This is the path of feminine embodied leadership. A path that is not built on accumulation, but on attunement. A way of being that honors the intelligence of your body, your nervous system, and your deepest desire.

This path is cyclical and deeply embodied. It moves in rhythm with nature - listening to sensation, emotion, instinct, and inner knowing as valid forms of guidance.

Here, we gently descend into the layers of your being. Not to fix what is “wrong,” but to meet what has been held, shaped, or forgotten along the way. The parts of you formed through survival, conditioning, and old stories are not bypassed, they are met with presence, care, and compassion.

Through somatic awareness, ritual, and intentional practice, what has been stored in the body begins to soften and move. What has been held in silence is given space to be seen, felt, and integrated.

This is not a path of becoming someone new. It is a rhythmic, honest return to who you are beneath the noise, beneath the protection, the performing, the overthinking, the adapting.

And as that remembering unfolds, something begins to shift.

Clarity returns.
Self-trust deepens.
Life becomes less about efforting and more about listening.

From here, a different kind of freedom becomes possible...one rooted not in perfection or control, but in embodiment, truth, and inner alignment.

The Alchemy of Desire is an 8-week initiation for women ready to live from the inside-out.

A space to soften the grip of conditioning and begin listening to what is true beneath it, learning to source from your own body, your own knowing, your own soul.

This is a guided journey into reconnection and remembrance, where desire is no longer something to manage or question, but something to trust and follow. Through somatic practice, ritual, reflection, and communal presence, you are supported to move through layers of release and return to yourself.

This is a profound transformational journey to:
✨Return to the wisdom of your body
✨Remember your connection to Nature
✨Explore your multi-dimensional feminine essence
✨Embrace the language of your authentic blueprint

Here, your triggers become information, your emotions become guidance, and your body becomes a place of safety you can return to again and again.

The Calling

There is a quiet knowing that lives within you...

A subtle pull. A persistent undercurrent. A sense that there is more aliveness available than what you are currently living.

More truth, more depth, more connection to yourself and to life.

And yet, this longing can so easily become something we try to override.

We label it as dissatisfaction. We push it aside with logic. We delay it for a “better time.”

We try to think our way out of it or fill it with more information, more clarity, more certainty.

But this longing is not a problem to solve.

It is not asking to be fixed, forced, suppressed, or transcended.

It is the voice of your deeper intelligence, speaking through your body, asking you to listen.

What you will receive

Through this 8-week group container, you will be guided to:

✨Reconnect with your body as your primary source of truth, guidance, and wisdom

✨ Cultivate deeper nervous system safety, emotional regulation, and somatic awareness

✨ Reclaim desire as a sacred, intelligent life force, and learn how to work with it, not suppress it

✨Establish a daily rhythm that supports presence, embodiment, and real-life integration

✨Be witnessed, held, and reflected in an intimate sisterhood space that supports your becoming

The container that holds you

🎧8 weekly 120-minute live group calls
A space for deep embodiment, guided practices, and wisdom teachings that bring you back into connection with your body and truth.

💻Access to all session recordings
So you can revisit the work, integrate at your own pace, and stay connected to the process in a way that honors your rhythm.

🫂An intimate group setting
To feel held, heard, supported, seen, and inspired as you rise alongside other women who are also choosing to live in deeper truth and alignment.

🙋🏽‍♀️A 1:1 integration session with Sophia
A curated space to deepen your process, receive guidance, and be supported in what is uniquely alive for you.

Integrated Support For Your Daily Life

These are not bonuses...They are part of the rhythm of this work.

🎧Morning Devotional Audio
A guided practice to anchor your day in presence, intention, and emotional clarity—before the world pulls you outward.

📖Daily Rhythm Companion (Spring Edition)
A ritual-based guide to support your connection to cyclical living, with simple, nourishing daily practices to bring you back into alignment.

Together, these create a living devotional rhythm, supporting you in weaving embodiment, presence, and self-connection into your everyday life…not just during our calls, but in how you live.

“I truly enjoyed the Phoenix Rising sessions with Sophia. They offered me a meaningful opportunity to finally integrate a consistent daily meditation practice; something I had attempted many times in the past but could never quite sustain. Life always seemed to get in the way.

What made this experience different was the deep sense of reverence infused into each step. Incorporating elements like the altar, essential oils, and incense sticks helped ground me and reconnect me with myself on a daily basis. These rituals became more than just habits; they became sacred moments of stillness.

One of the most profound benefits was the return of restful sleep, something I had been struggling with for over four years. This alone has been life changing.

I’m also incredibly grateful for the tools Sophia shared and the supportive space she created for connection with other women facing similar challenges.

Thank you, Sophia, for this beautiful introduction to a more peaceful way of being. It has truly shifted my perspective on life.”

