About Lupuna Ayahuasca Healing Center

Venue & Amenities

Venue & Amenities
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Ayahuasca Lupuna Retreat is focused on healing. We are located right in the jungle to give the real jungle experience, however, it's designed to be safe - walkways everywhere so you don't need to worry where you step. You can see blue morphos flying around. It's only 30 minutes from Iquitos by boat and then beautiful new road to the retreat. We keep working on the retreat, improving things, we just love what we are doing and you can feel it when you come and see us. When you do ayahuasca, you may experience purging effects. That's why, unlike most retreats, we have single cabins with flushing toilets and showers. Believe us, you don't want to share accommodation with other people while doing ayahuasca or run to the shower located far away. Our shaman prepares ayahuasca himself and makes sure the ceremony is safe and just right for you, the group is max. 10 people so the retreat is more personal. The ceremonial house is very large, one of the largest actually, that gives you a lot of space around so you are not disturbed by other people during the ceremony as is the case in most retreats.

In longer retreats you can do shorter retreats as long as beginning or end matches the longer retreat date.

Meals

Menu Types

Ayahuasca diet is specail - no salt, no sugar, no caffein, only fruits, vegetables, rice, eggs, chicken, fish, water.

Getting Here

Directions

From Iquitos airport (Lima to Iquitos, 1.5 hours) you take a mototaxi (about 15 soles) to your hotel in Iquitos and we will pick you up and take to our center on the day of the start of the retreat, about 10 am.

Customer Reviews

5.00 out of 5.0 average rating

5.0
True loving souls
I have worked as a police officer for almost 15 years. During that time I was clinically diagnosed with chronic PTSD. I was placed in treatment programs and even placed on medication (Cymbalta) which destroyed my mind and body. After getting virtually no results from “western” treatment I was very desperate and eventually found myself traveling to Peru to try Ayahuasca. I can tell you that NOTHING even comes close to the progress I made with Ayahuasca. It set me on a true path to acceptance, forgiveness, happinesses and love. I’ve never felt so welcomed and safe until I arrived at Lupuna. Kay and Kev are true loving souls that did everything to make my stay effective and comfortable. Their property alone is therapeutic. I never once worried about safety. The shamans and helpers were some of the nicest people I’ve met. Through my ceremonies I was able to get to the root of my anger. I was able to forgive those that hurt me and I was able to forgive myself. I experienced profound ceremonies which launched me forward in life. I’m now able to strengthen my relationships with family and friends. I’m able to sleep at night and for the first time in 10 years..... did myself of nightmares. I can accept life challenges much more easily and found my old passions/hobbies. I spent many days having wonderful conversations with Kay, Kev and other guests. I truly believe that the setting at Lupuna is PERFECT!!! I felt a sense of calm as soon as I settled in. There were absolutely no issues getting to Lupuna and I’m very grateful I made the journey to Iquitos. Since I’ve returned home I noticed I felt lighter, happier and motivated. Life still has its challenges but I know I have amazing tools to deal with those challenges. I’ve also witnessed amazing results from others who were attending ceremonies at Lupuna. I want to thank Kat, Kev and their beautiful daughter Sara (who has the most beautiful smile) for all they did. Without them I would still be lost......Still struggling. You guys are such wonderful people and again I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. I wish you success as I know you can truly help people regain their lives.

Thank you Lupuna for everything!!!!!

5.0
Cocaine addiction was healed thanks to Lupuna Center
I had a serious problem with cocaine addiction that I wasn’t able to solve myself. I urgently needed help and the other rehabilitation facilities had failed me. I found myself resorting back to this solution time and time again until I came across ayahuasca and Lupuna Center who were able to remove the reason for my addiction and allow me to move forward with a clean life style and a better understanding of life. Since my experience with ayahuasca at Lupuna I have been able to negotiate differently the things that had led me to addiction. I saw them for what they were on an energetic level. I understood also what the shamans’ role was and I can’t thank enough to the team at Lupuna. I can say that my life was saved, my family was saved, I reconnected with my children and that is the most important for me now. I understand now the important things in life while before I was concerned with money, women, party life style which took a toll on who I was.
Thank you Lupuna!

