Since ancient times, heart-centered people have known that a solar eclipse isn’t only an astronomical event; it’s a bridge from the visible world to the infinite cosmos.
Long before clocks and calendars, humans understood that in the brief minutes the moon’s shadow eclipses the light of the sun, the heart flies open for emotional renewal, personal evolution, and cosmic connection.
August 2, 2027, will be one of those moments.
Held by the myth-soaked hills of Andalusia, southern Spain, Dan Cohen, PhD and Emily Blefeld, LICSW, are leading a 6-day Seeing with Your Heart immersion for a select group of consciousness evolutionaries. Our days together offer an extraordinary invitation to bring your personal intentions - dreams, challenges, or aspirations - and experience the eclipse as a marker of a new era in your life.
Since 2013, Emily and Dan have led transformative retreats in places where humanity's highest spiritual aspirations alchemize the land’s bruised and bloody ground. Like the heart itself, each place is exquisite in its beauty and bathed in the shadow of past afflictions. This gathering in Spain will ground celestial wonder in your bones, open ancestral doors, and let the cosmos move through you in the most intimate, embodied ways. Expect music, mystery, and magic as we root into the land of sun-warmed stone, dance beneath jasmine-soaked nights, and wander streets that echo with story and soul.
When the midday sky dissolves into darkness, the fiery corona of the sun, brilliant Venus, and bright Regulus in the constellation Leo, will bathe you in their celestial light. Within Seeing with Your Heart’s spontaneous and intuitively guided Alchemical Constellations, the shadow becomes a threshold. Just as the light remains intact behind the eclipse’s veil, our inner radiance is never lost, only hidden behind the survival stories we’ve been taught to carry.
With the eclipse as our mirror, we’ll explore:
Where in my lineage was brilliance dimmed, expression softened, light eclipsed, for the sake of safety, loyalty, or love?
Where in my own story, have I chosen safety over radiance?
Over 6-days, through Constellation work, cultural exchange, and earth-based ceremony, we will explore the eclipse not only as an awe-inspiring spectacle, but also as a source of transmission, and teaching. As day briefly turns to night, we will walk the path of sun and shadow within ourselves: we will stand as representatives for our ancestors, for our younger selves, for the forgotten parts of soul, and invite them back into the heartbeat of wholeness.
Attendees will experience a weaving of sky and soil, science with soul, personal healing and collective reconciliation. Each thread woven between these realms invites us to remember that we are not separate from the cosmos, but part of its unfolding story; rooted in the earth, lit by the stars, and shaped by the echoes of those who came before.
On this retreat, the connections you form, burdens you shed, and insights you gain will create a turning point of transformation equal to the magnificence of the eclipse itself.
If your curiosity is peaked…
If you’re feeling called…
Come stand in the meeting place of light and shadow.
Come remember the medicine you hold.
Come to the center of the sky’s great turning,
And listen for what it wants to tell you.
Social Impact with Integrity
In collaboration with Cross Cultural Journeys, this immersion honors a commitment to reciprocity. Each journey supports local communities through a meaningful service component and a 1% donation of proceeds that is determined by the group. This process is facilitated by the leader of the tour and the funds are distributed to an in-country partner organization. For every tour guide we employ, we prioritize those who can do more than lead, those who can facilitate meaningful, heart-centered connections between participants and the local community. These are guides who open doors to relationships and experiences that go far beyond what typical tour companies can offer.
Retreat Dates & Location
Arrival: Friday, July 30, 2027 – Cadiz, Spain (plan to depart the United States at the latest on July 29, 2027).
Departure: Wednesday, August 4, 2027
Location: Conil de la Frontera and Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain
Accommodation: Ilunion Calas de Conil
Retreat Components:
Six soul-stirring days held in the luminous field of facilitation with Emily Blefeld and Dan Cohen
Deep dives into constellation work woven with the themes of eclipse, transformation, and the sacred choreography of shadow and light
A once-in-a-lifetime witnessing of the Total Solar Eclipse on August 2, 2027: Eyes lifted, hearts open, standing together in community
Rich cultural immersion through excursions, music, cuisine, and historical exploration
A rhythm of daily practice, shared reflection, and spacious stillness—offering time to integrate, remember, and root into what’s real
A complete schedule and day-by-day itinerary will be posted closer to the event. From the time it is posted and until event completion, the schedule is a living document and subject to change, based on local schedule changes and circumstances beyond our control. In addition, based on final group size; room configuration; meeting spaces and other factors, hotels, events and restaurants may have to change, sometimes at the last minute to a similar category. This also allows for the serendipity of the moment while we are on our journey, to be able to meet someone new or to engage in an activity we could not otherwise have foreseen.
ILUNION Calas de Conil
ILUNION Calas de Conil is a seaside sanctuary of light and leisure, resting along the pristine shores of Conil de la Frontera. Overlooking the cliffs of the Costa de la Luz, this 4-star retreat offers a perfect blend of relaxation, accessibility, and Andalusian charm.
Here, golden sands meet sparkling waves, creating an ideal setting for a deep dive into the shadow and light of the total eclipse. As part of ILUNION Hotels, a socially driven Spanish hotel chain, ILUNION Calas de Conil embodies the union of hospitality and heart, dedicated to accessibility, inclusion, and the joy of shared experience.
ILUNION Calas de Conil’s Facilities Include:
– Single, double, and family-style rooms
– Outdoor pool with breathtaking sea views
– Direct access to the beach
– Complimentary breakfast and free high-speed Wi-Fi
– On-site restaurant with exquisite southern cuisine
– Leisure and entertainment options nearby in Cádiz
Room features:
16 m² room with private terrace
Extra-large double bed (1.80 m) or two single beds (90 cm each).
(NOTE: room distribution according to bed type will be assigned based on hotel availability)
Satellite TV
Individual air conditioning
Safety deposit box
Check-in/out times:
Check-in: 3:00 p.m. / Check-out: 12:00 p.m
Transportation:
– Distance to Cádiz: approx. 50 minutes by car
– Distance to Jerez Airport: approx. 1 hour by car
Address:
Urb. Cabo Roche, s/n, 11140, Conil de la Frontera (Cadiz)
