In Brazil, the boom in mystical retreats in a nature reserve
Eyes closed, bodies coated in a layer of greyish clay mud, a dozen tourists in bathing suits stamp their feet to the rhythm of the drum, in the middle of the luxuriant vegetation of the Chapada dos Veadeiros, 230 km from Brasília. “It’s the energy of mother earth!” exclaims Michelle Ximenes, who leads this “shamanic … Read more