Earth + Soul Medicine Series | Ancestral Echoes ~ Honouring Origins & Healing Lineages

Engage in an immersive journey through ancient wisdom and inner exploration. Designed as stand-alone sessions or a comprehensive 6-part series, these in-person gatherings at Nectar on Bowen cater to both newcomers and experienced practitioners. Each session serves as a transformative passage, offering avenues for self-discovery and deep healing. Packed with practical Earth-based spiritual teachings applicable to daily life, supplemented with handouts for deeper work, each installment serves as a resource for continuous personal growth.

Ancestral Echoes ~ Honouring Origins & Healing Lineages

Friday, September 13th, 2024 from 6:45PM – 9PM

The Dome at Nectar on Bowen, limited parking available

Journey into the heart of ancestral healing and lineage connection. Participate in sacred rituals and ceremonies that honour and heal ancestral patterns, fostering a deeper understanding of your roots. This practice offers a profound sense of connection, facilitating healing not just for yourself but across generational lines.

This event, open to the public and Nectar Experience guests alike, will be offered at the Dome at Nectar, situated on 20 acres of lush forested land on Nexwlélexwm (Bowen Island) as the ancestral and unceded territory of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nation.

What’s included:

• A non-etheogenic herbal libation, consumed in ceremony. This will be prepared based on Melanie’s training in traditional herbal medicine, and will carry the intended energies of the themed class.
• A safe and nurturing physical and spiritual environment; items such as mats, cushions, and blankets, along with ambient lighting to hold space for calm and spirit connection.
• Guidance and instruction around ritual, shamanic practices, and techniques aimed to help you connect with your animal and plant allies.
• A group altar that can hold space for individual offerings that can range from personal intentions written on paper or small tokens symbolizing their desire for calling in a specific energy or outcome.
• Guidance on integrating these practices into daily life for continued energetic maintenance and well-being. 

​​What to bring:

• It’s recommended to bring warm sweaters and socks for practice in the geodesic dome. Although heated, it is still a tent and can be cool.
• Journal and pen
• A small token to add to the collective altar, such as flowers, a loving intention written on stationery, or a small, symbolic item that you desire to energetically “charge” at the altar that can be taken home at the end of the program.

Investment: 

• • Sliding scale of $48-88
  • In keeping with Nectar’s efforts to remain as accessible as realistically possible, the gathering is available at sliding scale to reflect your systemic and economic privilege and capacity, within the range of $48-88. The actual retail value of this retreat is $89. Contributions meeting or surpassing this retail value significantly aid us in expanding accessibility to our facilities for all.
• Nectar offers a full scholarship for one spot at each gathering. Please email info@nectaryoga.ca to inquire about availability. Proof of financial hardship will not be required.

Series Dates:

• March 30th, May 18th, June 29th, Aug 31st, Sept 13th, Nov 22nd

Nectar offers a full scholarship for one spot at each gathering. Please email info@nectaryoga.ca to inquire about availability. Proof of financial hardship will not be required.

About Your Facilitator:

Melanie Keller O’Leary is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, Earth & Soul Medicine Practitioner, and Sacred Ceremony Facilitator whose journey back to herself inspired her dedication to sharing wisdom and healing. She weaves ancient knowledge with modern techniques, creating a rich tapestry of healing approaches. Melanie’s practice integrates culturally responsive and socially just counselling, person-centered therapy, ecopsychology, somatic practices, ancestral and earth medicine, soul work, dreamwork, ceremony, and sacred craft.

Melanie’s broad spectrum of training encompasses shamanic studies, and intensive exploration into traditional medicine practices. Additionally, her expertise extends to areas vital in fostering societal harmony, including involvement in reconciliation and decolonization initiatives such as Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education. Melanie’s proficiency in women’s medicine and coming of age rituals is evident through her facilitation training for Red Tent circles. For Melanie’s expanded bio, click HERE.

Notes:

• All payments are taken in full, and are non-refundable, though are transferable. 
• As we are serving a ceremonial herbal libation, if you have any concerns about allergies, please contact us before purchasing a ticket.