Sacred Nawê

05/05/2026

There was a moment during my last trip to Brazil, during a 10-day immersion with the Pataxó, when I chose to mark my hands and forearms with jenipapo — the fruit of Genipa americana — not as decoration, but as intention.

In my culture, jenipapo is more than a natural dye. It’s part of ritual — used to prepare the body, to mark protection, to align with spirit and ancestors, and to make intention visible on the skin. The patterns aren’t random; they carry meaning, presence, and connection beyond the physical.

Hands are where we give, where we receive, where we turn feeling into action. Mine have always been open… sometimes too open. And on this trip, I learned that even the sacred can be opened too much — giving without measure, holding space without boundaries, pouring out without asking what returns.

So I chose to protect my hands — not to close them, but to bring balance. To remind myself that giving shouldn’t mean depletion.

The forearms felt just as important. They carry the movement between intention and action — the direction of energy, the strength to hold, and the choice of what I put into the world. The neck, the expression… all connected. Marking them felt like drawing a line of awareness from thought to action — a quiet statement that what moves through me does so with purpose.

I was told that I carry “dark knowledge.” And I understood it as something powerful — the ability to sit with what is unseen, uncomfortable, or unspoken, and still extract what is needed for wholeness. Not everyone is ready for that kind of presence. Not everyone wants to face what lives beneath the surface.

And I saw that clearly.

This painting didn’t change who I was — it revealed it. It held intention, boundaries, and a quiet authority. And that alone was enough to unsettle those who are uncomfortable with a woman who knows what she carries, who gives with awareness, and who refuses to shrink to be more digestible.

So no — it wasn’t just paint.

It was protection.
It was alignment.
It was remembrance.

A reminder:
to give, but not lose myself.
to act, but with clarity.
to hold power, without apology.

03/05/2026

There are moments when patterns in life become impossible to ignore.

Repetition in relationships.
Emotional responses that feel disproportionate.
A sense of carrying something that does not fully belong to you.

This is often the language of the system.

Soul Journey is a facilitated process that works at the intersection of Family Constellations, systemic rituals, and embodied therapeutic practices, designed to access and reorganize these deeper dynamics.

This work acknowledges that individual experience is often shaped by:
– Family systems
– Ancestral patterns
– Unresolved emotional imprints
– Collective and relational fields

Through a structured and carefully held process, participants are guided to bring unconscious dynamics into awareness, allowing for insight, integration, and movement.

The workshop may support:
– Greater clarity around recurring life patterns
– Resolution of systemic entanglements
– Emotional processing and integration
– Shifts in relational dynamics
– Reconnection with personal agency and inner authority

This is a contained and intentional space, held with professional responsibility and respect for the depth of the work.

To ensure quality and depth of process, the group is kept small.
Maximum 10 participants.

If you feel aligned with this work, you are welcome to reach out.
DM for booking. Limited spaces available.

18/03/2026

Hill of Tara with Pataxo people.

12/03/2026

Brazil Pilgrimage – A Journey to the Sacred Lands

We are opening the next Brazil Pilgrimage, a unique opportunity to travel into the heart of Brazil and spend time with the Pataxó Indigenous community near Monte Pascoal — the place where Brazil was first seen by the colonizers.

This is not a tourism trip.
It is a pilgrimage.

For 10 days we will live close to the land, learning directly from the people who carry ancient knowledge of the forest, the medicines, and the relationship between human beings and nature.

During this journey we will experience:

• Sacred ceremonies and prayers with the Pataxó people
• Teachings about traditional medicines of the forest
• Nature immersion and time for reflection
• Cultural exchange and community living
• Integration circles and practices to support the experiences that arise
• Facilitators present to support your emotional and psychological process throughout the journey

This pilgrimage is designed not only as an experience, but as a process of transformation. Along the way we will hold space for reflection, integration, and understanding of what emerges internally, so the journey can truly land in your life.

You will be welcomed into the community and invited to experience a way of life that remembers something many of us have forgotten — how to live in relationship with the Earth.

