Becoming Luminous:
3-month journey of inner transformation through the teachings and energy practices of the Andean mystical tradition
*Online program commencing Friday September 4th
Who are we, and what is truly possible when we no longer see ourselves only through the limitations of our stories? What voice is longing to be heard, and what capacities are ready to be awakened? What happens when we connect with our own inner medicine and begin to remember our wholeness from the inside out?
This 3-month journey is an invitation to be immersed in the mystical world of sacred energetics. You will be guided on a gentle spiral journey through each major energy centre, making your way to the ‘heart of your humanness’. This is where we come home to the luminous Self (our Inka seed) — the essence of our potential and our deeper blueprint. From here, we work energetically to support this aspect of ourselves to come into a fuller, more embodied expression through us. Through this initiatory process, we work in sacred partnership with powerful nature beings (as both physical and metaphysical forms), cultivating our personal relationship with the timeless medicine and wisdom of the natural world and the vital life-force that flows through us.
This work is about becoming more empowered as visionaries and conscious co-creators in our own lives. It is path that brings us back into right relationship with the deeper self and with the living intelligence of the world both within and around us, our place of deep belonging. If you are ready to take the next leap on your journey of personal evolution, and to remember, reclaim and embody the heart of who you are, then this invitation is for you.
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The program weaves together foundational teachings and energy practices from the Andean mystical tradition, energy activations, and a range of practices for you to experience, explore, and integrate into your personal medicine toolkit and daily practice.
In the first half of the journey, you are guided through a gentle process of recapitulation and personal alchemy, focusing on specific energy centres (ñawis). You are supported in working with any slow, heavy, or distorted energy in your field and in exploring ways of moving toward greater coherence within your system. Through guided liminal journeys, you are invited to connect with your inner medicine and explore new perspectives on your life, including how you relate to your own power. You are supported in holding a space of radical compassion for all that you are. During this stage, there is also the invitation, if it feels right, to begin making peace with aspects of your past, and to soften patterns that may have felt disempowering or depleting.
At the mid-way point we take time for deep rest, solitude, introspection, and integration. We create personal ritual to acknowledge the experiences of our life. We make space for a renewed connection with the luminous Self. We allow space for what is ready to emerge next.
The second half takes us through a process of deep nourishment and empowerment as we explore and work with the medicine of the awakened heart, weaving and embodying our luminous essence through the layers of the light body. We move through an energetic process of unfolding and “flowering,” allowing a sense of our gifts and capacities to become more available to us, as a new sense of story and orientation may begin to emerge through our lived experience.
Finally, we gather in community to honour our journeys and each other. We offer the energy of our awakened hearts to the world. We set intentions in ceremony and express gratitude for all that has been received, as we prepare ourselves to meet what is yet to unfold…
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This is for you if you are ready:
To explore the next step on your journey of personal evolution
To engage with the sacred architecture of your light body
To work with your inner medicine
To remember, reclaim and embody the heart of who you are
This program offers an initiation into a luminous path of personal and conscious evolution.
Whether you choose to continue with the Andean path or not, the teachings offered are intended to deepen personal practice, support and complement other forms of inner work and self-development, and provide a set of tools for navigating the human experience. This program invites personal responsibility for your own process and experience.
There are no prerequisites or requirements, other than openness, curiosity and commitment. The more you engage with the practices, the more you may find yourself able to work with what is being offered.
You will be introduced to, and guided in working with, core teachings and foundational energy practices informed by the Andean medicine tradition. This tradition is rooted in lineages of Inca wisdomkeepers and practitioners from the high Andes. and I work specifically with teachings and practices sharedx by master paqos (healers/mystics) from two distinct lineages (Q’ero and Wasao/Cusco). I have been initiated into these living lineages and trained in this work by my primary teacher and mentor, Joan Parisi Wilcox.
The practices we will be doing are simple, practical, and meditative in nature. There is little physical movement — sessions are primarily done sitting or lying down.
This is an intensive program that requires commitment, and you will also be offered weekly practices to explore at home. These are intended to support your engagement with the work and your personal process, including your relationship with your own inner medicine and self-care resources. Developing your own self-care practice is an important aspect of this program.
The first part of the journey invites a deep exploration of the heart of our humanness. This may involve meeting aspects of ourselves that feel uncomfortable or unfamiliar. In our shared space, you will be guided, held, and supported through this process, and there will be space for what arises to be witnessed with care.
