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Priestess Bliss Magdalena

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Healer, Teacher, Tantrika, Celebrant, Priestess


Bliss can support you from a therapeutic or clinical perspective with over two decades in practice as a holistic practitioner, or offer sacred counsel whilst embodying Goddess as her Priestess self. She offers tantra and sacred sexual priestess sessions for individuals and couples, and can perform as a celebrant for handfastings, queening ceremonies, menarche, mother blessings and baby namings. She is a doula and educator for birth-workers, death companion and supporter.

Bliss runs Red Tent circles, and  teaches Lunar Womb Priestessing and Temple Arts Training courses, also teaching holistic therapies. She enjoys leading forest bathing, sacred site tours and retreats and sound healing concerts.  Her students and clients describe her as fully authentic and fully alive.

Bliss has made pilgrimage around the world visiting sacred sites and ancient temples for many years,  including Magdalene Cathar France and the Paleolithic Caves of the Magdalenians, Ancient Kemetic Egypt,  Atlantean Maltese Temples, Atlantean Cretan Temples, Lemurian Hawaii, and many of the Brythonic Neolithic Stone Circles and Burial Mounds of the United Kingdom.

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Spiritual Initiations:

Bliss' spiritual education progressed beyond initiation in the lineage of Ishtar by her mother Anna Cardash-Berry, with teachers including Harry Uhane Jim, Hawaiian Kahuna; Anaiya Sophia, Gnostic Rose Cathar; Katinka Soetens, Rhiannon and the Labyrinth. Bliss is a certificated Keeper of the Flame - Sacred Sexual Union Facilitator, and a Sacred Sexual Priestess of Rhiannon and the Labyrinth. She is currently dedicated as a Maeutic Luminary and on the Second Spiral of the Goddess Luminary Leadership Wheel, taught by Dr. Lynne Sedgemore CBE.

Scholarship:

Bliss holds academic and teaching qualifications including a Master of Research in Health & Wellbeing from University of Bristol, Healthcare BSc(Hons), Complementary Therapies Fda from University of Bedfordshire, PTLLS3 and TAQA. Her therapy practice and training courses are all fully accredited through IPHM, she is a Fellow of FHT and listed on their Accredited Register of Complementary Therapists.

Therapeutic Credentials:

Bliss has been in practice for  more than two decades and holds recognised qualifications in many modalities including hypnotherapy, family and relationship counselling, nutrition and herbalism, clinical trauma support, advanced massage, clinical aromatherapy and reflexology, Thai bodywork, Hawaiian Lomilomi, Indian head massage, hot stones and more.

Acts of Service:

Bliss has acted as high priestess ceremonialist and coordinator at Tantra Fest UK camps in 2017 and 2019.

She was pillar holder for the Goddess Conference Wellness Sanctuary in 2020 and 2021, presenter at the 2021 Star Queen Goddess Conference, and Directional Priestess for the 2022 Sovereign Goddess of Avalon Conference in Glastonbury.

Bliss dedicates a majority of her time to serving as a Director of the Stroud Goddess Temple CIC, as Temple Founder,  Volunteer Coordinator and Melissa Mother.

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HOLISTIC THERAPIES with BLISS

Aromatherapy

Blending plant extracts for therapeutic benefit. I take into account individual symptoms as well as emotional issues to create unique blends. These can be air diffused with a de-ionising aroma-warmer, massaged into the skin using a base oil in conjunction with massage, and also provided as oil blends, bath salts or other bespoke remedies for home use.


Holistic Massage

Intuitive sessions incorporating many techniques. Each session is adapted to the client’s needs and emotions on that day. It can be gentle, nurturing and relaxing, or more vigorous, energising and deep. I listen with my hands, applying specific massage techniques appropriate to the individual during the treatment.


Holistic Facials

Tailored to your skin type and involving lymph drainage and acupressure, as well as aromatherapy oil blend and cleanse, tone, serum or masque and moisturise. Facials boost collagen production, giving the skin a plump, clear appearance, as well as removing dead cells or impurities from the pores. They also help to regulate sebum production, giving a more even texture.


