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Mary Magdalene Retreat South of France 2022


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Experience the profound healing energy of Mary Magdalene through Adora Winquist’s guided meditation and meet our French guide Veronique, 'Roni." Her extensive knowledge, wisdom and passion for Mary Magdalene is deeply moving. This journey will give you taste of the life elevating upcoming Autumn Retreat in Provence.

The Magdalene Mysteries

2nd Annual Journey to the South of France
on a Quest for the Divine Feminine and Celebrate the Fall Equinox
with Adora Winquist

September 19 – 27, 2022

Join Adora as she again travels through the beautiful South of France on a Mary Magdalene pilgrimage. The quest? To source a greater connection to the Divine Feminine within.

We begin by retracing the steps of Mary Magdalene through the magnificent French countryside and the sacred sites that have been associated with the Magdalene. Adora will guide us as we go deep into the alchemical mysteries and the encoded secrets invoking the Divine Feminine with ceremonies of ritual and healing.

As we explore and experience the many facets of the Divine feminine in all her glory, we will awaken to our greater strength, sensuality, intuition and innate mystical nature. Through this alchemy, we will balance our inner and outer worlds, rising to reclaim our greatness.

SOME TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Celebration of the Fall Equinox in Provence

  • Staying in Saintes de la Mar where Mary Magdalene and her companions came ashore when they left Palestine

  • Optional “Riding the White Horses” and boat ride on the Rhone river in Saintes Maries de la Mer

  • Visit to the Church of St Marys of the Sea and the crypt of Sara, the Black Madonna, Patron saint of the Gypsies

  • Walk the “Royal Road” leading to Magdalene’s grotto through the sacred forest

  • Visit to historic Minerve

  • Visit to Gorge of Galamus where Mary once taught and preached

  • Walk to the 2,000 year old “Seat of Isis” in Rennes les Bains

  • A stop in Limoux for a church visit of a beautiful Black Madonna

  • Special Fall Equinox dinner

TOUR INCLUDES:

  • 8-nights hotels accommodations in delightful boutique hotels and a Chateau

  • Hotel service charges and taxes

  • Breakfast every day

  • 4 lunches

  • 6 dinners

  • Services of English-speaking local tour guides throughout

  • Sightseeing as per itinerary

  • Sightseeing entrance fees

  • Plus: Inclusion in BMSJ’s $1,000,000 Per Person Errors & omission insurance protection

Your Guides

Adora Winquist

Adora Winquist
Author and expert in the fields of plant and vibrational medicine, Adora is a visionary in the nascent arena of Quantum Alchemy, an evolutionary transformative path for self-mastery, which facilitates healing at the DNA level. She intertwines the divine knowledge and ancient wisdom of esoteric philosophy, psycho spiritual dynamics, essential oil, and energy medicine through her twenty plus years as a facilitator, educator, formulator, and entrepreneur.

 

Veronique Flayol
“Roni” is a lecturer certified by the French Ministry of Culture specializing in pilgrimages and spiritual journeys. She lives in Provence at the foot of the mountain where Mary Magdalene spent the last 30 years of her life. She became close to Mary Magdalene from a young age when with a group of friends, she created the Association Santo Madaleno (from the Provençal, our local language, means St. Mary Magdalene) whose purpose is to defend and uphold the traditions. She also has a certification in aromatherapy. She loves to work with the energy and the spirit of the plants, she prepares her own meditation oils and organizes workshops to make onctions to pay tribute to Mary Magdalene.

Grotto of Maria Magdalena in France, Plan D'Aups, the massif St.Baume

We invite YOU to Be a part of our quantum community!

What participants of the 2022 retreat experienced:

Mary Magdalene Testimonials

“All the beauty that I experienced while there, it was very healing and cathartic, and it allowed me to step out of my own life and feel and open to divine presence through Adora’s healing meditations and through Veronique, who feels like a person that has come from the past to the present to bring us to that experience of Mary Magdalene's arrival in France. Adora's oils were a really valuable, potent part of the meditations that we did. She would give us these oils, and somehow just smelling and putting them on helped further the power of the experience. It was like the oils really helped create that opening and made the meditations that much more powerful. They were a cathartic part of the whole experience and to visit all of these sacred spots was a very healing experience for me where I felt like I was opening up and releasing at the same time. Ever since then, it's like miracles have been happening in my life and I really feel called to being stronger within myself and being more my true self and that divine presence in my life has come alive and flowered within me.”

