THIS FALL
OCTOBER 21-27, 2026an Ifá priest, a Reiki Master, a Japanese herbalist, a hidden magic village –
IN THE MOUNTAINS
OF JAPAN.
This OCTOBER, enter a spiritual training ground between worlds, to discover your hidden gift.
deep in the mountains of Niigata, Japan, 2 HOURS OUTSIDE OF TOKYO, YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO TRAIN WITH RESOURCED EXPERTS IN a never before seen camp - with the choice of IMMERSING IN divination, herbology or reiki/energy work.
For seven days, the mountains become your classroom, the plants your teachers, the daily hot springs your restoration, energy your language, and play your practice.
❋ CHOOSE ONE OF THREE PATHSEach participant has the option to choose one of three streams to journey deeper into: Divination, Energy Work / Reiki, or Local Herbology. Each stream offers dedicated time for study and practice, while the wider camp brings us back together through ritual, nature, play, meals, and shared experience. Tracks will be chosen prior to the start of the camp through the registration form. Please reach out if you have any questions – contact info below.
❋ AN OPEN LEVEL CAMPThis camp is for adults on a healing journey seeking their destined path. It’s for spiritual students, with or without previous certifications, who are ready to learn, explore, and grow. Come deepen your connection to yourself, the Earth, and the universe as you uncover your unique path.
Max. 9 participants.
❋ ETHICAL AND RESOURCED MASTERSThe camp was divined and conceived by Ifá priest and Priest of Play Dashaun Justice @theplaypriest, and will be held alongside Daoud Abeid @daoudsun, a Reiki Master with 30 years of practice, and Akira-san @matsunoyama.cakra , a Japanese herbal master deeply rooted in the land and plant traditions of Niigata.
❋ PAYMENT PLANS AVAILABLEPayment plans are available, and we’re open to finding a rhythm that works for you. If this experience is calling you, reach out. We want to do what we can to help you get there.
MEET YOUR TEACHERS
Dashaun Justice - Awokunle, Ifákayọde, Ṣàngódoyin
Diviner, Initiated Priest of Ifá, Ọrìṣà Priest, and The Priest of Play
Dashaun Simmons, the Priest of Play, sees life as one big playground—every experience a new game to explore. As the co-founder of Men At Work Healing and the Afro Play Collective, he is devoted to reconnecting the world with its innate ability to play. Whether as an initiated priest, a level 2 Reiki practitioner, or a diviner, he approaches all aspects of healing with the same joyful lens. Dashaun sings, dances, channels spirits, and plays old-school video games—all as acts of play, all as acts of spirit. His purpose? To embody play as a life and spiritual practice, helping others heal, grow, and fully embrace the game of life. After all, it’s the only game in town.
Daoud Abeid
Energy Healer & Spiritual Counselor
Daoud Abeid is a Reiki Master and Spiritual Healing Practitioner whose work is rooted in a lifelong relationship with spiritual practice, martial arts, and ancestral wisdom. Introduced to Reiki in 1991 and formally attuned in 2005, he now holds the level of Reiki IV Master/Teacher. His work integrates Reiki with teachings received from Indigenous South and North American medicine people, as well as principles shaped by his training in Kuntaw, a Filipino martial art in which he holds a black belt. Daoud believes many forms of suffering arise from spiritual disconnection—from self, lineage, and the unseen—and his mission is to help others release the beliefs, energies, and patterns that create disharmony in the body and life.
akira shimamura
local herbalist master
Akira Shimamura is a herbalist, grower, and founder of Matsunoyama Cakra, whose life and practice are deeply rooted in the mountains of Niigata. After moving to Niigata at 19, his path took him through mountain work, forestry, and travels across Thailand, India, and Nepal before a transformative encounter with holy basil (Tulsi) led him to Matsunoyama.
Today, Akira grows, harvests, dries, processes, and blends medicinal plants directly from the land, bringing an intimate knowledge of Matsunoyama’s ecology into his practice. His work is grounded in living with the rhythms of nature — its abundance, its severity, and the understanding that we are sustained by the land around us.
Matsunoyama, Niigata
Just 2.5 hours from Tokyo, tucked deep into Japan’s mountain country, lies a hidden hot spring village surrounded by ancient beech forests, rice terraces and healing waters.
Day OneARRIVAL & ENTERING THE VILLAGE
Crossing the Threshold
As everyone arrives, we take time to settle in, get comfortable, and begin connecting with those around us. The journey starts here.