This pilgrimage is held in collaboration between Monique (Sacred Nawe) and Stacey (Phoenix Healing), with the guidance and welcome of the Pataxó community.

If you feel called to walk this path with us, we would be honoured to have you join.

Brazil Pilgrimage
April 15 – 25, 2026

Full details and bookings:
www.sacrednawe.com

06/03/2026

Next week we will be welcoming members of the Pataxó Indigenous tribe from Brazil to Ireland. Myself and Stacey (Phoenix Healing) will be hosting them while they share their prayers, traditions, and connection with nature.

The Pataxó are known for their work with to***co, Jurema, cacao, and herbal medicines, and their way of working is gentle, respectful, and deeply connected to the Earth.

During their time here, we will hold a few gatherings where people can come together for prayer, herbal cleansing, Rapéh, and Sananga.

Gatherings in Ireland:

14 March – Carlow 1pm to 6pm
Opening ceremony and land blessing.
Herbal cleansing, prayers, Rapéh, Sananga, and Amescla cleansing.

15 March – Belfast 5pm to 8:30pm
Rapéh ceremony with Amescla cleansing and Sananga.

20–22 March – Carlow
Ayahuasca ceremonies with prayer and guidance from the Pataxó lineage.

23 March – Dublin | 5:30 PM to 10 PM
Closing gathering with prayers and Rapéh.

If you would like more information or to join:

Monique – Sacred Nawe
📞 353 0858278478

04/03/2026

Invitation to our next trip to Brazil.

Experience profound transformation at Sacred Nawe. Our retreats blend shamanic wisdom, ancestral healing, and plant medicine to help you unlock your inner potential, heal past traumas, and find lasting peace and joy.

12/02/2026

Hello Everyone.
I come here today with so much gratitude to share a beautiful announcement: Pajé Axtxawã is coming to Ireland along with Taxna Cauã to meet the land of Éire.
Last year, we traveled to Brazil for an immersion filled with expansion and transformation. We went with the intention of creating an energetic bridge. With the support of the Pataxó people, we opened a space for Irish people to remember the wisdom of Éire, sometimes we have to see other people to remember how to connect to the land, the ancestors who once walked this land, and the mystical, magical essence that this land carries can not be forgotten in the people of eire, the connection with land and spirit is essential for a healthy community and psych.
So much of this wisdom was taken from the people of Éire: their language, their memories, their connection. We went to acknowledge this history and, through a deeper lens, to understand how its impact still lives within us—personally and in our relationships.
Now, the Pajé who walked with us there will walk with us here, on the land of Éire. This is an invitation to come together in prayer, to learn, to connect and to remember.
With an open heart and deep respect, we gather to honor the land of Eire, the ancestors, and the living bridge between peoples.
Event Dates & Details
*March 14 — One-Day Gathering*
From 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm, we will gather together.
The afternoon will include herbal cleaning, smudge cleansing, a Rapeh ceremony, and integration.
We will participate in the spiritual practices of the Brazilian Pataxó people, the people of Jurema, and the guardians of the to***co.
We will gather, talk, share, commune, and finish the day with a soup.
Contribution: €150 for the day.
*March 20–22 — *Two-Night Retreat (Carlow)*
Sacred Nawê will remember old times and host a two-night ceremony with the Pataxó people.
The retreat includes food and accommodation, deep integration support, sauna and cold bath for nervous system regulation, herbal cleaning, Amescla cleaning, prayers, and energy work.

01/02/2026

February 1st — Brigid’s Day.
The living duality.
Carrier of the fire and guardian of the wells.
Today we stand at Imbolc,
the middle point
between winter and spring,
between going inward
and the first movement of life.
Brigid walks the middle way.
She reminds us that real power is not excess,
but balance.
Her fire is not destructive
it is the fire of the hearth,
the fire that warms
and gives direction.
Her water is not passive —
it is the well that heals, remembers, and restores.
The water that softens without dissolving,
that allows love to flow.
Brigid holds her medicine:
fire and water,
will and surrender,
action and listening.

