Living Our Sovereign Nature is a week-long ceremonial journey into re-membering
our innate wisdom and actualizing our collective potential on behalf of
humanity's evolution.
Lineage carriers Kumu Ramsay Taum (Hawai’i) and Mona Polacca (Hopi / Havasupai) share Indigenous wisdom and spiritual technologies to support the collective awakening in these prophetic times.
We will create an ecosystem to “reframe” current dominant culture, “refocus” on the importance of relating with the natural world, and “redefine” our roles as stewards of an emerging future. Rooted in collective evolution, we will calibrate our sovereignty and remember each other as a human family. We will explore our edges, listen deeply, and create opportunities to weave a new world that is in harmony with the intelligence of Nature.
Through ancestral teachings, embodiment practices, earth medicines, healing arts, and Indigenous ceremonies, we will tend to the co-creation of a new culture of care.
This journey will give you the opportunity to connect with the sacred human experience and the brilliance of your soul’s purpose within collective world-making. With conscious action focused on social change, we can shift from an ordinary life into an extraordinary existence.
JOIN US IN COSTA RICA APRIL 6-13, 2025
PROGRAM DESIGN
OUR WEEK TOGETHER
A JOURNEY OF
SACRED WORK
SOMATIC WISDOM
Our bodies hold truth, wisdom and infinite potential. Our unique multi-dimensional blueprint carries our purpose and keys to growth & healing. Our work is to uncover this inherent wisdom and decode our purpose for our highest good. During this program we will spend time in deep self-reflection with the intention of meeting ourselves, again.
The human body is the greatest technology we will ever possess - together we will dive deep within ourselves to reconnect to our bodies, build resiliency and learn to navigate our internal landscape - mind, body and soul. By using framework to view our personal work through playful intelligence we rewire our social patterns and behaviors - we learn to shed layers of cultural and ancestral conditioning stored deep within our bones. We reprogram our minds to become fierce allies. Empowerment at its truest level - Integrity in its purist form.
Our practices are designed to help you cultivate energy- vitality, health, creativity and longevity- as you learn to uncover the internal wisdom you carry.
DAILY MOVEMENT
TRANSFORMATIONAL BREATHWORK
MEDITATION
GROUNDING & CENTERING PRACTICES
ORGANIC & NOURISHING FOOD
CEREMONY
Together we remember the ceremonial ways of life. It is time to refine our capacity to listen, to reconnect to community and to answer the call for awakened global consciousness.
Through ancient traditions and wisdom practices we open to the messages that are meant for us so that we may walk our path with confidence and with the support of Nature and community.
We will participate in communal Indigenous ceremonies guided by Grandmother Mona Polacca & Kumu Ramsay Taum.
WISDOM
TEACHINGS
Together we center the role of Indigenous wisdom teachings in these critical times of transformation.
We are witnessing dominant systems encoded with harmful energies of capitalism, colonialism, imperialism and separation from Nature extracting crucial lifeforce from the Earth.
Through Indigenous teachings we realign ourselves into coherence with the living world.
INTEGRATION
Integration is the culmination and implementation of insights and learnings acquired during your journey.
We are co-creating a supportive container with onsite integration sessions during your journey, as well as tools and resources and a whatsapp community to support you upon landing.
We will offer one pre-journey Zoom session to orient us prior to arriving and two post-journey integration sessions via Zoom.
Mona Polacca
Hopi/Havasupai/Tewa - United States
Mona Polacca is an educator, facilitator and speaker. She has held posts of responsibility within her own community, such as Treasurer for her tribe, the Colorado River Indian Tribes. She has a master’s in social work and justice studies (ABD) at Arizona State University and has over thirty years of experience working, presenting and publishing on health and social issues affecting Native American peoples. She is serves as a tribal liaison of the Healing the Border Project of the Indigenous Alliance Without Borders.
She is currently a Senior Fellow overseeing the Original Caretakers Program for the Center of Earth Ethics. As the President of the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, she works with Indigenous women to preserve, and protect Indigenous practices and ceremonies, including the right to use their earth-based medicines. She is a participant in the United Nations Permanent Forum of Indigenous Peoples Issues and has assisted in listening sessions with Indigenous Peoples. Her spiritual practice is grounded in the Havasupai, Hopi and Tewa Original Instructions and the Native American Church.
WISDOM KEEPERS
KUMU RAMSAY TAUM
Hawaiian - Hawaiian Kingdom
Mentored and trained by respected kūpuna (elders),
Ramsay is a practitioner and instructor of several Native Hawaiian practices: Hoʻoponopono (stress release and mediation), lomi haha (body alignment), and Kaihewalu Lua (Hawaiian combat/battle art).
