WITHIN

season 5 : a journey deeper

SEPTEMBER 28 — DECEMBER 11, 2023

 

probing the depths of

nervous system & narrative…

WITHIN is an embodied writing method, somatic practice, and set of experiments in expression, designed to open up and spill outward—from deep within the body onto the page.

WITHIN Season 5 is a journey deeper — deeper into expression, deeper into connection, deeper into intimacy.

ONLINE / VIA ZOOM

we practice live and asynchronously

within
 

…inspired by the cyclical nature of creativity, our bodies, and the natural world

…dedicated to the seasons of our lives that call for a journey within

…a cocoon for presence, integration, and deep listening to the body’s own language

…nourished by the vibrancy, generosity, and empathy of a global community of humans, bravely experimenting with and reclaiming their unique creative voice

…moving and being moved by the stories that live deep within each of us

 

WITHIn SEASON 5

a 3-month series of community and personal practice

WITHIN Season 5 takes us from the Fall Equinox into the cocoon of winter and the Swedish festival of light, St. Lucia (in the Northern Hemisphere; for those in the Southern Hemisphere the journey occurs in reverse—from Spring Equinox onto the doorstep of Summer Solstice). These shoulder seasons are especially potent times for rewriting stories, initiating or returning to practices and rituals, and tuning in to the shifts of our inner and outer landscapes.

While the specific themes are not shared in advance to cultivate a sense of presence and unfolding with each step, some of the facets we will explore in our bodies, on our mats, and on the page include:

body language, metaphor + myth, fiction + imagination, writing with sensoria, inner geography, and non-linear narrative structure.

PLEASE NOTE : Season 5 will be the FINAL live offering of WITHIN before my maternity leave in 2024!

 

season 5 includes:

 

schedule

live practice

We gather live* via ZOOM every other THURSDAY (for LABS)
and select MONDAYs (for CIRCLES).
LABS are 1 hour 45 minutes. CIRCLES are 75 minutes.

DATES:

LAB 1 (Opening): September 28, 2023

October CIRCLE : October 9, 2023

LAB 2: October 12, 2023
LAB 3: October 26, 2023

November CIRCLE : November 6, 2023

LAB 4: November 9, 2023
LAB 5: November 23, 2023
LAB 6: December 7, 2023

Closing CIRCLE : December 11, 2023

TIMES

For All Labs (Thursdays):

19-20:45 CEST
18-19:45 GMT
1-1:45p EST
10a-11:45a PST

For All Circles (Mondays):

19-20:15 CEST
18-19:15 GMT
1-2:15p EST
10-11:30a PST

convert to your time zone here
* note Daylight Savings Times: Europe — Oct 29 , North & South America — November 5 (turn back clocks 1 hour)

*Attendance at live sessions is encouraged but not required. All live sessions are recorded and sent out within 24 hours to practice on your own time.

 

the in-between

In the two weeks between our live labs, you move at your own pace through the six modules, supported by prompts, readings, and rituals.

You have the option to have a journey partner for accountability, extra companionship, and even optional writing exchanges along the way.

At any time, enjoy the support and expansion of our vibrant online community via MightyNetworks, where we share insights and reflections as well as resources to deepen our individual + collective journeys.

 
 
 

on-demand option

You may also participate in WITHIN on-demand (i.e. practicing with recordings on your own time).

Those with busy schedules or in different time zones (i.e. Australia, New Zealand) have done the entire program via recording and have deeply benefitted from this flexibility and chance to personalize their WITHIN. They have connected with the group by listening to community circles and sharing their reflections on our online platform.

“WITHIN with recorded sessions was a beautiful way to dive into myself in the moments I felt fully ready and receptive. It allowed me to ritualise a weekly personal soul session in my own time and space while being guided through the experience... to pause and absorb the material whenever needed, which facilitated the resources to settle more fully into my cells. At all times I felt deeply connected with the community and considered myself the quiet friend listening and absorbing all the amazing stories told around the table.”

- Maria H, Chicago, US

 
 
 

registration & self-investment

REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 to secure your spot!

Value Statement: WITHIN operates on an economic-justice inspired pricing model that accounts for structural inequities, histories of oppression, and differing economic realities through community redistribution. My #1 priority is that WITHIN remains as accessible as possible, while also sustaining and honouring the incredible amount of time, energy, resources, and heart that go into my creating and facilitating this unique program. No one will be turned away from WITHIN for monetary reasons!

The full value of WITHIN Season 5 is an investment of $250. This reflects the time and energy that go into hand-(and heart!)-crafting and facilitating each gathering, developing supplemental resources, holding space for a 3-month cocoon, as well as the backend costs that go into hosting our gatherings.

