About this Retreat
Kamasqa Curandera- Plant Spirit Medicine Ceremonialist- Visionary Creatrix ~ New Earth Mystic
International Mentor, Guide, and Retreat Leader
Co-founder of
Star River Sanctuary & the "Empowerment & Resource Model" of Healing
Co-founder of the
Way of Sovereignty - Shamanic Tools for Spiritual Warriorship
Robin is one of the only a few fully trained western Kamasqueras and one of the only women in this field of practice. She was called to the ceremonial work after a decade long struggle with an undiagnosable and untreatable "mystery illness". She has lived and walked the path of the wounded healer. With over 22 years of ceremonial immersion she kindly, compassionately, and expertly guides each client into their own unique power, medicine, and direct connection to the inner healer. Robin has worked with and supported incredible elders from South and North America to learn the medicine ways through direct guidance, observation, and energetic transmission. Robin vast experience in the realms of ceremony, including immersion within the ceremonial ways of the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition, Huachuma Curanderismo, Ayahuasca Vegetalismo, the Sacred Mushrooms, North American Medicine Wheel and sweat lodge teachings, Theta Healing, new science and wisdom teachings from Earth Honouring European and Egyptian mystery schools. Robin has radically unique training, medicine, and a vast reservoirs of experience, shamanic power, and teachings she generously shares with all who come.
Robin has facilitated well over a thousand ceremonies (and worked with far more clients) from her cross-cultural shamanic practice and in this time she has learned what truly serves and prospers her clients to heal from their own direct connection, resource, and personal empowerment. She reverently weaves the ancient plant spirit medicine ceremonial arts, the beauty of visionary arts, the depth of the mystery school teachings, and the power of personal sovereignty to create a potent healing container.
Robin holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies and Eco-psychology from Naropa University and a Master of Arts in Good and Sustainable Communities from Northern Arizona University. She completed the fieldwork for her master’s thesis “Entheogenic Soul Evolutions” on her first trip to Peru in 2006.
Robin is a sanctioned teacher and mentor in the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition of cross cultural shamanism and offers the 5 Part Apprenticeship series with her soulmate and husband, Darcy. This stellar and radically transformative lineage has woven together all of Robin's previous fields of study into a comprehensive whole, rooted within an ancient yet evolutionary lineage of wisdom keepers. It is her great joy and honour to share this with the growing body of mesa carriers and Earth stewards.
Robin and Darcy offer workshops, retreats, and pilgrimages through out the Americas.
Check out www.starriversanctuary.com and www.wayofsovereignty.com for more information.
International Mentor, Guide, and Retreat Leader
Co-founder of
Star River Sanctuary & the "Empowerment & Resource Model" of Healing
Co-founder of the
Way of Sovereignty - Shamanic Tools for Spiritual Warriorship
Darcy is a gifted and highly trained plant spirit medicine Kamaska Curandero who specializes in sacred plant spirit medicine ceremonies and distance energy medicine. He is a sanctioned teacher of the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition and mentors other healers and practitioners globally. Darcy has worked with thousands of clients through his ceremonial and transformational energy work practice. He is tapped into the alive potential within humanity to transform and evolve into ways of living that are supportive of life. He has a deep passion for helping people heal and thrive, and has dedicated many years to training within shamanism, consciousness studies, self-inquiry, and various energy healing modalities.
Over the last 20 years he has been traveling to Peru to study with the Master shamans of the Peruvian Amazon, the high plateaus of the Andean mountains, and coastal Peru in the practice of traditional Curanderismo and Paqokuna shamanism. Eventually Darcy discovered the beautiful Pachakuti mesa lineage of Andean medicine taught by don Oscar Miro-Quesada. He felt very called to begin apprenticeship in this wisdom system, as well as journeying within the Pachakuti teacher’s path. Darcy has been astounded and astonished at the beauty, the majesty, and the incredible potential for these ancient Andean energies to transform and awaken consciousness in our lifetime. He is honoured to be able to be in service to the beauty of this lineage.
Darcy's synergetic ceremonial practice is an expression of his love for life and spirit. This practice is characterized by his love of learning, fearless curiosity, playful sense of humour, and kindness. Darcy is committed to support as many people as possible in this planetary evolution, and tremendously honored to be of service in the support of others in their own healing, wholeness and well being.
