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SUMMARY:Love and The Deep Sacred Feminine
DESCRIPTION:Love and The Deep Sacred Feminine\nA Venus Jupiter Experiential and Primal Astrology Workshop Incorporating The Goddesses Lilith\, Kali\, Medusa and Hygeia\nFor Men and Women!\nJune 13th San Telmo Studio Chippendale Studio\, Sydney\n  \nOne of the great mysteries in our lives is the influence of the Deep Sacred Feminine\, otherwise known as the “Dark Goddesses”\, on our capacity for love\, relationship and the expression of our sexuality. \nThey have the power to destroy our relationships and the power to transform them! \nIf these goddesses are wounded\, suppressed\, rejected\, their sacred power or Shakti becomes distorted and exceptionally destructive towards ourselves and significant others. In thousands of years of patriarchal societies\, these goddesses are also carry the legacy of lifetimes\, millennia and generations of trauma\, persecution\, inequality and disempowerment. This can manifest as accumulated rage and toxicity mixed with grief\, loss\, betrayal and major relationship sabotage mechanisms. \nAnd of course\, the patriarch would have us believe that this is all there is to them. \nIn truth\, all of these goddesses\, despite their reputations are…… \n\nMysterious\, wise and transformative expressions of the Great Mother.\nShakti goddesses in intimate relationship with the sacred power Kundalini.\nLuscious Tantric goddesses of sacred sexuality and lovers of the sacred masculine.\nFull of the deepest heart-melting love which can dissolve our fears and defences.\nProtectresses of our vulnerability\, our sensitivity with crystalline semi-permeable boundaries.\nThe force behind authentic relationship evolution\, developments and transformation\, which includes drivers for encouraging the evolution of the masculine.\nFierce warrioresses for cutting through BS\, denial and unconsciousness in order to get to the raw truths of things\, the only place where real transformation can happen from.\nThe antidote to spiritual bypassing or disassociation masquerading as transcendence.\nAgents of purification that can open us to deeper love\, while juicing up our sexuality and its expression!\n\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				A Special Invitation for Men\nWorking with the so-called Dark Goddesses is not just Women’s Business\, as the goddess exists within every man as aspects of the authentic Self. To work with them\, to heal and reclaim them is a necessary part of our journey towards wholeness. \nTo understand and know these aspects of our own inner feminine\, puts us in a much greater position to meet that feminine within and to honour and respect that within our partners. \nThese goddesses encourage us to move beyond patriarchal influences and conditioned relationship patterning\, to own more of the sacred masculine that can meet the sacred feminine fully. This process can be described as the journey from Mars to Shiva. \nWorking with the Deep Sacred Feminine can completely change and deepen your experience of your own sexuality. \nThis workshop also supports men to be able to release some of the same generational distortions to the sacred feminine in our culture and in our family systems. \nYou are most welcome to join us in this unique event! \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The Process\nAll the practices in this workshop are experiential and involve the use of dance and movement\, active and passive meditations\, voice dialogue and the magic of experiential astrology\, in the form of an astrological medicine wheel. \nYou do not need any knowledge or experience of astrology or of the archetypes themselves as your learning will come from getting in contact with these parts of self within\, in your own body and energy system. \nSome of the practices directly support the releasing of old trauma\, carried distortions and relationship blockages. You will be in safe hands\, as Daniel is not only an astrological therapist in his 42nd year of practice but he also trained in primal therapy\, an original form of “trauma-informed” therapy\, many years before the term became popular. \nFor the Astro-speakers……… The astrology of this weekend’s extraordinary and not just because it coincides with the Uranus/Sedna conjunction. \nOur starting point is the gorgeous Venus conjuncting Jupiter at the end of Cancer\, sextiling the Lilith asteroid conjuncting Uranus\, while the Moon conjuncts Kali and Mars in Taurus\, and Medusa conjuncts Shiva in Aries. At the very start of the workshop Hygeia is on the Cancer Ascendant. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Logistics\nLocation: San Telmo Studio Chippendale\, 19-25 Wellington Street\, Chippendale\, Sydney NSW. Rear Building\, Underneath Top Floor Wellington Studio. \nTimes: 8.30 am to 4.30pm Saturday June 13\, please arrive at 8.15 to settle in. \nCost: $260 for the day or $480 if you are also attending the Uranus Sedna Workshop on Sunday the 14th. Concession rates are available upon application\, and payment plans are an option at the checkout. \nBring: \n\nlunch to share\, water bottle\, pen and paper\, a blanket or shawl.\nwear loose comfortable clothing suitable for movement and working on the floor (chairs are available).\nYour natal astrology chart with the position of the Lilith asteroid\, Medusa\, Kaali\, Hygeia and Siva\, or email your birth time\, date and place to Daniel well prior to the workshop.
