Develop courage and confidence to achieve your goals
A retreat with ancestral practices that will challenge you to break through limitations and develop a true reconnection with your courage, emotional strength and authenticity through practical tools
You have to relearn how to be a man!
In today's world, most men face an undeniable challenge: how to balance their masculine energy of strength, courage and determination with the pursuit of healing, personal growth and spiritual connection. In a society that often despises ancestral traditions and sacred values, the time has come for questioning.
The ancestral teachings of native peoples are a valuable source of inspiration and guidance for the context in which man lives today. These cultures understood the importance of nurturing and keeping your inner strength alive, honoring nature, and living in harmony with the world around you.
Learning to integrate ancestral wisdom with the challenges of today's world is the key to not only personal but also professional growth.
Most men report feeling a disconnect with their emotions and a sense of inner emptiness.
Studies indicate that most, most men report feeling disconnected from their emotions, a lack of purpose and a sense of inner emptiness. These alarming statistics reflect the crisis faced by men in contemporary society.
Anxiety,depression, burnout, are some of the numerous mental health problems that, according to studies, men are facing, in addition men are less likely to seek professional help to deal with these internal challenges. that it is due, in part, to the social pressure that men face to be strong, courageous and independent. However, men who allow themselves to explore their vulnerability and take care of their emotional health tend to have a better quality of life, more satisfying relationships and greater resilience in the face of challenges, better performance at work, having greater productivity, creativity and leadership skills.
It's important to recognize that men too have their pains, their inner struggles, and a deep desire to find meaning and connection in their lives. However, they are often overlooked or ridiculed when they try to seek help or explore their emotional world.
Have a safe space, designed exclusively for men who want to reconnect with your true essence, facing your pain and finding a path of healing and personal growth, is what can make the difference to turn once and for all this key to living a life with more completeness and internal strength.
Warriors Retreat is for the man who:
- Are you looking for a significant change in your life?
- Seeks to reconnect with its essence and inner strength.
- You want to release emotional trauma and overcome past issues.
- Seek to strengthen your self-esteem and confidence.
- Want to be better leaders in your life and work
- Want to have healthy and harmonious relationships.
- Want to have one reconnection
- Looking for a new perspective on life.
- Seeks emotional and spiritual healing.
- You want to find balance amid the stresses of everyday life.
- Who is tired of repetitive patterns
- They seek a deeper connection with themselves and the world around them.
- Feel thatit's time to face your fears and challenges with courage and determination.
- You want to explore, learn and integrate ancestral knowledge to live more in line with your values.
- Want to empower themselves spiritually and find a greater purpose in their lives.
- He wants to be a whole and better man.
If you identify with any of these points or are looking for a new path of self-development and personal growth, it may be the right time to choose and reconnect with you, through Warriors Retreat
Find and invoke the strength and courage of your inner warrior
Guided by the Native American spiritual leader, Vernon Foster - Wakia Un Manee, who brings in himself the ancestral and native wisdom. In this men's only retreat, you will explore the principles of the red path warrior and Native American teachings, creating a unique opportunity to harmonize, strengthen and bring out the true inner warrior that resides in each of us.
Throughout this deep dive, you will learn to access your authentic essence, releasing emotional pain and overcoming past issues that have limited your fullness and potential, as well as gaining the tools to start running your own man circles.
Through teaching circles, sharing and ancestral ceremonies, you will internalize and learn the Native American code of ethics, basing your journey on solid values and firm posture.
Through practices such as the Sunrise Ceremony, Praying with the Chanumpa (sacred pipe) and the Fitio do Fio de Praying with Tobacco, you will access deep connections with yourself and with the universe.
These therapeutic and transformative processes will strengthen your self-esteem, confidence and allow you to live an authentic and fulfilling life, aligned with your sacred purposes.
Warriors Retreat is more than just a retreat, it is a unique opportunity to explore your feelings, fears and challenges with courage and determination. Ancestral practices merge with the contemporary world, offering you powerful tools to face life's challenges and balance your personal and professional journey.
Allow yourself to discover a new perspective on life, rooted in ancestral wisdom, and achieve genuine personal transformation. Strengthen yourself with harmony and authenticity, treading the path of the inner warrior.
The retreat format is:
- Exclusive and immersive retreat for men.
