Inner Pilgrimage to Mesopotamia

Retreat Highlights

• This journey is not a typical retreat.
• It is a pilgrimage through sacred landscapes where the earliest temples were raised, where prophets walked, and where human consciousness first began to awaken.
• Together we will travel through sacred waters, ancient caves, moon temples, and the oldest ritual sites on Earth, reconnecting with the deeper threads that bind humanity to the land.
• This is a journey of remembrance.
• A Sacred Journey Through the Birthplace of Civilization
• Mesopotamia is known as the cradle of civilization — a region where spirituality, culture, and human consciousness first began to flourish.
• This retreat takes place in Şanlıurfa, Turkey, a city deeply connected to sacred history and spiritual traditions.
• Participants will walk through ancient landscapes where prophets, mystics, and early cultures once gathered in ritual and devotion.
• Rather than simply visiting these places as tourists, we approach them as living sacred sites.
• Highlights of the Mesopotamia Spiritual Retreat
• During this 6-day retreat in Turkey, participants will experience:
• • Guided visits to Göbekli Tepe, the world’s oldest temple complex
• • Exploration of Karahantepe and other ancient ritual sites
• • Silent meditation at the Cave of Abraham in Şanlıurfa
• • Sacred water ceremony at Balıklıgöl
• • Boat journey and ritual on the Euphrates River
• • Individual limpia spiritual cleansing ceremony
• • Cacao ceremony and intention setting
• • Integration circles and group meditation
• • Traditional Turkish hammam purification ritual
• These experiences create a powerful container for reflection, spiritual growth, and connection with ancient wisdom traditions.

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Claudia

Inés

Esranur

Claudia Schurr

Medicine Woman with over 25 years devoted to the path of teaching and spiritual guidance Guardian and guide of the sacred Temazcal, spiritual healer, rose healer, and messenger of the elements. Facilitator of spiritual retreats and sacred ceremonies, offering profound spiritual baths with medicinal plants and flowers. Founder of Tierrasagrada Oaxaca.

Inés Mattern Alcázar

Medicine Woman, Oaxacan woman of Indigenous lineage curandera, and rose healer Guardian of ancestral wisdom creator and keeper of sacred altars, activator of feminine energy and spiritual remembrance. Co-founder of Tierrasagrada Oaxaca. @tierrasagradaoaxa

Esranur Koroglu

With roots in an Anatolian shamanic lineage, Esra weaves ceremonial spaces of ancestral memory and Earth wisdom, guiding women back into their bodies, souls, and creative expression, while supporting vitality through cacao ceremonies and somatic practices.

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