URL:https://danielsowelu.com/event/love-and-the-deep-sacred-feminine/
LOCATION:San Telmo Studio Chippendale\, Sydney\, San Telmo Studio\, 19-25 Wellington Street\, Rear Building\, Underneath Top Floor Wellington Studio\, Chippendale\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2008\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Feminine,Masculine
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SUMMARY:Uranus Conjunct Sedna: Trauma\, Transformation\, Transcendence - NSW
DESCRIPTION:Uranus Conjunct Sedna: Trauma\, Transformation\, Transcendence\nAn Experiential Primal Astrology Workshop\nSunday\, June 14th 2026\, NSW\n  \nAnother Global First with the Pioneer of Experiential and Primal Therapeutic Astrology Daniel Sowelu. \nSedna is one of the trans-Neptunian bodies\, a dwarf planet\, discovered in the last 20 years and her 11\,000 year cycle has come to represent new levels of heightened consciousness becoming more available to humankind. \nWhile her mythology is based on very real personal and generational trauma\, she also describes how deep trauma can catapult us towards sublime soul level consciousness that can bridge the deep embodiment of the sacred feminine with authentic transcendence. \nHaving her astrological body line up perfectly with the great awakener and change agent Uranus is an extraordinary alignment that opens this part of ourselves and offers catalytic experiences of powerful spiritual development. \nHer Mythology\nSedna is named after the Inuit sea goddess of the same name. In myth\, she is betrayed\, cast into the ocean\, and becomes the ruler of the deep sea creatures. Because of this myth\, astrologers commonly associate Sedna with: \n\nDeep betrayal or abandonment themes\nInitiatory suffering that leads to power\nConnection to oceanic unconscious\nEnvironmental or Earth-guardian consciousness\nAncient or ancestral trauma\nTransformation through surrender rather than control\nTransmuting trauma into intense\, heart centred love and compassion.\n\nWhat does this workshop have to offer you? \n\nThe potential to open to this exceptional part of self in your body\, emotions and heart.\nTo expand your awareness around trauma being a doorway into soul level consciousness and long-term paths of destiny.\nTo do some exceptional healing around seemingly unhealable places within.\nTo open yourself to some radical leaps in consciousness and spiritual development.\nOpportunities to experience intense soul alchemy that shifts pain into acceptance\, surrender and compassion.\nTo accelerate all your healing\, spiritual and therapeutic processes.\n\nFor Practitioners of All Kinds – Working with Sedna will: \n\nIncrease the depth of healing you can offer your clients.\nDeepen your compassion for the abused coupled with an awareness of the associated soul purposes and its potential gifts.\nEnhance your capacity to work with deep trauma.\n\nThe Process\nThis workshop is totally experiential\, involving the use of active and passive meditations\, dance and movement\, voice dialogue and the magic of the experiential astrology wheel. It does not require any formal knowledge of these archetypes or of astrology in general. All the practices are invitations to drop into your awareness of your physical and emotional bodies and to take some risks in going deeper in your own healing and to expand your level of spiritual consciousness. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Logistics\nTimes: 9 AM to 5 PM Sunday June 14th: please arrive at 8:45 AM. \nLocation: San Telmo Studio Chippendale\, 19-25 Wellington Street\, Chippendale\, Sydney NSW. Rear Building\, Underneath Top Floor Wellington Studio. \nBring: cushion and blanket/shawl\, yoga mat or thin mattress\, lunch to share\, pen and paper\, water bottle. Your natal astrology chart with the position of Sedna (90377) or email your birth time\, date and place to Daniel well prior to the workshop. \nWhere loose comfortable clothing suitable for movement\, dancing and working on the floor (chairs are available as well). \nCosts: $260 for this workshop only (concessions available when booking\, payment plans shown at checkout). $480 if done with the associated Saturday 13th workshop Love and The Deep Sacred Feminine! Kali\, Lilith\, Medusa & Hygeia In Alignment.
