Courting the Divine Masculine
7-Day Shamanic Healing Retreat with Tobacco &
Other Sacred Medicines
Sep 24 – 30, 2023 | Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
Join me at Lake Atitlán this September
Hello friends! I am excited to share that I will be offering a 7-Day, 6-Night Shamanic Healing Retreat at Lake Atitlán, Guatemala this September 24 – 30th.
The name for this retreat is ‘Courting the Divine Masculine’.
This theme feels particularly poignant to me as it’s so alive on our planet right now. Old systems of dominance and oppression continue to fall. And we make way, not only for the re-emergence of the Feminine, but also the transformation of the Masculine into its Divine mature expression.
As within, so without.
This retreat is a space for each one of us to explore and invite the transformation and emergence of our own Divine Masculine— a Masculine that lives in service to Spirit, can hold its ground with clarity, discipline and commitment, can express its Truth, lead with Love, manifest its Dreams, and protect the space for the Sacred Feminine to come forth.
We’ll be working with Mapacho (Sacred Jungle Tobacco) and other Sacred Medicines to support this intention.
Why Mapacho?
Mapacho is one of my closest and strongest allies, and believed by many to be a Master Teacher on the Divine Masculine principles. It has also been one of the most used and abused plants on our planet.
During this retreat we will focus on being in right relationship and disciplined apprenticeship to this powerful ally. We will engage with it through song, prayer, intention, and daily experiential practices to bring about healing for ourselves and others.
I will share teachings inspired by my studies and plant diets with the Shipibo-Conibo of Peru, as well as 13 years of personal practice.
Other Medicines
In addition to working with Mapacho, we’ll have the support of the Land, the surrounding Volcanoes, and the beautiful Lake Atitlan as our backdrop. This place is medicine all in itself – a potent mirror and dream portal for bringing your heart’s desire into form. The sheer beauty is both inspiring and humbling, and I’m so excited to open a space for you to connect with it. I feel so blessed to have found an incredible retreat space on the Lake’s shore.
There will also be time for Cacao ceremony, breathwork, song, movement, play, water activities, Temezcal and other practices. Midweek, we will have an all night ceremony to deepen our work, with an option to commune with some other Master Plant Teachers.
Please find more details about the retreat below, and feel free to book a free 20-min call with me if you are interested in attending and have questions.
Much love,
Megan Theoret
Retreat Facilitator
Retreat Flow
The entire retreat will be held in a shamanic way, with opening and closing ceremonies. We’ll have space for early morning movement and meditation practices, mid-morning class time and teachings, afternoon activities and free time, and evening connection and relaxation time. The tentative daily flow is as follows (subject to change):
Day 1: Arrival, Opening Cacao Ceremony, Orientation
Day 2: Morning Practice, Mapacho Class 1, Breathwork Journey, Masculine Astrology
Day 3: Morning Practice, Mapacho Class 2, Masculine Partswork, Voice Work, Sound/Song Circle
Day 4: Morning Practice, Mapacho Class 3, Free Time/Ceremony Prep, Temezcal, All Night Ceremony
Day 5: Sunrise Hike, Free Time/Integration Day, Evening Sharing Circle
Day 6: Morning Practice, Mapacho Class 4, Breathwork Journey, Movement Practice/Medicine Dance
Day 7: Closing Cacao Ceremony, Departure
Working with the Masculine
The retreat will center around cultivating and/or deepening your relationship with Mapacho (jungle Tobacco) as an ally and shamanic teacher. At the start of the retreat you will receive a personal supply of Mapacho to work with througout our 7 days together.
We will meet each morning to explore new topics, teachings and experiential practices, and then build on these themes throughout the day with other Soul Work and activities.
You will have the opportunity to build your relationship with mapacho through personal practice, 1:1 healing work, group work and in through guided practices in our all-night ceremony. Some of the topics we’ll cover will include:
• Developing a personal and prayerful relationship with Mapacho •
• Working with Mapacho for self-healing, clearing, and protection •
• Voice opening and cultivating a song-based relationship with Mapacho •
• Offering clearing, cleansing and blessings to others •
• Working with Mapacho as a diagnostic tool •
• Incorporating Mapacho into healing work with others •
• Working with Mapacho in ceremonial settings and/or group work •
• Offering land blessings and house clearings with Mapacho •
Location & Accommodations
The retreat will be held at a private luxury retreat center on the shores of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, in a quiet bay just outside of San Marcos la Laguna. We will have fresh cooked meals each day, with both gluten-free and vegetarian options. Some of the amenities include:
Yoga platform/outdoor class space/ceremony space
Indoor gathering space/classroom
Lake-side hammock rose garden
Temazcal (Traditional Sauna)
7-Person Hot Tub
Kayaks and Paddle Boards
Private Swimming Dock
Outdoor pizza oven for pizza night (gluten-free options available)
Beautifully maintained lush landscape
Stunning Lake and Volcano views
Who is this retreat for?
