Rescuing Your Inner Princess
A workshop that I put together and presented to the ladies at my church is called Rescuing Your Inner Princess. The purpose of this workshop is to encourage women to enjoy their femininity, to nurture their femininity and bless themselves and the world around them in the process. This workshop is based on the acronym RESCUE:
- Realise she’s there
- Explore what that means for you
- See what God says
- Cultivate things in your life to nurture her
- Understand her unique role in the world
- Embrace her daily
I wrote it particularly for exhausted mothers who can’t even imagine having the right to their femininity in the midst of everything else that is so URGENT, and also for those who never really got a grip on their feminine side, of which I used to be one! Ladies who do already enjoy their femininity found this workshop a lot of fun, and an opportunity to look at it more deliberately.
This workshop can be adapted to fit the needs of the particular audience and time frame, with some sessions left out and a bonus one to add. I am in process of getting my notes and worksheets all together available for download for those wishing to do the seminar. A list of sessions follows:
Optional Session:Â My Marriage Testimony, how God helped us overcome infidelity
Session One: My Journey to Femininity
Session Two: Rescuing Your Inner Princess
Going through the RESCUE acronym together, with worksheets and discussion. This can be done all together in small groups, or divided up in larger ones. Prayer at the end of this time.
Session Three: Exploring With Your Inner Princess, Dress-Up for Big Girls
There are many ways this can be done, but the main idea is to create a safe place for women to stretch out of their comfort zones and try new things as they get to know their Inner Princess better. As many large mirrors as possible is good for this exercise. When presenting this at my church, I brought several belly dance costumes [Yes, I belly dance, but only in women-only settings] as well as scarves, veils and costume jewelry. It is tremendous fun to watch each other trying things on, encouraging one another and dressing each other up.
I follow this with a brief lyrical-belly dance demonstration, and show the ladies some basic belly dance moves. Our physicality is such an essential part of our femininity that womanly movement can help you connect to your inner princess like no lecture ever could. This session tends to leave the ladies wanting more, so consider scheduling extra time.
Session Three could also could be done with women bringing their own most feminine (or most daring!) clothing, or fancy things they never get a chance to wear. The movement aspect would be adapted to posture and walking in heels, with an additional section on lyrical dance, set to worship music (comfortable clothes/skirts needed for this). I incorporate worship in whatever dance I do, but lyrical is the most easily identifiable as being for God alone, and moving your body in the most beautiful way you can as an act of worship brings out your femininity as well.
To book an engagement, contact Bonne here