What is the deeper meaning to this book and our group?

We founded this book club because, in the book Women Who Run with the Wolves, we find everything we, as women in this world, painfully miss and so deeply need. Because it speaks to parts, that we buried deep within our souls—especially on a physical level. And because it gives us the opportunity to reconnect with our original femininity, to explore our wild core, and to make peace with the those parts of ourselves we have banished.

We live in a time where, as women and as human beings in general, we often lose touch with ourselves and with others. We frequently feel confused about the roles we are expected to play in society. More and more women are rejecting traditional gender roles of the past. We ask ourselves: What does it mean to be a female being? How can I live in harmony with my female body? What does it mean to be a deeply cyclical being in a modern world? What are the teachings and rituals of the Wolf Women—the women who have been forgotten in our history, whose wisdom was no longer passed down?

The space we are creating here is a space where we can explore these questions. A safe space that allows us to reconnect with our feminine origins. Here, we have the opportunity to talk about our experiences, feelings, and thoughts on „how does it feel to be a woman in this world?“. Through this, we learn to connect with our bodies again—to feel what it means to be authentic. Because only when we are authentic, we feel truly alive and able to express and embody our feminine essence.

To do this, we need a vessel larger than our own nervous system. We will practice what it means to be lovingly and curiously present. To allow our experiences to be witnessed and to feel how, through this process, healing takes place within us—how we can transform and integrate difficult and painful experiences. As human beings, we are equipped with a nervous system that needs other nervous systems—the presence of other human beings—in order to regulate itself. Only then can we learn new things and have new experiences that help us grow and strengthen our authenticity.

And this is what women have always done. They gathered in women’s circles to hold space for one another. To collectively feel and transform emotions like grief, anger, and pain. Women’s circles were once part of emotional hygiene in our culture. They made it possible for women to learn how to move through overwhelming feelings and to practice holding space for others so they could do the same. Because we, as feminine beings, are the embodiment of a vessel. We are made to transform. Through our wombs, we cyclically experience life and death, creation and dissolution—an eternal cycle of transformation.

In our modern society, we are no longer taught how to live in harmony with this gift. Instead, we learn to dissociate from our bodies and reject them. We no longer gather in women’s circles to uplift each other and celebrate our individuality, our authenticity. Instead, we perceive each other as competitors—we mistrust one another and feel envious of each other.

The patriarchy, in which men are at the center of society and daily life is structured around their needs, teaches us as women to define ourselves by our place at men’s side. We are housewives, mothers, virgins, wives—roles that define us to the positions we are given in a world designed for men, where our purpose is to serve them. But what is our understanding of womanhood when we step out of these roles and reclaim our place in the circle of women? Who are we beneath the painful, distorted lens through which society views us? What does it mean to be present with our needs and bring them into connection? What does it mean to truly be in connection? And what happens to us when we lose that connection?

With this book club we  want to bring the tradition of a women circle back to live and give every one of you the chance to learn about the  magic of holding space, practicing loving presence and witnessing and to grow the inner capacity to be with uncomfortable emotions and let your body guide you trough the wilderness oft he female experience.

We will do so by talking about the core messages oft he chapters of the book „Women who run with the wolves“. We’ll share what we felt and experienced while reading them. You’ll learn how to stay in touch with your body, while you share and practice connection and intimacy throught whitnessing your emotions. Each session we’ll introduce new embodyment practices and there will be space and opportunity to create deep and meaningful conversations. You’ll get to know women from all walks of life and we’ll practice how to uplift and support each other.

In this space we don’t judge, we do not give unsolicited advice and we will practice to be honest with ourselves. We’ll look at ourselves and others with curiosity and tolerence and if we find ourselves struggeling with that, we‘ll adress it in a respectful way. We’ll dance and move together, we’ll practice compassion and a loving gaze for our own bodies and the stories they tell.

We’ll create a space for women to grow into their wild skins again and sing for their lovely bones.