Shadow Side Of The Feminine Global Summit
Join 14 experts in provocative, soul inspiring & daring interviews
as we reclaim our feminine wholeness by exploring
the hidden, rejected & denied aspect of the feminine.
Welcome to the Shadow Side Of The Feminine Summit.
This is a sanctuary for women to safely strip back the layers that separate us from ourselves- to uncover a more real, organic & alive embodiment of the feminine.
Join us for free as we dive into engaging conversations & workshops on the hidden, repressed & denied aspects of the feminine with leading experts in the field of women's liberation.
In Jungian psychology, the "Shadow" represents everything we exile, deny, or remain unaware of—It is the unconscious, the unknown, the avoided, the too scary to confront.
We often avoid delving into the shadow because it has the power to transform our entire lives.
But why?
Because when we face the shadow, we uncover where we are truly surrendering our power, to whom, and why.
In that revelation, we realize we can no longer afford to continue these patterns if we desire a life of depth, connection, aliveness, and fulfillment.
Embracing the shadow is the key to remembering that we no longer have to live in fragmentation- It’s a pathway to a felt sense of wholeness & fulfillment, which is essentially what we all long to feel and embody in this life.
In the Shadow Side Of The Feminine Summit we will be asking deep, edgy & uncomfortable questions to top experts in their field about how we as women can become aware of our own personal and collective shadow to harness more freedom & sovereignty in our lives
In Jungian psychology, the "Shadow" represents everything we exile, deny, or remain unaware of—It is the unconscious, the unknown, the avoided, the too scary to confront.
We often avoid delving into the shadow because it has the power to transform our entire lives.
But why?
Because when we face the shadow, we uncover where we are truly surrendering our power, to whom, and why.
In that revelation, we realize we can no longer afford to continue these patterns if we desire a life of depth, connection, aliveness, and fulfillment.
Embracing the shadow is the key to remembering that we no longer have to live in fragmentation- It’s a pathway to a felt sense of wholeness & fulfillment, which is essentially what we all long to feel and embody in this life.
In the Shadow Side Of The Feminine Summit we will be asking deep, edgy & uncomfortable questions to top experts in their field about how we as women can become aware of our own personal and collective shadow to hardness more freedom & sovereignty in our lives
-Dismantling Patriarchy As Women
-Ageism & Sexuality
-Rage
-Sensuality
-Threat, Jealously & Competition between women
-Love addiction
-Fatphobia
-Menstrual cycle wisdom
-Motherhood
MEET YOUR HOST
Maanee Chrystal
Maanee is the founder of the Somatic Institute For Women, a Somatic Psychotherapist, Shadow work facilitator, Dance Therapist, Erotic Educator, Somatic Integrative Teacher & Community leader.
Her teachings explore the intersection of the feminine, the shadow, trauma, somatics and embodied non-duality. Maanee has over 11 years of experience as a therapist & teacher.
As the visionary founder of The Somatic Institute for Women, Maanee has created a sanctuary for women seeking to reclaim their power and embodiment. She has trained over 250 women to become somatic educators in her year long teacher trainings & her courses have empowered over 80,000 students across the world.
Maanee's work extends beyond a mere vocation—it is a form of activism. She stands for an era of integrated change in a world that is increasingly disconnected from our embodied selves. She advocates for women reclaiming the freedom of their bodies & their somatic intelligence, as agents of change, towards a restored & regenerative future.
Outside of the Institute, Maanee runs Shadow Work Facilitator trainings in Europe each summer & is at the beginning stages of starting her community project in Thailand, where she has lived for the last 11 years.
Gain life changing perspectives, invaluable insights, and powerful tools from globally renowned educators, leaders, authors & teachers
Dr. Saida Desilets
TEDx speaker, researcher, counter-culture creatrix, body-philosopher, and author, her work has touched the lives of millions globally
Rachel Rickards
Globally recognized leader in personal transformation and relational intelligence, Rachel is the co-founder of Embodied Intimacy and founder of The Field Facilitator Training. In 2024, Rachel launched the podcast "In Presence We Trust: The Facilitation Podcast," featuring weekly episodes on group facilitation and her innovative insights.
