Eva Weaver
author & coach
Welcome to the ​
Serpent Sanctuary-
holding those who hold others...
The SERPENT SANCTUARY is a 3-months online group programme that holds women* (including NB & genderqueer folks) who hold space for others and who find themselves in times of change.
As seasoned facilitators we hold and support many on their path. But who is holding us?
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I believe we need strong circles of support and holding, especially if we are navigating transition ourselves.
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The Serpent Sanctuary is a space where you are held and we are holding each other, while we are also held and supported by the wisdom of the Serpent- the most potent medicine for times of change that I know.
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Throughout our time together, we tune into Snake Medicine- the profound guidance of the Serpent, to navigate times of transition, so you can emerge renewed nourished and empowered.
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Painting: 'Embodiment' by Autumn Skye www.autumnskyeart.com
Enter the Serpent Sanctuary...
"Every great story seems to begin with a snake." Nicolas Cage
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The Serpent is a potent symbol for Transformation & Renewal and the cycle of Death & Rebirth.
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Snake encourages us to let go outdated beliefs, patterns, relationships or work that we’ve outgrown.
When we cling to what no longer inspires or support us, we lose vitality—our “shimmering skin.”
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In the SERPENT SANCTUARY we explore SERPENT'S invitation to...
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* cultivate sacred rest, even if this feels uncomfortable
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* create powerful boundaries and discernment around our energy and what’s precious to us
* cultivate deep embodiment and strong grounding
* activate and embrace pleasure, our sensuality & sexuality
* shed rigidity and become more flexible and adaptable
* practice self compassion and presence in our bodies and with what IS
There is soo much we can learn from Snakes and the symbolism of the Serpent !
You can read more about Snake Medicine HERE.
With the SERPENT SANCTUARY I would like to offer you a strong, supportive container to be held within a group of other women* to navigate this times of change with the guidance of Snake Medicine.
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This programme offers you space to breathe, to be held in community and to dive deeply into the teachings and mysteries of Snake Medicine to support you through your unique change and transition.
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The programme is designed in a spacious way with 2x 2 hour online sessions per months and in-between group support (includes 3x 1 hour group integration sessions spread over the three months.)
Additionally you receive a one to one Snake Medicine guidance session with me also which you can take at any time during the course.
As we journey together through the 3 months, we will dive deep into six Snake Medicine teachings that bring guidance, support and nourishment as we move through transition, initiation and metamorphosis.
What happens in the Serpent Sanctuary?
The Serpent Sanctuary is a place we come together to be, to breathe, to renew & be nourished….a space we gather, share, learn, dream, weave, see and are seen...
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The Serpent Sanctuary is an innovative, deeply nourishing and supportive group programme that includes:
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A three-months supportive online container with two 2-hour live meetings per month plus in-between whatsapp group support
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a small, intimate group of up to 8 participants
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Access to a platform with all recorded sessions, meditations and many resources
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Embodied Snake Medicine practices, including breathwork & movement
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Ceremony & Rituals
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Group Heart- sharing circles
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Nervous system regulation tools
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Snake Medicine Meditations
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Working with Snake as shamanic ally
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Snake Medicine teachings from six snakes, including rattles snake, anaconda, boa
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One additional one-to-one Snake Medicine guidance session with the possibility to work with hypnosis in the area of confidence, self esteem, visioning & pleasure
“Shed what no longer serves you,
and receive the goodness that is aching to find you…”
What are the Benefits of the Serpent Sanctuary?
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* feel supported, nourished and held in a delicious community of fellow facilitators as you navigate change
* you receive guidance and wisdom from the snakes through Snake Medicine practices and downloads
* connect with your own inner medicine, wisdom & resources, while being inspired by others
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* address and shed what doesn't serve you anymore in your life & work with embodied practices and ceremony
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* anchor new patterns of discernment, pleasure, healthy boundaries & sacred rest in your life
* cultivate beingness, self-compassion, confidence & pleasure
* RE-SOURCE yourself!
* INCUBATE new ideas!
* SHED OLD SKINS while being supported and seen!
* BECOME your new Self and be witnessed with your sparkling new skin! ​​
What we will explore together....
