How safety works here
Most of what makes an experience safe happens around it.
"In my first few experiences, I was asked to stay on my mat, keep still, and not touch or interfere with anyone else's experience. It was hard. I went deep in those journeys, and I felt alone in a room full of strangers I had met that same evening. I wondered if anyone else felt the same, but there was no way to know, and I never found out.
When the night ended, that was it. Ten people I had opened up beside were gone from my life, and I was left to make sense of my discoveries on my own.
For me, safety means trusting enough to ask for connection, and building relationships through what opens up. That's why it's different here. You meet the people before you go deep, connection is welcome, and we come back together afterwards to talk about what happened, and to keep building trust with each other. That is my personal commitment to you."
— Oasis Heart, Founder, Essence to Essence
Four things hold the experience
Before
Preparation
Before anything is booked, we talk, and walk you through an application process. We look at what's bringing you here now, your health, your medical needs, and your mindset and heart-set.
You craft a personal plan for the difficult moments, so you don't have to invent one in the middle of them.
Within
Set
What you bring in with you: your intention, your mood, your expectations, and whatever is going on in your life this season.
This is heart-set as much as mindset, a chance to look at yourself honestly before you go in. Honesty matters more here than calm.
Around
Setting
The land we are on, the space, the people, the sounds, and how safe your brain and body feel in that space. It matters more than most people expect.
You may meet parts of yourself you've avoided for years. What happens here is sacred, so the space is treated that way, down to the smallest detail.
After
Integration
An experience can shift or open something up in an afternoon. Making sense of it takes longer. Landing that awareness in your body and your everyday life takes intention.
Aftercare, follow-up sessions and integration circles are part of how we work. They're offered online and in person, one-on-one and in groups, so you can find what fits your life and what feels within reach.
What this looks like in practice
Promises are easy to write, we know - but these are the ones we keep, every time.
✧ The space is ready before you arrive. Private, welcoming and prepared ahead of time, so you can settle in.
✧ You know who will be in the room. Nobody new walks in unannounced.
✧ The person supporting you is sober and available the whole time. If you open your eyes, someone is present.
✧ Connection is agreed on before you begin. Touch and closeness are your choice, and you can change your mind.
✧ You can pause or stop. Nobody will push you further than you choose.
What we ask of you
You do your part, we do ours.
❦ Be honest in our conversations. Including about medications and supplements, even the ones that seem small.
❦ Come because you choose to. This is your yes, freely given, and nobody else's.
❦ Prepare with intention. Use the preparation time to gather your offerings and intentions, and to tend to yourself with care.
❦ Keep the days after quiet. At least the day after, ideally the week, with no big decisions.
❦ Reach out if something feels off. Even weeks or months later. That's what we're here for.
This may not be right for you if
This work asks something of you. Before we begin, it helps to be honest about whether now is the time for you.
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Support can walk beside you, but the change is led by you. If parts of you are waiting to be rescued, start there first.
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What happened to you matters, and it's real. This work begins when you're ready to look at what's yours to carry now, and what you're ready to put down.
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Plenty of experiences can make you feel good for a night. This one asks you to stay present with whatever comes up, to lean into the uncomfortable parts, and to grow capacity for the life you want.
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A partner, a friend or a family member can't choose this for you. Your ‘yes’ needs to be your own.
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Insight can arrive in an afternoon. Change takes the weeks, months and sometimes years after, along with your willingness to do that part too.
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If you're barely holding on, the first step is getting steady, with the right support around you. We can talk about what that might look like.
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Everything here rests on honesty. If that feels out of reach right now, that's okay. It may simply mean not yet.
Not now isn't never. If something here sounds like you, reach out anyway. We can talk about what readiness could look like for you.
Health and medication questions are covered privately during your intake conversation.
A ‘no’ is a full sentence here
Everything here is an invitation. You can say no to any question, any practice, any part of the process, at any time.
If you feel it’s your time
In crisis? Call or text 9-8-8, any time. In an emergency, call 911.