Jun
22
7:00 PM19:00

Practitioners For Collective Liberation

The Grounded Elevation — Practitioner Container
A practitioner container  ·  Decolonial practice

Healing That Doesn't Reproduce
What It's Meant to Undo

A small-group container for therapists and practitioners ready to examine how power, oppression, and their own social location live inside their practice.

Starting August 4th  ·  Time TBD  ·  4 Sessions  ·  Limited to 12
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What this is

Not a lecture series.
Not a guilt practice.

This is a structured, relational space for practitioners who want to honestly examine where their training, their institutions, and their own histories shape the help they offer — and build something more integrated.

"For those who already suspect that the system they trained in is part of what they're trying to heal."
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The container

4 sessions. Small cohort. Real work.

4
Live sessions via Zoom
90
Minutes per session
12
Practitioners max
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Screening required to join
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Who this is for

You may be a good fit if —

  • ✦You're a therapist, somatic practitioner, coach, social worker, or healing arts practitioner
  • ✦You've done some anti-oppression reading or training and want to move beyond the surface
  • ✦You find yourself navigating tensions between your clinical training and your values
  • ✦You work with marginalized communities and feel the weight of doing that well
  • ✦You're willing to be uncomfortable, reflective, and accountable in community
This is not the space for those seeking a passive DEI overview, or who want to observe without full presence and participation.
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Investment

Your investment in the work

$350

Payment is included in the screening form — you'll complete registration in one step.

✦   Two scholarships available for BIPOC practitioners   ✦

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Sarah Bitar
Your facilitator

Sarah Bitar

Lebanese mama, de-colonial holistic therapist, ceremonialist, and holder of a Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy. Her work is rooted in the belief that we each carry the capacity to transform inherited wounds and reorient toward inner clarity and dignity. She holds this space from her own ongoing reckoning with lineage, displacement, and the systems she works both within and against.

Ready?

Applications are now open

Starts August 4th  ·  4 sessions  ·  $350
Limited to 12 practitioners  ·  Two BIPOC scholarships available

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Mother’s Grief & Liberation Online Support Group (Part II)
Sep
12
to Oct 31

Mother’s Grief & Liberation Online Support Group (Part II)

A 7-Week Online Closed Group for Mothers Navigating Collective Grief

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This is the second round of a group container for mothers who are carrying the weight of grief in the face of ongoing genocides and global atrocities, and who long to alchemize this pain into intentional, life-affirming presence for the generations we are raising.

Together, we will create a circle of care where grief, rage, love, and prayer can be held, witnessed, and transmuted.

Group Details

  • 7 weekly sessions

  • Fridays at 9:00-10:30 AM PST

  • Beginning September 12, 2025

  • Facilitated by Sarah Bitar: Lebanese mama, de-colonial holistic therapist, ceremonialist, and holder of a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy.

Guest facilitators will join us in some sessions to share practices, wisdom, and tools.

Why This Space

Mothers are tethered to the well of infinite love and to the very source of life.
To witness the violation of sacred life under oppressive systems is to feel heartbreak, fury, and helplessness that words can barely hold.

Since the beginning of time, mothers have turned to each other for connection, community, and ancestral wisdom as medicine in times of collective suffering. This group is an invitation to remember that we do not have to carry it all alone. With shared practices, movement, breath, prayer, and dialogue, we will journey together; closer to who we choose to be in this moment on earth, for our children and for our communities.

What to Expect

  • A closed container: We begin and end together, fostering safety, confidentiality, and deep trust.

  • Sessions will not be recorded to honor authenticity and privacy.

  • Practices to help us transmute grief and rage into grounded presence and creative action.

  • Space to show up as you are, whether raw and tender, or steady and ready.

  • Opportunities for heart-centered connection with fellow mothers on this path.

    • Feel called to give your pain, grief, and helplessness a place to land and be witnessed.

    • Know that joy and pleasure can coexist with grief, and that neither needs to erase the other.

    • Are curious about your own power of choice and transformation.

    • Recognize that much of our world’s suffering stems from:

      ~The imbalance between humanity and nature

      ~The imbalance among feminine, masculine, and non-binary energies

      ~Systems and structures built on domination and oppression

    • Seek a facilitator with all the answers.

    • Have not yet spoken up or engaged in advocacy for those enduring genocide.

    • Plan to “just check it out” without offering presence, participation, or care.

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A Note on Commitment

Because of the depth and intimacy of this offering, please sign up only if you can commit to all 7 sessions with presence and integrity, to your best ability. Emergencies are completely understandable.

Together, we will move, breathe, pray, process, and hold one another; remembering that our grief, when witnessed and honored, can become a force for collective healing and liberation.

