An intimate women’s gathering in the mountains near Bologna, Italy.
5 - 11 September 2022
We will journey through the deep, wild feminine for 6 days of embodied earth wisdom, (plant medicine) ceremony, movement, song, and empowered community.
REAWAKEN THE DEEP FEMININE
Shift from patterned mind to fully embodied expansivity and awaken to your truest essence surrounded by an incredible group of women, all showing up to connect and grow.
Protected by the Italian mountains and forest, full permission is given to be free, expansive, and fiercely creative. We create the expansive space to explore our inner world and journey into the deep feminine, rising Her from the underworld where she has been exiled for the past 4,000 years.
Weaving ritual, ceremony, movement, song, breath, art, and playful exploration we bring create an empowered community to invoke healing, transformative growth, and nourishment for the soul.
Our journey will be guided by the female archetypes of the seed, maiden, mother & crown, elemental wisdom, seasons, and the seven sacred directions.
We honor the feminine approach to rest, play, and productivity - a cyclical way of being that flourishes with the rising and falling of tides and celebrate life in beautiful equilibrium. Through somatic movement, platonic touch, multi-medium expression, and deep connection, we remember our fiercely compassionate wild natures and activate our deepest potential.
OUR FLOW
Gentle mornings of movement, meditation, song and touch lead us into various activities and workshops throughout the day, all settled into cyclical, intuitive rhythm with the group. Ending each day with practices to open dreamscapes, relax the nervous system and connect through unhinged creativity. We will gather together in ceremony and ritual, honoring elemental and womb wisdom.
OUR PRACTICES
Embodiment
We believe in the power of movement. Reconnecting to the language of our body, to expand our capacity for self-healing and flow in our life. Allowing us to get into a feeling state, releasing stuck energies and simply feeling more alive.
We will practice different styles of yoga (tantra, vinyasa, yin & restorative), always embracing a deeply embodied approach, that is not about forcing your body into any shape that feels counterintuitive.
However, our practices will expand beyond traditional yoga classes. Exploring intuitive movement, creative expression and dance.
We offer a safe container with the flexibility to move intuitively with the group together.
Voice & Sound
Using our voices as medicine, we have the power to liberate our channels of expression and release embodied tension from past conditioning. The alchemy of voice and sound has immense potential to connect us more closely with our unique healing gifts as we still the mind and become completely present.
Singing and listening together is a deeply ancestral practice – it is our innate way of being in community, celebrating life. Working with our voices also enables us to channel emotion and creative expression. Combining technique with play, we invite you to explore your authentic voice in a safe space, connected in supportive sisterhood.
Ceremony & Ritual
Gathering in ritual and ceremony has been an integral part of human existence since the beginning of humanity. Ceremony is our way to remember that we are part of a larger circle, interconnected and whole together.
Rituals guide us through life, providing meaning as we make sense of the world around us, as well as the world within.
During the retreat we want to explore different rituals and practices that have been shared with us by our teachers, rooting in tantra & shamanism.
For us, this is an intuitive practice that brings us closer to a magical, healing sense of ‘otherness’ or spirit. Francis Weller says it perfectly - When we cross the threshold and enter into the healing ground of ritual, we are able to pass into a territory that grants us permission to be authentically who we are. He continues - We need the invisible hands of Spirit to shelter us, to support us, and to offer us the nourishing comfort that comes from the Other World. This concert between the human and the sacred in ancient; it is held in the bones. Trust this bond. It is our healing ground.
Soul Care
Loving ourselves starts with self-care. We cannot share our gifts and energy if our cup is half empty. The best way to serve others is by serving ourselves first.
Feeling grounded and at home in our own bodies is an essential part of this journey to deep self-love.
During our retreat, we would love to share practices of self-love with you. Practices that we learned along our journey and found deeply nourishing e.g. ayurvedic walking massage, working with herbs and incense, meditation, value & boundaries workshop.
We want to provide tools that you can take away with you and incorporate into your daily life. Practices to honor and empower yourself.
Sharing in Sisterhood
We believe that time for self-reflection and integration is needed while you are moving through a deep transformational process. Reflecting on our shared experiences opens up spaces of deep connection and trust.
We invite you to participate in our group reflections, enjoying the beauty of true sisterhood, where we can feel held and supported by our newfound family in a way that honors our ancestrally embedded need for real community.
LOCATION
We are gathering at a hidden, charming old farmhouse. Set in the poetic Italian hills and forest near Bologna, we will be surrounded by beautiful nature, with charming old walls to cocoon and welcome us to unwind and re-wild. Feel immediately at home with plenty of spaces to relax, read, write, meditate and simply be.
SOUL FOOD
The preparation of food and drinks will be lovingly assembled by an incredible catering team with locally sourced organic seasonal produce. Our menu is vegetarian/vegan with gluten-free options.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
7 days/ 6 nights accommodation in a beautiful old farmhouse
3 daily meals of delicious soul food
Daily movement & meditation practice
Daily workshops according to the archetype we are working with
Psilocybin Ceremony
Cacao Ceremony
Shamanic Cleansing
Munay-Ki Rite of Womb Ceremony
Creativity & Art Workshop
Sisterhood