Course Description: 
Tuning with EARTH thru Song March 1 – 4, 2016
Fuente Verde, Tinamastes.

Strengthening our conscious Vibrational Connection with Nature and the Cosmos.  Fire and Drum Ceremony, Water Blessings, MEXICA Tradition, Gaia Yoga, Balancing Sound and Silence.
Techniques to Strengthen and Refine Voice

Teacher Bios: 
Sara Luz Olin Xochitl
Danzante de la Luna, Having left home at the age of 15, creating a living through art, street theater, and local markets, I´ve learned how to create abundance through adaptability.  My 4 years with Camino Rojo and Grandmothers in Mexico has prepared me to assist others in flourishing along one’s life path.
Experiences Include:
o   8 years backpacking through Latin America, street performing, creating art, and leading empowerment programs for youth and children, and learning traditional songs.
0   University of Costa Rica, studied Ceramics and created and organized “Artists’ Trade Fair”.
o   2 years co-hosting and cooking for wellness events and retreats.
o   7 time Danzante de la Luna, in Mexico.  Named Olin Xochil, in the Circulo XochiltMeztli.
o   5 years practicing and sharing Gaia Yoga (Oneness through Vibration, Voice, and Earth Energy).
o   Currently part of a team birthing a women’s cooperative to make and sell ceramic water filters locally and internationally.

Con mucho gusto, y mucho amor, I joyfully share these medicines in this time of Great Transition. 

Language class is taught in:
English and Spanish

Cost:
$150

Accommodations:
Camping

— Food Options:
Local organic meals included

Directions:
Fuente Verde (Green Spring) is located near the small village of Las Tumbas in the mountains on the southwest Pacific coast of Costa Rica, between the beach town of Dominical and San Isidro de El General.

An herbal gathering to celebrate the diverse abundance
of medicines from the tropics.

Hosted at:

Termales del Bosque Hot Spring Resort, Aguas Zarcas

 
Mission:
To celebrate and educate herbalists and plant enthusiasts about the diverse and abundant medicinal plants found in Costa Rica.

Featuring:

7Song, Margi Flint, Susun Weed, Sarah Wu, Stephen Brooks, Rafa Ocampo, Luis Poveda and MANY more amazing herbalists of Costa Rica and abroad!

30+ Workshops, Plant Walks,
a Healing Zone, Entertainment and Jungle Gourmet Cuisine

In permaculture, the Edge is the most diverse and abundant place. It is where the species from two differnt zones meet and where life develops. Whether it is along a water front, where the meadow meets the forest or where the continents meet, here is where we find the most life! Costa Rica is located in between North and South America and in between two oceans. With many microclimates Costa Rica is home to hundreds of tropical and temperate medicinal plants, trees, fruits and fungi! Abundant wildlife, inspiring landscape, diverse population all helped develop the country’s most beloved phrase… Pura Vida… Pure LIFE!

Join us for a gathering of herbalists from the Americas to celebrate our diversity and learn about the abundant medicines from the Neo-Tropics. Costa Rica, a bridge between North and South America has diverse micro-climates where we can find temperate familiars and exotic rainforest healers. Explore the range of ethnobotanically significant plants from indigenous and Afro-Caribbean, Costa Rica as well as other plants from the Americas.

The conference will cover a broad range of practical topics as well as focusing on tropical plant identification, medicine making, permaculture and functional tropical foods Enjoy horseback riding, zip-lining through the canopy, excursions to gorgeous waterfalls and Finca Luna Nueva, a biodynamic medicinal plant collection.

The workshops will be bi-lingual, Spanish and English, with a profound focus on the unique micro-climates and various eco-systems of Costa Rica, a bridge between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres!

For more Information:

medicinesfromtheedge@gmail.com

Location:

Termales del Bosque, Aguas Zarcas, San Carlos, Costa Rica
Hotsprings and geothermal rivers, Termales del Bosque has accomodations for up to 125 people as well as on site camping (must provide your own tent and bedding). Activities include horseback riding, bird watching and excursions to the Arenal Volcano. Hotsprings are included in the Convergence.

Termales del Bosque is about 2 hours outside of San Jose, Costa Rica (airport code SJO). Transportation is not included, though there will be available shuttles, public buses, taxi’s and private drivers available.