Marybeth Weiss

“I have been on other retreats that were advertised as being "spiritual" and promising transformative experiences to hidden sources. Your retreat was the first one that actually provided all of that. I came away with feeling that I had a life-changing journey. Every detail of the trip was beautifully coordinated. I felt loving support by Adora, Patsy and Roni. All of my fellow travelers were amazing, supportive women as well. We all bonded on our Mary Magdalene quest. I am grateful and blessed to have participated in this journey.”

Michelle Smith

“Last week, a friend came over to hear about my trip. I showed her the crystal you had gifted to me and told her how it broke in two while wearing it the first full day of the trip. All of a sudden, her entire being transformed and she began speaking to me in an otherworldly voice. I was told the speaker was the "Collective.” The speaker told me that the breakage symbolized the culmination of letting go of a deep guilt that I had been holding onto for centuries. The visitor then said that I have been working on this release for several months and that by my going on the journey, I had finally taken the last step to release this dark guilt from my soul. The message: I had burdened my soul and buried so deep, I did not remember it in this lifetime. Unfathomable, but totally on a soul level. Your work with me removed all the last cords, etc. So thank you and MM again.”

Michelle

“Words fail when I try to communicate the profound experience I had during my time in France with Adora, Patsy and Roni. There is a chemistry between these 3 women that was able to alchemize and resurrect aspects of my soul that I’ve not known before. Through the path of sisterhood, ritual, sacred oils and place, my heart cracked open toward myself. Each day brought a new level of cosmic complexity and sacred union with Mary, Myself, the Sisterhood and the Scarab. There is an order, a sacred geometry to the design of the program’s flow. It takes you to your edge, equips you with what you need to take the leap and loves no matter what you decide to do next. I always felt held, safe and loved by the guides, the group, and land. I’ve been all over the globe, led and attended all types of retreats, yet nothing has compared to my time in France with Adora, Patsy, Roni and my Sisters who journeyed with me. We danced, we dined, and dove deep - but most of all we fell in love with each other and ourselves.”

Tammy Marshall

“This retreat was magical. Full not only of sacred places but sacred ceremonies, meditations, and communion with the group. During my time in France with Adora, I experienced several awakenings that have already had a great positive impact on my life and being.”

Kay Francis

“Wow! Talk about good vibes only! I went on the Mary Magdalene retreat with Adora this past September. I did not know what to expect. I went with an open mind and open heart. My experience was truly amazing! Adora had a wonderful guide whose love and passion for where she came from and for the mysteries of the life of Mary Magdalene were felt with her every word. Roni was very knowledgeable and I learned a lot about the places we visited, the life of Mary Magdalene, and the people that came in contact with her and her work. The beauty of the countryside of France and the weather around the time of the year that we went made the trip that much more special. I can’t forget to mention the delicious meals that were included in our package. Wow! In this retreat I was able to tap into a deeper connection of myself and the universe with Adora’s guided meditations. Adora has a gift which allowed us to travel to different places in our meditations. I was able to see colors, images of geometry, icons, and people that left me with an incredible feeling of what just occurred. When the tour was over and I was back home, I felt much lighter. There were things that I was carrying before the trip. I was able to release so much! I came home happy and with a new perspective on the things that were bothering me. They didn’t bother me anymore. The trip was a true transformational experience aside from visiting beautiful places full of history. We also got to have some free time to shop, eat, imbibe, and have fun! I met a great group of women who I’m still in touch with. I loved it! I would definitely go back!”

Karla Perez

We begin by retracing the steps of Mary Magdalene through the magnificent French countryside and the sacred sites that have been associated with the Magdalene. Together we will go deep into the alchemical mysteries and the encoded secrets, invoking the Divine Feminine with ceremonies of ritual and healing. By exploring her path - her pain, her joy, her epiphanies - and exalting them through ceremony, we will come to a deeper experience of sacred relationship through love, faith and surrender to further empower our own rightful divine feminine within. This journey of initiation into the sacred mysteries of Mary Magdalene will be enhanced by our small thoughtful group of like minded individuals, as each will have a unique experience and each will be augmented by the other.


You are the keepers of sacred magic, the template of the divine feminine, protector of the Holy Grail, the goddess, the Holy of Holies. She is known by many, many names, including Mary Magdalene. Keepers of the sacred flame, you are being called to come together in community to be held, seen, to heal your wounds, our wounds of separation, of struggle, and profound forgetting. Together we will awaken, shift, heal, and evolve, stepping forward with our unique light, truth, and expression of the divine and physical form. As we heal one and awaken, we heal the many lifting, the planetary vibration and the collective consciousness. Together, we will unite all the aspects of her beauty, wisdom, power, and grace, and we will RISE as one, shining in our greatest love.

