Becoming the Embodied Rose Weekend Retreats--Connecting to the Sacred Within

This is an invitation to embark on a 6 month journey to Become the Embodied Rose, connecting to the Sacred within! This is for beginners and the seasoned practitioner… for those seeking more support, are wanting to learn more tools and practices for integration, and reconnecting to the magick, mysticism, and childlike wonderment in the everyday. This intensive incorporates nature mysticism practices from the Q’ero, Shamanic priestess teachings, Rose Priestess practices, Curandero wisdom, Wise Woman Herbalism, Yoga and Ayurveda, Daoist stone medicine, and Western psychology.

To Embody a Rose, one experiences a deep connection to self, others, Spirit, and the natural world. They embrace the Divine and walk in Love, Compassion, and Gratitude. They Lead from the Heart and Follow the Truth of their Soul!

This does not mean spiritual bypassing, and all sunshine and rainbows. This is about radically accepting all parts of ourselves and experiences, including the Shadow. It is about understanding the Shadow and appreciating the Shadow, versus shaming, judging, and resisting. The Shadow shows up when we are feeling unsafe, when our needs are not being met. The Shadow is the Inner Child asking for support.

I do promise some Sunshine and Rainbows… as that is the medicine of the Storm, of Sacred Balance… Appreciating the medicine of the Light and Dark, knowing you cannot have one without the other, that both have a purpose. The goal is Harmony. When one is out of balance, this is when we experience dis-ease—physically, mentally, emotionally, energetically, spiritually as played out in our bodies and relationships.

Embodiment is spirit in the human form… we are all individual representations of Spirt, of the Divine!!

As we witness the Shadow of the world continue to play out in front of our eyes, we can get caught up in the heaviness and despair of this human existence. Knowing that all that is coming to the surface is an opportunity for transmutation and healing. But how?

By nurturing our relationships we take sustainable action to healing—for ourselves, the collective, and the natural world! Change does not come through fear and shame. Change comes through LOVE and Compassion! We need sustainable action to make sustainable change. To do this, we must change our relationships—with self, others, and the natural world. This is an opportunity to change your relationships and make sustainable change!!

The Embodied 5 Petaled Rose:

Weekend 1 : 18-19 May 2024

Honour the Temple

Petal 1: Earth & the Physical Body

We know that the body carries the wisdom and the experiences of the past… the good, the bad, and all the in-between. The body carries the genetic material from our ancestors, and our body remembers what our brains do not.

Our resilience is not just informed by our life experiences in this life, but also reflected by those of our ancestors and past lives (more of this in Petal 5).

• Opening ceremony

• Earth element and the physical body

  • A focus on the whole body, but primarily the root and sacral (lunar) chakras

• Practices for cleansing and rebalancing the physical body

• Altar craft

• Sacred Reciprocity

• Connect with Nature Parents

• Yoga for Rootedness

Weekend 2: 8 -9 June

Sacred Union—Balancing the Yin & Yang, Feminine & Masculine, Water & Fire

Connecting to the Medicine of Rose & Tobacco

Petal 2: Water

• Water element

• Sacral (Lunar), Heart and Ascended Heart Chakras

• Tobacco Rose Ceremony

• Womb Rites

• Yoni steaming

• Reclaiming Boundaries Ceremony

Petal 3: Fire

• Fire element

• Solar plexus and Heart

• Soul meets body

• Summer Solstice Ceremony

Integration Calls: July & August

Date & Time TBD

Weekend 3: 21-22 September

Exploring the Shadow

Petal 4: Air

• Air element

• Throat, third-eye

• Breathwork

• Support through the Eclipse and Retrograde season—Transmuting what is no longer serving!!

• Medicine of the Black Rose Ceremony

• Nurturing the sacred altar and feeding the nature spirts

Weekend 4: 2-3 November

Embodying LOVE!!

Petal 5: LOVE

• Focusing on the element of Embodiment—LOVE!

• Celebration of Samhain

• Ancestral healing

• Closing ceremony

**This is a deeply experiential, fluid, and hands-on opportunity. The agenda and practices may change with the needs of the group and what is occurring in nature and the collective, giving permission to connect with what is being called in, versus what is planned.

What’s included:

• 4 in-person weekends (8 days) of workshop & ceremony, including Tobacco Rose ceremonies

• Journeying and meditation

• Connecting to Guides & Goddesses

• Recordings of meditations and integration practices

• Recommendations for herbs, flower essences, and stone medicines

• Plant medicine initiations

• Herbal medicine making

• Movement and breathwork practices

• Field trips and nature immersions

• A private virtual community support group

• PDFs of handouts

• One private, individual 90-minute virtual or in-person session to support further integration

• Discounts on individual sessions and herbal supports for further integration

• Free bonus ceremonies and nature immersions

• Bonus sessions with guest teachers!!

AND SO MUCH MORE!!!!

This is a YES if you…

Are wanting practical tools, rooted in both the human, earthly, and spiritual worlds to support yourself, family, and collective.

If you want a community of like-minded people, continuing to say YES to their PURPOSE and MEDICINE from a place of health, wellness, and BALANCE.

Love Notes from last year’s participants:

I got so much out of being with the sisters of the rose embodiment training. It inspired me creatively and gave me delicious memories, deeper friendships, and a depth of connection to the Earth. Thank you. —SL

I so loved last year’s immersion, it helped make my year so transformational! —EC

I will definitely be signing up for your beautiful immersion offering again. I’m so grateful for last year’s enchantment! —HM

Tentative dates and times:

18 & 19 May—Petal 1 Earth

8 & 9 June—Petal 2 & 3 Sacred Union of Water & Fire

15 July—Virtual Ceremony & Integration Call

12 August—Virtual Ceremony & Integration Call

21 & 22 September (Autumn Equinox)—Petal 4 Air

2 & 3 November—Petal 5 Embodying LOVE

Time: Approximately 10am-5pm daily

**If unable to attend a day/weekend, will be able to set up a make-up session at an additional cost. There will be audio and some video recordings of practices.

Location:

Peebles, Scottish Borders and surrounding areas

Energetic Exchange:

Individual:

Paid in-full: £777 (early-bird until 1 March) | £888 (after 1 March)

Or 2 payments: £444… £888 total (second payment due 1 June)

Or 5 payments: £222.20… £1111 total (1^st payment due at registration, remainder payments due 1st June, July, August, and September)

Bring a Friend:

Paid in full: £1222 (£611 each)

2 payments: £666.5… £1333 total (second payment due 1 June)

or 5 payments of £333 (£1665 total)

Unsure/not able to commit the full 6 months? You can sign up for just one, two, or three weekends. Exchange per weekend: £244

Concessions and work exchange available

I would be honoured to support you in continuing to saying YES to yourself on your continued embodiment journey, sharing the wisdom of my teachers, mentors, and life experiences!

**Upon application and registration, you will be emailed preparation lists for materials and practice. Please reach out with any questions and we can set up a call.

 Tobacco Rose Blessings,

Doreen