Indian Head Massage

 This treatment originated from the massage’s given traditionally by Indian barbers and also within families, It also draws on the wisdom of Ayurveda. The movements vary from very light stroking to deep kneading and cover the upper back, shoulders, neck, arms and head. Treatments can be relaxing and slow or very vigorous.


Traditional Thai Massage

Performed in clothing, on a floor mattress. The practitioner uses hands, feet & body weight to apply acupressure, palm presses are used to relax muscles and joints, and assisted stretches. Incredibly powerful in a short time, Thai massage works to remind the body of all the ways it is able to move, unlocking joints & creating space for healing on a deep level. Authentic Thai techniques adapted to each client’s level of flexibility & stamina.


Hot Stone Massage

Relieve deep tension through the penetrating action of heat combined with the enhanced pressure of the stones. It is said that one stroke applied using hot stones is equivalent to 5 manual massage strokes. The stones help balance the elemental forces within the body and create a sense of grounded safety. Encourages temperature regulation and detoxification as well as immediate stress relief.


Dynamic Bodywork

Can be performed with or without oil, draped or fully clothed, in any position where the client feels comfortable. Incorporating, passive stretches, rhythm-mobility, creative use of forearms, knuckles and the supple spine back care programme, each session is unique. It can help with range of movement, deep muscle tension or joint stiffness, rediscovering freedom of movement.


Hawaiian Lomi Lomi Massage

A sacred healing practice performed with the client draped in a sarong. The practitioner uses long flowing strokes over the length of the body. Forearms are often incorporated to give a deep pressure. The intention is to strengthen the flow of life energy for the client, inviting kindness, acceptance & joy. The treatment allows us to connect with our bodies, release tension and work with deep emotions. Tailored to your skin type and involving lymph drainage and acupressure, as well as aromatherapy oil blend and cleanse, tone, serum or masque and moisturise. Facials boost collagen production, giving the skin a plump, clear appearance, as well as removing dead cells or impurities from the pores. They also help to regulate sebum production, giving a more even texture.


Reflexology

 Relaxing & rebalancing, releasing energy congestion. Reflexology encourages a balanced flow of subtle energy throughout the body. It can be used to pinpoint specific organs and help to relieve the symptoms of particular ailments, or can be employed to give an overall sense of wellbeing. Several clinical trials have shown its effectiveness for pain relief, relaxation and relief of anxiety. Can be performed with or without oil, draped or fully clothed, in any position where the client feels comfortable. Incorporating, passive stretches, rhythm-mobility, creative use of forearms, knuckles and the supple spine back care programme, each session is unique. It can help with range of movement, deep muscle tension or joint stiffness, rediscovering freedom of movement.


Reiki Energy Work

 Reconnection to the universal energy matrix, repairing the field. Reiki means universal life energy. It works with the subtle energy body to bring about a release of the chakras. I utilise traditional Usui Reiki, as well as the more recent modalities of Tera Mai, Seichem and Karuna. Reiki sessions are very gentle and can be hands on or in the layers of the aura. I am a Reiki Master Teacher and offer Attunements to all levels.


Shamanic Work

Journeys for soul retrieval and connection with power animals/ancestors. Working to safely explore the inner landscape, using voice, drum and dance to enter an altered state of consciousness and access wisdom held within. A symbolic oracle that often supports us in our personal growth by encouraging a deeply listening path of awareness – of ourselves and our connection to the greater whole of being.


Sound Healing

Sacred song, drumming, pure tones & singing bowls. Everything that exists vibrates to a sonic frequency. The organs of the body, our electro-magnetic field, emotions and thoughts all have a song unique to their harmonious functioning. I work intuitively with Singing Bowls, Bells, Voice, Drum and Bio-sonic Tuning forks, to re-tune and release blocks within the physical and subtle bodies.


Visualisation

Creating tools for inner growth & manifestation. Our minds are incredibly powerful vehicles of awareness. We can invoke the power of thought to empower positive change in our lives, stimulate the immune system or ease pain. Visualisations are a proven method of enhancing performance in athletic sports as well as increasing personal effectiveness in relationships / work.