The second part of the journey focuses on working with inner medicine — the luminous essence — and exploring how this may be experienced and expressed through the layers of the light body. While this phase is often experienced as lighter in nature, it can still involve moments of resistance or challenge, particularly where there are long-held patterns or experiences. You will be supported throughout this process, and it is important that you have appropriate personal support systems in place to help you integrate your experience outside of the program if needed.
It is important that you discuss any relevant health concerns, conditions, or sensitivities with me before registering to ensure this program is appropriate for you. This is not a therapeutic space and does not replace the need for appropriate medical, psychological, or psychiatric support.
Disclaimer
The work that I offer, in all aspects, is an alternative, spiritual and experiential approach to wellbeing. It is important for me [Alexandra Skye Gibson] to be clear that I am not a therapist or medical professional, registered or otherwise, and I do not provide medical or psychotherapeutic advice, diagnosis, or prescriptions. The energy practices I work with and the intuitive guidance I offer are not intended to diagnose, prevent, treat or cure any illness, disease or condition, and are not a substitute for appropriate medical or mental health care. If you have any health concerns, it is always recommended that you seek support from a qualified medical or mental health professional.
Energy medicine / energy healing is a collective term used to describe a broad field of modalities generally understood as working with subtle aspects of human experience in relation to balance, awareness, and wellbeing. It is considered a gentle, non-invasive approach to holistic wellbeing.
The teachings and guidance I offer — including in sessions, classes, writings on my website, social media, and blog — are educational, philosophical, and spiritual in nature, drawing on a range of wisdom traditions, including Indigenous knowledge shared with me through mentors and teachers of those traditions, as well as my own study, practice, and intuitive experience with energetic modalities.
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This program is being offered online via Zoom and is open to the international community.
While it is encouraged that you attend the sessions live, it is also possible to participate via access to recordings of the sessions, or a combination of both.
All 14 live sessions will be held weekly on Fridays at 9.30am, AEST. Each session will be 1.5-2hrs.
The program duration is 15 weeks, commencing on Friday September 4th and concluding on December 11th. There will be a break (no session) at the mid-way point (Week 8) for rest, reflection, and integration of the first half of the journey.
The initial session will ‘open our sacred container’. This session includes a welcome ceremony, an overview of the program, setting intentions, and an introduction to our first energy practice, as well as some time for personal introductions and questions.
Each week, you will be given audio recordings and/or additional resources to support you with at-home practices. These are yours to keep.
You will have access to optional discounted 1:1 mentoring sessions. These will be offered online via Zoom.
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This online program is limited to 20 participants.
To register your interest, please complete the form below and I will respond within 24–48 hours with confirmation and details of how to secure your place with an initial (non-refundable) deposit, as well as an invoice for the full amount, to be paid by August 28th, when registration closes.
Early Bird – closes July 10th
AUD 880Full price - closes September 1st
AUD 1,110A non-refundable deposit of AUD 220 is required to secure your place.
Payment plans are available if needed — please let me know when you register your interest and I will provide available options. Full payment must be finalised by September 1st.
The program is non-refundable once full payment has been made.
It is important to understand that this program involves a committed, step-by-step process. We will be moving through material sequentially, with time for integration after each session. This is not a drop-in style course, and it is important to engage with each stage of the process in order, whether joining live or via recordings.
As always, please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions about payment or commitment.
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This program consists of:
14 x weekly live Zoom calls (1.5-2hrs each), with access to recordings for 4 weeks after each session
Access to generously discounted 1:1 mentoring calls for the duration of the immersion (September 4 - December 11)
6 × 1hr community connection and integration calls for three months after the immersion - a time to reconnect with your community, ask questions, revise practices and share some of your experiences. These calls will also be recorded for those who can’t join live. Questions can be emailed in advance.
A wealth of personally curated audio recordings/additional resources to keep for your ongoing at-home practice
In joining this immersion, you become part of the growing Sowelu Soul Medicine Community and will have priority access to special offers for upcoming events / workshops, etc.
If you’d like to learn more about this 3-month online immersion program, let’s make a time to connect - I’d love to hear from you.
