Ibá Ashé Retreat
A Medicine & Music Immersion into Afro-Brazilian Cosmology in Harmony with the Forces of Nature
Step into a week of soulful immersion where rhythm, ritual, and nature converge. Ibá Ashé invites you to experience the living cosmology of Umbanda through drumming, sacred offerings, embodied movement, and healing ceremonies that open the heart and realign the spirit.
Guided by experienced practitioners, you will encounter the Orixás—sacred expressions of the elemental forces of nature: water, fire, earth, air, and sky. You will learn how these elemental energies influence love, health, justice, prosperity, and the deeper currents of everyday life.
Throughout the week, you will participate in evocative ceremonies, hands-on workshops, and intimate teachings that weave together ancestral wisdom with practical healing arts, providing an experience of profound personal and spiritual transformation.
Retreat Highlights
Four transformative ceremonies offering deep collective healing and spiritual renewal
Interactive workshops featuring sacred music, prayer, offering-making, and traditional healing practices
Personalized guidance through small-group teaching, reflection, and spiritual integration
Nature immersions, including sacred walks, time by the ocean, and guided contemplation in the Atlantic Rainforest
All-inclusive accommodations with nourishing meals and comfortable lodging throughout the retreat
Registration and Information:
Hosted by: Escola do Pentagrama, escoladopentagrama@gmail.com @escoladopentagrama
When: Saturday, October 24 – Friday, October 30
Contact: Marco Jabur: +55 11 99195-2683
Event website: https://iba-ashe.lovable.app/
Please note: Participants must have previous experience with forest medicines and be able to communicate in English.
About the Facilitator
Iya Ju (Ifágbemisolà) is an Iyanifá and Umbanda Priestess whose work weaves together African-rooted spiritual traditions, Divine Magic, and sacred forest medicines. She has received specialized initiations in Fire Alchemy through Pena Branca College and Exu Alchemy through the Saraceni Institute. As the founder of Escola do Pentagrama, Iya Ju is dedicated to making ancestral wisdom and mediumistic development more accessible, practical, and grounded in genuine spiritual autonomy. Drawing on her background in education and international content development, she brings a unique approach that combines rigorous theological study with practical spiritual guidance. Through Afro-diasporic shamanic traditions, she supports students in cultivating balance, healing, and personal growth.