EVENTS
A Time of Rest, Reflection & Renewal
After almost 2 decades of teaching, guiding ceremonies, and holding spaces of profound transformation, healing and growth, we have chosen to step into a season of sabbatical - to give ourselves some time for rest, reflection and renewal.
For the foreseeable future, Sacred Journeys will not be offering its full calendar of teachings, journeys or retreats.
Like the cycles of nature that inspire our work, there are times to create, times to serve, and times to go inward and quietly listen.
This is one of those times for us.
We are stepping back from our regular offerings and will only host a small number of sacred gatherings through 2026.
We thank all our students, seekers, and friends who have walked alongside us over the years.
We look forward to seeing where the path leads us next.
In beauty, Lou & Laurel
An AMWA Reading integrates many layered elements to convey information about your unique qualities in the form of your Birth Constellation Chart. Each element within the chart details the essential ingredients needed to improve your creativity, relationships, intimacy, vocation, free will, health and how to live with greater awareness. The various components within the chart act like personal advisers, providing insight, direction and guidance in taking charge of your life.
This chart is the owner’s manual, revealing the step-by-step process you take in your daily experiences so you can identify what’s working and not working in your life. Exploring your chart brings you face to face with the truth of you really are. You will discover assets, skills and abilities, which have remained undeveloped and unknown and have the support of your animal allies to hone and refine them.
Our bodies are miraculous machines. Regenerative in nature, they hold, receive, give and determine the use of our life force energy - which means anything within them can be healed. With a plethora of healing tools and techniques at her disposal, Weaving Willow meets you where you are at, helps you identify what you really need so you can direct your energy to the most beneficial course of action FOR YOU.
Using the principles of the Medicine Wheel to access and understand the psychology of human behaviour; she gives you a roadmap to identify how you process your world; your actions, reactions, desires, beliefs and goals. These personal sessions offer you a combination of chakra balancing, energy healing, trauma release, cord cutting, intuited guidance, medicine wheel readings and shamanic healing techniques that facilitate deep emotional, physical and psychological healing.
This profound 2-day cleansing and balancing process ultimately elevates us into a state of greater acceptance, boundless love, and expansive compassion – not only towards ourselves, but crucially, towards the intricate tapestry of life and all beings within it.
PREREQUISITE: Book a video-call
Exchange: ZAR3,500 / US$350 + Heart Gifts & Feast Food
Reframe your Core Beliefs.
Many of the struggles we experience in life are rooted in the beliefs we hold about ourselves, others, and the world around us. Often formed in childhood or through difficult life experiences, these beliefs can become invisible forces that shape our choices, relationships, limitations, and sense of self-worth.
Over this 2-night Medicine Wheel journey, you will explore the hidden architecture of your core beliefs and discover how they influence the way you think, feel, and respond to life. You will carry the weight of them until you are ready to put them down and reformulate them into beauty.
PREREQUISITE: Book a video-call
Exchange: ZAR4,000 / US$400 + Heart Gifts & Food
The Sweat Lodge is a sacred space to send prayers for Self, Life and Others.
We begin by preparing the space for Ceremony; the Lodge itself as a representation of the feminine receptive womb, balanced with the sacred fire as the masculine active conception energy.
We clear, protect and activate it for our shared purpose. Once the space is ready, we gather together to speak our names and heart intentions, to be heard and seen and witnessed before entering the Lodge.
This sacred womb of Grandmother Earth is then heated by the warmth of the Stone Children and the space is catalysed by the calling in of the Directions, the powers and energies of the Universe.
Four rounds guide us into a deep inner place of release, to let go of resistance, empty out and become receptive. The Lodge becomes a sacred chamber of union, where the energies of earth, sky, and spirit merge to bring about change, rebirth and renewal.
We bring the experience to a close with time for integration, followed by a bring and share feast in community.