Arrival & Check-In – Room allocations
Grounding Herbal Tea
Land Orientation & Village Agreements
Opening Circle: Welcome to the Hidden Village
NoonFirst Shared Meal
Gentle Play & Connection Games
Intention Setting
Quiet Wind-Down
Evening
Day TwoFOUNDATIONS & LINEAGE
Where These Practices Come From
Optional Grounding Meditation
Breakfast
Core Session (All Participants) The Hidden Lineage of Human KnowingEnergy awareness, plant wisdom, and symbolic reading across cultures
Why humans have always worked with ritual, story, and sign-reading
Play as a vehicle for learning and remembrance
Ethics, consent, and respect for living traditions
MorningReiki / Energy Work
What Is Energy Work, Really?Energy as awareness and information
Nervous system regulation
Consent, self-responsibility, and safety
Herbalism
Plants as TeachersCross-cultural herbal traditions
Relationship vs extraction
Introduction to local plants
Divination (World-Reading Foundations)
Divination as Pattern LiteracyReading patterns, not predicting fate
Symbols, cycles, and reflection
Body, environment, and relationships as living texts
Ethics of interpretation
Light experiential noticing practice (no tools yet)
Afternoon Workshops — Foundations TrackDinner
Reflection Circle: Ways of Knowing
Quiet Integration & Journaling
Evening
Day ThreeENERGY, EMOTION & EMBODIMENT
Feeling the Flow
Optional Movement & Breath
Breakfast
Core Session: Emotional Awareness & Embodied Presence
MorningReiki: Self-Healing & Energetic Boundaries
Herbalism: Herbs for Emotional Balance
Divination: Reading Internal Signals (emotions, sensations, intuition)
Afternoon WorkshopsDinner
Play-Based Movement
Reflection & Journaling
Evening
Day FourSIGNS, SYMBOLS & NATURE
The World Speaks
Optional Silent Sit
Breakfast
Core Session: Symbol, Metaphor & Meaning
MorningReiki: Energy Scanning & Intuitive Awareness
Herbalism: Local Plants & Environmental Medicine
Divination: Nature as Oracle (weather, land, synchronicity)
Afternoon WorkshopsDinner
Candle-Lit Reflection
Story Sharing
Evening
Day FiveRELATIONSHIP & COMMUNITY
We Heal Together
Optional Silent Sit
Breakfast
Core Session: Symbol, Metaphor & Meaning
MorningReiki: Partner & Group Healing
Herbalism: Herbs for Community Care
Divination: Reading Relationships & Social Patterns
Afternoon WorkshopsEveningDinner
Village Night: Music, Play & Celebration
Gratitude Circle
Day SixINTEGRATION & PATH
Carrying the Gifts Forward
Optional Solo Practice
Breakfast
Core Session: Integration, Purpose & Daily Life
MorningReiki: Creating a Personal Energy Practice
Herbalism: Building a Home Herbal Kit
Divination: Mapping the Road Ahead (reflection & insight)
Afternoon WorkshopsClosing Ceremony
Final Shared Meal
Commitment Circle
Evening
Day SevenDEPARTURE & RETURN
Returning Changed
Light Breakfast
Closing Blessing & Sending Ritual
Departures
Morning
chitose hotel
For five nights, we’ll call Hinanoyado Chitose home — a traditional Japanese ryokan where tatami rooms, healing open-air onsen, and seasonal satoyama cuisine bring the rhythms of Matsunoyama into everyday life.
what’s included
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6 nights accommodation in Matsunoyama, Hinanoyado Chitose and Shirakawa-ya
(shared Japanese-style tatami rooms or Western-style rooms depending on availability)3 nourishing Japanese meals per day
Restorative onsen access (healing hot springs)
Optional
Private room upgrade available
(+€300 for the full retreat, limited availability)
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Choice of one of three core pathways:
Divination
Energy Healing
Japanese Herbal Practice
For the Energy Healing pathway:
Reiki Level 1 AttunementGuided workshops with deeply resourced practitioners and teachers
Ancestral practices and ritual offerings to the land
Nature walks and mountain immersion
Relational practices and facilitated conversations
Spiritual tools in practice
(hands-on learning, integration, and embodied application)Deep rest, reflection, and integration time
Group opening and closing ceremonies
Cultural immersion in rural Japan and the healing mountains of Niigata
Shared community experience in an intimate small-group container
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Pre-Work
Closer to the retreat, participants will receive a comprehensive guidebook including:Pre-work
Cultural orientation
Packing guidance
Accommodation details
Day-by-day agenda
Liability waiver
Visa Information
Participants are responsible for arranging their own travel documents.Many EU countries, as well as the US and UK, can enter Japan visa-free for short stays (up to 90 days) for tourism and retreat participation.
Please check your individual nationality requirements before booking.
We recommend ensuring:
passport validity
return flight confirmation
accommodation details
before travel.
pricing
Early Bird (Until July 1st)
€3,300
STANDARD PRICE
€3,800
OPTIONAL PRIVATE ROOM UPGRADE
+€300
FLEXIBLE PAYMENT PLANS AVAILABLE
Choose the payment rhythm that works
best for you:
PAY IN FULL
One payment upon enrollment.
PAY IN 2
Two installments across August + September.
PAY IN 3
Three installments across August, September + October.
NEED MORE FLEXIBILITY?
A limited number of extended 4-part payment plans may be available, with the final installment in November. Please reach out to us directly to discuss what feels possible.
If this experience is calling you, we want to do what we can to help you get there.
Pricing reflects the depth of training, lineage access, translation support, accommodation, and the level of direct instruction provided.