A Note on Accessibility & Inclusion

Scholarships and financial assistance are available to make this offering accessible, especially for single mothers who may need support. Please reach out for assistance through email at contact@thegroundedelevation.com

This circle is an inclusive and welcoming space for mothers of all backgrounds and faiths. We will honor and celebrate our lineages together as we hold the vision of a free Palestine and a world of sovereignty, dignity, and safety for all children.

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For questions or inquiries, email contact@thegroundedelevation.com. Please allow 3–5 days for a response.

Looking forward to gathering in sacred witness and healing with you.

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Jun
8
9:00 AM09:00

Energy Awareness 101

A foundational offering for those reclaiming clarity, boundaries, and belonging through rooted energetic care

A Return to What Was Always Yours

Now more than ever, cultivating energy awareness is essential. In a world of constant noise, speed, and overstimulation, tending to our unseen body becomes a practice of reclamation; a way to reconnect with what sustains us beneath the surface.

This course is for those walking the path of restoration; unlearning survival patterns, reweaving boundaries, and carrying only what is truly theirs. Whether you’re a parent, space holder, cycle-breaker, or someone moving through the weight of being human, Energy Awareness 101 offers a grounded invitation into daily energetic care and hygiene.

These teachings are not trends. They are adaptations of ancestral rhythms; rooted in nervous system safety, ritual, and relational integrity. This is not about spiritual performance or bypassing the reality we live in.

On the contrary, this conversation invites us to turn toward the truth of our lived experience and the collective conditions we move through. Energy awareness is not an escape; it is what helps us meet life with clarity and presence. We learn to cultivate our energy not to disconnect, but to show up from a more rooted, restored, and sovereign place.

This is an educational and experiential offering: we will explore what the energetic body is, what disrupts it, how to tend to it, and how to cultivate practices and approaches that support long-term wholeness.

What You'll Walk Away With

  • Foundational knowledge about the energetic body

  • What disrupts it and how to tend to it

  • Somatic tools to discern what energy is yours and what isn’t

  • Practices to support embodied boundaries in everyday life

  • Techniques to release inherited weight, overstimulation, and burnout

  • Daily rituals for energetic clearing and replenishment

  • An approach centered in wholeness, responsibility, and remembrance

This Is for You If...

  • You feel foggy, heavy, or emotionally off after social interactions

  • You’ve been holding too much: ancestral grief, emotional labor, unspoken pain

  • You’re a caregiver, cycle-breaker, or sensitive soul seeking restoration

  • You’re longing for rituals that protect your energy without bypassing authentic relationships

  • You’re ready to deepen your relationship with yourself through care that honors both spirit and body

  • You long to be more present in your relationships without needing to armor up or distance yourself in order to feel safe and resourced

Course Structure & Logistics

  • 90-minute Zoom session (live, recorded) including a 30 minute Q&A (this portion will not be recorded for confidentiality)

  • Educational teaching on the energetic body: what it is, what disrupts it, and how to care for it

  • Experiential tools and guided practices offered throughout

  • Dedicated section for Q&A and peer dialogue

  • Recording will be available for purchase after the live session for those who are unable to attend, or those who wish to revisit the material (at a discounted rate).

Date: Sunday, June 8th AT 9am PST

Reserve Your Spot

About Sarah, the facilitator

Sarah Bitar is a holistic therapist, educator, and guide devoted to trauma-informed, body-based, and ancestral pathways to healing. Her work is rooted in the belief that we each carry the capacity to transform inherited wounds, restore connection, and reorient toward inner clarity and dignity.

Through her integrative practice, she supports cycle-breakers, caregivers, and seekers in returning to the wisdom of their own bodies and the quiet power of their remembering. She believes energy literacy is a birthright; and that remembering it is part of personal and collective repair.

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I look forward to sharing this space and body of knowledge with each of you. May it meet you where you are and support your journey toward greater clarity, protection, and rooted presence.

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FAQ

Do I need to be "spiritual" to join?

Spirituality in this context isn’t about subscribing to a belief system or performing a role. It's about deepening awareness, cultivating integrity, and showing up to life with presence and care. Gandhi described spirituality as living in alignment with truth and love, not withdrawing from the world but engaging with it more intentionally. Similarly, philosophers like Krishnamurti and Simone Weil spoke of spirituality as self-awareness and attention—the ability to meet reality fully, without bypassing it. If you’ve ever felt the weight of what’s not yours and longed to return to yourself, this is for you.

Is this only for mothers or healers?
No. This session includes practices supportive for everyone, it is for anyone longing for grounded energetic care.

Is this course culturally respectful?

Yes. This work is rooted in reverence, cultural humility, and relational integrity. It avoids spiritual bypassing and does not extract from Indigenous or sacred traditions. Instead, it invites respectful engagement with ancestral knowledge; offering tools to integrate these values into modern life in a way that honors lineage, context, and responsibility. 

What if I can’t attend live?

The recording will be available for purchase at $44 for those unable to join the session in real time. For those attending live who wish to revisit the material, access to the replay is available for an additional $11

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