About.
You are invited to join us on a sacred journey of connection, healing and self-knowledge, in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon. A deep transformational experience, for a small group of friends, in Aldeia Nova Esperança the Village of the Yawanawá people.
The Yawanawá
There are about 1000 Yawanawá living in the Brazilian state of Acre, in villages along the banks of the Gregório river, where they have made their homes since time immemorial.
The Yawanawá people's first contact with the non-indigenous world happened around the fourteenth century. It was an intense period of much conflict with the rubber barons and missionaries who invaded their lands and tried to forbid Yawanawá language, culture and spirituality. In the 1980s, chief Biraci Nixiwaka Brazil led his people in the struggle for the recognition of their native territories, and the Yawanawá became the first indigenous people to obtain the official rights to their lands in the state of Acre.
Program.
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November 12th
Arrival in Cruzeiro do Sul airport. Van to the Hotel
November 13th
07 AM • Van from the Hotel in Cruzeiro do Sul to São Vicente, on the banks of the Gregorio River. (about 3 hour drive)
10 AM • Arrival in São Vicente. Departure by boat to Aldeia Nova Esperança. (about 6 hour journey upriver)
4 PM • Arrival at Aldeia Nova Esperança
November 14th to 19th
Retreat in Aldeia Nova Esperança (‘New Hope’ Village)
November 20th
07 AM • Departure by boat from Aldeia Nova Esperança to São Vicente
03 PM • Van from São Vicente to Cruzeiro do Sul
07 PM • Arrival in Cruzeiro do Sul Hotel
November 20th
11 PM • Van from Hotel to Cruzeiro do Sul Airport • Flight out of Cruzeiro do Sul
Highlights.
- Medicinal Herbal Bath- with plants that purify the spirit, calm the heart, assist in the dreamspace and balance our thoughts.
- Body Painting- the study of the sacred designs of the tribe called KENE.
- Traditional Storytelling
- Traditional Food and exceptional vegetarian cuisine
- Traditional Songs Workshop
- Hike to the Samaúma Tree, the ‘Mother’ tree in the Amazon.
- Visit to the Sacred Village (Aldeia Sagrada) and its Medicinal Botanical Gardens.
- Smudging Circles with Sipá; sacred tree resin of the Yawanawá.
- Uni (Ayahuasca) Ceremonies
Living Conditions.
Sleeping
- private room
- shared rooms
Omnivore Food
- communally cooked meals
- over 80% locally sourced
Internet
- None: Off the grid
Ongoing classes
- plant medicinedaily
Contact
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