MASTER-PLANT
DIETAS IN PERU

Traditional practice
for self-discovery and shamanic learning

Next Available Retreat:
29 July - 08 August 2024
Ayahuasca openS the door
Dietas invite you to come in

The "Dieta" with Teacher Plants stands as an ancient discipline from the depths of the Peruvian traditions.

This process of shamanic apprenticeship and self-healing requires specific dietary and behavioral disciplines, allowing participants to purify themselves and intimately bond with a chosen "teacher" plant as an ally for life.

To many, Ayahuasca acts as a brief, shining window into the vast world of shamanism. This revered brew, though powerful in its glimpses, offers a fleeting journey into our inner cosmos and the spirit realm. It illuminates hidden corners, granting insights, but leaves deeper mysteries untouched.

Building on Ayahuasca's introduction, Dietas present a deeper, more intimate dive into the heart of the shamanic tradition. Guided by the wisdom of teacher plants, individuals can truly connect with spirits, uncover layers of shamanic knowledge, and embark on a tailored journey of self-healing.

While Ayahuasca might present the path,
Dietas allow you to step onto it, letting you explore every corner of your spiritual dwelling.

AYAHUASCA

LA DIETA

WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF DIETAS?

A shaman chooses a suitable teacher plant based on the individual's needs after performing a screening during the first Ayahausca ceremony in the camp.
Choosing a Plant:
Committment:
Participants live in small huts in solitude in the rainforest and follow a strict diet, avoiding salt, sugar, oils, and often many other foods. Sexual abstinence, avoiding exposure to sunlight, and social interactions.
Duration:
Dietas can last from a few days to several months, depending on the intended depth of the experience.
We offer 10 days dietas as a perfect way to learn without being subjected to “shamanic” risks of longer dietas.
Integration:
After completing the dieta, there's a period of integration where participants slowly reintroduce foods and return to regular activities, while reflecting on the lessons learned.
This phase is crucial to solidify the insights and healing obtained during the dieta.

LEADING
MASTER SHAMAN
Pepe Franchini Vasquez
Deep Expertise: Boasting 32 years in sacred plant work, Pepe offers unparalleled depth of knowledge.

Authentic Lineage: As a Peruvian Shipibo tribe shaman, he upholds time-honored traditions and rituals.

Broad Plant Wisdom: Years of personal dieting with various Teacher-Plants have equipped him with diverse insights.

Global Acclaim: Celebrated in the Netflix documentary "The Last Shaman," Pepe's excellence resonates internationally.

Teacher plant dietas must be guided by an experienced shaman.

Maestro opens the spiritual connection, guide the interaction with spirits, and close the journey, ensuring participants' safety and balance.

LEADING
FACILITATORS
On-site retreat therapist
Leading Facilitator
Leading Facilitator
Celeste
Boris
Sasha
  • Master Integrated Breakthrough Coach and Trauma-informed Therapist

  • Master Practitioner of Timeline Therapy, Hypnosis, and NPL

  • Passed 6+ months of Master Plant Dietas in Peru

  • Sound Therapy Practitioner and Ceremonial Facilitator

  • Meditation Teacher and Guide of Sacred Breath Journeys
  • Trauma informed Facilitator and Mindfulness coach.

  • Started journey with Amazonian Plant Medicine in Peru in 2013.

  • Worked with traditional healers and participated in Ayahuasca and other plant medicine ceremonies.

  • Deepened shamanic tradition knowledge through Teacher-Plant dietas, becoming a skilled practitioner.

  • Blends traditional wisdom with modern neuroscience for a unique Ayahuasca usage perspective.

  • Established APL Shamanic Journeys retreats, facilitating transformative experiences for thousands individuals globally.
  • Trauma Informed Facilitator and Mindfulness coach.

  • Embarked on Ayahuasca journey in the Amazonian rainforest in 2013.

  • Met first Curandero, Maestro Anael, initiating a transformative journey through Ayahuasca ceremonies and Amazonian Curanderismo education.

  • Spent over a year in isolation on La Dieta practice, learning from plants and enhancing understanding of Ayahuasca's healing power.

  • Passionate about melding traditional wisdom with modern psychological methods.

  • Founded APL Shamanic Journeys to aid individuals in achieving health, happiness, and harmony via Ayahuasca's transformative power.

Leading facilitator team is crucial for orchestrating a master plant dieta.

They initiate the structured framework, navigate the communal and individual experiences, and seal the transformative journey, ensuring participants' enlightenment and well-being.

WHY PLANTS
ARE TEACHERS?

Ancient Wisdom: These plants are believed to possess ancient and deep wisdom about the natural world, the cosmos, and the intricacies of human existence. They are considered to be living entities with their own spirits and consciousness.

