WISPERING WATERS
PURIFICATION & DETOX
A cleans of body, mind and spirit
SWEATLODGE
KAMBO
SILENCE
CEREMONIES
11 - 17 of May
Quinta Yemada, Aljezur, Portugal
A six-days intensive purification in a native forest of the Vicentina Coast. Listeting to the whispers of nature while we immerse ourselves into silence.
Cleansings the waters of the earth inside of our bodies.
whispering waters
DIET
organic, vegan, salt-free, detoxing juices
EXPERIENCES
3 days of silence, nature, sharing circle, meditation, walk
CEREMONIES
Sweatlodge, P’unchaw Kawsayku, Kambo, Misay Yachay Qullur, Offering, Plantbath
The Core Elements
Guided vocal exploration
Drum workshop
Workshop on intuitive singing and creative writing
Guitar Workshop
Two song questing exercises involve listening, channelling, and creating your own song; they take roughly six to eight hours of solitary exploration in the outdoors.
Integrative song circles
All night prayer ceremony
Sweatlodge
Integrative yoga
Sharing circles
Experienced musicians and master plant space-holders supervise these exercises.
Yari Bonilla
Yari, born in Peru, has been guiding ceremonies since 2014, with a focus on native medicine plants and sustainability. His major arrow leads to the Wachuma cactus, and he walks the bridge between two continents, South America and Europe, analysing how the calendar wheels align and complement one another.
From a young age, he has been expressing the full cycle of a simple existence via gardening, growing a fruit forest, natural building, raising his daughters, co-creating a community, and studying the wisdom of his homeland's elders.
Paula Katharina
Paula is a student of nature, its songs and its memory, as well as a ceremonialist, walking her prayer of simplicity and preparing the ground for varied seeds of joy to sprout.
She lives a simple life in a community in southern Portugal, where she built her own home. In addition to tending to vegetable gardens, fruit trees, and a natural forest, she is an artist, alchemist, musician, painter, and composer of her own songs.
The Facilitators
Who is this for?
Seekers for authentic expression
In this journey to our essence, we go within ourselves to extract what is most natural, what stems from our interactions with all forms of creation, including ourselves, in order to create medicine in the form of music and song.
Musicians and non-musicians a-like
This journey is about art, creation, play, and exploration. However, there is tremendous healing taking place as a result of awakening one's voice and expression, as well as the ability to create and share.
Those drawn to master plants and nature’s wisdom
Song Quest is designed as an initiation for both musicians and non-musicians. Here, we strive for authenticity rather than technical skills, and the workshops are broken down into skill levels.
Anyone eager to awaken and discover their voice
In order to relate harmoniously with these great spirits, we honour the ancient ways of ancestors worldwide by sharing extensively this week about the various uses of plant spirits as medicines, master plants, and oracles.
Location & Accommodation
Casa Shanti is a beautiful retreat centre built with stone and wood at the foot of an ancient volcano. It is owned by a couple of artists who have dedicated their lives to building it into the wonderful, soulful place that it is. During Song Quest, we will have three vegetarian meals a day, homemade with products from their garden.
Casa Shanti is located just outside of Mafra, Portugal, 45 minutes away from Lisbon Airport.
Most rooms are doubles; for the normal fee, you will be sharing with one other person. If you prefer to remain alone, there are a few possibilities at an additional cost of €150 (please enquire).
Payment: Bank Transfer, PayPal, Cash
Date: 7 - 12 October 2025
Investment: €1200
Only 10 spots available
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