Exchange: ZAR500 + Heart Gifts & Feast Food
ANNUAL TRAINING BEGINS
SEPTEMBER
AMWA PT101 ONLINE is a foundational 3-month ONLINE course designed to immerse you in this remarkable paradigm.
Learn to read the wheels, connect with the elemental forces, and integrate these ancient teachings into your daily life and practice.
ENROLMENTS CLOSE
NOVEMBER 13th
As you begin your Alchemist’s journey, a portal opens, giving you access to a powerful space for exploring, applying, testing, challenging, asking questions, learning about the powers of the universe & experimenting with the infinite ways you can manifest your hearts desires.
We weave the four key threads of the Almanac: Wealth, Dreaming, Naturals and Diary together into an alchemical container to support your transition from one year to another.
START ANYTIME
With its black plumage and captivating voice, the Raven reminds us we are the most important person in our lives.
Resilient and fearless, the Raven teaches us to tap into our innate intelligence to solve the mystery of who we truly are and cast aside the unnecessary baggage overshadowing our brilliance.
This ONLINE Journey takes you into the world of mystery and magick, and opens a portal for personal, ancestral, inter-generational and collective healing and maturation.
As a self-study journey, it will help to bring about significant transformation in your Self, your life and your world.
At Sacred Journeys, we value and honour inclusivity and diversity. We appreciate that being able to invest time and money in self-growth and personal healing is a great privilege not afforded to all. Money is not a factor that should prevent anyone from participating.
We hold the following approach to exchanges, whether they are monetary or otherwise. Everything in the universe follows the principle of mutual energy exchange - there is no such thing as a free ride.
The bee takes pollen so that it may nurture and care for its hive. In exchange, it fertilizes the flower so that it too may thrive.
We have experienced that this same kind of balanced equitable exchange creates opportunity for the greatest benefits for everyone involved.
We therefore have payment options and limited sponsorships available for those who can not meet the required investment, but who are yearning to heal and stand in their personal power.
Should this be you, then send us your payment plan proposal OR your written motivation as to what you HONESTLY CAN invest in yourself.
Fees include the Centre's facilities, course content and facilitation
Fees exclude Food & Heart Gifts, and in some cases - materials
US$ Rates may vary depending on exchange rates
ZAR Rates are exclusively for South African residents paying by EFT
A 50% deposit secures your booking.
Full and final payment needs to be received at least 14 days before the event begins.
By submitting your Booking Form you are committing to one of the limited spaces available and in so doing you are liable for the full payment - whether you attend or not.
If you cancel for any reason and you have paid in full, then 50% will be refunded to you, provided it is done in writing 14 days before the event begins.
No refunds will be issued thereafter.
Should the event be cancelled by the organiser for any reason, your payment will be refunded to you in full.
Most of our in-person shamanic experiences include a Sweat Lodge Ceremony (some have more than one).
Your confirmation whatsapp will have all the details specific to the journey you will be embarking on.
For each Sweat Lodge you are required to bring 3 Heart Gifts (1 for the Dance Chief plus 2 for the Fire Crew) + Feast Food (a plate of food to share).
Heart Gifts equalize the exchange of unseen energy invested on your behalf by the Dance Chief / Ceremonial Facilitator & Apprentices who offer themselves in service to the gathering. The concept of 'Heart Gifting' is a traditional shamanic way of honouring energy exchange in both the tonal (everyday physical reality) & nagual (all spiritual levels).
A Heart Gift is an expression of appreciation & acknowledgment, to honour & equalize the exchange of energy invested on your behalf by the Dance Chief / Ceremonial Facilitator, Apprentices or students who offer themselves in service.
Fees are charged for tuition, consultations, venue, upkeep, utilities, facilitators, organisational time & materials.
There is never a fee charged for Ceremony, a Heart Gift is the exchange.
Heart Gifts are just that – a gift from your heart, it can include something that is created, bought, that you have in abundance or hard cash.
When choosing a heart gift, it is helpful to ask yourself if you would be happy to receive what you are giving & if you feel balance in the exchange.
To give you an idea, the Fire Crew gives about 5 hours of their time to be of service to those who participate in a Sweat Lodge Ceremony. As do Healing Circle Apprentices who support a Crystal Sound Healing.
A Dance Chief or Ceremonial Facilitator has been extensively trained to hold & support a safe energetic tonal container and navigate the nagual on behalf of those participating in the ceremony or the person who has asked for healing.
We are often asked what kinds of Heart gifts are recommended, so here are some suggestions:
Quality lighters, pillar candles, dark / sugar-free chocolate, incense, gluten-free nibbles, wine, pots & plants, herbs & flowers, homemade treats, consumables (jam/honey/dark chocolate/ coconut oil/olive oil), essential oils, donations etc.
Please do not feel limited by this list and allow your heart to be your guide!
A Heart Gift is usually given with an offering of tobacco, which symbolizes the sealing of one's intent & a connection to spirit. This is done by taking a pinch of tobacco, holding it in your fingers as you state your intent, wrap it in red fabric & tie it closed with red yarn (red represents protection & heart connection.) This is then attached to your Heart Gift.
You can place your Heart Gifts in the BASKETS provided in the Centre when you arrive.
FEAST FOOD is a dish prepared for 6-10 people, brought to share with everyone, intended to nourish the spirit as well as the body in communal celebration. It can but does not have to be vegetarian. You can place your feast food in the KITCHEN upon arrival.
Following most community gatherings & ceremonies, we traditionally bring the event to completion with a sharing of Feast Food in celebration of the rebirth we have experienced together. As you will find in many cultures & traditions from around the world, feasting is a celebration of the rite through which we have just passed.
This dish should be created with love, consciousness & awareness by someone who cares about what they are making. This nurtures & nourishes the spirit as well as the body.
The kitchen is equipped with fridge, microwave oven, gas oven & stove, cooking utensils, dishwashing liquid & dishcloths.
Feel free to bring along any tea/coffee/refreshments or personal preferences to add to the communal collection.
Shamanism will help anyone who is looking to improve and change their quality of life. Regardless of the issue or challenge, the shamanic approach will help you root out the cause and bring you back to a state of wholeness and balance.
Shamanism is the original form of spiritual, mental, physical and emotional connection to the world we live in.
It is both compatible and complimentary to many belief systems.
Over the years we have worked with many people who devoutly followed their religious beliefs and have used this shamanic approach to deepen their spiritual connection.
Your personal journey is the important one you will ever take.
The path you take and the choices you make affect your whole life.
Imagine the responsibility of finding the right nursery school for your two year old child, knowing that whatever school you choose will impact them (positively or negatively) in every aspect of their growth and development. You would ensure that you explored all options so you could make the best decision for your precious bundle of joy.
You are equally as precious and it's just as important when choosing the right therapist, teacher, mentor or guide to aid you in your self-growth.
This is why we encourage you to do your homework before committing to any person or modality, including us.
You can find many people out there calling themselves shamans, space holders and medicine (wo)men, however you cannot just take a few courses, spend some time in nature and then advertise yourself as a shaman. It takes many years of dedication, training, learning and practice to be able to support others.
A real shaman is not intent on getting you to believe what they say but rather to help you find your own truth and wisdom.
To be a shaman is to follow a calling. No-one has all the answers and it's best to steer clear of anyone who suggests or intimates that they do. Talk to them, find out what they are about and trust your intuition to make the decision that feels right for you.
If the spirit of Sacred Journeys touches you, then take the first step to connect by booking a free 20-minute video-call with us - no obligations! .
An opportunity to open your mind and see the world from a different perspective.
A way to re-connect and learn from Nature, our simplest and greatest teacher.
An opportunity to let go of whatever holds you back from being that beautiful, natural human you dream yourself to be.
A new and exciting experience taking you out of your normal everyday life.
Tools and techniques that give you a deeper insight into the human psyche.
Sharing in a community of like minded people that support each other in a unique and open hearted way.