In this journey we will remember what is to dance in the delight of deep connections: to the beauty of Southern France, to the magic and myseries of Mary Magdalene, to each other and most importantly to our sacred, wise selves. Come heal, awaken, laugh, cry, lean into each other and RISE like the phoenix born anew and let your soul SING in the remembrance of your JOY.

Deep inside of you there is a knowing, a voice of wisdom that is ready to steer you on a path of expansion and a deeper expression of your soul’s truth and wisdom. It is calling you to RISE!

If one of more of these areas resonates your soul is calling you to shift and experience more ease, freedom and joy. We all have at least one major area in our lives that we wish to harmonize, empower or liberate. This is part of the human experience and journey to wholeness. To find true alignment in our outer world, we must first look inward to our limiting beliefs, subconscious patterns, unwanted habits, and childhood wounds that keep us in a place of being stuck or triggered. 

TOUR THE ENCHANTING LAND OF SOUTHERN FRANCE WITH ADORA

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In collaboration with Body Mind Spirit Journeys, we have curated an exquisite offering of boutique hotels, local cuisines and special entrances to the mystical locations in Ste. Baume and St. Maries de la Mer and more. Adora will guide healing ceremonies synergizing the alchemy of plant and vibrational medicine to heal your past on a personal and lineage level down through the DNA to support the illumination of your deepest soul’s longings for sacred relationship: first with yourself and then with another.

Accommodations

Hotel Thala Cap – Saintes Maries de la Mer

Hotel Thala Cap – Saintes Maries de la Mer, Camargue

Hotel-de-France-St. Maximin-la-Ste. Baume

Hotel de France - St. Maximin la Ste. Baume

Carcassonne – Hotel Mercure La Cité

Carcassonne – Hotel Mercure La Cité

The Pont Neuf in Toulouse

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Our primary relationship is one with self. It is the soil in which we grow the garden of our lives experience by experience. Our inner terrain must be tended to with the utmost care. The preparation of our soil with nourishing elements is imperative for our intentional seeds to grow and flourish. Equally important is the removal of any unwanted weeds by their roots so that we may bear the full bounty of fruits in our gardens of plenty.

The alchemy of healing our sacred container, our physical vessel for our soul's expression, transforms our entire outlook and expectation of life. Healing at the DNA level elevates our physical vitality, emotional intelligence and our spiritual understanding of life and our place within it.

Together we will CLEAR old Patterns of limitation and lack from your belief systems, emotional body, mental constructs, and your cellular consciousness to source deeper CONNECTION within. In our intimate and sacred COMMUNITY we will open to greater listening and COMMUNICATION with your inner “wise one.” Together we will CELEBRATE and bless every lesson and experience from our past that has brought us perfectly here and now. We will CULTIVATE authentic COMMUNION with ourselves. Then through sacred CEREMONY you will CO-CREATE a new intentional vision for your future, opening to a new sacred relationship or enhancing sacred relationship with another with greater intimacy, vulnerability and the highest expression of our light. By expanding your CONSCIOUSNESS, together we will remember our infinite ability to experience love, faith, surrender, and unity.  

It is the soil in which we grow the garden of our lives experience by experience. Our inner terrain must be tended to with the utmost care. The preparation of our soil with nourishing elements is imperative for our intentional seeds to grow and flourish. Equally important is the removal of any unwanted weeds by their roots so that we may bear the full bounty of fruits in our gardens of plenty.

Come and Experience:


A deep sense of connection and community


A profound shift in consciousness brought about by DNA level healing


A renewed sense of connection and communion with your authentic self


A new sense of passion and purpose


A clear understanding of sacred relationship as a force of potent alchemy for personal growth and self actualization


I invite you to envision the unfoldment of your highest path and join us in the South of France to sculpt its CREATION.

You have a unique opportunity to venture within led by a universally recognized healer in a glorious environment. You will feel safe and supported and experience the mystical presence of Mary Magdalene who will further your journey to the divine feminine. This is a trip like no other. It comes about at a time when we are all open to our greater soul’s need, a calling that demands to be answered. If this message speaks to you, it signifies that your soul is responding to that call. If you desire more information, please email me at adora@adorawinquist.com.

Come with Adora to the beautiful South of France on a Mary Magdalene pilgrimage. Our quest? To source a greater connection to the Divine Feminine within. 

As we experience the heart of the Divine, we will awaken to our greater strength, sensuality, intuition, and our innate mystical being. By doing so, we will balance our inner and outer worlds and see our consciousness evolve.

 

IMPORTANT LINKS :

For full information, itinerary, pricing, and to register, please visit: 

bodymindspiritjourneys.com/france-magdalene-2022

Questions? Please reach out to adora@adorawinquist.com.

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