to facilitate a unique experience in which each person can then connect and interact with nature in new and wonderful ways. I felt so welcomed by her and enjoyed getting back to my roots with Mother Earth."

Candace

Lindsey

Candace

"Monica took us for a beautiful guided meditation in the forest. She set up before hand and clearly put in so much effort to make it a welcoming space for us all to go to and share...the meditation session helped me to feel more present not just at that moment, but for a week afterwards, and I’ve implemented my own forest bathing meditation sessions where I still use the things she taught us."

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