Reaching & Holding Class

Hello Energy Class Community,

I invite you to join the next cycle of the Reaching and Holding Class beginning October, 2025. I have been offering this class for 13 years and I have not found an end to the simplicity and depth of this practice. This year there is both a Seattle and Online option for you to choose from. This 11 month class is intended to support our embodied capacity for staying comfortably present in the flow of your life. It is designed to upgrade our bodies' capacity for healthy connection by practicing aligned giving and receiving. This a kind, time tested, and effective approach to moving beyond limiting and reactive behaviors.

Healthy Connections.

Our past experiences have fueled our beliefs about who we are, how the world works and what is possible to give and receive. Through consistent reaching and holding practice, it is possible to transform our limiting beliefs from the past into embodied experience of what is possible for you now.

Better Balance.

Reaching and Holding within this class container will improve the relationship between your inner adult and your inner child. This healthy inner connection manifests in our lives as a more natural, spontaneous, and joyful experience of being our unique selves, centered in our own circle, able to enjoy giving and receiving in the flow of life.

Increased Capacity.

In a typical class day you will hold or reach in the morning, and then switch to the opposite role after the lunch break. We will often start the morning and afternoon sessions with some chi gong, and other exercises in embodied connection and healthy exchange with our environment. There will be some cognitive information and space for questions, but most of class time is filled with the practice and ceremony. The class ceremonial container provides safety, orientation, and support as you learn and practice taking these skills out into your life. Some months will incorporate specific ceremonies to release the past and and open our systems to new possibilities and resources.

Part of the class homework is one reaching AND one holding session with class members outside of class each month. The class curriculum will provide a clear structure to support you in adding this practice to your monthly rhythm. These sessions are important for integration, support, and keeping the practice active in your system throughout each month.

Bodies thrive with consistency :)