“I recently participated in the Phoenix Rising Online program. I can't say enough about what the experience has brought to my life. It was a very special opportunity to connect with other women in a group for healing, spirituality and community. As we moved through the weeks I became more and more connected to myself and learned a great deal about myself. This journey has brought me to new practices I have immediately integrated into my everyday life, as well as others I can continue to revisit and explore more deeply for a long time.

The program has many rich offerings for the body, mind and soul. We participated in group learning, conversation, guided meditation and journal prompts, each of which I could benefit from at different times and approach in my own way.

Sophia is a deeply sensitive and insightful facilitator with the ability to offer us both personal guidance and universal wisdom. She is young, but so wise! I look forward to exploring new learning opportunities she offers in the future.

I recommend this program to any woman who is looking for a meaningful experience that is empowering and healing.”

“Phoenix Rising was an incredible opportunity to benefit from the teachings and practices that Sophia offers and to share the journey with a group of like-minded women. It was a powerful combination that provided a safe and supportive environment for growth, realizations and connection. Participating in this course has helped me feel more comfortable in my body and with who I am. I learned many practices that I can use daily or turn to when I feel I need them. And the written guide that Sophia provided weekly was immensely helpful in reflecting more deeply on our discussions. It’s a rare thing to have this type of community experience these days, and I would definitely recommend it anyone seeking to grow more into who they are and looking for community with other women. It’s such a powerful tool that we don’t often find in our day-to-day lives. Phoenix rising invites you to just drop right in and immerse yourself into something really profound and transformative.”

Sophia is an artist, visionary, weaver of feminine wisdom, and the founder of Alkimia Embodied Healing Arts - a transformational sanctuary devoted to helping women remember their Creative Power through the alchemy of embodiment.

Her path was forged through lived experience: years of navigating an eating disorder, burnout, and the ache of self-abandonment. What followed were 5+ years of intense shedding, immersion herself in holistic healing modalities where Nature, music, movement, ritual & prayer became her teachers.

Through this journey, Sophia uncovered a simple yet profound truth: when a woman remembers the intelligence of her Body and her connection to Nature, she reclaims her innate worth and becomes freed to be who she was always meant to be.

Today, Sophia guides other women across their own Thresholds - inviting them to shed old identities, cultivate safety in their body, and rise in authentic expression. Her work centers on cultivating intimate connection, authentic expression, and embodied leadership.

FAQ

"I'm a little shy....especially when speaking in front of people!"

The intimacy of this container is intentionally created to support gentle nervous system expansion. Sharing is optional yet highly beneficial to all! Your story becomes medicine for other women who may be walking a similar path.

“I don’t know if I have the time to commit.”

I've curated the 8 weeks to be intentionally, working with the natural energy available to us in the season and honoring the nervous system. You move at your own pace, and the practices and recordings are yours to return to anytime.

“I’m not sure if this is for me.”
If you’re a woman ready to trust your body, step into your truth, and create real shifts in your life, this container is designed to meet you where you are. You're invite you to schedule a 30min clarity call to speak with me.

“I’m worried I’ll fall behind or miss something.”
There’s no right way to engage, but simply to show up for yourself. The real invitation here is to start practicing carving out "me-time", which is simply time to connect with what is real, with what is here. Let this be a practice in itself :)

“I’ve tried courses or workshops before and didn’t finish them.”
This isn’t about ticking things of a list or feeling like this is a "should"... It’s about the quality of your intention, presence, and commitment to your own transformation. You'll be offered simple practices designed to make it super simple to anchor and integrate into your every day life in a way that feels nourishing, safe, and sustainable.

A Manifesto For Her Remembering

She is not meant to live disconnected from her body
She is not meant to silence or hide her emotions.
She is not meant to override her intuition.

She is meant to feel alive.

She is meant to move in rhythm with life.

Her Desire is not dangerous.
Her Sensitivity is not weakness.

Her Resting is not laziness.
Her Pleasure is not sinful.

They are her sacred, healing medicine for her Feminine Essence to flourish

May she return to the wisdom of her body
May she trust the language of sensation.
May she honor the intelligence of her longing.

This is Her Re-membering...

Her life is the ritual.
Her body is the temple.
Her energy is the medicine.

Her Presence is a healing force for all of Humanity.

And so it shall be.

The Alchemy of Desire

An 8-week initiation for women ready to trust their body and live from their truth

April 25th - June 13th

What makes this journey different

Embodiment

integration

Cyclical living

What you will receive

Who this is for

The container that holds you

Hear From Women Who've Journeyed

- Lucie Chrétien (june 2025)

Meet your facilitator Sophia Wood Massicotte

FAQ

“I don’t know if I have the time to commit.”

I've curated the 8 weeks to be intentionally, working with the natural energy available to us in the season and honoring the nervous system. You move at your own pace, and the practices and recordings are yours to return to anytime.