Nutrition Advice

Improving habits & addressing specific issues. Good nutrition is the foundation of health. This may be achieved through cleansing, detox and nourishment, or through the addition of new foods to an existing diet. Specialist nutrition advice sessions require a food diary to be completed for two weeks prior to the appointment. If you have any serious condition please follow GP’s advice.


Herbal Advice

 We can use herbs to encourage a state of balance within the body, and they may help to alleviate symptoms, or detoxify. Supplements can act as a useful adjunct to other therapies. It is important to consult with GP if you use supplements alongside other medicines, or if you suffer with a serious illness.


THERAPY TRAINING -  UPCOMING COURSES

Bliss is looking forward to teaching Lomilomi Hawaiian Massage and Supporting Clients with Cancer this Autumn.


Click here to see the upcoming events for professional training with Bliss in Holistic Therapies.

One to One Holistic Therapy Sessions with Bliss are £65 per hour or £85  for 90 Minutes. Training costs vary according to the course.

PRIESTESS SERVICES with BLISS


Bliss offers devotional work as a celebrant for hand-fastings, naming ceremonies, mother blessings, death midwifery, and other bespoke ceremonies – drawing on her eclectic spiritual path which has taken her on pilgrimage around the world in a search for deep connection with the divine source of all.


Her open hearted approach to the sacred affords those she serves with the opportunity to create a ceremony or ritual that is meaningful to them, from whichever spiritual tradition is most comfortable.


Bliss is on the third year post-graduate Labyrinth spiral of Priestess Training in Glastonbury, and is happy to discuss celebrancy with individuals, this work is bespoke and therefore cost can vary, however as a general guide most Handfasting Ceremonies start at £250 plus fuel costs for two planning meetings and a ceremony lasting up to one hour. She is a dedicated Priestess of the Goddess but happy to adapt her ceremonies to other faiths and traditions.


TANTRA and SACRED SEXUAL PRIESTESSING


Bliss has been a student, practitioner and teacher of sacred sexuality since 2001, she is a qualified Sacred Sexual Union Facilitator and currently on the third year post-graduate Labyrinth spiral of Sacred Sexual Priestess of Rhiannon in Glastonbury.


She is an experienced and engaging facilitator offering these weekends as an act of devotion and service to hold space for healing relationships and bringing us closer to integrated, compassionate relating with ourselves and the divine.


One on One or Couples Sacred Intimacy


Tantra Sessions – £250 per 2 hour session, increasing by £75 for each additional hour.


Online sessions are £65 for an hour.


Bliss offers this work for individuals or couples in private bespoke sessions which can include sacred bathing rituals, sensory awakening, healing initiations, breathwork, bodywork and energy work as well as direct dialogue. This is a healing practice designed to support clients in healing relationship or sexual trauma, support loving relationships and connect with the sacred divine masculine and feminine through authentic relating and respectful courageous vulnerability.


Bliss is sexuality, relationship style and gender-diversity inclusive and works with people of all orientations and persuasions. She is particularly equipped to support survivors of toxic tantric experiences in their past, those with disabilities or body image concerns. Bliss herself is plus sized, queer, polyamorous and gender-fluid. There is no sexual contact in her work and she does not offer “relief” or stimulate ejaculation – please do not enquire about this or attempt to book in with that expectation.


Tantra and Sacred Intimacy Group Workshops and Events

Priestess Bliss offers workshops and events throughout the UK.

Please see the events calendar for upcoming dates.

Labour & Birth Care for Mums and Supporters

Gently addressing challenges and preparing for the birth. Bliss has had specialist training in supporting mothers throughout the journey from the challenges of conceiving, through to labour and beyond. She can offer assistance with issues such as sickness and nausea in early stages, back pain and hip problems in the later stages, or sleep loss. She can assist in encouraging good positioning for the baby prior to engagement, and help to facilitate pain relief techniques during the labour itself. Post partum she can provide nurturing respite and stimulate the body in its regeneration process following the birth. She is happy to spend a session with mum and birth partner teaching specific pressure points and safe massage oils to use at the birth, or can accompany mums in labour with the consent of the consultant midwife. One on one or group tuition.

