Weaving Internal Family Systems and
breathwork for unburdening and returning
to an internally led way of being.

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When talk therapy isn't enough, the body is the way in.

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Healing doesn't happen through insight alone.

The body needs safety before it can soften.

From there, true transformation emerges.

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Ways to work with Madeleine

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    Spaceholder Apprenticeship

    An experiential 1:1 apprenticeship in embodied space holding

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    1:1 Healing Sessions

    Deep, personalized somatic work in Santa Barbara or virtual

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    Seasonal Women’s Circles

    Seasonal refuge for women to gather in sacred circle

THE FOUR PILLARS

SAFETY ~ Nervous system safety is the foundation for healing & change.

SOMATICS ~ Moving out of the mind and into the body.

COMPASSION ~ Softening self-judgment and rebuilding trust within ourselves.

RELEASING ~ Allowing what has been held to finally move and unburden.

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Two women sitting on the floor at a wooden table, engaged in conversation. facilitation and mentorship with the apprenticeship with Madeleine in santa barbara

Through over a decade of study, mentorship, training, personal practice, and hands-on experience supporting individuals and groups, I came to believe that the body holds a deep intelligence and capacity for healing when given the conditions of safety, presence, and support.

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A poem by a 1:1 Client ~ Making Room for Joy

Stories of self. Rewriting.

Letting go.

Giving myself loving kindness, compassion, and forgiveness.

After almost every release of emotion, sobbing, shaking, moaning, grieving, I made infinite room for happiness, joy, freedom, release, and lightness.

Immediate laughter, smiling, reveling.

Empowering. I recognized my inner power and strength.

Madeleine showed me how I can heal myself.

Experienced deep, healing, emotional, profound, indescribable feelings.

Physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual exploration and movement through space.

~ written by 1:1 client

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