Hermanas Del Viento
The Experience
An adventurous experience; with exploration of culture, spirituality, and artistic expression through connection with the local healers building cultural bridges with our offering of song with The Medicine Weavers Choir. At a lovely retreat center named Yaabil in San Marcos de Laguna Guatemala.
Dates
Friday, January 10, 2025 10:00 AM - Friday, January 17, 2025 4:00 PM
Welcome to this transformative Experience!
Together, building our relations with the Maya healers and opening our voices in song weave a narrative of holistic well-being, cultural immersion, and artistic expression—a testament to the profound connection between mind, body, and spirit.
Our retreat space called Yaabil, is privately located on the lake of Lago Atitlan, right near San Marcos de Laguna Guatemala, nestled in the heart of a lush, vibrant landscape, upon a crater lake surrounded by 3 volcanos, and a popping town of many world travelers and Maya natives. This journey is like no other, where you’ll discover ancient wisdom of the Maya people, participate in a harmonious convergence of mysticism and music, and have exposure to Guatemala culture, all alongside a beautiful retreat space along the lake.
What You Will Gain from This Experience:
Cultural Immersion/Exchange
Holistic Well-Being Practices
Opening the Voice ~ Singing Together
Singing Prayformance
Introduction to Maya Healings
Sacred Connection with Nature
Community Connection
Ceremonial Experiences
Personal Transformation
Unique Travel Adventure
This retreat is more of an adventure and learning experience—it's a powerful, immersive exchange that will leave you feeling transformed, inspired, and deeply connected to yourself, others, and Maya traditions .
The heart of this experience connects our voices and songs through Singing as well as the profound connection and introduction to Maya healers, venerable, humble individuals who carry the ancient knowledge and healing traditions of their ancestors. Through intimate ceremonies, and visits, you’ll have the opportunity to connect with these wise women.
Most of the Maya Healers speak Spanish as their second language, we will have translators for any programming we are offering.
Our Songs are a gesture of reciprocity and respect, bridging the gap between different ways of expressing gratitude and reverence.
This is a cultural exchange and offering; where we cultivate song to offer at the culmination of our experience at a ceremony with song and the healers. (If you don’t consider yourself a singer- you can still be part). Shaela Noella will be guiding us in opening up our voices and creating song content to share at a ceremony that honors togetherness, and all walks of life, with the Maya Healers.
The energy cultivated singing together becomes a powerful force and connectivity between us. The songs we share a gift to the collective, spirit of the lake and people, and a reflection of the transformative journey we are on.
As we rehearse and harmonize, you’ll not only discover the beauty of your own voice but also experience the collective energy that emerges when individuals unite in a shared artistic expression.
The pinnacle of your experience will be the fire ceremony honoring the Maya Women with Song, and their blessing of prayer for humanity.
We will also offer an excursion across the lake to San Juan to visit some of the women’s weaving collectives, and explore the special town of San Juan.
Maya healing practices and practitioners could include bone healers, womb healers, cacao and fire ceremonialists, and more.
Bone Healers: These practitioners are steeped in the ancient art of bone-setting and alignment of tendons. The healer Shaela has worked with in the past has a very natural mystic modality that I hope she can share a little bit about with us, and then can be available for private sessions.
Womb Healers: Maya culture places a profound emphasis on the sacred nature of the womb, and centering it. Womb healers specialize in balancing and nurturing the feminine energy, offering a range of practices. Shaela knows a handful of amazing practitioners, she’s excited to connect us with some of them so we can experience their work and energy.
Cacao Ceremonialists: Cacao holds a sacred place in Maya tradition, known for its heart-opening and mood-enhancing properties. Cacao ceremonialists guide participants through rituals involving the drinking of ceremonial-grade cacao. These ceremonies often include meditation, chanting, and a deep connection with the spirit of the cacao plant, fostering a sense of unity and love. Nana Mariam is Shaela’s dear friend whom she loves and honors and will invite her to visit us or we can go see her in San Juan.
Fire Ceremonialists: Fire is a powerful symbol in Maya cosmology, representing transformation and purification. Fire ceremonialists lead rituals that harness the energy of flames for healing and spiritual growth. Participants may engage in guided meditation, prayer, and symbolic offerings to the fire, facilitating personal and collective transformation.
Las Hermanas del Viento
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Shaela Noella
Visionary ~ Founder/Organizer ~ Songstress ~ Intuitive
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Nana Berta
Huesera (Bone Healer) ~ Weaver ~ Activist: Water Protector
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Maria Feliciana
Seed Reader ~ Ceremonialist of Fire & Temazcal
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Lucia Culum
Healer ~ Womb Massage ~ Ancestral Lineage Healing
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Nana Mimi
Cacao Ceremony passed down to her from her Grandmother ~ Fire Ceremonialist ~Womb Healer
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Rosa Maya
Temazcali ~ Womb Healing
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Mary
Womb Healer ~ therapist of the mind and soul
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Ruth
New generation Midwife ~ Maya Abdominal Massage ~ Makes Salves ~ Tobacco Cleanses
We will focus on singing in the evenings (either indoor or with a fire with ceremonial intent), and the mornings will include visits/presentations from the healers, the afternoons will be free to book personal sessions with healers, explore the area, or rest and integrate. Plus we will have 1 excursion as a group to San Juan. We are doing our best to make just the right amount of programming; so you will receive a lot but also have time for reflection, leisure or some exploration.
The Hermanas Del Viento Retreat is more of a journey, an experience, an adventure with profound exploration of culture, spirituality, and artistic expression. As you immerse yourself in the teachings of the Maya healers and contribute your voice to the Medicine Weavers Choir, you’ll leave the retreat not only rejuvenated but also carrying the echoes of a transformative experience that will resonate within you long after the closing song has been sung.
Cost? It’s priceless ; ) ….. More important than the cost is a harmonious group that is in right relationship with our cultural experience and adventure, so we book discovery calls before payment links.
Costs vary largely with lodging and programming, and if there’s other ways you can support the vision. Minimum cost is $400usd for a work-trading spot will varying prices all the way to Max cost at $2700usd with no work-trade and a deluxe king size bed and private bathroom.
If you feel a strong calling to this experience, have a valid passport, and the flights are looking good for you, or you’re already in Guatemaya- then book a discovery call to get more information, and discuss your dreams with us.
