Fathers of teenage daughters

Girls are often at the peak of their self esteem just before puberty.
From that point onwards, it takes a painful decline. That trend might end only in the early twenties. The culture offers a young woman little choice between the archetypes of “Virgin Mary” and “Maria Magdalena”.

A girl is often rejected by her father right when she starts to become a woman. He might be afraid or threatened by that change. More often than we would like to admit, there is actual abuse. Most girls receive the unconscious message that there is something wrong with their sexuality.

In this workshop, fathers explore their connection and communication with their daughters.

We develop awareness and practice tools that lead to supporting our daughters as they become confident and healthy women.
Each one of our meetings has a theme. We share personal stories, ask questions, listen to fairy tales and myths and converse around that theme. Some of these themes are: being a man, being a woman, family, relationship and intimacy, communication, growth and change. Love has to be in each and every conversation.

A teenage girl who maintains her self esteem and self respect:
knows her boundaries, wears her sexuality with pride,
and encourages a teenage boy to become a real man.

 

Bringing soul back to music

Most professional musicians dedicate their life to their instrument and their music.

Very few get external reward in the form of recognition or stable income. Others continue on the path out of love. That love is connected with a wish to express something that cannot be expressed in words. Most musicians have a need to share their love with others.

In the struggle to be a musician, compete for the limited paying jobs and labor to prove oneself, many get burnt-out. They develop shields to protect them from the hard facts of life. Unfortunately, these very same shields often prevent or at least compromise the soulful expression of love.

Our goal is to explore together the feelings we have about our music and our musical expression and try to find new ways to keep the soul thriving within the confines of a musical career.

Some of the areas we work on are: perfection and judgement, shame, stage fright, expression from the heart and playing together with others.