IK': Indigenous breathwork ceremony for Radical Self Love
We are in a time when new medicines are being woven from old ways, to address the needs of this time and this place. To unlearn our participation in systems of dominance, we must address the ways our internal world replicates these same systems.
Welcome to the Ik’ breathwork ceremony created by Marita, One Who Catches Lightning & Keeper of the Thunder Stone with The Path of IX.
With permissions and intensive training, Ash Bell, Vesna Vavladellis and Aunty Mixch are hosting the next breathwork ceremony live in Melbourne on the 25th of August 2023.
Ik’ is the breathing practice of recognizing the intelligences of all our different parts, learning to live in balance with ourselves so we live in balance as a collective.
“The Mayan Astrology Sign Ik' is about ideas and change. It represents the wind, lightning, storms, and the renewal of life. It is the space inside your body. It makes energy come alive. It is both the crystal clearness of glass and the windows in Mayan temples. Ik' purifies the body, mind and spirit. It is the air we breathe and the words we speak. It is the space between the earth and the sky – the air around us, between us, and within us.”
The Ik’ Three Breath Practice comes to us at a time when the world is in crisis, a time of war and dismantling of systems. This is an evolution and weaving of multiple practices, which have had to change to deal with the accelerating speed and consumption of the western world. Indigenous traditions are living traditions that change, not systems of culture frozen in time and space like a photograph.
We are devouring ourselves, faster and faster.
The medicine has had to change.
Developed by One Who Catches Lightning with permission from the Moonwalker elders (who now use a version of this technique as well) we bring this woven imagery of breath, connection, self love (of all beings), sovereignty, and liberation (acceptance) to you as a tool for personal use.
These sessions go beyond teaching you breathwork techniques. They include history and culture, and are woven with ancient rituals and ceremonies of liberation.
Held by the medicina of cacao, we will be supported on this journey, you will not walk alone.
There are Three Main Parts that go into these circles:
Breath: 3 Breath Practice, T breath, Ik' practice
Cuatro Manos Y Cinco Volcanes Cacao offering
Liberation Threshold Ritual
We look forward to walking alongside you on your journey.
Ash, Vesna & Aunty Mixch