Bloom your Inner strength Into Meaningful Impact

 indonesia muslim women (IMW) Masterclass 2025

-Mangkuluhur Artotel Suites (21 Desember 2025)

My Journey to imw

Have you ever experienced a sense of alignment? That is what happened to me — biidznillah.

I wrote this as part of my year-end reflection.

2024 was a year of inner storms and deep tests for my soul.

From that place, I kept learning and slowly made peace with what happened.

I have been following Mbak Vidya’s classes since 2023, beginning with the Food for Healing (FFH) series.

During my healing journey, I struggled with deep feelings of unworthiness, afraid to be seen, to speak, and even to show my face.

Alhamdulillah, little by little, the courage to show up returned.

And I am deeply grateful that Allah eventually brought me to IMW.

I begin this story with a question : How do we recognize and truly believe that Allah exists?

Personally, I believe in His presence because of the countless miracles in my life ; things that did not make sense logically, yet happened so clearly with Allah’s help. His closeness has been real, intimate, and undeniable.I attended this inaugural masterclass through an invitation I opened late at night — a moment that left me truly speechless.

The next morning, I left Bogor very early, departing from Bojonggede Station at 7 a.m. I got off at Cawang Station, continued by bus from Cikoko, and arrived at Semanggi.

When I arrived, I took a seat in the very front row, warmly welcomed by the kind and joyful sisters from IMW. Sitting there, I carried a quiet hope: to step into 2026 by strengthening my potential, no longer afraid to bloom and create meaningful impact again — after the storm that once left my soul feeling unworthy. Most of all, I long to return to writing after a long pause. I am a homeschooling mother of two, still learning how to arrange life and balance priorities. And this is the place where I choose to learn, to practice, and to grow.

Intrinsic aspect understanding the muslimah within with Vidya Permadiputri

I first learned the terms feminine and masculine energy through Mbak Vidya’s class on May 31st, 2023. The session explored these concepts in depth, including discussions around nutrition and well-being. Over time, my interest grew, and I found myself increasingly exposed to content about these two energies. Through this class, I became more aware that while many programs and teachings are circulating today, not all of them are aligned with Islam. As Muslim women, we need to pause and remember our foundation. We must have the ability to discern and choose wisely — and that foundation is tauhid and aqidah, rooted in the Qur’an and the Sunnah. We should be careful not to be drawn into ideas that could lead us away from our devotion and obedience to Allah.

Why does being feminine, being a woman, sometimes feel overwhelming?

Perhaps it is because we do not fully understand our own nature, or because we unconsciously replace the roles we are meant to embody. At our core, we are created with the capacity to receive. And it is essential for us to reflect on where we receive from, and what becomes the source of what we allow into our hearts and lives.

Muslimah in The Professional Realm impact with Integrity with karina Hakman

In the second session, Teh Karin gently reminded us of our true essence as servants of Allah and the purpose of our existence. Our worship goes beyond rituals — it is about fully entrusting our lives to Allah, living for Him, and not for our desires.

She emphasized that the Qur’an is the foundation of our lives. When we consume what is haram, Allah may withdraw the blessings from what is halal — na‘ūdzu billāhi min dzālik.

She also reminded us to guard our gaze, both offline and online.

Marriage is one of the trusts of this world. As spouses, we are garments for one another — to cover flaws, beautify character, and elevate each other in goodness. A hungry ruhiyah shows itself through restlessness, fear, excess emotion, and lack of gratitude. The cure is the Qur’an.

Reflection

The Felt Sense Exercise is a practice of tuning into the subtle, gentle, and holistic sensations that arise in the body when we bring attention to an issue, emotion, or experience. This exercise invites us to pause from overthinking, listen to the body’s messages, give space to emotions without judgment, and gradually arrive at inner clarity.

When the keyword “masculine” was mentioned, I felt heat and pain along my back. It was a familiar sensation — every night I often ask my husband to massage that area, especially around my shoulder blades and lower lumbar. When the keyword “feminine” was mentioned, the sensation felt unfamiliar, slowly spreading across the front of my body. I also started coughing — the feeling was both strange and oddly comfortable.

After Mbak Vidya explained it, I began to understand. When pain or discomfort is still present, the body is not yet in balance. And that truth was very clear in my own experience.

After that, I started practicing offering gentle questions to my body:

“What do you need today?”

“How can I help you today?”

And I noticed that when I do this, the body begins to release — slowly letting go of what it has been holding, so emotions no longer feel heavy to carry. Because in essence, emotions are meant to flow — energy in motion.

And then, Teh Karin explained that when a sincere intention is recorded by Allah with its full reward, we must continuously realign our niyyah in everything we do.

We should never trade our deed to Paradise for a world that is only temporary.

Especially in raising our children, our intentions must also be purified. In this life, we move from one test to another, and from one beneficial effort to the next, as Allah reminds us:

“So when you have finished [your duty], then stand up [for worship]. And to your Lord direct all your longing.” (Surah Al-Inshirah 94:7–8)

Closing

After attending this event, I realized how much inner work still awaits me. There is so much to tend to — from revisiting ‘Buku Fiqh Wanita’, practicing felt sense exercises, and living with conscious intention, to gently reorganizing my homeschooling rhythm with my children at home.

Alhamdulillah, during this blessed month of Rajab, my family and I are also in the process of moving homes. I carry a quiet hope that in our new space, I can begin to realign my life — one that was once shaken by the storm of 2024, and slowly gathered its lessons throughout 2025 — into something more grounded, whole, and spiritually rooted.

I am simply learning to rise again, step by step, from failure. For I am not a perfect human being, but I have a Rabb who is Most Perfect.

This event became a gentle yet powerful reminder that what once felt impossible to me is, for Allah, effortlessly possible when He wills it.

I am deeply grateful to have been part of this Master Class.

My sincerest gratitude goes to the founder of IMW, and especially to Kak Steffi, who reached out to me late at night via WhatsApp. It truly meant so much to me. Jazakunnallāhu khairan kathīran. May only Allah repay your kindness with goodness beyond measure.

Bārakallāhu fīkunna jamī‘an.