RETREAT DAY 1: Hanoshira Taki

We took the group to the nearby Hanoshira Taki (Waterfall) which is where Pilgrims used to visit to purify themselves before climbing Mount Fuji.

I love that our group was so open to walking barefoot to this waterfall to ground themselves and connect with the land as well as experience a kind of initiation into the sacredness of this place. 

It was great that my Son was introduced to his friend, Mihana-Chan, who was very adventurous with him and was able to explore, run and splash around here with him at this waterfall. ​​

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I took some of our group members to sit under the waterfall to connect with the water. 

There is something magical, mystical and magnificent about sitting under a waterfall and feeling the force of the water moving through you! This place felt Other-Worldly! 

When I connected with the water here, I saw a vision of an enormous Blue Water-Dragon splashing its tail to send the water downstream and when I emerged from this Waterfall, I felt so clear and cleansed in Body, Mind and Spirit. 

If you look carefully and closely at the image below, you can see the faint outline of a dragon's face in the centre of the waterfall itself.

​Nature shows us some amazing things!