Michaela Boehm
Intimacy & Relationships expert. Author of “The Wild Woman’s Way” and the founder of The Non-Linear Movement Method®. Her work has recently been featured in Gwyneth Paltrow”s Netflix Show “Sex, Love & goop” and Will Smith’s bestselling memoir ‘Will’.
Tiana Dodson
Body liberation facilitator with a lifetime of lived experience as a fat, biracial, queer, neurodivergent person. Tiana highlights the ways these systems of oppression are bound together and how we can push back against them.
Jane Hardwicke Collings
Women's Mysteries Teacher, a Menstrual Educator, and a former Homebirth Midwife for 30 years. Explore Jane's upcoming workshops in Mexico and Canada here.
Maya Luna
A poet, artist and teacher of Goddess Spirituality. Her body of work- The Venus Path- articulates the essence of the revelation of the great Fertility Goddess Religions that pre-date the Abrahamic faiths.
Jasmine Alicia Carter
Menstrual Artist, Feminine Embodiment Mentor, and founder of Sacred Woman: a brand that empowers women to reclaim and heal their authentic feminine nature, menstrual cycle and sexuality.
Shaney Marie
An erotic mystic, muse, and mentor, guiding women through the mysteries of sensual embodiment, volatile initiation, and feminine liberation as a generative path of awakening. Rooted in neo-tantra, archetypal erotic dance, and mytho-somatics, Shaney offers an eros intuitive pathway on the journey of self-discovery, awakening the deepest layers of the feminine soul.
Janine Ma-Ree
Has been facilitating transformational spaces for over 25 years. She supports people to live a life of spiritual, heart and embodiment integration. Her work is embedded with the frequencies of wild innocence and ecstatic resonance anchored in the primordial dark of the non dual.
Natalie Abraham
Certified Somatic Trauma Therapist, an intimacy coach and heart initiator, an artist and healer. She is also host and founder of her live radio talk show ‘Let’s Talk About’, conversing with international experts on subjects of relationships, sex and taboo.
Demi Lee
Co-founder and CEO of the Eclectica School of Womb-Craft and Visionary Dance, a holistic institution built on the foundations of sisterhood, embodied expression and the reclamation of the matriarchal wisdom.
Anna-Maria Flynn
Co-founder and CEO of the Eclectica School of Womb-Craft and Visionary Dance, a holistic institution built on the foundations of sisterhood, embodied expression and the reclamation of the matriarchal wisdom.
Tamica Wilder
A somatic sexologist and a multi-disciplinary therapist. Tamica brings 20 years of experience in facilitation and group work and guides us with wisdom and compassion as we navigate this rich and sometimes tricky terrain.
Jasmine Rose
A Womb Wisdom Guide, Ceremonial Bodyworker, and Women’s Rites of Passage Facilitator. Weaving touch, ritual, and deep remembrance, she restores reverence in the bodies of women, bridging the realms of physiology and mystery for whole woman care.
And it's not our fault... We have received messages that are contradictory and impossible to satisfy: be thin but not too thin, youthful yet natural, sexual but modest. We’re criticized for showing too much skin and for covering up, for altering our bodies and for being “too natural.” These standards reduce us to objects for scrutiny rather than honoring us as whole, complex beings.
And the problem goes deeper than appearance. Women are expected to navigate impossible contradictions in their sexuality: to be virginal yet experienced, desirable yet restrained. When we embrace our sexual agency, we’re shamed. when we don’t, we’re labeled as "cold". This double bind leaves us no space to live authentically, perpetuating cycles of shame and disempowerment.
So it makes sense that we constantly strive for a standard of femininity that will provide us with the sense that we are worthy (whether we realize it or not).
