Open to the Living Energies of the Land
Shamanic Initiations
A week-long shamanic immersion among Brittany’s megaliths, sacred springs, ancient trees, and Romanesque churches
Join us for a Shamanic Initiation Retreat in Brittany—an intimate, heart-led exploration of high-vibration places. Learn to sense and work with your energy system, awaken your ‘body antenna,’ and commune with the devas, undines, and master trees that infuse this land with presence.
Who is this for?
- People who feel called to sacred landscapes, subtle energy, and experiential learning.
- Anyone curious about the subtle world.
- Spiritual seekers, sensitives, healers, and nature mystics.
- People who want direct experience of sacred places.
- Anyone craving a grounded, embodied approach to energy work and shamanic practice.
This retreat is for you if you feel the hum beneath your feet, the quiet beckoning of standing stones, the wisdom in sacred waters, and the presence of ancient trees. You don’t need prior experience—just a sincere curiosity for the sacred.
What Makes This Retreat Unique
- Hands-on training in sensing energy with your own energetic system (chakras, central channel, and body antenna).
- Direct encounters with Brittany's megalithic sites: menhirs, dolmens, and stone alignments.
- Practices: attunement to devas and undines, and communion with master trees.
- Deepening your awareness: sensing energy rings, vortexes, and water veins flowing beneath sacred sites.
- Culinary and communal integration: French country cooking, local ciders and wines, shared evening meals.
Food, Fellowship, and French Country Cooking
Meals are part of the initiation—sensory, grounded, and shared.
- Breakfasts that fuel the day’s exploration.
- Packed lunches for picnics at sacred sites, lingering as the land re‑tunes us.
- Evening French cooking workshops—hands‑on and collaborative—using fresh, organic ingredients.
- Beverages include organic wines and Breton ciders.
- Non‑alcoholic alternatives are always available.
We cook together, we eat together, and we digest the day’s teachings with warmth and laughter.
Buckwheat Galettes ~ A Breton specialty
Delicious Cheeses ~ A French staple!
Mussels and Fries ~ A typical Breton meal
Crepe caramel au beurre salé ~ What's not to like?
Typical Breton cookies ~ Sweet, buttery goodness
Apple Cider ~ A speciality of the land
What you will learn
- Energy System Foundations: learn the fundamentals of working with your body antenna, central channel and chakras to sense energies.
- Body Antenna Training: deepen your abilities at each sacred place.
- Devas, Undines,and Nature spirits: discover how to interact with these high vibrational beings.
- Energerics of Sacred Sites: investigate how to detect rings and vortexes of energy.
- Water Wisdom: feel underground water veins, understand how sacred waters structure effect the energy and vitality of the place.
Flow of the Day
With lots of time to spend soaking in the high vibrations of carefully chosen sacred sites you have the opportunity to discover your personal way of interacting with the divine.
Our days are alive with discovery. We follow the weather, the group’s needs, and the day’s invitation.
Pictured on the right is the representation of a Deva over the standing stone.
How our days are structured
Morning: delicious self-prepared breakfast featuring organic yogurts, creamy local butter, homemade jams, honey, farm-fresh eggs, fresh fruit, croissants, muesli, and pain au chocolat.
After breakfast, we’ll pack a picnic lunch to enjoy at one of Brittany’s many beautiful and sacred sites.
Each day, we’ll explore four to six remarkable locations, blending the magic of ancient menhirs and dolmens, sacred springs, centuries-old trees, and charming Breton chapels. Our picnic lunches are a chance to relax and soak in the unique energy of these special places.
Later in the day, we’ll stop at an organic market to pick up fresh ingredients for our communal dinner. Each of us will join in the fun of preparing, cooking, and sharing a simple country meal together—think fresh seafood, local vegetables, and regional specialties like mussels and fries and to top it off, crepe caramel au buerre salé.
Of course, local ciders and French wines will be on hand to complete the experience!.
Sample itinerary
The itinerary is changeable depending on the weather, group dynamics, and flow. Here are a few of the places we visit.
- Sample Day 1
- St Uzec Menhir
- Ty Lia Allée Couverte
- Prajou Allée Couverte and Menhir ~ Lunch
- Fertility Stones
- Allée Couverte de Crec’h Quillé
- St Samson, chapel, menhir, and fontaine
- Sample Day 2
- Chapel of the Sept Saints built over a dolmen
- Old Beech Tree
- Activations at the Lanleff Temple ~ lunch
- Free time in the charming village of Paimpol
Your Home in Brittany
We’ll stay six nights in a renovated traditional stone Breton longère—dating back to the 17th century. Deep in the countryside, peace, calm, and tranquility will infuse your nights.
We have 6 double bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. Limited single rooms are available for an extra fee.
Logistics
- Location: Ploumilliau, Brittany, France.
- Dates: One retreat each month; See "Choose the Month of your Adventure"
- Group Size: Intimate - up to 10, to preserve sensitivity and depth of practice.
- Activity Level: Gentle walking less than 30 min; mostly outdoors.
- What's Included: Teaching, guided site visits, picnic lunches, communal dinners and instruction, organic food and local beverages.
- Not Included: Airfare/train to Brittany, personal purchases, travel insurance.
- Languages: French, English, Spanish (+ some Italian and German).
- Transport: 9‑seater van + car for site visits.
