Modern Alchemy - Workshops designed to help you regulate emotions, strengthen connections, and step into your most effective self
This is not about becoming someone new.
It is about coming back to the version of you that is already there - beneath the stress, the patterns & the noise.
OUR WORKSHOP OUTLINES:
Theme: Reconnecting Authentically
Duration: 1-Day Experiential Workshop
Facilitators: Dr. Jessica Versfeld • Anand Makan
Workshop Overview
The Modern Alchemy Couples Reconnection Workshop is a transformative, science-based experience designed to help couples rebuild trust, empathy, and connection.
Grounded in psychology, somatic awareness, and relationship science, this journey invites partners to slow down, breathe deeply, and rediscover each other with openness and compassion.
You’ll learn to:
• Understand how your body and nervous system shape your relationship patterns
• Translate reactivity into awareness and repair
• Turn conflict into closeness through empathy, regulation, and shared intention
This is not about fixing what’s broken — it’s about re-awakening what’s alive beneath the surface.
Course Outline
Session 1 – Breathwork & Somatic Awakening
Reconnect with your partner through guided breathwork and body awareness. Learn to co-regulate, release tension, and create a shared sense of safety.
Key Practices: Power Breath | Elemental Flow | Integration & Stillness
Takeaway: Your breath as a bridge between two nervous systems.
Session 2 – Emotional States: The Language of the Body
Discover how the nervous system drives emotional patterns — fight, flight, freeze, or fawn — and how awareness turns reactivity into repair.
Highlights:
• The Five Emotional Zones (White → Fawn)
• How anger masks disconnection
• Building distress tolerance together
Outcome: Recognise triggers early and use shared tools to restore calm and trust.
Session 3 – Repairing Relationship Ruptures
Rupture is not failure — it’s an invitation to reconnect. This session guides you through repair conversations and the psychology of apology and trust.
Key Concepts:
• The Four Keys to an Effective Apology
• Attachment styles in rupture and repair
• The Initiator–Inquirer Dialogue (Empathy Process)
Practice: Transform conflict into connection through guided dialogue and empathy exercises.
Resentment to Goodwill: Your Couple Anchor System
Resentment is a signal and a shield. Learn how to convert emotional debt into emotional wealth by building trust, playfulness, and shared anchors for daily life.
Highlights:
• Understanding the “Bank of Goodwill”
• The Nine Relationship Domains (Communication, Trust, Intimacy, Playfulness & more)
• Creating practical anchors that sustain connection
Outcome: A personalised relationship toolkit to maintain emotional balance and resilience.
Who It’s For
Couples at any stage who want to move from reactivity to resonance, from protection to connection.
Whether you’re healing after disconnection or deepening an already healthy bond, this experience meets you where you are.
Investment
R 2 300 per couple (includes snacks, coffee & a beautiful workbook)
Venue
Woodhill Country Clubhouse — Pretoria East
Upcoming Date
Saturday 07 February 2026 | 09h30 - 15h30
POST-IMMERSIVE ELEMENTS
We are not here to fix you.
We are here to walk with you as you return to yourself - with clarity, honesty, and compassion.
READY TO BEGIN? OUR NEXT DATES
Click below to email book your place. Step into your next chapter—clearer, calmer, and more connected.
Spaces are limited to keep it personal and supportive.
Couples Workshop
07 February 2026
1 Day: 09h30 - 16h00
Woodhill Golf Estate, Club House
R 2300 Per Couple
Rewire & Transform
07, 14, 21 March 2026
3 Days: 10h00 - 16h00 | Runs Saturdays | Full Attendance Required
Woodhill Golf Estate, Club House
R 4800 Per Person
High Performers
21,24 February 2026
2 Days: 12h00 - 17h00
Woodhill Golf Estate, Club House
R 2800 Per Person
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