Honoring our past, Planting our Future
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Serra Grande, Ihéus, Bahia, Brazil
Today many talk about healing the world and saving our planet.…
However; the Earth is a direct reflection of those that inhabit it.
It is our duty, as individuals and Earth Stewards to take care of ourselves, water our heart’s tender gardens, and remember our way back to the messages of the Earth.
Earth tenders, caretakers, and guardians are waking up to the realization more than ever, that is time to share the messages, teachings, and medicines of the Earth for our individual and collective healing.
This is why we are heading the call and bringing you…
You’re invited to a 6 day, 7 night LIVE, IN-PERSON healing experience in the luscious lands of Bahia Brazil.
This is an immersion and sacred experience for us to reconnect to the essence of who we are through ancient ancestral knowledge.
Voices of Earth is a weaving of indigenous women throughout Brazil who have a mission to heal, share, and cultivate the way forward.
During the gathering there is an invitation for each peoples to share their Earth wisdom, healing modalities, stories, and ancestral practices so that you can experience their traditions, heal from modern-day programming, and learn from various cultures.
This event is focused on personal and collective healing, so we can walk as stewards of the Earth, guardians of the people of the forest, and empowered in our purpose.
In this way, we will connect back to Nature and the ancient ways so we can remember our true essence.
MEET THE VOICES OF EARTH
Voices of Earth is bringing indigenous women from around Brazil to share the potency of their cultures and the whispers of their land.
This is an opportunity to hear from wisdom keepers, healers, and earth-stewards about their ancestral ways in a welcoming, communal environment.
We believe that inner-healing is the first step toward personal and collective transformation.
It is through this journey of self-knowledge and self-acceptance that we can contribute to the healing of the planet.
Ana Terra Yawalapiti
Xingu
She is a women's leader in the Upper Xingu region, active in the fight for indigenous and women's rights. Founder of the Umatalhi House of Culture, she is an artist and activist. She supports the work of women artisans from the Upper Xingu and takes their art and knowledge to different places.
Bunke Inani
Huni Kuin
She is a female leader in the Boa Vista Village (Rio Jordão), of the Huni Kuin people. She travels around the world taking her medicines, arts, songs and knowledge, supporting her family and her community. President of the Ainbu Daya Association, which represents 43 villages in the Rio Jordão region.
Kenemeni Yawanawá
Yawanawá
Female leader of the Mutum Village, of the Yawanawá people. She works to strengthen the handicraft work of Yawanawá women and to value the traditional education of her people.
Mapulu Kamaiura
Xingu
She is a shaman and leader of the Kamaiurá people, Upper Xingu, Mato Grosso, Brazil. The first female shaman of her people, she has cured many people in the Xingu territory and beyond through her prayers and spiritual treatments.
Dominique Nawama & Hukena Yawanawá
Is the manifestation of the union of Hukena Yawanawa and Dominique Nãwãma, who come together to carry out spiritual work in line with the Yawanawa tradition and Afro-Brazilian influences from Nãwãma's lineage, with the aim of gaining autonomy and empowerment for themselves and other indigenous women. They fight for a voice and respect for differences, for women and for the LGBTQIAPN+ community, honoring healthy ancestral roots while seeking to break with sexist structures.
Juerana
Pataxó
Leadership at 19 years of age to the present day. •She is an Artisan, Farmer, Midwife, Benzedeira. She works Indigenous Pedagogy Coordinator and Activist for Indigenous and Environmental Causes. Representative and Founder of the Association of Indigenous Women of Aldeia Boca da Mata 1ª in the Far South of Bahia. •
Nádia Takawa
Tupinamba
She is an indigenous leader and spiritual healer. She was born in the village of Tukum and graduated from UNEB University in Bahia. She is a midwife and works with medicinal plants for female health and gynecology.
Mariazinha Yawanawá
Yawanawá
Host of the meeting, mother of Kenewma Yawanawá. She was the first female chief leader of the Yawanawá people. She has been on deep diets with the shaman Tatá and has a great deal of knowledge of their tradition.
Kenewma Yawanawá
Yawanawá
Host of the Gathering. She was the first female youth of the Yawanawá to embark on the year-long spiritual diet of the Muka with the late pajé Tata. She is a teacher of the voice and of the arts. She lives at Guanashe Sanctuary in Bahia. Brazil.
JOIN US FOR A 6 DAY LIVED EXPERIENCE IN
BAHIA, BRAZIL
This event will take place over 7 nights and 6 days. Your accommodations and food will be covered in the cost of the retreat.
During the Voices of Earth Retreat you will experience:
3 ceremonies with healings, prayers & singing with indigenous women from throughout Brazil
Healing plant baths & medicinal plant treatments from different traditions
Individual Healings and Integration Circles
Conversations about various healing technologies, Cosmovisions and Storytelling
Voice Activation Workshops and Demonstrations
Kambo Treatment(s)
Traditional face and body painting
Yoga, breathwork, nature walks & Earth-based practices
Healthy, nature-based, traditional, and local food, made with love
Lucious Forests, Lake Water, Rivers and Ocean
There will be space to receive 1:1 healings and prayers at an additional expense.
WHO IS THIS EVENT FOR?
You recognize that the world is in a serious transition moment but are focused on the way-through, the healing, and the reconciliation.
You want to expand your sense of leadership and purpose and recognize the value of learning from the humility and grace of teachers of the Earth.
You’re ready to heal at a core level because you feel a deep mission within you to step out into the world and live your purpose.
You’re inspired by the pure connection indigenous people have to the language of Earth, and are ready to receive the messages they have to share and channel through your own unique perspective.