The Andean tradition
I have been very fortunate to have been initiated as a mesa carrier (‘medicine’ carrier) by my primary teacher and mentor, Joan Parisi Wilcox, into the living lineages of three highly esteemed master paqos (healers/mystics) of the last generation: don Benito Qoriwaman (Cusco lineage), don Andres Espinosa (Q’ero lineage), and don Melchor Desa (Cusco lineage). Joan has been a practitioner of the tradition for 30 years and a teacher since 2015. She has worked closely with the Andean paqos, particularly in the process of writing Masters of the Living Energy, a book that anyone interested in this path should read. The teachings of these lineages have been passed down through families and widsdomkeepers and has roots that trace back roughly 1000 years to the time of the Inca Empire - and likely for thousands of years before. The teachings continue to be lovingly preserved in more recent times through teachers like don Juan Nuñez del Prado and his son, don Ivan, as well as my primary teacher, Joan - and also through people like me.
At its heart, the Andean tradition is a grounded and embodied spirituality that enables us to integrate spirit, body, earth and purpose without bypassing the human experience. Joan Parisi Wilcox says that on this path our goal is not to escape or transcend our humanness, but to “live more fully, naturally, and joyously as whole and healed human beings”. Practising the tradition does not mean that our lives become free of challenges, disruption or struggle. Rather, it allows us to welcome these experiences with an open heart - to greet them no differently than we might do with experiences of ease and joy. It is a path towards being in love with all of life, of descending into the heart of our humanness, where our Inka Seed, our drop of the mystery lives and pulses within us - ready to be expressed through us.
The Andean tradition is framed by its own cosmovision - a highly comprehensive understanding of the cosmos that shapes and frames how we interpret, and interact with the universe, nature, and humanity - the world of living energy. Its underlying principles are about the interconnectedness between the physical, spiritual, and natural worlds. It is a mystical tradition, emphasising the importance of our direct personal experience, rather than simply being about following a system or rules imposed on us. Indeed, one of the foundational aspects of the path is the personal relationships we cultivate and nurture with the teqse apukuna (universal spirit beings) - Sun, Moon, Wind/Air, Earth, and Water, as well as all the other nature beings. These powerful beings serve as important guides and allies in our work and assist us on our path of conscious evolution and in the awakening and deepening of our personal medicine.
Practicing this tradition provides us with a truly beautiful way of coming to know ourselves as whole beings, denying no aspect of who we are - what I like to call ‘holding the paradox of everything all at once’. In working with the practices and following the teachings, we are working towards releasing our heaviness, integrating all our experiences, and empowering our energy body so that we can fully embody our luminosity. This is the realisation of our true potential as spiritual beings in human form.
Walking this path is often referred to as sumaq kawsay - which means ‘to live a good (or beautiful) life’. One of the things I love most about the path of a paqo is that it’s about embodying joyousness and being at play in the world of living energy. Its essence is so much about lightheartedness, even though it is also deeply serious, reverent work. The sacred practices of the tradition are called pukllay, which means ‘play’ in the native Quechua language.
The energy practices we do are simple, practical and above all (speaking from experience) very effective. Part of the nature of the tradition is to be able to do the practices in our ordinary daily life and in an ordinary state of consciousness. We view our human life as our spiritual life and as our greatest teacher, with every moment an opportunity to learn and grow.
I truly hope you will join me on this incredible 3-month journey to see for yourself the gifts of walking this path.
Integrity
One of the most important things to me as an initiate, practitioner and teacher of the Andean tradition is upholding integrity and having pure intentions around how I share the knowledge and wisdom I have received.
Seeking integrity led me to work with Joan Wilcox, my primary teacher and mentor. Joan has dedicated much of her life to preserving the teachings of this tradition, just as her teacher, don Juan Nuñez del Prado - and his son don Ivan, have done. As far as I know, there are no better teachers of this tradition for those of us learning the tradition outside of the Andes. They have served lovingly, respectfully, and honourably as chakarunas (bridges), sharing the incredible wealth of these teachings with other initiates of this path like myself.
My ‘medicine’ is unique - just as yours is, and everybody else’s is. I do not believe that any two people ever offer the same ‘medicine’. My ‘medicine’ is a culmination of everything in my life that has led me here - my personal experiences and depth of personal healing, my training and personal practice, and my continued journey of learning and growth. The teachings and practices of the Andean tradition are a significant part of what I offer but not in any its entirety. What I offer is a ‘weaving’ of these sacred teachings and practices into my own energy artistry and other practices that I have learned or created and developed over many years of doing this kind of work and walking this path.
In order to uphold the integrity of the teachings, I do my absolute best to be as clear as possible about what I share and offer - i.e. what is ‘my’ medicine, and what has been shared with me as a direct teaching or practice that has been passed down through the lineages.
