“Beat. Beat. Beat. The power of my Self is moving. My heart. My birth. My coming into existence. My passions. My in-difference. The sun within warms me, the heart enlightens the intellect. I am my Self coming forth. A creature baring light.”

03. LABRYNTH OF THE HEART

Rose + Lotus Union, Initiation of Air, Opening + Clearing the Heart, Grief, Rose Healing, Henna, House of Spirit, Breathwork, Medicine of Silence, Journey into the Labyrinth of the Heart, Auset + HetHert.

Air. Heart. Lotus + Rose.

Our Gatherings

Save the Dates in your calendar!

01.

MAY 1 | THURSDAY | 10AM EST
-BELTANE-
Lotus + Rose Union
(2hrs.)

02.

MAY 12 | MONDAY | 6PM EST
-FULL FLOWER MOON-
Grief Ceremony
(1.5-2 hrs)

03.

MAY 23 | FRIDAY | 11AM EST
-VENUS GATE-
Labyrinth of the Heart Journey
(1.5 hrs)

04.

MAY 27 | TUESDAY | 10AM EST
-NEW MOON-
Henna Ceremony with guest Medina Trevathan.
(2 hrs)

MEDICINE: Lotus + Rose

This month we open to the union of Lotus + Rose. A beautiful pair of ancient wisdom keepers + healers.

Rose holds the highest vibratory frequency of any other plant on the planet - about 328 hz. Rose anchors Lotus into the heart - here they meet in union, bridging the dualities within, opening up the temple of the Heart.

Inviting you to work with these two this month - learning directly from them, receiving, observing, opening to the medicine that they uniquely have for you.

  • -Drinking Lotus + Rose Tea in meditation.

    -Plant Spirit Bathing with them.

    -Anointing your Heart with their water and oils.

    -Communing with Fresh Roses.

    -Womb Steam with them (just pinch of rose).

  • Make your lotus infusion in the same way & simply add a pinch of rose petals.

    You can also work with Rosewater/Hydrosol - adding a splash into your Lotus tea.

    • antifungal, antiseptic, antiviral

    • antidepressant, nervine, sedative

    • anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic,

    • Aphrodisiac

    • ally for uterus and menstrual cycle. toning and easing to cramps.

    • Astringent.

    • Blood tonic, cardiotonic, kidney tonic.

    • carminative, decongestant, expectorant

    • Cooling, helps dispels excess heat / inflammation

    • laxative

“Become content at heart” is to say merge with the image of the true self rather than the ego. Don’t let the rules, expectations and projections of a society that doesn’t see your true image define you. Only become content with the image of yourself thats free from the limits of the ego… The voice of love within us is the truth of who we are. This is how we can move in the world. ”

HOME EXPLORATIONS + INVITATIONS

THE HEART - THE AB: Sensory Organ, Magnetic Field, Chakra Center, Wholeness, Wisdom + Guide.

Practices for tending the Heart:

A DAY OF SILENCE: A practice to do this month.

Day of Silence

Bringing a presence and awareness here. Place your hand on your heart, drop in, practice listening, and deepen your relationship with this voice within you. See what your heart begins to share with you.

Acknowledging the range of senses your heart moves through and see what ways it needs tending to each day. Morning, night, and any time in between.

Asking your heart things like “How are you feeling today?” “What do you need to feel nourished right now/today?” - and offer your heart at least one of the things that day. You’ll find it can be simple… a nourishing meal, cacao, a bath, a chat with a friend, the ocean, etc. Here we court our relationship with our hearts.

A DAILY HEART CHECK-IN: An invitation.

Craig Holdrege from The Nature Institute wrote a book called “The Dynamic Heart and Circulation,” which witnesses and observes the heart on deeper levels other than its physicality. He writes: “It’s illuminating to think of the many words and expressions in the English language that relate to the heart. Here are a few: heartfelt, heartless, hardy, heart-rending, heartbreaking, heartache, faint-hearted, light-hearted, whole-hearted, having a heart-to-heart, taking heart, to have a heart, to lose heart, to have a heavy heart, to be warm-hearted or cold-hearted, heartsick, to search for your heart, to be on your heart's path, to put your heart at rest. When you go through each expression and feel it, you will enter a very richly nuisance world. The feelings that are associated with these expressions are often deep – heartsick, heart-to-heart – and span polarities, cold and warm-hearted, faint and light-hearted, and so on. They are mostly related to feelings that touch or encompass our inner core and are central to us. It’s one thing to search your brain for something, or to put your mind to something, and a very different matter to search from your heart for something, or to put your heart into it.”

“Courage comes from the French coeur, coeur which means heart. The bravest & most essential thing you can do is learn how to listen to the very thing that keeps you alive. Your heart is your compass, your lighthouse, your center, your dearest ally, & your wisest guide.” 