5.0
A safe, comfortable, trustworthy centre that is truly dedicated to healing
I absolutely recommend Lupuna Centre. I felt very safe, comfortable, and cared for during my entire stay for an 8-day retreat in January 2020. Even though this wasn’t my first ayahuasca retreat (but it was my first time at Lupuna), I still had some fears about the medicine and in deciding to go. But I am so glad that I listened more to my sensing of trust and good intentions from Kat and Kev after talking with them on the phone. The retreat centre is beautiful, peaceful, and feels luxurious while still being considerate of the environment. Kat and Kev are such wonderful, generous and caring people, as are the maestros Jauriman and Nilton, and translator Rob. The next day after each ceremony, Kat and Kev were always there to share and discuss my experiences in depth. I can tell that they genuinely want to help people. I feel that I received healing, that I released/purged some things that were no longer serving me, and that I gained greater clarity on several aspects of myself — things that I have understood on an intellectual level, but with ayahuasca I understood these lessons on a deeper, embodied, emotional level. If I feel called again to ayahuasca, I will definitely be coming back to Lupuna.

5.0
I have no longer disgestion problems, recommend highly
Since the passing of my brother I’ve had to deal with severe loss in my life which left me in a downwards spiral of horrible emotion, and struggle. My health deteriorated, my family deteriorated, I didn’t know how to move past, ayahuasca found me and I chose Lupuna Center after we had a phone call and I trusted them. It is hard for me as I am blind, I needed special attention and help throughout the process. Everything was perfect, my digestion was fixed, I was able to reconnect and understand my brother’s passing. I see now that he is happy and it helps me move on in my life. There is no more pain and suffering. Just love and understanding. I’m planning to go back to receive more as I see the powerful effects that ayahuasca can bring. I can’t thank the team enough at Lupuna Center. They are very loving and accommodating people. And I see they are sent by God to make life better.

5.0
Powerful natural healing for me
I don’t travel and I don’t trust people much so going to the jungle initially was difficult for me but I had strong calling to do this as all my other options had been expended. The beginning of the process was a shock for me but the team at Lupuna explained and helped me proceed as it was very difficult. The weight I was carrying with me was lifted, I am happy I did it, I thought it would never be possible. I understood the nature and its healing power and it seems to me that the jungle environment makes ayahuasca experience stronger. Now I trust ayahuasca, the shamans, the team. Thank you guys.

Mission & Vision

In Lupuna Ayahasca Center we focus on healing - spiritual healing that leads to physical healing. You may believe there is no help for you, you have lost all your hope and belief - you have suffered from anxiety, depression, addictions, PTSD or physical diseases and tried everything out there. And you came across ayahuasca. We see people with these conditions and other conditions healed every day through ayahuasca ceremonies. Have faith there is always a solution.

Our 3 powerful Shamans (Jauriman, Nilton, Kev from Australia) make sure you get what you need to have a happy life you deserve. Then it is up to you, if you allow the change in your life :)

We are unique in having the max number of ceremonies in minimum days, 3 shamans,  max. of 10 participants, each of you stays in a spacious single cabin with its own toilet, shower, wash basin. This is very rare, usually you have to share a room and bathroom with more people, there would be 20 - 50 people in the ceremony. We have a different approach to healing. If you have experience with ayahuasca, you know the advantage of not sharing your accommodation and bathroom.

You can watch video reviews on our website and a video from our ceremony.

Master Shamans

Each ceremony is performed by two Maestros: Nilton Torres Bardales and Jauriman García Torres who has been doing this for over 20 years, countless ceremonies, these two shamans along with Kev are unstoppable. They cook ayahuasca themselves on site to ensure its potency.

San Pedro, Kambo, Sanango diets

If you wish in each retreat San Pedro (all day), Kambo (20 minutes) is included. In a 12 day retreat you can also do Sanango diets and a few ayahuasca ceremonies.

INTEGRATION

Every day after the ceremony we talk about your experience in an informal friendly way, one on one or in a group, with shamans and therapist, spiritual guide and healer Katerina Townes. After the retreat we keep in touch.