Retreat: Medicine from the Earth
:: MEET THE MEDICINE WOMAN THAT YOU ARE ::
4-Day Women’s Sweatlodge Retreat
Gathering the Witches to pray and heal with the Earth and experience day-time and night-time Sweatlodge Ceremonies, Rapé Circle, Voice Channel Activation, Singing Circle, Equinox Celebration with Cacao Ritual, Flower Limpia, Yoga, Breathwork, and Dancing. This retreat is a call for women to rise up, embody their truth, and learn the traditional use of medicinal tools.
Guided by Ana Pomar (from Portugal)
Hosted by Marissa Cosma Vitelli (Wilde Urnatur)
Support by Melissa Ari
Firekeeper Roberta Bubla
Details & Information
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Date:
September 19th to 22th 2024
Location:
Haus Scheid, Mönchegg 46, 8742 Obdach | Steiermark
Retreat Costs (All-Inclusive):
€750
- Retreat Fee: €380
- Vegan/Vegetarian Ayurvedic Food: €180
- Accommodation: €190
Retreat Lead: Ana Pomar, Medicine Women from Portugal
Walking her path to awaken ancient memory and learning with indigenous ways for over 20 years, Ana is a ceremonialist, medicine woman, and mother.
This retreat is a call for women to rise up, embody their truth, and learn how to use medicine tools in a ceremonial context. The rituals and exercises will inspire you to find your own authentic way to remember the truth of who you are and unbind the magic within you.
Program
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Program
- Two deep, intimate, and powerful Women's Sweat Lodges (Day/Night)
- The healing music of the wonderful Ana Pomar will accompany you on your healing journey
- Lecture about safe ceremonial practices and using medicine tools
- Rapé Circle
- Equinox Celebration with Cacao Ritual and Earth Offering
- Limpia (purification ceremony) and teachings on how to use smudging plants, incenses, and safe ceremonial practices
- Voice Channel Activation
- Yoga & Breathwork
- Singing Circle
Lots of nature, holy campfires, and sisterly bonds
The retreat will be held in English. A translation is possible if required.
Ana Pomar from Portugal is Coming to Austria!
We are delighted to invite you to a special, nourishing retreat led by Ana Pomar, with the support of Melissa Ari and me, Marissa.
Ana Pomar has dedicated her life to living in harmony with Nature, guided by Plant teachers and Elders from various traditions. From a young age, she has intertwined motherhood with ceremonial practices and the healing power of song. For more than 15 years, Ana has been hosting ceremonies, creating safe spaces for women to delve deep within themselves, strengthen their connection with the Earth, their intuition, and their own medicine, in a non-dogmatic way.
A renowned medicine singer, songwriter, and song-channel, Ana has deeply studied different traditions, including the Lakota traditions of the Sundance, Vision Quest, Teepee, and Inipi, as well as the Santo Daime path. She is the caretaker of Jardim de Tonantzin, a land that hosts numerous ceremonial practices and retreats in Portugal. Ana carries profound knowledge of various traditions and possesses a precious ability to share her intuitive wisdom humbly and powerfully. She is passionate about helping others use sacred practices consciously and safely, imparting practical knowledge about ancient technologies to enhance energetic awareness.
Rapé Circle
Ana has been working with the Rapé medicine from the Amazon for over 15 years, continuously learning from indigenous guardians to use this sacred medicine with respect. This deeply cleansing and grounding plant medicine will help us arrive and enter this sacred time and space of healing, releasing what we don't need, and creating space within ourselves to remember who we truly are and what we came here to be.
INIPI / Temazcal / Sweatlodge Ceremony
Welcome to the Womb of Mother Earth. In this ancient temple, we sweat, sing, and pray. Inside, we surrender to be healed by the most ancient spirits: Earth, Water, Air, and Fire. Honoring Native American traditions, we are held and healed by subtle forces. Here, we feel supported by the embrace of the Earth to let go of burdens we no longer need to carry. We dive deep within ourselves, meet the waters where pains and traumas are held, and receive healing. We may ask for and receive guidance, find purpose, and gain the strength to make life choices that enable us to live from our true potential. This ancient ceremony, said to come from the Stars, helps us remember our way back home. With the medicine of the hot stones, we enter a subtle space of awareness where the false melts away, allowing us to become more truthful, in both light and shadow. We learn to weave a sisterhood of radical love and sacred vulnerability, creating a world where our hearts are safe to care and love, praying for the next generations.
Earth Offering
Understanding the importance of the ancient technology of Offering (Oferenda), with a genuine wish from our hearts to thank Mother Earth for all she provides, we give back to the one who has given us everything. Every woman is welcome to bring seeds, chocolate, tobacco, special water, or other offerings. We will create a beautiful mandala from natural elements, sing songs to Mother Earth, and pray for life to prevail on Earth and for a good life for future generations.
Equinox Celebration, Sacred Fire, Cacao and Dance of Celebration
We gather on the sacred day of the Autumn Equinox, thanking the medicine wheel of time for this magical balance of day and night. Sharing the ancient Cacao medicine, we prepare to enter the darker half of the year, celebrating our harvest and preparing for the journey through the cold moons. A cacao ceremony in the tipi will open your heart, providing space to grow, realize, and give thanks for the truth. We will dance together and conclude our time with a festive brunch in the garden on Sunday. Viva la Vida!
VIDEOS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLkZrRHqaeo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og5lfMQ1__o