Karuna Erickson is a devoted yoga teacher as well as a psychotherapist who has been teaching yoga and training teachers for over 40 years. She is the co-author with Andrew Harvey of Heart Yoga. Paul Erickson is a certified meditation and yoga teacher, a psychotherapist, and the co-director of the Heart Yoga Centre, which offers 200-hour yoga teacher trainings at the Sentinel as a Registered Yoga School with Yoga Alliance. They teach workshops, yoga teacher trainings, and retreats internationally. For more info:
www.yogakaruna.com
Details of this retreat
The Heart of Relationship is a soulful, immersive retreat for anyone longing to bring more loving kindness, compassion, joy, and balance to both intimate and all interpersonal relationships
The insights and practices that will be shared in this retreat come from a combined experience of Karuna & Paul's 60 year partnership and Darcy & Robin's 20 year love adventure.
A sum total of 160 years of committed relating to one another- through the greatest joy and deepest challenges; the daily tending to life and living unique authentic spiritual paths;
and how through all of this we keep turning toward one another in love.
In the Heart of Relationship, we will explore, remember, and experience the unity
that underlies all seeming dualities -
the place of loving awareness the mystics call the Sacred Marriage.
Whether you’re in an ongoing relationship presently, in a thriving chapter or
navigating tender terrain, or curious about exploring what fundamental qualities are important in relationship,
this an invitation to deepen your connection and return to love as a living,
evolving practice in all your relationships.
In this retreat we will explore the foundational qualities of relationship that support and sustain us through the inevitable challenges and pain and open us to the deep joy of connection.
When our close relationships are strong and healthy, we are resourced to bring more of the inherent qualities of our heart forward. Our interpersonal
connections become a source of deep nourishment, strength, courage and
prosperity. But when they are strained or unwell, they can also become some of the most painful and disorienting parts of our lives.
This retreat isn’t about fixing what’s broken.
It’s about remembering who and what we most deeply are.
It’s about finding and keeping flowing the goodness that draws us to relationship-
--the spark of love, the soul resonance, and the magic that connects us.
What If Your Relationship Wasn’t Just Surviving, But Truly Thriving?
This retreat is rooted in the lived experience of two couples who have spent decades walking the path of sacred partnership:
Karuna and Paul Erickson, together for 60 years
Robin and Darcy Kopas, partners for nearly 20 years
Together, they will guide you into the deep waters of what it truly takes to grow, sustain, and thrive in a conscious, loving relationship. This is not philosophy but the practical wisdom born of direct experience.
During our time together, we will explore:
What makes love last—and how to keep it vibrant and nourishing through the seasons of change
Tools for navigating the hard times—from conflict to miscommunication to long periods of disconnection
How to make your relationship a true sanctuary—a space where both hearts feel safe, seen, and inspired
What it practically takes to thrive in joyful partnership and marriage over the inevitable challenges and pain of relationship -how to individually navigate beginning with one’s self and bringing those insights to relationship
How to keep the good flowing—whether you’re currently in an intimate relationship or calling it in
This retreat is for anyone in a partnership, or anyone who is preparing their heart for sacred relationship. No matter where you are on the journey, you are welcome here.
A Multi-Lineage, Heart-Led Journey
This retreat is deeply inspired by the perennial wisdom traditions of:
Mystical Yogic Wisdom
Embodied Buddhist teachings and practices
Andean & Cross Cultural Earth honoring ceremonial practice
Each lineage we work with offers a unique path to the Universal Heart—the timeless wisdom that lives within each one of us. This is not a philosophy, but a lived experience that awakens, heals, and evolves all that we truly are.
Together, we will explore and embody the great truth at the core of every mystical path:
Love is what unites us.
Loving awareness transcends all illusion of separateness.
Our unity is not a dream. It is reality. It is who we are.
Through movement, breath, ritual, honest dialogue, and sacred ceremony, we will co-create a field where love can be remembered, reclaimed, and renewed.
As Hafiz once asked,
“How did the rose ever open its heart and give to this world all its beauty?
