About this Retreat
Holistic Therapist & Ceremonial Facilitator
Over a decade of professional guidance in plant medicines, trauma therapy and holistic healing – rooted in decades of deep personal transformation.
My Story
My path to holistic therapist did not begin in a classroom, but through lived experience. I grew up in an environment where safety was scarce and learned at a young age to find my own way. Resilience and perseverance became my survival skills.
Life brought challenges that forced me to listen deeper – to my body, my pain and old wounds that needed healing. Through serious illness, a car accident and recurring depression, I found therapeutic support and later plant medicines like ayahuasca, which opened doors I didn’t know existed.
This journey transformed me completely and awakened a deep calling: to guide others on their own path of healing and transformation.
My Expertise
I have trained extensively in both traditional therapeutic methods and ancient plant medicine practices. My approach is rooted in compassion, safety and deep respect for each individual’s unique journey.
My work combines psilocybin-assisted therapy, Kambo ceremonies, breathwork, energy healing and trauma therapy. I am trained as a Reiki Master, Holistic Therapist and Kambo Practitioner, with decades of personal work with sacred plant medicines.
My Approach
I work from the heart according to the highest standards of care and professionalism. My sessions are not clinical or distant – they are warm, human and deeply supportive. I believe true healing happens when we feel safe enough to be vulnerable, seen enough to be honest and held enough to let go.
Everyone I work with receives: - A safe and loving space where you can explore without judgment - Personal and professional guidance tailored to your unique needs and based on years of training and lived experience - Compassionate presence throughout your entire journey
I don’t just facilitate ceremonies – I walk beside you. I hold loving space for your process, so you can safely open, feel and transform. Every ceremony is conducted with thorough medical screening, continuous support and integration guidance.
My Mission
I believe we are all stronger than we know. My mission is to help you remember that strength – not by becoming someone new, but by reconnecting with who you truly are.
Why I Do This Work
Because I know what it feels like to be lost – and what it feels like to find your way back to yourself, your strength and your joy. Every person who steps into ceremony with me is a reflection of my own journey.
From heart to heart. From soul to soul.
Love & Gratitude,
Diana – The Body Remembers
“We are more beautiful than we realize. I am here to help you remember that.”
Teacher & Practitioner | Omkaya & Spirit of Kambo
Michael is a teacher, practitioner, and facilitator within Omkaya and Spirit of Kambo. He carries the field with calm presence, integrity, and heart, creating a space in which people feel safe to slow down, open, and meet themselves honestly. His work is grounded, attentive, and deeply human.
His journey into plant medicine began after a life-changing accident. Michael started exploring the healing potential of natural medicines and conscious microdosing, not as an escape, but as a way to truly listen to his body, his nervous system, and the deeper layers of healing that Western approaches often overlook. This period marked the beginning of a new path, one rooted in responsibility, curiosity, and lived experience.
From there, his path unfolded naturally. Michael went on to work within several respected institutions in the field of holistic care and plant-medicine-informed support, where his understanding of the bridge between Eastern wisdom, indigenous knowledge, and Western healthcare continued to deepen. He holds a clear conviction that plant medicine, when approached with integrity and guidance, can play an essential role in the development of a more holistic and humane vision of healthcare in Western society.
His work is further grounded through his time in the Amazon, where he joined a jungle journey with Spirit of the Jaguar and The Peaceful Warrior. In a traditional setting, he worked intensively with plant medicines, moving through his own layers of healing, confrontation, and remembrance. These experiences were not about collecting knowledge, but about learning how to serve the work with humility, clarity, and respect.
Alongside his role as facilitator, Michael is a co-investor and co-builder of Onca Takara in Peru, where a new space is currently being developed for deepening, training, and ceremonial work. Within Onca Takara Organization, he plays a leading role in the Netherlands, supporting and expanding the Facilitator School and the Kambo Practitioner Academy, while remaining closely connected to the work in Peru.
Michael has a natural way of holding space. He reads processes with sensitivity and steadiness, without force or agenda, and guides people safely through whatever arises. His strength does not lie in techniques or titles, but in presence. And it is from this presence that he teaches.
Dani is a Shamanic Practitioner, Holistic Therapist, and founder of Onca Takara, including programs of The Peaceful Warrior, Spirit of the Jaguar and the Spirit of Kambo & Practitioner School (S.O.K.O.), Moonah Sister Retreats, Onaia Naturals & Blends. With over a decade of experience guiding many through transformative retreats, she creates sacred spaces where deep healing unfolds.
