This is a deep dive.
This is the first time Level 2 is being offered in the Midwest!
FULLY BOOKED – WAITING LIST AVAILABLE
ISTA Level 2 is a week-long immersion experience that anchors the peak experiences of Level 1 into a decisive way of living… AND it is a whole different journey in its own right. Level 2 adds a whole new dimension to the power of living this life with integration of Level 1 in your heart and body; by expanding to the soul, source, spirit, animal, light, dark, and the multifaceted shamanic beings that we really are.
Level 2 guides the participant through a series of self – initiations that say goodbye to old patterns of living, loving, relating and that strongly anchor the identity in the deep powerful self that is already free, inherently loving, and dynamically creative in the world.
This training is for you if…
- You are ready to die to who you have been until now and who others have shaped you to be.
- You want to embrace and integrate the ‘light’ and ‘dark’ within.
- You are curious about who you are beyond the personal self.
- You live in the spiritual world and are on some level afraid to BE HERE in this body.
- You want to see, love, reclaim or dissolve the shadow parts of your being.
- You feel a disconnection or fear around the natural wilder animal part of yourself.
- You have forgotten you are an infinite being and are calling in a reminder that you are in fact pure limitless potentiality itself.
- You long for a deep real and authentic connection with your divinity and wish to connect to and share who you are from that space.
This training is only for those who are ready to burn in the fire of their own love. It is not for the faint of heart. It is for those who can no longer live a lie and want to truly die for love.
The Level 2 provides an alchemical container for transformation through group practice, ritual, and meditation.
The Shamanic initiation – its core is death and rebirth. This overcomes the fear of death in the base chakra and sets the shaman apart from the tribe in order to serve the tribe in a special way. It is an essential component to the integration of sexual and spiritual worlds because it results in the transcendence of ego and the dedication of ones awakened powers to the collective. The result is Power.
The Sexual Initiation – The awakening of a deeper relationship with our sexual energies, founded in Level 1, is broadened to provide keys to integrate deeper levels beyond the personal self. In Level 2 we explore transpersonal sacred containers that facilitate the unification of masculine and feminine, angelic, and animal aspects allowing the alignment of soul and void. The result is Love.
The Spiritual Initiation – Meditation training and essential identity inquiry open us into our primordial awareness and provide a taste of sunyata or the void experience. Everyone has an opportunity for deeper levels of their being to be contacted, honored, and integrated. The result is Presence.
What happens during this week?
If Level 1 is the journey of reclaiming, expanding & healing the personal self, Level 2 is the journey of reclaiming, expanding & healing the soul level of your being and your connection to source. This week is a deep dive into transpersonal transmissions and experiences in the art of shamanic death and rebirth, an empowered choice to let go of what no longer serves. From this place of surrender journeying with the shadow, calling in your power, melting and integrating the light and dark aspects, healing the rift of the soul and human animal.
It will provide an opportunity to take a self-initiated step… to shift your awareness and identity into the soul, while loving and embracing the human being that you also are. Do you feel a deep call in your heart or belly to become the source of our own life, love and empowered expression in the world?
Once life is ‘given up’ or ‘taken over’ by this deeper part of ourselves then we are ready for the greater mysteries – the identification with the universal life of our cosmos and planet. The self becomes a source of inflowing current to our surroundings enabling others to awaken, initiate and transform. We become a creative force in our environment.
What do I need to know?
You must have completed ISTA level 1
What will I have to do?
Nudity and intimate touch are optional parts of this training. The cornerstone of this work is about consent, developing healthy boundaries and communication. You are always at choice and the facilitators will help you navigate what is authentic for you.
“This is an individual process that happens in a group environment and a level of ability to be self-responsible is needed to navigate the spiritual sexual shamanic space. ISTA is a mystery school and approaches trauma from the shamanic perspective of connecting with the body and soul. We recommend that if there is known deep seated trauma, individuals seek one on one sessions and get the ok from their therapist before entering the group process.”
The ISTA facilitators are looking forward to meeting you in Love, Power, and Freedom.
BRUCE LYON
WISDOM CIRCLE LEAD FACULTY
Bruce loves to explore the places where the personal, planetary and cosmic journey meet, and to guide others on their initiatory journey into the life force that lies behind both the esoteric and erotic dimensions of love. He is the founder of Highden Temple, Shamballa School and helped developed the ISTA trainings. He has qualifications in ecology, psychology, astrology, and the esoteric arts and sciences. He has written several books, taught extensively around the world over the last two decades and has a passion for the emergence of temples and modern mystery schools. More info and his writings can be found online here: www.brucelyon.com www.shamballaschool.org www.highdentemple.org
LAURIE HANDLERS
LEAD FACULTY
Laurie Handlers (LaurieHandlers.com) is a sex and happiness coach. She is an educator, movie producer, radio show host, and author. She holds a Masters in Education and a Bachelor’s in Psychology and Sociology. Her career includes over thirty years as a corporate change consultant, individual empowerment coach and international seminar leader. She’s a dynamic speaker, facilitator and has taught transformational workshops for women, men, couples, singles, parents and teens since 1978. She specializes in communication techniques and secrets that are the basis of healing the body, releasing past emotional trauma, stopping the aging process, and reducing stress. Pod casts from her show Sex and Happiness can be found at WebTalkRadio.net. Laurie stars in a hilarious indie documentary “Tantric Tourists” and a docudrama “Beyond Dinner”. Her book Sex & Happiness: The Tantric Laws of Intimacy and her CD “Shamanic Release & Latihan” are samples of her many offerings. Her next book about life only getting better after 60 will be available soon. Her current passion is Radical Life Extension.