Themes we will explore together:
1. INITIATION: deep embodiment, rooting & sacred rest
​As we begin our journey, we trace the strands of our lives and take stock: what is the meaning of this time and situation you find yourself in?
What does it call for?
We explore the power of slowing down and sacred rest, introspection & stillness.
How can we do this when the world and our inner motor tells us to stay busy at all costs and at all times?
We strengthen our foundation, the ground we stand on- belly to the ground, we re-connect with our root.
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2. RE-SOURCE: return to your source, nourishment & pleasure
​What routines and practices can support and nourish you through times of change?
How can you strengthen those ?
How can we call upon pleasure and eros as allies in times of transition?
Connecting with our senses and embracing our sensitivity and sensuality.
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3. The INCUBATION CHAMBER: dreaming in the dark
​Teachings from the liminal. As you prepare to shed, you are invited, as in the ancient Greek Asklepion Snake temples, to dream with the snakes, to find clarity, courage and faith in the flow of life.
Become clear about what we needs to be embraced, forgiven and let go of.
What is the change this time is calling for?
Here in the dream incubation chamber you remember your own potent Medicine!
4. RITE OF PASSAGE: through the eye of the needle​
Shedding & the power of surrender
This is your time to shed!
We will work with a powerful embodied shedding ritual.
Embrace your unique Rite of Passage!
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5. ANCHORING CHANGE: discernment, boundaries & visioning the future
Get ready to move forward with power!
Re-wild yourself and own your wild skin.
After the shed, the vision returns.
You see more clearly now.
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6. METAMORPHOSIS & RENEWAL: embody your new, sparkling skin
​Renewed & transformed you.
Who are you on the other side?
What are the gifts your are bringing forward?
What is your vision for the future?
This is the time to cultivate joy and pleasure and celebrate your new sparkling skin!
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​'Eva holds a safe and gentle space with incredible grace. I
have felt held and seen with kindness, non-judgment
and her quiet wisdom.’
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Who is the Serpent Sanctuary for?​
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The Serpent Sanctuary is for experienced space holders and facilitators who work with others, either one to one or in groups, or both who find themselves in a time of change.
I particularly invite those who work in the fields of embodiment, sexuality, creativity & therapy/counselling such as bodyworkers, somatic facilitators, coaches, counsellors & therapists.
This programme is for women, genderqueer or NB (AFAB) facilitators.
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The Serpent Sanctuary is for you if you….
* have lost meaning or your zest for life or work and are not sure what needs to change or happen next…
* crave being held in a supportive space where you have permission to just be your uncensored self
* experience burnout or exhaustion and feel the need to reorient your life or work
* have entered a new life phase such as motherhood, peri-menopause, menopause or post-menopause and are navigating these changes
* long for not always holding so much on your own, but also being held
* are going through a period of grief after a bereavement or loss
* are facing a health crisis or have received a diagnosis around your body, mental health and are navigating this
* have moved location or country or are planning to do so
* instinctively know that parts of your old life is coming to an end, but your cannot see a new direction yet
Prerequisite:
* You are an experienced space holder/ facilitator (3years +)
* You have a good level of understanding of nervous system regulation and have developed ways to support yourself
* You have experience in some form of somatic/ embodiment work and are happy to engage in exercises
* You can create space in your life so that this programme can really support and nourish you
* You are willing to let yourself be supported by me and others and also show up and engage in the group
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*This programme includes spiritual practices such as a shamanic journeying, so an openness and willingness with this is a pre-requisite.
Maybe Snake has already shown up in your life through dreams or personal encounters. Maybe you are simply curious about Snake Medicine. I trust you found your way here nudged by Snake….
WELCOME to the SNAKE SANCTUARY!
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About me, Eva Weaver
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I have been called on the path of the Snake for many years.
My passion and deep joy is to support and hold women, NB & genderqueer folks who hold space for others through times of transition with the potent medicine of change through Rites of Passage rituals, embodied ceremonies, and offers like the SERPENT SANCTUARY.
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I am an author, coach, bodyworker & snake medicine guide.
