I'm running away to Colombia (for a day)
Last night I participated in a really special ceremony with Shamans who came into town from Colombia.
Serendipity: Last Saturday I went to a sweat lodge that a healer I'm working with, Giovanni, invited me to. Momma Rosa and I shared a taxi on my way and were discussing different ceremonies and whether or not I should participar in any. Not 10 minutes into arriving at the sweat lodge did someone mention they were participating in ceremony on Monday and invited me to join. I'd originally planned to go to Peru to partake in similar ceremony and changed my plans to stay and study in Ecuador, where the opportunity found me. I'm feeling so fortunate to be consciously experiencing this perfect unfolding of moments.
The ceremony: it was amazing. It was a wonderful group of people sharing in song, love, and healing. I was the only female participant and the shamans wife and I became very close. It was like she was aware of everything I'd need even before I knew it. I really enjoyed working with both her and her husband so much. The ceremony took place in the beautiful nature reserve of one of the participants and it was a spectacular all night event. When we woke up in the morning the view that greated us was breathtaking.
We got to the ceremony in the back of a "tuk tuk" esk truck.
A blurry view of our chariot
The view of where the ceremony took place
Following shamans to Colombia: I loved the shaman couple so much that I'm taking them up on their offer to come back with them and stay at their house in Colombia for two days starting tomorrow. It will be me and the two very tall polish men who participated in the ceremony and it should be a blast!!
shaman selfie
I should be back in Ecuador for carnival and then I have less than a week until I head to California for more shamanic training.