Founding Cohort 2026

The Liberation Journey™

Welcome to Your Becoming

This is not a course. It is a rite of passage. Twenty-four people. Nine months. One arc of transformation — from Awareness through Transmutation into Embodied Practice — held in community, grounded in The Liberation Method™, and lived in real time.


Cohort Details

Enrollment Opens
June 19, 2026 (Juneteenth)
Early Bird Ends
July 31, 2026
Cohort Begins
October 18, 2026
Live Sessions
Third Sunday monthly, 4:00–6:00 PM ET
Duration
9 months (October 2026 – June 2027)
Capacity
24 participants
Equity Seats
5 available

Investment

Early Bird — through July 31

$2,777 paid in full

or $925.67 × 3 payments

Standard

$3,333 paid in full

or $1,111 × 3 payments
or $555.55 × 6 payments
or $370.37 × 9 payments

Equity seats available. Application required.


The Arc

Nine months, shaped by the seasons.

  1. October — November

    House One — Liberation Awareness

    Autumn. Release, descent, honest seeing. We begin where the air thins.

  2. December

    Integration and Rest

    Winter begins. Reflection, embodiment. We let what we've seen settle in the body.

  3. January — February

    The Bridge — Transmutation

    Deep winter. The 15 Pathways of Healing. The harder, slower work.

  4. March — April

    House Two — Embodied Practice

    Spring. The LIBERATE Framework in practice. Awareness becomes muscle.

  5. May

    Transmission Begins

    Late spring. Teaching, facilitating, holding others. The work becomes shareable.

  6. June

    Graduation

    Summer. Transmission, celebration, community project. We close the circle.


Founding Cohort

This is the first cohort. Founding members receive lifetime access to curriculum updates, Founding Cohort designation, priority access to the facilitator certification pathway, and the opportunity to help shape the methodology as it grows.


The application is the first threshold.

The questions are part of the practice.

Begin Your Application

Intellectual Property

All frameworks, methodologies, and intellectual property — including The Liberation Method™, The Three Houses of Liberation ©, The Liberation Order ©, The LIBERATE Framework ©, and The LIBERATE Pathway © — are the proprietary work of Desireé B. Stephens and may not be reproduced, taught, or distributed without written permission.

© 2026 Desireé B. Stephens · Make Shi(f)t Happen

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