A day in nature, an energy vortex for spiritual awakening that sits on the Pre-Cambrian stones.

We invite you to arrive in Val-David at 10 am and enjoy a joyful atmosphere at the Val-David market, with many local producers. Val-David is about 1hr and 30minute drive from Montreal. Take Exit 76 from HW 15 North, to Val-David / Val-Morin, HW 117.

11 am – meetup with the group at 2494 Rue de l’Église, Val-David, QC J0T 2N0
11:30 – picnic at the Parc des Amoureux at chemin de la Riviere near the river, light whole food plant-based lunch will be provided
12:00 to 2:30 pm – meditation walk at the Mount Condor route in the Val-David Regional park, 1165 Chem. du Condor, Val-David, QC J0T 2N0 with Precambrian stones, the oldest rocks on Earth, that were also the tallest (like Mount Everest today), 3.8 km
3 pm – 4 pm energy healing practices, 5 elements, mantras 5 Buddha families wisdom mandala
4 pm to 5 pm – delicious, whole-food plant-based dinner
5 pm to 7 pm – water song, fire ceremony with the sacred cacao (cold version), remembering the dreams tea
Medicinal Wheel: ancestral lineage clearing, clearing stress from childhood
Integration of the Andean Medicine Wheel with the North American Native Medicine Wheel

Forecasted temperature: 15 to 25 Celsius, please wear a sunhat, comfortable clothes in layers, as well as good hiking shoes.

Author and Shamanka teachings founder Ilka Marcenay- Bearfoot will open and host the fire ceremony and Medicine Wheel. For more than 25 years, Ilka has been walking a soul path of encounters, rituals, healings and teachings from around the world. She crossed the road of Médecine du Quebec men and women and a Mi’kmaq grandfather from New Brunswick, who passed on the teachings of the Medicine Wheel, the sweat hut, and the sacred songs of his people. She also completed Shamanic Practitioner Training with The Medicine Circle in Toronto, where she learned to offer shamanic treatments. She has discovered that she was mostly wearing Bear Medicine, deep healing of hidden emotions and memories. She was initiated for seven years by the Mongolian shaman Grandmother Ayangat, and she visited Mongolia four times. She wears the traditional drum and armor today, and has been initiated into the Oracle Ritual, a sacred ceremony specific to this culture. Nepalese Shaman Bhola Banstola also passed on his teachings to her in Nepal. She received the Nepalese drum there, carrying their ancient wisdom. She has been twice to Swedish Lapland, where she shared knowledge with a Sami shaman. In New Zealand, she received the teachings of Maori healers and participated in a number of initiation rituals imbued with depth and wisdom. In the US, she experienced a Vision Quest in the Sacred Valley of Chelly with the Navajos- a remarkable experience connecting with the Earth. She had the honour to represent Canada for two consecutive years at the Festival du Shamanism in France. She also taught the Four Directions Dance at the Healing and Tradition Dances Meeting. She was invited to Morocco at the Noujoum event – Union of Shamanic Wisdoms of the World, as a representative from Canada, to share her Medicine. On the terms of dreams and the unconscious, she studied for four years with Robert Moss, a renowned active dream specialist and was interested in Carl G’s psychology of the depths, and Jung’s anima and animus archetypes. She has participated in many initial trips, either alone or in group, to Egypt, Vanuatu, Japan, India, Bali, Hawaii, Mexico, Peru and Mount Shasta, the United States. She also passed on the teachings received in several countries: France, Belgium, Switzerland, to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and to New Caledonia in the Pacific. Ilka published a book about shamanism at Vega editions in Paris, titled Walking in your shamanic power, on the traces of ancestral traditions.

Ilka Marcenay-Bearfoot

Included: teachings, 2 meals, entry in the park, cacao ceremony, access to the 5 Buddha family mandala energy portal and the Medicine Wheel and fire ceremony by the Shamanka. Fire holder: Reiki GM Michael Polisena.

Places to stay overnight within 5 to 20 minutes drive:
Chaumiere Fleur Solei in Val-David phone (819) 322-5413
Le Couvent Val-Morin phone (819) 320-0545
Shivananda Yoga Camp phone (819) 322-3226
Apartments Val-David phone  (514) 781 4663
Oberge Inn in Val-David phone (819) 216-1459

On Sunday, you could maybe plan to visit the Clef des Champs gardens in Val-David, Gourment Sauvage in Mont Blanc or Mont Tremblant.

I, the “Participant“, agree to the terms in connection with my participation in the Sacred Fire in the Laurentides Retreat in Val-David (the “Retreat“) on August 2, 2025.

I voluntarily assume full responsibility for any risks of loss, property damage, or personal injury, whether foreseen or unforeseen, that may be sustained by me, as a result of my participation in the Retreat, and all Related Activities incident thereto. “Related Activities” means any matters and activities related directly or indirectly to the Retreat, including, but not limited to, travel to the Retreat destination, lodging at the destination, yoga, dance, recreational activities, excursions, side trips, and any activity which takes place between my leaving home to the Retreat and my return.  I agree to indemnify and hold harmless DivineYu, 8999821 Canada Inc., its directors and officers, contractors, teachers, employees, representatives, the retreat center, and its representatives (collectively “Released Parties”) against any claims, suits, or actions of any kind whatsoever for liability, damages, compensation or otherwise brought by me or anyone on my behalf in regards to the Retreat and Related Activities.

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