Feeling our Feelings Practice Group
A practice group to build your emotional capacity and self-connection
- What: A small-group practice space to explore and be with your feelings—gently, without fixing or judgment
- When: Starts Feb 2026 · Meets on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of February, March, and April · 6 total sessions
- Time: 11:00 AM–1:00 PM ET / 8:00–10:00 AM PT
- Where: We meet on Zoom
- Cost: $150/month ($450 total) · A few adjusted-rate spots available
- Who it’s for: Anyone wanting more support, clarity, and self-connection around feelings—whether you’re newer to this or ready to go deeper
- Group Size: 6–8 participants
- Join the interest list →
For a lot of us, feeling our feelings is the hardest part.
If you grew up without consistent emotional support—or even if you did, but were part of a family or culture where feelings were discouraged or misunderstood—you may have learned early on that it wasn’t welcome or safe to express your feelings. In many cultures, shame, blame, punishment, and reward are used to shape behavior. Feelings can be seen as weak, disruptive, or too much. Even the English language muddies the waters—using phrases like “I feel like that’s wrong,” which makes it harder to know what we’re actually feeling.
Maybe you learned to downplay, reject, or numb what was happening inside—because no one was consistently there, or emotionally attuned enough, to help you make sense of it.
This group is a space to shift that pattern.
We’ll slow things down and practice:
- Bringing compassion and awareness to how you relate to your emotions
- Naming, allowing, and being with your feelings—without judgment
- Exploring the difference between thoughts and feelings
- Tracking body signals and sensations
- Linking your feelings with parts of yourself such as the inner child, inner teen, inner critic
- Recognizing what you’re needing underneath the emotional waves
Just like kids need a steady, attuned caregiver to help them regulate when things become overwhelming, we begin to offer ourselves that kind of presence now. That’s what reparenting is—not fixing ourselves, but learning how to be with ourselves in a new way.
Together, we build emotional capacity—the ability to be with and move through hard feelings without checking out or turning against ourselves. We also practice being with pleasant and neutral states—like joy, calm, or ease—that we may have overlooked or learned to avoid. Over time, this helps us reconnect with the full range of our emotional life. It helps us connect more deeply with our own humanity. What some traditions call the ability to be with the 10,000 joys and 10,000 sorrows.
Group Format
Each session includes:
- A grounding or feeling-related practice
- A brief check-in
- We explore a specific emotional theme each time, which might include:
- Guided exercises
- Short teaching components
- Body-based exploration
- Group discussion
- Breakout time in dyads or triads
- A short check-out
You’ll also receive:
- Optional between-session practices or reflections
- An opportunity to pair with another group member in the off-week if you choose
Schedule:
This group meets twice a month, offering a spacious rhythm for reflection and integration.
We meet for a total of six 2-hour sessions over three months.
Who This Is For
This group is for people who:
- Want support in identifying and making space for their feelings
- Are curious about reparenting or have some experience with it
- Value a small group space that honors nervous system pacing
Facilitator
All groups are facilitated by Bonnie Mio, founder of Reparenting Playground.
Bonnie draws on over a decade of experience in reparenting, and nearly twenty years of practice in NVC, mindfulness meditation, and inquiry work. She creates a steady, welcoming space for people to reconnect with their inner experience.
How to Join
Spots are limited to 8 participants.
This group will run with a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 8, to support depth, dynamism, and connection.
Join the interest list. As we get closer to the start date, we’ll follow up. If you’re still interested, you’ll complete a brief reflection to ensure the group is a good fit.
You can also indicate on the form if you’re hoping for a group at a different time. New groups may be opened based on interest.
When We Meet
This group will begin in February 2026. It meets on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of February, March, and April.
Time: 11:00 AM–1:00 PM ET / 8:00–10:00 AM PT
Investment
Monthly Investment: $150
($450 for the full 3-month cycle / $75 per session)
A few adjusted-rate spots are available for those who wouldn’t be able to join without financial strain. You’ll be able to indicate this on the interest form.
Any questions? Please use the contact form.