Introduction to Ecstatic Ritual

Imagine someone gave you a key that unlocks access to the world of the spirit

- what would you hope to find there?

- how would you navigate in that world?

- what treasures would you bring back?

Ecstatic Ritual facilitates connections and pathways between our material existence and the experiences of magic and wonder that were accessible to us as children, so that our adult lives are imbued with joy, vibrancy, and a sense of the miraculous.

If you remember with fondness those early years and how magical they were…
If you are seeking to make sense of experiences that fall outside our material frameworks for understanding the world…
If you are longing for deeper meaning and a richer tapestry of experience in your day to day life…

...Introduction to Ecstatic Ritual is for you.

What’s included...

• Accommodation in a modern and comfortable Torquay location
• Two full days, plus two evenings of ritual and teaching
• Individualised support for understanding and grounding your experiences
• Post retreat online debrief and ongoing support for integration
• All meals except dinner on Sunday evening, which will be eaten at a nearby restaurant
• Time out for meditation, walks on the beach, rest and rejuvenation
• Facilitation of deep connections with people and place

What you will gain...

• a sense of the sacredness of your day to day life
• possibilities for wellness beyond the accepted standards
• experiences of solace, comfort and deep relief
• basic skills for crafting transformational rituals for yourself and your family
• experiences of safety within a ritual setting
• transferrable skills for assessing and remedying gaps in a ritual
• mutually supportive relationships with plants, animals and place
• skills to accurately identify and build on those relationships and forge new ones
• access to experiences of wonder, beauty and joy

About the facilitators

Shalome Lateef is a bead maker, ritual practitioner, and horticulturalist. She grew up in and around christian communities where ritual was practiced on a daily basis. She crafted and guided her first community rituals in her early teens and has continued to create both personal and community rituals that facilitate healing, cohesion, and joy. After working in the publishing industry for many years, she retrained in plant spirit healing and energy work, completing a three year apprenticeship with Bianca Patetl-Flowers. Shalome’s fields of expertise are dreams and dreaming, place-based wellness, ritual - especially rituals that facilitate healing and release, and transformational craft work.

Giselé Laris is a heart-centred, design-oriented, visual communicator with a talent for organising and executing community events and weaving connections. She has exceptional skills and years of experience in the fields of design and communication; she has published books, and her designs have been featured on coffee cups and at public events. She loves creating images that tell a story, and telling stories that spark the imagination into life. Gisele is an accomplished ritual practitioner, bringing warmth, affection, and a delight for the journey, into rituals that honour life, love and our deep interconnectedness.