Heart-Opening Ceremony
May 2, 2025 - May 4, 2025
Heart-Opening Ceremony
Friday, May 2 – Sunday, May 4
Experience the profound connection to the core of your being through ceremony and healing sounds in a breathtaking natural setting, while enjoying all the comforts you need. Reconnect with a lasting sense of deep peace and harmony within. Integrate your journey in a nurturing and cared-for environment.
Retreat schedule
Friday
- 5:00 – 7:00 pm – Landing/Arrival
- 7:00 – 8:00 pm – Dinner
- 8:00 – 10:00 pm – A gathering around fire.
- 10:00 pm – Rest
Saturday
- 8:30 am – Gentle Stretching / Breathing exercises
- 9:30 – 10:30 am – Breakfast
- 10:30 am – 12:30 pm – Sweat Lodge / Sauna
- 1:30 – 7:00 pm – Cacao and Magic Ceremony with Live Music and Sound Bath
- 7:00 – 8:00 pm – Dinner
- 8:00 – 10:00 pm – Evening Sharing Circle
- 10:00 pm – Rest
Sunday
- 8:00 – 12:00 noon – Deep Dive Ceremony with Live Music (Optional. See additional cost in the registration section below.)
- 9:30 – 10:30 am – Breakfast (For those who are not partaking in the morning ceremony.)
- 10:30 – 12 noon – Free time
- 12:00 – 1:30 pm – Brunch
- 1:30 – 3:30 pm – Integration Sessions
- 3:30 pm – Departure
Facilitators
Vladimir Kuperman is the founder of Peace Temple – a spiritual retreat center nestled in the beautiful Catskill Mountains. The retreat center is dedicated to fostering peaceful and inspiring community events that emphasize creativity, spiritual growth, sustainability, and mutual respect for nature and each other.
Since 2016, Vladimir has facilitated ceremonies in various traditions, always prioritizing self-realization as the highest goal in his work. He holds space for healing with integrity and aims to be a clear channel for transformative experiences. In addition to facilitating ceremonies, Vladimir offers a Gong Sound bath and leads a Sweat Lodge.
Josh Geisler is a veteran musician and multi-instrumentalist, who specializes in the bansuri flute. He was the bandleader of Cirque Du Soleil’s “TOTEM”, with whom he toured for 9 years, performing over 2650 shows in 45 cities around the world. After graduating from Berklee College of Music, he continued his studies in India with the legendary flutist Pandit Raghunath Seth and 14th-generation sarod maestro Pandit Vikash Maharaj. Josh is the author of “The Chromatic Bansuri: a cross-cultural guide to the North Indian bamboo flute” and all of the flutes you hear on his recordings were crafted by his own hand.
Since 1997, intrigued by the flute’s intrinsic connection to breathing, Josh has immersed himself in exploring the profound connection between music, breath, and consciousness. This dedication, fueled by years of diligent flute practice, cultivated a robust foundation for his foray into the realm of breathwork. A pivotal week-long retreat with Wim Hof in 2018 marked the beginning of this exploration. Since that transformative experience, Josh has continued his studies, crafting a unique, evidence-based approach. By harmonizing the potent energies of breath and music, he guides individuals and groups towards exploring multifaceted states of consciousness.
Uyanga Bold – is a singer and musician known for her work in major productions by Sony, Marvel, Disney, BBC, Paramount Pictures, Telemundo, Harvard, Boston Ballet, Google, and Amazon, including Mulan, The Marvels, and the Spider-Man franchise. Her rich vocal palette draws from global traditions, incorporating the open-throat singing of Mongolian urtiin duu, Balkan folk, Hindustani classical ornamentation, operatic bel canto, and shamanic throat singing.
Uyanga has appeared internationally on television, radio, and in live concerts as a vocal soloist on tour with orchestras, reaching over 40 million views across various platforms. Hailing from Mongolia, her voice has been described by Forbes as one that “harkens back to ancient civilizations,” and she was nominated Female Singer of the Year by Cosmopolitan magazine.
To register
Please write to peacetempleretreats@gmail.com to inquire for details on how to register.
Early bird cost is $450 if you register before March 1, and includes all meals and camping (bring all your camping gear).
After March 1st cost goes up to $550.
- Add $200 if you are participating in the Sunday morning deep dive ceremony. Please inquire for details.
- Add $50 for a two-night stay in our cozy dorm with a full-size bed (bring your own bedding, see photos below). If sharing the bed with another participant, the second person pays $25 in addition to the retreat cost. When registering, provide the name of the person you are sharing your accommodation with to help us track available spaces.
- Add $250 for a two-night stay in our private cabin with a queen-size bed (bedding provided, see photos below). If sharing, the second person pays $50 in addition to the retreat cost. Cabins are available for a maximum occupancy of two people (please inquire for availability). When registering, please provide the name of the person you are sharing your accommodation with to help us track available spaces. Please note that cabins do not have private bathrooms; bathroom facilities are shared among guests.
This retreat is not yet sold out.
Refund policy
Peace Temple reserves the right to cancel a retreat at any time. If Peace Temple cancels a retreat, you will receive a full refund. Some retreats may have special cancellation policies; please see individual retreat descriptions.
Unless otherwise stated within program descriptions:
Full refunds are available up to thirty (30) days before your program or stay.
Nonrefundable credit toward a future Peace Temple retreat is available up to fourteen (14) days before your retreat, or you may choose to receive a 50% refund at this time. Credit may be applied to any Peace Temple retreat in 2024-2025.
No credit or refund is available if you cancel within seven (7) days of the retreat; if you do not show up; or if you leave an event early for any reason. No refund will be available if you attend a program and are dissatisfied with its presentation or content.