URL:https://danielsowelu.com/event/uranus-conjunct-sedna-trauma-transformation-transcendence-nsw/
LOCATION:San Telmo Studio Chippendale\, Sydney\, San Telmo Studio\, 19-25 Wellington Street\, Rear Building\, Underneath Top Floor Wellington Studio\, Chippendale\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2008\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Feminine,Masculine
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SUMMARY:Love\, Grace and Healing
DESCRIPTION:Love\, Grace and Healing\nA Jupiter Hygeia Conjunction Experiential Astrology Workshop\nYallingup\, Margaret River Region WA\, August 8th 2026\n  \nIn what has been a very difficult year for many people\, with ongoing strife\, professional and relationship challenges and collective global craziness\, here is a once in every 12 year alignment\, a perfect one between the organically healing kundalini goddess Hygeia and the most benevolent of planets Jupiter\, in the dynamic and expressive sign of Leo. \nThis is literally a gift from the heavens\, one that only requires us to be open and receptive\, to put ourselves in places that allow us to receive\, to be willing to surrender into these grace-filled archetypes that pre-exist within each of us. \nThis workshop\, which is purely experiential and doesn’t require any astrological or archetypal knowledge\, create such a place. It is specifically designed to make the most of this and other alignments in support of our healing. \nOf course\, as many of us know\, opening to love and healing isn’t always easy. Societal and parental conditioning\, early emotional influences\, trauma and carried distortions can all get in the way. For this reason\, part of the workshop is dedicated to the releasing of such obstacles. \nWe use a mixture of dance and movement\, active and passive meditations\, dialoguing techniques and the magic of experiential astrology\, which uses an astrological form of medicine wheel. The fact that this exceptional alignment is in the fire sign of Leo\, there are lots of invitations to express\, move and release in ways that invite joy\, freedom and passion. \nParticipating in this work offers opportunities to \n\nOpen our hearts to the love that is within.\nTrust the organic healing intelligence within our emotions and our bodies.\nTo take some risks in expressing ourselves\, our feelings and our own healing energy.\nTo explore some of the archetypal couples such as Venus and Mars\, Eros and Psyche\, Lalita and Ganesh.\nTo release distortions to the deep sacred feminine that can compromise our openness to love.\nTo connect to our sacred sexuality and its healing power energetically within our own bodies ( fully clothed and without sexualised touch!)\nTo break through inhibitions\, self-worth issues and rigid thought patterns which limit our ability to open to grace in all its forms.\nAnd has some fun and quality sharing along the way.\n\n  \nLogistics\n  \nLocation: To be announced\, Margaret River region WA. \nTimes: 9.30 AM to 4.30 PM. Please arrive at 9:15 AM to settle in. \nWhat to Bring: \n\nCushion\, shawl or blanket\, water bottle\, pen and paper\, lunch to share.\nYour birthchart with all the above archetypes in it or email Daniel prior to the workshop with your birth time\, date and place.\nWear loose comfortable clothing to be able to move\, dance and work on the floor.\n\n(Chairs are available if needed) \nCost: \n\nThis workshop alone $280\nThis and the Past Lives\, Life Missions\, Future Visions workshop $495\n\nConcession and payment plans using Partial.ly are available for each. \nFor Special Discounts to the Conception to Birth Workshop in WA\, August 22nd/23rd\, contact Daniel directly here.
