An online retreat of reflection, creativity, and connection, with Laura Esculcas
Whether you’re walking a labyrinth, traveling on pilgrimage, or navigating the inner terrain of soul-work, every journey brings with it unexpected gifts. In this creative, contemplative workshop, you’ll craft your own set of Pilgrimage Wisdom Cards—small, meaningful reflections made by hand and heart.
Through the art of collage and guided reflection, you’ll create 3–4 (or more) cards to inspire your personal practice. These cards can accompany you on pilgrimage, serve as daily meditations, be used before or after labyrinth walks, or become blessings to offer fellow travelers.
Together, we’ll explore the themes and rhythms of pilgrimage—including the three R’s of the labyrinth path: Release, Receive, and Return. The workshop includes:
- A handheld labyrinth meditation
- Group and small-group reflection
- Inspiration and prompts for card creation
- Instruction and time for hands-on collage
- A curated packet of collage materials (mailed in advance*)
- You'll leave with a set of one-of-a-kind cards to carry forward—reminders of your own wisdom, creativity, and unfolding journey.
✨ Come with open hands and a curious heart. Let the path reveal its gifts. ✨
*Please register early to receive your art packet before the workshop. Serves as a qualifying workshop for those going on to attend Facilitator Training.
Laura Esculcas, Faculty
With passion for myth and metaphor, Laura curates wisdom journeys and immersion experiences in Portugal’s mystical landscape. Laura is co-founder of EarthShamans, a SoulCollage® facilitator, and teaches Energetics of Art with Ubiquity University Wisdom School. She is trained in Sacred Landscapes, Intuitive Feng Shui, and the Personessence™ System of Understanding People. Laura holds both an M.A. in Wisdom Studies and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering.
Originally from the US and having worked in Silicon Valley for over ten years in high tech operations and management, Laura moved to Portugal to pursue her dream of an integrated life lived as a sacred journey shared with others. Now informed by more than ten years of immersion in the Portugal ecofield, Laura uniquely blends depth of experience, keen curiosity, and genuine open-heartedness as she facilitates wisdom journeys and pilgrimage experiences into Portugal's place-based myths.
Laura first met the labyrinth in 2001, on an Advent Quiet Day in Santa Cruz, California. Since that day, Laura has been a Labyrinth Enthusiast. She has served with Veriditas as a small group facilitator in Chartres, and teaches qualifying workshops and Labyrinth Facilitator Training in Europe.
Laura speaks English and Portuguese and lives near Lisbon with her husband and son, and their two dogs.
