Gatherings
groups, workshops, and consulting
“Relationships are built at the speed of trust, and social change happens at the speed of relationships.”
–Rev. Jennifer Bailey, Founder of Faith Matters Network
Groups and workshops are designed for everyone interested in restoring resilience, regulation, and liberation. Anne has worked with psychotherapists and all kinds of healers, people working in corporations, nonprofits, attorneys, grassroots organizations, and more. ​
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Please contact Anne if you're interested in hosting and participating in any of the gatherings below.
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WORKSHOPS
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Supporting Healers in a Divisive Country: Polarities not Polarization
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In a world where power dynamics are discriminative and inequitable -the need for transformation has never been more urgent. In a world that is disconnected, overwhelmed, and consumed by individualism, we’ve lost touch with some of our most essential qualities: interdependence, shared humanity, and our connection to the earth.
Thich Nhat Hanh’s words, "The next Buddha will be a sangha," remind us that true healing, wisdom, and change come not from a singular figure, but from the collective strength of community. This workshop invites participants to explore how power is used and how decisions are made throughout the history of the United States, from its violent origins in the forced displacement of Indigenous peoples and the enslavement of Africans, to the ongoing struggles for justice in the present.
Through a deep dive into the dialectical process, we will hold space for the tension of opposites—acknowledging both the painful history and the resistance movements that have emerged in response.
In this workshop, we will engage with key frameworks to explore the complexities of power and healing:
• Dr. Leticia Nieto’s "Beyond Inclusion, Beyond Empowerment" to examine developmental strategies for liberation that transcend traditional models.
• Dr. Stephen Porges’ Polyvagal Theory to understand how our bodies and nervous systems are deeply impacted by trauma, and how we can cultivate safety and resilience in community.
• Bayo Akomolafe’s concept of “working against the system is still in the system” to challenge conventional wisdom and open pathways toward collective liberation and new ways of being together.
• Dr. Stephen Gilligan’s three archetypes offering: tenderness, playfulness, and fierceness.
Drawing from these perspectives, we will collectively use our imagination, creativity, and hearts to chart a new path forward—one rooted in equity, clarity, and truth. By working together as a community, we can explore ways to take right action and create meaningful change.
This is a space for reflection, learning, and, most importantly, for collective action as we co-create the future we wish to live in. Join us as we build towards a new era of healing, grounded in mutual care, power-sharing, and community wisdom.
Who’s welcome:
Whether you're a healer, an activist, a community organizer, or simply someone who desires a more equitable world, this workshop will provide the tools, frameworks, and support to work towards collective liberation.
This workshop will provide 9.5 CEU’s — which will meet the health equity training requirements. NBCC CEU’s for psychotherapists, naturopaths, acupuncturists, and body workers.
Schedule
May 29, Thursday 5:00-8:00PM
May 30, Friday 10:00am-6:00 PM
Location:
The One Center, Steamboat Island near Olympia
https://www.ournewexperience.org
Registration
Early registration- before May 7: $275
After May 8 and before May 27- sliding scale fee: $295-325
If cancellation before May 27 – full refund. If after the 27th, no refund.
For more informationcontact Anne Phillips at AnneLPhillips@gmail.com, AnnePhillipsTherapy.com
To register, send payment to this link:
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Once Upon A......... Portals of Imaginal Practice
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Based on the "Once Upon A……….Portals of Imaginal Practice", we invite you to create with us. https://imagination-practice.online
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Brew your favorite elixir and morning beverage and join Cristien Storm and Anne Phillips on Wednesday mornings for embodied imagination ‘ings.
We’ll move our bodies, sing, imagine, write and then share with each other. Each week, we’ll provide creative prompts to guide your practice. At the end of the series, we’ll gather what emerges and add to our portal of imaginal practice and liberatory visions.
This series is based on invitations to imagine beyond systems of oppression, beyond empire and on the imaginings of “Once Upon A…Portals of Imaginal Practice”, a collection of fairy tales, stories, songs, poems, art, invitation and invocations.
Once Upon A…Portals of Imaginal Practice is…
“An invitation to remember resistance lives in our bodies and collective memories. It is an invocation to remember the magic of collective resistance. This series is an invitation to practice conjuring past and present refusals and imagine future possibilities beyond colonialism and white body supremacy.
Stories and myths drop bodies into present-oriented experiences of past and future. This kind of presence, of being in and with while staying here and now, opens up wild spaces for transformation and healing. This is why story and myth are the heartbeat in many healing practices.”
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When: March 19th - April 16th, 2025
Wednesdays 7:15AM- 8:30AM PST
Where: ONLINE
Fee: $25-40 each week.
You are encouraged to attend all, but can drop in.
Please pay here:
https://secure.clientpay.com/pages/annelphillipstherapy/payments
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