Instructors
Meet Your Teachers, Facilitators and Guides
Carmen Vicente
Born in the province of Loja, Ecuador, Carmen Vicente is the heir of a spiritual lineage, having been recognized in her community since her birth for her gifts as a “healer.” Carmita is a Medicine Woman, Cultivator of the Word, Carrier of the Sacred Art of Altars, Sun and Spirit Dance Chief, Chief of Vision Quest, Creator of the School of Secrets and Gatherings of the Vagina, Spiritual Leader and Messenger of the Carnation.
On this journey, Carmita will be sharing traditional Tobacco teachings with participants in preparation for initiation.
Jaguar Womban
Jaguar Womban is a multidimensional healing artist, Medicine Womban and Visionary Mother of The WombNation. She is an intuitive herbalist, ancestral channel, poet and teacher who shares ways to connect to Mother Earth using plant medicine and ceremony. In both her private TEAsessions and The Circle of Light womban circle, Jaguar teaches how to use the unique self-care ritual of WombSteaming as a Ritual of Prayer and a Sacred Tool to awaken our innate Womb Wisdom and Divine Internal Guidance System.
On this journey Jaguar joins us to share a womb steam ritual uniquely channelled for our group to help us integrate and embody all the wisdom of what we are remembering and discovering together on this journey and help prepare us emotionally, physically and spiritually to participate fully in the in person initiatory rite.
To learn more about Jaguar please visit her website www.wombnation.org
Jordan Catherine Pagán
Jordan Catherine Pagán ( Deer Heart Ix Mazatl Ol-Si ) is the owner, Herbalist & Healing Facilitator of the Brooklyn, NY based Ostara Apothecary. She is also a Senior Practitioner at MINKA Brooklyn, where since 2016, she has held 1:1 private sessions, monthly group Breathwork Healing Circles, bi-annual 13th Octave LaHoChi Certifications, and bi-annual Tarot Immersion courses.
On this journey, Jordan will be co-facilitating : Roots of Our Practice: A Collective Exploration and Visioning Around Our Sacred Tools and Practices alongside Sunder Ashni. You can read her full bio and learn more about Jordan’s work by visiting www.ostaraapothecary.com
Sunder Ashni
Ashni, daughter of Cynthia and Allan, is a Flower Essence therapist, healing arts facilitator, educator and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, born and raised in Brooklyn, NY with rich roots in the island of St.Vincent & The Grenadines.
Movement, music, healing and their expansion through meditation and love are essential keys to Ashni’s being. From early experiences with death, escapades in library stacks to discovering yoga and teachings with Buddhist monks in High school, Spirit has always peaked her curiosity and tickled her heart. From an early age, Ashni has been devoted to learning from and listening to Spirit. On this journey, Ashni will be co-facilitating: Roots of Our Practice: A Collective Exploration and Visioning Around Our Sacred Tools and Practices.
You can read her full bio and learn more about Ashni's work by visiting www.sunderashni.com
Jennifer Moonbrick
Spirit Medicine Practitioner and Guidance Councelor Yaya Erin Rivera Merriman
Writer, Ceremonialist, Educator Eve Bradford
Prolific in the areas of writing, ceremony, and education, Eve is the author of Instructions to a Young Magician (From Herself). Eve is often called upon to offer counsel and guidance to individuals, couples and groups, and to create and facilitate ceremonies of all kinds, from weddings to rites of passage to memorials. At the heart of the matter is Eve's innately ecstatic nature, a great love for the web of life, and a hopeful diligence applied to creating a myriad of experiences coaxing others to fall equally in love with the world.
Josie Castaneda
Paola Garcia
Paola was born in Bogota, Colombia, where she created the Eterno Sol Yoga & Mindfulness program. She shares the tools and practices of Yoga Asanas & Mindfulness Meditation that she has been practicing and teaching for the last 16 years. Since 2011 she walks her path with her beloved Gustavo Ik, and together they regularly work with Cacao as a super food, as medicine for their bodies, hearts and minds, sharing it in rituals and ceremonies around the world.
In 2020, Paola returned to the stars. Escuela del Rio Cosmico is honored to host Self Love Ceremony (with the permission of her family) here in our Library of Earth Magic in Loving Memory of an incredible teacher of mindfulness and self love. All proceeds from this workshop go to offset the cost of recording and maintaining an archive of her music.
For more information about Paola's life and work, please visit her virtual altar at www.kakawsana.com
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