Soul Song
Voice of the Heart
A Transformational Vocal Retreat To Experience Freedom & Embody Your Truth
MAY 15-22, 2019
Los Angeles de Rivas, COSTA RICA
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Light of Sound presents
Have you ever felt blocked in your self expression or challenged in speaking your truth? Are you familiar with that haunting feeling of fear to show up authentically in the world?
Maybe you’ve felt the stirring of your soul calling, but the anxiety of sharing your voice keeps you from sharing your fullest expression.
You know you are called to share your gifts with the world, but you have difficulty holding your boundaries. Or perhaps it is hard for you to be vulnerable in your intimate relationships and friendships.
You have begun your journey towards inner healing, and you yearn to break free from the traumas of your past wounds. You have done the work to connect more deeply with yourself, and you still crave the freedom that comes with really knowing your divine feminine essence.
You’re dreaming of moving beyond your limiting beliefs and embodying your medicine. You long for the confidence to show up fully and share your whole self.
You’re done with feeling stuck and playing small. You’re ready to unleash your full self expression, embody your gifts, and share your medicine - your SOUL SONG - with the world.
Hello Beautiful One,
We feel it too, Sistar.
You are not alone. We are intimately familiar with that haunting anxiety. So caught up limiting beliefs, we were afraid to express ourselves, too. Trapped by silence and our own fear, we watched others blossom, wondering when we’d gain the courage to speak, to sing, to shine.
We are also on this Journey.
We still battle that fear, Amor. We just got tired of it holding us back. Through some hard, deep work -and some beautiful, lighthearted play- we went on a deep journey and came out on the other side to share. We don’t have it all figured out, but we have been doing this work long enough to know it works. We have tools and practices that have forever changed us. And now we want to share them with you.
Our Voices are the Key.
Our individual stories are different, but they began with coming home to the truest part of ourselves: the voice of the heart. Through discovering our singing voices, we were able to connect with our divine essence of love, more deeply tune into our soul’s purpose, shed the layers of programming that were holding us back, and find greater expression. We learned to use the vibrations of the voice to shift and align our thoughts, to break through the fear, find healing, and reclaim our own power.
Will you join us, Love?
All the answers you seek are inside of you. We invite you to be held in sacred space with us on your own journey to connect with your heart, hear from your inner guidance, free your voice, empower yourself, and share your Soul Song.
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Our Sacred Alchemy
Our Sacred Alchemy
Connect
Clear
Embody
With Your Soul's Purpose
The Obstacles
Your Soul Song
Through fire ceremonies, river plunging, toning, vocal activation & other modes of expression, we will move through the barriers to transformation. We will enter deep into the healing process and transmute the pain into power.
We’ll use group work, 1:1 coaching, and various practices to help you hear your voice and learn how to express it. Through ecstatic dance, cacao ceremony, and soul embodiment portraiture, you’ll connect with your soul song and find expression.
Join us in guided meditations, sound ceremonies, mantra chanting, journaling exercises, art therapy, and other creative modalities to tune into the deepest part of our yearning - the voice within that’s calling us into communion with our divine selves and the greatness and our mission.
Your Guides on
the Journey
Your Guides on the Journey
Astaria Light
Jenn Gaudreau
Michele Taggart
Lead Facilitator, Master Spaceholder &
Vocal Activation Coach
Co - Facilitator &
Spaceholder
Co - Facilitator, Master Spaceholder &
Retreat Host
Jenn is a Soul Embodiment + Personal Brand Photographer, Reiki Practitioner, Cacao Ceremony Space Holder, and a Carrier of Sacred Sound. Her work involves creating an empowering space for womxn to show up authentically and embody their truth, their radiance, and their power and then documenting their essence in beautiful soul portraits. Her work as a brand coach has given her some insight into ways we may find freedom and share our voice with the world. She also uses the vibration of music and song along with reiki and cacao to create experiences that promote empowerment, restoration, heart opening, and healing.
Michele, our gracious host and curator of beautiful experiences, co-owns Finca Mia with her husband, Ian. The land is home to them and their two boys, and they have been hosting healing and transformational retreats for over 14 years. Michele is a 200 hr YTT, a Facilitator of Art Therapy, a student and practitioner of Nonviolent Communication, and a Carrier of Sacred Song Lineage from Peru. She will lead us in yoga + song practices and hold sacred space throughout the retreat, culminating in two powerful nights of sharing with the wisdom of the sacred plants in song ceremony.
