Your Guides
Astara
Co-visionary of “Edge of the World” retreat center
Somatic, relationship & Tantric guide, Feminine Holistic Movement
& embodiment mentor, ceremonialist. Dance alchemy and Sacred Feminine arts.
Rooted in the tantric somatic arts, Feminine Holistic movement, breathwork, sacred sexuality, womb healing and the ancient wisdom of Himalayan Kriya Yoga, Astara curates immersive journeys that invite deep inner listening, softening, nourishment, creative expression, liberation and reclamation.
Through her fusion of her “Radiant touch” signature bodywork, holistic movement, energy healing, dearmouring and meditative guidance, she creates a sanctuary for those ready to shed old patterns and embody their fullest expression.
Her presence is both gentle, mothering and powerful, offering a container where wounds unravel, nervous systems soften, and the body remembers its own sacred intelligence.
Alongside her beloved partner Michael, Astara facilitates private and couples’ retreats, exploring the realms of Tantra, sacred union, trauma healing, and the integration of plant medicine. Together, they navigate the unseen, bridging the mystical with the tangible and embodied physical reality, honoring the yogic eastern wisdom while grounding them in modern somatic practices and creative spaces.
Her own healing path has been the catalyst of her studies. In 2014, a period of depression led her to meditation and yoga, igniting a search for deeper meaning and truth while traveling through New Zealand and Asia. 2 years later, a life-altering illness in India triggered a deep inner work and healing, and soon after she experienced a kundalini awakening, an immense recalibration of her nervous system took place, unloading deep seated stress, tears and a blissful encounter with the divine within her body. This profound experience reshaped her existence and set her on a path of devoted practice.
That mystical experience initiated her on a quest, to study this divine intelligence through science, to know how to purify the energetic pathways of the body. And to explore this waking of life-force through devotional & somatic dance and tantra.
She encountered the yogic purification science of Kriya Yoga in Bali in 2020, committing to a year long practice beside her teacher. It changed her life forever, her devoted practice has allowed her to free herself from traumatic memories, and strengthen her life-force, feeling the safety and radiance building within, and access states of profound clarity and bliss.
This journey of self-reclamation also led her to Michael, their relationship and their journey of becoming parents became a catalyst and mirror for both healing their deepest core wound and, in that sheer evolution, their shared purpose that is to lay the foundational work for relationships to thrive and be in service of growth.
Both started to study the neuroscience work of Joe Dispenza and Quantum Healing, rewiring of the subconscious, thought patterns and attuning ourselves to the Quantum realms that can affect our very biology and architect our future reality.
They are both versed in tantric living, meeting life in deep presence and reverence for its sacredness and ability to be a fertile soil for our soul’s evolution.
Together, they hold spaces of transformation—where breath, movement, sound, and presence become portals to remembrance of our true nature. Their work is an invitation: to return to the body, to awaken the heart, and to walk the path of integration with grace, integrity and authenticity.
Their apprenticeship with master plants—particularly the spirit of tobacco—continues to deepen their understanding of purification, protection, and energetic sovereignty. The process of isolation, healing, meditating and witnessing of the subconscious mind has been a profound rite of passage. It has initiated them to shamanic healing and integration, the deeper work being the assimilation of the breakthroughs through embodied life experiences, and inner commitment, self care. We are also supporting the momentum of your expansion beyond retreats and therapy sessions, offering presence, guidance and accountability through online life and relationship coaching.
Nowadays, we are witnessing immense societal turmoil and divisions in political spheres, while also the vibrant return of holistic wisdom, a deeper inclination towards somatic freedom and nervous system regulation. A new cycle is ahead of us, calling us home, to ourselves.
(R)Evolution starts within, in the temple of your own heart. It is our privilege to be this sacred bridge after walking this path ourselves for over a decade.
We are carving a path for your Flourishing, and your Nourishment on all levels.
Michael
Co Visionary at “the Edge of the World” Retreat center
Somatic, Relationship & Tantric Guide
Shamanic practitioner, sacred sexuality guide. Men’s work and coaching.
Michael’s path into this work began through a profound spiritual awakening in 2010, when psilocybin first opened the door to a deeper way of witnessing his inner world, the self and the world around him. Having grown up within the patterns of modern Western conditioning, he began to study Tantra, meditation, shamanism, fasting, and sacred sexuality—learning how to reconnect with his soul and sexuality in a healthy way -which has been a profound and humbling journey- and deprogram from the limiting narratives placed on so many men and women in Western culture.
At the end of 2020, Michael met his life partner and wife, Astara. Through their shared path, he has been invited to grow immensely as a man—discovering new levels of intimacy, emotional connection, and spiritual partnership that now inform the safe, embodied spaces they co-create for others through the wisdom of their own journey.
Michael believes that without engaging the body on a somatic level, we can spend years in therapy without truly moving forward. Over time, his approach has evolved into a weaving of mental and emotional exploration with somatic healing—creating a holistic process that supports lasting transformation, greater vitality, and meaningful change.
Michael’s work is centered on the understanding that true healing happens when we liberate ourselves from outdated stories, release stored trauma, and awaken to the full spectrum of our life force.
His formal training includes:
Massage Therapy Certification – Florida Academy (2017)
Chi Nei Tsang Abdominal Massage – Ananda Healing Center, Guatemala (2018)
Breathwork Facilitator Training (2020)
Quantum Healing Mastery Course (2022)
Kambo Initiation (2022)
Bufo Initiation (2022)
Ongoing dietas with master plants in isolation (since 2022)
For the past three years, Michael has apprenticed in master plant and tree medicine through the Mamankunawa lineage, under the guidance of Master Tobaquero Ernesto Garcia-Torres. In Amazonian traditions, Tobacco is revered as a sacred teacher—a bridge between the physical and spiritual worlds. Known as “the Grandfather of all plants,” it serves as a guardian and guide for those seeking clarity, purification, and deep wisdom.
With over a decade of devotion to the yogic path, extended periods of dieta and isolation, and the lived experience of walking beside others in their journeys — Michael now brings reverence, patience and integrity into every retreat and healing space. His invitation is simple yet profound: to fully feel, to come home to the body, and to awaken the innate vitality and presence that reconnect us to who we truly are.
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