“It’s true, we are entitled to perfect love. It’s our birthright. But the problem is that we are looking for it in the wrong places - outside ourselves, in our imperfect relationships with imperfect people who are wounded like we are. This inevitably leaves us frustrated and disappointed. Even though perfect love can shine through relationships in moments, we cannot count on other people as a consistent source of it…

If great love is like the sun, our woundedness is like a cloud cover temporarily blocking its rays. Fortunately, just as the sun cannot be damaged by clouds, so our native capacity for warmth and openness cannot be destroyed. Thus healing the wound of the heart does not require fixing something that is broken. Having a wounded heart is more like being lost - lost in the clouds that temporarily block access to the sun that is always shining. Though we can spend a whole lifetime lost in these clouds, this doesn’t mean that the sun itself is lost or damaged. Healing the love-wound, then, involves making ourselves available to the sun, that it may do what it naturally wants to do: shine upon us.”

from Perfect Love Imperfect Relationships by John Welwood

About the class:

Join us for a transformative somatic masterclass as we delve into the embodied experience of love, longing, and connection. In this session, we will explore the intricate connection between love and our somatic experiences, focusing on healing our love wounds and embracing self-love within the sanctuary of our bodies. Through expert guidance and somatic practice, participants will learn to unlock the potential for healing and self-discovery, ultimately fostering a deeper connection with themselves. Whether you seek to heal from past trauma, embrace a deeper sense of self-love, or gain insight into the somatic manifestations of love and longing, this masterclass offers an opportunity to cultivate a profound sense of love and acceptance within and feel the shining of love we long for.

About your facilitator:

Twyla Kowalenko MSW PhD is the creator and founder of soma’ing, an approach and organisation that leverages somatic intelligence to make tangible differences in people’s personal and professional lives.

Twyla has over 20 years of experience teaching and facilitating personal development in the non-profit, community, and academic sectors in Canada and internationally. Drawing on a lifetime of movement and somatic modalities, Twyla has been a pioneer in the somatic field, committed to increasing the accessibility of embodiment practice to make a real difference in people’s lives. Based in Toronto, Twyla works as a somatic educator, embodiment coach, and movement facilitator. Twyla brings her responsive, intuitive care to all her clients as she is passionate in supporting meaningful transformation.

Twyla's signature offering, Your Practice, is a revolutionary, easeful, and lasting approach to making profound changes in all areas of life, including clarity, habits, work success, focus, decision-making, work-life balance, sleep, social ease, and relationships while decreasing stress and pain.

About the cost of the class:

This class is being offered as pay-what-you-want and you be invited to send your payment for the class when you attend/receive the recording. The choice to offer this class as pay-what-you-want is an invitation to offer what feels accessible, fair and meaningful. You get to decide what you can afford in line with the value you’ve received. No minimum or maximum. In this way, we all get to offer what feels good and right for us!

Registering for the class:

In order to receive both the zoom link for the class on February 27 and the recording, please sign up below: