Natural Healing: A Spiritual Journey of Return
With Margaret Harrsen and Michael Ventura
December 19 - 21, 2025
Healing ourselves is a journey of return. During this weekend workshop, you will be invited to learn about the practice and traditions of “curanderisma” (folk medicine) to bring forth awareness and attune us to our individual healing journeys. Through meditative and contemplative practices, touch, prayer, plants, and natural elements, this work honors a lineage of centuries-old wisdom to bring a sense of well-being to those seeking renewal.
This workshop will include:
- Optional morning movement and meditation practice.
- The Point of Origin, a session focused on the navel and abdominal massage for somatic release and greater self-connection.
- Limpia con humo (smudging) with plant and herb bundles to cleanse energies and clear ourselves.
- Empathic connection, an exploration of our intuition, revealing how to listen and connect with one another and ourselves, more deeply.
- Limpia con huevo (washing with an egg), a lesson sharing the practice of clearing and divining one’s energies with the use of an egg.
- Evening Winter Solstice meditation utilizing the elements of air and fire.
Through Margaret and Michael’s teachings, you’re invited to connect to your own innate healing potential and discover the ability to support others with love and intention.
About the Leaders

Margaret Harrsen
Margaret is a spiritual healer and teacher. Her work covers the disciplines of traditional shamanic medicine, meditation and biodynamic craniosacral therapy. Mar’s practice of the subtle healing arts is distinctly rooted in her study of nature (form) and spirituality (emptiness). She supports the wellbeing of humans and our shared earth.
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Michael Ventura
Michael is a leader, practitioner, and educator centered in the practice of empathy. He works with individuals seeking acceptance and transformation through the Indigenous traditions of the Nahua Peoples. He’s facilitated retreats and seminars sharing his teachings as a means to deeper self-knowledge and well-being.
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