Gracia Divina Church is honored to once again host our Peruvian lineage holder Cristina, in Western Colorado, during the golden days of late summer!

We invite you for a week of deepening into Cristina’s songs, imbued with her loving presence and calm mastery.  Enjoy a deep dive into her South American lineage and traditions, amidst our magical North American mountains.

The Gracia Divina Church team is known for its nurturance, impeccable care, and camaraderie.  Please join us for this cherished annual gathering of kindred souls.  Each of our 7-day/6-night retreat blocks includes 3 ceremonies facilitated by Cristina.

Retreat Dates
Saturday, September 7th – Friday, September 13th
Saturday, September 14th – Friday, September 20th
Saturday, September 28th – Friday, October 4th

Please note we are unable to offer single ceremony nights at this time.

Retreat Schedule
Day 1 – Arrival (after 2pm)
Day 2 – Ceremony
Day 3 – Night off
Day 4 – Ceremony
Day 5 – Night off
Day 6 – Ceremony
Day 7 – Departure (by noon)

The cost is $1600 per block.

This includes:

3 ceremonies facilitated by Cristina
Integration circles
Organic & locally-sourced meals
Daily yoga classes
Additional offerings, including pipe ceremony, limpias, & more
Basic, shaded camping (BYO Gear)*

*Accommodation upgrades available on a first-come-first-served basis, for an additional fee

Discretion:
Do not post this invitation to social media, nor forward beyond your trusted contacts.  Please use discretion.  Registrants unfamiliar to GDC may be required to participate in a screening interview to determine eligibility.

Deposit:

An online deposit of $800 reserves your seat.  We kindly ask the remaining $800 balance be paid in cash upon arrival at the event.  Please be advised deposits are non-refundable and non-transferable, unless the event is wait-listed or canceled.  In the event of a wait-list transfer, there will be a $200 fee.

La Mesa Lodge:
The venue for these retreats is our church’s secluded 55-acre retreat center with epic mountain views and a swimming pond on the outskirts of Paonia, Colorado.

Lodging:
Lovely shaded camping spaces are abundant, and free of charge.  Indoor rooms, as well as a limited number of upgraded “glamping” sites, are also available to rent.  These spaces are booked first-come-first-served.  After you register, please contact marie@graciadivinachurch.org for all information regarding upgraded on-site lodging.  Limited space is available for campers and RVs.  Lastly, there are many AirBnb options in Paonia.  To maintain good community relations, please be discreet when reserving with others.

About our lineage:
The board, ministers, and Sangha of Gracia Divina Church are your hosts for this great opportunity to experience Cristina’s uniquely subtle and powerful healing through voice, essence, and Heart.  Marie Luna has been a friend and organizer to Maria Cristina since 1997 and is a carrier of her unique Peruvian mestizo curandera lineage.  Gracia Divina Church was founded in 2016, twenty years after their meeting, with Marie Luna as Head Minister in North America.  Maria Cristina has been gracefully facilitating healing circles for over twenty years from her home base in Peru, and abroad.  She is a student of Jorge Gonzales, Don Solon Tello, and other esteemed elders.

“Mestizo” means “mixed cultural background” in Latin America, and is reflective of the rich and varied backgrounds of people with ancestors from the Americas and Europe.  When Gracia Divina speaks of mestizo medicine lineages we are making a clear distinction from indigenous medicine lineages, which are composed of our sisters and brothers whose indigenous ancestors courageously survived genocide and persecution during colonial times, all the while protecting the many medicine traditions of what are now known as the Americas.  In later centuries, indigenous peoples graciously shared their medicine ways with those of mixed ancestral backgrounds; these individuals and groups shared the medicine path with their peers in urban centers and small towns throughout the Americas and beyond…to what has become a global healing phenomenon.

Financial Aid Donations:

This event is Gracia Divina’s biggest fundraiser of the year, and we understand the cost is greater than our regular events.  From those who are able, additional donations are most appreciated, and can be made along with registration.  All donations received here will be used exclusively for financial aid to these retreats with Cristina, so that those who would like to participate but cannot afford to do so may receive assistance.  Please consider helping to make this opportunity possible for someone who otherwise could not attend.  We prioritize offering these special donated funds to support marginalized communities.

For those interested in receiving financial aid, please be in touch: you will be considered in midsummer, based on the total amount of donations we receive for this purpose.

Helpers:
Our helper spots have been filled.  Thank you for understanding.

Questions? 
Please direct all inquiries related to registration to sangha@graciadivinachurch.org, and inquiries related to lodging to marie@graciadivinachurch.org.

We sincerely hope you’ll be able to join us!