A WORKSHOP FOR MEN & WOMEN WEAVING INTO WHOLENESS THE SACRED ANDROGYNE
JULY 9 – 14, 2019
We will immerse ourselves in polarity work that addresses the interior landscape of the masculine and feminine within ourselves. The workshop seeks to develop a relationship with the sacred androgyne through engaging with embodiment practices, meditation and the impersonal use of sexual energy as it moves through ourselves and nature.
This workshop is limited to 16 people.
Eight spots will be held for Women. Eight spots held for Men. Any spot is available for those who identify as They/Them.
From the serpentine currents of the telluric, to the nectarous drops of the stellar, we are creatures of eros, spirit, sea and flower. Regardless of gender, we all come from the womb, the liminal temple of betwixt and between. It is here we return for healing.
We find our feet have chosen to tread this earth at a time of environmental upheaval. A time when the voice of the earth-womb needs us to reweave, reclaim and retrieve our vital, wild, sensual, wise, innocent selves. While there are many roads to healing and wholing, we seek to engage with the holiness that is cultivated between our inner masculine and feminine, catalyzed by the interplay between ourselves and those of a different gender. We call this the interior Sacred Marriage; the journey toward the Alchemical Androgyne.
L’Androgyne Alchemique workshop will address the question of what happens when we, as individuals, give ourselves the time and space to look at the sacred masculine and sacred feminine within. What is created when we start to work with these two energies in balance? What new energy emerges out of a synthesis of these polarities? We will utilize oracular (intuitive) seeing and speaking through the wisdom of body, focusing on the voice of the throat, heart and the root centers.
We will draw on practices from The Path of Pollen, focusing in particular on oracular work, mirror work, movement mediations and ceremony.
The workshop seeks to bring men, women and gender fluid individuals together for healing and inner gnosis. We will walk ourselves back to our original blueprint, working with how we speak, how we feel, and how we love.
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.