Kumu Taum in 2009 was recognized and honored by the University of Hawaii as a Star of Oceania, an honor presented every three years to extraordinary individuals of Oceania for their work and service-related contributions to raising greater awareness of Oceania and its people to the nation, region, and world.
Kumu Ramsay is recognized locally, nationally, and internationally for transformational leadership in sustainability, cultural, and place-based values integration into contemporary business models, Ramsay Taum advocates team building, strategic partnerships, community brilliance, and creative thinking. He is a recognized cultural resource, sought after keynote speaker, lecturer, trainer, and facilitator. He is especially effective working with Hawai‘i’s industries where he integrates Native Hawaiian cultural values and principles into contemporary business.
KARINA
Karina is dedicated to the journey of collective liberation through the practice and remembrance of earth medicine healing arts. As a bridgekeeper and student of indigenous wisdom teachers, she serves as a certified holistic health, transformation and integration guide facilitating groups and one on one clients. She is a certified transformational breathwork practitioner and specializes in awakening somatic wisdom and the medicine within. She is the founder of the wellness platform Sovereign by Nature, non-profit The ARC, healing container for woman The Sacred Session and The BridgeKeepers Council advocacy group.
With a rich tapestry of cultural heritage that includes Taino, Afro-Caribbean, Spanish, French, and Ecuadorian lineages, Karina embodies a beautiful fusion of traditions and histories, celebrating the strength and resilience of her ancestors. She has studied with wisdom keepers, elders and teachers from many different lineages. Her work centers ceremonial work, collective healing, systems change and culture shifts.
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EMBODIMENT & INTEGRATION FACILITATORS
JULIAN
Julian DeVoe is a founding partner of Sovereign by Nature. He is n advocate for self-growth, thriving health and personal empowerment. Through the practices of ceremony, yoga, qigong, natural movement, conscious touch, shamanic meditation, mindful eating and practical spirituality he encourages personal discovery of truth. Julian’s unique movement and mindfulness (interdisciplinary) teaching approach is powerful and accessible.
Julian spent many years in Peru in service to Plant Medicine facilitation. He was most recently a Senior Program Director at a non profit healing center in Costa Rica.
He is the author of Robust Vitality and a book of verse, Insights Out.
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ALUNA ALLIANCE FOUNDATION
The Aluna Alliance Foundation is an international non-profit organization dedicated to Indigenous-led biodiversity conservation. We partner with individuals, communities and impact-driven associations worldwide with a shared vision of creating a regenerative & re-indigenized paradigm that protects our natural world for the benefit of the deeply interconnected web of all life.
The sacred teachings guiding us through these critical times of transition are culturally heralded by Indigenous peoples native to their ancestral lands. We believe that the most effective way to care for our shared planetary habitat is by listening to, learning from, respecting, uplifting, and following the wisdom of the Indigenous lineages who have lived closest to and longest with the intelligence of the Earth.
We achieve this by bridging the pragmatic principles and integrative healing processes of Indigenous leadership with the resources and support systems necessary to "mend the Hoop of Life”, aiming to redirect the current ecological trajectory towards a habitable and thriving Earth for all living beings.
For more info, please visit www.alunaalliance.org
OUR HOME
BRAVE EARTH- COSTA RICA
Tierra Valiente (Brave Earth), Center for Applied Cultural Transition, is a living laboratory anchored in the values of reciprocity, regeneration, and resiliency. They are located in the volcanic highlands in Northern Costa Rica and are expressed through a center, regenerative farm, mutual-aid network and burgeoning residential community.
As a living lab, they are aware of the dominant structures and systems that have calcified our culture and are living in the questions of how we can create transition pathways towards structures and systems that serve Life.
We have been in relationship with Brave Earth for over five years - developing shared language, cultivating ethical values and creating opportunities for deep healing within integrated medicine spaces. We are honored to be weaving and holding this shared prayer together.
