Welcome to episode #9!

Today is a very special interview with the Grandmother of our moon dance, Vanessa Calderón. Co-host, Marian Paniagua, interviews Vanessa about many topics including the use of ancient tools in the ceremonies, what the dance circle is meant to activate, and why she is "not a teacher" even though we learn SO MUCH by listening to her!

Co-host, Mya, is entering her first year as a dancer and Co-host, Marian, is entering her fifth year of initiation within Vanessa’s circle.

Vanessa is the grandmother guide of the Tlahuizpapalotl Moon Dance, a dance circle that began in 2011. She is a midwife, dancer, artisan, promoter of fair trade and world traveler with the purpose of promoting circles of reconnection with Mother Earth and our spiritual reality.

You can read about Vanessa on her website here.

Make sure to check out Our amazing wellness guide to Costa Rica, which features an experiences that give you access to the wisdom of the moon dance. You are sure to receive an aligned and authentic, connected experience with our wellness retreat program.

We invite you to come and bathe in the frequency of PLAY. That is our signature. We dance, we light up our divine feminine fires, and we play!

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