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THE HEART
facilitator cohort: continuing education, mentorship & supervision
ceremonial & therapeutic space-holding
next cohort begins: october 28th, 2026
::: prospective participants :::
The Way of the Heart is a cohort-style continuing education & mentorship program designed for current and aspiring practitioners (teachers, guides, facilitators, therapists & ceremonialists) looking to situate their offerings within wider circles of wisdom, and expand their resource & range through the lenses of ethics, integrity, intuition, & attunement.The curriculum centers the immense responsibility required when tending the psyche and spirit of another person. The course balances the polarities of practice: intellect with intuition, lineage with divergence, therapeutic theory with embodied experience, and masculine structure with feminine emergence. Along the way, participants are supported in community & guided in the process of feeling, finding, & fortifying their true north.Training, mentorship, & rites of passage are essential developmental processes on the path of becoming a mature facilitator & clear channel. The modern landscapes of healing and spirituality are fraught with immaturity, performance, confusion, and distortion. One does not need to look far to see the harm that has been, and continues to be, caused by this. This program specifically addresses & deconstructs current cultural norms within spiritual and healing spaces— in service of course correction towards the true heart of service– devotion, discipline, ethics, compassion, humility and grace.
next virtual cohort ~ october 28th- december 16th, 2026
::: curriculum :::
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Opening circle; introductions and invocations.
Orientation to the curriculum and method of delivery.
Co-creation of the culture within the container and community.
Clarifying your call to path of service and how you want to embody annd express it in this season of life.
Acknowledgement of the path you’ve already walked to be here now.
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Ethical use of power, position, medicine and wisdom.
Introduction & orientation to Right Use of Power framework.
Exploration of personal and professional positions of power and how they manifest (consciously & unconsciously) in our work.
The intersection of the path of service with both individualism and capitalism.
Leadership that centers the sovereign wisdom of those you serve.
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In-depth analysis of the current, dominant systems of illness and wellness, their origins and intentions.
Introduction and exploration of frameworks and cosmologies that precede and transcend the scope of the dominant systems of mental, physical and relational health.
Orienting to wider circles of relationship: generational, cultural, ecological, astrological, spiritual.
The age of information becoming the age of embodiment and vibration. Wisdom/ Information, Knowledge /Gnosis, Artificial Intelligence// Organic Intelligence.
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foundations of clear, coherent, confident, accessible approaches to stewarding, speaking, teaching; verbally and non-verbally, explicitly and implicitly.
Introduction and exploration of intuitive sense perceptions.
Conversation and clarity around opening your channel/ accessing the subtle and invisible realms within and beyond this dimension.
Deepen inquiry and intimacy with your voice, channel, and gifts that are here to be shared.
Create and learn language to appropriately explain and situate your offerings.
Discernment of time and energy // perception of your work vs. reality of your work
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Mid-way debrief & discussion.
Student lead review and recap of course curriculum thus far.
Supervision from peers & facilitator.
Questions, clarifications, and discourse on any topics / teachings that need deeper analysis or understanding.
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Situate your path and foundation as a practitioner, come to know those who have walked before you both within your lineage and the lineage of the work you offer.
Embodied understanding of what it means to live and work in an ethical and aligned way that supports the transformation and evolution of your students and clients.
Locate cycles of appropriation, extraction and colonization internally and externally.
Reflect on and come into conversation about your personal ancestry and spiritual lineage ~ in this lifetime and others.
Identify key teachers, authors and thought leaders that continue to inform and orient you.
Harmony between honoring and resting in lineage, while also allowing your unique essence to emerge in and through your offerings.
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A look into the current, western obsession with peak states and minimization/dismissal of gradual healing and slow change— overuse of psychedelics / expanded states (breathwork, fasting, hot/cold/dark), need to re-incorporate and emphasize the intelligence within steady shifts that people can translate, process and integrate.
In depth exploration of potential within peak states, and the heightened responsibility innate within guiding people in and out of altered states of consciousness (with or without providing an external medicine).
Full circle care: tending the entire spectrum of an immersive experience: screening, education, commitment, preparation, peak experience, rest, metabolization/integration, process, on-going resources/ referrals for care.
Responsibility for discernment: recommendations, referrals for alternative or higher levels of care.
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Opening and closing containers through conscious communication, overt agreements, and on-going commitment for both facilitator and participant to revisit, reference and clarify as needed.
Boundaries, Communication, and Relational Hygiene that protecting the client, facilitator & the sacred space between.
Client/ cohort closure as insight into deeper relationship with endings, closure and death.
Recognition of self as a vessel and life as an altar.
Creation of, and commitment to, personal and professional callings and the concrete, actionable steps towards their realization.
Closing circle and on-going ways to stay in connection, community and support of one another.
office hours: mondays 5:00- 6:00pm
(beginning monday november 2nd)
2026 online class schedule:
Wednesday, October 28th, 6:00- 8:00pm EST
Wednesday, November, 4th, 6:00- 8:00pm EST
Wednesday, November 11th, 6:00- 8:00pm EST
Wednesday, November 18th, 6:00- 8:00pm EST
Wednesday, November 25th 6:00- 8:00pm EST
Wednesday, December 2nd, 6:00- 8:00pm EST
Wednesday, December 9th, 6:00- 8:00pm EST
Wednesday, December 16th 6:00- 8:00pm EST
Winter Cohort: January - March 2027
:: course overview ::
☾ 24 hours, taught live, of professional development & continuing education that integrates therapeutic theory, spiritual framework and embodied ethics.
☾ 8 weeks of in-depth, live classes in a small cohort of devoted students & peers.
☾ weekly connection with the cohort to ground, orient & anchor your offerings & work in the world.
☾ weekly office hours for peer, facilitator & group supervision.
☾ community course page with weekly readings, materials, discussion board and class recordings.
::: about the facilitator :::
For more than a decade, Evie Marie O'Connor has worked in devotion to supporting others to the sacred terrains of: addiction, embodiment, spiritual emergence, expanded states of consciousness, developmental, generational, and societal trauma– and the vast range of behaviors and strategies that emerge in response. Through a multitude of modalities, she stewards people through the spacious spectrum of being human– without losing contact with their soul. In all of her offerings, she orients to life as ceremony and love as the true alchemist. She is honored to continue to serve at the altar of love; to walk alongside people through the portals of their pain to the space and grace that exists on the other side. Evie is equally devoted to offering her own work, as well as mentoring others on the path of service– to ensure that the medicine each person carried into this lifetime can be shared in an integrated, ethical and effective way.
EXPERIENCE & EDUCATIONMasters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, 2021 Contemplative Psychotherapy and Buddhist Psychology Naropa University, Boulder Colorado200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training, Yandara Institute, 201313 years experience ~ yoga & meditation teacher, mentor, and studio manager.7 years experience ~ leading circles, trainings & ceremonial retreats5 years experience ~ a holistic psychotherapist ~ inpatient addiction treatment & private practice.5 years experience ~ founding & managing House of the Moon ~ teaching, programming, production, operations, marketing, collaboration, client relations, etc.
::: investment :::
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The cost for the eight week cohort is $888.00 with 24-hours of live teaching (weekly classes & office hours), stewardship and supervision is $888.00
Cohort size is limited to ten participants and one administrative assistant per cohort to maintain intimacy and integrity.
While many similar programs are priced significantly higher, this price point is set to center access and support the necessary on-going development and community required for a sustainable practice.
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Payment can be in full or split into two payments of $444.00 paid at the beginning (by October 28th) and halfway through (December 2nd). All payment details will be organized individually during application process.
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If cost is a barrier to your participation, please answer the related question in the application and we will explore to the specifics together.