NITEN DHYAN
FACULTY
Niten is an international Tantra teacher who facilitates courses for singles and couples. He is a lead teacher at Tantra Essence and ISTA faculty teacher. In 2010, he founded “The Integrated Masculine”, a “in depth” process for the modern man. In 2014, he created one of the largest Tantra Festivals worldwide, Ibiza Tantra Festival. Having lived for 10 years in India, he studied Indian Classical Music and received various levels of transmission in the field of Tantra and Sacred Sexuality.
His passion for natural evolution and the subtleties of personal growth makes him a gifted facilitator. With clear insights and humour, Niten invites every participant to shake off their conditionings, break through old patterns and reunite with their essential nature. He is currently based in Ibiza, Spain and Ko Pha Ngan, Thailand.
LETICIA ARAVENA
ORGANIZER North and South America
Leticia is a modern day Dakini & Temple Priestess, Somatic Erotic Embodiment Guide, Tantra Shamanic Body Worker, Performing Artist, WET mentor for Spanish/English speaking mentees, and ISTA Organizer seeding the landing of the Temple trainings in the USA and Latin America.
She stands for love, freedom, intoxicating self-love & pleasure, which takes embodiment – for the soul and body to integrate congruently, shaking off limiting beliefs that don’t serve us anymore…for reclamation of one’s power.
Leticia is dedicated to helping humanity embody complete soul-alignment, self trust, sovereignty, and sexual liberation.
In her personal offerings and mentoring, she is a guide in several areas in alchemizing: sexual trauma, shame & fear into orgasmic pleasure – disempowerment & shadows into untamed creativity, power, confidence – patterns of disconnection into profound pleasures & intimacy w/ self & others.
Leticia is here to support humanity on how to integrate all the sides of the self: the dark & the light, the feminine & the masculine, the mother & the whore and any other of the many polarities that exist to create one’s specific flavor of fully embodied human.
Leticia is currently enrolled in Laurie Handler’s Sex and Happiness Coaching Program.
About the Venue
Vision
Hope Springs Institute, a 130-acre Retreat Center in Ohio’s Southern Appalachian foothills, located next to the internationally known National Historic Landmark, Serpent Mound (effigy mound in the shape of a serpent w/curled tail) built by ancient American Indian cultures of Ohio, is a non-profit retreat center in Appalachian Ohio, cultivating peace through empowered leadership, innovative learning, and personal healing.
Their vision is a more peaceful, equitable, and inclusive world and to hold sacred space & transformative programming for growth, leadership, & healing while honoring mind, body, spirit, & earth.
This retreat includes:
- 7 day / 6 night accommodations
- 3 meals per day & snacks
- Full day transformational process and teachings
Note: Airfare and airport transfers are not included.
Tuition:
Early Birds: SOLD OUT
Regular Price: SOLD OUT
Repeat Students: SOLD OUT
Camping or RV: SOLD OUT
ISTA partial scholarships are available. (Limited Spots): Application required.
Leah Fund Scholarships applicants, please follow the process outlined here https://ista.life/projects/leah-fund
World Empowerment Trust (WET) Fund Scholarship applicants, please follow the process outlined here https://ista.life/projects/world-empowerment-trust
Remaining balance is due September 19, 2022 – 5 weeks before starting date of the training. If we still have not received your entire balance by then, you run the risk of your spot being filled by someone else.
Please notify us immediately in the event that you find yourself needing additional time to prepare for this unique experience.
REGISTER HERE
To register, please complete the following simple, two-step registration process
Step 1. Please complete the Registration Form
Step 2. Pay a deposit of USD 500 to secure a place using one of the buttons below.
TERMS
A commitment to the Spiritual Sexual Shamanic Experience is a deep commitment to yourself. It is assumed that, if you feel drawn to this training, it is no accident.
Cancellation
Should you cancel for any reason:
More than 30 days before the training: Deposit is non refundable or transferable. You will be refunded the rest of any paid tuition.
Less than 30 but more than 7 days before the training: You will be refunded 50% of any tuition paid beyond the $500 non-refundable deposit.
Less than 7 days before the training: No refund.
By paying the deposit for the training you indicate your agreement to these cancellation terms.
Covid Policy
You will be entitled for a full refund if we decide to cancel the training for any reason, or if you are unable to attend due to a case of confirmed or suspected COVID-19 case.
Below you will find the Cancellation and Refund Policy regarding Covid related issues, and special cases were a full refund applies, here are some FAQs:
1. Will I get a full refund if my country requires me to get into quarantine when coming back and therefore I decide to cancel my participation? NO.
2. Will I get a full refund if the Airline cancels my ticket or my flight? NO.
3. Will I get a full refund if my country’s borders are closed? YES.
4. Will I get a full refund if the USA borders are closed? YES.
5. Will I get a refund if I have a positive Covid test? YES.
6. Will I get a refund if the training is cancelled by ISTA for whatever reason? YES
We will issue a relevant health and protocol agreement near the date of the training that may or may not require a covid testing before entering the training.
Please notify us immediately in the event that you find yourself needing additional time to prepare for this unique experience.
© Leticia Aravena – Embodied Alchemy