Huni Kuin Encontro 2023
Connect with nature.
wisdom. community. medicine. change.
01. - 04. August 2023 LIVING GAIA, ALTO PARAÍSO DE GOAIS, BRAZIL
This Encontro Camp gives us the opportunity to gather and invite a small group of friends and allies to immerse together deeply into nature and our own body. A wonderful Trio of Huni Huin will guide and accompany us with medicine and ceremonies to feel our deep connection with all of creation, ourself as well as with each other. New ways of communicating and bonding emerge, and we start to weave our dreams into a greater picture that becomes apparent from the visions of us all.
Visit our online Information evening about Living Gaia & the Encontro camp
The next Infoevent is on Monday, May 8th at 19.30 CET. To get the link please fill out the form.
OUR JOURNEY
Day 1
Connecting with the Huni Kuin and the land
Coming to Living Gaia is an experience with the wild, the wild of nature, and the wild within you. In our modern life we rarely experience ourselves in a surrounding that is not dominated by humans and all their creation. For the Huni Kuin leaders in contrary the wild is the normal. Together we will spend these days with different tasks to get in touch with our deepest desires, fears potentials and visions for ourselves, our communities, and the whole earth.
Day 2
Expressing your vision
This day is dedicated to our playful creative self. We will experiment with different arts and express ourselves in a new way. Being deeply connected with what we found out about ourselves in the first two days will allow us to free aspects that we weren’t aware of. Expressing these treasures in various ways will guide us to find possibilities of implementing them into our life and relationships in all the different contexts that we have.
Day 3
Weaving visions into a bigger picture
Having understood and expressed what wants to unfold within and through us it is now time to weave together what we have encountered individually. This process is essential and especially wonderful for it connects and takes us to the experience of the consciousness of the earth body and will help us understand how we and our visions fit into the big picture and what is our role. A medicine ceremony provides the ideal setting for showing what wants to be seen.
Day 4
Making it round
This day is dedicated to give us a gentle comeback from our journey. Much of what we have experienced and understood requires concrete actions. As we will never be together in exactly this formation again, this day is our opportunity to say goodbye to our favourite places in Living Gaia, to have the conversations that are yet to be had, and to express the gratitude our hearts are feeling.
The Huni Kuin
Huni Kuin means "the real people" - a name that appropriately describes them, because their entire culture is connected to the rainforest. They have ancient knowledge about the healing power of plants and social cohesion; they live in harmony with nature and as inhabitants of the forest, they protect it most sustainably.
YOUR HUNI KUIN LEADERS
BUNKE HUNI KUIN
I am Bunke Inani Huni Kuin. I live in the village of Boa Vista on the Rio Jordao, in Acre, Brazil. I have 5 children and I am the cultural leader of the women in my village. I have travelled a lot in Brasil, Latin America and Europe passing on our culture and traditions and calling for more indigenous wisdom in the world. I work especially with women and give retreats and workshops about the Huni Kuin arts.
RITA HUNI KUIN
I am Rita Huni Kuin, I live in Aldeia Chico Curumim do Rio Jordao, Acre, Brasil. I am an artist and one of the female representatives and communicator of my people and our culture. I am one of the founders of the Kayatibu group, which promotes the culture and spirituality of its people through the arts. I am also one of the founders of the association Ainbu Daya.
SAMIA BIRUANY
I am Samia Biruany, I am an artist and musician in the Pinuya Village, near Tarauacá, Acre, Brasil. I am a leader of Maia Ysa, a group of women dedicated to strengthening the Huni Kuin culture by working closely with the Kupy Shamans and elders. I am the daughter of a prophet, Shane Hunikui and artisan eya Yawanawa. She is a gifted musician and brings the feminine force of the forest and her people to where ever she goes.
YOUR HOSTS
Alexandra
Alexandra is a Teacher, Coach, Speaker and Explorer of many topics that touch the core issues of our world today. 20 years ago, she founded Coaching Spirale in Berlin, where she is opening doors to the connection between inner work, business, politics, and society by leading individuals and groups trough deep transformational processes. She is the founder of Living Gaia and Living Gaia e.V., which grew out of her decades of experience in shamanic work and her strong connection with nature. She is mother of 2 daughters and a son and a very happy grandmother.