Astaria is a certified Sound Healing Practitioner, Reiki Master, Shamanic Medicine Practitioner, Vocal Activation Coach, Ecstatic Dance Leader, and trained Counsellor. She facilitates safe spaces for clients to dive deep into their healing journey, awaken truth, and connect with the heart. Using her angelic voice, along with many other instruments, she shares in healing sessions with clients and community gatherings to help individuals experience deeper connection with themselves. She knows that all beings have a unique voice and she wants to help empower this voice into freedom by sharing the techniques that she has learned along her throat chakra healing journey.
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Our Retreat Location
FINCA MIA
Los Angeles de Rivas, Costa Rica
Nestled in the lush foothills of the Chirripo Mountain Reserve, sitting gracefully along the banks of the pristine Talari River, Finca Mia is an enchanting jungle retreat offering many amenities, healing modalities, and an unforgettable experience.
Located at an elevation of 4000 ft, the cool nights and warm days make the climate at Finca Mia the perfect balance. Surrounded by rainforests for secluded tranquility, yet graced by a vibrant community, this healing retreat center is full of warmth, opportunity for self reflection, insight, and restful rejuvenation. Finca Mia is a haven to many, and it is an honor for us to share this magical gem with you.
8 days & 7 nights at Finca Mia Retreat Center
Shared Airport Transfer from SJO
3 healthy & delicious vegetarian meals per day, cooked by our chef, Ian, in La Cocina
Healing Group Practices
Transformative 1:1 Coaching & Empowerment Sessions
Opening Ceremony, Cacao Ceremony, Sound Ceremonies, Closing Fire Ceremony
Yoga, Art Therapy, Vocal Activation, Ecstatic Dance, and more
A Soul Embodiment Portrait Session
Exclusive use of all communal spaces, the juice bar, fire pit and time by the lush Talari River
Not Included:
Flight into SJO (Juan Santamaría International Airport)
Hotel in San Jose, if needed prior to or following retreat
Private airport transfers if unable to make included group transfer
Optional Add Ons:
2 Singing Nights / 3 Days Accommodations with Michele in the Maloca with Integration Circles
Off - Site Excursions (Chirripo Hike, Cloud Forest Hike, Chocolate Tour, Butterfly Garden)
Spa Services (bodywork, reiki, craniosacral therapy, astrology
RETREAT PACKAGES BEGIN AT $1,350 for shared lodging.
Select private rooms also available.
Singing Night Add Ons from $500, including additional food + lodging.
*If you feel deeply called to this experience, but do not have the available funds, please reach out about some creative opportunites in regards to payment. Our desire is to make this as accessible as possible to those whose hearts are speaking to them.*
Your Experience Includes
Sample Schedule
(Subject to change)
7:30am Morning Yoga + Movement Practice / Meditation
8:30am Breakfast in La Cocina
9:30am-11:30am Vocal Session / Creativity Lab / Soul Medicine
12:30pm Lunch
3:00pm Afternoon Activity / Sound Journey / Ceremony / 1:1 Sessions with Astaria + Jenn
(Select days only, some days will be free time for nature walks, river bathing, meditation, alone time, excursions)
5:30pm Dinner
6:30pm-8:30pm Evening Activity / Ceremony
(Select nights only, some nights will be free time)
Envision yourself standing in a circle of soul sistars, sharing your voice in unique expression and harmony. Full of gratitude and love to be with other womxn on the journey, you are empowered and lit up from within. This retreat is for you if:
★ You are a femme-identifying being who desires to take some time away in nature and with community to connect with your inner voice.
★ You want to discover clarity in your soul's purpose and gain freedom in expression.
★ You feel called to more clearly speak your truth and want to activate your voice the world.
★ You want to learn how to show up more authentically and embody your radiance.
★ You desire to be held in sacred space and hold yourself in deep love and compassion while you investigate and clear obstacles.
★ You feel called to explore your singing voice as a means of personal empowerment - or even to share with others.
★ You feel terrified to explore your singing voice, but you have been secretly longing for more confidence and freedom.
★ You recognize that this work is best done in community, and you desire to connect with soul family on this path.
★ You are searching for tools and practices to help cultivate your voice so you can begin sharing your own medicine with the world.
If this sounds like you, it would be our deepest honor to embark on this journey with you.
Join us in opening your heart to creativity, gratitude, inspiration, and love.
We invite you to embody your SOUL SONG.
Is your Soul Song
calling you?
Is your Soul Song calling you?
APPLY NOW
LIMITED TO 8 COURAGEOUS GODDESSES
SO WE CAN CREATE AN INTIMATE CONTAINER FOR YOU
TO CONNECT WITH YOUR SOUL'S PURPOSE,
DIVE INTO THE SHADOW TO HEAL WHAT'S HOLDING YOU BACK,
AND FIND FREEDOM IN THE EMBODIMENT OF YOUR VOICE.