Blossom Into Being - A Spring Equinox Ecstatic Dance Medicine Retreat

Dance Portal Nelson presents... 'Blossom into Being Retreat' A Spring Equinox Ecstatic Dance Medicine Retreat Friday Mar. 20th - Sunday Mar. 22nd Held at the Stunning and Peaceful - Johnsons Landing Retreat Center (2 hours from Nelson past Kaslo) Inviting you to feel an Embodied Emergence with welcoming Spring & Communing with Sacred Plant Teachers Imagine yourself driving into a unique eco-system of special, sacred land where you can disconnect from your phone/screens and reconnect with your True Essence flowering with rich colour, expression and beauty. You will be welcomed with open arms and open hearts into a weekend deep-dive of powerful intimacy that stretches your heart to new lengths you may not even know is possible. Stay for the weekend in a cabin or the lodge with the woodstove crackling and the earth awakening in this Spring Equinox Portal - a time for potent healing, new beginnings, evolution and rebirth! We will have the retreat land to ourselves to hear how nature wants to communicate with us whether that be in the maloca, ceremony space, labyrinth, sacred fire or just exploring the land for a time of integration. You will be nourished with organic local foods with most meals professionally catered. The main focus for this Retreat is Ecstatic Dance in a more deep profound way with the support of the Plant Teachers of Cacao Heart Medicine & other Sacred Plant Teachers. This weekend will be about building coherence, safety, healing, and authentic embodied expression which will create huge ripples in your day to day life beyond just the retreat container. What’s Included: 🌼Somatic Yoga 🌼Ecstatic Dance - numerous dances incl. blindfolded dance, emotional expression dance, dancing with the land, and dancing together as one 🌼Sound Healing 🌼Dyad/Triad Embodiment Explorations 🌼Equinox Rituals for your Blossoming 🌼Healthy Organic, Local Meals Catered 🌼Singing, Sounding and Song Sharing 🌼Personal Flower Blessing 🌼Guided Meditation & Prayer 🌼Labyrinth 🌼Sauna 🌼Preparation & Integration Post-Retreat Zoom Calls Who is this Retreat for? 🌻Those who want to deepen their connection with their body, spirit and community 🌻Those who want to learn how to live from an embodied, heart-centered place 🌻Those who love dancing or called to dancing in an authentic way 🌻Those who want to disconnect from the everyday mundane, from addictions and screen/phone time 🌻Those who want to be more connected to the land, nature and receive clarity on their life journey 🌻Those who want to feel loved up, embraced and welcomed exactly as they are 🌻Those who are called to plant medicine ceremony with integrity, intention and safe, trauma-informed holding and care Who is this Retreat not for? 🪻Those who fear investing in themselves and live from a scarcity place (still can be for you if you are willing to take the leap towards your healing!) 🪻Those who are on high-dose of anti-depressants or have complex mental health struggle 🪻Those who are closed off to participating in the practices and rituals 🪻Those who just want a surface level getaway - we are going DEEP and it is going to be EPIC! Plant Medicines Teachers: We will be guided my the medicine of cacao - a gentle yet powerful heart opener that has brought so much love and embodiment into our life and really all our relations. We will be working with a ceremonial dose of ceremonial grade cacao. & also working with other plant teachers - for more details reach out. Facilitators: Mossy Tree (Felix Bourbeau) & Amber Wolf Moon A loving couple in devotion to supporting community love, evolution, healing & embodiment Amber Wolf Moon: Amber has been leading & creating healing retreats for 7 years with each one upleveling a little more with her devotion to self-growth, somatics and empowering beings all around the world. Her background as Trauma-Informed Somatic Relational Therapist & Registered Counsellor creates a warm blanket of safety in all her offerings for beings to open into their beautiful vulnerability and raw authentic expression. She is also an Ecstatic Dance DJ, Embodiment Guide, Yoga Teacher for the past decade and overall kind-hearted being that meets everyone with love and potent presence. Mossy Tree (Felix Bourbeau): Mossy Tree is a passionate Ecstatic Dance DJ, Medicine Man & Sound Healer bringing in sounds from around the world and channeling with his many instruments : handpan, didgeridoo, tongue drum, flutes, kalimba and more. He has been DJing for many years offering ecstatic dance and performing at many festivals including regional Burning Man. Felix is embodied and balanced in his healthy masculine and feminine making it safe for all beings to take off the masks of protection to blossom into your true being. Testimonials from our recent NYE Intentional Gathering : 'An absolutely amazing New Year’s Eve celebration last night. Such a blessings to be a part of it with all you special souls. Our deepest gratitude to Amber & Felix for organizing and holding such a well orchestrated event! Love from David & Lily.' 'Sending so much thanks to you (Amber) and Felix for facilitating that event last night . That was the most powerful , beautiful, and soul rinsing new years of my life. I’m so grateful for everything that I’ve experienced through you guys and the dance portal community. I feel truly blessed ❤️' 'Big gratitude for yesterday. It was a very healing and joyful experience.' 'That was the best New Year's eve I think of my life! All of the things I love to do in a community that I love. So incredibly joyful! Thank you so much to you (Amber) and Felix for that incredible holding of space and visioning. And of course, your amazing tunes!' 'I wanted to thank you sincerely for accommodating my presence at the new years gathering. It was a special and magical night, and the first time in a while where I found full abandon in dance. Banger sets! The flow and cadence of the evening was curated masterfully. And, There’s something about your facilitation that was deeply inspiring. A power in softness that helped me to recognize something important. Much appreciation for you and Felix 🙏🏼🙏🏼' 💫Reciprocity: 1st Part of Payment : Facilitation, Plant Medicine, Sound System, etc. etransfer to [email protected] Early Bird till Feb. 8th $350 2nd Tier Rate till Mar. 5th $400 3rd Tier Rate till Mar. 18th $425 2nd Part of Payment : Accommodation, Venue & Food with various options for accommodation. Pay via the link below: https://johnsonslandingretreatcenter.secure.retreat.guru/program/blossom-into-being-retreat/?form=1&lang=en If finances are a barrier to attend and you feel a strong calling please reach out. Please reach out to [email protected] for any questions or to learn more.