SEPT. 14 ~ Honouring Our Ancestors: A Full Moon Pitru Paksha Mini Retreat

Saturday, September 14, 2:00 – 6:00pm
MĀ Wellness & Yoga (Earth Studio), Victoria, BC

Join Satya for the lead up to the annual “fortnight to the ancestors” known as Pitru Paksha in her ancestral land of India. It is the 16-day lunar period (from full moon to new moon) in the Vedic/Yogic tradition, when we pay homage to our ancestors by making offerings and prayers in ceremony. We will gather around our co-creative ancestral altar to bring peace and healing to our lines, as well as create an opening to receive blessings from our ancestors.

We express our heartfelt gratitude to all the previous generations of those who have contributed to our life – to who and what we are today.

We would not be where we are today without our ancestors. It’s time to give back. The power of this work is in simply showing up for it, trusting the ritual journey, and being open to receiving.

We will utilize this auspicious time to not only help heal our lineages, but also to honour and express gratitude for the blessings our revered ancestors have gifted us. For those who feel disconnected from their ancestors or don’t know much about them, this is an opportunity to begin forming a connection. It’s a powerful time to listen carefully for wisdom and guidance from the spirit world.

Participants will create a simple and personalized ancestral altar – which will serve as parts of a larger, co-creative sacred ancestral mandala. We will chant ancestral mantras, make offerings and prayers, engage ritual, hear stories, and participate in reflective writing and sharing – all while communing with the elements, the Divine, and our ancestors. Folks will leave with a practice to carry forward during this deeply auspicious 16-day ancestral lunar period.

*Important pre-retreat instructions will be sent to you before we gather to help prepare for our sacred gathering.


Some Background on Ancestral Water Healing Ritual

Our very DNA has been imprinted by previous generations. The science of epigenetics is confirming what mystics and healers have long known: whatever our ancestors experienced, we are experiencing it now — whether we are aware of it or not. In addition to the gifts bestowed by this ancestral influence, blockages can also be present in our system, and in our life. The water healing ritual that we will engage in during our mini retreat will support the release of these blockages, in order to facilitate healing for ourselves, as well as the healing of our family members and our ancestral lines. 

Participation in ritual will most definitely affect healing and connection of your lineage – while also releasing attachments and encumbrances, that require letting go of in a safe, held, sacred space. 


Learn more about Ancestral Water Healing Ritual here. 

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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 22 years. She carries the gift of ceremony and ritual by the grace of her ancestors. She has also completed a three-month study and practice in Ancestral Water Healing Ritual with Akhanda Yoga (Yogrishi Vishvketu) of Rishikesh in her ancestral homeland of India. Satya has 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 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 has been furthering her yogic studies in India with regular trips there for the past 15 years.

Satya leads ceremony and ritual for healing, renewal, union, rites of passage, and other occasions as requested. These are conducted both with groups and in private sessions.

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. Satya 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:
$108

Reserve Your Spot Now – Spaces Limited – Registration Is Required

REGISTER WITH MĀ YOGA HERE

I acknowledge and express gratitude for living on the lands of the Hul’q’umi’num’ and SENĆOŦEN (Coast Salish) speaking peoples.

“I had a very welcoming and beautiful experience. I loved the simplicity of the ritual. It felt wonderful to be with my ancestors, and it felt healing to put this life into perspective. Thank you so much for offering this healing to the world.” ~ Jeannine W

“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

“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

“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

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

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

I DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT PITRU PAKSHA OR MY ANCESTORS. IS THIS GATHERING SUITABLE FOR ME?

Yes, this gathering is suitable to those new to Pitru Paksha, as it will be a great way to learn more about it.

For those who do not know much about their ancestors or perhaps who they are exactly, this ritual will still serve as a healing opportunity for you both.

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, those wanting to connect and deepen their relationship with their ancestors, etc.

WHAT IS THE CANCELLATION POLICY?

Full refund with 72 hours of notice. Unfortunately no refunds after September 11.

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 ~