It does not matter what anyone else says…
The expression of body, heart, soul, spirit is untamed when mind looses its controlling grip.
Mind is beautiful as expression of intelligence. We invite its expression as an valuable component of our humanness.
Expressions can be practical, visionary, imaginative, analytical, weaving solutions, translators of insights, link to share experiences, sensuous, emotional, artistic, intuitive, connecting with divine source, insightful, silly, absurd, loving, wise…
Lets keep living in curiosity, daring, changes, prayers, tenderness, rekindling ancient wisdom, everything can be as it is…
The rainbow lives inside us… It does not matter what you choose to “do”, when there is space for life to move through, all expressions are pure.
Starring at the wind blowing, making masks with a paper and colors, simply appreciating the colors around you, being amazed by all the flowers growing in the garden, recognizing beauty everywhere…
Retreats
Women Who See in the Dark Portugal
August 15-24, 2023 // Orada Retreat Center
Imagine...
**A circle of women gathering to rejuvenate, celebrate and explore their untapped creative power.
**Nurturing practices designed to restore your inner peace combining darkness meditation, dreamwork, art and creative expression.
**Deep inquiry through tantric and shadow integration practices.
**Delicious healthy meals, biopool and cozy accommodation.
From August 15th to 24th, Women Who See in the Dark will bring its powerful body of work to Orada Retreat Center, a soul retreat center in Portugal. Join Komala Lyra and Alice Hong for a week of deep introspection and expansion in a circle of Sisters.
Women Who See in the Dark Guatemala
December 9-15, 2023 // Villa Sumaya, Lake Atitlan
Imagine...
**A circle of women gathering to rejuvenate, celebrate and explore their untapped creative power.
**A week in paradise held in a luxury retreat space on the shores of the most beautiful lake in the world.
**Nurturing practices designed to restore your inner peace combining darkness meditation, dream work, art and creative expression.
**Deep inquiry through tantric and shadow integration practices.
**Delicious healthy meals, yin yoga, saunas, hot tubs, hammocks and divine accommodation.
From December 9th through 15th, Women Who See in the Dark will bring its powerful body of work to Lake Atitlan, ancient place of power in the Mayan highlands of Guatemala.
At the luscious setting of Villa Sumaya, our lakeshore luxury resort, join Araminta Barbour and her team of special guest teachers for a week of deep introspection and expansion in a circle of Sisters.
A change of perception
Moving beyond labels and conditioning
Daily Inquiry
WOMEN WHO SEE IN THE DARK brings a daily focus on the relationship between masculine and feminine energetic qualities inside of us and so often alienated from each other. This program brings a novel and powerful approach to these aspects, and invites creative collaboration between women.
These gatherings deepen heart and soul alignment to share a new vision of embodiment and resources. We focus on activating the flow of life force throughout the physical, emotional and energetic bodies, expressed in the polarities of male and female archetypes.
Each day centers around a core question, an inquiry that leads to deep reflections and is answered through an expressive process - poems, theater, touch, dance, painting and/or songs… These daily activities are framed by a morning practice with Tandava – Tantra Yoga, and evening Darkness Meditation.
What Will We Explore?
Darkness Meditations
Masculine Integration
Un-masking
Lucid Dreaming Teachings
Shadow Integration
Creative Ritual Expression
The Daily Journey
Each day centers around a core question. This inquiry leads to deep reflections answered through an expressive process - poems, theatre, touch, dance, art and storytelling. These daily activities are framed by a morning and evening Darkness Meditation and Community Dream Work. Different nourishing, restorative practices are sprinkled throughout the week to allow digestion of what is being revealed.
Release - Reset - Resource
Release
This retreat centers around full body aliveness, emotional fluidity,
creative power,
and energetic integration of body-heart-soul.
Resource
Often, being strong and independent disguises desire and pain, fear and competition, under the mask of auto-sufficiency. In truth, emotional values are not recognized, and vulnerability is hidden behind the need to prove strength.
Reset
We have observed that collectively women have internalized
masculine qualities in a distorted way – through force, ambition, fight, comparison etc…
This historical evolution has led to
a superficial women’s “independence".
Resource
Is there true satisfaction
in your life?
Are you feeling nourished and joyful?
Do you enjoy the
work you do?
Time to go deeper and reset!
Release
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