Dear Tribe,
We are very excited to invite you to join us for our summer spiritual offering, S.A.P.P.H.I.R.E.’s Healing Circle. On our journey we will be working with both Grandmother and Grandfather in what has been a really beautifully balanced retreat full of healing and lots of LOVE!
Dates and time:
⦁ Dates: July 5th-7th
⦁ Time: Please arrive between 3pm - 5pm - should you be delayed or need to arrive earlier than this please contact Bene at (818) 903-7398 and bene@sapphireceremony.com or CHANCI at (541) 514-9769 and ⦁ chanciherer@gmail.com
Accommodations and meals are family style: we all contribute and share space, food and connection. We make accommodations - without price differences- for people with needs, e.g. sleeping arrangements etc. are flexible.
Cost:
S.A.P.P.H.I.R.E. is a recognized public charity by the IRS and state of California. We are not selling anything but asking for a tax free donation to ensure that our shaman, space holders and the people involved with the medicines are encouraged to continue their healing ways.
Ceremony Cost: S.A.P.P.H.I.R.E. is asking for a $1000 donation for three days of ceremonial healing. $450 donation for one ceremony, $750 donation for two ceremonies and $1000 donation for all three days. Please speak with or message Bene or Chanci if you are not planning on being there )
What to pack:
⦁ Comfortable light colored clothing for the weekend (preferred white).
⦁ Towel & toiletries
⦁ Eye cover, ear plugs
⦁ Pillow, cushion, blanket, yoga mat. Enough to make a comfortable place for you to sit during ceremony and sleep in between
⦁ Previous suggestions: https://www.amazon.com/FoamTouch-Upholstery-Foam-Density-Cushion/dp/B00TSVSA7C?pd_rd_w=MThlD&content-id=amzn1.sym.3c1bdb31-a20d-42d0-a8cf-ddadf63cd1a8&pf_rd_p=3c1bdb31-a20d-42d0-a8cf-ddadf63cd1a8&pf_rd_r=EAWVWW1D59X5WDYTN8ER&pd_rd_wg=mdq4D&pd_rd_r=9c018020-5439-4cbc-9a48-d46954731b4b&ref_=sspa_dk_detail_1&th=1. These have been recommended over the inflatable camping sleeping pads as those can be noisy and uncomfortable. If anyone coming in from out of town needs an address to order or ship something to, please let me know.
⦁ Sheepskins, sacred objects, crystals, journaling materials
⦁ Any musical instruments you would like to share
⦁ Any food or snacks you'd like to have or offer outside of the meals we'll have together. Things like nuts, fruit, or bread are always appreciated. Bring enough for yourself and some to share!
⦁ A reusable water bottle
⦁ If you have items for a personal alter, please feel free to bring those as well.
Location:
S.A.P.P.H.I.R.E. will be sending a more detailed email with the exact address to our event once it get closer to being hosted. We ask for privacy and respect towards our host, healers those that are attending the healing circle.
Sleeping Arrangements:
There are a couple of options that we typically have for our weekend retreats. Listed below:
⦁ Many people choose to sleep in the space that they set up for the ceremony. So again, have a comfortable mat (usually the size of a yoga mat), and a blanket.
⦁ You can take your pads and set them up in the other rooms, there will be plenty of floor space, and a few couch spaces as well.
⦁ There are a couple of beds available. If you know you absolutely need to reserve a space for yourself, please let me know.
⦁ There is also room in the backyard for one or two small tents, though level ground is very limited.
⦁ Car camping is available but there is only street privacy.
Schedule for the weekend:
Friday:
⦁ Arrive by 5pm
⦁ Grandmother Ceremony to begin at 7pm
⦁ Ceremony concludes around 1-2am and soup and food will be served
⦁ Rest
Saturday:
⦁ Light breakfast and integration circle around 10am
⦁ Rest and free time in the afternoon
⦁ Grandmother Ceremony to begin at 7pm
⦁ Ceremony concludes around 1-2am and soup and food will be served
⦁ Rest
Sunday:
⦁ Grandmother integration starts around 10 am.
