The OCEAN is the POTION to all my COMMOTION.
a sacred practice of healing water traumas, overcoming fears, and/or expanding on your competency and comfort from the shore to deep water.
OCEAN MENTORSHIP:
Do you avoid the ocean due to a traumatic experience?
Are you only able to get in the ocean if someone is with you?
Do your fears cause you to panic in the ocean and breathe shallow and fast?
Want to learn how to "read" the ocean and develop a relationship with her?
Did someone in your childhood project their fear around swimming onto you?
Want your keiki to have a meaningful relationship with the ocean from a young age?
Do you struggle to surrender to the Ocean's natural flow?
Have you forgotten how to tap into your inner-child play...your fearless fun...in nature?
Meet your mentor:
Jess Liddle
In a spiritual sense, Jess carries powerful water codes & teachings. She showcases the importance of relating with the Ocean with reverence, humility, and sincere curiosity. Healing traumas heals the waters. It is an honorable and profound task, one that Riddle does not take lightly.
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In a more practical and grounded sense, Jess is an adept water-woman and has helped countless people with compassionate and attuned support. She works at a speed that is nurturing to one's nervous system while offering an invitation to lean into the discomfort of facing fears.
With Jess's guidance, your relationship with the Ocean will deepen on a spiritual & practical level. You will notice growth and greater comfort in the water and a transformation in your life.
Jess is a creature of the sea and will help you remember,
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you are too.
From Fear to Fun
The first hour of every session is on the shore and based in discussion.
A few examples of topics include, but are certainly not limited to:
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Discussing your water trauma(s)​ and the importance of nurturance in the healing process
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Setting intentions and making offerings
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Riddle's Wisdom on...
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"Reading" the Ocean
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RESISTING vs SURRENDERING to the flow
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Befriending the Ocean's inexplicable vastness
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Water as a carrier of memory
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The Ocean as a Reflection of your inner-world
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Ocean Safety and practical skills
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Identifying rip currents, locating safe entry/exit points, etc.
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​checking swell reports and wind conditions
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and much more...
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Moving from the mind and into the body
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The second hour is a practice of...
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regulating the nervous system when in the water
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staying connected with the breath
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learning supportive techniques to stay relaxed in the ever-moving Ocean
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swimming safely beyond the break
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Discerning when to exert will and when to surrender to the Ocean's rhythms
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Playing in the ocean!
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​discovering ways to have fun in the Ocean (even if only your ankles are submerged)
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And so much more.
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This mentorship is entirely catered to your specific needs. So, for example, if you feel confident with "ocean safety", then the focus will be oriented around what would most support you in deepening your connection with the Ocean.
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MENTORSHIP DETAILS:
COMMITMENT
3-6 month mentorship
(Minimum: 4 weeks)
2-hour weekly practices
(Up to three practices a week for highly committed mentees)
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FINANCIAL INVESTMENT
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* FREE OFFERING FOR KANAKA MAOLI *
(donations welcome)
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$200 per session
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low commitment sessions
for non-residents available upon request at a higher rate.
Keiki / Adolescent Mentorship
Jess has a Masters in Education and years of experience in education. She's a self-proclaimed "keiki-whisperer" and takes the title of role-model/mentor with great regard.
Mentorships are entirely catered to each individual's unique needs. Riddle will choose appropriate beaches that would best support your process....this includes starting in rivers or even pools if the trauma is severe and requires a more predictable body of water.
The honu is jess's aumakua.
Honu means "swimming with grace."
Main teaching: AHONUI, which means patient perserverance.