URL:https://danielsowelu.com/event/love-grace-and-healing/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Feminine,Marriage,Masculine
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SUMMARY:Cellular Origins: Conception to Birth Re-experiencing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Cellular Origins: : Conception to Birth Re-experiencing Workshop​\nA Primal Therapy\, Spiritual Midwifery\, Experiential Astrology Event\nAugust 22nd/23rd Perth\, WA\n  \nSome of the opportunities on offer in this workshop are to: \n\nRevisit the magic of our initial creation in this life\nRelease absorbed energies from any wounding in our parents around their relationship\, past pregnancies\, their sexuality\, financial issues and degree of personal empowerment\, which in turn have affected our own.\nIdentify\, and cut the cords to ancestral and transgenerational trauma taken on in utero.\nRe-experience the periods of safety\, connection and deep love while within the womb.\nWork with and unblock any birth trauma\, however subtle\, that has compromised our feelings about being in this life and on how we project ourselves through our social persona in the world\nFind more courage in periods of great transition\, in any new beginning and in facing any challenge to step out beyond our security into the unknown.\nReclaim more fully our absolute right to be here in this body\, on this planet\, in this life more fully on every level\, emotionally\, spiritually\, physically and sexually.\n\n \nThis is an experiential workshop and you don’t need any knowledge or experience of traditional astrology to be able to participate fully. The workshop includes active and passive meditations\, dance and movement\, voice dialogue\, emotional release practices and working with the astrological medicine wheel. \n  \n  \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Logistics\nLocation: Williams Hall\, Waldorf Steiner School\, Perth\, WA. \nTimes: 9.30 AM to 4.30 PM both days. Please arrive at 9:15 AM to settle in. \nWhat to Bring: \n\nCushion\, shawl or blanket\, water bottle\, pen and paper\, lunch to share.\nYour birthchart or email Daniel well prior to the workshop with your birth time\, date and place.\nWear loose comfortable clothing to be able to move\, dance and work on the floor.\n\n(Chairs are available if needed) \nCost: \n\nThis workshop alone $595\nThis can be combined with the Love\, Grace and Healing workshop August 8th\, and/or the Past Lives\, Life Missions\, Future Visions workshop August 9th\, for a special discount (contact Daniel directly here about this opportunity).\n\nConcession and payment plans using Partial.ly are available for each.
URL:https://danielsowelu.com/event/cellular-origins-conception-to-birth-re-experiencing-workshop/
LOCATION:Waldorf Steiner High School\, 14 Gwilliam Drive\, Bibra Lake\, WA\, 6163
CATEGORIES:Feminine,Marriage,Masculine,Purpose
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SUMMARY:Sacred India Retreat - A 12 day Cultural and Spiritual immersion in the Shiva Shakti traditions of India
DESCRIPTION:Embark on a Profound Spiritual Journey at the Sacred India Retreat\, Ganeshpuri\, Maharashtra State For Men and Women\, Singles and Couples.\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					My trip to India with Daniel was a gift to myself for my 50th birthday. From the moment we arrived in the village of Ganeshpuri\, I felt at home\, safe and welcome. Our lovely host family made us feel like family\, and we were treated to their warm\, generous hospitality with great care and love for our entire stay. It was a joy to travel with other pilgrims who were also on their own paths of healing and transformation. We shared a lot of laughs and learned a lot about ourselves and each other. For me\, the overall experience was deep\, exhilarating\, profound and liberating. I can’t recommend it highly enough!\n					Anne-Marie Hoyne\n					Goddess Tour participant\, Perth West Australia \n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				A Sacred Exploration of The Divine Within You\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				This retreat is an invitation to step into the heart of India — to explore\, both inwardly and outwardly\, the living Shiva–Shakti traditions as reflections of the sacred masculine and feminine within each of us. Over 12 days\, you’ll be guided into the culture\, practices\, rituals and community that have shaped this ancient spiritual landscape for centuries. \nGuided by Daniel Sowelu\, Chandu Bickford\, and warmly hosted by the Jadhav family\, you’ll stay in their peaceful guesthouse in the small pilgrimage town of Ganeshpuri — a quiet\, devotional village in rural Maharashtra known for its temples\, natural springs\, and deep spiritual lineage. \nOur days unfold with a rhythm designed to open you gently and powerfully from the inside out.You’ll experience: \nDaily meditation and grounding practices \n\nGroup circle work and inquiry\nChanting\, mantras and embodied