Holding ceremonies, events and retreats around the world. Lydia is currently based in Scotland but also travels to Europe and South America regularly.
Lydia collaborates with other healers, artists and shamans to offer transformational ceremonies with plant medicines and healing practices to facilitate healing, awakening and inner alchemy.
Upcoming Ceremonies & Events
July Kundalini Yoga & Medicine Ceremony
Kundalini Yoga, Medicine Songs, Cacao and Amazonian Plant Medicine Hapé and Sanaga
Join Jenny and Lydia for this powerful ceremony on Saturday 25th July at Stockbridge venue, LifeCare Edinburgh
Lydia begins by serving Amazonian medicines while offering traditional medicine prayers to connect inward, release and let go. Jenny will then lead us through a powerful yet grounding practice of kundalini yoga which includes breathwork & mantra, followed by a deep relaxation with sound to help the practice and the medicines integrate. We spend time at the end connecting and sharing with ceremonial cacao, and healthy nutritious, homemade snacks
About these medicines:
Sananga is a potent medicine from the Amazon, traditionally administered as eye drops. Though the sensation can be intense, its effects are short-lived. Sananga enhances focus, reduce migraines and headaches, opens your third eye and provides an energetic cleansing.
Hapé is a sacred tobacco-based snuff used by Indigenous Amazonian tribes, such as the Yawanawá. Traditionally, it is used for spiritual and physical healing, balancing energies, and bringing clarity. It’s also a grounding tool.
Although not a psychedelic, it should be avoided by those who are pregnant, have heart conditions, or suffer from serious mental health issues.
Lydia is an integrative psychologist and student of Yawanawá culture and spirituality, Lydia has lived in the Amazon jungle, immersing herself in the teachings of the Yawanawá people. She has also helped establish the Emâ Vena retreat centre and continues to support Indigenous communities through ceremonial work and fundraising.
Jenny is a kundalini yoga teacher and postpartum doula, who has a passion for bringing healing modalities to her community through these collaborations.
Exchange including all medicines is £95 (£85 early bird discount until end of June)
Saturday 25 July 2026
10:30 am 2:30 pm
LifeCare Edinburgh2 Cheyne StreetEdinburgh, Scotland, EH4 1JBUnited Kingdom
Sacred Marakame Retreat
For the first time, we are honoured to welcome Don Efren Bautista, Grandfather elder and Marakame from the Wixárika tradition of Mexico, to hold an intimate ceremonial retreat in Scotland.
This is a rare opportunity to sit within an unbroken lineage of ceremony, prayer and connection to the natural world, held with depth, respect and care.
Over this weekend retreat we will gather in a small, intentional group for:
• An overnight ceremony guided by Don Efren Bautista
• A full integration day to rest, land and reflect with access to hot tub and ice baths.
• Optional 1:1 ceremonial negative energy and disease extraction healing sessions (£45 EXTRA)
• Nourishing meals throughout the retreat
• Time in nature and community connection
This is a deeply held ceremonial space designed for those who feel genuinely called to slow down, listen inwardly, and enter a process of reflection and renewal.
Many people who enter spaces like this experience a deep sense of release, clarity and reconnection to self and the greater, each person’s journey will be entirely unique.
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ABOUT THE CEREMONY
The Wixárika tradition is rooted in generations of relationship with the land, ceremony and prayer. Within this lineage, the Marakame is a ceremonial leader and healer who works through prayer, chant and connection with the natural and spiritual world.
This is a living tradition, carried with responsibility and care.
We invite all participants to approach this space with respect, openness and humility.
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ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS
Shared yurt space: £595
includes full access to the retreat, medicines, ceremonies and meals.
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APPLICATION PROCESS
Due to the depth of this retreat, all spaces are offered through an application process.
Once your application has been reviewed, you will be contacted if a space is available and provided with full booking details.
A 50% non-refundable deposit secures your place once accepted.
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TO APPLY
Please send me an email CLICK HERE
Spaces are very limited.
If you feel called, trust that feeling.
I look forward to welcoming those who are ready for this kind of space.