http://portugaltantrafestival.com/retreat/deepening-stage-2/ The Awaken as Love 7-day retreats are some of the most the most powerful ways to move out of just surviving life and begin to really thrive in it. Not only will you embrace your authentic nature and passion but also how to bring this to life in an ever more complex and overwhelming world. They reveal the “Master Map of Existence” – the full landscape of how reality fits together, that you might not have realised until now. Stage 2 – the Deepening On completing the Initiation stage of this journey you will have downloaded a new operating system into your consciousness. Many of the tools to bring your personal empowerment will be sitting in your pocket. Whether you use them or not is now up to you… One way to really bring these more to life is through the Deepening process where the knowledge you have gained becomes digested into your being and emerges as your own wisdom, that can be expressed in your own words. The deepening process takes you beyond the personal realms and into the unknowable as you undertake a shamanic death of all the conditioning that was given to you from outside and a rebirth as the deeper YOU emerges. “The knowledgeable person lives with a question mark, and the person of awe and wonder lives with an exclamation point.” Osho Normally humans move through 2 stages of knowing – the first where you do not know but are not aware of it (as a child); and secondly where you still not really know, but collect knowledge in order to believe that you know (our adult life). Occasionally one will take a quantum leap beyond the norms and enter into a 3rd stage – where you realise that you cannot really know and that the joy is in the mystery. This retreat is for those called to take a leap beyond the ‘safety nets’ of the mind and let the bliss of existence pour into you. Your Facilitators Click on them to visit the facilitator webpage to find out more… James Stevenson (Lead Facilitator) James’s passion is to help call forth our human potential and our soul. His weave brings together more than 19 years experience in techniques, practices and information from the cutting edge of Neuroscience, Tantra, Biodanza, Shamanic & Energy Work, Integral theory and Taoist practices to create a spirituality that is rooted in the body. His evolutionary approach is to work on all lines, levels, states and parts of ourselves in bringing forth our fullest potential. Riya Sokol (Co-Facilitator) Riya is James’s partner – as well as a famous singer for last few years she has been discovering the spiritual path, through Tantra and other unconventional methods of exploring the inner world - where she also uses her soprano. She travels around the world to offer to people: a “voice- bath” that can take to deep relaxing states of mind, tantric practices– that improve people’s lives and relationships, and evening concerts with her own music or mantras and kirtans. She is a trained guide of Vision Quest– which is a 10-day process based on age-old tradition rite of passage – taking people to the land to reconnect with the nature and themselves and is apprenticing with James in Awaken as Love. Lin Holmquist (Co Facilitator) Lin Holmquist is yoga therapist, yoga teacher, tantric body and energyworker and dakini. She started her journey on the shamanic path in the forest with the stones and the lakes as guides. Later she dived in to the magic of the physical realms through the body and the movement of life in it. When she was initiated into tantra – both worlds met – the physical and the metaphysical. Lin is a proud mother of two children and she travels the world arranging workshops and festivals (including one of the largest Tantra Festival in Angsbacka) and to give private sessions. Her dharma in life is to open consciousness and awareness and to spread love in the world through her work. Her work is all about giving back all the gifts she has been receiving from life! The Path to Facilitation The Awaken as Love Stage 2 Deepening process is only open to those who have already completed stage 1. It is also part of the path to becoming a facilitator in Awaken as Love. Those who have completed stage 1 and 2 will be eligible to attend the Awaken as Love facilitators training – which will give you direct practice and feedback in teaching the structures of the Stage 1 initiation – this includes all the important details to mention, music and PDFs with the structures. Group evaluation and video feedback will be used to help bring out your inner guide. On completion of this you will be able to co-teach the Awaken as Love Stage 1 process with a Lead Facilitator who would help guide you in your first facilitating role and you will be added to the Awaken as Love website as part of the expanding team. The first AAL facilitators training will be held in Portugal in 2020 – more details will be announced about this soon. Some of Areas Covered in this Training Again, it is not necessary to already have an understanding of any of the areas mentioned below – you will be guided through each experience. This is simply for those who are curious about the content. Revision of Stage 1 learnings The importance of healthy Identity Ego Masks Psychological aspects and De-conditioning Shamanic Death Archetypal Group Rituals Plant Medicine (Cacao) Gifts of the Wound Earth Medicine The 4 Shields from Native teachings Solo retreat in Nature Rebirthing Ritual Undifferentiated Sexuality Undifferentiated Trance States Practical Information for Stage 2 – the Deepening Dates: The training runs from the 20th – 26th June 2019 Venue: Awakeland, CCI 674 – Moinho da Rocha. 8500 – 140 Mexilhoeira Grande Training Cost: Earlybird price of just 650 Euros, Normal price is 850 Euros 10% Special Discount on the training for those who joined the Stage 1 beforehand – automatic when booked together. Accommodation Options Triple room with single beds – €360 – More space in stylish rooms. Twin Bell Tent – €360 – Perfect for those who like Glamping and sharing – 2 single beds. Single Tipi – €650 – Glamping but with a double bed all to yourself! The Training is held at the Awakeland retreat centre. Rooted in a millennial mountain range, Awake believes in people, in a conscious life and auto-responsibility. Without promoting dogmas, beliefs or doctrines, it is a space for all, where each individual arrives with their own mission, and where we all help to get there. http://portugaltantrafestival.com/retreat/deepening-stage-2/
