Déviná

Exploring the divine within

November 21-24, 2024

Yirk/ Wamoon, Gunaikurnai Country

(Wilson’s Prom)

Dé /: “God, gods, goddess… supernatural being, object of worship” (pre-Christian Gaelic Irish).

Devina /: “Beloved, divine” (Scottish/ Irish/ Latin).

Deviná /: “Divine” (Spanish)

God is not a figurative being , an idol or entity existing outside of yourself.

Introducing Déviná, Laprana’s newest most refined offering to date. Déviná is a coming together of the ancestral medicine, songs and teachings of Avá Joy Sloan and Miles dé Carteret.

An intimate gathering of soul kin who are ready to creatively and experientially explore the pointings to Divinity within. Whether you are just beginning on the path of Self inquiry, or well established in this practice, Déviná provides an opportunity to deepen your experience of the everlasting, unchanging divinity within that animates all of experiencing.

When we know ourselves, that is to say experience of ourselves repeatedly, as the unchanging witness to the play of the changing, we are naturally present to lifes full intensity. With ease and grace, we become medicine for the people / life around us. When we know ourselves not as the play of thoughts, emotions, sensations, experiences etc. that we witness but as the one who witnesses them, we become true pillars of unshakable certainty and trust in the world. Naturally, we emanate this inner peace of being out into the world effortlessly and joyfully. Alive in a purity of presence, we move out of mind and into the body where we are naturally connected to our innate intuition. Alive and embodied, we are able to move through the world with powerful discernment and clarity, always knowing what the next evolutionary step is asking of us.

Includes:

  • 3 x nights all incl. accom.

  • Daily yoga and meditation

  • Creative and experiential arts

  • Reflective integrative practices

  • Song circle and sound ceremony

  • Guided introspective Self-inquiry

  • Dance and embodied movement practices

  • Medicinal nature hike through Wilsons Prom

  • Deepening and developing sacred connection to plant allies

  • Situated on the tranquil Gunai / Bunurong Country on Victoria’s Gippsland Coast, we gather on a spacious, private, 60 acre sanctuary with magical Prom views.

  • Multi-tiered accommodation options available including private/ double, single, and shared rooms.

  • Fully catered by the incredible Maya, with delicious local, seasonal, and ethically sourced meals .

  • Due to the intimate, nuanced nature of this retreat, places are limited and secured via successful application.

  • If you feel the call to join us, please email hello@laprana.com.au for more information.

“I have so much gratitude to Ava ... for providing a safe space and fabulous programmes enabling us to experience such an uplifting and edifying Retreat. The moment I arrived I dropped all thoughts of my “other life” outside and totally embraced and absorbed the vibes and processes as they unfolded. So much love and acceptance! I want the whole World to experience what I felt ”
— Susan C

Creative Self Inquiry

Conscious engagement with the process of creation

Fostering healing, whole-ing and power reclamation for inner and outer transformation.

In these sessions, we will use creative and experiential arts, holistic therapy and embodied somatic self inquiry as the mediums for ‘coming to Know'. Since ‘coming to Know’ is a process, rather than something to be achieved, we are less interested in the outcome of the art and more interested in what we ‘come to Know’ along the way, through the creative inquiry.

Through the phenomenological meeting of arising emergent phenomenon and continued engagement with the creative process, we give attention to arising sensations within the body and witness the stored somatic information (memories, emotions and experiences) that is given form, and thus, transformed.

This art therapy and mental health journey is recommended for:

  • Deepened spiritual understanding

  • Grief and loss

  • Growth and evolution

  • Uncovering unique purpose and meaning-making

  • Chronic and acute physical and mental health conditions. e.g. addiction, anxiety, depression, fatigue, exhaustion, chronic pain, emotional discomfort, trauma, PTSD and complex PTSD.

“There is a light in this world, a healing spirit more powerful than any darkness we may encounter.”

— Mother Teresa

Entheogenic Integration

Soul knowing, rested being

Today, life in the outer world appears to be growing increasingly challenging. While collectively we appear to make progress in some areas, others become increasingly desolate. Without a strong foundational understanding of the Self beyond the realm of form, the movement of life always seems to have the power to control us.

While life is inevitably ever changing, it is possible to move beyond the fluctuations of appearances of mind and outer phenomena, to access a place of stillness and calm within. A place where the joy of being is felt ever presently.

’Integrative Entheogenic Companioning’ was developed after over a decade of studying the nature of mind through the fields of yoga, psychology, psychedelics, spirituality and philosophy. Based on the intrinsic interconnection of body, mind, spirit and soul, this holistic therapy approach is focused on the expanded experiences of soul, in and through the body, to provide a resting place for mind in the form of Knowing.

This somatic, psychological and spiritual re-writing provides a relaxation for body, a rest for mind and a liberation for spirit.

Legal Disclaimer: please note, I do not provide nor condone the use of illegal substances.

ROOTED AND RISING

WOMENS RETREAT. PAPHOS, CYPRUS

A 2-day elemental exploration of deep ecology, authentic embodiment and unique creative expression.

SOLD OUT

In an ever changing world, the only true place of unchanging, stable grounding and foundation is within the formless nature of the Self. Join me for a weekend of grounding, rooting and recharging into the formless dimension of your true nature of Being. Through a series of guided experiential workshops we’ll explore the macrocosm and microcosm of ancestral wisdom, integrative medicine and somatic embodiment.

Ground into the Self and rise into the branches of your Being in this divinely orchestrated, nature immersed weekend overlooking mountains and sea.

  • Anyone interested in exploring the nature of being, and their unique divine expression.

  • A weekend of exhalation as we connect, inquire, create and restore within the quiet mountains of Paphos overlooking the sea. Held by sacred sisterhood, together we’ll deep dive into inner and outer explorations of body-mind and soul.

  • July 21- 23, 2023.

    Paradisos Hills, Lysos, Paphos, Cypress.

“Everything on earth, in between and above, is arising from one effulgent source. If my thoughts, words and deeds reflect this complete understanding of unity, I am the peace I am seeking in this moment.”

—Gayatri Mantra translated by Donna Farhi