IMMERSION

This is a unique opportunity to dive deep into community and experience the medicine of nature-based spirituality with fine company, friends and family. Over 4 days in the heart of winter we will explore the shamanic circles, cycles and spirals of ‘soul-centricity' and discover ways in which the ego can be a delivery system for soulful living. We will spend deep imaginal time together in community and dream life affirming visions into being through creative dances with the Dark Muse Beloved - the powerfully intuitive and feminine aspect of our psyches that is the archetypal guide or guardian of our dreams on the edges of life, death and rebirth. 

The ground will be Belonging, Respect and Encouragement.

The intention will be Revelation, Resolution and Resurrection.

The medicine will be Movement, Shamanism and Community.

This will be a profoundly nourishing immersion into nature, nurture and ultimately our own true natures. It will invite a maturing evolution, a love revolution, in which we gather the tools and resources to embrace our wholeness and retrieve and alchemise our golden gifts that are hidden in the shadows and the wounded parts of our life stories.

We understand that Acceptance, Intention, Gratitude, Forgiveness and Celebration are Golden Keys to a Love rEVOLUTION and that Patience, Resilience, Presence, Humility, Discernment and Discipline are required to harness our innate power and creativity as blessings and gifts to ourselves, each other, our communities, ancestors/ descendents and all of life.

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NATURE LOCATION:  We will have many weather dependent opportunities for immersing into nature and for nurturing our own true nature. The landscape of the estate on which The Barn at Brynich is located is absolutely stunning, with tree lined rivers, rolling hills and breath taking views of the Brecon Beacons. We will endeavour to  explore as many dynamics as possible out on the land, especially the Cabana Ceremony in the woods by the river. The rooms we will gather in for dynamics are beautiful, warm and nourishing.  So we will move between the exquisite wildness of the outdoors and the cosy warmth at the hearth of the Barn and Cottages. Of course if the weather is particularly intense, we will spend more time inside by the fire.  We will dip into a deep medicine bag of shamanic rituals and tools, including Cabana/Sweatlodge, mini vision quests, nature based explorations and meditations, commune with the medicinal plant spirits of Rapé, Sananga, Cacao and immerse in the spectacular nature of the Brecon Beacons - lakes, mountains, rivers, waterfalls and ancient woodlands are on the doorstep.

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MOVEMENT MEDICINE 'is shamanic medicine for our times. It gives us direct, embodied experience of the dance of life that’s going on inside us and all around us. As a species, we face enormous challenges right now that we see as arising from the story of separation; separation between body and spirit, between individuals and nations, between the human world and the web of life we are part of and depend upon. Simply put, Movement Medicine reconnects us, deepening our capacity for empathy and compassionate being and action. Since prehistory, dance, song and ritual-making have played an important role in the human community. Movement Medicine is a contemporary expression of this inheritance. It marries ancient and modern wisdom, and supports you to experience the transformative power of your own potential in co-creative community.' Susannah and Ya'acov Darling Kahn (Co-Founders of The School of Movement Medicine)

9 HOUR MOVEMENT MEDICINE DREAM DANCE CEREMONY

A significant part of our time together will preparation for, co-creation of, and integration of a 9 Hour Movement Medicine Dream Dance Ceremony in our stunning and spacious converted barn space, with under floor heating and a open fire.

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CABANA: Purification Lodge is a sacred place where we clean our bodies, emotional, spiritual, mental, physical and release anything that is ready to be released that is no longer serving us. It is a place for  dreaming new visions and re-programming ourselves, reclaiming original imprints of ourselves, blessing and healing hearts, bodies and minds. This is an ancient ritual that  taps into the  ancestral wisdom of our grandparents, the human ones and the elements: fire, earth, water, air. We enter the womb of the Great Mother to be re-born again. In that sense it is both womb and tomb, and symbolises the cycles of life, death and rebirth. Cabana is also referred to as Grandmother Spider, who weaves the threads of our destiny. She is very generous for those who are open to receive and go through the portal.

Aluna and Keef are both initiates of the Brazilian shaman and psychologist XamAM - Alba Maria  from Terra Mirim, Brazil. The cabana is therefore deeply aligned with this lineage and is part of the path of the Mother Goddess and the 4 Elements.