My lifelong interest in embodiment, creativity and the power of the erotic has led me to train as an art psychotherapist, breathwork practitioner, firewalk instructor and eventually as a sexological bodyworker.
​Now, I am weaving the creative, embodied and erotic into powerful offerings, be it through Writing from the Body, Back to Sex coaching, or my Snake Medicine offers such as my 8-week EMBODYING the SNAKE programme, individual Snake Medicine guidance sessions and empowering Rites of Passage Rituals.
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I am also in training with my beautiful Royal Python Syd, my snake companion of seven years and my late snake Myst, who still teaches from the beyond. I have been fascinated by snakes all of my life and connect strongly with the snake priestessing lineage of ancient Greece and Egypt.
I love deepening my exploration into Snake Medicine and how this ancient medicine is so relevant for these times.
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I have been running workshop and retreats for over thirty years, both in the UK and internationally and I currently live between the South of France and my home Phoenix Nest near Brighton from which I run one to one immersions & Rites of Passage retreats.
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Why work with me?
My life has never been linear and I have re-invented myself many times over.
If I know anything, it is that life changes continuously and the more we surrender to its changes, the easier we flow.
I've lived in different countries and languages and I have worked for ten years in adult mental health services as an art psychotherapist, mainly with groups. I love working in small groups and the magic, support, alchemy and support that can be fostered there!
My work is trauma informed.
I have learned directly from my royal pythons Syd & Myst over the past seven years.
I hold a wealth of powerful tools that can support and help cultivate embodiment, pleasure, presence& transformation.
Mainly, I bring my colourful and rich life experience to my work.
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I would love to welcome you to the SERPENT SANCTUARY!
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Practicalities
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​The Programme includes 6x 2-hour live sessions and 3x 1 hour sessions.
I am planning to start on Thursday 29th of May 6-8pm UK time,
7-9pm CET, depending on participant numbers.
The 2 hour live sessions are planned on Thursdays:
29th of May
12th of June
26th of June
10th of July
24th of July
14th of August
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the 3 x 1 hour live sessions are on Thursdays
5th of June
3rd of July
24th of July
date for the follow up integration call tbc.
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Cost for this first round only is at a super special rate of £222 !!
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In return I would love your feedback about the course, either as part of a chat afterwards, a little video or written testimony.
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Payment plans are available. If you are keen to participate but finances are tight, I am also happy to talk about an exchange. Please contact me if you would like to have more details or discuss any of the information !
I'd love to hear from you!
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You can reach me on: info@evaweaver.com
The Snake Sanctuary welcomes space holders who feel called on this journey of embodiment, reclamation, transformation & renewal, guided by the wisdom of Snake.
This programme is open to all women, genderqueer or NB folks (AFAB) facilitators of all sexualities, ages (18+), abilities and backgrounds. Transwomen are warmly welcome. ​
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Please note:
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Although there are never completely ‘safe’ spaces, I can guarantee I will do everything I can to provide a non-judgmental, trauma informed and compassionate space.
Feelings and expression of grief, joy, confusion, frustration, anger, ecstasy… our full spectrum is welcome in the Sanctuary.
There are several circles of support and holding in this programme:
As a facilitator I am holding and facilitating the group, the calls, the Whattsapp group and the one to one sessions.
As a group field we are holding one another.
And… we are supported by the potent practices and wisdom of Snake Medicine and by individual snake medicine allies you will receive and work with throughout the time, as well as our spiritual ‘teams’-whoever you would like to call in for support: benevolent ancestors, angels, the Great Serpent….
The Serpent Sanctuary Programme is designed to be transformative and therapeutic, but is not a substitute for therapy.
If you are in an acute mental health crisis or have a history of schizophrenia, extreme dissociation, or untreated PTSD, this programme might not be suitable at this time.
Please feel free to reach out to discuss any concerns.
I am committed to holding a safe, inclusive, and trauma-informed space. LGBTQI+ folks are especially welcome.
Get in Touch if you are curious about the SERPENT SANCTUARY and want to know more, I’d love to hear from you. ​
Contact me at info@evaweaver.com
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I would LOVE to welcome you!