Prices for Doula Services start from £200 going up to £1800 for a full package.


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UPCOMING PRIESTESS TRAINING COURSES

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LUNAR WOMB TEMPLE TRAINING

Online Course with Priestess Bliss Magdelena Qadesh and Lady Faye Morgana

Now accepting applications for May 2024 intake.


An in depth exploration and sacred ceremonial circle for those with physical or energetic wombs. We will discover the secrets of female reproductive anatomy, and how menstrual physiology and the lunar cycle links with ancient Goddess matriarchal cultures, symbolism and mythology. Have you previously explored this work, but crave greater depth, insight and understanding of Blood Mysteries and the Holy of Holies? Would you like the tools and underpinning knowledge to create your own Lunar Temple as a Lunar Womb Priestess? 

We are empowering ourselves to step up and co-create a new remembering and activation of the Eternal Moon Temples which have existed throughout time on this planet, for Healing and Wisdom-Keeping of Sacred Womb Temple Arts. This training, comprising 13 evening sessions spread over 9 months, is ideal for those wanting to extend their own knowledge of the archaeological finds relating to the menstrual cycle, as well as better understanding the biology of the womb, ovaries, cervix, vaginal canal, clitoris and vulva.

The history, anthropology and cosmology of Moon Priestessing and Lunar Goddesses will be covered, in addition to the facts around the Red Tent & Moonlodge phenomenon around the world. We will explore the archetypes of Sacred Mother and Holy Harlot, as well as Lover Goddesses and Goddesses of Birth and Death within many traditions.


This course includes ritual, guided trance journeys, sharing circles, craft and journal work, self-massage and movement as well as ceremony, you will gain new tools to include in your personal or Priestessing practice, and build loving connection with other sisters in our closed group. Touching the shadow places other similar courses are unable to journey to in a trauma informed way, as well as scientific and historical facts underpinning the practice of moon and womb Priestessing. Go beyond endless repetition of received wisdoms, into deep knowing of ancient wisdom beyond woo and what's trending.

The Lunar Womb Temple Training is £849, payable in three installments of £283, which must be paid in full by 4 January 2025. A discount of £89 is offered to those paying the full amount in one installment.

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This course is ideal for students who have worked with other Priestess training, but is open to all with an interest in learning more about moon and womb sacred cycles, deep inner process work to integrate shadows of past shame, wounding or trauma related to the pelvis, vulva or womb.


 The Lunar Womb Temple Training is accredited for CPD by IPHM, for Priestesses and Holistic Therapists, Healers and Bodywork Practitioners. Presented and Facilitated by Bliss Magdalena Qadesh, MRes BSc(Hons), Labyrinth Priestess of Rhiannon, Dedicated to Isis, Hathor and Quetesh-Asherah, and Elen of the Hidden Ways.


Bliss is a Sacred Sexuality and Tantra facilitator, and held regular Women's Circles until becoming fully immersed in the Stroud Goddess Temple in 2021, as Project Coordinator, Co-Director of the CIC and Cotswold Priestess College Faculty Convener. She has practised as a Holistic Therapist for over two decades, and is also qualified in Relationship and Family Counselling, and Hypnotherapy. She is currently completing a funded PhD in Gender and Violence Research at University of Bristol.


