A Shamanic Journey to (Re)connect to Yourself in Brazil

This retreat is a 15-day deep shamanic immersion at the Terra Mirim community in Brazil, a natural and ancestral healing centre located 30 minutes from Salvador in Baia. The retreat is co-guided by Isha and Terra Mirim’s best shamans and healers to create a protected and sacred space of self-knowledge, healing and deepening.

The retreat, held in the heart of the Atlantic forest, begins with preparation and purification practices and rituals to create a good grounding and arrival for all the participants. Then in the following days, it delves into the heart of the shamanic medicinal plants honoured for centuries by the native tribes of Latin America. For each shamanic ritual and dynamic, there will be an opportunity to share and integrate the experience and touch the essence of what has been lived. The last part of the programme includes participation in the unmissable Pachamama Festival, which has been held in Terra Mirim for several years. The festival attracts people from all over the world and engages with art as a shamanic healing tool, offering spaces for sacredness and creativity.

To say yes to such an experience is to say yes to oneself. The programme was prepared with care and love so that participants could take time and space for themselves to re-evaluate and deepen the aspects of their lives that most need attention and support. This will be a safe space to allow the medicinal plants and the wisdom of these ancestral practices to heal one’s wounds and support the deep desires of one’s soul.

Program 

Day 1 (Tuesday 4th): Arrival and Accommodation

Day 2 (Wednesday 5th): Opening day

• Opening circle with XamAM

• Visit to TM temples and community spaces

• Cleansing and grounding treatment

• Drum circle at the bonfire

Day 3 (Thursday 6th): Purification day

• Connecting with the Atlantic forest herbs and plants and preparing the herbal bath

• Ritual of the Purification Lodge

Day 4 (Friday 7th): Cacao Day

• Cleaning the cabana space and sharing circle

• Cacao ceremony

Day 5 (Saturday 8th): XamAM Day

• A ritualistic day led by XamAM

Day 6 (Sunday 9th): Day of Rapè & Mother of the Forest

• Rapè and Paui ceremony

• Mother of the Forest ritual

Day 7 (Monday 10th): Integration day

• Sharing circle

• Resting

• Map of the 4 Elements

Day 8 (Tuesday 11th): Grandfather of the Desert day

• Grandfather of the Desert ritual

Day 9 (Wednesday 12th): Closing day

• Final sharing

• Shamanic theatre

Day 10 (Thursday 13th): Community day

• Preparing the space for the festival

• Dinner in Salvador in Rio Vermelho

Pachamama Festival Days

Day 11: (Friday 14th): Pachamama Festival

Day 12: (Saturday 15th): Pachamama Festival

Day 13: (Sunday 16th): Pachamama Festival

Integration Days

Day 14: (Monday 17th): Day at the beach

Day 15: (Tuesday 18th): Day in Salvador (Recommended flight in the evening from 08.00pm)

Please bear in mind that the programme can be subject to slight changes according to the inspiration.

For whom 

This retreat is recommended for those who have already had some experience of shamanism and have the desire to deepen these natural and ancestral practices. During these immersion days you have the opportunity to touch and transform key aspects of your life and then return home to begin a new chapter. Should you feel the call to participate in this immersion but have no experience of shamanism you should have a chat with Isha to see if this immersion is for you.

Location 

Terra Mirim (TM) is a communitarian foundation founded by shaman Alba Maria (XamAM) and other healers more than 30 years ago. Located in the middle of the Atlantic forest, about 30 minutes from Salvador, TM is considered a centre of light for the support it has given over the decades not only to local communities, but also to many visitors from all over the world who have come to TM to retreat, take care of themselves and find inspiration. It currently has about 40 residents living in the community and the surrounding lands. In addition, TM has been recognised by the Brazilian government and UNESCO for its active involvement in the recovery of the Atlantic Forest and the promotion of sustainable development in its territory.

What is included 

The package includes what is mentioned in the programme above. More specifically it includes: rituals, sharing circles, shamanic work and dynamics with Isha and the Terra Mirim healers, Isha’s guidance and support for the duration of the stay, accommodation for 14 nights at Terra Mirim, use of the community spaces, three vegetarian meals a day, entrance to the Pachamama Festival, taxi transport to and from Salvador airport (SSA) to TM, Italian/English/Portuguese translation.

Does not include: air travel to and from Brazil, meals outside TM on the days we go to Salvador and to the beach, other individual expenses.

If possible, I would recommend staying the night of 18th February and leaving on the 19th February (with an extra 45 euros for food and accommodation). In fact, if you decide to stay a few more days or arrive a few days earlier, you have to add 45 euros per night per person.

Contribution and Information 

Contribution for the shamanic journey in Brazil: 1770 €

200 € to be paid by bank transfer to reserve a place. Refundable only if you cancel by 15 December.

Payment in instalments available.

This retreat will be offered in Italian, Portuguese and English and has limited places and it is therefore necessary to book in advance.

The closest airport to Terra Mirim is Salvador Luís Eduardo Maron Magalhães (SSA) which is about 30 minutes away from the community. I recommend departures with a stopover in Lisbon or Madrid. The flight is usually organised individually but if you would like to leave with other participants or need support to buy the plane ticket please let Isha know. In any case, please, inform Isha before buying the flight ticket to confirm that dates and times of arrival and departure are good. Please contact us for more information or support with logistics.

Contact us for any information or to book your place, email to isha@artejanis.org o whatsapp +39 3283481534 or at a @artejanis.community.