What to bring
- Comfortable clothes and layers. We are in the country and many of the places we visit are in fields. So bring good walking shoes. Rain is never far away in Brittany, so be
prepared for rain or sunshine.
Check the weather before you leave and don't forget a raincoat!
Your Guides
We are warm, attentive hosts and experienced initiators who guide intimate, soul-deep journeys with both practical care and profound energetic expertise.
Dominique brings over 25 years of teaching and a lifetime of sacred solar geometry, geomancy, and geobiology practice. He is able to read and harmonize the unseen energies of land and structure and to decode the living intelligence of sacred sites.
Karen offers decades-long training focused on sacred solar geometry, body dowsing, and shamanic practices, complemented by studies in space clearing, BioGeometry, and Interior Alignment.
Together we create a relaxed, nourishing container—comfortable farmhouse lodging, fresh croissants each morning, community style home-cooked organic meals, and a thoughtful, unhurried itinerary—so you can fully experience standing stones, ancient trees, holy wells, cathedrals, and the subtle devas of place.
Guests consistently praise our knowledge, generosity, humor, and the way we blend clear instruction with initiation-style experiences that help people reconnect, integrate, and return home transformed.
FAQ
- Do I need prior experience? No—come as you are.
- Are dietary needs accommodated? Yes—please share in advance.
- Can I join alone? Absolutely; many do.
- How physical is the retreat? Gentle. Walks are easy and ≤ 30 minutes each way.
- Languages spoken English, French, and Spanish.
A total of five participants is needed for each monthly retreat.
Testimonials
“Now that we are safely back home in Portugal, we’d like to say merci beaucoup to Karen, Dominique, and Nicolas for hosting a wonderful and magical Cathars Cathars Tour. It was an experience to remember for a lifetime. And thank you to all you fellow curious travelers who were respectful and kind to us and others throughout the week in France. Gail and I enjoyed your company and look forward to seeing you on future tours!!"
MILLS AND GAIL - Cathar Castle Tour 2024
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“I thoroughly enjoyed the way that Karen and Dominique led the Equinox Initiation Tour in Brittany. As promised, it was not a hurried typical packing, unpacking and constantly-changing locations type of journey.
We were housed on the rural property that the leaders own. Our quarters were clean and comfortable. I could have stayed for weeks in my en-suite bedroom with a view of the large yard and a platform where birds landed every morning.
A well-appointed and modern kitchen was available for us to make breakfast and kind Dominique provided us with fresh croissants from the local bakery each morning.
The daily schedule consisted of visiting 2 or 3 special sacred sites in the morning, a leisurely lunch at nearby restaurants with French ambiance, and then more sites in the afternoon. When we returned to our home away from home, there was time to rest before we were served a delicious home-cooked meal and wonderful organic wines and cheeses. We shared stories and laughter until it was time to head off for a night of sleep.
I really appreciated the relaxed and flexible schedule that we kept to and the peaceful, quiet, and spirit-filled places we visited.
I was attracted to the journey for a much-needed reconnection to the spiritual solace I find in sacred natural spaces. From spending ample time with energetic standing stones, ancient trees, moss-covered forest floors, and views of tidal inlets, I got just what I came for.
Many thanks to this knowledgeable, generous, and humorous couple for my wonderful first introduction to Celtic Brittany!"
CONNIE M. - Equinox Initiation Tour 2024
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“Thank you, Karen, Dominique, and Nicolas, for this wonderful Cathar Castles Tour. For me, the experience was a marvelous discovery of a new way to see, not just to see, but to feel the world and the energies surrounding us. Thank you all for making this possible, and from now on, I’m in!!!
JULIAN URQUIZA - Cathar Castles Tour 2024
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“It was a wonderful experience visiting Brittany with Dominique and Karen. They took us to many energized places that I never would have found on my own! We visited special trees, including a 1,500 year old oak tree; holy wells; the rock alignments at Carnac; several portal dolmens; many awesome menhirs; and a few special churches. But we did more than just see these places; we learned to experience the energies there and identify the devas of the places.
We had a complete tour of charming Brittany with its vast coastline and villages full of flowers. We were treated to the very best of French cuisine and wine. Dominque and Karen ensured that we stayed healthy and cared for with extra vitamins and lots of fun.
Some nights, we sat around the farmhouse table and had home-cooked meals, which were delicious, completely organic, and served with organic wines and cognac. Then, we had great discussions and lessons. I highly recommend this trip! ”
KRISTINA M. WOOD - Equinox Initiation Tour of Brittany 2024
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“When I stood in the center of the Crucuno Solsticial Quadrilateral (there, I said it!), I felt such a sense of balance and integration and belonging and rightness that I can’t adequately convey it with words. My profound thanks to Karen and Dominique for the unique experiences you afforded me. I have all those wonderful and unique experiences downloaded and cataloged within me to call upon (recall) when I wish to re-experience any of the myriad pristine energy frequencies I interacted with.
This truly was a magical mystery tour. And, as a bonus, I have learned a lot about working internally with my main chakras (especially the crown!) and have incorporated that knowledge into my internal energy work. And the food was good too! Thanks for everything. With love…”
CHERIE WOODS - Magical Brittany Tour 2019
If you’re called by old stones, sacred waters, and the whisper of ancient trees, Brittany is ready to meet you. Come sit, sense, and remember. The land will do the teaching; we’ll offer the practices that help you hear.
