An Embodied Journey into Consciousness & the Mysteries of Being Human

Eight gatherings | Every other Sunday | January–May 2027 | Live Online

What does it mean to live with an open heart in a world that so often pulls us away from ourselves?

How do we cultivate warmth, presence, and freedom in our thinking, feeling, and willing? How do our inherited beliefs, family histories, and cultural influences shape our relationships with our bodies, our sexuality, and one another?

And what becomes possible when we begin to observe these influences with greater awareness?

The Living Heart is an invitation for women of all ages and stages to explore the deeper dimensions of being human through embodied practices, contemplative study, and meaningful conversation.

Together, we will examine the relationship between body, mind, and heart; the twelve senses; sexuality and shame; ancestral patterns; rites of passage; power and personal agency; and our relationship to something greater than ourselves.

Drawing upon ancient wisdom, somatic education, family constellations, and selected philosophical and spiritual traditions, we will explore how these perspectives can deepen our understanding of ourselves and our relationships. Each tradition will be approached as a lens for inquiry rather than a set of beliefs participants must adopt.

An Invitation to Inner Exploration

So much of modern life is devoted to doing, producing, responding, and keeping pace. We may become highly capable in the outer world while gradually losing touch with the quiet intelligence of our bodies and hearts.

The Living Heart offers time to turn inward—not to withdraw from life, but to participate in it more fully.

Through observation, movement, breath, sound, meditation, artistic reflection, and conversation, we will explore the habits and patterns that shape our experiences. We will consider how to meet ourselves and others with greater warmth, discernment, and compassion.

This is not a course about fixing ourselves or becoming someone else. It is an opportunity to deepen our relationship with who we are, what we carry, and how we wish to live.

Our Eight Gatherings

1. The Human Being — Thinking, Feeling & Willing

An exploration of human development, the twelve senses, temperaments, and the relationship between our inner capacities. How do we cultivate harmony between what we think, what we feel, and what we do?

2. Sexuality, Shame & Embodiment

Examining our relationship with sexuality, intimacy, desire, boundaries, and the messages we have inherited about our bodies. What does it mean to develop a respectful, informed, and conscious relationship with our sexual selves?

3. Ancestry, Belonging & Inherited Patterns

Exploring family stories, intergenerational influences, belonging, obligation, and the patterns we may carry without realizing it. How might awareness offer us greater freedom in our relationships?

4. The Education of the Heart

An inquiry into sympathy and antipathy, emotional reactivity, compassion, discernment, and the cultivation of inner warmth. How can we strengthen our capacity to observe without immediately judging?

5. Rites of Passage, Death & Rebirth

Considering the thresholds of human life, the endings and beginnings that shape us, and the significance of conscious transitions. How do we honor change, loss, and transformation?

6. Sacred Maps of Consciousness

Exploring selected teachings from astrology, the I Ching, chakra traditions, and Kabbalah as symbolic approaches to understanding the human experience and our relationship to the cosmos.

7. Power, Money & Inner Freedom

Examining worthiness, responsibility, giving and receiving, personal agency, and our relationship with resources. How can we bring greater integrity and freedom into the ways we exercise power?

8. Living from the Heart

Bringing our journey into integration. What have we discovered? What are we ready to meet differently? How can we cultivate a life-giving presence in our relationships, families, communities, and everyday lives?

The Rhythm of Our Gatherings

We will meet every other Sunday afternoon for two and a half hours, allowing time for both depth and spaciousness.

Each gathering will include teaching, embodied practices, personal reflection, and shared inquiry. The weeks between sessions offer an opportunity to observe, practice, journal, and integrate what emerges.

Our circle will be intentionally small, creating an atmosphere of trust, respect, and genuine connection. Participation in personal sharing is always optional.

This is an educational and contemplative offering, not group therapy.

Who Is This For?

The Living Heart welcomes women of all ages and stages who are curious about human development, embodiment, consciousness, and the deeper questions of life.

You may be a mother, grandmother, educator, healer, caregiver, or simply a woman seeking meaningful time for your own inner development.

No previous study or experience is necessary. Come with curiosity, openness, and a willingness to explore.

Meet Your Guide

Amber Melendy

Amber is a long time student of the ancient wisdom traditions. She is a Waldorf educator, licensed massage therapist, yoga and meditation teacher, and founder of Rose Tent, an initiative devoted to rites of passage, embodiment, and life-giving education.

Her work draws upon more than two decades of experience in somatic education, holistic healing, contemplative practices, and human development. Through her teaching, she brings together the wisdom of the body, the education of the heart, and the art of conscious observation.

Dates & Registration

January 31 – May 9, 2027

Every other Sunday, 2:00–4:30 PM Eastern
Eight live online gatherings via Zoom

Group size: Approximately 8–12 women
Tuition: $444 founding-circle rate | $555 regular rate
Registration: A brief application and introductory conversation.

Dates, tuition, and final enrollment details will be confirmed before registration opens.

An Invitation

Perhaps the most important work of our time is learning to remain human—to think freely, feel deeply, act with integrity, and keep our hearts alive.

The Living Heart is an invitation to explore this possibility together.

Join The Living Heart

Rose Tent | Rites of Passage & Life-Giving Education

Email: ShineOnYoga@gmail.com for more information and application.