We're headed to Vermont to connect with Mother Nature, ourselves and our Mother Wounds.
Think of this as a camping-plus (glamping?) yet magical experience because the treehouse is tucked away so we will have lots of privacy. The owner is about 3-5 minutes down the road.
This is a place to disconnect to connect as there is no Wifi and the cell service is sketchy. I tested this out with my 24-year-old niece in August 2021, check out her review.
This retreat will be solely focused on Mother Wounds. We’ll be discussing how to recognize this in ourselves, building awareness, forgiving a whole lot and how to mother ourselves in the process.
Our special guest will be curandera, bruja and spiritual herbalist Mia Fortuna who will be leading our plant meditation and medicine workshop. If you’ve been on a retreat with us before then you’ve heard me talk about her candles, tarot reading on IG, and just being an overall awesome spirit in my world.
Her bio: My name is Karen and I currently live in California but I am a Jersey girl. I was born in Venezuela and my parents are both Colombians. It was on the East coast where my spiritual studies began. When I started this walk, I felt very connected to Wicca which led me to my Goddess studies. At 28 years old I was introduced to Tarot and after 3 years of studying, I was initiated and I chose the reader-name of Mia Fortuna. I was then initiated in Toltec Shamanism (pic) and my given name is Yayauhqui, which means "Black-smoking-mirror", I scry using an Obsidian mirror. I studied with Irma Starspirit Turtle Woman in NYC. Truth be told, I prefer the term Curandera than Shaman. I was also initiated in another form of shamanism where we worked with ascended masters, light language, gong-sounds and other modules. To add more to my studies, I am a certified Herbalist (10 years) and Flower Designer. And of course, I am a proud plant-mamma. I have always been an Empath, my earliest memories of seeing Spirit, I was maybe 2- 3 years old. As a medium, I have the ability to see (clairvoyance), hear (clairaudience), smell (clairalience), and feel (claircognizance) Spirit and Animism.
To read the rest, please check out her website.
Breakdown
Thursday:
Introductions/Setting intention for weekend & smudging
Dinner on the grill
Sitting by the fire at night/Journaling
Friday:
Grounding Meditation with nourishing herbal tea by Mia Fortuna
Breakfast together (cafecito, eggs, croissants, and more included)
Guided nature walk and Mother Wounds Journaling Prompt
Charcuterie board and chill
Mother Wounds Forgiveness Burning Ritual
Saturday:
Desayuno (Pancakes and more)
Stretching out in the woods followed by journaling
Mother Wounds Plant Medicine Workshop with Mia Fortuna
Cooking Sancocho together
Mothering Ourselves Fireside Chat
Sunday:
Grounding Mediation with herbal tea by Mia Fortuna
Breakfast
Closing circle and smudging
Includes: Food for the whole weekend, wine, snacks, tea, herbal materials, spiritual goodie bags (complete with personal outdoor gear, journal, pen, headlamp, and much more!), guided hike, smoke cleansing, morning and evening journaling sessions, burning rituals, meditating in the woods, dancing by the fire, sharing circles:
Exchange: $777 (w/ the option to pay some now, the rest later, see below)
Spaces available: 6
Important updates: Because Covid-19, by investing in this experience, you are agreeing to:
Affirming that you’re in good health with proof of negative Covid test taken 3 days prior to the retreat, even if you’ve been vaccinated.
Laying low the day of and after your Covid exam so that your negative results are valid when the retreat comes around
IMPORTANT NOTE: REFUNDS, EXCHANGES, AND TRANSFERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CAN MAKE IT BEFORE INVESTING IN THIS WEEKEND RETREAT.