To feel worthy & loved are natural human needs, however, we have learnt that we have to be in particular way in order to get that love. We end up perpetuating cycles of patarichal and misogynistic narrative ourselves and maintaining the statue quo that we actually mostly despise rather than creating our own story!
Over 5 days, you will be guided to discover the opportunity to bring the relegated aspects of the feminine out of the shadows. Together, we will remember that it's safe to be all of we you are, outside of the scripts we've been given.
We will shine the light on our collective conditioning to reclaim the wisdom of our bodies, our sensual intelligence, and the intuitive, powerful, and fecund nature of the organic feminine principle.
Join 14 experts as we dive into thought & soul provoking interviews & workshops on:
-Dismantling Patriarchy As Women
-Embodied Sovereignty
-Rage
-Sensuality & Eros
-Ageism
-Threat, Jealousy & Competition between women
-Fatphobia
-Love addiction
-Pleasure
-Motherhood
We live in a paradigm where we, as women, are constantly give our power away to a narrative that was never ours to begin with. We don't even realize we are doing it.
And it's not our fault... We have received messages that are contradictory and impossible to satisfy: be thin but not too thin, youthful yet natural, sexual but modest. We’re criticized for showing too much skin and for covering up, for altering our bodies and for being “too natural.” These standards reduce us to objects for scrutiny rather than honoring us as whole, complex beings.
And the problem goes deeper than appearance. Women are expected to navigate impossible contradictions in their sexuality: to be virginal yet experienced, desirable yet restrained. When we embrace our sexual agency, we’re shamed. when we don’t, we’re labeled as "cold". This double bind leaves us no space to live authentically, perpetuating cycles of shame and disempowerment.
As women, the longing to feel seen, wanted, loved, and desired is intrinsically woven within our bodies, our psyches, and nervous systems.
So it makes sense that we constantly strive for a standard of femininity that will provide us with the sense that we are worthy (whether we realize it or not).
To feel worthy & loved are natural human needs. However, we have learnt that we have to be in particular ways in order to get that love. We end up perpetuating cycles of patriarchal and misogynistic narratives, to ourselves and others. We maintain the statue quo that we actually most despise, rather than creating our own story!
Over 5 days, you will be guided to discover the opportunity to bring the relegated aspects of the feminine out of the shadows. Together, we will remember that it's safe to be all of we you are, outside of the scripts we've been given.
We will shine the light on our collective conditioning to reclaim the wisdom of our bodies, our sensual intelligence, and the intuitive, powerful, and fecund nature of the organic feminine principle.
Shadow work is an anchor for truth. It takes you on a profound journey to uncover what you can’t see, because it reveals the crucial truths of ourselves, the world, and others.
MEET YOUR HOST
Maanee Chrystal
Maanee is the founder of the Somatic Institute For Women, a Somatic Psychotherapist, Shadow work facilitator, Dance Therapist, Erotic Educator, Somatic Integrative Teacher & Community leader.
Her teachings explore the intersection of the feminine, the shadow, trauma, somatics and embodied non-duality. Maanee has over 11 years of experience as a therapist & teacher.
As the visionary founder of The Somatic Institute for Women, Maanee has created a sanctuary for women seeking to reclaim their power and embodiment. She has trained over 250 women to become somatic educators in her year long teacher trainings & her courses have empowered over 80,000 students across the world.
Maanee's work extends beyond a mere vocation—it is a form of activism. She stands for an era of integrated change in a world that is increasingly disconnected from our embodied selves. She advocates for women reclaiming the freedom of their bodies & their somatic intelligence, as agents of change, towards a restored & regenerative future.
Outside of the Institute, Maanee runs Shadow Work Facilitator trainings in Europe each summer & is at the beginning stages of starting her community project where she runs month long residencies in Thailand, where she has lived for the last 11 years.
