Women's Group Retreat - Womanhood - 3 Rs
*Rediscover, Revitalise, Reconnect - Our Womenhood*
* This is a small group where women from all walks of life came together in Singapore, giving oneself the time & space, a 'me' time for self. Having worked with women's groups in my internship and motivated from my own personal journey, I feel it is essential to give support to women. Thus, I initiated this group retreat in my visit to Singapore in October 2012. It is a confidential group and no photos and video were taken during the process. I am thankful that the women are willing to share their journey in my blog. Here they are:-
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Sharing from C:
a mother juggling a full time job and two active children
with very different personalities, life is a constant blur of meeting
work deadlines, managing the children's routines and keeping the house
in order. Time sometimes goes by so quickly, I am always surprised to
find that another year has gone by. When I decided to attend the women's
retreat, I did not know quite what to expect, other than that it would
comprise of some movement and art-related activities. What happened
during the retreat however, surprised me as I encountered emotions I
never thought would need releasing. We were introduced to transactional
analysis theory, and learnt how each of us operate at different
ego-states. While I had encountered the model in the course of my work, I
never had a chance to apply it to my personal life until now. When we
were given time to reflect on what the "child" in us used to be like and
how we could represent her, a flood of emotions came over me. At that
moment, I realised that amidst the busyness of work and family,
the "little girl" aspect of myself was desperately calling out to be
cared for too. The tears that followed was a fantastic form of release
and it came partly due to the pent-up frustrations at the frantic pace
of life, but mostly because I was also grieving for the "little child"
in me that had been neglected for so long. I don't usually express
strong emotions outside of my family, and the fact that I did so freely
during the workshop is testament to the ease I felt under Elizabeth's
reassuring guidance during the session. Her unhurried facilitation and
encouragement to let go and give myself time to recover helped me to
feel much calmer and more recharged at the end of the retreat. More
importantly, I am now more conscious of the need to give myself time and
space to nurture the inner self. As life gets back on schedule and work
and family demands grow, it's going to be difficult at times to
remember to practise self-care, but I'm glad I got started and intend to
remind myself to do so.
Sharing from TT:
"A momentary time travel to my childhood - a forgotten part of myself - a carefree, innocent and joyful little girl with full and free self-expressions and nary a care what others think! A sweet and liberating experience."
Sharing from TT:
"A momentary time travel to my childhood - a forgotten part of myself - a carefree, innocent and joyful little girl with full and free self-expressions and nary a care what others think! A sweet and liberating experience."
