AYAHUASCA REATREAT & MASTER PLANT DIETA
With Don Miguel, Elio Geusa, Maestra Juana and Papa Gilberto Mahua
August 12 - 22, 2024
What is standing between you and your dreams? Discover the deep healing an ayahuasca retreat can bring and tap into your own unlimited potential.
Your 11-day Ayahuasca healing journey begins deep within the Shipibo homeland of the Peruvian Amazon. Starting from the bustling riverside town of Iquitos, Peru, we will pick you up and drive to a 2km hike into the jungle where the retreat center is located.
AYA Healing Retreats offers a life-altering opportunity to connect with shamanic healing traditions of the Iquitos region. Those courageous enough to immerse themselves in the process will catalyze profound a spiritual transformation, and return to wholeness. We also offer discounts for Central and South American residents/nationals, as well as returning participants.
The Dieta
5 Fully supervised & curated Ayahuasca Ceremonies
Your personalized Master Plant Dieta from Don Miguel
Defining Your Intentions
Intimate group setting
Personalized consultations and individualized Plant Medicine Treatment from Don Miguel
Active participation in brewing the sacred plant medicines – Ayahuasca or the chosen master plant
Comfort
3 Wholesome meals per day; 2 on the day of our Ayahusaca ceremonies
11-Days in a private room or jungle bungalow at El Encanto De Chullachaqui
Washing and laundering of clothing
Support to organize transportation from/to Iquitos, Peru – to our retreat center
Shipibo Traditions & Grounding Exercises
Purifying flower and vapour baths by the riverside
Icaros (chanting), chosen specifically for each ceremony by the Curandero
Mapacho and Pipe use + tools of navigating the Ayahuasca journeys
Fascinating group lectures that reveal the sacred traditions of the Shipibo traditions, language, and knowledge
Integration
Dedicated Integration Groups with time for sharing
Integration workshop
Trauma-Informed Practices
Full translations from Spanish or Shipibo to English
Private follow-up integration sessions via Skype or WhatsApp
Access to our Private WhatsApp Group
About the Leaders
Don Miguel
Don Miguel was born into a Shipibo community called Roaboya on the River Ucayali. When Don Miguel was a child, Angel Sanchez Vargas, his grandfather was the community’s curandero. Vargas was an expert in sacred plant medicines and was frequently called upon to heal and share his spiritual wisdom with members of Roaboya. The school […]
Learn more about Don MiguelElio Geusa
Elio Geusa is the founder of AYA Healing Retreats. Elio is a qualified Social Worker and has over thirteen years experience working both on national and international humanitarian projects. He has worked with people living with intellectual disabilities and mental health conditions. He has also had the privilege of supporting refugee populations to overcome the […]
Learn more about Elio GeusaMaestra Juana
Maestra Juana was born into the Shipibo community of Pahoyan, one of the most powerful Shipibo healing lineages in the Peruvian Amazon. She is around 60 years old, however her exact age is unknown.She has been studying for more than 35 years under Maestra Manuela, Papa Gilberto and Papa Bejamin, who are all members of […]
Learn more about Maestra JuanaPapa Gilberto Mahua
Papa Gilberto Mahua was born into a lineage of renowned Shipibo healers. His grandfather, father and earliest ancestors were all respected curanderos, who, Like Gilberto, were initiated into the plant medicine tradition at a very young age. Gilberto completed his first master plant dieta at the age of 11. For eighteen months, Gilberto saw only […]
Learn more about Papa Gilberto Mahua