MEET YOUR HOST
Maanee Chrystal
Gain life changing perspectives, invaluable insights, and powerful tools from globally renowned educators, leaders, authors & teachers
Dr. Saida Desilets
TEDx speaker, researcher, counter-culture creatrix, body-philosopher, and author, her work has touched the lives of millions globally
Rachel Rickards
Globally recognized leader in personal transformation and relational intelligence, Rachel is the co-founder of Embodied Intimacy and founder of The Field Facilitator Training. In 2024, Rachel launched the podcast "In Presence We Trust: The Facilitation Podcast," featuring weekly episodes on group facilitation and her innovative insights.
Michaela Boehm
Intimacy & Relationships expert. Author of “The Wild Woman’s Way” and the founder of The Non-Linear Movement Method®. Her work has recently been featured in Gwyneth Paltrow”s Netflix Show “Sex, Love & goop” and Will Smith’s bestselling memoir ‘Will’.
Tiana Dodson
Body liberation facilitator with a lifetime of lived experience as a fat, biracial, queer, neurodivergent person. Tiana highlights the ways these systems of oppression are bound together and how we can push back against them.
Jane Hardwicke Collings
Women's Mysteries Teacher, a Menstrual Educator, and a former Homebirth Midwife for 30 years. Explore Jane's upcoming workshops in Mexico and Canada here.
Maya Luna
A poet, artist and teacher of Goddess Spirituality. Her body of work- The Venus Path- articulates the essence of the revelation of the great Fertility Goddess Religions that pre-date the Abrahamic faiths.
Jasmine Alicia Carter
Menstrual Artist, Feminine Embodiment Mentor, and founder of Sacred Woman: a brand that empowers women to reclaim and heal their authentic feminine nature, menstrual cycle and sexuality.
Shaney Marie
An erotic mystic, muse, and mentor, guiding women through the mysteries of sensual embodiment, volatile initiation, and feminine liberation as a generative path of awakening. Rooted in neo-tantra, archetypal erotic dance, and mytho-somatics, Shaney offers an eros intuitive pathway on the journey of self-discovery, awakening the deepest layers of the feminine soul.
Janine Ma-Ree
Has been facilitating transformational spaces for over 25 years. She supports people to live a life of spiritual, heart and embodiment integration. Her work is embedded with the frequencies of wild innocence and ecstatic resonance anchored in the primordial dark of the non dual.
Natalie Abraham
Certified Somatic Trauma Therapist, an intimacy coach and heart initiator, an artist and healer. She is also host and founder of her live radio talk show ‘Let’s Talk About’, conversing with international experts on subjects of relationships, sex and taboo.
Demi Lee
Co-founder and CEO of the Eclectica School of Womb-Craft and Visionary Dance, a holistic institution built on the foundations of sisterhood, embodied expression and the reclamation of the matriarchal wisdom.
Anna-Maria Flynn
Co-founder and CEO of the Eclectica School of Womb-Craft and Visionary Dance, a holistic institution built on the foundations of sisterhood, embodied expression and the reclamation of the matriarchal wisdom.
Tamica Wilder
A somatic sexologist and a multi-disciplinary therapist. Tamica brings 20 years of experience in facilitation and group work and guides us with wisdom and compassion as we navigate this rich and sometimes tricky terrain.
Jasmine Rose
A Womb Wisdom Guide, Ceremonial Bodyworker, and Women’s Rites of Passage Facilitator. Weaving touch, ritual, and deep remembrance, she restores reverence in the bodies of women, bridging the realms of physiology and mystery for whole woman care.
Shadow work is a pathway to freedom, because you finally receive the permission to be all of who you are - Are you ready?
What's included in my experience?
LIVE INTERVIEWS
Attend live interviews with leading experts in the field. Here, you will also have the opportunity to ask your own questions. If you can't make the live interviews, you can catch the replays!
WORKSHOPS
Yes, you'll learn on these topics. but beyond that, you'll experience somatic, trauma informed embodiment practices & process work that you can weave into your personal life.