It felt the encouragement of light against its being…”
Let us be that light for each other.
What Awaits You in This Sacred Gathering
Enter the Great Mysteries through the profound teachings of Yoga, Buddhism, Earth Honouring Shamanism, Breathwork, and Somatic Integration.
Experience deep healing through a Heart Medicine Ceremony focused on bringing Love to all relationships.
Engage in powerful shamanic journey work to uncover the hidden wisdom stored within our DNA.
Focused support for your life, relationship, and path of awakened Heart.
Sacred Council: Share in deep, heart-centered dialogue with a circle of kindred spirits.
Restorative Movement & Embodiment: Experience breath work, yoga, dance, and shamanic energy practices to ground your transformation.
Radical Cooperation & Open-Source Innovation: Together, we will birth new systems of mutual support for ourselves, our families, and our communities during this Great Turning.
Self-Care & Renewal:There will be opportunities for body work, medicine baths, and long walks in the many hiking trails on Crystal Mountain.
Post-Retreat Integration: Receive support through a follow-up Zoom integration call to weave your experiences into daily life.
Retreat Schedule
Friday, September 12
9:00–9:30 am · Arrival & Welcome
10:00–12:00 pm · Opening Circle
12:00–1:00 pm · Nourishing Lunch
1:00–6:00 pm · Heart Yoga & Meditation with Karuna & Paul
6:00 pm · Dinner
Evening · Rest & Relaxation
Saturday, September 13
Heart Medicine Ceremony
A sacred day of Earth-honoring ceremony facilitated by Darcy & Robin
All day · Immersion in Kamasqa Ceremony
Mid-Evening · Dinner
Sunday, September 14
Integration, Embodiment & Nourishment
8:30–9:30 am · Smoothies & Tea
9:30–11:30 am · Heart Yoga & Meditation
11:30 am · Brunch
12:30–5 pm · Ceremony Integration Circle closing circle (Guests who need to return home can or you are welcome to stay one more night for deeper rest and integration)
5-8pm Bodywork
6 pm · Dinner (optional)
Optional: Stay for an extra night of rest and integration onsite (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR PERSONAL INTEGRATION)
Monday, September 15
Completion & Blessing
8:00–9:00 am · Breakfast & Tea
9:00–10:30 am · Optional Karma Yoga Practice
What is included in this retreat:
Three Days of Earth-Honoring Ceremonial Work, Yoga, and Meditation
Heart Medicine Ceremony
Guided Shamanic Journey Work
Nourishing Organic, Vegetarian Meals
Cozy lodging
Highly Skilled, Experienced Facilitators
Optional Flower Baths & Bodywork Sessions
A Powerfully Held Container for Deep Transformation
This retreat will be held at Star River Sanctuary
Sacred Reciprocity: $999-$1,888.00 includes tuition, food and lodging
This is your invitation to step into the HEART OF RELATIONSHIP.
To return home to the LOVE that lives within you.
Sacred Reciprocity:
$999-$1,888.00
Learn More About Our Pricing Structure
Lodging Options at Star River Sanctuary
Shared Glamping Bell Tents | 2 x Twin beds per tent
Queen Bed Cabin Rooms for Couples or Close Friends
Bring your own Tent Sites
Star River Nourishment
Our Star Team Cooks craft organic, delicious meals featuring homegrown goodness from our 7 Generations Garden Project. This retreat includes a tour and an Ayni Karma Yoga experience in this sacred garden project.
Meals Include:
Hand prepared meals featuring local, organic, plant-based ingredients
Gluten-free and vegan options available to meet unique dietary needs
Handcrafted raw, gluten-free, and vegan desserts
Locally sourced beverages from Star River Gardens, Virtue Tea and Oso Negro Coffee
Join Us in This Sacred Gathering
This Heart Medicine Ceremonial Weekend is an invitation to remember the boundless power of Love as the greatest healing force on Earth.
💖 The wisdom of the Heart is calling you. This is a safe, sacred space to release, restore, and realign with your deepest truth, your inner healer, and your divine connection to all life.
If you feel the sincere call, come join us for this profound and heart-opening journey—an initiation into the healing power of Boundless Love.
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