Caminho do Invisível – Ritual of the Orixás
Awakening the Elements through the embodiment & ritual with the feminine Orixas (Yabas)
June 28–29 | 🕛 12:00 – 18:00 each day
A sacred immersion through dance, embodiment, and ancestral wisdom.
Caminho do Invisível – Ritual of the Orixás
Awakening the Elements through Dance, Ritual & the Feminine Orixás (Yabás)
June 28–29 | 12:00 – 18:00 each day | Oca London
A sacred two-day immersion into the spiritual and therapeutic wisdom of the Yabás – the feminine Orixás of the Afro-Brazilian and Yoruba pantheon: Oxum, Yemanjá, Iansã, and Nanã.
Through dance, rhythm, storytelling (Itans), and ancestral practices, we reconnect with the elemental forces of water, earth, air, and spirit – invoking deep remembrance of our feminine power and the medicine of the body in motion.
🌀 What to Expect:
Each day opens with a sacred circle, intention setting, smudging with herbs, and prayers to Ori (our inner divinity and consciousness), seeking permission to walk this invisible path.
We then move into a water meditation, and ritual offerings to Exu – the guardian of the crossroads – inviting clarity and presence.
You will be guided through:
Embodiment practices with Jurema and Hapé (sacred tobacco)
Free-flow movement, drumming, and sacred chants
Ritual dance inspired by Oxum & Yemanjá, Goddesses of fresh and salt waters
Afro-Brazilian warm-ups and elemental expressions
Deep listening to myth and movement as medicine
This is more than a workshop. It is a journey of remembrance, an offering of healing, and a collective prayer for reweaving the feminine within ourselves and our communities.
“We think mental health is individual – but it’s not. Healing is collective. To restore balance, we must remember that the other is also you.”
Orisha is medicine.
Dance is medicine.
The body is the path.
We call on the invisible forces, the ones that move through us when words fall short.
We remember that a woman is transformation — ever-changing, life-giving, blood-bearing, mystery-holding. To be a woman is to be medicine.
Yemanjá & Oxum Rivers and Ocean Waters
12:00 – Opening Circle | intentions settings and introduction
Smudging with herbs,
Brief introduction to Exu (guardian of the crossroads)
Ori Prayers - asking permission
Water meditation
13:30 – nature embodiment with Jurema and Hape (sacred tobacco)
• Embodied flow connecting with Jurema through herbal tea and hape circle
• Grounding andenergisingg the body with drums and sacred songs - free flow movements
15:00 – Break | Tea & Light Nourishment
15:45 Elemental Ritual | Oxum & Yemanjá Goddess of the Waters
Introduction about the goddess in Umbanda and Yuruba tradition
Warm up with afro movements
16:30 – Dance Ritual | Movement and rhythms inspired by Oxum & Yemanjá movements
17:40 – Closing circle
✨ Exchange: Caminho do Invisível – Ritual of the Orixás
To reserve your spot, we ask for a £40 deposit – this guarantees your place and supports our preparation.
The rest is by donation – an offering from your heart.
Our guest teacher Savana Maia is coming all the way from Brazil to share this sacred work with us. We suggest a donation of £60–£100 per day, depending on your capacity.
Let the energy exchange be conscious and abundant 🙏🏾💛
Savana Maia is a cultural producer, performance artist, and spiritual guide walking the path of ancestral wisdom and mediumship. With over 20 years of experience in sacred traditions such as Santo Daime, Umbanda, and forest medicine, Savana weaves spirituality, embodiment, and cultural preservation into her work. Of Indigenous and Afro-Indigenous heritage, she is deeply committed to protecting Mother Nature and honoring native knowledge. Born in Rio de Janeiro and rooted in the Amazonian lineage, Savana collaborates closely with the Huni Kuin, Yawanawa, and especially the Noke Koĩ Varinawá peoples to amplify cultural and spiritual projects. She leads healing ceremonies that bridge the visible and invisible, drawing from a rich lineage of jungle wisdom, song, and ritual