Healing Properties: Many of these plants have therapeutic properties that can heal various physical, emotional, and spiritual ailments. Shamans undergo rigorous training to understand and harness these healing capabilities.

Guidance and Lessons: These plants don't just heal; they teach. They offer guidance, showing the right path or revealing truths about one's self, thereby facilitating personal growth and transformation.
Teacher Plants in the Peruvian shamanic tradition are not merely plants; they are esteemed guides, healers, protectors, and sources of profound ancient wisdom.

They facilitate a bridge between the tangible and intangible, guiding individuals through both realms with grace and insight.
WHAT DO YOU
WANT TO LEARN?
LOCATION WITHING
THE RAINFOREST
Shaman's Spirit Sanctuary
Location: Situated on the scenic Ucayali river, 30-minute boat journey from Pucallpa boat station.

Accommodation: Individual huts designed specifically for dieting, each with an attached toilet and open-air showers.

Serenity: Huts free from electricity and internet to ensure undisturbed introspection.

Connectivity: A communal area equipped with electricity and internet for those moments when you need to reconnect.
In the embrace of untouched nature, one's soul connects deeply with teacher plants, shielded from modern distractions.

Here, in sacred seclusion, the shamanic journey truly unfolds.
Ceremonial Maloca
Common
Area
In Harmony
With Natives
Photo Gallery
Dieting
Hut
Ceremonial
Space
Pristine
Nature
UPCOMING
DATES
10-20 March (Fully Booked)
05-15 April (Fully Booked)
29 July - 08 August 2024 (Available)
  • 11-Day Program All Included;
  • 3 Ayahuasca Ceremonies;
  • 7 nights Teacher Plant diet;
  • Legendary Master-Shaman;
  • Therapist on-site;
  • Flower Baths;
  • Amazon river adventure
  • Thermal clay SPA
Price 2300€ p/p all included
11-DAY ALL INCLUDED
PROGRAM
3 Ayahuasca
ceremonies
7 day Teacher
Plant Dieta
All meals
Private connection
with a shaman
Flower
Baths
Integration
specialist on-site
Before
the retreat
During
the retreat
After
the retreat
2 online classes
on La Dieta Practice
Pre-recorded
course on Ayahuasca
Online meeting to prepare for traveling
Transfers from/to Pucallpa airpot
11 day
accommodation
Amazonian Clay SPA
2 online group
integration calls
Integration Journal with exercises
Amazon river
tour
DAY BY DAY
ITINERARY
Day 0
(arrival the day before)
Arrival in Pucallpa
(Note: Accommodation for this night should be arranged individually. We recommend staying at Costa del Sol Wyndham Pucallpa.)
Day 1
10:00 am - Pick up from the hotel and transfer to the center
12:00 pm - Reception, presentation, and camp excursion
1:00 pm - Lunch
2:00 pm - Amazonian Clay Spa
4:00 pm - Introduction group meeting
7:00 pm - Dinner
Day 2
7:00 am - Vomitivo (emetic cleanse) before Ayahuasca ceremony
9:00 am - Breakfast
10:30 am - Individual consultations with a shaman
10:30 am - Individual consultations with a therapist
1:00 pm - Lunch
4:30 pm - Flower bath
7:30 pm - Ayahuasca ceremony for plant determination
Day 3
9:00 am - Breakfast
10:30 am - Group meeting before starting La Dieta
1:00 pm - Lunch
2:00 pm - River adventure with dolphin gathering
6:00 pm - La Dieta opening with master plant drink
Day 4
8:00 am - Master Plant Drink
9:00 am - Breakfast
1:00 pm - Lunch
6:00-7:00 pm - Individual protection by a shaman
Day 5
8:00 am - Master Plant Drink
9:00 am - Breakfast
10:00 am - 1:00 pm - Individual check with the therapist/shaman
1:00 pm - Lunch
5:00 pm - Flower Bath
7:30 pm - Ayahuasca ceremony with individual work
Day 6
8:00 am - Master Plant Drink
9:00 am - Breakfast
1:00 pm - Lunch
6:00 pm - Individual protection by a shaman
Day 7
8:00 am - Master Plant Drink
9:00 am - Breakfast
10:00 am - 1:00 pm - Individual check with the therapist/shaman
1:00 pm - Lunch
6:00 pm - Individual protection by a shaman
Day 8
8:00 am - Master Plant Drink
9:00 am - Breakfast
1:00 pm - Lunch
6:00 pm - Individual protection by a shaman
Day 9
8:00 am - Master Plant Drink
9:00 am - Breakfast
10:00 am - 1:00 pm - Individual check with the therapist/shaman
1:00 pm - Lunch
7:30 pm - Ayahuasca ceremony for closing the diet
Day 10
8:00 am - La Dieta closing with a shaman
9:00 am - Breakfast
10:30 am - Group Meeting for discussion of the experience with a therapist and a shaman
1:00 pm - Lunch
2:00 pm - Waterfall excursion
5:00 pm - Shipibo traditional handicraft
6:00 pm - Dinner
Day 11
9:00 am - Breakfast
12:00 pm - Transfer to Hotel/Airport
REQUIREMENTS
FOR PARTICIPANTS
Before you apply make sure your are matching
the following requirements:
  • Experience with Ayahuasca:
    Dieta is a core aspect of shamanism. Participants should be familiar with the Ayahuasca diet and have experience with Ayahuasca ceremonies before embarking on a Master-Plant dieta.
  • Commitment to a Strict Diet:
    Dieting involves refraining from most food products, sexual activity, drugs, alcohol, entertainment, and social interaction. It’s a commitment to a disciplined lifestyle during the dieta.
  • Ability to Refrain from Pharmaceutical Medication:
    Participants cannot engage in a dieta while taking pharmaceutical medication. Ensure your physical and mental health permits a break from all medications, as confirmed by your doctor.
  • Willingness to Diet without Modern Amenities:
    The dieta experience excludes access to electricity, internet, and television for the profound connection with the Amazon. Participants must be prepared to depart from their daily routine and fully immerse themselves in the dieta process.
  • Mental Preparedness for Spiritual Encounters:
    During the dieta, participants might vividly sense or see spirits around their hut, experience visits in dreams, and have intense spiritual encounters. Mental readiness for these profound experiences is essential.
LEARN
WITH US
The Process
Of La Dieta
In this video, our esteemed friends Maestro Anael and Celeste delve into the nuanced process of La Dieta.