PROGRAM PRICING & DETAILS
PRICING INCLUDES: 7 NIGHT JOURNEY PROGRAM, ACCOMMODATIONS, FOOD, CEREMONIES, INTEGRATION
PRICING EXCLUDES: 4% PROCESSING FEE CHARGED AT CHECK OUT AND TRANSPORTATION
PRICE VARIES PER ACCOMMODATION TYPE:
SINGLE OCCUPANCY- GAIA DOME, JUNGLE HUT, EARTH TAMBO, CABINA - $3,255 PER PERSON
SINGLE OCCUPANCY- (ONLY 2)- SMALL JUNGLE HUT - $2,900 PER PERSON
DOUBLE OCCUPANCY- TWO SINGLE BEDS JUNGLE HUT- $2,880 PER PERSON
DORM STYLE- FARM LOFTS- ENCLOSED BED IN SHARED LIVING SPACE- $2,240 PER PERSON (Full Bed) $2,075 (Twin Bed)
COUPLES RATE - ONE BED- $2,880 PER PERSON
TO COMPLETE YOUR REGISTRATION
1. REVEIW THE ACCOMMODATION TYPES BELOW
2. CLICK THE PROGRAM REGISTRATION BUTTON
2. FILL OUT THE REGISTRATION FORM AND SELECT YOUR ACCOMMODATION TYPE (FIRST COME FIRST SERVE)
3. PAY THE $1,000 DEPOSIT
4. YOU WILL RECEIVE A MEDICAL INTAKE TO FILL OUT & DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO PAY YOUR DEPOSIT. NOTE- WE WILL CONFIRM YOUR ACCOMMODATION TYPE ONCE YOUR DEPOSIT IS RECEIVED
5. ONCE YOUR INTAKE IS CLEARED FOR PARTICIPATION YOU WILL RECEIVE SHUTTLE TRANSPORT OPTIONS AND TRAVEL GUIDELINES TO HELP YOU PLAN YOUR TRIP.
FOR PAYMENT PLANS / QUESTIONS - EMAIL INFO@SOVEREIGNXNATURE.COM
ACCOMMODATION DETAILS
THERE ARE A VARIETY OF ROOM TYPES TO FIT YOUR NEEDS & BUDGET. THERE ARE OPTIONS FOR SINGLE, DOUBLE OCCUPANCY IN PRIVATE & SHARED SPACES & DORM STYLE ACCOMMODATIONS.
DOMES, JUNGLE HUTS AND TAMBO'S UTILIZE SHARED WASH ROOM FACILITIES. THE DOMES HAVE A PRIVATE SHOWER. THESE ROOMS ARE CLOSEST TO THE MALOKA AND DINING SPACE.
CABINS HAVE PRIVATE BATHROOMS AND A/C AND ARE A SHORT WALK TO THE DINING AREA AND MALOKA SPACE.
FARM LOFT SPACES ARE ENCLOSED SINGLE BEDS IN A SHARED LIVING SPACE WITH SHARED WASH ROOM FACILITIES AND SHOWERS. THESE ROOMS AE A SHORT WALK TO THE DINING AREA AND MAOLKA SPACE,
ACCOMMODATION TYPES
FAQ'S
-We begin our journey April 6, we ask that you arrive to Brave Earth by 4pm to check in, join our welcome circle and dinner.
-Journey end date is April 13th - 10am departure, there is only breakfast on this day so you may choose to leave earlier if necessary.
-Airport: You will fly into San Jose Costa Rica. There will be shuttle options shared with you upon registration. The center is located about 2.5 hours from the airport. Please do not book flights until you have been medically cleared to participate.
-Round trip shuttle options from San Jose Airport area to Brave Earth will be offered after registration. You will also have an option to select Private Transport. Shuttle costs are additional and you will pay the driver directly. Prices range from $60-$160 per person.
-Payment - We ask for a $1,000 USD deposit to reserve your spot. Due to the nature of this work the deposit is non-refundable but may be transferable up to 60 days prior to the journey with the approval of SVXN. You will be given multiple payment method options upon registration. Payment plans may be availble please inquire with INFO@SOVEREIGNXNATURE.COM
-We will invoice you for the remaining total due 60 days prior to the journey start date.
-If you register less than 30 days prior to the start date the full rate is needed to book your spot.
-Please do not make travel arrangements until you have been medically cleared to participate. There will be a medical intake form emailed to you once you register. If you are deemed medically unsafe to participate your deposit will be refunded.
-All logistics and additional travel and preparatory information will be sent to you upon registration.
-Due to the nature of this work, payments and deposits are non-refundable unless deemed medically unsafe to attend. They may be transferable at the discretion of the organizer. Please email info@sovereignxnature.com with questions.
QUESTIONS?
SOLIDARITY CIRCLE
We are committed to offering opportunities and support for marginalized community members to attend our journeys.
There is a mass proliferation of healing centers and communities that claim to be regenerative. Without a critique or even an understanding of how late-stage capitalism, patriarchy, structural racism, hetero-normativity, able-bodiedness and other normative systems of oppression function. As a result, access to alternative modalities of natural healing has become expensive, elitist and out-of-reach. We have started this Solidarity Circle to create inclusive, holistic healing for marginalized and underserved communities. Uplifting and supporting these communities is crucial in creating adjacent / regenerative possible futures worth living.
Our mission is to fund 5 scholarships per Journey at Brave Earth in Costa Rica, please consider supporting this initiative by clicking the donate button below.
Any donation over $200 is tax deductible through our partnership with our US based 501(c)3 non profit partner.
For donor funds and tax exempt qUESTIONS - EMAIL KARINA@SOVEREIGNXNATURE.COM