Off site accommodations available at El Tucano, 5 minutes away via car

Tuition:

Includes all workshops, activities and 8 organic, jungle gourmet organic meals and unlimited hot spring access.
intensives are not included

$325: Adult (16+)

$225: Senior Citizen (over 65)

$225: Student (with ID)

$150: Kids (under 16)

$175: Costa Ricans & Central Americans

Lodging: 

$150 per person for housing package

$50 per person for camping (tent & bedding not provided)

Organized by:

Sarah Wu, Stephen Brooks, Susan Leopold

 
Contact Info:
www.ethnobotanicaljourneys.com

www.facebook.com/medicinesfromtheedge

medicinesfromtheedge@gmail.com

HUGE Discount: 5 days for only $400

You’re Invited…
 
Awaken to your elemental nature as you immerse yourself in a pristine jungle setting on an incredible property along the Baru river nestled directly above majestic Nauyaca Falls in Southern Costa Rica.
Join us for a week of transformation, healing, growth, connection and empowerment as we enjoy the freshest organic bounties of nature and dive deep into ourselves with daily kundalini yoga and meditation along with sacred ceremonies to connect us to our true divinity and create a space for healing, love, harmony and deep inner peace.  Check out what we will be offering at this immersion!
Sacred fire carried from Envision will welcome us to the land at Diamante Center.  Fire is a powerful tool we use to ignite something within us.  It has the power to purify and transform our energy.

Discover the power of living raw foods to revitalize and invigorate your essence and promote cleansing and detoxification.

Take an educational tour of a working off-grid permaculture farm exploring new fruits and wild edibles and showcasing sustainable systems and elegant natural building methods.

Enjoy workshops and talks on holistic health, raw food lifestyle, permaculture, and sustainable living.
This is a perfect opportunity to unwind, de-stress and recharge in one of the most beautiful and powerful places on Earth!
For more information visit, www.fruittheworld.com

I’m Ready, Let’s Go!

A 2 Level All Inclusive Retreat and Teacher Training of Conscious Connected Breathing in Costa Rica!
March 13 – 27
We are meant to Thrive here in this life!
– Level 1, The Self Healing Path
March 13 – 19
– Level 2, The Facilitators Path
March 20 – 27

Awakening the Gifts we have always had in a circle of amazing friends beside Nauyaca Waterfall in Costa Rica

Come for 1 or 2 Levels based on your intent.
This breath retreat and teacher training is a 1-2 week offering to our selves deep into a ceremonial practice and evolutionary boost with the innate healing power of vibrational medicine.
Cradled in the jungle of our own wilderness we lift each other up with the powerful and balanced healing art of Conscious Connected Breathing.

Slow down the mind, open your heart, embrace your power and firmly establish a personal practice for next level freedom and vibrant health.
Breath is a master key to a balanced life.
There is nothing we have found that the breath doesn’t help and literally no contradictions to who can benefit from the simple power of circulating source energy with a relaxed continuous breath.

The schedule is 5 days and 2 days off, 5 days and 2 days off.
2 separate levels of personal training in a playground of waterfalls.

Level 1, The Self Healing Path
March 13 – 19
This 5 day breath offering to your self is designed for anyone to ground down into the body temple, breathe and open your wings by cultivating the practical means of a self healing practice.
This Level 1 is a ceremonial dance of the 5 Elements through morning yoga, 2 daily breath sessions, group council, sound healing, meditation, life visioning, developing goals and intentions, complimentary breath techniques and tools for integration.
All nourished by the amazing staff at Diamanté retreat centre beside the magnificent Nauyaca waterfalls in Costa Rica with locally sourced, seasonally inspired mostly organic vegetarian cuisine. Your life is changed four ever, this week is to give back to you.
The only prerequisite for this retreat is to establish a clear intention by filling out the Application form.
Level 1 participants in the retreat are not required to stay for Level 2 but are encouraged to stay for 2 extra days on the land for a smooth integration back onto your path with wilderness activities, massage and down time.
Establish the breath as a companion, ally and tool for life.

Level 2 – The Facilitators Path
March 20 – 27
This 5 day 50 hour intensive training is packed with the tools to facilitate Conscious Connected Breathing. Designed for professionals to learn the necessary tools to support others as a breath coach. We continue to dive deep in ceremony with the opportunity to breathe and facilitate the breath each day.
– Daily yoga, council, song, dance and other integrative tools guide our journey.
– Through Breath Analysis and coaching skills we learn from the patterns that arise in the breath and how to hold space for what is moving while deeply trusting in the Universal intelligence of the human bodies innate wisdom.

