Breath of Maharlika
Schedule
Sat Oct 18 2025 at 06:30 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Mission Yoga | San Francisco, CA

About this Event
Breathwork + Soul Purpose Activation + Filipino Ceremonial Traditions
Join us for an evening of sacred breath, sound, and ancestral wisdom designed to reconnect you with your soul’s deepest truth. Through the power of traditional Filipino energy healing, soul-aligned breathwork, and immersive soundscapes, you’ll be guided into a state of release, renewal, and activation.
✨ What to expect:
Step into a safe, nurturing container where the rhythm of your breath merges with the healing currents of ancestral energy. Old patterns, heavy emotions, and stagnant energy are invited to clear, creating spaciousness for love, joy, and authentic presence to flow more freely.
🌿 The journey:
Led by Michael Barrios and Ilana Brown, this shamanic experience interlaces traditional Filipino ceremonial practices with sound healing and transformational breathwork. Together, they create an intentional space where deep emotional clarity can arise, stored trauma can unravel, and a renewed sense of purpose can be restored.
🌌 Why join us:
This is a sober psychedelic journey—a natural pathway to profound states of consciousness without substances. Breath becomes the medicine, sound becomes the guide, and your own body becomes the portal to awakening your highest self.
Come as you are. Leave feeling lighter, clearer, and more deeply connected to your soul’s calling.

🌞 Your guides:
ILANA BROWN
Ilana Brown is a Holistic Feminine Embodiment Coach, ceremonialist and healer devoted to the art of becoming. She works with people who are in seasons of transition, emergence, or soul-deep awakening—guiding them back to their hearts, their bodies, and their truth. Through a blend of Filipino folk healing, feminine energetics, somatic healing, and subconscious reprogramming, she holds sacred space for transformation that is both mystical and grounded.
Her path has taken her across oceans and timelines—from terreiros in Bahia, Brazil to ancestral farmlands in Ajuy, Philippines—in search of authenticity and alignment. With a unique ability to bridge the spiritual and the strategic, Ilana draws from nearly a decade of experience as a strategist in the corporate world—crafting brand strategies for global companies—before answering a deeper call.
A spiritual awakening in Havana, Cuba catalyzed her shift from external achievement to inner alignment, initiating years of study in somatic healing, energy work, land-based ritual, and ancestral remembrance.
Ilana’s work is rooted in the wisdom of the land and the body. For years, she stewarded Engkanto Garden Farm, a half-acre sanctuary devoted to healing, ceremony, and feminine remembrance. That chapter taught her how to grow not just plants, but people - tending inner landscapes with the same reverence she offered the soil.
Now in a new season of life, Ilana is walking her own path of emergence. She brings with her the medicine of integration - having moved through initiation, loss, and rebirth - and now supports others in navigating their own thresholds with grace, clarity, and soul.
Born to a Filipina mother and a Jewish father, Ilana was raised between worlds, languages, and ways of knowing. That in-between space shaped her gift: the ability to bridge. Ancestral and modern. Spiritual and practical. Seen and unseen.
Ilana is known for her grounded presence, poetic clarity, and ability to translate ancient wisdom into embodied, actionable insight. Her mission is to restore harmony in relationships—romantic, familial, ancestral, and organizational—by honoring the body, tending the soul, and remembering the sacred in all things.
Whether in intimate circles, sacred retreats, or 1:1 mentorship, Ilana creates containers for women to remember who they are beneath the noise—to return to the body as oracle, the heart as compass, and life as a sacred unfolding. Her work is not about fixing, but about becoming—whole, rooted, and radiant.
MICHAEL BARRIOS
Michael is a multi-faceted healer, best-selling author, and visionary dedicated to guiding individuals toward holistic wellness and transformation. With over 19 years of experience in coaching and healing, Michael specializes in uniting mind, body, and spirit through a unique blend of ancient wisdom and modern practices. His mission is to empower others to heal from within, embrace their sacred purpose, and unlock their fullest potential.
Michael’s journey began as a collegiate athlete, excelling in pole vaulting and cross-country running. Beneath his athletic success, however, he struggled with depression and addiction, which ultimately led him to seek a deeper understanding of healing. This pivotal turning point inspired Michael to pursue holistic wellness, earning certifications as a Licensed Holistic Practitioner through the CHEK Institute and expanding his expertise into Reiki, Pranic Healing, Somatic Breathwork, and ancestral healing.
As the creator of The Breath of Maharlika, Michael developed a transformative modality that integrates ancestral wisdom, breathwork, and energy healing to help individuals release trauma, reconnect with their sacred heart, and cultivate profound emotional and spiritual alignment. Guided by the belief that “all healing begins in the heart,” Michael’s work has touched countless lives, empowering individuals to heal at the cellular level and embrace love and joy in the present. Michael’s contributions extend far beyond individual healing
As a featured author in Radhaa Publishing House’s transformative books, including Awakening Starseeds: Dreaming Into the Future and Infinite Cosmic Records: Doorways to Healing & Remembering, Michael shares profound insights on reconnecting with higher selves, past-life healing, and unlocking the soul’s potential. His voice continues to inspire readers and seekers around the world, offering guidance on their own transformational journeys.
Splitting his time between the San Francisco Bay Area and Pohakupuna Beach Club in Oahu Hawaii , Michael remains focused on creating spaces for healing, preserving ancient wisdom, and empowering others to embrace their sacred purpose. Whether through his workshops, writings, or one-on-one sessions, Michael is committed to uplifting humanity by fostering love, growth, and connection from the heart.

Where is it happening?
Mission Yoga, 2415 Mission Street, San Francisco, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 33.85 to USD 65.87

