A five day immersion
Exploring lost rites of passage, sacred feminine practices, and the forgotten stories of Atua Wāhine and global goddesses.
THIS IS NOT A RETREAT.
THIS IS A REMEMBERENCE.
A sacred immersion to reweave the threads of feminine initiation that have been severed, hidden, or forgotten.
Rooted in Aotearoa, this gathering calls women and womb-bearers into the reclamation of rites of passage once honoured by our ancestors.
Through ritual, myth, prayer, and somatic practice, we remember ourselves as vessels of creation, wisdom keepers, and bearers of deep feminine knowing.
We gather to remember the Atua Wāhine—the Māori goddesses and ancestral feminine forces of this land—as well as deities and archetypes from ancient civilizations across the globe. These lineages are not just stories. They are living blueprints for how we might inhabit our lives with purpose, beauty, and fierce devotion.
Through sacred ceremony, somatic practice, and storytelling, we will honor the Atua Wāhine (Māori Goddesses), alongside ancient deities and feminine archetypes from cultures and civilizations across the globe.
This immersion is a reclamation—a return to the embodied wisdom, rituals, and rites that were buried or broken by colonization and patriarchal systems. Together we will journey through the sacred feminine cycle of Maiden, Mother, Magda, and Crone, and explore the initiations once offered as gateways into each phase—initiations that empowered women to live with purpose, reverence, and power.
Together, we rise. We remember. We share sacred knowledge and embody the divine feminine in all her forms.
As women and womb-bearers, we are the creators, the dream-weavers, the ones who birth humanity and shape culture. By remembering and reimagining these ancient myths and practices, we reclaim what was always ours—our collective, untamed power.
We rise together. We remember together. We embody the divine feminine in all her forms.
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Meet Sarsha
Sarsha Hope has a gift for creating potent, shamanic, transformative, and inclusive heart-centered spaces for our soul’s remembering. Fondly known as embodiment portals, these spaces bring people into deeper connection with themselves, each other, and the living, breathing felt sense of the Earth.
Sarsha is the visionary and founder of Somatic Dance International Teacher Trainings, a groundbreaking program that trains highly skilled dance space holders and DJs. Her unique methodology seamlessly integrates somatic facilitation, DJ skills, ritual, energetics, and ecosomatics—all viewed through a trauma-informed lens—to create potent, finely tuned dance containers.
Sarsha’s work is infused with her passion for feminine archetypes, embodiment practices, and eco-somatics (the relationship between our own bodies and the body of the Earth). A devoted midwife of the soul, she guides others to honor cycles, seasons, and the wisdom of the sacred feminine. Through her offerings, including the Scarlet Codes, she shares powerful teachings that weave prayer, ceremony and transmission.
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Meet Tarikura
Tarikura hails from the sacred waters of the Whanganui River, with ancestral ties to Te Āti Awa, Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, and Ngāti Apa. With foundations in kōhanga reo (Māori pre-schooling) and kura kaupapa (Māori primary school), her consciousness was shaped through the lens of Te Ao Māori.
Te Ao Māori is intrinsically woven with te ao wairua (the spirit world), Tarikura creates deep and grounding spaces for women to explore the richness of ceremonial spaces, through sisterhood, ancestral teachings and her innate gift of storytelling.
As the guardian and host of Āio the podcast, she amplifies holistic healing and indigenous wisdom, believing that the future of medicine is ancient. Her mission is to rekindle ancestral knowledge and shift the way we understand vitality and well-being.
Tarikura works intimately with wāhine, supporting the process of reindigenisation through deep reconnection with Atua Wāhine—Māori Goddesses. She brings forth elemental wisdom, awakening the divine feminine current that flows through us all. Her teachings weave seamlessly with the rhythms of the four inner seasons—the menstrual cycle—and the sacred traditions of ikura (menstruation), restoring the mana of these ancient practices.
This immersion is for you if you...
Feel called to reclaim rites of passage that were lost through colonization and patriarchy.
Long to reconnect with Atua Wāhine and global goddess archetypes.
Are in the process of reweaving your indigeneity and feminine lineage.
Seek sisterhood, sacred ceremony, and deep rest.
Are ready to awaken the archetypal forces within you and embody them.
Want to embody elemental magic and cyclical feminine wisdom.
What to expect -
We are crafting an unforgettable experience where storytelling meets somatic practices.
We will uncover stories lost through the colonisation of the church and patriarchal systems that endeavored to suppress divine feminine knowledge, rituals and practices.
But alas, sister - we will not cower, we will rise, we will share sacred knowledge, we will bask in the glory of these teachings and embody them to propel our lives and the collective forward into a world where once a gain women's voices are heard and acknowledged. We will journey through the sacred feminine cycle of Maiden, Mother, Magda, and Crone, and explore the initiations once offered as gateways into each phase—initiations that empowered women to live with purpose, reverence, and power.
We will step into ceremony, prayer and incantations with morning and evening devotional practices.