CEREMONY PREPARATIONS

01. Lotus & Rose Union

Tea Meditation + Lotus Open Heart Practice

THURSDAY MAY 1, 10AM EST.

  • Use 1 Lotus Flower or pinch of petals, and a 5-finger pinch of your rose petals/buds - per 1 qt. water

    Place in a quart-sized jar or french press.

    Fill with hot boiled water, place on lid - let infuse for 6+ hours.

  • Come as you are <3 & Set up in a quiet space where you will be undisturbed.

    Maybe you want to shower or bathe before, anointing yourself in your Lotus Oil and some rose.

    Maybe you want some fresh roses for your space, or anything that welcomes in the love of the heart.

    Smoke cleanse your space before ceremony if you’re able <3

    • Your Lotus + Rose Tea

    • Journal + Pen

    • Sacred Smoke + light

    • Lotus flower/petals and rose petals on your altar/with you.

    • a candle lit with you if you’re able.

02. Grief Ceremony

Tea Meditation + Grief Ritual + Fresh Rose Healing

MONDAY MAY 12, 6PM EST.

  • SELF: Come as you are <3 & Set up in a quiet space where you will be undisturbed.

    Maybe you want to shower or bathe before, anointing yourself in your Lotus Oil and some rose.

    SPACE + ALTAR: If you feel called to - create a little altar with you of some things that may represent what you are grieving. Bringing them to your altar, honoring them.
    Maybe you want some fresh roses for your space, or anything that welcomes in the love of the heart represent LOVE for you.

    Smoke cleanse your space before ceremony if you’re able <3

    • Your Lotus + Rose Tea - enough to drink and some extra.

    • Your infused, wet lotus flower from your tea still in your jar of tea/cup.

    • A fresh Rose.

    • A dried Lotus flower.

    • Your Lotus Body Oil.

    • Journal + Pen

    • Sacred Smoke + light

    • a candle lit with you if you’re able.

FRIDAY MAY 23, 11AM EST.

03. Labyrinth of the Heart

Meeting Spirits + Guardians of our Heart, Altar of our Heart, Gratitude, Prayer.

  • SELF: Come as you are <3
    & Set up in a quiet space where you will be undisturbed.

    Maybe you want to shower or bathe before, anointing yourself in your Lotus Oil and some rose.

    SPACE + ALTAR: If you feel called to - create a little altar with you of some things that may represent what you are grieving. Bringing them to your altar, honoring them.
    Maybe you want some fresh roses for your space, or anything that welcomes in the love of the heart represent LOVE for you.

    Smoke cleanse your space before ceremony if you’re able <3

    • Your Lotus + Rose Tea.

    • Your Lotus Body Oil.

    • Journal + Pen

    • Sacred Smoke + light

    • A candle lit with you if you’re able.

04. Henna Ceremony

with Guest Medina Trevathan

TUESDAY MAY 27, 10AM EST.

  • Ingredients:

    - 1 Tablespoon of 100% organic henna powder

    - One Teaspoon essential oil (ROSE would be wonderful, but anything like Lavender, tea tree, eucalyptus or any other beautiful scent)

    - One Teaspoon sugar

    - Lotus + Rose (tea) Water to consistency.

    STEPS:

    1) Add your dry ingredients (henna powder and sugar) to a bowl and mix.

    2) Add your wet ingredients, water/tea and essential oil and mix thoroughly, you want to achieve the consistency of thick mashed potatoes, don’t worry about it being lumpy right now!

    3) Leave your henna to sit for 3-24 hours to ensure that the henna paste has time to release its dye. The longer it sits the more potent the dye. It should be left covered with cling film pressed onto the paste and somewhere warm, I often leave it near the boiler or near a radiator. The heat is necessary for the dye to release.

    4) Before our session take your henna and add water/tea little by little mixing and checking the consistency until it’s smooth and gloopy.

    If you’re feeling confused about any of the steps, this page https://gopi-henna.com/blogs/what-is-white-henna/super-simple-henna-recipe is a great resource and has a video included on how to prepare the paste

    Don’t worry! Your henna doest have to be perfect, it just has to be.

  • SELF: Come as you are <3
    & Set up in a quiet space where you will be undisturbed.

    Maybe you want to shower or bathe before, anointing yourself in your Lotus Oil and some rose.

    SPACE + ALTAR: If you feel called to - create a little altar with you of some things that may represent what is alive in your heart right now.

    Smoke cleanse your space before ceremony if you’re able <3

    • Your Lotus + Rose Tea.

    • Your Henna Paste.

    • Cloth or Paper towel.

    • Glass of water.

    • A paint brush or something you may like to use for a more precise henna design, however we will mostly be using our fingers!

    • Journal + Pen.

    • Sacred Smoke + light

    • A candle lit with you if you’re able.

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