To support participation for an array of life circumstances, WITHIN Season 5 is sliding-scale, based on the following pricing tiers (inspired by Corpus Ritual’s Pay it Forward model) :

  • BLOOM : this represents the full value of WITHIN. For those with financial security/abundance, employment, personal/generational wealth, and who want to support the existence of this sliding scale. $250

    *note: you can pay Bloom via a monthly pricing plan if you prefer! just email hello@liminalliety.com to arrange

  • SPROUT : a subsidised spot for those underemployed, under current economic stress (i.e. students, single-parent households), but able to meet current financial needs. $190

  • SEED : a subsidised spot for those who have recently lost their job and are experiencing financial insecurity/resource scarcity, including those holding an identity impacted by systemic oppression and historically disenfranchised. $130

A few scholarships (partial and full) and monthly pricing plans are available — just write me and we will make it work: hello@liminalliety.com

Please reflect on your current situation and select the option that feels most supportive and empowering of yourself and others, taking into account a global economic context. I trust your discernment! Thank you.

WITHIN Season 6 returning : Bloom
$280.00

this represents the full value of the WITHIN three-month season (with a 20% discount for those returning to WITHIN applied). For those with financial security/abundance, employment, personal/generational wealth, and who want to support the existence of this sliding scale.

WITHIN Season 5 returning : Sprout
Sale Price: $190.00 Original Price: $250.00

a subsidised spot for those underemployed, under current economic stress (i.e. student, single parent household), but able to meet current financial needs.

WITHIN Season 5 returning : Seed
Sale Price: $130.00 Original Price: $250.00

a subsidised spot for those who have recently lost their job and are experiencing financial insecurity/resource scarcity, including those holding an identity impacted by systemic oppression and historically disenfranchised.


love for the practice:

testimonials from the WITHIN community

  • The most compelling part about Within is Allie's deeply compassionate, reassuring, and humble spirit. The yoga, breathwork, meditation, and embodied writing practices were all amazing, but it was Allie's chosen words and heartwarming guidance nested among the multi-faceted practices that made the experience truly transformative. I was blown away by the intentionality of each session -- they were crafted with such care and sensitivity.

    This is not merely a yoga and writing class that you show up to each week (though that type of practice is very welcome); it is truly a community-centered collective that sparks ongoing conversations about the things that matter most. I am so grateful that I chose to join Within.

    Jaimie W., Los Angeles, USA

  • "Allie has a way of humanizing every living emotion. Her gracious energy inspires you to explore the unexplored and her validating presence makes it safe for you to admit to your human experiences. Taking part in Within is like planting a seed. The tools offered throughout the course provide nutrient-rich soil for you to grow. Your net of roots will dig deeper, your bud will sprout closer to the light."

    — Maria H., Chicago, USA

  • It is hard for me to express just how much WITHIN means to me. I love going WITHIN with the combination of yoga, meditation, breathing and writing, and with Allie and the community holding space for all of us to be just the way we are in the moment.

    It is all so beautifully and thoughtfully put together with so much heart...a space that feels really safe to be a part of.

    Madeleine H., Sweden

  • I would like everyone (in the world but especially those committed to deep self healing and self reflection) to know that Within is an incredibly moving, gentle experience that I truly believe would benefit yoga practitioners and writers of all experience and interest levels. It was my first ever writing workshop so I had a bit of nervous energy going into it but that immediately melted away when I saw Allie's kind eyes, open heart, and smiling face over our first Zoom. Yes, you read that right, I saw her open heart...I swear, I don't know how to describe it but with Allie it's true. You can see and feel her warm heart and generous spirit radiating through the screen as she guides you in gentle movement, meditation, breath work, and takes you through a series of writing prompts that unlock all different parts of your imagination.

    — Jules F., New York City, USA

  • These beautifully curated and facilitated sessions were such a gift. It was so special to connect with people in different parts of the world, to share our vulnerabilities, fears, hopes and strength; to move, reflect and grow together with the wonderful guidance and support of Allie. It was such a treat and a really nourishing experience for my mind, body and soul. I would highly recommend Within - Allie's ability to gently hold and guide the group makes you feel safe and cared for as well as inspired to continue looking within and growing.

    — Ciara B., Ireland

  • Joining WITHIN by Allie was stepping into a serene, tender-hearted world uniting self-reflection and community appreciation. The classes naturally blend together a variety of yoga and meditation practices, further informed by Allie's medical anthropology background, which, as an athlete, resonated deeply and gave me a new sense of gratitude for my physical body. The journaling prompts provide equal parts guidance and freedom to explore your own mind. With Allie as our empathetic facilitator, seamlessly adapting to the needs of the group, I left each week with inspiration and a restored self-love. I was in awe of the original minds I was sharing the space with and look forward to seeing how they evolve and what they create.

