One to one / Private work

Journeys &
Initiations.

Beyond understanding.
Into lived experience.

A more personal exploration of protective patterns, intimacy, embodied self-trust, and authentic expression. We begin with what’s present: what you want to bring to life, what’s standing in the way, and where your erotic current and creative life force are asking to move.

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In-person journeys · Long-arc support · A combination of both

Mary Catherine with her hands resting on her heart and belly
Mary Catherine Shurett / Embodiment guide

The work

You understand
the pattern.
Now what?

You may have done a lot of work on yourself. You can name what happens. And still, in the moments that matter, you find yourself bracing, pulling back, going quiet, or disappearing.

Here, we bring that understanding into contact with your body. Through honest conversation, guided body awareness, breath, sound, and movement, we explore what happens in real time—and practice something new.

For change to occur, our bodies need new experiences. There is room here for the feelings, the pleasure, the creativity, and the parts of you that haven’t had much space to move.

Two ways to work together

A focused journey.
A longer unfolding.

01 / IN PERSON

Journeys

A private, immersive space to slow down, listen more deeply, and work with what’s present in your body and your life.

We make room to feel, reconnect, and meet the protective patterns that keep you from the experiences you want. An in-person journey can be a meaningful entry point into this work, or part of a longer exploration together.

  • Preparation to clarify what you’re bringing and what you need.
  • A guided in-person experience shaped around you.
  • Integration to help you bring what emerges into everyday life.
02 / OVER TIME

Initiations

A longer arc of private work for the changes that ask for time, relationship, and consistent practice.

We stay with what is unfolding: how you relate, what you protect, what you long for, and how you want to live. Together, we build your capacity to feel and express more of yourself in the life you’re actually living.

  • Ongoing one-to-one sessions and honest reflection.
  • Body-based practices that meet you where you are.
  • Space to integrate shifts in intimacy, creativity, and self-expression.

You might recognize yourself here

Something in you
is ready for
more room.

  • You’ve done the work, but something still isn’t shifting.
  • You want deeper intimacy with yourself and others.
  • You hold a lot—and want a space where you can be met, too.
  • You long for more pleasure, creativity, and freedom in your expression.
  • You’re ready to bring curiosity and practice into your daily life.

In their words

What it has
meant to them.

“Working with MC has been one of the most pivotal relationships of my life...”
— Marlys R.
“The Journey was everything my soul has been craving...”

“The space Mary Catherine has cultivated is so full of love. The Journey was everything my soul has been craving. Thankful for your iron fist and energetic barriers that allowed me to safely let my inner child out to play and be loved. I’m returning home a more full, raw and real me.”

— Ana T.
“I was able to finally get to the layers of feeling that I’ve felt blocked from for over 30 years!”

“The mastery Mary Catherine works in is unmatched. I feel she was born for this work and I am so grateful I had her in my corner as I navigated deep waters of feeling.”

— James F.
“I now, finally see myself, nothing could be more valuable.”

“I am a woman who creates BIG and holds a LOT. When I came to MC, I was tired, frustrated, and overwhelmed with anxiety after many years of pushing myself and not feeling the fullness of my feelings.”

— Fiora Z.
“From the first time I met Mary Catherine I felt deeply seen...”

“Just weeks after our first intention session things began to shift. I began to feel an opening for understanding myself, my femininity, and my internal power in a new way.”

— Saba R.

Excerpts from client experiences.

How we begin

Start with
a conversation.

01

Book a connect call.

Tell me what’s bringing you here, what you’re longing to experience, and what feels like it’s standing in the way.

02

Find the right shape.

We’ll explore whether a journey, a longer initiation, or a combination feels like the right fit. We’ll talk through the practical details together.

03

Begin where you are.

If we choose to work together, we’ll create a clear starting point and a rhythm of preparation, experience, and integration.

Your next step

What wants
to come alive?

You don’t need to know which path is right for you yet. Bring your questions. We’ll begin there.

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