Frequently asked questions:

> I’m intrigued but nervous. How do I know if this is the right time to join?
So exciting that you’re curious! Feel free to send me questions and feels you might have that will support you to know. A great practice for this can be ask yourself the question, and seeing what your thoughts, feelings, and sensations say! May it’s a “yes, but I’m nervous”, or “yes, but I need more info” then reach out to me! Or go talk to a tree, go for a swim, sit on the earth and ask your body and sensations if this is what you need and want at the moment.

LOGISTICS QUESTIONS: 

> What is a group session like?
Sessions are 120-minute Zoom video sessions, with live captioning. In every session, we begin with landing and grounding practices, and then go into exploration of practices, with time to share and reflect during and after practices.
In each session, we will have breaks to be off screen. But during the session we also really encourage you to snack, move, eat and do whatever you need to feel more ease and comfort. 

> Do I need to be on video to attend?
In each session, everyone is encouraged to have their videos on (even if the video is turned towards a window or wall and not on you). But you can be on camera or off camera, you choose your level of comfort and engagement you need. People are also encouraged to share through the chat box and unmute and share.

> Is it ok to miss a session? Are sessions recorded so I can catch up after?
Ideally you can attend all sessions live as this is the most supportive experience. But we totally get that life is life-ing, so if you need to skip a session, then all sessions are recorded so you can watch them after!

> What is the time commitment for UNFURLING?
There are 3 weekly sessions, each 2 hours long, and the Telegram group chat you can share in between sessions. 

Between sessions, there is no official study or homework, but we encourage you to tend to building a pleasure practice through imperfectly microdosing pleasure, self-reflection and movement that you learn in the sessions. While of course integrating into your life at the pace that you need. 

PRACTICES FOCUSED QUESTIONS: 

> What does “somatics” mean?
‘Soma’ is a Greek word that means ‘whole’, and somatics is a umbrella coined by Thomas Hanna in 1976, to group lots of different healing modalities that were being practiced in and around Esalen Institute. Often they were grouped to mean “body focused”, but really ‘soma’ is referring to the whole, so it’s about including thoughts, feelings, sensations and connection to land and spirit. Beyond what most of healing and psychology was focusing on at the time. 

It’s important to note that the majority of these Esalen based practitioners were White, and the majority of these “new” modalities in the 1970s drew on lineages and wisdom from Indigenous wisdom across the world, and non-White practices that have existed for countless generations with little or no acknowledgement of the extraction and coopting of these practices. 

> What is “intuitive movement”?
How I define and practice intuitive movement is as: a free movement practice guided by self-trust. It’s a playful ritual to pause, listen, remember and rekindle self-trust. In the practice you allow your pleasure to guide your movements, and respond to your sensations, impulses, needs and wants.
The intention is to allow yourself to move, to be moved, become unstuck, express emotions, soften, shift states, open yourself, be fluid, and be receptive. To feel what is there waiting to be heard.
Different movements can reveal different feelings and experiences, and in turn expand our spectrum of known choices and embodied free will.

COURSE STRUCTURE FOCUSED QUESTIONS: 

> How many people are in UNFURLING?
It is capped at 32 people, so that everyone can have space to share and receive support. 

> What is your approach to privacy?
In the group, we have a privacy agreement: “what is said here, stays here. What is learnt here, leaves here.” So what you share remains in the group.
Sessions are recorded for those who can’t make it live, and hosted on Zoom or Google Drive, with access through the online group space.

FACILITATOR SUPPORT FOCUSED QUESTIONS:

> What is your experience and competency for working with Black, Indigenous, and People of People of Colour?
Currently, about 40% of my clients are People of Colour. I work with Indigenous people, Black people, and Brown people in all my offerings.
I am committed to building safety in myself and my offerings for people of colour to feel confident to work with me. To support my racialised unlearning and transmuting my Whiteness, I have mentors, a coach, ongoing racialised somatic training, and self-organised politicised healing group focused on unlearning Whiteness. These spaces are to support me to generally learn and process any harm I may cause, without putting on expectation or responsibility on my clients to help me do this. 

For Mini Unfurling, Toya Ricci, is the group’s somatic support person, who can offer direct support in sessions you if you need or want.

> Are you open to working with people you already know personally?
Yes, I am open to working with people I know or have existing relationships with (except immediate family). I’d love to support and resource you.
I hold privacy and a distinction between work and life with high rigour and clarity. I won’t mention you or any details of working together with anyone. The only exception is if I see you in person and you mention it, then I will respond.
My only request is that you don’t expect to share updates or ask for guidance outside sessions and group spaces unless I ask and invite them.

 > I’m currently processing a crisis and/or trauma, and need support and resourcing. Is UNFURLING the right space to do this?
In short, no. Although I have training in trauma and crisis support, I am not a therapist or trauma specialist. 

> Where are you based?
I live on Tongva land/Los Angeles, California. And, I was born on unceded Wurundjeri land, known as Naarm/Melbourne, Australia.