A COLOMBIA RETREAT THREADS OF ANCESTRY
MAY 16-19/21 2024
An embodied ceremony. A sacred pause.
“Man’s unconscious likewise contains all the patterns of life and behaviour inherited from our ancestors”.
C G Jung
A Colombia retreat, Threads of Ancestry is a profound journey into the subtle languages of spirit and psyche to clear the way so you can step into your authentic, inspired and aligned self.
Through yoga and meditation, ritual and ceremony, movement, somatics, philosophy, deep listening and contemplation, we will enter into a gentle dialogue with the land and with your deeper intuitive knowing.
This is a sacred pause. To get quiet and listen. To dissolve old patterns, ask for guidance and find your way back into flow, so you can tune in to what wants to birthed through you.
CARVE SPACE AND PRESS PAUSE
Press pause on your life and sit with us in sacred space if you’re seeking to:
Get quiet and listen to what wants to be birthed
create space so you can receive guidance and let your next steps become clearer.
Reconnect with your intuition and the wisdom of your body:
come back into balance so you can find flow and shift back into alignment with life.
Find more clarity:
strip back and simplify to reset your nervous system, open up your perception and feel less confused, tired and lost.
Learn more about the subtle languages of the soul
find new ways to access the intelligence, inspiration and insight of soul through movement, ritual, symbology and earth wisdom.
Learn about ancestral wisdom
widen your view with practices, philosophies and ceremonies weaved from ancient Tantric lineages and South American Traditions. Including the indigenous wisdom of the land and the Kogi people.
THE HEART OF THE WORLD
Our retreat will take place in one of the most mystical and sacred territories in South America, also referred to as “the heart of the world” by the local indigenous communities that live here. You will find yourself transported to a mesmerizing place, immersed in dense, pristine nature, surrounded by the majestic mountain range of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. In 1979, UNESCO declared the region a Biosphere Reserve of Man and Humanity and a World Heritage Site. In November 2022, UNESCO recognised the Ancestral Knowledge System of the four indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada as an Intangible Cultural Patrimony of Humanity
ONE SANTUARIO
One Santuario is a unique hotel located within a natural reserve spanning over 150 hectares, serving as a sanctuary and guardian on the border of the sacred territory of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Within the reserve, we are privileged to have a glacier river with pristine waters flowing down from the Sierra, surrounded by a tropical jungle teeming with unique and marvelous bird species.
Journey to the Heart of the World
Are you ready to adventure to tropical jungle and glacial rivers, to the infinite ocean and the cosmic womb?
Secure your spot with a £300 deposit.
This life is so full, so busy, so crowded. We can become easily burnt out and disconnected from our spirit, and our relationships. We can feel lost, confused and not sure of which direction to turn.
SEEKING GUIDANCE & PURPOSE
Feeling untethered and without a clear sense of purpose can be disorientating and confusing. We become cut off from our intuition and knowing.
It’s only when we make space and reconnect to the space that we can hear our inner guides. Retreat is always an alchemical time where we can ask for support and find inspiration.
BURNT OUT & CROWDED IN
We can feel like there is never enough time but carving out space to be in nature and to re-Source brings us back to balance.
Deepening into ancient lineages through practice, ritual and ceremony helps us to feel supported. We remember how important it is to weave this work into our everyday lives.
LISTENING FOR NEXT STEPS
It is in the silence that we cleanse our senses and attune to the quiet voices of spirit, of the land, of our hearts, and of our ancestors.
This retreat is an opportunity to reconnect with the Great Mother, the Cosmic Womb, the empty space that holds the keys and codes for aligned action.
SPIRITUAL POVERTY
A sense of spiritual emptiness or disconnection from something greater than ourselves can lead to a lack of fulfillment.
Through meditation, ritual, and devotion, we can reconnect with our spirit, experiencing a profound sense of purpose and oneness.
BODY-MIND SPLIT
Feeling detached from our bodies, minds, or the integration of the two can lead to discomfort, stress, and a sense of disempowerment.
Through movement, meditation, and ceremony, we’ll return to the sweet and loyal arms of spirit. To our Soma, to dialogue with Psyche and all she already knows.
LACK OF SELF LOVE
Self-criticism and a lack of self-love can result from being disconnected from the fullness and perfection of our being.
