Somatic Shamanism & Energy Medicine Wheel - Jaguar Medicine - Connect to Power

A four-part retreat journey held at The Acorn Wellness Retreat in the sacred landscape of Nidderdale near Harrogate, facilitated by Kay Louise Aldred www.kaylouisealdred.com @kaylouisealdred

Rooted in the teachings and archetypes of the Four Winds and evolved through my own gnosis, professional learning, lived experience and trauma-informed nervous system practice, this body of work is what I call Somatic Shamanism — an embodied and grounded approach to healing, reconnection and remembrance.

Each retreat day offers space to work deeply with one direction of the medicine wheel and its corresponding archetype, element and transformational themes.

Together, the wheel becomes a complete healing journey — returning you to the earth, your essence and the interconnected nature of life itself.

Retreat days include ceremonial cacao*, guided somatic and shamanic practices, reflection, meditation and a nourishing plant-based lunch.

While each retreat can be experienced as a powerful stand-alone journey, completing the full Medicine Wheel offers a deeper and more integrated unfolding through body, emotion, mind and heart.

Somatic Shamanism & Energy Medicine Wheel - Jaguar - Connect to Power

Arrive 9:30am for welcome refreshments
Plant-based lunch provided
£110 per person

At Samhain, the veil thins and we are invited into the depths — the emotional, ancestral and intuitive realms of being.

Are you ready to activate your intuition and instinctive intelligence held in your sacral chakra, build emotional resilience and reconnect with your personal power?

This Somatic Shamanism and Energy Medicine retreat weaves together ceremonial cacao*, guided somatic practice, meditation, reflection and shamanic journeying as we work with the archetype of the Jaguar. Jaguar moves with precision through darkness and teaches us how to see clearly when things are hidden or unclear.

Jaguar energy supports emotional sovereignty, healthy boundaries, ancestral healing and the release of inherited patterns and unconscious entanglements. It restores courage, clarity and deep inner strength.

This is a potent day for emotional recalibration, empowerment and reclaiming instinctive knowing.

*Please check with your GP or healthcare provider that ceremonial cacao is suitable alongside any medications, supplements or health conditions you may have.

Next Dates on the Somatic Shamanism & Energy Medicine Wheel:

Friday 5th February 2027 - Hummingbird Medicine — Soul Light

Friday 9th April 2027 - Eagle & Condor Medicine — Union with Source, Within and Without