The dates for this course are listed below:

Session 1: Connecting with Ourselves and the Moon: Thursday 2nd May 2024 with Bliss


Lunar Womb Connection Circle Tuesday 14th May with Bliss


Session 2: Moon Goddess, Lunar Priestess: Thursday 23rd May 2024


Lunar Womb Connection Circle Tuesday 4th June with Bliss


Session 3: Female Cycles and Menstruation: Thursday 13th June 2024

Lunar Womb Connection Circle Tuesday 25th June

Session 4: Moon Dreaming Sanctuaries: Thursday 4th July 2024

Lunar Womb Connection Circle Tuesday 16th July

Session 5: Journey to the Womb Temple: the Outer Sanctum: Thursday 25th July 2025

Lunar Womb Connection Circle Tuesday 6th August with Bliss

Session 6: Gateway of Venus: Thursday 15th August 2024

Lunar Womb Connection Circle Tuesday 27th August


Session 7: Journey to the Womb Temple – The Gateway: Thursday 5th September 2024

Lunar Womb Connection Circle Tuesday 17th September

Session 8: Holy Mother / Holy Harlot: Thursday 26th September 2024

Lunar Womb Connection Circle Tuesday 8th October


Session 9: Journey to the Womb Temple - The Inner Sanctum:

Thursday 17th October 2024

Lunar Womb Connection Circle Tuesday 29th October with Bliss

Session 10: Snake Mothers of the Void: Thursday 7th November 2024

Lunar Womb Connection Circle Tuesday 19th November

Session 11: Journey to the Womb Temple – Returning to Source -

Thursday 28th November 2024

Lunar Womb Connection Circle Tuesday 10th December with Bliss

Session 12: Hathor and the Star Mothers: Thursday December 19th 2024


Session 13: Integrating the Journey, Coming Home to Ourselves:

Thursday 9th January 2025

All the sessions will take place 7:30pm-9pm United Kingdom time.

Please email Bliss at:  lunarwombtemple@gmail.com to notify her when you make payment to join the course, as

the upcoming circle is limited to a maximum of 13 participants, this will help

her keep track of numbers! 



Co-Teacher on the Online Lunar Womb Temple Training 2024:

Lady Faye Morgana

Lady Faye Morgana is proudly a Lunar Womb Temple Priestess dedicating in 2020 and has loved integrating the knowledge from this course into her Priestess work. she is running Turn of The Wheel Ceremonies and Moonlodges at Bristol and Stroud Goddess Temples.. She is a Priestess of Morgan le Fay following her passions and providing workshops on herbcraft for the Veiled Hinterland Priestess training. Faye holds Pearl Mothers, a group for childfree women, whether by choice, chance, circumstance, or infertility to support women navigating a world where being childfree isn’t the norm.

Led by an experienced clinical therapist, healer and bodywork practitioner who also serves as sacred sexual priestess and temple initiatrix, we will be working to give each participant a high level of knowledge, confidence, practical skills and connection to inner knowing to enable a thoroughly professional, expert and sensitive practice to emerge from this accredited qualification upon completion. 


Taking place both in person and online over 9 months gestation, students who move through the course will be birthed through initiation at the conclusion as fully competent and empowered Lunar Womb Temple Arts Practitioners, with accreditation through IPHM.


Bliss has been called to teach this course by  Goddess, as an amalgamation of four decades of initiation, spiritual enquiry, tantric and healing practice, pilgrimage, clinical and academic research. She has realised the need for fully activated, trauma informed, and competent Temple Arts Practitioner Priestesses, having undertaken and completed several similarly themed courses and other community events, Bliss saw that a weaving of her own talents and knowledge would bridge the chasms between science, intuition, magic and embodiment. 


This training stands apart from other tantra development or womb healing courses in it's inclusive, culturally sensitive and trauma informed approach, with respect to the origins of particular techniques  without rebranding or appropriation of traditional indigenous wisdom. The triggers and wounded places of participants will be genuinely acknowledged and given the space needed to unpack and integrate painful past learning. Participants who are gender-nonconforming or of diverse orientations will be respected and honoured with the understanding that not all women have wombs, and that men can also bleed. 

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Email lunarwombtemple@gmail.com

Feel free to make contact to enquire about one to ones or training. There is a google calendar page on this site where you can see Bliss's whereabouts and free days for availability. 


Bliss practises and teaches most often in the Cotswolds, in Stroud at the Goddess Temple on London Road.


She also works and teaches regularly in Glastonbury at The Temple of Avalon, and in Coventry at The Amethyst Centre.

 

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