Apis Sophia Exstasis Retreat in France w/Gina DeBernardo and Ariella Daly
APIS|BEE ••• SOPHIA|WISDOM ••• EXSTASIS|ECSTACY
FEMININE ORACULAR WISDOM THROUGH NATURE AND EROS
June 27 - July 2
Sol Henge, France
The divine feminine is rising. Pushing us to meet ourselves in the fullness of who and what we are. The old ways of knowing are coming back to our embodied selves and we are answering the call. To go deeper. To soften. To roar. To draw upon our nectar. To dance with night. To sip the sun. To awaken the voice of the womb.
With honey bee, our most ancient ally, we turn toward the hum of vitality seeking expression within us. We gather our storied wisdoms in dewy pearls. We move with the ecstasy of the living earth. We become.
Apis Sophia Exstasis Workshop will focus on oracular (intuitive) seeing, understanding that such intuition comes from connecting with your own body's wisdom. Each women will be guided through a series of shamanic practices based in methods from The Path of Pollen. Each woman will make and awaken her own personal scrying mirror, an ancient feminine tool for intuitive wisdom.
The workshop seeks to drop women deeply into their own body of knowing through engaging with the erotic life force energies of nature. We will work with movement, sacred anointment, sound and embodiment practices to awaken the voice of the womb and the heart.
Meet your hosts:
Gina DeBernardo is a skilled bodywork practitioner with over 18 years experience. She spent 6 years in San Francisco working with men, women and couples. Her work combines a unique blend of Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, Sacred Anointment, embodiment practices and shamanic modalities.
Gina works with the impersonal use of sexual energy within the body, to awaken us into our divine eros: our life force, creativity, will and the power we have to ignite our dreams into reality. Her work with clients is a deep dive into discovering your authentic, erotic, fully expressed, sacred self.
Ariella Daly is a beekeeper, writer, teacher and musician living in Northern California. She has studied extensively under The Path of Pollen, a shamanic honey bee tradition based in Europe.
Ariella seeks to foster a deeper relationship between people and the natural world through honey bees, seeing the bee as a bridge species between our domestic lives and the wild within and around us. She teaches dreamwork, natural beekeeping and retreats all guided by the honeyed wisdom of the serpent and the bee.
Location:
Sol Henge farm house and retreat center sits in the pastoral landscape of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Located about an hour southeast from Bordeaux, this region is known for medieval villages, castles and verdant countryside.
Here we will enjoy the quietude of nature, amidst the simplicity of French country life.
Your accommodations will be shared within the farmhouse, while meals will be served outdoors at a long table with views of fields and woodlands.
You will have access to the pool, woodlands and the ceremonial stone henge.
Meals:
Your meals will center around a plant-based diet, sourced from local, fresh and sustainably sourced produce (wherever possible). Much of the seasonal produce will come form the gardens at Sol Henge. Students have even been known to pick and make their own refreshing herbal waters from the bounty of fresh herbs on the property. It doesn't get more fresh than that!
For breakfast you will have use of the student kitchen and a chance to enjoy daily bread and baked goods from the local village bakery, fetched for you every morning by our lovely host.
We will accommodate your dietary needs and allergies.
Accommodation
Shared rooms in historic farmhouse • Wifi • Pool • Open-air temple space for enjoyment between sessions • Indoor Lounge • 15 minute walk to village • House car to rent for short trips into town • Host staff & chef.