They share their profound insights and the transformative outcomes they achieved over 20 days of dedicated practice with the Chuchuhuasi tree and Uña de Gato vine.
Maestro Anael about Sacha Ajos
Before & After
the Dieta
In this revealing narrative, Celeste recounts her journey, elucidating her state of being before embarking on the 20-day dieta with Chuchuhuasi & Uña de Gato, and the transformative revelations she encountered upon its completion.

Through her personal account, witness the potential metamorphosis that unfolds through engaging in such a profound practice with these master plants.
Maestro Anael about Sacha Ajos
Path Of The Healer
Maestro Pepe
Maestro Pepe discusses his healer's journey and emphasizes the significance of dieting practices with Teacher Plants in the Amazonian rainforest. Through his words, explore the deep-rooted traditions and the profound impact these practices offer on the path of healing.
Maestro Anael about Sacha Ajos
Ajos Sacha Dieta
Ajo Sacha is often chosen as the initial dieta due to its spirit teaching protection against negative energies—a vital lesson for anyone delving into the spiritual realm. This foundational understanding is crucial as one steps into the world of spirits, setting the stage for a safer and more enlightened exploration.
Maestro Anael about Sacha Ajos
Chiric Sanango Dieta
The spirit of Chiric Sanango is often portrayed as a young warrior imbued with passion and wisdom. Although a strict teacher, the lessons imparted are nothing short of life-changing, offering profound insights and transformative experiences to those who seek its guidance.
Maestro Anael about Cat's claw
Chiric Sanango Dieta
For individuals feeling adrift or lacking motivation, Chiric Sanango emerges as a potent mentor, capable of instilling strength and clarity in one's life. Through its guidance, one can find a renewed sense of direction and drive, illuminating the path towards purpose and fulfillment.
Maestro Anael about Cat's claw
Cat's Claw Dieta
Cat's Claw is a renowned medicinal vine from the Amazon, boasting a legacy of remarkable physical healing properties. Despite over two decades of scientific research, the harmonious interaction of its myriad chemicals remains a mystery, underscoring the plant's complex efficacy and the enduring secrets of nature's pharmacy.
Maestro Anael about Cat's claw
Chuchuhuasi Dieta
The spirit of Chuchuhuasi embodies a nurturing female essence, guiding individuals towards opening their hearts to emotions and sharing love with those around them. Engaging with Chuchuhuasi's tender and caring spirit, one can find themselves enveloped in a warm embrace of love and empathy, fostering deeper connections and a more heartfelt existence.
APL's team in Peru with Chuchuhuasi tree
FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS
Yes, Ayahuasca is legal in Perur. The country recognizes the traditional and ceremonial use of Ayahuasca, especially within indigenous communities, as a part of its cultural heritage.