COMMUNITY SHARING CIRLCE
At the end of the event, join our live, open sharing circle to integrate, reflect, be seen & share your experience and take aways. You will also have access to the community Facebook group & be connected to other women, just like you, to reflect on the powerful teachings of this summit.
CATCH UP ON THE REPLAYS
We understand that not everyone will be able to watch all the interviews live. You will be able to watch the replays for free, for one week after the summit end. You will also have the opportunity to purchase the interviews for life & watch them when ever you want!
What's included in my experience?
LIVE INTERVIEWS
Attend live interviews with leading experts in the field. Here, you will also have the opportunity to ask your own questions. If you can't make the live interviews, you can catch the replays!
WORKSHOPS
Yes, you'll learn on these topics. but beyond that, you'll experience somatic, trauma informed embodiment practices & process work that you can weave into your personal life.
COMMUNITY SHARING CIRLCE
At the end of the event, join our live, open sharing circle to integrate, reflect, be seen & share your experience and take aways. You will also have access to the community Facebook group & be connected to other women, just like you, to reflect on the powerful teachings of this summit.
CATCH UP ON THE REPLAYS
We understand that not everyone will be able to watch all the interviews live. You will be able to watch the replays for free, for one week after the summit end. You will also have the opportunity to purchase the interviews for life & watch them when ever you want!
What You'll Learn at The Shadow Side Of The Feminine Summit:
Understand patriarchal femininity: Grasp the deep distinction between feminine and patriarchal femininity and the distorted narratives imposed by outdated standards.
Shadow work As Activism: Discover how reclaiming the hidden & denied aspects of love can be a powerful act of defiance against the dominant patriarchal culture.
Empowerment & Reclamation: Learn strategies and insights on how to shed limiting beliefs and narratives, paving the way to embrace who you are as women.
Role of Narratives: Dive deep into the societal stories that inhibit our full freedom and aliveness as women. Understand the distinction between narratives we're shown and the authentic essence of being a women.
Community & Solidarity: Recognize that you are not alone in your experiences or desires for reclamation. Feel the power of collective understanding, mourning, and healing.
Understand patriarchal femininity: Grasp the deep distinction between feminine and patriarchal femininity and the distorted narratives imposed by outdated standards.
Shadow work As Activism: Discover how reclaiming the hidden & denied aspects of love can be a powerful act of defiance against the dominant patriarchal culture.
Empowerment & Reclamation: Learn strategies and insights on how to shed limiting beliefs and narratives, paving the way to embrace who you are as women
Role of Narratives: Dive deep into the societal stories that inhibit our full freedom and aliveness as women. Understand the distinction between narratives we're shown and the authentic essence of being a women.
Community & Solidarity: Recognize that you are not alone in your experiences or desires for reclamation. Feel the power of collective understanding, mourning, and healing.
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This is for you if you..
Yearn to... embrace all of who you are outside of outdated narratives & distortions around the feminine.
Desire to... join a powerful collective of women, refusing to perpetuate the limiting programming that disconnect us from our intrinsic power and wisdom.
Are ready to... face the taboo, challenge convention, and sit courageously in the discomfort of the shadows.
Seek... expert navigation through provocative topics, and crave connection with a diverse community of women echoing the same pulse of embodied freedom.
As women with access to greater freedoms, we hold a profound opportunity—and responsibility
Being free, embodied, and fully alive in our bodies as women is our birthright. Yet, countless women around the world remain deeply oppressed, their voices silenced and their freedom denied. As women with access to greater freedoms, we hold a profound opportunity—and responsibility—to harness the liberties we have, breaking through the unconscious shackles we often don’t realize we carry. When we do this, we restore our frequency and being to their rightful, embodied, and liberated state.
