Sacred France Pilgrimage
with Body Mind Shift Co-Founders: John & Marcela McBride
Summer Solstice~ June 18th- 25th 2017
Come join John and Marcela as they partner with highly experienced teachers & guides in France to lead you through the ancient mysteries of Mary Magdalene, the Black Madonna, the Mystic Cathars and the Knights Templar!
We will stay in a quaint bed & breakfast in the foothills of the French Pyrenees, in the small town of Puivert. Local guides will lead us to the sacred sites of this land where we will climb mountains, descend into the Cathar Initiation caves, bath in Sacred Waters and Re~Member our lineage as healers and lightworkers of the New Earth. Some of the places we could explore and commune with are:
* Renne la Chateau~ the Magdalene Chapel
* Cathar Initiation Caves
* Isis Pentagram sacred site
* Montsegur~ last fortress of the Cathars
* Fountaine des Amours
* Mary Magdalene caves
This is a Calling of your Soul, and a Reuniting of a time past, that is very much alive today! We will stay in the beautiful home of our hosts, and guides, Pete and Anaiya. Their home is "Occitania", the recently reclaimed name of this Sacred Region.
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Your Sacred Tour includes:
~ 8 days and 7 nights lodging at the beautiful and quaint bed and breakfast
~ Breakfast and dinner each day. (The bakery van pulls up right outside our door each morning! Fresh croissant anyone? ;-) Lunch will be up to each individual, and will often be shared on location at the sacred sites each day, or in local cafe's nearby, as a group.
~ Transportation throughout our week together, as well as, guides to lead our journeys.
~ Optional morning sessions including meditation, yogic practices, sound healing and spiritual downloaded messages and guidance for each day.
~ Option to participate in, and receive benefit from, ritual and ceremony at the sacred sites, being lead by experienced ritualist and guides. These will include sound and energy healing, as well as "Spirit guided" processes for our particular group. Many people, including your guides, Marcela and John, have received spiritual activations and downloads while in these sacred spots. This can be life-changing within itself!
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A note on planning your flight: we recommend you fly into Toulouse, France, arriving by early afternoon of June 18th. at the latest, if possible. This will allow you to utilize transport support from our local hosts, for a small additional fee. Our retreat location is 1 1/2 hrs. from Toulouse.
Your other option is to fly in Carcassone, France and take a train to Quillian, being picked up there. We will complete our tour after breakfast on June 25th. with a closing circle. Plan your return flight late afternoon/ evening of the 25th, or later. Feel free to contact us about this detail as needed, so we can support with your transport on the ground.
Your other option is to fly in Carcassone, France and take a train to Quillian, being picked up there. We will complete our tour after breakfast on June 25th. with a closing circle. Plan your return flight late afternoon/ evening of the 25th, or later. Feel free to contact us about this detail as needed, so we can support with your transport on the ground.
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About your guides, John and Marcela~

John and Marcela McBride are co-owners of Body Mind Shift Healing Arts Collective and Urban Retreat Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, where they both have their private healing practices. They share a deep passion for supporting clients creating transformation and deeper purpose in their lives.
In the fall of 2015, they followed the call to travel to South France on pilgrimage to commune with the Sacred Feminine and the Wild and Magical history of the Cathars and the Knights Templar in this beautiful sacred land. They've had a dream to take a group back with them, since then, and are thrilled to be returning with their first group for Summer Solstice 2017! Learn more about them here: Marcela's website and John's website
In the fall of 2015, they followed the call to travel to South France on pilgrimage to commune with the Sacred Feminine and the Wild and Magical history of the Cathars and the Knights Templar in this beautiful sacred land. They've had a dream to take a group back with them, since then, and are thrilled to be returning with their first group for Summer Solstice 2017! Learn more about them here: Marcela's website and John's website