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9 - 13 March 2023

9 - 13 NOVEMBER 2023 (LAUNCHING SOON)

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✧ The Temple Immersion ✧

a 5 day immersion into the temple arts, tantric ritual & somatic & shamanic practices

 

The temple is where a new paradigm of being is born from ancient wisdom. 
Where we come together in reverence, in devotion, in prayer.
A place to worship & be worshipped, in our body and spirit. 
A sacred space that we enter with intention. To alchemise.
To reveal our gifts & our power. To remember our divine essence.
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As we open the temple doors for you we invite you to enter the temple within -  

The temple of your body.

On this journey we will reconnect with the depth of our pleasure, 
to be guided by its natural wisdom.

By following our sensuality, we embrace all of ourselves - 
our pleasure and our pain, our joy and our sorrow - with radical acceptance.

The temple is where ALL of us is welcome.

Where we birth our authentic expression.
Where we access the deepest truth of our being through the intelligence of our body.

The intention of this space is to open a portal for transformation. 

We believe in the power of community to release the limiting beliefs and conditioning we may hold about our bodies & our erotic nature. 

By witnessing each other, exactly as we are, we remember our wholeness.
By exploring the polarities within -masculine & feminine, light & dark, spirit & matter- we cultivate balance, harmony & inner union. 

With archetypal embodiment & sacred ceremonies to take us deep within,
we have permission to reveal our desire, vulnerability, raw power & ecstatic joy.
To explore life in totality, as a sensual being, open to our true creative potential.
To experience the wild lands of our body. To become fully alive.

Join us to awaken the temple within.

To come home to the power of your pleasure.

Your aliveness.

Remember.

Welcome to the temple.

This journey is centred around the complex and multi-layered experience of womanhood.

We welcome ALL women and genderqueer folks who want to explore this aspect of their being.

If you are a trans woman, non-binary or genderfluid being - you are so welcome.

Please reach out if you have any questions regarding inclusivity, we’d love to talk to you about it.

Our priority is that everyone in the space feels safe and seen.

✧ EXAMPLE day Schedule

9am Sharing Circle
Awakening Kundalini Yoga Class & Pranayama
11am Brunch
1.30pm Embodying Boundaries & Consent
4pm Snacks
4.30pm Wild Release & Non-Linear Movement
7pm Dinner
8pm Temple Night, Awakening the Senses Ritual

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featured images from @soulfocus_media

TEMPLE TESTIMONIALS

These two women together are a catalyst for pure love from inside out. The five days I stayed with them felt like at least three weeks.

A magical time in such a save space. Fully accepted, guided, hold, celebrated.

They embody what they share. They embody power, vulnerability, strength in softness and provide a unique path for each one.

Healing and growing in community fully allowed to be and walk our very own process.

So thankful to met these to wonderful souls and the journey and knowledge they shared with us.

Life long learnings. I love you both! Thank you!

Jess and Luzi created a wonderful safe space where I even felt comfortable showing one of my most vulnerable sides.

I got to reconnect with myself and nature and create new relationships with beautiful wild sisters. Thank you with all my heart!

The Temple Retreat with Luzi and Jess was an experience that cannot be described in words.

The connection, power, and transformation facilitated through the experience was more than I could have imagined.

Such a special, sacred gift you both are! Thankyou!

I really had no idea what to expect when I felt called to join this experience. However, I’m deeply grateful that I followed that call.

This retreat was so much more impactful than I ever could have imagined.

Sharing this space and experience with such an amazing group of souls has had a profound impact on my journey.

What started as a group of strangers became a group of sisters so quickly, thanks to the culmination of experiences that were facilitated for us.

I have never felt such a deep, vulnerable connection to so many beautiful humans.

I shared parts of myself, both external and internal, that I have never shared with anyone. And it all felt SO safe and so supported.

Thank you for this experience. I am deeply grateful for the space that was held and the experiences that were cultivated.

✧ Experience Includes


✧ Yin Yoga & Crystal Bowl Sound Bath
✧ Kundalini Yoga & Pranayama
✧ Wild Release & Non-Linear Movement
✧ Ecstatic Dance & Cacao Ceremony
✧ Embodying Boundaries & Consent
✧ Somatic Awareness Practices
✧ Sharing Circles
✧ Releasing Limiting Beliefs
✧ Inner Child Work
✧ Tantric Temple Nights
✧ Body Worship
✧ Awakening The Senses Ritual 
✧ Conscious Touch
✧ Self Massage & Intimacy
✧ Temazcal Sweat Lodge
✧ Fire Ceremony
✧ Seasonal Organic Plant-based Meals


Sacred Temazcal

Collaborating with facilitators that uphold the lineage of the Itzachilatlan South American Ancestral Tradition we work with the sacred medicine, Temazcal.

