Na’ Tugul: Día de Los Muertos Ceremonial Sound Retreat in Oaxaca
Celebrating the journey of our essence.
In the prehispanic conception of life, the here and now is what determines the eternal journey of our essence. We are born into this plane (Tlaltipak) descending from the sacred tree of life (Tamoanchan) to inhabit our bodies that grow from the earth, that are nourished by the earth to flourish only to go back to it; the actions we perform in the here and now might outlive our bodies and that energy will be remembered and replicated if they are worthy of such honor by the future generations. Otherwise we will be forgotten in the land of the dead: Miktlan.
Retreat summary: Join our Benzaa (Zapotec) family and community for the celebration of Na’ tugul (Día de Muertos) as we celebrate life in order to understand and embrace death as part of its inherent cycle. You will be invited to carry on prayers, rituals and ceremonies to remember our beloved ones and keep them alive through our actions, tales and songs. This will not be your typical hop on – hop off tour, we have curated an itinerary that will allow you to walk into the past of this land, and walk back to your own ancestors following your thread of life guided by sound and surrounded by a community with continuous tradition of stewarding the land and honoring their ancestors.
Facilitators
This experience is facilitated by indigenous culture-carriers, cultivated through intentional practice to live and die, mourn and celebrate, in harmony. Dr. Samuel Bautista Lazo and his family will be your host and will introduce you to the ways of the Benzaa, the cloud people of Oaxaca, you will learn the decolonialized history of this land, the way in which the traditions and ancient teachings have been preserved and evolved through time and how they continuously adapt to survive and better serve the community.
Julia Miller- Vasquez will take us into a healing journey through sound and mysticism in the sacred caves of Lyoobaa (Mitla). We will cross the portal into the other world and welcome in the voices of our ancestors from beyond the veil. This musical frequency meditation fuses traditional and modern sound alchemy technology in the ancient ceremonial caves with petroglyphs adorning the walls. She will vibrationally guide in the unification of the past and present during the opening moments of celebrating Dia de los Muertos.
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