rituals\nCeremonies drawn from the Shiva–Shakti traditions\nCultural immersion with local families\, temples\, customs and community\n\nThis is a rare chance to be held in an authentic Indian homestay environment — to explore sacred sites\, learn ancient practices\, and allow the grace of the tradition to move through your own inner work. \nAcross these 12 days\, you’ll cultivate greater stillness\, clarity\, intuition\, and the capacity to take aligned action in your outer world. \nA pilgrimage of culture and spirit — and a homecoming to yourself. \n \n✨ Sacred Highlights \n\nVisit ancient Shiva and Shakti temples\, rich in history\, devotion and living tradition\nExplore sacred natural sites\, rivers\, hot springs and pilgrimage pathways\nMeet local spiritual leaders\, elders and community members who continue these lineages\nLearn the stories\, myths and teachings of Ganeshpuri — a village steeped in grace\n\n \n ✨ Ceremonies & Rituals \n\nParticipate in gentle yet powerful rituals designed to support your growth and inner unfolding\nExperience traditional mantras\, chanting and fire ceremonies\nReceive guided practices that honour the masculine and feminine energies within\nEngage in embodied ritual spaces that cultivate clarity\, courage and self-trust\n\n \n ✨ Joy\, Play & Fun \n\nEnjoy local dance lessons full of rhythm\, colour and laughter\nJoin a guided shopping expedition to nearby markets and artisan stalls\nTake part in group outings that bring levity\, adventure and delight to the journey\n\n \n ✨ Cultural Immersion \n\nLearn to cook traditional home-style Indian meals with your host family\nCreate fresh-flower garlands in a hands-on workshop\nExperience traditional Indian dress for our final ceremony and celebration\nVisit the local buffalo for early-morning milking — a family ritual\nSpend time in the family’s flower farm\, learning the stories behind daily rural life\n\n \n ✨ Rest\, Relaxation & Renewal \n\nBathe in the local hot springs — a longstanding healing tradition of Ganeshpuri\nEnjoy daily guided meditations to quiet the mind and restore your energy\nTake spacious downtime to wander the village\, journal\, rest or simply be\nWalk through the surrounding farm and fields for reflection and gentle grounding.\n\n			\n				Book Now\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					Daniel Sowelu is a Practitioner\, Teacher\, Mentor of the Highest order. I cannot recommend him more. He carries great knowledge & mileage in his work … his love and quiet\, but deeply held passion shines through in his every moment. His integrity shines and his care runs deep. Many kudos to you dear Daniel Sowelu.\n					Juliet\n					 Goddess Tour Participant\, from Oregon USA \n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				A Facilitated Program\n \nThe foundation of our Sacred India Retreat is a fully designed spiritual program developed over many years and is professionally facilitated by Daniel Sowelu and Chandu Bickford. \nEach day we will be learning and practicing the traditional local meditations\, mantras and visualisations to access these parts of ourselves\, whether we call them archetypes or gods and goddesses. These will be supplemented with experiential astrology\, meditation\, chanting\, dance\, and movement. \nThese are all transformative and healing processes and Daniel brings over 45 years of gathered spiritual\, healing\, groupwork\, and therapeutic skills to care and nourish these processes in you during the course of the 12 days. His facilitation is supported by the brilliant Chandu who’s 20+ years of womens group leadership\, her pioneering work around feminine insight and cross-cultural experience put her in a unique position to embody the awakened Shakti. \n \n🌿 For Men — A Return to Stillness\, Strength & Authentic Power \nThis retreat invites men into a rare space of grounded inner work — a place to cultivate true stillness\, clarify direction\, and reconnect with the deep\, steady masculine at the core of who you are. \nAcross our time together you will: \n\nDiscover your authentic power — not through force\, but through clarity\, alignment and inner steadiness.\nClarify your path and capacity to act\, learning how to take decisive\, meaningful steps in your outer life.\nExplore the sacred masculine within\, meeting both the fierce and tender aspects of your inner nature.\nDeepen your relationship with the feminine — the intuitive\, generative\, creative energy within you\, and the women in your life.\nLearn from ancient stories and archetypes\, drawing on time-honoured role models that inspire healthy\, modern masculine leadership and integrity.\n\nThis is a powerful opportunity to come home to yourself — to strengthen your centre so you can walk through life with more presence\, purpose and calm authority. \n \n🌺 For Women — Harmony\, Intuition & the Radiant Feminine \nFor women\, this journey is an immersion into the beauty\, power and wisdom of the sacred feminine — a chance to reconnect with what is tender\, intuitive and fiercely transformative within you. \nDuring the retreat you will: \n\nFind inner harmony and balance\, softening old patterns and returning to your natural centre.