healing waters immersion: Black august
a ritual immersion into water, grief, and reconciliation
august 28th-30th, 2026
open to anyone who identifies as Black, BIPOC, or a person of the global majority. all gender identities and expressions welcome.
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open to anyone who identifies as Black, BIPOC, or a person of the global majority. all gender identities and expressions welcome. 〰️
a ritual immersion into the dagara element of water, grief, and reconciliation — explore the spiritual and medicinal dimensions of water through ceremony, plant medicine, and ritual practice.
in the dagara cosmology, each year is guided by an elemental force. this year is a water year — a sacred time connected to healing, reconciliation, peace-making, and the tending of grief.
water is the element that helps us soften, cleanse, remember, and restore balance within ourselves and our communities. it teaches us how to release what has been held, honor grief, and return to flow. this retreat is an invitation to immerse yourself in the healing wisdom of water through ritual, ancestral teachings, and embodied practice.
we are honored to welcome elder mama lula, an initiated elder in the dagara tradition and one of the sacred elders of susu commUNITY farm. during our time together, mama lula will ground us in the elemental wisdom of water as held in the dagara tradition of burkina faso. she will guide us through grief ritual and we will also explore with water as medicine, including spiritual baths and herbal water preparations.
together, we will enter a space of remembrance, release, and restoration — held by the wisdom of water, the support of community, and the guidance of our ancestors.held on the land at SUSU commUNITY Farm, a 37-acre Afro-Indigenous farm and healing sanctuary, this gathering offers participants a chance to deepen their relationship with water as both medicine and spirit.
applications will open soon. please check back.
imagine this…
imagine yourself arriving to the land
breathing deep, knowing this is a sanctuary
you are here to immerse yourself in ancestral knowledge about water, grief, and reconciliation
you are here to awaken this knowledge in your body and memory
you are here to remember and reclaim.
you are surrounded with intentionally chosen group of people of the global majority who are here for the same reasons.
you begin to understand the medicine of water
you learn how water carries intention
how it holds and moves energy
you work with:
spiritual baths and cleansing baths
different forms of ritual bathing
herbal teas and water-based plant medicines
tinctures and plant infusions
tea meditations for connecting with plant spirits
tou create your own spiritual bath formulas
and begin to understand how herbs, water, and intention work together
you are held in your practice
throughout the immersion, you move through:
water ritual and ceremony
sound baths
spiritual bathing practices
tea meditation and plant connection
time for reflection and integration
your body softens
you begin to release what you’ve been holding and awaken what you know
you are ready enough
you don’t need to arrive with everything resolved
you don’t need to have the right words
you just need to be willing
to enter the water
cost + lodging
this BIPOC retreat is sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds. pay what you can towards the cost of the retreat and housing options. the full cost of the retreat is $1000.
16 spots
left
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homeplace apartment
3 bedrooms within a shared home
1 single-occupancy room
1 double-occupancy room
1 triple-occupancy room
1 shared bathroom in the triple-occupancy room
1 additional shared bathroom located in the hallway
cabin
small rustic cabin
double occupancy
canvas bell tents
two canvas bell tents accommodating 3-4 participants each
one canvas bell tent accommodating 2 participants
camping
participants are welcome to camp on the land if they prefer a more immersive outdoor experience.
offsitte
participants are welcome to book their own lodging offsite
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in the application process, you’ll have the opportunity to select your preferences for lodging, including roommate preferences by gender in shared housing. you can also bring your own tent or book your own lodging off site.
we will do our best to accommodate your preferences, and we will inform you of the lodging available for you on site prior to completing payment.