*All people of all genders are invited to come, you must be 18 years old to attend.
SITE OF THE EVENT:
GUANASHE SANCTUARY
Guanashe Sanctuary is a retreat center in Bahia, Brazil focused on the intention of bridging indigenous knowledge with the tools and sciences of the modern world to bring healing to people and planet. This retreat center was founded by people of different spiritual lineages with the intention of reviving ancient knowledge of the plant kingdom. At Guanashe, we study how the forest is a living pharmacy, and at the moment, the risk of destruction has never been higher. We intend to protect and provide assistance to ensure that this technology lives on through supporting healing centers, indigenous schooling, exchange programs, and reforestation. This center is located in Serra Grande, Ilheus, Bahia, Brazil.
Guardians of the Earth
We are here to guide you on this journey to Brazil
To contact us please email: [email protected] or you can send a message to Alexandra at +1 (443) 365-6342
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Angelique (Txivã) Watson
Working with the Yawawaná for 12+ years. A bridge + liaison between the indigenous and the US. Co-founder of Spirit of the Forest.
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Shaina (Nai) Conners
She is the co-founder of Spirit of the Forest after working with the Yawanawá for 3 years. She has been helping uplift feminine voices through Global Sisterhood and her podcast Time of the Feminine.
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Amber Lee
As an earth and heart-centered healing arts practitioner & educator, Amber brings her study of ancestral wisdom healing traditions into her life’s path. In studying and working with the Yawanawá, Amber’s mission is to be a bridge for healing in service to a unified humanity.
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Alice Haibara
She is an anthropologist, visual artist and cultural producer, working with indigenous peoples in Brazil for 18 years. Founder and coordinator of Arte Amerindia, she works on cultural valorization projects, especially strengthening the work of indigenous women as political and spiritual leaders.
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Alexandra Ciobanu
Alexandra is committed to safeguarding indigenous wisdom by planting medicine vines and bridging the worlds of indigenous and Western cultures. Her mission is to protect the Amazonian rainforest while honoring and preserving the rich traditions of the Yawanawá people through her visionary projects.
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Amanda Gois
Amanda studies medicines of the forest over a decade. Promotes cultural events for indigenous people and as a translator bridges worlds between westerners and indigenous people. Furthermore, she is a body therapist.
DREAMING VOICES OF EARTH:
KENEWMA YAWANAWÁ
I've always talked about this dream of uniting various women, people, and cultures.
Connecting those who carry the unique power to heal and also those who need healing.
Over the years my dream only strengthened as I traveled and met different women with so much incredible strength and knowledge.
I knew that in our coming together, we could create something very powerful.
And this is because of my ancestry. I come from a very strong line of women.
My Mother was the first female to become chief in the history of our people.
My aunts, Hushahu and Putany, were the first women of my people to enter into a very great, spiritual study. My aunt, Julia, was the first woman to graduate from university.
Each of these women were moved to action by the great force that guides them.
And thank God I have this with me.
Within this same dream, I felt the importance of bringing people together in order to help empower them. For women to feel honored and valued for the skills they innately embody.
All of this is based upon a dream to bring healing to all.
Come visit us for Voices of Earth. May the healing come to each one, ihuuuu!!
FAQs
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If you make a reservation and have an emergency, we are able to make a refund 30 days out from the retreat, after that, unfortunately we cannot make further accommodations. For questions please email [email protected]
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Due to unforseen circumstances we have pushed back the date of the event until further notice. Thank you for understanding. We hope this magical creation can be created in the right time.
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The price of the retreat is for shared occupancy. You will be sharing a one-bedroom with three other participants on the Guanashe retreat grounds. Within each space there is three separate beds and an en-suite bathroom with a shower.
If you are interested in having your own space, we will likely not be able to accommodate you on the Guanashe Sanctuary property. There is a possibility of getting a space at our other sister-venue, OcaYary that is 25 minutes down the road. Renting a car, or sharing with other participants will be necessary to get back and forth.
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The retreat price will include accommodations onsite, all food, ceremony, and other offerings.
We are able to organize transport to and from the airport; however, this will be a minimal additional cost. -
We recommend bringing clothes for warm weather since it will be the Summer Season in Bahia, Brazil. We recommend dresses, shorts and t-shirts, tanks and clothing for ceremony. It is also good to bring lightweight leggings, scarves, and lightweight jackets. We also recommend you bring a camping chair, water bottle, bug spray, rain jacket, flashlight / headlamp, and waterproof shoes.
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The airport you will want to travel to is Ilhéus, Brazil - Jorge Amado Airport. You will have to fly through another major airport in Brazil before getting a flight to this airport.
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A Day at ‘Voices of Earth’
7-9 AM - Breakfast
Healthy breakfast wrapped within the Bahian Vibe
9:30-11:45 AM - Conversation Circle
- Speak about how the opening of the voice is linked to your healing
- Hear stories from the Indigenous women about their cultures practices, ancient stories and ways of relating to the voice + their personal expression through their ancient chants
12-1:30 PM - Hearty Lunch
2:00-5:00 PM - Healing Songs- The native guides will each present a healing song from their culture
Indigenous Singing Class
- An opportunity to gather together, learning a chant from each of the tribes
- Hear their personal suggestions on how to sing from the heart in order to connect with the song of your unique voice.
5:30-6:30 PM - Light Dinner
6:45-8:45 PM - Rest9:00 PM - Nighttime Ceremony
- An opportunity to connect together within a unified prayer.
- Celebrate through singing the chants on voice and also guitar of the different indigenous tribes present.
- Learn to dance in the various styles that the cultures practice.