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Sacred Passages in Southern Colorado are often conducted in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, so named for the deep reddish alpine glow that lights them up with a brilliant reddish-gold hue at sunset. This region is one of the most remote and dramatically beautiful areas in North America. Five peaks rise mightily to over 14,000 feet. Solo sites range from 8,600 to 12,000 feet elevation. Pristine alpine lakes, mountains and meadows are home to abundant wildlife. Herds of elk, bighorn sheep, and mountain goats graze the high country, while pronghorn antelope and mule deer roam the foothills and open valleys. Forests of fragrant, orange-barked ponderosa pine, pinion pine, spruce, fir and aromatic juniper clothe the mountains up to 11,000 feet.
Our 210-acre base camp, Gaia Sanctuary, is centered in one of North America's most sacred areas. This land has been used for vision quests, meditation, prayer and spiritual ceremony for millennia. Because of its spiritual uniqueness, the land is particularly suited to in-depth shamanic trainings, longer Awareness Trainings, and Passage solos, and to Sacred Passage's Guide Training intensives.
During our Sacred Passage season, rainbows may guide you to an enduring vision of the interconnectedness of inner and outer nature. This experience of deep communion with all of Nature is a primary focus of your Awareness Training. In an equally important aspect of the Training, you will learn how to accomplish a deeper realization of your Source Essence beyond all names and forms. A distinctive quality of the area where your Passage solo occurs is a spacious view of towering mountains and the vastness of the sky. These spacious qualities are inspirational in cultivating the realization of the immensity and clarity of your inner sky-like awareness.
As the Awareness Training and wilderness solo merge in you, this special ground will be the crucible for your inner transformation.
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