Our days will be spent receiving stories of Atua wāhine and other ancient cultural deities, we will learn their whakapapa (lineage), hear their stories and surely find visceral connections. We will draw on their teachings and learn how to implement them in our modern world.
through myth and ritual We will sing, dance, pray, connect and align to the authenticity of our own feminine expression.
You Will Leave With
Clarity → An embodied understanding of how patriarchy and colonisation have suppressed feminine essence, rites, and stories.
The Medicine → Practices to receive the medicine of each life phase—Maiden, Mother, Magda, Crone—and deep acceptance of where you are now.
Reclaimed Power → Tools to turn wounds into wisdom and remembrance into liberation, self-trust, and feminine strength.
The Art of Holding → A deeper capacity to hold space for yourself, for other women, and to guide daughters, granddaughters, and future generations into more connected, cyclical ways of being.
Legacy Work → Seeding a new template for future generations, where mokopuna inherit a world where the feminine is honoured, embodied, and celebrated.
The venue
Set amidst the tranquil beauty of New Zealand's Whangaruru, The Farm offers the most delicious backdrop for our transformative experience. This 1,000-acre sanctuary is a haven of natural serenity, where rolling hills, lush greenery, and calm surroundings invite you to pause, reflect, and reconnect.
We have accommodations to suit all needs from camping, dorms to cozy cabins.
Kai/food is super important to us, we will be serving nutritionally dense, colorful, locally sourced food - building mauri/life force in our bodies to support our practices.
Your booking includes -
Four nights accommodations
Three meals a day
Daily workshops
Guided practices
Sauna Access
Our Journey (an open guide)
Each day we explore a different phase of our archetypal nature — Maiden, Mother, Magda, Crone.
We move through these monthly (our inner cycle) and across a lifetime (our great cycle).
Wherever you are in life, any phase can resource you. When we understand each, every phase becomes a gift.
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Maiden — Thresholds of Becoming
Remembrance of innocence, play, and sensual awakening. Myth thread: (Atua Wāhine: [Tari to insert])
Claiming authentic yes/no; resourcing the nervous system (breath, orienting, ground, gaze).
Rewriting early myths of worth/beauty and sisterhood wounding.
Menarche rite: guided visualisation to honour first bleed and the life force of humanity.
Relearning the four phases and inner seasons of the menstrual cycle.
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Mother — Devotion to Creation
(Atua Wāhine space: [Tari to insert]); tending the “Virgin & Harlot” split with compassion and integration.
Healing the felt separation from Papatūānuku and the mother wound through earth–body practices
Birthing life, art, and community with care; capacity, boundaries, consent.
Tending relationships while staying loyal to self.
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Magda — The Sacred Initiate
Evening session: the Witch Wound — moving from shame to voice; truth-telling circle.
Walking with eros, grief, truth, courage; the perimenopause/ruahine threshold as teacher (for all, at any age).
Hine-nui-te-pō as guide into the fertile dark.
Somatics: pelvic floor ↔ throat connection; sound, breath, movement.
Alchemising rupture into wisdom and power; reclaiming the Wild Woman, the Lover, the holy no.
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Crone — Wisdom & Completion
Honouring endings and the fertile dark; rites of release and blessing.
Listening for ancestral guidance; weaving story and simple divination.
Stewarding culture with clarity, humour, and grace; legacy mapping for daughters and mokopuna.
We won’t “attend workshops.” We will remember rites of passage through ceremony, storytelling, and somatic practice — letting the land and the circle guide the pace, honouring the Crone within and among us.
Payment Details
Investment
Tuition
Early Bird: NZD $640
Standard: NZD $800
Accommodation
Choose your room type; the accommodation cost is added to your tuition to create your total.Deposit
A NZD $300 deposit secures your place and is deducted from your balance.How to book
Click Join Us below and select your room and payment option.
All prices in NZD.
Payment Plans
Deposit & Payment Plans
Deposit: NZD $300 secures your place and is credited to your balance.
Weekly plan: NZD $50 per week until paid in full.
Accommodation portion must be fully paid no later than 7 days before the immersion.Monthly plan (3 payments over 3 months — tuition + your chosen accommodation):
Amounts below are per month; your accommodation + pricing tier.Camping: EB NZD $337 × 3 | Standard NZD $387 × 3
Dorm Room: EB NZD $363 × 3 | Standard NZD $433 × 3
Private Hut: EB NZD $406 × 3 | Standard NZD $456 × 3
EB = Early Bird. All prices in NZD.
How to Pay
Secure Early Bird: Pay the NZD $300 deposit by 11 November to lock in the Early Bird price and access a payment plan.
Balance Due: The remaining amount is due 7 days before the immersion begins.
Next Step: Complete the Join Us form — we’ll email your payment details once it’s submitted.
All prices in NZD.
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Camping/Van Life
4 nights accommodation and meals
$690 NZD
(Plus course fees above)
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Dorm Room
4 nights accommodation and Meals
$844 NZD
(Plus course fees above)
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Private Hut
4 nights accommodation and Meals
$966 NZD
(Plus course fees above)