- Guided by Vernon Foster – Wakia Un Manee, a spiritual leader influenced by Native American traditions,
- Transformative schedule with:
- INIPI Ceremony (Sweat Lodge)
- Red Road Practices
- Dawn Ceremony
- Rezo com tabaco sagrado
- Sacred Tobacco Prayer
- Sharing Circles
- Chanupa Prayer
- Sacred Ancestral Singing Wheels
- And much more!
- Teaching and Sharing Circles: A safe space to explore topics related to masculinity, suppressed emotions, and authenticity, guided by the Native American code of ethics.
- Personal Empowerment: Ancestral and native approaches that strengthen self-esteem and confidence, preparing men to face life’s challenges with more balance and wisdom.
- Exclusive location in the midst of nature with accommodation and meals included.
- Powerful Tools: At the end of the retreat, participants will leave with valuable tools to face the challenges of personal and professional life with more confidence, wisdom, and resilience, and the ability to lead their own men’s circles.
The retreat format is:
- Guided by Vernon Foster – Wakia Un Manee, a spiritual leader influenced by Native American traditions,
- Exclusive and immersive retreat for men.
- Transformative schedule with:
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- INIPI Ceremony (Sweat Lodge)
- Red Road Practices
- Sunraise Ceremony
- Rezo com tabaco sagrado
- Sacred Tobacco Prayer
- Sharing Circles
- Chanupa Prayer
- Sacred Ancestral Song Wheels
- And much more!
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- Teaching and Sharing Circles: A safe space to explore topics related to masculinity, suppressed emotions, and authenticity, guided by the Native American code of ethics.
- Personal Empowerment: Ancestral and native approaches that strengthen self-esteem and confidence, preparing men to face life’s challenges with more balance and wisdom.
- Exclusive location in the midst of nature with accommodation and meals included.
- Powerful Tools: At the end of the retreat, participants will leave with valuable tools to face the challenges of personal and professional life with more confidence, wisdom, and resilience, and the ability to lead their own men’s circles.
Locations
In the mountains of Itaipava, Rio de Janeiro, Aldeia Akasha stands out for its waters and waterfalls. It's a space created following the principles of bioconstruction and sacred geometry, aiming for more than sustainability — integration with nature and energetic enhancement.
Next Event
October 25th to 27th 2024
The importance of the project
This journey is based on the Native American code of ethics and the principles of the warrior of the red road. Through these ancestral knowledge, circle practices, and some sacred medicines of the red road, the aim is to awaken, harmonize, and strengthen the true inner warrior. In times of social role reconfiguration, it's urgent for men to come together as our ancestors did, to work with masculine energy and strength, address masculine themes within a circle of brotherhood, pray, sing, and fortify the spirit aligned with sacred purposes.
About Vernon
Vernon is a member of the Klamath Modoc / Yahooskin Band of Snake Indians, native to North America, and a dedicated advocate for human rights and indigenous peoples for over 40 years. As a motivational speaker, spiritual counselor and teacher, Vernon has shared his ancient wisdom and promoted healing and personal growth in Native and non-Native communities around the world.
As the founder of innovative programs such as "Buffalo Heart", a holistic cultural immersion project for people from different backgrounds, and "Red Road Journeys", a mentoring and travel program for young people, Vernon has positively impacted the lives of many people. He has also worked in urban communities, spiritual healing sharing circle WRS-Retreat FOR MEN, helping with spiritual and emotional healing.
Vernon is widely recognized and cited for his work in a variety of media, including films, television shows, radio talk shows, and leading newspapers such as the New York Times and the Arizona Republic. In addition to having received the most diverse awards, such as:
- Arizona State University - Outstanding Achievement Awards for Most
- Achieved Native Americans
- Joining Voices Award. indigenous prevention program
- Certificate of Appreciation - Honored Professor Rim Rock High
His commitment to preserving native culture and disseminating his concepts and philosophies has made him a sought-after speaker at ceremonies, public events and seminars around the world.
With his extensive experience in native spirituality, personal growth and healing through working with ancestral medicine, Vernon addresses topics such as spiritual connection, self-healing, native beliefs and ceremonies, recycling negative energy into positive, the power of intuition and spiritual healing methods. His teachings include the importance of reconnecting with the spirit, exercising the heart, and finding balance between spirituality and everyday life.