⦁ Grandfather circle starts after integration
⦁ Grandfather ceremony concludes at a time TBD
⦁ Post Grandfather Ceremony Integration
⦁ Rest
Monday:
⦁ Group clean up
⦁ Depart
Preparation:
Once confirmed, I will send out a medical questionnaire to be completed at least 2 weeks prior to the sit.
We do recommend following a simple dieta 7 days prior to the retreat. Avoid dairy, grains and legumes. It's ok to eat eggs, some fresh fruit, and use onion, garlic and lemon for seasoning. You may use this dieta longer. Please know this dieta is a recommendation; your body may have other requirements. For more information on dieta, see this document.
Inviting others:
If you would like to invite others to the ceremonies, our website www.SapphireCeremony.com is available and our schedules for all of our events will be updated on the website. If there is any more questions please feel free to contact us through the website or at Info@Sapphireceremony.com
Health and Wellness:
Social distancing: this will be difficult given the retreat context, the nature of the work and some of the sleeping arrangements. The facilitators, who will be singing during the evening gatherings will be a fair distance from guests during those gatherings. That said, if someone needs help the facilitators will need to be in close proximity to that person who is in need.
Masks: It is up to the individual as to whether one wants to wear a mask during the retreat and during our evening gatherings. During the evening gatherings, masks will not be a problem. Just remember to pull it down if you need to purge.
If you are in the process of recovering from of any contagious illness, please inform us. We do our best to be accommodating to everyone's health in limited spaces. If there is a concern or risk of spreading illness, please contact us so that S.A.P.P.H.I.R.E. can work out a solution that works for everyone involved.
We aim to be as inclusive as possible. If you have any concerns regarding yours or someone else's wellness, health and/or safety, please bring it up to us so we can address it as quickly and safely as possible.
Our Guide:
Maestro Qispi is a traveling Taoist, blessed with numerous circles and initiations by the Elders of several indigenous tribes of North and South America, that he acquired while traveling across the world. Driven by his passion for the study of nature, and the potential of the human mind, he has built himself into one complete, all-encompassing individual and a legitimate master of his craft and his life vocation. His teachings are based on TCM Medical Chi Gong - energy healing by touch, cell balancing techniques, personal alchemy, and alchemical processes.
The Maestro lived with the Shipibo tribes in the Peruvian part of the Amazon jungle, with Enrique and Maria Lopez, working with the Ayahuasca vine, and other plants such as Noah Rao, Chirac Sanango, Marusha, Chula Chaki, etc. He was also initiated into the Huachuma Mesada tradition and led numerous ceremonies on the Apus, the mountain peaks of the Andes, practicing the most ancient knowledge of the Huachuma (San Pedro cactus) tradition.
Maestro Qispi also walks the "Red Road", or Camino Rojo, with his Fuego Sagrado family from Ecuador. He enriches his ceremonies with extensive fifteen years of experience and detailed knowledge of a common thread that permeates all of nature and teachings shared by many indigenous circles around the world.
Our organizer:
The Self Actualized Path to Personal Healing, Integration, Recovery and Enlightenment is a non-profit religious organization that was created by Bene, Leann and Chanci through guidance of many teachers. S.A.P.P.H.I.R.E. is committed to providing a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment for anyone open to learn more about self, plant medicine, sacred animals, sacred feathers, and/or communing with a higher presence through ancestral ceremonies and practices.
Chanci has been blessed to have met the most beautiful of friends and teachers who introduced her to sacred ceremonies a little over eight years ago, and has been attending ceremonies led by Maestro Qispi for the last 3 years. She is thrilled to open her home to these beautiful and sacred gatherings, and feels it is a deep honor to be able to host such a humbling and inspiring teacher as Maestro Qispi, as well as all those who are called to join the ceremony.
Contact info:
BENE HERER
(818) 903-7398
CHANCI HERER
(541) 514-9769
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