AYAHUASCA RETREAT
IN MEXICO

Traditional Ayahuasca ceremonies
with Peruvian Master Shamans
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

Dear Valued community,
Due to current security concerns and travel restrictions for Peruvian citizens in Mexico, we've paused our retreats there. We prioritize your safety.

Currently, we warmly invite you to our exclusive program in Ecuador or to our immersive retreats in Spain, ensuring meaningful and safe experiences.
UNITY OF TRADITION, NATURE
& HIGH-END FACILITIES

Here in Mexico, we are located in a unique place that allows us to connect participants with nature and plants while offering luxurious accommodations to have space to rest and recharge.
Discover the retreat space in our video tour from APL's therapist Amanda:
TESTIMONIES
CURANDEROS
Our retreats are guided by one or two Peruvian shamans who live and work in the Amazon.
They have passed lifetime long training to work with Ayahuasca and Teacher-Plants.

Now they come to share their love, knowledge, and experience with you.
  • Maestro Pepe
    "The Last Shaman"
    37 years of experience
    Pepe is a Peruvian Curandero from the Shipibo tribe. He started his training as a healer when he was 12 years old with his Maestro and uncle Antonio Vasquez Galarreta.
    Throughout his life, he has spent years dieting with numerous Teacher-Plants to learn from them and help people in his community.

    Currently, Pepe is known worldwide for the Netflix documentary "The Last Shaman" which was called this way as a gesture of respect to Pepe's dedication and knowledge about Amazonian Plant Medicine and Ayahuasca.

    Watch the documentary (click)
  • Maestro
    Anael

    26 years of experience
    Anael - Peruvian shaman-curandero, who devoted many years of his life studying the curative properties of plants growing in the Amazon and being used to support the physical, energetic and mental state of the person.

    In his youth, Anael came to shamanism through personal examples of indigenous shamans, as well as from the need for a cure from a disease he suffered.

    He started his ayahuasca shaman way with fighting for his health in the Peruvian jungle and now became one of the most worthy shaman of Loreto district.
  • Maestra
    Yumbato
    24 years of experience
    Yumbato - Amazonian curandera who lives in the Loreto region of Peru. She comes from a family lineage of traditional shamans who taught her many secrets of sacred plants.

    For decades Yumbato mainly works with local Peruvian patients in her community focusing on the work with sacred plants.

    Yumbato practices Dietas with Teacher-Plants and uses this ancient holistic method as a base for her work with patients.
Icaro song from Maestro Pepe
Icaro song from Maestro Anael
Icaro song from Maestra Yambato
7 DAYS
PROGRAM
7 days stay
at the retreat
3 Ayahuasca
ceremonies
Work with
Teacher-Plants
Sananga sessions
All meals
Breathwork classes
Preparation
and Integration
Private connection
with a shaman
Flower
Baths
Flower bathes to prepare for Ayahuasca ceremonies.
The work with the plant of tobacco as a Teacher Plant is an ancient practice that complements your ceremonial Ayahuasca experience as these two plants are always coming together.
You will learn how to use Mapacho for protection and guidance.
Sananga eye drops are a traditional practice that helps to support the healthy vision.
Integration specialist
at the retreat
Guided by
Peruvian healer
Ross Hyslop from British association of psychotherapists / Amanda Decker- psychedelic Integration Coach with a specialization in Harm Reduction and an Ambassador for Heroic Hearts Project
We know that Amazonian shamanism is an ancient and deeply rooted tradition where shamans / hearer is a person who has to pass a long term training in the rainforest in the way of sacred dieting with Master Plants and the work with other healers and spiritual beings.

Without this long training that takes years of practice and isolation, a person should not work with Ayahuasca as he can damage the physical and mental state of participants.

That is why on our retreats we work only with Amazonian healers who live permanently in the rainforest and dedicated their lives to the natural sciences of healing with plants.
We host ceremonies the same way our healers do them in Peru.
It means that we follow the traditional guidance and ask our participants to follow ceremonial rules that are intended to ensure an undisturbed journey and the direct connection with Ayahuasca that will be protected and guided by the shaman.

During our ceremonies, healers are singing sacred songs named Icaros that they learned from Teacher-Plants in the rainforest the same way thousands of generations did before them.
We ask our participants do not interact with each other and concentrate on the connection with Ayahuasca during the ceremony that is held in the dark.
This traditional approach allows you to receive healing and work on your intentions/traumas, instead of just tripping with people around.
On our retreats, we pay a lot of attention to the right way of preparation for ceremonies as well as international of your experience.

Most of our participants are newbies and that is why you can be sure that you will feel 100% ready before. your first ceremony and if you are experienced we are sure you will learn a lot of things about traditional Amazonian healing from our shamans and facilitators.

When you come to us we have a detailed 3 hours talk before the first ceremony to prepare you for your first journey.

Then after each ceremony, we have integration talks on the morning of the next day to help you understand your experience based on the traditional knowledge and modern psychotherapeutic approach.
Because the right integration of the experience is the key to your healing.
Temazcal herbal sauna
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FACILITIES
Accommodation
We offer 2 accommodation types:

- Shared double bungalow/room
- Private single suite

All our rooms/bungalows
are equipped with:


- A/C
- Drinkable water
- Comfortable bathrooms
- Hammock
- Fan

We are sure you will enjoy your stay and remember it as an incredible journey in the heart of a forest.
Temazcal & Yoga
During your stay, you will have an incredible opportunity to partake not only in sacred Ayahuasca ceremonies but as well explore an ancient tradition of herbal sauna named Temazcal.

Our healers will collect herbs from the forest so we can pass this ancient ritual of physical and spiritual cleansing before ceremonies with Ayahuasca.

Your journey will be complemented by yoga and breathwork sessions to relax your mind and make your Ayahuasca experience even more fulfilling.
Temazcal & Yoga
During your stay, you will have an incredible opportunity to partake not only in sacred Ayahuasca ceremonies but as well explore an ancient tradition of herbal sauna named Temazcal.

Our healers will collect herbs from the forest so we can pass this ancient ritual of physical and spiritual cleansing before ceremonies with Ayahuasca.

Your journey will be complemented by yoga and breathwork sessions to relax your mind and make your Ayahuasca experience even more fulfilling.
Ceremonial Space
We host ceremonies in a spacious maloca that allows every participant to have enough personal space to connect with the spirit of Ayahuasca.

It is a truly unique experience to go through the ceremony, feeling the connection with the forest around and its beings.

There are 6 bathrooms and 2 showers attached to the ceremonial space to ensure you have privacy while going through the process of the physical cleanse.
BROADEN YOUR REALITY WITH MASTER-PLANTS
Flower bath for the purification before ceremonies
FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
FAQ
The nearest airport is Merida (93 km / 1 hour drive).
Another option is Cancun airport (253 km / 3.30 - 4 hours drive)

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