TRANSFORMATIONAL COACH & MENTOR
LIVE RELATIONSHIP AS A SPIRITUAL PATH TO YOUR DEEPEST HEALING
Sacred Union is our newest and most in depth retreat specifically for committed couples who are ready to live their relationship as an authentic spiritual path. This retreat is not just another relationship weekend, it’s the ever evolving answer to a deep prayer in the hearts of couples longing for the experience of true intimacy, true union and deep understanding of how their relationship is a path to each other’s deepest healing and spiritual awakening.
Sacred Union was born from the same longing of our own hearts to realize intimate relationship as an authentic spiritual path that breaks the cycle of generational trauma, wounding and separation between the masculine and feminine, both within and without. Through many years of our own deep work together, alongside guiding countless couples on that journey of healing, we experienced couples who were longing to go even deeper, to truly commit to themselves, to each other, to love and to the spiritual path. From this, we knew it was time for an even more in depth container specifically for deeply committed couples that were ready for a deeper spiritual initiation, and thus Sacred Union was born.
We couldn’t imagine a more appropriate place to hold this first and one of a kind initiatory retreat and prayer than within the loving embrace of the cathedrals of Sedona Arizona.
We are only accepting 6 couples for this retreat as we wish to cultivate a deep intimacy and personalized guidance and support for each couple.
We hold many intimacy retreats for large groups, however this is different. We want to make sure each couple gets the deeply personalized attention they need in order to rise in this prayer of Sacred Union with one another.
THIS IS FOR COMMITTED COUPLES READY FOR TRUE DEPTH ON THEIR PATH
This retreat is for the couple who already know the relationship in itself is a core tenant of their spiritual path or path to their deepest healing.
It is for the couple who has already made the commitment to hold one another through thick or thin, has done at least some inner work and are ready for the next step in understanding what it truly means to awaken together. You realize very clearly you are not in relationship out of convenience or to have “nice time,” but feel that your togetherness is a prayer of two souls weaving together for the benefit of each other and all humanity. Upon that recognition, you are ready to learn how to see each other even deeper, how to hold one another in your pain with even more love and skill, how to flow and open in the sacred dance of the masculine and feminine not only on earth, but in the astral and beyond.
You long to become the ground upon which each of you can fly and embody your deepest potential. You’re ready to realize the true master you’ve always been searching for was right in front of you in the form of your Beloved all along and that being together is the answer to the prayer of both of your hearts and the hearts of all those that came before and will come after.
THIS RETREAT IS FOR YOU IF ...
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On the surface your relationship feels nourishing and mostly harmonious yet deep down you feel dissatisfied and are longing for something more.
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You know your relationship is beautiful and yet you sometimes still blame it or your partner for being in the way of your freedom or your spiritual path.
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You’ve been doing the work and yet you still find yourself getting stuck in patterns of habitual closure and resentment towards one another.
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You have some communication skills yet you long to know how to instantly turn moments of closure or trigger into moments of passionate sexual intimacy without having to process for hours on end.
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You crave more intimacy and more depth and yet also long for more ease, joy, relaxation and spaciousness in the relationship at the same time.
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Your sexual interaction with one another is in some way stagnant and you long to understand how to light it on fire at any moment, make it deeply passionate, healing and a part of your spiritual path.
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You know what Tantra is, but you don’t exactly know the true meaning and how to integrate ancient and authentic Tantric rituals into your relationship and sex.
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You recognize your relationship is decently polarized or needs much more work and you feel you’d love to know even deeper how to bring your masculine and feminine gifts to the space to ignite passion, harmony, freedom and healing.
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You have some understanding of what polarity is, yet you find yourself struggling how to embody your true essence from fear or confusion.
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You are ready to make your relationship the core of your spiritual path and be the guiding light for each other's deepest healing and spiritual awakening.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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How to make relationship a path to your deepest healing and spiritual awakening.
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How to turn moments of difficulty, charge and trigger into even deeper intimacy, openness, love and trust through embodied art.
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How to embody your core masculine or feminine essence to artfully express your most authentic self to create a natural arc of sexual polarity in every moment.
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How to identify and heal your core childhood wounds and trauma together.
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How to identify and re pattern your psychological shadows and unconscious relationship patterns.
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How to perform ancient Tantric rituals that utilize your love as a catapult to experience spiritual union with one another.
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How to understand and make sex a spiritual practice that both heals your nervous systems and opens you to the essence of who you truly are.
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How to orient your mind, body and heart to the prayer of healing and love for all humanity that your relationship is serving.
WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE
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How turn your relationship into a spiritual path of your deepest healing and awakening.
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The embodied understanding of the therapy and Yoga of relationship.
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A deeply integrated approach of psychological and spiritual practice along with the embodied somatic integration of practices and teachings.
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A constant ceremonial and sacred experience in everything we do. This is not just a retreat, rather it’s an initiation into the spiritual path of intimate relationship.
THE WARM AND RADIANT YES OF THE HEART IS PERFECT, LIKE THE SUN, IN BRINGING ALL THINGS TO LIFE AND NOURISHING ALL THAT IS TRULY HUMAN.
