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Weaving a New Way
A two-day, in-person retreat for women who know something in their life needs to change and are ready to make that change happen.
You’ve done the thinking.
You’ve had the insights.
You know what’s not working.
But you’re still looping the same patterns.
Still second-guessing yourself.
Still defaulting to old roles, even when you’re aware of them.
This weekend is about changing that.
Not just through insight, but by working directly with the patterns underneath your behaviour, so you can actually live differently.
The Work We’ll Do
Using a simple, yet powerful, four-part framework, we’ll move through the exact process required for real change:
- Identify the patterns shaping your decisions
- Interrupt what’s no longer working
- Reconnect to what’s true for you now
- Build a clear, grounded way forward
This weekend retreat includes practical coaching, guided processes and integration work so you don’t just understand yourself better, you leave with tools and an action plan you can actually use.
Day 1 — Break the Pattern
This is where we get honest about what’s really been running the show.
You’ll identify the behaviours, emotional patterns and inherited beliefs that keep you stuck; whether that’s over-functioning, people-pleasing, avoidance, or constantly doubting yourself.
Then we start interrupting them.
Not by forcing change, but by seeing clearly enough that you can no longer unconsciously fall back into them.
We’ll also work with the parts of you you’ve had to suppress; your voice, your anger, your needs, your instinct.
Because real change doesn’t come from becoming someone new.
It comes from allowing more of who you already are.
By the end of Day 1, most women feel a noticeable shift:
Less noise.
More space.
A sense that something has finally loosened.
Day 2 — Build What Comes Next
Once the old patterns loosen, we don’t leave you there.
We focus on what comes next in a way that’s grounded and actionable.
You’ll get clear on:
- What you actually want (beyond obligation or expectation)
- The decisions you’ve been avoiding
- The next steps that feel aligned and realistic
- We’ll also look at what support, structure, and boundaries need to be in place so this isn’t just a weekend breakthrough, but something you can sustain.
This is where confidence starts to feel real.
Integration — Making It Stick
At the end of the weekend, we anchor the work.
You’ll be guided through a process to connect with a symbolic power “ally” — a representation of the qualities you’re ready to embody moving forward.
Think of this less as something mystical, and more as a way of making the shift tangible.
Something you can return to when old patterns try to pull you back.
Because insight fades.
But embodied change holds.
You’ll Leave With
- A clear understanding of the patterns that have been running your life
- The ability to recognise and interrupt them in real time
- A stronger, steadier connection to your own authority
- Clarity on your next steps — and the confidence to take them
- Practical tools to keep the change going beyond the weekend
A different way of moving through your life.
Dates & Investment
🗓 11-12 July | 10:00–16:00
📍 Windrush Studio, Fourways, Johannesburg
💰 R2445 Early Bird - R2995 Regular Rate
Book your place via the SOLO ticketing link.
A payment plan is available - please contact Emma to arrange:
emma@emmaobriencoach.com
+27 765 644 365
About Emma
Emma O’Brien is a Conscious Femininity Coach and Shamanic Guide, known for creating grounded, deeply honest spaces where real change happens.
Her work sits at the intersection of practical coaching and deeper inner work; helping women not just understand themselves, but shift the patterns that keep them stuck.
She works with women who are often highly capable on the outside, but internally caught in overthinking, self-doubt, over-functioning, or quietly putting themselves last.
Emma’s approach is direct, compassionate, and rooted in integration.
Because insight alone doesn’t change your life.
What you do with it does.
Through her sessions, workshops, and retreats, she helps women reconnect to their inner authority, make clear decisions, and move forward in a way that actually feels like their own.
Find out more about Emma's work on her website www.emmaobriencoach.com
What Women Are Saying
"This weekend helped me see my patterns in a way I hadn’t before — not just intellectually, but in real time. I could actually feel where I was defaulting, and for the first time, I could choose differently."
"The biggest shift for me was realising that change doesn’t have to be dramatic. It’s in the small, conscious pattern interruptions and that’s something I’ve already started doing."
"There was something powerful about being in a group of women all doing this work together. Hearing others reflect things I’d never been able to articulate sped everything up."
"I left with clarity, but more than that, I left with a sense of direction and trust in myself that I didn’t have before."