Red Earth Rising
Where Sacred Ceremony Meets Wild Adventure.
Adventure into portals of earth itself, connect with the mysteries of the cosmos.
Red Earth Rising
Welcome to a soul-stirring journey where sacred ceremony meets wild adventure, a life changing retreat set in the heart of Sedona’s red rock magic. This is a space for you to return to your essence, to remember your power, and to reconnect with the wild wisdom that lives within. Through the power of the breath and movement, ancient rituals, guided hikes and elemental immersion under open skies, you’ll awaken your body, nourish your spirit, and reclaim your voice. Come as you are, and leave transformed - rooted, radiant, and free.
What's included in the pilgrimage?
7 nights and 7 days of accommodation on sacred land, nestled on the edge of a national park. The horses, medicine wheel and stupor making this property extra special.
Delicious, seasonal high quality meals that are designed to nourish the body and the soul, provided throughout your stay here.
Pick-up from Phoenix to the retreat centre and all transportation during retreat.
Fire purification ceremony.
Daily somatic movement practices.
Activating breathwork sessions, designed to shift you into non ordinary states of consciousness.
Explorations and hikes into the vortexes.
Sound healing.
Options to add on horse divination, body work and healing sessions.
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Opening: 5pm Monday 15th June
Closing: 10am Monday 22nd June -
An immersive 7-day journey of movement, breath, ceremony and connection with the sacred land.
Monday – Arrival and Opening the Portal
Arrive from 4pm to settle in and connect with the land. At 5pm we officially begin, gathering inside the tipi for a powerful Fire Purification Ceremony with Megan. Together, we’ll release what no longer serves and open the space for what’s to come.A shared meal follows, with time to rest, journal, or soak in the stillness of your new surroundings.
Tuesday – Grounding & Intention
We begin with gentle morning movement, awakening the body and grounding into presence. A spacious day follows, with a visit to one of Sedona’s energetic landscapes for a guided self-led land activation, walking with intention, breath and reverence.In the late afternoon, we gather for Yin Yoga and Yoga Nidra – planting the seeds of your journey and inviting them to root deeply within. The evening is yours to rest, journal, book a body work session or explore.
Wednesday – Breath, Body & Breakthrough
A light movement practice opens the day. Later, we enter one of the retreat’s most potent sessions – a three-hour Breathwork and Somatic Dance ceremony. Riding the waves of breath into release, we then move into the body through intuitive movement and rhythm – a full-body unwinding, deeply liberating.The rest of the day is for integration, rest, or personal exploration. There is also the opportunity to book a sessions with the horses or a pranic healing one for yourself.
Thursday – Sacred Walks and Inner Listening
After morning movement, we return to the land for a reverent nature immersion, listening for what wants to be received. This might include silent reflection, personal ritual, or spontaneous expression.Evening invites you to walk the labyrinth in ceremony, a powerful inner journey shaped by breath, silence and sacred intention.
Friday – Beauty, Joy & Spaciousness
We start with a playful Qoya-inspired movement session, reconnecting to joy, lightness and instinct. After brunch, we visit the beautiful Amitabha Stupa and Peace Park – a day of open-hearted reflection, intention and awe.The afternoon offers time to explore Sedona, revisit a special spot, or enjoy a treatment. The evening is free and unstructured, allowing the integration of beauty and joy.
Saturday – Ceremony of the Heart
A slower morning followed by a signature Cacao, Breathwork & Somatic Dance ceremony. This fusion of heart-opening medicine, rhythmic breath, and intuitive movement offers one of the deepest releases and activations of the retreat.The afternoon is open – space to land, write, walk, receive. As night falls, we gather for Sound Healing – a sacred moment of deep integration.
Sunday – Visioning & Closure
Morning movement sets the tone for our final full day. We open into practices that support visioning, integration, and anchoring of what has shifted within. Today is also the Summer Solstice so we will be honouring this with a special ritual. There is time to return to the land, book a final treatment, or soak in the stillness before departure.As the sun sets, we come together one final time around the fire – to honour, to witness, and to give thanks.
Monday – Gratitude & Departure
Our last morning is gentle and spacious. After a light practice, we gather for a Despacho Ceremony – an offering of gratitude to the Earth, the land, and the journey itself.We close the circle by 10am, departing by 11am – changed, softened, and reconnected to what truly matters.
Please note that this itinerary is indicative only an is subject to change, as factors like the weather will influence what we can do on particular days.
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Breathwork both to activate and regulate the nervous system, Qoya, Somatic Dance, Yoga (Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin, Yoga Nidra), Hiking, Ceremonies including Fire Purification, Despacho, Cacao, Labyrinth and Medicine Wheel.
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Activewear to practice movement and to hike in. Layers are recommended as the weather can be changeable being at high altitude. So be sure to have clothing for both extreme heat and also for the cold.
Swimwear for some river dips and the sweat lodge.
Hiking boots.
Head torch if you have one.