She crosses names, eras, and beliefs
without losing her essence:
to protect what is being born.
Today is a day to pause.
To light a candle.
To place a bowl of water nearby.
To ask, gently:
What in me is beginning?
What needs warmth?
What needs care?
Brigid doesn’t ask for devotion as obligation.
She meets us in presence.
In thresholds.
In the courage to stay with the in-between.
May the fire guide you.
May the waters hold you.
May you learn to walk the middle way.

🔥💧

18/12/2025

Sacred Nawe is changing.
And so am I.

This season has asked me to let go, not because something is wrong, but because something has completed its cycle. Just as nature moves through dark and light, growth and decay, expansion and retreat, Sacred Nawe is entering a new phase of its own becoming.

Nature does not negotiate its transitions.
Leaves fall when they are done.
Sap retreats before it rises again.
Life pulls inward to remember itself before moving forward.
And when I slow down enough to listen, I feel that same rhythm moving through me.

Jung said, “The soul obeys natural laws long before it ever heard of social rules, morals, or ideals.”
This change is not a strategy.
It is a listening.

Winter teaches us that not all transformation looks like growth. Some transformations look like quiet withdrawal, simplification, and letting go of what once served but no longer fits. The Solstice reminds us that darkness is not an ending, it is a gestation.

Sacred Nawe is changing because I am changing.
I’m learning to listen more closely to what life is asking of me.

As Sacred Nawe evolves, its visual language has shifted too, not to become something else, but to become more true. More aligned. More embodied. Less effortful. More authentic to how I live, work, and hold space.

This is not about erasing the past.
It is about honouring it, honoring the pain and the joy, the people who passed through my life and left their lessons, and honouring myself as I set boundaries and find a more timeless, embodied wisdom. It is about honouring nature, this work, and all of you who are part of Sacred Nawe community and growth of Sacred Nawe, while at the same time allowing what wants to emerge to do so without being rushed.

Christmas carries this same archetypal truth: the great light enters humbly, quietly, without announcement. It does not force itself into the world. It arrives when the ground is ready.

So I am allowing the old skins to fall.
I am trusting the pause.
I am giving space for the deeper intelligence to work.

Sacred Nawe is changing because life is changing me.
And I am learning to follow what is larger than the ego.

Monique Camara - Sacred Nawe 🫀

02/12/2025

🇧🇷 PILGRIMAGE TO BRAZIL — APRIL 2026 🇧🇷

Living Experience with the Pataxó
(15th–25th April 2026)

We invite you into a rare living experience with the Pataxó people of Bahia a land where the river meets the sea and the Atlantic Forest breathes ancient memory.

This is not a retreat.
It is a pilgrimage — a cultural exchange, a return to the root, and a path of remembering.
A journey across ocean, forest, ancestry, and spirit.

For 10 days, you will sit with Indigenous elders, walk sacred lands, receive teachings, participate in ceremonies, and immerse yourself in a living lineage that has carried its medicine through centuries of resilience.


This journey offers you:

✨ Deep connection with land, community & reciprocity
✨ Rapéh, Amescla, Ayahuasca, Jurema, To***co & Sananga ceremonies
✨ Pilgrimage to Monte Pascoal — the ancestral cradle of the Pataxó
✨ Herbal cleansings, body painting, cultural learning & integration circles
✨ A reconnection with ancestry, soul, and the unseen


Who is this for?

For those who feel the call to walk with humility.
For those ready to heal lineage wounds, expand vision, reconnect with spirit, and remember their place in the web of life.

To join this pilgrimage:

📞 Monique: +353 85 827 8478
📞 Stacey: +353 87 435 2661
Get in touch to receive the brochure and explore our payment plan. Much love Monique and Stacey.

04/11/2025

This is our pilgrimage.
We came to Brazil to build a bridge to connect, to learn with the people of the forest, to heal our ancestral lineage, and to remember who we are.

Today, we held a Rapéh ceremony with the intention of connecting to the sea.
We called upon the goddess of the salty waters, the keeper of the unconscious, the great mother of the tides. Yemanjá, Rainha do Mar.

Gratidão ao povo Pataxó,
for receiving us, guiding us, and reminding us of what was never truly lost.