Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat
Ancestral Healing & Sacred Song with Shimshai & Susana
Join Shimshai and Susana for a transformative journey of the soul, guided by the powerful fusion of music and ancestral wisdom. Shimshai’s intricate guitar melodies and soothing voice create a sacred space where Susana’s deep, intuitive wisdom shines, leading the group through healing practices rooted in indigenous traditions. Together, they offer an experience unlike any other, weaving original and traditional ceremonial medicine music into a rich tapestry of sound and spirit.
Workshops:
Step into a sacred circle where your voice becomes your personal instrument of connection. Shimshai will guide you through a variety of sacred world chants in languages such as Sanskrit, Hebrew, and English, while exploring modern and ancient songs from diverse traditions. Shimshai and Susana sing primarily in Spanish and Indigenous American languages, offering profound insights into the stories, meanings, and translations behind these ceremonial songs.
Through Susana’s teachings as a medicine woman, you’ll be invited to explore the transformative power of ancient practices like Moondance, Vision Quest, and Temazcal (sweatlodge) from Mexican traditions. With guided meditations and the wisdom of ancestral teachings, Susana creates a space for personal transformation, inspiring you to reclaim your sacred feminine, heal your womb, and reconnect with the medicine of the Moon. Her teachings nurture a deep reconnection with your inner wisdom, fertility, and power.
What Makes This Experience Unique?
Shimshai and Susana’s offering is a rare and powerful blend of traditional wisdom and personal medicine, delivered with decades of experience and a deep, authentic connection to spirit. While their songs and teachings are rooted in ancient practices, their unique embodiment and heartfelt delivery create a singular experience that cannot be found elsewhere. Together, they invite you to go beyond surface-level learning and dive deep into your own healing, helping you shed anything that stands in the way of your true connection with Spirit.
Their teachings are welcoming to all walks of life, offering a space where individuals of any background, gender, race, or identity can feel open, safe, and embraced by the healing energy they create.
Program Benefits
- Deepen your connection to yourself and Spirit
- Strengthen your practice of chanting through sacred songs
- Inspire ancestral and generational healing through ancient practices
- This is your opportunity to immerse yourself in a sacred space of music, wisdom, and healing—an invitation to align with the sacred path in your own unique way.
Offered as 3 satsangs and 3 workshops (subject to change).
The presentations associated with this Yoga Vacation Program begin with an 8pm satsang on the first day of the program and conclude with a 90-minute noon workshop on the last day of the program. Click here to read more about the Yoga Vacation Program details and view the ashram schedule for yoga classes and meals during your stay. We suggest you arrive at least one day prior to the start of your program for the optimal experience.