Teqse Ñust'as: The Healing Forces of Nature

Please join us in Marshall, North Carolina, USA for

a beautiful ceremonial initiation with

the Healing Forces of Nature!

Who are the Ñust’as and what is the Ñust’a Qarpay?

Within the Andean mystical traditions carried by the Paqos, the Medicine People of the High Andes, the Ñust'as are understood to be powerful, elemental beings who are the incarnation of the beneficial healing forces of Nature. Qarpay is a Quechua word meaning "irrigation", and refers to a ceremony which establishes an intentional connection from the energetic transmissions of the Nature Beings to an individual, and is mediated by one who is an initiate in the lineage. The Qarpay ceremony "waters" our spiritual seed, nourishing us with the power to grow, bloom, and walk a sacred path with Nature, both for personal healing and to become medicine for the world.

When we align ourselves with these Nature Beings through the Qarpay Initiation, we receive an abundance of blessings through the transmission of their healing powers which support physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional well being - healing and benefiting us in all areas of our personal life, while simultaneously empowering us to provide the best service to all whom we touch.

We Are Living in a Time of Emerging Prophecy

The Ñust’as are part of a much larger Andean prophecy which speaks of a “world reversal” or “shaking up” that will occur in these times, and reminds us of the need to embody heart-centered and Earth-based healing traditions in order to bring humanity and the world back into harmony again.

Prophecy is not set in stone. It is potential. It is made manifest by the actions of those of us feeling the call to align with the deeper wisdom found in Nature and Earth-based healing traditions. The offering and receiving of the Ñust’a Qarpay is part of prophecy in action, where our personal healing supports collective evolution.

We invite you to join us to be a part of living prophecy, to receive profound personal healing benefits, and to align yourself to be of service to the Earth, our PachaMama, and all of living creation in these times!

What can you expect from the Ñust’a Qarpay?

The Ñust’as are a re-emerging aspect of the Andean traditions, only having been brought forth and shared with the wider world in very recent times. In 2014 a Ñust’a Mesa (a medicine bundle of sacred, healing objects) was recovered at a sacred mountain in Peru, and since then the information and ceremonial transmissions are being more readily shared and openly offered to non-Andean/non-indigenous peoples. These transmissions provide a powerful initiation into a deep and personal embodied relationship to the Source of all healing, the full spectrum of Nature.

The weekend will be packed with teachings about the Andean world view, ceremonial activities, and powerful transmissions held within the bosom of PachaMama. Together we'll create a Haywariquy (also known as a Despacho), a beautiful offering expressing gratitude and connection, to open the space for the weekend. Then we will move into receiving the ceremonial transmissions (Qarpay) of each of the five Teqse Ñust’as with which we work. Each one carries the healing force of the living, elemental energies of Water, Earth, Fire/Sun, terrestrial and celestial Winds, and Cosmos/Spirit. Participants will receive instruction in how to awaken the vibrational seeds of these energies within their own body, how to activate and circulate these healing forces, and how to open themselves to a deeper connection and alignment with Nature.

The Qarpay Weekend takes place in a beautiful rural setting nestled alongside a bold stream and surrounded by the sheltering mountains of Marshall, NC (about 45 mins outside of Asheville, NC). We will be spending most of our time in the beautiful outdoors, and you will need to be able to walk for short distances across sometimes uneven terrain in order to fully participate.

DETAILS on the Teqse Ñust'a Qarpay 2025

We invite you to view our video Healing with the Nourishing Nectars of Nature (Ñust'as) with more details about the Ñust'a Qarpay Weekend Retreat coming up in 2025 in beautiful Marshall, NC. Please join us!

We invite you to enjoy our video Nourishing Nectars: Meditation and Journey with the Ñust'as which shares a simple yet powerful guided meditation with the Divine Elemental Energies we engage with during the Ñust'a Qarpay Retreat coming up in 2025 in beautiful Marshall, NC.

About your Facilitators

Ellen Kittredge, CHC

Ellen is a Nutritional Counselor, Minister of Walking Prayer, and Practitioner of Earth-Based Healing Modalities. Ellen has studied extensively with Nature Priests/Mystics (Paqos) in the High Andes of Peru for the last 12 years. Ellen shares the medicine teachings, healing modalities, and initiatory rites that have been gifted to her with her clients all over the world. In 2014, Ellen helped to co-found the Eagle Condor Healing Intensive, a 9 month training program in Earth-based healing modalities. In 2016 she began offering the initiatory rites of the Ñust'as : Healing Forces of Nature together with Suzannah Tebbe Davis. She has also co-led pilgrimages to Peru. In addition to teaching workshops in person as well as online, Ellen maintains an active private practice where she offers mentorship in nutrition, healing modalities for the body/mind/spirit, and shares simple land-based offering and connection practices. You can learn more about her Evolutionary Wellness Programs on her website.

Sheila Guarnagia, M.Ac., L.Ac.

Sheila practices Holistic Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine in her clinic in Roanoke, VA. She has worked and published in the fields of ecological and medical research, apprenticed in home birth midwifery, and has studied Asian, Appalachian Folk, and Traditional Western Herbal Medicine. Since 2017 Sheila has been both a student and a teacher of the Eagle Condor Council Healing Intensive, and has continued to study with the indigenous Medicine People of the Sacred Valley and High Andes of Peru. She is initiated as a Paqo and lineage carrier of this traditional Andean Spiritual Healing modality. Sheila carries the Fourth Level Initiation of the Teqse Ñust'as and offers ceremonial rites for these cosmic, elemental Healing Powers of Nature. Fascinated by the commonalities of the Asian, Appalachian, Western, and Andean medicine paradigms, she also co-founded and leads the Flaming Pearl Mystery School, a community committed to the reverential exploration, protection, and educated practice of the esoteric wisdom traditions of our Ancestors.

all images courtesy of Dan Leak, heartofplace.com