-JOHN WELWOOD
GENERAL INFORMATION &
STRUCTURE
An Intimate group of only 6 couples staying in a private luxury Villa to maintain intimacy and the capacity for Ian and Vale to support each couple in a very deep and personal way.
4 nights and 4 days of embodied practice, ceremony, Tantric Rituals and personalized coaching, guidance and transmissions from Ian and Valentina on the spiritual path of relationship.
Every day there will be a separate men’s embodied practice, women’s embodied practice and couples embodied practice session, along with theory and plenty of time for Q&A with Ian and Vale.
Every night we will give an initiation and perform an ancient Tantric ritual altogether as a group.
A Breakfast snack of fresh organic fruit, nuts, yogurt and granola will be served daily and is included in the price of the retreat. Tea, coffee and water will be available throughout the retreat as well. Lunch and Dinner will be at an extra cost depending on what you would like and will be delivered by our assistant from a near by restaurant so you never have to leave the space if you do not wish to.
THIS RETREAT IS FOR
COUPLES WHO
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Are in a fully committed relationship and are willing to hold each other in the process of their deepest healing.
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Have some kind of spiritual orientation/openness or are longing to understand what this means and are interested in how relationship can be a core component of that journey.
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Who have already done some inner work together and are ready to go deeper or have a profound curiosity as to what healing can look like in the context of relationship.
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Are looking for a deeply sacred, private, in depth, high level initiation and transmission into the spiritual path of intimate relationship.
NOT FOR COUPLES WHO
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Who are not sure if they want to continue in the relationship.
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Who have any doubt in their willingness to hold their partner in their deepest wounds.
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Who are skeptical or judgemental of sacred spaces or ceremonial rites of passage.
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Who are comfortable with mediocrity in their relationship and are not looking for deep transformational inner work and the challenges that come with that path.
Your relationship is a portal to the deepest healing of your soul. When you see it as such, you're whole life can change.
LOVERS DON'T FINALLY MEET SOMEWHERE. THEY ARE IN EACH OTHER ALL ALONG.
- RUMI
MEET YOUR GUIDES
Ian and Valentina have each been fully dedicated to the spiritual path for 12+ years. They are devotees to each other and most importantly to the essence of love consciousness that lives in each of them. In this total dedication to the path of awakening through the love for each other, they are also in full service to support others on the same journey of relearning how to heal and awaken through the path of relationship.
LOCATION
Location
A private Villa located amongst the cathedrals of Sedona Arizona.
Accommodation
5 couples will have their own room in the Villa, a total of 10 sharing 3 full bathes, a jacuzzi, a beautiful big patio with view of the Cathedrals and plenty of common indoor and outdoor space.
There is one private accommodation available at an extra cost of $400, the Eagles Nest, which is a small private 1 bedroom house directly next to the Villa on the same land.
Meals
A Breakfast snack of granola, yogurt, organic fruit and nuts is included in the retreat price. Coffee, tea and water will also always be available and is included in the retreat price.
Lunch and Dinner can be ordered from a selection of menus of local restaurants that will be provided before the retreat. These meals are not included in the retreat price and must be paid separately. Orders will be placed the night before in a group chat with our assistant who will order and purchase the meals for you every day and bring them to the house so you don’t have to travel anywhere for your meals. All meals must be paid for in advance by venmo directly to our assistant.
General
All sessions, rituals and practices will happen in the common room of the main house, or out on the beautiful patio if the weather permits.
Trails, nature and swimming holes are all within walking distance of the house that can be explored during the breaks.
RETREAT SCHEDULE
Friday, November 21 – Arrival & Orientation
3:00 – 4:30 pm · Check-In
5:00 – 7:00 pm · Orientation
7:00 – 8:00 pm · Dinner
8:00 – 9:30 pm · Evening Practice
Saturday, November 22 – Monday, November 24 – Full Retreat Days
8:30 – 10:30 am · Morning Session #1
10:30 – 11:15 am · Breakfast Snack & Break
11:15 am – 1:00 pm · Morning Session #2
1:00 – 4:00 pm · Lunch & Afternoon Break
4:00 – 6:45 pm · Afternoon Session
6:45 – 8:15 pm · Dinner
8:15 – 10:00 pm · Tantric Ritual
Tuesday, November 25 – Departure Day
8:00 – 10:00 am · Final Sharing & Integration
10:00 am – 12:00 pm · Departure
THE CONSCIOUSNESS IN YOU AND THE CONSCIOUSNESS IN ME, APPARENTLY TWO, REALLY ONE, SEEKS UNITY, AND THAT IS LOVE.
- NISARGARDATTA MAHARAJ
HOW TO APPLY & NEXT STEPS
Steps:
1. Book a 30 minute 2:2 Call with Ian and Vale using the link below.
2. If accepted, you’ll have 48 hours to submit a payment of $3,600 by bank transfer.
Details given after acceptance to the retreat, payment plans are also possible.
Only 6 couples will be admitted, so early application is highly recommended.
With Love and Presence,
Ian and Valentina