    — Corinne M., Brooklyn, USA

  • “Within opens the heart and the creative spirit. It brings into deeper connection the mind, body, and soul, as well as the parts of life (work, leisure, spiritual practice, etc) that sometimes feel cut off from each other. This is thanks to Allie’s loving, playful, and supportive guidance, her experience and wisdom in neuroscience, embodiment, meditation, and social justice, and the community that gathers to partake in such exploration. This program is especially helpful to my dissertation writing, as it has allowed me to confront my insecurities and ground into my values, and the love that nurtures all creativity.”

    — Lindsay O., Brooklyn, USA

  • Within has given me possibilities to lift my head and see that there is a possibility to expand into something greater. It has created a magical group under fantastic Allies warm hand that have led me forward and experience lost sensations. It really exceeded my expectations and have changed my behavior in life. It has given me the possibilities to find new ways of facing things. Just having this meetings when I can feel so calm and relaxed makes me so grateful. It is a truely eye opener for different parts of life. I highly recommend this since it has given me so much joy to explore the inner me with the most gentle support from Allie and the group.

    Erika D., Sweden

  • Through life I've been a "writing person". At times also professionally, but that isn't what it's about for me. It's about connection with myself, having a channel where I connect with nature, with the beauty of this world. Embodied writing, a thing new to me, stole my heart. Maybe it wasn't new, but presented to me in a way, so that I could recognize it. I love the yoga, medi and breathwork, letting me ground. Allie has in such a beautiful and gentle way made this journey, that Within is, such a precious one. Holding this space for as all. Bringing together this wonderful group of people. I recommend it to anyone, with all of my heart.

    Catrin K., Sweden

  • WITHIN was an incredible experience and the people around me could see how it improves my life. I was looking forward to waking up to write. I found it easier to write for work, less self doubt. I felt like each week catered to things I was dealing with. I often find myself saying "I learnt this in my yoga class the other day". I really enjoyed this experience and Allie is such a brilliant, inspiring and gentle guide

    — Jasmine F., Australia

  • These insights I connected with in this series, approached through the journaling and embodiment work, felt like a map for me as I navigated the process of regeneration from decay.

    Kirstie F., North Carolina, USA

  • "Allie puts a great deal of care and attention to detail in having each session well thought-out and full of meaning. As a participant, I felt taken care of and held, with total trust in the thoughtful container she created, woven with insightful threads throughout the asana, meditation, breathwork, and writing.

    Within is a beautiful opportunity to commit to showing up for the body, mind, heart, and creativity. It grounds participants in a centered and embodied place to then be able to explore how the messages from within us express themselves through the body and the word. I wholeheartedly recommend participating."

    — Brenna G., Sedona, USA

  • "Allie is the teacher, host and guide I needed. Her attention to everyone, empathy and warmth made the practice not only something that helped to stop & reflect, but she also made me feel safe and as a part of a community. The care and thought that was put into making every session special and different were incredible. I'm so happy I found my way back to writing and introspection in the company of amazing people and good music."

    — Edite G., Sweden

  • "Going Within, with Allie and the community we co-created, allowed me to open. To find myself again, to feel inspired. When I started Within, I felt stuck. Directionless. At the end of six weeks, so much shifted, in my outer world and my inner world. It's not a coincidence. I put my energy into feeling my pain, in order to understand and heal. Now, I am in flow - mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually. Allie brings a warm, welcoming energy to every session. I appreciate how much thought she puts into weekly themes and writing prompts, always inviting us to engage with each other."

    — Gretta H., Marthas Vineyard, USA

 

your guide

I come to facilitate this journey as…

  • an anthropologist (PhD) with over a decade of research on embodiment, neuroscience, and the relationship between language + body

  • a published essayist with nonfiction workshopping experience

  • a yoga & meditation teacher for over 8 years (learn more HERE)

  • a writing mentor & editor with over a decade of experience working with writers + academics around the world

  • a writer intimately acquainted with her inner critic

My writing pedagogy is influenced by the teachings of Lidia Yuknovitch ("CORPOREAL WRITING”), Natalie Goldberg (WRITING DOWN THE BONES), and the mode of “flow writing.”

My embodiment praxis is trauma-informed and inspired by several of my teachers/influences: Nevine Michaan’s fusion of Taoism, sacred geometry, and metaphor for personal and collective well-being; Dages Juvelier Keates’ intersectional embodiment praxis; Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen’s mind-body centering; Molly Caro May’s teachings on somatic experiencing and story; and Prentis Hemphill’s teachings on embodiment as a mode of healing justice.

Our sessions draw inspiration from these pedagogies, fused with my own tools, techniques, exercises, and experiences.

I seek to hold a space where we can be curious, creative, daring, expressive, unhindered by performance and embracing a state of informance

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