MAR. 28 ~ Dusserah Fire Ceremony: The Sacred Womb of Creation

Saturday, March 28, 2026
7:00 – 9:30pm
@ MĀ Wellness & Yoga, Victoria, BC



At the completion of the nine sacred nights of Navaratri, we gather in fire ceremony to honour the victorious power of the Goddess through Kamakhya Devi.

During Navratri we honour the many faces of the Goddess – such as Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati – yet beneath them all flows a deeper current of Shakti.

Across these nine nights, the Goddess is revered for her battle with the demon Mahishasura, whose shape-shifting nature symbolizes the forces within and around us that keep us from truth, freedom, and alignment.

On the tenth day the festival of Dussehra (aka: Vijayadashami) celebrates the victory of the Goddess – the triumph of wisdom over illusion, love and courage over fear, and light over darkness. And ultimately – unity over separation.

Honouring and celebrated as the Bleeding Goddess, Kamakhya embodies the primordial womb from which Creation arises. At her temple in Assam, India, the Goddess is worshipped as the living source of life itself in the shape of a yoni – reminding us that what has long been hidden or feared in the feminine – the dark, the cyclical, the blood of Creation – is profoundly sacred.

From this fertile darkness, the light of Creation begins.
And after the nine nights of devotion and transformation during Navratri, a new clarity is revealed. What has been challenged, purified, or awakened within us is ready to step forward.

Fresh from pilgrimage to the sacred Kamakhya Temple, Satya will share stories, mantra, and sacred elements from the temple – including sacred anointments, which we will also offer into our ceremonial fire.

Through chanting, meditation, breath work, and guided fire ritual – we will release what is complete and call forward what is ready to be born.

Bring your prayers, your intentions, and your open heart.
Step across the threshold and enter the fire of Creation.

All are welcome, no previous ceremony experience is required.

This offering is rooted in the Vedic lineage and Bhakti Yoga, and honours Satya’s ancestral connection to these sacred traditions.

Background on Ceremony

In ceremony, we sit in circle, we hold our intention, we chant, we pray, we offer, we surrender. Together, we hold this charged space co-creatively. We invoke and commune with very subtle sacred energies – the deities (aka: spirits/goddess/Creator – or whatever you call Source). The fire of wisdom burns away all that does not serve. Ultimately, this holy fire transforms, purifies, cleanses and heals.

Using the agency of fire inside a copper vessel, and connecting with the biodynamic rhythm of Mother Earth while we chant – the Vedic Fire Ceremony serves as a direct portal to the deities. It is one of the most ancient forms of ritual in the world, originating from Satya’s ancestral land of India some 10,000 years ago. It was channelled by rishis and seers in the high Indian Himalayas. It serves as an altar to the Divine – and a space for healing, emotional purification, karmic cleansing, and deep transformation. It is a symbol of that which we are (Satya/Truth), and that which we are not (Mitya/not-Truth). It is a ceremony that re-patterns trauma, and a sacred space where we can let go of everything that is keeping us separate, including fear and attachment. ॐ

*This ceremony is also known as agni yajna, fire puja, and havan.

Learn more about ceremony here

YOUR FACILITATOR

Satya Amrita Kumari Jehman (Vedic Priestess Temple)

Born into the Vedic lineage, Satya has been living the traditional path of yoga all her life – with a more concentrated practice over the last 23 years. Satya carries the gift of fire ceremony and ritual by the grace of her ancestors from North India. She completed a year-long Yoga Apprenticeship in 2015 (Vijnana Yoga RYT200), and a deep dive study into jnana yoga (Vedic scripture study/self inquiry) with her teacher in her ancestral homeland of India amid a trio of winters from 2011-2013. While there in 2016, Satya was initiated into the Sidh Kunjika Stotram – the highest call to Maha Shakti (Divine Mother). She apprenticed in fire ceremony with two of her teachers in North India. She has been furthering her yogic studies in India with regular trips there for the past 16 years.

Satya has also completed a leadership training with a focus on Trauma-informed Leadership, Transformational Leadership, and Coaching with Outward Bound.

Encouraged by her teachers, Satya is a facilitator of Retreats, Workshops, Ceremony, Ritual, One-on-One Guide on Salt Spring Island and surrounding communities, in India – as well as online. She offers from the deepest place in her with utmost respect and reverence to her ancestors, to You, to the Divine, and to the Self.

Learn more about Satya’s offerings at @vedic_priestess_temple (Instagram) + @vedicpriestesstemple108 (Facebook).

ENERGY EXCHANGE:

$45

Reserve Your Spot Now – Spaces Limited – Pre-Registration Is Required


*Registration closes on Friday, March 28 at 12pm or when ceremony fills, whichever comes first.

*A pre-ceremony guidance e-mail will be sent out 24-48hrs before we gather to help you prepare for our ceremony.

REGISTER WITH MĀ WELLNESS & YOGA HERE

“Thank you for sharing the wisdom/traditions of your lineage, Satya. I appreciated the chance to participate in a ritual that is outside my culture and spiritual background. I appreciated the sense of sacred community and sharing, the joining of voices in chanting – and the beautiful space.” ~ Shawna K

“I most appreciated it was culturally/spiritually authentic. Your knowledge, study and lineage was important to me, to attend.” ~ Leila R

“I very much appreciated the depth of learning and the connection of ritual and ceremony to learning about the Goddess. I had some great ’a-ha’ moments. I was very moved by the inclusion of your own lineage in the ceremony, Satya. It’s an incredible gift.” ~ Christie R

“Thank you for providing our community with such a beautiful ceremony. You have a gift! And I felt like I was in India. I am still feeling the effects of the ceremony with a kind of wild goddess energy. It was very special that you brought water from the Ganges River.” ~ Laurissa W

“I wanted to share with you about my mother’s healing following the ceremony. She was deep in my prayer during the ceremony, and her issue has cleared, and it didn’t come back. I shared with her about the ceremony, and she said she was guessing this was the case. I’m so grateful! Thanks for all.” ~ Karin D

“I was awestruck watching Satya chant.” ~ Kim M

“Thank you for your presence, thank you for your sharing, thank you for your courage – it is a very powerful ceremony!” ~ Anna K

“It was a beautiful and powerful ceremony, what a gift!” ~ Mike N

“It was a really amazing ceremony and Satya is just Divine.” ~ Augustina Ma

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

I DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT VEDIC FIRE CEREMONY OR GODDESS KAMAKHYA. IS THIS GATHERING SUITABLE FOR ME?

Yes, this gathering is suitable to those new to Goddess Kamakhya and Vedic Fire Ceremony, as it will be a great way to learn more about both and deepen into your intention.
All are welcome, including yogis and yoginis, yoga teachers and healing practitioners, those new to yoga, lovers of Indian culture and tradition, ritual and ceremony folks, bhakti folks, etc.

WHAT IS THE CANCELLATION POLICY?

Full refund before Friday, March 27 at 7pm. Unfortunately, no refunds after March 27 at 7pm.

For questions please contact satya@vedicpriestesstemple.com

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"I offer this space from my heart with utmost respect and reverence to my ancestors, to You, to the Divine, and to the Self (Pure Awareness). For the greater good of the Whole. ॐ"
~ Satya ~