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ESTD 2013
The French
RETREAT
About the Course
The Mirror is a workshop which offers life transformation through helping you to align the self you project outwards with your authentic inner self
When you look in the mirror what do you see?
Whatever it is, when the rest of the world looks at you, they see something completely different.
Most of the time we are too scared to find out what the world sees, for fear of finding out that it's worse.
Working with a mixture of techniques, from systemic constellations, archetype work; therapeutic tools to uncover our deeply held beliefs about how we should present ourselves to the world; and ancient 'soul-retrieval' methods to bring our lost parts of ourselves back into wholeness, this intensive residential course offers life transformation by completely reshaping your view of yourself and how you show up in life.
You come away with a personal identity which comes not from shame and conditioning but a totally authentic sense of self. Rather than telling the world how you think you 'ought' to be, you reveal your own, unique self, which is always completely captivating.
Your effectiveness in the world, your connection with others, and your sense of self are all transformed when you learn how to show the world 'who' instead of 'what' you are.
No matter how hard you diet and exercise, or what your body looks like, or which beauty product you use, there are always times when you don’t feel great about yourself. It’s a never-ending game. You might believe true happiness will come when you look a certain way. It won’t. Chasing physical perfection will only make you depressed, because it is impossible and no-one will ever achieve it
Who is this course for?
• Anyone seeking to live a more authentic life
• People who have gone through big life changes or are having an identity crisis and don't know who they are anymore
• Anyone who dislikes a part of their body or is contemplating plastic surgery
• Anyone who's life depended on being invisible when they were young
Your Instructor
Emma Pruen
My first job, in the late 80s, working as Buyer at M&S paid well but left me feeling empty. I realised pretty soon that I needed a career that made a difference. I was given a colour analysis class for a Christmas present and was actually quite offended - I knew about fashion, didn't I? - it was my job. But that day changed my life. It felt as if the consultant - the legendary Carolyn Miller - was the first person to ever really see me. I was hooked.
The following year I left M&S and trained to be one of Carolyn Miller's consultants. By then she'd bought the Image Consultancy House of Colour and I ran a busy franchise in West London.
I started doing talks at the local Women's Institutes and hit up M&S for some corporate gigs. I got some fantastic experience with clients such as British Airways, Next and PricewaterhouseCoopers but my absolute favourite was the middle aged woman who was brought to tears by realising she'd spent her whole life invisible, believing she was ugly and now thinking her life was pretty much over, only to discover she was absolutely lovely, had loads of life left in her and lots to give.
In my early 30s I married, went round the world, went to Tibet and India where I met the Dalai Lama. I felt a need to train as a journalist to tell the world about the situation in Tibet. I returned and did just that, while having a baby and relocating to Brighton.
I continued my exploration into what makes us tick with numerous courses and workshops. In fact I was so struck by how alive I felt, I wanted to share what I was learning with other people. I set up Wave Magazine with my twin sister (the photographer Charlotte Macpherson ) and spent a decade sorting the wild from the weird in the human potential /personal development movement.
In my early 40s I took a Communications job with the Green Party to help elect the first Green M.P. to Westminster. I came into contact with many wonderful activists who instead of gazing inwards were focussing outwards in their desire to make the world a better place. After our election win, I continued with the Greens, being elected myself to their National Executive as Head of Internal Communications and being on the 'front bench' as Families and Children's Spokesperson. Through this I was able to campaign on issues that were important to me, such as the marginalisation of women, especially those past 50; the impact of advertising, the media & internet on the wellbeing of young people; inequality and everyday sexism.
After a thwarted campaign to become a Green M.E.P., my partner Matthew I bought a house in South West France to turn into a retreat centre. That is now up and running and it is where we run many of our courses.