Sacred Conversations With Our Ancestors is an annual ritual of remembering. Each year we gather on blessed land on the East coast of the island of Barbados. This place represents a direct connection across the Atlantic and back to Africa, without touching any other landmass. This will be a 4-day guided experience, honoring your Ancestors and recharging your spiritual connection. 

The first Sacred Conversations With Our Ancestors was designed by Ìyá Simone with specific instructions from the spirit guides and Ancestors who walk with her. Over the past four gatherings it has grown into an annual ritual that is crafted for the needs and energies carried by participants. While the schedule is similar each year, Simone and the team of priests, priestesses, chefs, wellness workers, and other supporters who come together to deliver Sacred Conversations rely on their guides and intuition to ensure every experience is tailored to the needs of those who are coming and the instructions of their Ancestors. It is common for the team to receive messages as early as when attendees register right through to the day of arrival.

Sacred Conversations With Our Ancestors


During your time on the island you will be guided through: herb use, selection, and significations, spiritual bathing, intuitive bodywork, prayer and ritual, and opening communication with your Ancestors. Whether you are at the beginning of your journey or have been living a spiritually in-tune life, this space will have much to offer you. Past participants range from those who were first-time clients of Readings by Simone to fellow healers, intuitives, and initiated priests and chiefs in search of spiritual support and rejuvenation. 

A labor of love, Simone calls on the full power of her community each year for Sacred Conversations. She has a deep connection with every person onsite - from the private chef, to the photographer, to the bodywork therapists and all others in the space. You will benefit from the outpouring of love, skill, and care from these practitioners as well as complete confidence that they are spiritually aligned and will honor the sacred energies and confidentiality of the space.