YEAR 1 · HATHOR HEKA SCHOOL

INNER GROUND

A year-long embodied journey into wholeness, inner authority and direct relationship with the sacred.

BEGINNING JANUARY 2027

 

THE GROUND FROM WHICH WE LIVE

 

Inner Ground is not about performing a new identity.

It is a gradual reorganisation of how we inhabit body, relationship, power, creativity and the sacred.

 

 

 

 

“My relationship with the feminine has changed. It has come back home to its sovereignty and also its softness.”

— Shanna 

 

 

 

THE FOUNDATIONAL YEAR OF HATHOR HEKA

Inner Ground is Year 1 of Hathor Heka School.

 

It offers a sustained journey of embodied learning, personal inquiry, ritual practice, archetypal exploration and relational responsibility.

The work is experiential rather than prescriptive. The body becomes a source of information, but not an unquestionable authority. Archetypes are approached as dynamic inner territories rather than fixed identities. Ritual and spiritual maps support inquiry without replacing discernment.

 

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the journey 

 

 

 

 

THE JOURNEY THROUGH THE YEAR

Inner Ground unfolds through interconnected layers of embodiment, archetypal exploration, ritual, relational practice and integration.

 

We begin by returning to the body and restoring relationship with sensation, rhythm, instinct and the living world.

From this ground, we move through four archetypal territories, Maiden, Mother, Virgin and Crone, as living maps of psychological, somatic, creative and spiritual development.

Throughout the year, the seven pillars of Inner Ground are woven through the journey, supporting the development of embodied presence, inner safety, pleasure-centred orientation, inner authority, shadow work, sacredness and emergence.

The path is not linear. We return, revisit, deepen and integrate, allowing the work to meet what is alive rather than forcing a predetermined result.

 

 

 

 

 

the body 

 

 

 

 

 

RETURNING TO THE BODY

The journey begins by restoring contact with the body.

 

We explore how personal experience, family, culture, religion, education and wider social systems have shaped the ways we inhabit, or leave, ourselves.

We begin to recognise the internalised structures that organise life through urgency, productivity, control, external authority and separation.

Rather than treating the body as a machine that must perform consistently, we learn to listen to sensation, changing capacity, instinct, desire, limits and natural rhythm.

 

The intention is to become more able to recognise when contact has been interrupted, understand what supports return, and remain in relationship with the body as life unfolds.

 

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the archetypes 

 

 

 

 

 

THE ARCHETYPAL JOURNEY

Inner Ground moves through four feminine archetypal territories: Maiden, Mother, Virgin, and Crone.

 

These are not fixed identities or roles to perform. They are living inner maps through which we explore different dimensions of embodiment, relationship, creativity, power, descent, maturity and the sacred.

MAIDEN · MOTHER · VIRGIN · CRONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

the pillars

 

 

 

 

 

THE SEVEN PILLARS OF INNER GROUND

The Seven Pillars are not seven separate techniques or isolated modules.

 

They are foundational capacities woven throughout the body, archetypal, relational and ritual journey.

They support participants in orienting within their own experience and create the ground from which later facilitation, leadership, creativity and cultural contribution may grow.

 

EMBODIED PRESENCE

The capacity to remain connected to bodily experience while meeting oneself, another person, a group or the wider field.

Embodied presence includes recognising when contact with the body has been interrupted and learning how relationship may be restored.

INNER SAFETY

The capacity to recognise nervous-system state, limits, resources, consent and pacing.

Safety does not mean the complete absence of intensity or discomfort. It means developing enough support and choice to remain responsive without unnecessary overwhelm.

INNER AUTHORITY

The capacity to source from within, discern, choose and remain responsible without surrendering authority to a teacher, group, doctrine or archetype.

Inner authority is held with humility, relationship and openness to feedback.

SHADOW WORK

The willingness to meet disowned, defended and unconscious aspects of the self.

Shadow work is rooted in wholeness rather than moral perfection. It invites relationship with projection, protective strategies, repetition and exiled qualities without turning them into identity or justification for harmful behaviour.

PLEASURE-CENTRED ORIENTATION

An orientation that recognises pleasure as a resource for truth, regulation and creativity.

It invites us to move beyond a life organised only around pain, and to listen for the ways life is already seeking to move, nourish and create through us.

SACREDNESS

The capacity to slow down, listen, make meaning and meet life with reverence.

Sacredness is not owned by one spiritual doctrine. It is a quality of attention, relationship and depth that may enter the body, ritual, nature, creativity and ordinary life.

EMERGENCE

The capacity to listen beyond predetermined outcomes and respond to what is actually alive.

Emergence asks us not to manufacture catharsis, force insight or control what transformation should look like, creating space for Magick.

 

 

 

 

“The Year 1 training touched and shifted the foundations of my being in ways that were both powerful and subtle.

I entered with the intention of anchoring more deeply into my own truth and wisdom, and learning to show up from that place.

I now see myself and my gifts with much greater clarity. I feel more embodied and more devoted to sharing what is mine to offer—not through pushing or striving, but by resting more deeply into who I am.

I also feel far more confident stepping into leadership and speaking from my heart, with less mental filtering.”

— Hanna

 

 

 

WHAT MAY BECOME POSSIBLE

Every participant enters with a different history, body, rhythm and life context. 

