The Portal: One-Day Community Gathering at Libélula 3rd March

The Portal: One-Day Community Gathering at Libélula

Saturday 14th February | 9:00am–8:00pm
A day of prayer, purification, wisdom, and song with our Huni Kuin family.

We’re opening the Libélula Sanctuary for a full-day gathering to bring the local community into the heart of the land, the medicines, and the living traditions we’re honoured to host.

This is a day to rest into presence, reconnect, and remember in the company of a beautiful loving & soul family.

We work with the Temazcal to cleanse the body and steady the spirit, the Txanas will then share a wisdom circle sharing their knowledge of the forest.
We will work with Hapé to clear the mind and anchor the heart before enjoying songs and prayers shared by the Huni Kuin to weave protection, alegria, and medicine through sound musical vibration.

We’ll share a buffet lunch, with the invitation to stay with us for the full day.

Schedule

9:00 – 9:45 Arrivals, welcome, grounding tea (please arrive before this to be ready for the lodge)
10:00 – 12:00 Temazcal (Sweat Lodge)
12:00 – 1:00 Cooling, rest & hydration
1:00 – 2:30 Buffet Lunch
2:30 – 4:00 Huni Kuin Wisdom Circle
4:00 – 5:00 Rest, integration & enjoying the land
5:00 – 6:30 Cacao Ceremony
6:30 – 8:00 Songs, prayers, sharing + closing circle

(Exact pacing may flex slightly based on the group and the land.)

What To Expect In Each Part Of The Day;

Temazcal

A purification lodge for the body, mind, and spirit.

Temazcal is an ancient sweat lodge tradition found across many Indigenous cultures. It’s a simple technology with deep power: heat, steam, prayer, breath, and the humility of being inside the dark. In that darkness; the nervous system softens, the body releases and the mind gets quieter so that something deeper can be witnessed and heard.

Inside the lodge, stones are brought in and herbal water is poured to create medicine infused steam. The experience often moves through waves with the invitation being not to “tough it out”, but to stay connected to your breath, your body, and your own inner yes/no.

People often feel deep cleansing through sweat, emotional release and nervous system settling creating a sense of reset and renewal and a quieter, more grounded state afterwards.

Important note
Temazcal is not about forcing. You can always step out if you need. We hold it with care, guidance, and respect for everyone’s limits.

Buffet Lunch

Food as medicine.

After Temazcal, the body is open and sensitive. Food becomes part of the integration. We’ll share an organic buffet lunch prepared to be nourishing, grounding, and supportive after heat and prayer.

Huni Kuin Wisdom Circle

Listening to living knowledge.

This is a space to receive directly from our Huni Kuin brothers and sister as a sharing from the heart about their relationship with the forest, the medicines, prayer, and ther way of ceremony.

You’ll have the chance to ask questions, learn about their worldview, and feel the grounded humility of people who carry tradition as a living path.

The circle will bring context for the medicines and the songs, a deeper sense of lineage and relationship, guidance on how to approach ceremony with respect and a feeling of being close to something real and rooted.

Cacao is a sacred plant medicine traditionally used in Mesoamerican and Central American cultures for heart-opening, connection, prayer and community gathering. It is prepared as a warm drink and consumed ceremonially, often bringing a gentle sense of warmth, clarity and emotional openness.

Some people experience cacao as a subtle softening of the inner landscape, with the heart becoming more available and the body feeling more connected. Others feel uplifted, creatively inspired, or deeply grounded. The medicine meets each person differently and works through a quiet intelligence of connection rather than intensity.

What you may experience

You may experience warmth in the body, a sense of emotional openness, increased presence, gentle euphoria, creative flow or a feeling of being more connected to yourself and those around you.

Cacao is not psychedelic in the way other medicines can be. Its movement is typically gradual and embodied, supporting reflection, gratitude, expression and heart-centred intention.

Songs & Prayers with the Huni Kuin

In many Amazonian traditions, songs are not entertainment, they are a form of medicine: protection, cleansing, guidance, joy, strength. Prayer and song create a field. The nervous system and heart recognise it with the prayers bringing a lot of uplifted & beautiful feelings to those who hear them.

We’ll close the day with songs and prayers which is a beautiful way to seal what’s been opened with vibration, gratitude, and presence.

What To Bring

Water bottle (very important)

Light towel + change of clothes for after Temazcal

Swimsuit

Comfortable clothes for the day

Journal

Any personal medicines you need (inhaler etc.)

Please avoid alcohol and recreational substances before coming.

Who This Day Is For

Locals and friends who feel curious about Libélula

People wanting a grounded introduction to the land & traditions

Those looking for community, prayer, cleansing, and connection

Anyone needing a reset without it being a full retreat experience

We look forward to hosting you! 🙂