You will need an ESTA visa to get into the USA. We have an amazing travel agent that we can refer to you that can help you plan everything and eliminate all the stress of international travel. -
Early bird pricing starts at USD$3,500 for a shared room, where you will each have your own bed and the rooms are spacious. This is all inclusive apart from any healing or body work session you may wish to add on. If you wish to have your own room the early bird price for this is USD$4,200.
Please do get in touch if you want to come but finances are limited. We have payment plans available and what we recommend you do is make the payments when the exchange rate is most favourable, as this can fluctuate quite a bit.
Your Facilitators
Donna O’Connor
Donna is a master breathwork instructor, has completed over 500 hours of yoga teacher training, and is a certified Qoya teacher. She has trained under teachers such as Johannes Egbert, Nikki Ralston, Rod Stryker, Rochelle Scheick, Power Living and Ashram Yoga, weaving together movement, breath and embodied wisdom into her own teaching. After more than 25 years in high‑pressure finance and funds management roles, she turned to these practices to navigate stress and overwhelm, discovering tools that supported her to come home to herself in unexpected and life‑changing ways.
For years Donna has been devoted to sharing these practices, teaching from a place of presence, insight and compassion. She draws on her own experiences of life’s challenges to hold a grounded and open‑hearted space, inviting others to meet themselves gently and honestly. Donna offers an environment where you can soften into your body’s wisdom, trust your inner knowing, and uncover deeper clarity, connection and a renewed sense of self.
Anita Dempsey
Anita is a qualified Hawa Breathwork Facilitator, Certified Arvigo Therapist, Holistic Pelvic Care Practitioner and Qoya Teacher. She has trained in Massage with NZ College of Massage, Arvigo Therapy with Rosita Arvigo, Holistic Pelvic Care with Tami Lynn Kent, and trained as a Teen Youth Mentor with the Shine within Academy. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Applied Counselling. Breathing since she was born and Holotropic breathing since 2016.
For years she has been dedicated to teaching and advocating for the wisdom of the body. Anita discovered the power and wisdom of her body through her 13-year fertility journey. She knows how to love herself and her body among the ascents and descents of life. Anita teaches how to have a deeper connection and love for our bodies so we can trust them as our personal guide to deep knowing. Anita will hold a fun, loving, open-hearted safe space where you can lean into trusting your inner healer and the wisdom of your body through non-ordinary states of consciousness.
MEAGHAN MCCUE
Meaghan is an intuitive guide, Associate Certified Pranic Healer, and lifelong horsewoman. After over twenty years as a professional trainer and rider of Hunter and Jumper show horses, her path shifted profoundly when she became a mother to her two boys, Zacciah and Xavier. As she moved through her own personal challenges, she realised how deeply her horses had been medicine for her soul’s growth throughout childhood, adolescence and adulthood. This awakening led her to combine her gifts as a mother, healer, horse trainer and intuitive to support others in finding wholeness and living from the heart.
Meaghan now offers her work from Sedona Sacred Rocks, her metaphysical retreat space in the quiet high mountain forestry of Sedona. She specialises in Pranic Healing, Horse Medicine, Sound Healing and ceremonial work, often with her horses acting as assistants and guides. Meaghan will hold the opening fire purification ceremony and also offers opportunities for one‑on‑one pranic healing and horse divination sessions. Her presence is grounded, nurturing and transformative, creating a space where you can reconnect with your own wisdom and open to deeper healing and clarity.
“Step into the wild, let the red earth remember you—
have the adventure of a lifetime, and return forever changed.”
Why come on this retreat?
adventure
We believe a retreat should be a whole, integrative experience – immersing yourself in the land and culture of the place you’re visiting rather than staying within the retreat centre the whole time (even one as special as this!). It’s about stepping beyond your comfort zone and gently meeting your edges. In doing so, you discover new layers of yourself and remember what truly brings you joy.
connnection
The practices and ceremonies we share are designed to bring you into deeper connection with yourself, with others (including the beautiful souls on this retreat), and with something far greater than us all. Standing in the magnitude of this landscape helps us see how small we are in the wider scheme of things, and how small our problems really are. In this realisation, our perspective expands, and so does our sense of what is possible.
regulation
When our nervous systems are regulate, and when we learn how to self regulate, we begin to show up in the world as our most authentic selves. We let go of old patterns of and start relating from a truer, steadier place within. Giving yourself a week to unravel what has been tightly bound creates profound shifts. Each day builds on the last, rewiring your body‑mind system in subtle yet lasting ways that change how you move through life.
ACTIVATION
Sedona is known as one of the most potent energy centres on earth, a place where the veil between worlds is thin and the connection to both the cosmos and the land is palpable. Time here has a way of awakening what has long been dormant within you. In this landscape, something ancient stirs – an inner knowing, a remembering – and with it comes a powerful activation of your own truth and potential.
Retreat Venue
Are you ready to discover the transformational power of a fully immersive experience?
are you ready for this adventure of a lifetime?