\nReconnect with your sacred feminine power\, allowing your intuition to become a trusted guide.\nBe inspired by ancient stories of women who transformed themselves and their world.\nStrengthen your inner capacity for change\, gaining confidence in your ability to choose\, create and act from a place of truth.\nExperience deep rest and stillness\, awakening a quieter\, wiser knowing beneath the noise of daily life.\n\nThis journey brings you back to what is essential — your wisdom\, your softness\, your strength\, and your quiet intuitive intelligence. \n			\n				Book Now\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Outer Tour Details\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				From Ganeshpuri village we will be visiting temples in the region to the different deities\, including Shiva\, Laxmi and Ganesh\, Rama and Sita\, Saraswati\, Krishna and Radha\, Lalita\, Kali\, Parvati and their local representatives. \nOur daily program includes meditations\, astrological circle work\, chanting\, mantras and ceremonies to prepare ourselves inwardly to open to the grace of the sacred marriage\, to open to the possibility for life-changing spiritual\, emotional\, and tantric awakenings. \nThe outer adventures include day long trips and a 5 day yatra or pilgrimage to significant goddess temples\, including the great mountain temple of the Saptashrungi Devi\, one of 51 Shakti Peethas of the goddess found across India and Tibet. \nTo honour the sacred masculine\, the trip will also take in the ancient Jyoti-linga Shiva temple in Trimbakeshwara and the Kumbla Mela pilgrimage site in the town of Nasik. \nEXTEND YOUR STAY! AN OPPORTUNITY UNIQUE TO 2026! \nNot only does the retreat take in part of Navratri the nine-day festival to the goddess but this year is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for people to experience the Kumbla Mela\, the largest spiritual gathering on the planet which happens every 12 years according to the cycle of Jupiter. This is happening at Trimbakeshwar\, the source of the sacred Godavari River\, the southern equivalent of the Ganges\, only three hours drive from our home base of Ganeshpuri. \nDue to logistical issues\, our formal retreat finishes on day five of Navratri\, so you are invited to extend your stay to take in the last four days and grand finale of the festival in the village. For the hardy adventurers amongst you the Kumbla Mela starts on October 30 and our hosts have secured some scarce accommodation at Trimbakeshwar for those who get in early enough. \nIf either or both of these options are of interest to you\, contact Karan directly \nganeshpurigurudevchaya.com +91 86983 32942 \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Book Now\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n					Anyone who has thought of travelling to the motherland\, or felt to really connect with the spiritual potential of their own God/Goddess essence\, this is a profoundly enriching guided experience. This tour is well organized\, extremely supportive and experiential in all aspects. I have journeyed with Daniel on this tour and my soul has expanded profoundly as a result. I have a much deeper understanding and connection with both my inner masculine and feminine\, and the powerful intimacy we all share with the ancient and sacred Gods and Goddesses.\n					Jack Miller\n					Goddess Tour Participant\, from Melbourne Australia \n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Your Guides\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Daniel Sowelu has been involved with the Shiva Shakti traditions for 45 years\, having received a radical and life-changing initiation into the tantric path at 20 years of age\, followed by another initiation into a goddess mantra 20 years later. He lived in the Ganeshpuri ashram for periods between 1982 and 1990 along with other trips through India. \nHis work as an experiential and evolutionary astrologer/therapist has had him specialise in the last 20 years with working with the light and dark faces of the sacred feminine\, with the sacred marriage and collaborating with the pioneer of Sacred Activism Andrew Harvey. \nDaniel created the first of these yearly retreats in 2015. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Chandu Bickford is a gifted medicine woman\, alchemist\, business coach\, cultural educator\, artist\, poet and dancer who has been leading groups\, particularly for women\, for over 20 years. She has lived as a traditional farmer in Africa and travelled extensively through India\, Nepal and Tibet\, practising Vipassana meditation intensively for a decade and is a great lover of the sacred feminine in all her forms. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Additional Highlights Of The Retreat\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				*may be subject to change \n			\n				Book Now\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\nDiscover facets of yourself and others through captivating storytelling and ancient myths and legends.\nEmbrace the sacred feminine and masculine energies that reside within you.\nForge connections with like-minded individuals who share your journey.\nEmbark on adventures through the enchanting tapestry of an ancient land.\nDelve deep into your personal inner landscape for profound self-discovery.\nTraverse pilgrim paths leading to revered temples and other sanctified sites.\nWitness the breathtaking dawn vistas from time-honored temples and actively partake in traditional ceremonies.\nRelax into the rhythm of daily village life and join the evening dance celebrations\nEnjoying downtime in a serene and secure pilgrimage town\, hosted by a welcoming local family.\nIndulge in delectable homecooked meals prepared with great love by our hosts.\nExplore vibrant markets and local shops to uncover unique gifts and keepsakes.\nAdditionally your journey will encompass daily outings to local temples and a special four day pilgrimage.\nImmersion in the rituals and ceremonies that invoke the divine presence.\nParticipation in a traditional Vedic ceremony honoring the goddess Saraswati.\nA culminating Shiva Shakti ceremony that venerates the sacred union within.\nRevering the sunrise from the mountain temple of Saptashrungi Devi.\nEmbodying the Goddess through a day of adorning saris and makeup for women.\nA dedicated Shiva Day for men\, featuring a traditional Vedic Shiva fire ceremony.\nChanting the Guru Gita\, a profound dialogue between Parvati and her consort Shiva\, at a local ashram.\nOptional shopping excursions to Vasai\, Nasik\, and local markets for those interested.\n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				A Journey of a Lifetime\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Your Investment\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n2026 Fees: Early Bird ends March 31st. All fees ex Mumbai in AUD:\n\n$5390 per Individual Twin Share. Early Bird $5190.\n$6540 for Individual Private Room. Early Bird $6340.\n$4990 for Concession Rate\, Individual Twin Share. Early Bird $4790.\n\n\nDeposits of $880 to be paid with your initial booking and are non-refundable after April 1st 2026.\nEarly Bird balance due April 30th. Later balances are due by August 1st. Bookings are cancelled if not paid.\nCancellation Policy: It is recommended that you have cancellation costs covered in your travel insurance.\n\nRefund Percentages on fees paid: Cancelling before May 1st: 80% refund. Cancelling before July 1st: 70% refund. Cancelling before August 1st: 50% refund. Cancellations after August 1st: No refund.\nPayment Plans: For people on payment plans\, early cancellations after April 1st\, a refund excludes your deposit and the same percentages as above for your post deposit payments.\nForce Majeure: There is a full refund\, minus deposit\, should the tour be cancelled due to extraneous circumstances.\n\n\nDeposits of $880 per head to be paid with your booking to secure your place.\nPayment Methods: You can book directly with Daniel\, paying via bank transfer (including for manual payment plans)\, or via this website\, where at the checkout you have three options:\n\nDirect Deposit – OUR PREFERRED OPTION – to the business account DanielSowelu.Com BSB:012 742 Acc No 477675451.\nCredit or Debit Card via this site.\nAutomated Payment Plan\, at checkout\, using a Credit or Debit Card\, with an added 5% processing Fee.\n\n\n\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The Retreat Fees Include\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\nAccommodation on all nights of the tour dates\nBreakfast/lunch/dinners while in Ganeshpuri (all lovingly homecooked meals)\nTransfers to and from airport\nTransfers to and from outings\nDay tours\nCeremonies\nMeditation/chanting in sacred spaces\nDown time for shopping and rest.\nFour day Yatra (Spiritual Pilgrimage) to Saptashrungi and Trimbakeshwara Temples.\nCircle facilitation\, ceremony leaders and local guides.\nLocal environmental levy.\nDonations to mountain orphanage\, ashrams and temples.\n\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Please note: Dates may slightly vary. Contact us for more details and to embark on this life-altering journey. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Join Us For An Experience That Transcends Ordinary Travel\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The Sacred India Retreat promises spiritual growth\, self-discovery\, and a profound connection to the divine energies that shape our existence. Reserve your place today\, and let the sacred dance of Shiva and Shakti awaken the depths of your being. \n			\n				Book Now
URL:https://danielsowelu.com/event/sacred-india-retreat/
LOCATION:Ganeshpuri\, Ganeshpuri\, Maharashtra\, 401206\, India
CATEGORIES:Feminine,Marriage,Masculine,Purpose
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