10/07/2026
RITUAL — THE FLOWER BATH
Before the first ceremony, there is a flower bath.
Our shaman prepares a large bowl of water infused with jungle flowers, leaves, and plant essences, each one chosen for its energetic properties.
We all gather down at the river, feeling a mix of nerves and excitement for the first ceremony only hours later.
We sit at the bench one-by-one and the water is poured over us.
It is cold. It is startling. It’s also awakening.
The flower bath is preparation for the body, for the spirit, and for what is about to come. A clearing of the layers you carried in with you.
When you stand up, still wet, with leaves
stuck to your skin, you feel lighter and perhaps a little more ready for what’s to come.