STROUD

YONI SHAKTI

Creativity, Sexuality and the Cycles of our Lives: Weekend Retreat

with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli & Sivani Mata Francis

Woman, do you feel the call to reclaim your feminine power?
Do you feel the call to explore the relationship between creativity and sexuality?
Do you feel the call to restore your rhythmic cycles of wellbeing?

Welcome to this retreat experience to guide you back to your deep intuitive knowing through a programme of intuitive healing arts for life long female health, well-being and empowerment. This is a rematriation, a multi-dimensional nurturing of embodied wisdom.

Re-awaken your intuition and reclaim your vitality.
Reconnect to the wellspring of deep intuitive knowing.
Welcome wholeness and cyclical wisdom.

In capitalist cultures that overlook and exploit the profound power of feminine energy, it’s time to reconnect and embrace your whole self. Experience how trusting your embodied wisdom can liberate vitality and health for you and those you serve. Experience the power of Yoni Shakti through experiential practice to embody the wisdom of your deeply intuitive knowing. Experience a programme of intuitive potent intersectional eco-feminist healing arts including primarily (but not exclusively) therapeutic yoga techniques to nourish and restore your energy and joyful connection to life. Our practice together is responsive to the needs of the gathered circle and will be focussed on our theme, exploring the questions:

What is the relationship between rest and activity in relation to our creative and sexual cycles?
How does energy move, as creative and sexual expression, and how does she get blocked?
What is the nature of Shakti and how has she been constrained?
How can we understand the movements of Shakti?
How can the Great Wisdom Goddesses Kamalatmika (the lotus goddess of delight) and Matangi (the wild outcaste poet) support our understanding of creative and sexual energies?


Practices include:

Yoga Nidra
known as the yoga of sleep, is a guided practice that facilitates conscious sacred rest. This profound relaxation technique helps you reconnect with your inner guidance and intuition, offering deep mental and emotional restoration.

Yoni Shakti Yoga
involves gentle, rhythmic movements and therapeutic yoga practices designed to nurture the female body. These movements promote ease, strength, and comfort, helping you awaken and harmonise your vital feminine energy.

Ritual of Rematriation
is an honouring of the Earth, ancestors, and the Great Wisdom Goddesses. By integrating rematriation into your practice, you contribute to collective healing and justice, aligning with the cycles of nature and spirituality. As a part of this we include devotions though bhakti song and kirtan.

Cyclical Wisdom
focuses on aligning your practice with the rhythms of your life cycles, including menstruation, menopause, and seasonal changes. This approach fosters harmony with the lunar and seasonal cycles, supporting your overall well-being.

Sangha 
is the practice of building a supportive community through circle time. This space allows for sharing, connection, and mutual support, enhancing your sense of belonging and collective healing.

Photos thanks to Leticia Valverdes | Drawings of Kamalatmika and Matangi by Sivani Mata Francis