Plant Medicine Retreat ~ Guided by Kuauhtli Vasquez & Delfina Mun

Feb. 18-25 at Rayos del Sol, Costa Rica

Whatsapp contact: Camila +506 8349 7899 // Email: condoreagleretreats@gmail.com

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Ancestral traditions uniting in music, ceremony, prayer and wisdom.

It is with great honor and gratitude that we will be in retreat with Kuauhtli and Delfina, carriers of the Eagle-Condor ways in Costa Rica. Together, they bring the heart, spirit, and wisdom traditions of the North and South. We will gather and celebrate at Rayos del Sol for six nights and seven days of community, fresh meals, music, dance, prayer and ritual.

Activities

Temazcal / Sweatlodge ~ Grandmother Ceremony ~ Hikuri Ceremony ~ Sacred Altars preparation ~ Paradise Beaches ~ Song circles ~ Yoga ~ Qigong ~ Integration ~ Native Wisdom Workshops

OPENING TEMAZCAL

Harnessing the energy of the four elements, the sweat lodge is a traditional purification ceremony, as a sacred steam bath with chants and prayers. A deep cleanse of mind, body and spirit in the womb of the Earth.

Grandmother Ceremony

A beautiful opportunity to be embraced by the feminine force of the medicine of the Amazon, guided by the icaros, chants of the healing rainforest plants. A profound and sacred time to align with our spirituality, clear and cleanse our minds and bodies, connecting with the invisible world within and around us, fortifying our vision.

We will start in the early evening and continue past midnight. The ceremony opens with traditional chants that invoke protection and healing of the participants. Later into the evening inviting musical instruments, medicine music and dance. We will also be offering the rapé (hapé) medicine and natural perfumes/smudges.

Hikuri Ceremony

These ceremonies are powerful community prayers that aid us in manifesting our good intentions and a path of beauty, by holding positive thoughts, transforming and connecting with the elements in gratitude and celebration. We will have prayers with four tobaccos and half moon altar, sacred water and fire, with the peyote’s heart opening guidance.

On a physical level, this medicine is an antiviral, antibiotic, balances hormones and enhances cell functions, growth and repair, as well as creating a natural state of well-being on a mental, physical and emotional level.

The ceremony will start in the evening and go on until sunrise. During the following day we will receive a closing with the Flower Blessing in the way of the Mexicatl Xochitl in Cuicatl.

Singing Circles and Wisdom Sharing

During the retreat we will have opportunities to gather in Song circles, where Delfina and Kuauhtli will explain the meaning of songs and also share songs for you to learn, for people in all levels. They will share the native vision and origins of these practices, as well as vocal techniques. These are precious and unique opportunities to learn songs and knowledge that are only transmitted orally. If you play instruments you are welcome to bring them.

Sacred Movement

Master Plant Ceremonies are powerful moments of transformation that will be supported by Yoga and Qigong movement practices, wisdom sharing and integration circles, as well as nutritious food and a connection to natural surroundings to hold our prayers and journeys.

Facilitators

Kuauhtli & Delfina are the founders of the ngo Xinachtli.co, and they co-facilitate ceremonies uniting the forces of their spiritual lineages, the Condor and Jaguar representing the South and the Eagle and Deer the North. Their presence and unity bring a deep sense of balance, both by combining the masculine and feminine energies as well as by the qualities within each medicine and ceremonies shared. The ancestral culture they carry, as well as their own ancestral beings, are a magical guidance.

Their love and music is a blessing to our community, during ceremonies they guide us through diverse and beautiful landscapes as their voices harmonize. Listen to Kauyumari, a song they created and produced together:

Delfina MuN Akarâ

Delfina’s melodies and heart warming voice stay with people long after the retreats. Her force and dedication in her spiritual path inspire and empower women, contributing to the rebalancing of humanity.

Delfina is a visionary who’s paintings and music interweave expressing the healing, transformation and great mystery of praying with the sacred plants and animals of our Mother Earth with tenderness and intricate detail. Her study of the ancestral voice has roots in her homeland Puelmapu, and is enhanced by her deep studies in the Amazon Rainforest with the Madha and Yawanawa people. Delfina is a devoted student of the knowledge her elders teach, as she shares her unique voice and arts in traditional ceremonies around the world.

Keeper of the Teocali Quetzalcoatl altar, Delfina travels throughout Abya Yala - Anahuak praying for the waters, preserving culture and land, as an activist with deep love for the people of the earth and the lands that formed her. She highlights the importance of spiritual alliances, offering her song with reverence, remembrance and re-cultivation of ancestral healing practices and indigenous culture.

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www.delfinamun.com

Kuauhtli Vasquez

Kuauhtli is a great-grandfather, who’s gigantic heart, love for nature, impeccable positivity and unique humor has touched and transformed the lives of countless people around the globe.

Kuauhtli's years of involvement in the movement for human rights and activities to preserve the indigenous ways of life served as preparation for his path bringing ceremonies around the world. In the nahuatl language Kuauhtli means ‘eagle’. Kuauhtli’s love and devotion to Tonantzin, our sacred mother earth, and his many years of Sundance are an inspiration to many following the Red Road.

For the past four decades, Kuauhtli has dedicated himself to conducting Mexica ceremonies of "Xochitl in Cuicatl" (Flower and Song), Native American Church tipi meetings, Temazcal (sweat lodge) and Mexica danza, contributing to the awakening and reconnection of humanity with Nature. Kuauhtli has visited 40 countries while actively promoting the legalization and medical research of peyote and other entheogens. He's participated on panels, films, festivals and shared his music world-wide.

www.kuauhtli.com

Location

At Rayos del Sol we experience the most beautiful ocean view sunsets followed by delicious home made meals in the restaurant surrounded by the lush gardens. Rayos is nature trails to the beach, majestic views,, simplicity and spaciousness, excatly what we need for a week of ceremonies.

Rayos del Sol is a beautiful eco-lodge in the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica, 20 mins from Nosara. At walking distance from the beach, with lush gardens, forests, river and a swimming pool, Rayos has the most breathtaking sunsets and ocean views from the terraces. There is a restaurant, a Yoga Shala, and several spaces in nature where activities take place. This area is known by the visits of the sea turtles at Ostional beach, as well as abundant colorful birds, flowers and tropical jungles.

Rayos has different types of accommodations to suit everyone's needs, with healthy delicious meals included and wifi in common areas. You are welcome to come earlier or extend your stay to enjoy your time there at your pace, or we recommend to also visit the town of Nosara to experience the various restaurants, shops and Guiones Beach. For more on Rayos visit their website.