Past Retreats & Healing Work
Zen New Year Retreat 2026 Brazil
The New Year Retreat was exactly what we needed to begin the year fully recharged!
A truly wonderful group. Together, we wove a living vibration through yoga practices, meditation, sound yoga, river baths, gatherings, ceremonial cacao, dance (ecstatic dance), bonfires, presence, many smiles, and new friendships.
There were even fire juggling performances, celebrating life in motion!
It was a true reconnection with our biorhythm. And by accessing this state, we touched our essence: joy, authenticity, our inner power, and inner peace. Rooted and open, this is how we began the year.
Deep gratitude to this beautiful group who wove this experience with us and were part of this transformative journey.
Gisele & Lotus Healing Arts at Conscious Growth Convergence 2025
It was a honor to bring my work (Lotus Healing Arts) to the Conscious Growth Convergence, a transformative four-day gathering rooted in community resilience, earth-based wisdom, and cultural change.
At the Lotus Healing Arts booth in the healing area, I offered body work and Ancestral Healing sessions, creating a safe, peaceful, and restorative space for people.
During the event, I also supported Fernanda Samambaia as part of her team during the Grief Ritual, assisting with energy cleansing for both the team and the space.
Brazilian Native Concerts and circles
Hapé, Sananga & Hampaya Circle
September 7th | 2–5 pm | Cottage Grove
We were deeply honored to host Txana Masha & Txana Masha — brothers, Pajes (medicine men), and sons of a traditional chief of the Huni Kuin tribe.Born on the Humaitá River Kaxinawá Reserve in Acre, Brazil, they carry forward their lineage with devotion, serving as dedicated advocates for the ecological and cultural heritage of their people’s ancestral lands, both in Brazil and internationally.Traveling from the heart of the Amazon, they will share with us their sacred medicines, healing songs, and stories of life through the wisdom of their tradition. This gathering was a rare opportunity to learn directly from the Huni Kuin, and experience the living presence of this ancient culture.
Organizers: Fernanda Samambaia and Gisele Domingues
Biruany and Bixku - Huni Kuin Concert
August 6, 2025 | Portland, OR.
An unforgettable evening of ancestral sound, spirit, and song with Sâmia Biruany & Bixku —guardians of the sacred music of the Huni Kuin people from the Amazon.
Let your heart be moved by traditional chants and joyful rhythms that carry the wisdom of the forest and the strength of cultural resilience.
Organizers: Gisele Domingues, Fernanda Samambaia, Ashley Bonn and Cascadia Culture
Aniwa Gathering 2025May 29 - June 1 - Mendocino, CA | Pomo Territory
Aniwa is dedicated to fostering global unity and spiritual growth by celebrating the diverse traditions of Indigenous cultures.Gisele worked as a volunteer at the Healing Village.
Grief Ritual
The Grief Ritual was guided by Fernanda Samambaia, a Crisis Counselor with over 10 years of experience with grief rituals. Dani Stormes has facilitated ceremonies and supported women through birth and pregnancy loss for 12 years. And Grisha Stewart, a grief tender at Village Rising Grief Rituals in Corvallis, Oregon.
Gisele Araújo was worked as energy healer supporting people in their process through energy cleansing and responsible to keep the ceremonial space free from negative entities and low vibration energies as anger, sadness and grief.
Gisele is an Advanced Pranic Healing practitioner, spiritual channeler, and ceremonial support with over 20 years of experience in spiritual healing practices. Born and raised in Brazil, she brings warmth, intuition, and grounded presence to those moving through transformation and grief.
Ceremony supported by Cascadia Culture - A bioregional booking and events company shaping culture in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
Zen New Year's Retreat - Dec 29th - Jan 1st 2025 - Teresopolis - Brazil
Yoga, meditation, trails, Yoga of sound, medicinal plant workshop, renewal rituals, kirtan, energy healing, Energy cleansing Herbal bath, cacao ceremony, and much more! It was a profound experience to support our participants to reconnect with nature and their true self.