This retreat is for people of all genders and all-levels of shamanic experience. It’s for anyone who recognizes the need for the Divine Masculine presence in their own lives, and in the world.
The container is designed to meet you where you are and help catalyze the conditions needed to bring about your next level of awakening and self-discovery.
Here are a few ways this retreat could benefit you:
- • Discover Shadow and Exiled aspects of your Masculine Self
- • Open your voice to more direct and authentic expression
- • Come into new alignment with masculine frequencies of Wisdom, Clarity, Confidence, Protection, Abundance, and more
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• Connect with new self-healing practices
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• Add new healing modalities to an existing healing practice
The most important thing in determining whether the program is right for you is that you feel a clear resonance and energetic ‘yes’ to it. If you are in any way unsure or have questions, I am happy to meet with you to discuss. All you need to do is schedule a 20-minute intro call.
Megan Theoret, Lead Facilitator
Megan Theoret is currently practicing full-time as a Psychedelic Guide and Integration Coach for Mindbloom, Inc. where she supports clients enrolled in Ketamine-Assisted Therapy programs. She is also the Lead of Mindbloom’s Guide Training Program and helps to develop training materials and support new Guides who join their team.
The Medicine Weaver School for Sacred Creativity and Shamanic Change-Making is Megan’s passion project, where she has been offering select online courses and mentoring for the last 3 years, including an annual 15-Day Creativity Cleanse and 12-Week Discover Your Medicine mentorship program. This year she is excited to bring her work into a live retreat setting and connect with participants in a new way.
Megan found her way into shamanic work amidst a worsening health crisis in her mid-twenties. Finding no answers in modern medicine, she began her own search for health and well-being.
For more than a decade she studied with contemporary shamanic teachers as well as indigenous teachers, most notably working with Shipibo-Canibo people of the Amazon River Basin, Wixarita people of Mexico, Mayan people of Guatemala, and Q’ero people of the Andes. During this time she discovered that so much of her physical pain and suffering was connected to both current and past-life traumas, dis-ease in her mind, and living out of alignment with her True Nature.
Through her journey of reclaiming her health she found her way into a path of serving others on a similar quest. One of the unexpected gems of this journey was uncovering an ability to hold space in the darkness, recognize innate potential and unique abilities in others, and help people come into alignment with their path of medicine and healing.
Her formal training for this work is as a shamanic practitioner and ceremonialist through the Power Path School of Shamanism (2010-2020), as a certified Nature-Connected Coach through the Earth-Based Institute (2017-2018), and as a Pranayama Breathwork Facilitator through Life Awareness Project (2021). Megan loves to share unique discoveries that have come to her through her own healing journey, along with the learned, familiar and old ways that have been passed on to her by an array of shamanic healers and teachers.
Dani Waldman, Supporting Facilitator
Dani is a somatic practitioner & community creator who supports folks in having a deeper connection with their body. She uses the lens of curiosity in her work while creating space for gentleness. Dani works with clients on a variety of themes including grief, boundaries, consent, relationships and self-expression.
She is passionate about making mental health more accessible and emphasizes the importance of honoring our own inner seasons. It is her hope that this work helps us each in the journey of coming home to ourselves. Dani loves to explore the realms of mythical folklore and leans on folk herbalism as her spiritual practice. Learn more about Dani’s work on IG @dani_waldman_ or at www.daniwaldman.com
Pricing
Private Standard Accommodation
Private room, shared bath with 1 other room: $2200
Private Deluxe Accommodation
Private room, private bath: $2350
Shared Double Accommodation
Shared double room with shared bath: $2050
Couples Standard Accommodation
Private room, Queen Bed, shared bath with 1 other room: $1900 per person
Couples Deluxe Accommodation
Private room, Queen Bed, private bath: $2050 regular
Scholarship
There are 2 Scholarship accommodation options that include a single bed in shared/common spaces with a draw curtain for privacy. These are available based on financial need and may include a work/trade. Please contact me for more information.
If you have any questions prior to registration, you are welcome to sign up here for a free 20-minute intro call.
Courting the Divine Masculine
$500 deposit to hold your space
PLEASE NOTE: If you are experiencing financial hardship, sliding scale scholarship and work/trade options are available. Please contact me for more information.
