5 daagse cursus

Grief, Beauty, And Belonging

Door Teresa McLean

Wat je zal leren

Many people experience the world deeply— sometimes deeply enough that it becomes overwhelming. If you have a sensitive nervous system, are neurodivergent, autistic, ADHD, highly empathetic, or simply someone who feels a lot, you may find yourself carrying more than feels sustainable. This course is a gentle place to rest inside that experience. Across five slow, body-centered lessons, we’ll explore how to: • understand grief as a natural expression of care and connection • support your nervous system when the world feels intense • allow beauty to land as regulation—not avoidance • stay present without absorbing everything around you • experience belonging without masking, performing, or disappearing Each lesson is spacious and reflective, with pauses and somatic cues to help you reconnect with your body at your own pace. You don’t need to harden to live in the world. And you don’t need to carry everything to care. This course is here to help you stay open, grounded, and connected— exactly as you are.

Teresa McLean

Ottawa, ON, Canada

This course is guided by Teresa McLean, a Registered Massage Therapist with over 25 years of experience supporting people through body-based healing, nervous system regulation, and emotional recovery. Her work integrates somatic awareness, trauma-informed care, meditation, and Reiki, creating spaces where people can gently reconnect with their...

Les 1

Belonging To A World That Can Break Your Heart

Many sensitive and neurodivergent people quietly wonder if feeling the world so deeply means something is wrong with them. In this opening lesson, we explore a different possibility: that grief is not a failure of resilience, but a reflection of connection and belonging. Through slow somatic awareness, you’ll begin noticing how grief lives in the body and how sensitivity can be understood not as fragility, but as relational depth. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by caring, this lesson offers a place to begin—with gentleness, curiosity, and breath.

Les 2

Grief As Love With Nowhere To Go

For many people with sensitive nervous systems, grief can feel confusing or overwhelming—especially when it arises without a clear reason. This lesson explores grief not as something to solve, but as an expression of care and love. Through simple body-based awareness, you’ll learn how to experience grief as sensation rather than story, allowing it to move gently instead of becoming stuck or overwhelming. This practice supports emotional regulation while honoring the depth of what you feel.

Les 3

Beauty As Regulation, Not Escape

When the world feels intense, many people—especially neurodivergent or highly sensitive individuals—struggle to let themselves experience joy or beauty. It can feel like receiving goodness means ignoring pain. In this lesson, you’ll explore how beauty can act as a form of nervous system support rather than avoidance. Through sensory awareness and gentle somatic cues, you’ll practice allowing small moments of goodness to land in the body—helping you remain present, regulated, and connected.

Les 4

Belonging Without Self-Erasure

Many caring people—especially those who are neurodivergent or deeply empathetic—learn to maintain connection by over-adapting, masking, or taking on responsibility for others. Over time, this can lead to exhaustion and a quiet loss of self. This lesson explores a different form of belonging—one that includes your needs, limits, and nervous system. Through embodied awareness, you’ll practice staying connected to others without disappearing from yourself.

Les 5

Living In The Both

Sensitive and neurodivergent people often feel pulled between two extremes: shutting down to protect themselves or staying so open that everything becomes overwhelming. This final lesson explores a third possibility—learning to hold grief and beauty at the same time. Through gentle integration and body awareness, you’ll experience how the nervous system can support complexity without forcing resolution. The goal isn’t balance or perfection—just presence.

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