By immersing yourself in the teachings of non-dual Shaiva Tantra, you'll learn to see God in yourself and others, to discover true Self love.
You’ll be given the tools and practices, the philosophies and teachings, the ceremonies and rituals that reawaken your spirit and bring you back to your knowing, your creativity and your purpose.
Secure your place with a £300 deposit.
Expect a continuous ceremony into the deeper memory of spirit, curated through intuitive moving meditations, dreamlike soundscapes and sacred rituals. Explore the local indigenous worldview and wisdom of one of the most sacred territories in Latin America, known as The Heart of the World.
RITUAL & CEREMONY
We will have time to digest and integrate through practices of deep rest, silence and contemplation helping our nervous system to be in a receptive state.
Learn about the local indigenous worldview through workshops and ceremonies led by local indigenous leaders and discover the profound symbology of weaving and threads in their culture.
Experience carefully curated ceremonies and rituals drawn from ancient traditions that will serve as gateways for personal introspection, healing, and connection with the Divine.
Walk the Labyrinth, experience a Temazcal ceremony in the sweat lodge, and sit with us at ancient pilgrimage sites.
PHILOSOPHY & PRACTICE
The non-dual view of Classical Tantric philosophy holds that the One expresses as the many. It sees God in all things where all of life is pulsing with Divine power. Tantra asks us to become intimate with reality. It is a householder tradition, which means it is for spiritual practitioners who want to be in the world.
It teaches us to move towards our pain and our pleasure, our suffering and our freedom. To be open to the whole spectrum of our experience and, through practice and ritual, we build a strong energy body to hold more of life.
Embodiment, somatics and yogic practice will bring us back to the wisdom of the body and psyche through the somatic unconscious. This work understands that Psyche lives in Soma and by becoming fluent in the language of the body we can access deep layers of unconscious programming and heavy conditioning. To release old ways of living, being and moving.
From this view, the brain is the last to know and it is the cells that hold the key to our liberation. Expect immersive movement journeys that include visualisation, āsana, meditation and free movement.
MEET YOUR GUIDES
Juliana Ramos and Collette Davis are friends of the heart who met through the Samāveśa school. Devoted students, facilitators and practitioners they hold a safe and sacred space for alchemy and embodied awakening.
JULIANA
I am a sensitive and passionate woman dedicated to cultivating a life in service of my authentic expression. I believe our relationship with ourselves is the most profound and beautiful journey we come to experience, therefore creating spaces that honor that experience is the essence of what I do. I curate and design unique journeys to navigate the internal realms through safe and sacred spaces.
I have studies in hatha, vinyasa, yin yoga, tantric philosophy, meditation, and embodiment, guided by honorable teachers who have crossed my path, such as Zamira Cifuentes, Maite Méndez, Jasmine Danino, Alicia Casillas, Loly Rher, Carlos Tao, and Collete Davis. Currently, I am studying Transpersonal Psychology with Jose María Bernal and Catalina Salguero.
COLLETTE
A dedicated student of classical Tantric philosophy and the school of Embodied Flow™, I honor my teachers Tara Judelle, Leila Sadeghee, Bridget Luff, Hareesh Wallis, Adyashanti and the Trika lineage of Non-Dual Kashmir Shaivism. A devoted practitioner, I share the teachings and practices that continue to have a profound impact on my life, my relationships and my experience of reality.
I offer an ongoing inquiry into embodied liberation, inspired by the work and research of Tara Judelle and the Embodied Flow™ school, Expect immersive experiences curated through poetic landscapes and dreamlike soundscapes, that invite you into intuitive moving meditations where you can make contact with source and your own knowing, wisdom and expression.
“I could always feel Collette's energetic warm embrace holding us all, effortlessly ushering the group to trust in what's arising. I adored the Bhakti each morning; a wave of pure joy would sweep through my body, whilst releasing rivulet's of tears down my face. The embodied flow offerings were unbelievably profound each day, it was like putting on a back pack and setting off into the unknown to discover the wonders of my inner realms. Always bringing the two polarities into the light to be witnessed, seeing what is really here so that I can move forward on my path.”
TRUST YOUR DEEPER KNOWING
