Institute of Feminine Arts
Integrative Womb Hara
Practitioner Training
Slovenia Information
The training is located in Velenje at
Vedura Retreat Centre.
October 23rd to the 28th, 2027
Everything is taught to you in the 6-day in-person training, there are no prerequisites or any prior learning needed. We also don’t request any refresher courses, so once you complete the training along with your case studies, you will
be fully qualified and certified to practice. Case studies can be completed in 3 weeks but you do have
12 months to complete them.
The course is €3266 and the practitioner training is fully certified and recognised
worldwide with IICT (International Institute Of Complementary Therapists).
This will enable you to receive global insurance coverage. This retreat is fully residential, including 3 x daily meals and accomodation for the 6 nights and 6 days.
Joanna Barnes is the Institute of Feminine Arts Associate Teacher for the UK and Europe and will be facilitating this course. She has been apprenticing in Womb Awakening with the Institute for the past five years and began
facilitating Womb Hara Massage in 2024.
Class Times
ARRIVAL – you may arrive after 3pm on the first day of training class times are 9-5pm each day.
DEPARTURE – we will finish around 3pm on the final day .
Transport
Veduna Retreats, Lopatnik 4, 3320 Velenje, Slovenia
You can fly to any of the following airports.
Ljubljana – Brnik (1h 15m) Klagenfurt (1h 30m) Graz (1h 45m)
Closest train station: Velenje, 5km; Celje 24km
A pick up can be arranged if there are a group of women arriving together.
You can also travel by car. We would be more than happy to connect sisters so they
can share rides for convenience.
Accomodation
The accomodation is shared rooms.
Bed linen is provided.
Food
» 3 vegetarian meals a day «
» Consisting of a light breakfast, lunch & wholesome dinner «
» if you are a vegan or have any allergies please advise in advance «
» fruit, snacks and teas are provided each day «
Land
The retreat centre has a natural swimming pool to take a dip, along with a solar panelled shower. There is a sauna available for use during the retreat at an additional cost of 50€ for a group 2 hour session, and there are 23 hectares of private land to wander carefree, surrounded by mountains and meadows as far as the eye can see and the feet can carry. There are a variety of footpaths from the farm if you wanted to take an early morning or evening stroll.
What To Bring
Massage linen/or sarongs to use when practicing (more will be shared nearer to the training)
A thin muslin cloth to cover the buttocks for coccyx massage.
Pen and notepad
Comfortable loose clothing
Something special and personal to place on the altar
Please advise us if you’re able to bring a massage table.