Through sustained participation, practice and integration, women may develop:

 
  • a more intimate relationship with the body
  • greater awareness of nervous-system states and needs
  • increased capacity to remain present with emotion and intensity
  • clearer boundaries and communication
  • a more grounded relationship with pleasure and desire
  • deeper trust in inner discernment
  • greater awareness of projection and protective patterns
  • a more direct relationship with creativity
  • a renewed relationship with ritual, nature and the sacred
  • increased capacity for rest, rhythm and receptivity
  • greater relational responsibility
  • a more coherent way of bringing inner transformation into life

WHO INNER GROUND IS FOR

Inner Ground may be for you if you:

 

  • long for a deeper relationship with your body

  • notice that you live primarily through thought, urgency or external demand

  • feel disconnected from pleasure, desire or natural rhythm

  • want to develop greater inner authority

  • are ready to meet shadow, pattern and protective structures honestly

  • are drawn to embodiment, archetypal work, ritual and creativity

  • want spiritual inquiry that remains connected to the body and ordinary life

  • are willing to participate in a year-long process of practice and integration

  • value both sovereignty and relationship

  • are open to feedback, personal responsibility and collective learning

  • feel that something more organic is trying to emerge through you

 

 

 

 

“Finally, a spiritual container where my instincts were honoured as deeply as my divinity.”

— Amberlee

 

  

 

 

DATES & LIVE TRAINING

We begin on Tuesday, 26 January 2027
@10:00 am New Zealand time
Three live calls + 1 pod call each month 

Inner Ground runs from January to December 2027.

The training includes three live online calls each month, generally held on Tuesdays at 10:00 am New Zealand time. Each session runs for approximately two to three hours.

There will also be two integration months during the year, during which live teaching pauses so participants have space to rest, revisit practices and allow the work to settle more deeply.

All live teachings are recorded.

PRACTICES & ONLINE ACADEMY

Throughout the year, participants receive weekly meditations, embodiment practices, rituals, journaling prompts and integration inquiries.

The training also includes seven required practices and one final integration protocol.

All recordings, resources and teaching materials are held within the Hathor Heka Online Academy, where participants can revisit the work in their own time.

The training is designed to move beyond intellectual understanding and become part of everyday life through regular practice, observation and integration.

PODS & BIG SISTERS

Participants are placed in smaller pods for monthly connection, witnessing and integration.

Pod calls are held by women from the Year 2 and Year 3 pathways, who serve as Big Sisters within the School.

This creates relationship across the different years of Hathor Heka and supports intimacy, continuity, mentorship and community.

The Big Sister role is part of the living culture of the School: women who have moved further through the pathway begin supporting those entering the foundational year.

RITES OF PASSAGE

Women who enrol in Inner Ground receive complimentary access to Rites of Passage, a self-paced online course offered as a gift.

It can be approached as preparation for the year ahead or completed later, at each participant’s own pace, whenever it feels supportive.

It offers an additional space for reflection, preparation and orientation before or during the training journey.

IN-PERSON GATHERINGS

Four optional in-person Hathor Heka gatherings will be offered during the year in the Auckland region.

These private gatherings are open only to women enrolled in Hathor Heka School and bring together participants from different training years.

They are distinct from Sia’s public workshops, temples and retreats.

They offer space for embodied practice, ritual, shared learning, relationship and connection with the wider School community.

Investment: NZD $300 per gathering, including GST

Attendance is optional and not required for completion of the online training.

 

INVESTMENT

Full Year 1 investment: NZD $8,800, including GST

Weekly and monthly payment plans are available.

A non-refundable deposit of NZD $1,000 is required to secure an accepted place. The deposit forms part of the total investment and is deducted from the remaining balance.

The four optional in-person gatherings are not included in the programme fee and may be purchased separately.

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"Inner Ground is where wholeness, authority and sacred relationship begin."

 

  

 

 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHAT IS YEAR 1 — INNER GROUND?

Year 1 — Inner Ground is the foundational year of Hathor Heka School. It is a one-year embodied journey into wholeness, inner authority and direct relationship with the sacred.

The year brings together somatic practice, nervous-system education, archetypal exploration, ritual, shadow work, relational learning, creativity and integration.

Inner Ground is not only a collection of teachings. It is a gradual reorganisation of how participants inhabit their bodies, relationships, power, creativity and relationship with the sacred.

WHEN DOES THE TRAINING BEGIN?

The Opening Ceremony will take place on:

Tuesday 26 January 2027 at 10:00 am New Zealand time.

The training continues until December 2027.

Participants will receive the complete annual calendar before the programme begins.

HOW OFTEN DO WE MEET LIVE?

The training includes three live online calls each month, generally held on Tuesdays at 10:00 am New Zealand time.

Each session runs for approximately two to three hours.

There will also be two integration months during the year, during which live teaching pauses so participants have space to rest, revisit practices and allow the work to settle more deeply.

All live teachings are recorded.

WHAT SUPPORT WILL I RECEIVE DURING THE YEAR?

Participants are supported through live teaching, weekly practices, the Online Academy, monthly pod connection and the wider Hathor Heka School community.

Pod calls are held by women from the Year 2 and Year 3 pathways, who serve as Big Sisters within the School.

This creates intimacy, continuity, mentorship and relationship across the different years of Hathor Heka.

 

 

 

 

"A cultural movement begins when transformation becomes shared practice."

 

  

 

 

Inner Ground begins in January 2027.

Applications are reviewed personally, and selected women will be invited to a discovery call with Sia as part of a mutual discernment process.

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