a 7-day creative portal into the wild, sensuous and fertile lands of the human body & soul
our pillars
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Creativity & Sex
Working with eros & creativity as a universal force that connects us to the deepest mysteries of what sex truly is, beyond and way deeper than the act of making love.
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Leadership & Power
Daring to step into new forms of power where leadership is not a role that can be given but a state that arises and has to be claimed from within.
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Mystery & the unknown
Understanding and surrendering to the great unknown as a guiding principle and teacher in this life that asks us to release everything we think we know.
Creativity & sex
Life is the cause and the result of Sex, which in its essence is creative tension that continuously and unstoppably births and reorganises more of itself into existence.
Sex happens everywhere and all the time. Sex is the very nature of everything that is, has ever been and will ever be.
Creativity is how we as human beings can inhabit that most primordial state. It is where we as human beings truly shine.
Our creative power and potential is bottomless, most of us have simply never received an imprint of how powerful we as human beings truly are.
What if you learnt to detach your idea of Sex as ‘sexual intercourse’ and returned to the gnosis of Sex as ‘a state of being’? Who could you be if that knowing landed in your cells?
This non-dogmatic, erotic, vibrational and somatic path is what we’re inviting you into.
No more bottom down paradigm, where the mind dominates the body and humans dominate the earth.
We are paving the way for a future where human and non-human beings are all recognised as parts of a greater ecosystem based on deep respect, reciprocity and reverence.
What does that have to do with temple culture? Our creativity and erotic aliveness is the bridge to that world that isn’t here yet. Let’s bring it here, now, even if just for one breath.
leadership & power
We live in the dawn of the Aquarian age. Power is not what it used to be. Systems are crashing, dismantling and falling apart to make way for something that isn’t here yet. And it won’t be here for a while.
But what is here is the courage to walk those first steps. And we want to walk them with you, together. We believe that whatever leadership will look like in the future, it has to include our whole humanity.
mystery & the unknown
This is what stands at the core of everything and anything we do here at This Holy Life: An emptiness that is rich in potential.
We want to be honest and name that we simply don’t know. We don’t have the answers. We don’t aim to provide that kind of clarity. We know that is neither our role nor is it something we aspire to.
The era of the guru is over.
Instead, our longing is to invite you into an embodied state of surrender to something that has many names and yet cannot be named while also claiming and choosing the responsibility that you and we has human beings have been so graciously given in this life.
Nobody knows what the future will bring. No one is truly in control of anything. And in that, we have deep faith.
We bow to nature.
We trust life.
we believe in humanity.
okay, but What is it?
Renaissance is a creative, embodied lab that focuses on the core nature of being human in times of great change. We believe that while western civilization is absolutely finding itself in a point of crisis, creativity and the human ability to create is definitely not. On the contrary, the human spark is shining more brightly than it has in centuries, with a potential to light the way for a future where we as human beings are not only more self aware but also embodied in the knowing of our earthly, cosmic ancestry. Renaissance wants to offer a space where no one knows the way, the truth or the answer and instead we get to be in the asking, together.
What does all of this have to do with temples?
We believe that the answers we’re looking for (individually and collectively) will be revealed in the meeting point of awareness and matter. During our time together we will use creative expression, dance & movement, music & sound, ritual theatre, animism, land connection and sensuality as doorways to access that exact meeting point. We will expand our understanding of what temple spaces are and release them from the play party or tantric ceremony grip, and allow them to become beings again.
Who is it for?
You've joined endless temple nights and retreats, have met and alchemised your shadows around sexuality & intimacy, feel pretty stable emotionally and wonder... what comes next?
You are a leader, the creator of your life, have your own (SUCCESSFUL) biz, people who get inspired by you and deep down you know that you're just getting started?
You know deep down in your bones that life is a wild, mystical, magical ride, a stream of freedom, love, creativity & potential and you've done enough 'healing work' and long to start showing the fuck up?
You have expressed and proven yourself enough, know where your strengths and weaknesses are and are ready surrender to something deeper while staying in loving relationship with all of you?
Renaissance is for those who are courageous enough to be curious. Those who are done with the one right way and eager to find a thousand ways and more through the landscape of their body. Renaissance is for artists, creators and leaders that want solid bonds of purpose & love with their fellow humans and deep belonging in the non-human world.
The facts:
July 3 - 9
Monte Da Orada, Portugal (nearest airports: Lisbon & Faro - shuttles can be arranged)
Arrival: July 3 - between 1-3pm
Departure: July 9 - at 12pm
More details will be shared with those who go through the application and interview process.
are you ready?
are you ready?
The costs for this 7-day creative portal are
1777€
including food and accommodation.
You can pay in full or reserve your spot with a 400€ deposit and then pay in instalments.
your hosts
Hi, we are Celeste and Luzi, madly devoted to temple spaces and all the possibilities they hold.
Celeste González
Celeste González is a facilitator, mentor, community leader and artist. Her life spirals around a deep curiosity of the human experience and an ancient thirst for depth. She opens spaces for humans to find their unique relationship with divinity, beauty, sensuality, freedom and more than anything, gnosis. She is a rebel devotee, a storyteller with no degree and deeply passionate about inspiring others to live their most expressed selves. Celeste is currently a nomadic hermit supporting different projects in New Zealand, Egypt and Europe. Together with Luzi Pods she holds retreats and trainings for those who long to see more non-conventional beauty in the world.
Luzi Pods
Luzi Pods is a Somatic Sexologist, facilitator and artist. Her life is devoted to exploring the mysteries of matter and reclaiming the body as Home, Lover and Life’s true oracle. Luzi’s work is a fusion of Somatics and the sacred which weaves ritual, sexuality, prayer and art to remind humans of the love they’re made of. She facilitates temples and spaces which dance with the mystical and mundane aspects of erotic aliveness, creative expression and leadership - and inspire others to embody their true power, magic and purpose. You’ll mostly find her naked in the forest, making love to the trees.
Renaissance is for you, if you want to actively co-create a more honest, magical and loving civilization.