Dada
Dada is a Teacher, Musician and Craftsman. Born in São Paulo Brazil, he is a trained carpenter and studied sports teacher. In the 90ies he founded the Berlin Percussion Band Furiosa and ever since he is versatile engaged in Berlin's cultural life as well as in integration projects. For many years he has been at Alexandra's side, supporting her in her work to build bridges between indigenous knowledge and western society. He is very much engaged in building the Living Gaia Healing Biotope.
Jaci
Jaci is Dadas and Alexandras daughter. Jaci works as a psychologist, naturopath and coach. For the past 8-9 years, she has been working, studying and periodically living in the forest with the Huni Kuin people.
Being familiar with the Huni Kuin and rooted in Brazil and Europe, Jaci creates a bridge between the women of these different societies, especially through ceremonial work, organizing, and communication. friendships that cross cultural and national borders.
EXPERIENCE INCLUDES
Input and workshops
Alexandra will open the space for our journey by sharing and making her knowledge available. There will always be sequences that allow deep insights into the interaction of body and mind and draw our attention to our patterns as well as possibilities to expand them. We will also learn what it means to integrate the power of the elements into our process. The Huni Kuin Leaders will bathe with us in their knowledge of nature and the plants. We get to know their stories and songs and experience what it means to live in and with nature.
Sharing circles
Sharing circles are an important part of experiencing community and connection. Here we come to know each other and learn to show ourselves in front of others. This teaches us important insights also about ourselves. We will experiment with interesting formats of exchange so that we can be sure that it is varied and exciting.
Ceremonies
The ceremonies with plant medicine form a core part of the retreat. They are instructed and musically accompanied by our Huni Kuin leaders and their team. We will get to know different plant medicines and learn about their respective characteristics. The ceremonies enable us to get in touch with our unconscious and the spirit world and to experience deep insights and visions.
Small group sharing and assignments
As we go through the process small groups will be working on different tasks and be enabled to share their process on a deeper level. This setting will be linked to sharing our individual process as well as expressing it in a creative way.
Individual coaching
Individual Coaching with Alexandra and each other will be an important part of the journey that we undertake together. Each of us is at another point in his life and individual coaching is a very effective way to accompany personal growth and integrate new experiences made during our retreat.
Meditation and silence
Listen to silence. It has so much to say. (Rumi)
Spending time in silence and listening to the sounds of nature will be an important part of our journey. Silence helps us to get the important messages that desperately wait to be heard by our hearts. Participating in guided meditations stimulates our power of imagination.
River and spring
Living Gaia has 900 meters of Sao Miguel River Bank. There are three spectecular entry points. There is also a wonderful spring up in the mountains in the forest. So there are different opportunities to encounter water in its purest form.
Music and dance
Music gives us the opportunity to express feelings that words cannot carry. Moreover, they transport feelings and can unite us as a community, living to the same beat for that one song. Music is also a great source of energy for the Huni Kuin. We will sing, play guitar, dance and play drums. Everyone as much and as well as you can and like.
Creativity and art
Art in all its facets is a way to express visions and feelings. We will actively use this power by combining the different arts of Huni Kuin culture with our individual ways of experimenting with arts to reach deep levels of exploring ourselves.
Fresh and healthy food
We will enjoy fresh, nourishing mostly vegetarian meals that connect ingredients from the Cerrado bioregion and other delicious foods. We always eat Breakfast, lunch and dinner together in group.
To learn more about the Land Living Gaia , it's beauty and location in the Chapada dos Veadeiros please go to
ACCOMMODATION
2x Double rooms
2x Four-bed rooms
Tents
Prices for the Encontro
prices include per person from
01.08 - 04.08.2023 (4 days):
- accomodation
- programm
- food
- ceremonys
- plant medicine
prices do not include:
- transportation to and from Living Gaia
Double Room
2750 €
Four-Bed Room
1950 €
Tent
1500 €
At the end of the retreat, we wish you to feel connected: With nature, with you, with the wisdom of the Huni Kuin and the power of community. We want you to feel empowered and ready to carry your vision further into the world and to inspire people as a multiplier.
Frequently asked questions
We have answered the most frequently asked questions on the following page.
If you have questions that are not answered here, you can write to us using the contact form below.
Visit our online Information evening about
Living Gaia & the Encontro camp.
The next Infoevent is on Wednesday, March 29th at 19.30 CET. To get the link please fill out the form.
Terms and conditions
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