Known as a sweat lodge we participate in a ritual that combines medicinal herbs for healing,
purification & prayer.

At its heart, the ceremony symbolises death & rebirth,
with the sweat lodge tent representing the womb of the mother.

It opens a space for personal reflection & contemplation, & it can be a very powerful practice towards overcoming any personal difficulties we may be passing through.

In this ceremony we revere the Four Directions & the Four Elements,
we sweat sing, share, laugh & cry.


temple kitchen

CHEF: ZOE MICHEL

Fervent believer that food is the root of our health, I perceive our body as a holistic temple. It deserves the very best of what Mother Earth provides us with - the very best we can offer to ourselves and people we cherish - or the ones we don't know yet.

After 10 years working in cultural projects and as an Event Manager for large scale events, life brought me slowly to share my connection towards food, my wisdom, my creativity and love for juicy, healthy and beautiful dishes.

I bring plant-based alchemy to this special land and to nourish retreat guests with lovingly curated dishes, always prepared from scratch and with the freshest and most mindful ingredients.

I’ll be offering delicious aphrodisiac foods to arouse wilderness within, erotic nature and creativity as part of this retreat.

 
 

Nourishing & PlEASURE-FILLED Plant-Based Food

The food we eat every day can be a medicine with the power to transform, nourish, strengthen and heal imbalances. We have a plant based approach providing nutrient dense dishes; mostly organic, locally sourced or from our garden and delicious!

We like our food to be eclectic and colourful, packed full with flavour, superfoods and antioxidants that cleanse and enrich the body, mind and soul. When we design our recipes, we look at the seasons, the environment and food energetics to maintain and support harmony in the body.

Key things we feel are important to remember: its got to taste good, enjoy what you eat, avoid overeating, use local and seasonal produce, have fun in the kitchen and eat an inclusive, broad diet. 

 
 
 
 
 
 

LOCATION: The Shanti Space

Shanti, Sanskrit for Peace or to T. S. Eliot “The Peace which passeth understanding.”

The Shanti Space is a sanctuary for personal development & empowerment; a space to rest and restore well-being whilst bathed in abundant nature.

The venue, an old Quinta set in a national park endowed with beautiful fruit trees, giant oak corks, grape vines, vistas and a stream at the end of the garden where we often encounter our neighbours; deer and wild boar.

TRANSPORT
The nearest airport is Lisbon only 25 minutes away.
The easiest way is to come is by car / transfer.

It will cost you about 30€ and 25-30 minutes of travel.
We highly recommend Miguel for transfers +351 917 257 509

We can also put you in touch with other participants to share the ride once you book before the immersion starts.

 

reservation information

 

DATE
9 - 13 March /
5 Days / 4 nights

SACRED EARLYBIRD RATES
until 11 January

Dorm share - €777
Shared twin room - €888
Private King with ensuite - €999

FULL CONTRIBUTION
After 11 January

Dorm share - €888
Shared twin room - €999
Private King with ensuite - €1,111

Included:-
Four nights accommodation, organic plant-based meals, snacks & teas, full program & rituals

Not included:-
Flights, transfers, treatments & travel insurance

Booking Terms & Conditions

Considerations
Cancellation within the last 30 days if you have COVID and can show proof: Refund minus €250

Enquiries & Instalment Options
luzipods@gmail.com

* Please share your room preference & dietary requirements when you book.

 
 
 
 
 

FACILITATORS

 
 
 

Luzi Pods

Luzi is a queer Sexological Bodyworker & Somatic Sex Educator & Coach.

Returning home to her body continues to be a beautiful journey of unfolding and becoming.

She is devoted to supporting others in reconnecting to their body’s wisdom & embodies & inspires inner union, authentic & innocent erotic expression, & deep reverence for the earth we live on.

Luzi is passionate about the integration of polarities (light & dark, spirit & matter, masculine & feminine) & blends Somatic Sexology with ritual, tantric philosophy & the Temple Arts.

Her work is held in a safe & playful space with unapologetic self-acceptance, freedom & empowerment at its core. She offers a down-to-earth approach to recovering and celebrating one’s true erotic nature.

More: www.instagram.com/luzipods

 

Temaszcal CEREMONY FACILITATORS

 

Rita Ana Marques
Facilitator and Firekeeper in Temazcal cerimonies - Itzachilatlan South American Ancestral Tradition
Psychologist, Hypnotherapist & Breathworker

Tânia Martins
Sacred Circle Holder - Drum keeper - Drum Doula - Music Medicine - Firekeeper - Lineage Doña Maria Galindo from Maya tradition - Astrologer

Firekeeper: Luis Miguel Castelo
Facilitator of Temazcal - Itzachilatlan South American Tradition