Woman Within International Ltd. licenses five organizations (which make up the Woman Within Network) to offer the Woman Within Training. Woman Within International Ltd. maintains the program and supports the regions by training leaders, providing marketing support and other administrative assistance. Each member of the Woman Within Network handles all the logistics and registrations for the weekends they host. Most of the regional organizations are not-for-profit, and offer follow-up opportunities for participants.

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A woman who truly cannot afford the Weekend fee may request financial assistance from Women Worldwide West Coast, Inc. Our Financial Assistance Policy is to honor and acknowledge a woman's request for assistance and provide partial financial aid to a limited number of women each weekend. The process is: submit the Registration form and required deposit; write a letter in which you state your need for financial assistance (income v. outflow, job situation, etc.), and how you think your life will be different following the training; and submit your letter to scholarships@ww-wc.org. You will be contacted by a member of the Scholarship Committee. Please note that your application will be held in confidence. If you have additional questions, you may call (800) 752-4430 or send us an e-mail for more information.

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The Woman Within Training Weekend is not a "quick fix" and it is not a substitute for therapy. This "process" can compliment therapy, or be a catalyst, to enhance the healing path you are already on. Trust yourself and sign up for the first available weekend. In the meantime, trust yourself to find the support you need from a therapist or other support groups in your area.

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Only you can answer this question and we urge you to attend the weekend for yourself - not to please someone else. If you are willing and ready to look inside for answers to questions that you may have - about yourself, the choices that you currently make and your life - then the weekend can provide the opportunity to do so. This program is for you, and you alone need to decide when you are ready to come. No one can decide for you when the time is right.

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The ManKind Project is a 501(c)(3) organization with certified organizational centers in 27 different communities in the United States, Canada, England, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, France and Germany. MKP is designed for men and Woman Within is designed for women. Although the two organizations are not "officially" affiliated and do not share protocols or sessions, they do share a mission of offering women and men an opportunity to discover more about themselves.

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Yes, we ask all weekend participants and staff to agree to keep all weekend events confidential.

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Absolutely. This program welcomes women of all ages. Women in their 80's have attended and been blessed by the gifts they received from the weekend. Women from the age of 18 (minimum requirement) and beyond have sat side by side in this healing circle.

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WW-WC does their best to provide ongoing support circles after the weekend, however, it depends on where you live and whether there are active "WW grads" in your area. Before the close of your weekend, you will be given information about the possibility of support circles in your area. Please click here for list of Community Contacts and call or email the person closest to you geographically. If you do not find a contact for your area, or if you are interested in being the contact person, you may e-mail MSusan Peck, Director of Empowerment Circles for Women Worldwide – West Coast, Inc or call us at (800) 752-4430.

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We are not a cult. We do not fit any of the characteristics of a cult, which include subservience to a leader, requiring attendance at functions, and encouraging members to live and/or socialize only with other group members. (For more information on cults, see http://www.icsahome.com/infoserv_articles/langone_michael_term_cult.htm). We honor each woman's decision to be present, and if the weekend does not fit for her, we do not coerce her to stay. We are a group of women dedicated to the healing of the world one woman at a time.

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This program is not based on any religion, and does not promote any one belief over another. The sessions blend a number of experiences drawn from many cultures and practices. We invite you to honor whatever feels right for you, and to know that at all times you have a choice to participate in an activity or not.

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Yes, the Woman Within Training Weekend is a residential weekend. Because of the nature of the program, the benefits of the program are enhanced by staying on the site.

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This is not recommended. All experiences build upon each other. Missing a session will reduce the value of the weekend for you.

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Discuss this with whomever you wish to bring ... and make your own decision. Our program can accommodate friends or family members on the same weekend. You can be placed on two separate teams, allowing for each of you to have your own individual experience and yet be available to support and encourage each other.

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The magic of the program is in the unfolding of the processes. Each process builds on the other. One session taken out of context would not make sense. To give you an outline of the whole program may defeat the "openness" you need to receive whatever gifts are waiting for you ... one woman's experience may be very different from another's and thus set you up for disappointment or discouragement if you do not achieve the same result for a particular session.
Each woman comes to this weekend with her own uniqueness, and her own issues. To gain the maximum benefit we ask you to "Trust the process." If you feel you need more specific information before you can feel safe to come, call your registrar and ask her for assistance.

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For some, it is the opportunity to be heard as they discover their voice and speak their truth. For others, it is having the space and time to experience intense emotions without judgment. Still for others, it is the rare experience of compassion and strength created by women coming together to witness, accept, empower, and honor themselves.

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At Woman Within, we trust that each woman intuitively knows what is right for her. The training provides the tools to delve deeper into your own inner wisdom and see which parts of yourself need further acknowledgement and integration, so that you can live your life to the fullest. We are there to support you – in all your potential and power, with all your shadows and challenges – to be whom you want to be. The only requirement for attendance is openness to experiencing yourself.

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