There’s something you want to
make room for.
You're already living a good, full, meaningful life, and still there are places that you want to explore and open. Maybe it's the project you can't stop thinking about but never make time for, work that could hold more meaning, creativity, and freedom, or the parts of you that used to write, dance, build, wander, and risk without needing a reason why.
You know what you want, but you keep talking yourself out of it. You make choices others would approve of and tell yourself to be satisfied. The courage to want is there, but it's been elusive: the permission to want more, want less, or want something entirely different.
Whether you've done years of therapy, coaching, and retreats or none at all, what matters is that you're ready to do something different. You don't have to do it alone. You can do it with the accountability and care of a powerful group of women around you, who will inspire you, challenge you, and help you create what you most deeply desire.
There are shifts that happen when women are physically together that simply do not happen in any other way.
— the heart of The Unfolding
We need more real life. Lived together.
Real life lived together. The Unfolding is built around 12 in-person immersions across the arc of a year, each one a full Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm. Six unhurried hours to sink into ourselves and each other. And a call between each to ground our learnings.
We see this intentional together time as the antidote to the intensity and velocity of life in the modern world. So much of our connection happens through screens, in fragments, squeezed between the next thing. For a female body, hyperconnectivity and the relentless push toward productivity have robbed us of our essential need for slowness and savoring.
Through The Unfolding, we're claiming time for ourselves and with one another as essential emotional and spiritual nourishment. By showing up steadily, month after month, we create the conditions for the quiet whispers of our inner knowing to finally be heard.
Together, we'll build an intimate community and a sacred, well-held space where every part of you is welcome, supported, and celebrated.
Marisa helped me go from someone who was afraid to use her voice, to someone who felt more confident in her abilities, in her gifts, and in who she is as a person. She is a person you can feel safe with, a person you can trust, and a person who catalyzes transformation.
—Kate Weinstein
Meet Your Guides
Marisa Belger
Marisa is a certified coach, facilitator, and writer who supports women through the changes that build them into something new.
She is co-author of The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother, the bestselling guide to supporting a woman as she moves through the rite of passage that is motherhood and has been leading women in workshops and retreats for years.
Her coaching approach is influenced by Indigenous wisdom traditions, Buddhist psychology, mindfulness and contemplative practice, nervous-system regulation, and neuroplasticity. She has spent decades exploring how insight becomes lived change, and what it takes for women to become more honest and more able to trust what they know.
Her own path has been shaped by motherhood, co-parenting her two teens with their fathers and their partners,and a relentless spiritual curiosity.
What matters most to her now is creating spaces where women have enough time, depth, and connection to hear themselves more clearly and live from that place.
Lauren Hauser
Lauren is a leadership and relationship coach, facilitator, and community builder. She helps women unhook from urgency, people-pleasing, and overfunctioning so they can live from a deep, pleasurable aliveness in themselves and in their relationships.
Lauren brings more than 15 years of experience in learning and talent development, having led teams and impact work in the nonprofit world and guided leaders and teams in corporate tech through pre-IPO scaling. She is a certified Integral Coach through New Ventures West and holds an International Coaching Federation ACC credential.
Her approach draws on somatics, depth psychology, learning design, meditation, and contemplative practice. She is currently training as a feminine embodiment practitioner with John Wineland and Kendra Cunov and her work stays rooted in her own ongoing personal work and coaching supervision.
She believes the world needs more women who are truly thriving in their leadership and life, and that this is the moment for it.
Why a year?
A year holds a whole cycle of life.
You get to practice across all seasons and through the inevitabilities of the human experience.
You need enough time to become honest about what is no longer working.
You can’t know yourself in one moment.
It’s impossible to imagine, dream, or create without time and space.
Being known happens slowly.
Someone has to know who you were to notice what’s changing.
A year gives us time and space for new parts of ourselves to emerge and be witnessed.
Committing to a full year is a powerful act - a promise to yourself that
your life is worth tending.
The year has a shape
(and it's not a straight line)
MONTHS 10 - 12
MONTHS 1 - 3
We begin by slowing down and building the foundation for the year ahead.
We'll practice:
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Creating spaciousness
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Exploring our beliefs, stories, & habitual ways of being
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Building trust in ourselves & the circle
Guiding Question:
Who am I today and what new parts of me want to be seen?
