SOUTH AMERICA
Andean Shamanism: The Spring Equinox Celebration of the 4 Elements
6 Days 5 Nights in the energy centers of the highlands of the Uspallata Region – Film Location for Seven Years in Tibet. Inca tradition tells us that late September is the time of universal love rituals, fertility and invocations for abundance. These ceremonies bless the new lives that will blossom in the warmth of the summer. The end result of this journey is to transform our limitations into potentialities, obtaining a profound understanding of the Who We Are.
Your Guide: Sergio Bandurek
A trained professional in breathing techniques, visualization, Yoga, Tai Chi Chuan and Taoist meditation. Sergio graduated as a CMT in California’s Alive and Well School of Conscious Bodywork. He has specialized in diverse breathing and energy practices according to the ancestral knowledge of the Four Elements, under the supervision of Shamanic Healer Angel Ferraro. Currently, Sergio lives in the Argentinian Andes, where he has practiced Pranayama breathing and Taoist meditation under the direction of Yogashri Aruna Nath Giri at the Aroue International Center. He coordinates groups of meditation and breathing techniques both in Buenos Aires and Mendoza.
Itinerary Price Trip Specifics
Day 1 - Departure
Depart on your overnight trans-Atlantic flight to Santiago aboard the award-winning carrier Lan Chile Airlines. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Day 2 - Manor House
Upon arrival in Santiago, our representatives will meet and transfer you to a scenic and secluded 18th Century manor house on the foothills of the Andes mountain-range. Overnight and dinner at Hotel. Dinner.
Day 3 - Andean Crossing Chile-Argentina
Breakfast in Hotel. Early departure to cross the Andean mountain range in the comfort of a private mini-van. Take in the incredible landscape as you travel to the Uspallata Valley near Mendoza, Argentina. You will be staying in scenic cabins on an immense nature preserve. Upon arrival, introduction to the program and breathing exercise to adjust to the altitude. Breakfast.
Day 4 - Earth: Grounding – Inner Stability
You will visit two important stops along the Inca Trail and be guided through traditional Inca meditation ceremonies. Sunrise Meditation: Pre-dawn departure to the Pampa Del Leoncito, a flat desert plateau. This is the rooting exercise, where our negative energy is released into the earth in order to receive back the postive energy of the landscape. Here we recognize our consciousness and clarify the roots of our fears and fantasies. Sunset Meditation: Pre-sunset departure to Tunduqueral, a sacred Inca temple, along the Inca Trail. This meditation ceremony reconnects your inner stability and redefines your foundations. After dinner you will enjoy one of the clearest skies in the world, geographically reknowned for astronomical observation.
Day 5 - Water: Tranquility – Balance Emotions
Morning Yoga meditation to establish a connection with your emotional polarities. Afternoon will be a basic rafting experience at the Mendoza River (level III) which tunes you into the flowing sensation of your body. Evening riverbank meditation ceremony. This session will align and harmonize your emotional flow. Plen-air dinner.
Day 6 - Fire: Power – Inner Strength
Morning Movement meditation ceremony to your ego’s actions and reactions. This exercise will realign your conscious actions and willpower. Afternoon trek to nearby Inca ruins at the Picheuta energy center. Outdoor bonfire will assist us in our Fire Meditation Ceremony which reconnects our inner strength. This proceess of reconsidering our reality assists in transforming the negative into positive.
Day 7 - Air: Inner Calling – Spiritual Intuition
Morning meditation ceremony at Aconcagua Nature Preserve. A nature immersion process which begins with a trekking/breathing exercise. You will learn the rhythmic polarization breathing technique which later will be applied in your air meditation. This technique reconnects your consciousness into balance and harmony. This process allows for a new viewpoint of what is reality and what is illusion, creating a rebirth of your relationship to your personal environment. This new viewpoint clarifies the paths to clear consciousness.
Day 8 - Synchronization
Synchronization meditation ceremony. This is an important day to summarize your experiences and new observations. You will have an opportuntity to work with the facilitators to connect with your intuitive intelligence, to redefine your goals, objectives, desires and longings and synchronize them with your consciousness.
A debriefing session will summarize all the concepts and exercises that were introduced along the journey. Enjoy the Mendoza River, optional therapeutic massages and alternative therapies available. Farewell ceremony in the evening.
Day 9 - Leisure Day
After breakfast, visit the quaint Argentinian city of Mendoza. Day at leisure for shopping and sightseeing. Transfer to airport for your return flight.
Pricing
Per Person: TBA
Single Supplement: TBA
Suggested Travel Gear:
Trekking shoes, Comfortable socks, Swimming wear, Sun Hat, Jacket (eve temperature drop), Sunscreen, Insect Repellent
Cost Includes:
- This tour is all inclusive.
Cost does not include:
- Travel insurance (available through our offices)
- Tips & any personal spending
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