We encourage another 2 days on the land nourished by the food, the waterfall, the jungle, the rivers, hands on healing (massage) and down time for smooth integration.

This 50-hour training includes;
Foundational Breathwork theory, philosophy, and techniques, including experiential education in:
* the technique of conscious, connected breathing
* related breathing techniques that support and complement conscious, connected breathing
* self inquiry and empowering questions
* reading the body and breath
* developing the ability to perceive the imbalances/”story” in the body and breath
* a wide variety of effective tools used to safely and confidently facilitate others
* conscious touch
* affirmations correlating to the story of the body and breath
* inquiry
* toning, releasing movements, and body repositioning
* how to recognize and work with common breathing patterns
* use of intention, invocation, and themes
* psycho/spiritual counselling
* sound healing – the power of our own voice and using vibrational healing instruments and music
* a ceremonial approach to holding of sacred space
* holding group sessions vs private sessions
* collaborating with other modalities
* Six personal facilitated breath sessions
* Six opportunities to practice facilitating someone else in a breath session
* the importance and helpful keys to self practice
* The Conscious, Connected Breathwork Facilitator Training Manual

Interested in offering Conscious, Connected Breathwork sessions in your community and around the world?
These 2 levels as a full 10 day, 100 hour experiential training is a profound healing and learning experience that will give you what is necessary to develop an abundantly rewarding profession as a breath facilitator and guide for others.

Level 1 participants in the retreat are not required to stay for Level 2
Requirements for Entrance into Level 2 – The Conscious, Connected Breathwork Facilitator Training to be completed prior to the first day of Breathwork training are as follows:
-Completion of the Conscious, Connected Breathwork Facilitator Training Application form
-Previous participation in at least five (5) facilitated conscious, connected breathwork sessions (in any related style of breathwork (i.e. Breathwave, Holotropic, Rebirthing, Clarity, Shamanic, Integrative, Aletheia, Transformational, etc.)) or completion of Level 1
-Previous education, training, and/or work experience that will support your ability to safely and effectively facilitate breathwork (e.g. massage/bodywork, counselling, yoga teacher training, alternative medical training, or similar/equivalent) (This requirement regarding training is flexible for those that demonstrate solid capacity but may not have yet completed other training – decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis)

Each application will be reviewed thoroughly and, if deemed necessary, you may be asked to complete additional practices and/or Level 1 prior to being granted entrance into Level 2 of the Conscious, Connected Breathwork Training Program.

To Register:
Email Robin Clements – bajawellness@gmail.com
An Application Form will then be emailed to you to print out, complete in full, and return via mail (It may also be submitted electronically. ie. you can photograph it or scam it and e-mail it back)
Your application will then be reviewed and, if entrance into the Training is granted, you will be requested to submit a $200 non-refundable deposit to secure your spot in the course.
Full payment is due the first day of the Training

Cost:
Level 1 – $1000 Includes tuition, 3 meals a day and camping for 5 days
Additional $100 for 2 days down time on the land with food and camping.
Level 2 – $1000 Includes tuition, 3 meals a day and camping for 5 days
Additional $100 for 2 days down time on the land with food and camping.
These optional 2 days after each level is highly recommended for integration.
Early bird until Jan. 1- $2000 for 14 days! All Inclusive
Or $1000 for 7 days! All Inclusive
Complete cost in full after Jan. 1 – $2200 for 14 days, All Inclusive
– $1100 for 7 days, All Inclusive
Let us know if you have any questions.
So looking forward to this magical time together as we collectively surrender and co-create more peace and harmony in our world.

Robin Clements is a fire-keeper for the One.
Sr.Trainer of Conscious Connected Breathing, founder of Baja Wellness, healer and yogi.
His passion is facilitating collective awakening in groups through breath ceremony. He offers a space held in prayer, insight, compassion and humility with 18 years experience guiding BreathWork and yoga.
The offering of this Breath Training is his deepest call to service at this time.
He will also be accompanied by special guest teachers and facilitators to assure every participant gets the hands on support and guidance neccesary for this training.

www.breathwave.net

Reverse the physical effects of aging, clear limited beliefs patterns, tap into your full creative potential in this life and rise into the stream of conscious evolution at this powerful time.

Apply to – bajawellness@gmail.com