MONTHS 4 - 6
We'll follow the listening further down into places we usually avoid.
We'll explore:
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The protections that keep us small
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The parts of ourselves we've hidden in order to be loved
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The wisdom we turn away from
Guiding Question:
What have I turned away from in myself?
MONTHS 7-9
Now we explore the choices we get to make from this new place.
As a community, we’ll:
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Step into power, choice, and voice
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Name the commitment we are prepared to make to ourselves
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Create an action plan to support your commitment through the inevitable waves of doubt
Guiding Question:
What am I ready to choose for myself?
Finally, we integrate the insights and pull them into our life.
Together we'll:
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Ask whether the way we're actually living reflects what we believe
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Tend the life that is ours and release responsibility for what isn't
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Choose consciously what we want to organize our lives around going forward
Guiding Question:
What will I do with this life that is mine?
Lauren was incredible at creating a space where I could feel deeply heard and encouraged to take risks. She's built up my confidence and self-esteem and gotten me closer to achieving my goals. In many areas of my life (not just in dating) I know she is helping me change who I am and how I show up in the world.
— Jennifer Blake
WHAT'S INCLUDED
THE IMMERSION
12 In-person Saturday Gatherings
Once a month we gather for a full Saturday in a special space in the East Bay, SF, or Marin.
THE ONE-TO-ONE
Two private sessions
One customized private session with Lauren and one with Marisa.
THE INTEGRATION
One 75-minute Zoom Gathering each month
To stay connected, reflect, and bring the work into real life.
THE CIRCLE BETWEEN
Private Whatsapp Community
For connection, support, and the moments that happen between our gatherings.
Women coming together is change.
Women staying together is power.
Women having each other's back
is the movement we need
now, then, and forever.
— Soumya Mohanty Vilekar
Key Dates
We recognize life happens. To hold a container everyone can lean into, we ask you to set aside these Saturdays for full attendance. Each Saturday immersion will take place at locations across the East Bay, Marin and SF. We will gather from 10 - 4 each Saturday. Venues will be shared no later than a week in advance of the meeting.
JANUARY 9
FEBRUARY 6
MARCH 6
APRIL 3
MAY 1
JUNE 5
JULY 10
AUGUST 14
SEPTEMBER 11
OCTOBER 9
NOVEMBER 13
DECEMBER 11
THE UNFOLDING
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SATURDAY
IMMERSIONS
2027
The Investment
This is a year-long commitment, and the investment is one part of what holds it in place - alongside the dates on your calendar and the women beside you. We are committed to designing spaces that are held with reverence, care, and depth so you can fully sink into the experience of connecting with yourself and this community.
To support that energetic exchange:
Pay in full | $4,400 (save $400)
Monthly | $400 × 12
If cost is standing between you and this work, let's chat. We do not want your finances to get in the way if you are called to an experience like this. We also have a referral program: you will receive 10% off the full price if a friend signs up for The Unfolding.
Next Steps: Let's connect so we can get to know each other.
FAQ
How many women will be in the group?
This is our first year-long circle and we will be inviting no more than 15 women into the experience. We aim to reflect the power of diversity in our group, and you will be joined by women from a wide range of ages, backgrounds, and life experiences.
Do I need specific experience to join?
Nope! We deeply encourage any woman who feels the call to go deeper into herself and who has a genuine curiosity and openness to learn and grow in a container of women to join us. We recognize for some, being in a group of women can feel edgy. We welcome you fully and we'll be with you throughout the experience. Feel free to ask us any questions at any point along the way.
What does a Saturday look like?
Each immersion is a full day from
10 am to 4 pm, with a gentle rhythm that lets you arrive, go deep and leave feeling integrated and inspired. The day includes connection, practices, and reflection. Light snacks will be provided and we'll break mid-day to share lunch together.
Every gathering will be a little different,
with some sweet surprises,
always held with steadiness and care.
What if I miss a Saturday?
We recognize that life happens and misses can occur. We ask that you commit to at least 9 of the 12 Saturday Immersions and Integration calls. Our live sessions are not recorded which does mean you miss the live experience, but you will still receive support from the group, and a follow-up recap from us.