This journey is not merely for our pleasure, although pleasure is essential and sacred. It is also for the women who cannot yet claim this freedom. Every step we take toward embodying our wholeness sends ripples outward, a quiet revolution of sovereignty that transcends borders and boundaries. We rise not just for ourselves, but for every woman still waiting for the chance to rise
This is for you if you..
Yearn to... embrace all of who you are outside of outdated narratives & distortions around the feminine.
Desire to... join a powerful collective of women, refusing to perpetuate the limiting programming that disconnect us from our intrinsic power and wisdom.
Are ready to... face the taboo, challenge convention, and sit courageously in the discomfort of the shadows.
Seek... expert navigation through provocative topics, and crave connection with a diverse community of women echoing the same pulse of embodied freedom.
Being free, embodied, and fully alive in our bodies as women is our birthright. But countless women around the world remain deeply oppressed, their voices silenced and their freedom denied. As women with access to greater freedoms, we hold a profound opportunity - and responsibility - to harness the liberties we have, breaking through the unconscious shackles we often don’t realize we carry. When we do this, we restore our frequency and being to their rightful, embodied, and liberated state.
This journey is not merely for our pleasure, although pleasure is essential and sacred. It is also for the women who cannot yet claim this freedom. Every step we take toward embodying our wholeness sends ripples outward, a quiet revolution of sovereignty that transcends borders and boundaries. We rise not just for ourselves, but for every woman still waiting for the chance to rise.
We don't need a lot, we just need the truth
Frequently Asked Questions
When are the summit interviews and workshops going to happen?
The summit sessions run live from 12 - 16 April. The live sessions and the session recordings are available for anyone who signs up, until April 23rd. It's free to sign up.
We will send an email containing the summit schedule to everyone who has signed up, a few days before the summit begins. After that, all summit members (free) will be able to access the schedule at any time through the session recordings portal.
If you'd like to have the option to watch the summit session recordings for as long as you like, you can Click here to purchase lifetime access.
Lifetime access is 50% off until the 23rd of April.
How long is the summit free? Can I get lifetime access?
Sessions run live from 12 - 16 April, and the replays are available for free until April 23rd.
If you'd like to watch the session recordings after that, you can purchase lifetime access.
Lifetime access to the summit is 50% off until April 23rd.
I want to embrace shadow work, but I'm already a harsh self-critic. What should I do?
Some people think shadow work is about pointing out our "failings". But the truth is, shadow work is more about forgiving, accepting and embracing the parts of ourselves that we were taught weren't OK.
Surprisingly, the more we accept ourselves, the more capacity we have to step out of old patterns, not from a place of self-punishment, but from a sincere place of not making anything wrong.
Shadow work is about more than just our "dark qualities". It's also about discovering our strengths, our power and our beauty - Our gifts that we were conditioned to repress and deny. Through shadow work, we discover the permission within ourselves to step into our fullness.
I carry personal trauma. Will this summit feel safe for me?
We understand that the journey towards embracing the shadow is a personal one. Each of us brings our own past experiences, which determine what feels safe or unsafe.
Our trauma-informed approach to shadow work utilizes somatic techniques that support participants to calm the nervous system, relax and connect with sensations.
This Summit isn't specifically designed for the purpose of healing trauma. Having said that, the interviews and workshops often have a profoundly positive impact on participants, because they offer a new, liberating perspective.
My culture has traditional values around sexuality and womanhood. Will you cater to my experience?
Each of the women who attends the summit brings their own unique cultural context. While one topic might resonate deeply with one participant, it might be less significant for another.
We strive to embrace the diverse cultural context that each participant brings, and we strive to create a space where everyone is truly seen and valued.
Can I download the summit sessions?
The summit sessions are not downloadable. However, the session recordings can be accessed in the content portal.
Access is free until April 23rd. After that, you can access the sessions through our Lifetime Access, which is half price until April 23rd.
I have questions or concerns that weren’t answered here.
You’re always welcome to reach out to the support team with any questions that you have. We’re here to help! You can contact us here.
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