incarnate the sacred in your body + this earth
A twice-monthly virtual community and modern mystery school where healing + spiritual practice become flesh + bone
Somatic & Spiritual Practice • Healing • Ritual • Coaching • Community
HOW IT WORKSJoin the Circle at any time. New members are welcome into the current season at any point. Each session stands on its own.
Current Mystery: WOMB + TOMB
Spiritual Awakening as Descent into The Sacred Darkness
August 5 - September 26
JOIN BETWEEN THESE DATES AND RECEIVE ALL RECORDINGS TO DATE, FREE
ENTER THE THRESHOLD:
the sacred dark
where life forms
where we make sacred
what’s no longer yours to carry
where desire becomes
a holy force
in the shaping of
a new world
Summer Dates
Live circles meet from 1:00–2:30 PM ET 10:00–11:30 AM PT / 11:00 AM–12:30 PM MT / 12:00–1:30 PM CT / 1:00–2:30 PM ET
Session 1 — Wednesday, August 5
Session 2 — Wednesday, August 19
Session 3 — Thursday, September 10
Session 4 — Saturday, September 26
Replays will be available for members.
WHAT’S INSIDE THE CIRCLE
Each gathering draws from the living threads of The New Body. Depending on the theme, season, and what the circle is asking for, we may work with the above.
TWICE-MONTHLY LIVE NEW BODY CIRCLES Spiritual healing, teaching, somatic practice, coaching, ritual, intuitive guidance, dreamwork, and direct encounter with the divine — held in a steady virtual circle.
DIRECT ENCOUNTER PRACTICES Guided practices for bringing Spirit into the body, the bones, the breath, the feet, and the life you are living.
DREAMWORK + SYMBOLIC INQUIRY A place to bring dreams, images, signs, body messages, synchronicities, and the intelligence moving beneath the surface of your life.
FOCUSED MONTHLY THEMES Deep dives into desire, grief, boundaries, receiving, money, power, relationships, awakening, creativity, ancestry, and more,
PRACTICE + RECORDING LIBRARY Replays, guided practices, meditations, teachings, rituals, and healing work you can return to in your own time.
SEASONAL RITUAL + EARTH PRACTICE Earth-based and devotional practices with the seasons, elements, ancestors, plants, protection, release, gratitude, desire, and return.
MEMBER SAVINGS + EARLY ACCESS Special pricing, early access, or discounts on select New Body offerings, including one-on-one work, online retreats, seasonal series, trainings, ceremonies, and future immersions.
What You’ll Learn + Practice
Inside The New Body Circle, we explore healing as something you live in the body, in relationship, in ritual, in Spirit, and in the ordinary details of your life.
You’ll learn and practice ways to:
Let Spirit move deeper into the body
Listen to dreams, symbols, signs, and body messages
Work with desire as a holy force for creation
Stay present with grief, longing, fear, and change
Turn over what was never yours to carry
Build capacity in the nervous system
Create ritual with the Earth, ancestors, and unseen world
Live with more honesty, devotion, joy, and freedom
THIS IS FOR YOU IF:
You are sensitive, intuitive, spiritually awake, deeply feeling, and done performing the old self.
You want healing to become something you live — in your body, relationships, choices, creativity, work, rest, and daily life.
You crave embodiment, truth, freedom, joy, devotion, and a deeper relationship with Spirit, the Earth, and the intelligence moving through your life.
You are willing to practice returning to the body, listening to dreams and symbols, working with ritual, meeting desire, turning toward what is real, and letting The New Body take root.
You want a steady place to return — a circle that can hold teaching, spiritual healing, somatic practice, prayer, dreamwork, intuitive guidance, community, and direct encounter with the divine.
THIS IS NOT FOR YOU IF:
You want a quick fix, a perfect formula, or a teacher to become the authority over your life.
You are looking for content to consume without practice, participation, reflection, or self-responsibility.
You want spiritual work that stays abstract and never enters the body, the nervous system, the Earth, your relationships, your choices, or the details of how you live.
You are not open to engaging with prayer, ritual, dreams, symbols, intuition, ancestors, Spirit, Earth, or direct encounter with the divine.
You are in active crisis or need immediate one-on-one, medical, therapeutic, or emergency support.
CHOOSE THE RATE THAT REFLECTS YOUR CAPACITY
For those who feel called to the Circle, but paying more would create strain. This rate is here so you can still be in the room.
For those with steady income and enough room to invest in support, learning, practice, and growth. This is the true cost rate.
For those with financial stability, comfort, savings, travel, or discretionary spending who want to help make the Circle more accessible for others.
MEET Lizzy McDonald
Lizzy McDonald is the founder of The New Body — a body of work devoted to embodied healing, spiritual transformation, training, pilgrimage, ritual, plant wisdom, and direct encounter with the divine.
For over two decades, she has studied and practiced across the healing arts, weaving somatic work, spiritual healing, Reiki, dreamwork, ritual, intuitive guidance, restorative practice, earth-based wisdom, and deep relational work.
The New Body Circle is where these threads gather into a steady practice space — a place to return to the body, listen for Spirit, work with dreams and symbols, turn toward the Earth, and let The New Body take root in the living system of your life.
Your Questions, Answered
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The first Summer School circle begins August 6 and continues through September 21 as the opening arc of The New Body Circle.
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Definitely. You can switch plans, upgrade, or make changes to your membership anytime.
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Not exactly. The Circle is a living membership and practice space. There will be teachings, practices, recordings, and themes, but this is not a rigid course with modules to complete. It is an ongoing place to return, receive, practice, and let the work take root in your life.
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Yes. Your membership renews monthly and continues beyond Summer School unless you choose to cancel.
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Beautiful. The Circle can support and deepen your individual work. One-on-one work gives you a private container; the Circle gives you a steady communal rhythm of practice, teaching, ritual, and integration.
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Yes. Summer School is the first arc of The New Body Circle. After September 21, the Circle will continue with new themes, teachings, practices, and seasonal work.
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No. The New Body Circle is not therapy, medical care, crisis care, or a substitute for one-on-one support. It is a spiritual and somatic practice space. The work may be deeply healing, but it is not a replacement for therapeutic, medical, or emergency support when those are needed.
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You are welcome. You do not need to arrive with experience in somatic practice, ritual, energy work, dreamwork, or spiritual healing. You only need curiosity, respect for the container, and a willingness to be in practice.
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Live attendance is encouraged because the circle is a living field, but you do not have to attend every gathering live. Replays will be available for members when possible.