Descend and Illuminate Retreat

On Bowen Island-Nexwlélexwm, The Squamish Name for Bowen Island

Mythic Embodiment • Ritual Reclamation • Elemental Healing

Welcome to the Descent

As autumn invites us inward, Descend and Illuminate offers a sacred space to journey into the mythic underworld of dark feminine wisdom. This retreat is a rite of passage—a weekend of deep embodiment, ritual, play and reclamation inspired by the stories of the Dark Goddess. the wisdom of our bodies and hearts and our regenerative cellular and soulful capacities.

We gather to honor the fierce, sensual, wise, grieving, and ecstatic archetypes that live within us. Through ritual movement, dance, song circle, cacao ceremony, hot and cold water therapy and creative expression, we descend into shadow and we rise illuminated.

What You'll Experience

  • Dark Goddess Mythology and storytelling

  • Cacao & Tea Ceremony Heart-opening cacao and tea circles

  • Fire Ceremony- fire ritual under the stars to release, invoke, and transform.

  • Hot & Cold Water Therapy Elemental immersion to be held by the water goddess energy and deepen your connection to your body and breath

  • Sensual Embodiment Practices Vulva mapping, breast/chest self-massage, cervical de-armoring and expressive art to reclaim pleasure, sovereignty, and creative flow.

  • Earth-Based Rituals Nature altars, offerings, and seasonal rites to root your transformation in the rhythms of the land.

  • Dance Temple sessions to express and digest, to play and empower ourselves

  • Breath work Circle-liberate your life as we breathe down to our root and cellularly regenerate

  • Body Painting Ritual and wild crafting

Who This Is For

This retreat is for those hungry to:

Embody your untamed feminine power

  • Reclaim their body as sacred

  • Explore shadow and sensuality with reverence

  • Connect deeply with myth, movement, and ritual

  • Be held in a trauma-informed, inclusive container

Location & Dates

Where:

Boutique Retreat on Bowen Island

Salal House www.lotusbowenisland.com

] When: November 14-17th

We begin November 14th 430pm and finish November 17th 10am

Lodging & Meals: Nourishing meals and cozy accommodations including hot tub and cold plunge on site

Registration—fallretreat — LALUPAVIA Yoga and Wellness

https://www.lalupavia.com/shop/fallretreat

Only 10 spots available for this boutique ritual retreat

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