Angela & Deanna - 24hr Solo
Beauty Land
Spring Discount
Fasting from Food?? Say What?!?!?!
Overview
June 1-9th 2024
12pm Saturday - 6pm Sunday
Big Sur, CA
The Women's Wilderness Ceremony is an opportunity to be in deep connection with the land, community, and soul through 9 days in the wilderness of Big Sur, three of which are held in a 3-day, 3-night solo wilderness fast.
This is a time to be held by the land, listen deeply, and receive healing and transformation, all within a strong container of women.
Why a Wilderness Ceremony?
For as long as we know, humans have gone to nature to listen and connect.
To connect with our innate belonging to the Earth, to our purpose, to our calling.
To listen deeply to our soul, and to the soul of the Earth.
In our modern world, we have lost this ritual of connection and deep listening.
But we need this now, more than ever.
Why a Solo Wilderness Fast?
The solo journey is a time to sever from all modern life and come into raw connection with your own innate belonging and relationship with the Earth. Held in a container with women and guides, this is a powerful opportunity to remember who you truly are and listen to what wants to emerge from your soul.
As a practice in the art of emptiness, we will be fasting from food, shelter, human contact, and the comforts of modern life during this time (see vision fast ceremony). In general, we orient a lot around food in our daily lives, and when this is taken away, we are allowed to drop deeper into the wisdom of our soul. A deeper listening happens when we aren't distracted by our usual grind.
For many, spending time alone in nature while fasting is scary and edgy while also exhilarating and empowering. Fear is normal, and an important part of this journey. Fear helps you take care of yourself as well as allows for transformation to occur.
For some, the Solo Journey may be a rite of passage into a new role, identity, or phase of life – a severance from an old identity or way of being in the world, an honoring of who you are now, and an honoring of who you are becoming.
Basic Itinerary
June 1-4th: Severance
Day 1:
Arrival &
Opening Ceremony
Day 2 & 3:
Intention Setting
Earth-based Ritual
Women's Council
4 Directions Map
Day 4:
Safety Talk
Choosing Your Solo Spot
Final Prep for Solo
June 5-7th: Threshold
Day 5, 6, 7:
Solo Wilderness Ceremony
“The work we have to do can be seen as a kind of coming alive...an awakening into our true nature.”
- Joanna Macy
June 8-9th: Incorporation
Day 8:
Return
Storytelling & Mirroring
Day 9:
Integration
Closing Ceremony
Departure in Evening
What to Expect:
The program is divided into three sections: severance, threshold, and incorporation.
The first three days are a time of ‘severance’ or separation from your daily life, leaving behind what no longer serves, and setting intentions for your solo. The ‘threshold time’ is your solo time of three days and nights in the eastern Big Sur wilderness. The two days following the solo time are the first days of your incorporation experience, where we will learn to incorporate the gifts from your journey into your life and community.
You may also expect:
• Earth-based Ritual
• Women's Council
• Earth Medicine Walks
• Embodiment Practices
• Community Meals
• Mindfulness in Nature
• Self-Designed Ceremony
• A Break from Technology
• Two Experienced Guides (WFR Cert)
• A Loving Container
• A Life Changing Experience
Your Guides
Deanna Renee Falge & Angela Vincent
Deanna
Deanna is a passionate guide, Earth steward and dancer. She is dedicated to supporting the unfolding of people’s life journey and transformation by nurturing their emotional and spiritual connection with the Earth. Her relationship with the Earth has served as an essential anchor for navigating her life and soul's purpose, and she wants everyone to have this same opportunity.
Deanna has studied wilderness rites of passage and the art of vision fast guiding with the School of Lost Borders, Animas Valley Institute, and Earth-based Institute. She has formal education in Biological Psychology from UC Santa Barbara, and is currently studying to become a licensed Psychotherapist. She is a Certified Nature-Connected Life Coach, Transformational Wilderness Guide, and Wilderness First Responder. She has years of training and experience in outdoor mentorship, nature-connection, human development, wilderness ceremonies, ancestral skills, backpack guiding, ecotherapy, trauma-informed coaching, ritual, dance and embodiment facilitation.
Angela
Angela is a soul guide disguised in many forms. She has spent her life following the golden threads of mystery, swimming in alpine lakes and wild rivers, bathing like a lizard on hot rocks, and above all being awed by the beauty and irony of the world. She brings the gifts of humor, wildness, love, and deep witnessing to others’ unique unfoldings. Through her many experiences of deep connection to the soul of the Earth, she has formed a deep commitment to helping others remember their innate belonging and purpose.
She has studied with The School of Lost Borders, The Animas Valley Institute, and Martin Prechtel's "school," Bolad's Kitchen. Her formal education includes a Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education and a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy.
Tuition & Registration
Tuition:
EARLY BIRD:
$150 off
(Until the end of February)
SPRING FRIEND DISCOUNT:
$100 off each if you come with a friend!
Til the end of April
FULL TUITION:
$1250-$2000
(Sliding Scale)
*Need help with the financial piece?*
If you feel called to this ceremony,
we want you to join.
Please contact us if you need financial support!
What's Included:
• 1:1 Pre-Trip Intention Setting Call
• Group Pre-Trip Preparation Call
(e.g. physical, emotional, and spiritual prep)
• First night's dinner, dinner before solo, and breakfast after solo
• Post-Trip Integration Zoom Call
• One-on-One & Group Support
• Two Experienced Guides Supporting You Every Step of the Journey
What's Not Included:
• Travel to-and-from location
(we can help coordinate carpools)
• Meals (except the meals stated above)
• Camping gear, such as sleeping bag, pad, cooking supplies, etc.
(we can help you find any other gear that you need)
Registration:
Please Contact Us with any questions!
With Love and Gratitude from Your Guides,
Deanna & Angela