Everything that’s included
- 7 days, 6 nights of lodging
- 1 fresh cooked meal on arrival and departure days, 3 meals per day on all full retreat days (vegetarian and gluten-free options upon request)
- 2 Cacao Ceremonies
- 5 days Mapacho Intensive
- 1 All-Night Medicine Ceremony
- 2 Guided Breathwork and/or Sound Journeys
- Temazcal
- Access to paddle board, kayaks and private swimming dock
- Guided Practices & Group Time
Questions you might have
Are there any requirements for participating in the retreat?
Yes, there are a few requirements. The first requirement is that you feel a heartfelt desire to do this work, and are committed to taking responsibility for your journey. This means that you agree to dedicate yourself to the experience, and show up and participate as much as you are able.
It is also important to be aware that shamanic experiences have a way of activating and amplifying what’s been going on beneath the surface. This can result in intensified mental, emotional and energetic activity.
It is essentail that you are at a level of mental, emotional and physical wellness that your are able to navigate and integrate these types of potentially heightened experiences without causing harm to yourself or those around you. Equally important is that you are well resourced with external support and able to recognize and call on help when you need it.
Do I need previous experience with shamanic practices?
Courting the Divine Masculine is for people of all experience levels. All of the teachings will start from a place of beginner’s mind and include the necessary foundations and frameworks for anyone new to shamanic practice.
Will we be smoking Tobacco?
We will be working with tobacco in multiple ways, including with its smoke. We will not at any point be inhaling tobacco smoke, but rather taking the smoke into our mouths and then directing it outwards with the breath.
What about the Feminine?
The Masculine cannot exist without the Feminine, and vice versa. In my experience, the Masculine matures through honor and devotion to the mature and mysterious Feminine, and the Feminine heals and finds her power through relationship with the mature and wise Masculine. Though our focus will be with the Masculine, our retreat will inevitably contain themes connected to both energies and we will take time to intentionally bring balance to these two energies throughout the retreat.
Are there any risks involved with drinking Cacao or other ceremonial medicines?
All of the medicines at the retreat will be optional. Guidance and information will be provided before each ceremony so participants are empowered to make informed decisions for their highest benefit.
Cacao is a very mild medicine (similar in potency to a lightly caffeinated beverage). It is not for everyone, including those with some pre-existing health conditions, especially related to the heart and vascular system. It is up to you to do your research, consult with your physician before the retreat to determine what is best for you.
Please share any health concerns on your registration form and contact Megan with any specific questions.
What if I don't want to or can't drink Cacao or other ceremonial medicines?
It is not required that you drink cacao or any other medicines in order to participate in our ceremonies. And it is not necessary to drink medicines in order to work with their Spirits. Great benefit can be received either way and there will be many other aspects and ways to engage in our ceremonies.
Have other questions? Please feel free to schedule a free 20-minute enrollment call.
What others are saying about their Medicine Weaver experiences
“Throughout this transformational course, I had the beautiful experience of connecting with my soul, my medicine, and my shadow with other like-minded people to enjoy the journey with! I worked through some giant fears about being seen and heard, sharing my medicine, and speaking from my heart without filtering it. I also experienced some profound healing around deep grief. I feel like I shed so much and also gained so much…like a rebirth! Megan is a phenomenal teacher and after working with her, I finally have the sense of soul-aligned purpose that I’d been seeking for so long. Now I’m ready to go share my medicine with the world!” ~Kim C.
“Megan’s incredible capacity to hold space for not only the group as a whole, but also as individuals, is so very generous, and so very impressive. Her willingness to connect and open up to strangers is the heartbeat of the program and allows the participants to truly make the most of the 12-weeks in their truest and most vulnerable selves. Access to the course beyond the 12 weeks is a real gift as well- I look forward to continuing my journey with Megan’s guidance as I revisit and fine-tune my own medicine.” ~Helen C.
“Megan is one of the most intuitive people I have ever met. She is able to put aside any kind of agenda of her own, truly listen to another, and offer gentle but powerful insights.” ~Anna S.
“Working with Megan has been one of the most revelatory and positive experiences I have ever had. She helped guide me through deep admission of behaviors and patterns, and worked towards easing me into change by providing grounded, caring advice and direction. I have truly come out the other side a more confident, self-actualized person.“ ~Ash T.
“Megan is a wise and amazing guide and is able to facilitate powerful transformational experiences. She is brilliant at creating an “experience” and holding space.” ~Jen B.