Honored with the name Kène Wesna - mother and wisdom keeper in the Shipibo tradition - she serves as a bridge between the ancient medicine world and modern seekers, ensuring these sacred practices remain pure and impactful.
A Vision Rooted in Transformation & Sustainability
As a spiritual entrepreneur, visionary, and founder of Onca Takara, Dani has played a leading role in creating a sanctuary for deep healing, conscious education, and sustainable development. Her life’s work is dedicated to bridging ancient wisdom and modern consciousness, ensuring that the knowledge of Ancient medicine, master plants, and energy healing is preserved, respected, and shared with integrity.
With years of experience leading transformative retreats and training new practitioners, Dani has developed a center where healing is not just an experience, but a way of life. This is a space where people reconnect with themselves, each other, and Pachamama, guided by the wisdom of sacred plant medicines and indigenous & traditional teachings.
But this vision goes beyond personal transformation, it is a movement. A project built on sustainability, conscious entrepreneurship, and community impact.
Details of this retreat
Exclusive - Kambo Group Ceremony | Amsterdam
A high-quality, intimate Kambo journey of remembrance and deep purification
Omkaya Retreats offers an intimate group Kambo ceremony in Amsterdam for up to 3 participants - ideal for those seeking depth, clarity and genuine transformation in a small, safe setting. This is not an escape from life, but a conscious return to yourself - a remembrance of your wholeness and a process of deep physical, emotional and energetic cleansing. In a space of calm and care, everything is welcome, exactly as it is.
Every element of this journey is intentionally curated. From the setting to the guidance, from preparation to integration, the experience is held with precision, care and deep respect for your nervous system and personal process.
This session is designed for those who value safety, connection and meaningful transformation. The approach is gentle and grounded, while the impact is deep and lasting.
Who is this for?
This ceremony is intended for anyone seeking depth, inner peace and genuine transformation. Together with Kambo, we use our gentle strength and energetic healing techniques to guide you on a path of healing and awareness.
Kambo is a sacred medicine that has been used for centuries by indigenous tribes of the Amazon. A Kambo session is a ritual of awakening, an invitation to explore deeper layers of yourself.
During the ceremony, we teach you - together with Kambo - to use your breath and to observe the process without judgment, allowing you to encounter and cleanse with Kambo in peace and trust.
Ultimately, you may experience a release (also known as a ‘purge’). After this release, areas that are stuck begin to soften, blockages dissolve and the detoxification process gently begins.
Kambo has a beneficial effect on immunity, mood, alertness, feelings of fatigue, hunger/cravings, thirst, clarity, focus, concentration, energy levels, the ability to concentrate and focus easily, a sense of happiness, overall health, a calm mind that can last for days or weeks, and mental clarity that may be noticeable for several days or even weeks. It is a purification of body and mind, a return to a state of purity and balance. At the end of the ceremony, we experience a deep sense of peace and gratitude together.
Do you want to embark on a transformative Kambo journey with us? With love, we offer the power of Kambo for your transformation.
The Setting
Your ceremony takes place in a boutique ceremonial space in Amsterdam. The atmosphere is refined, quiet and welcoming. From the moment you arrive, the space invites you to slow down, soften and fully arrive in yourself. Everything supports a sense of safety, presence and inner homecoming.
The Kambo Journey
The session begins with a sacred Kambo ceremony, a powerful Amazonian ritual for deep cleansing and energetic reset. Kambo is applied in a gentle, safe and supportive way, with care for your needs and boundaries. You are guided to use your breath to observe and allow the process, so you can meet Kambo in peace and trust. The release (purge) that may follow helps to dissolve blockages, soften areas of stagnation and initiate a profound detoxification process.
After the Kambo ritual, you have time to rest, integrate and gently reconnect with your body.
Safety & Screening
After registering, you will receive an intake questionnaire, followed by a personal conversation. This is a calm, open discussion to get to know each other, explore your intentions and ensure mutual alignment. Safety, clarity and integrity are central to this work.
Our Method
Our work is inspired by the Onca Takara Foundation Method, where Kambo cleansing, trauma-informed and somatic work, subconscious reprogramming, inner child healing, shadow work, breathwork and emotional integration come together. Body, mind and spirit are approached as one intelligent system.
Integration & Aftercare
This journey does not end when you leave the space. Integration support is included, so that insights and shifts can gently anchor into daily life.
You do not need to become someone else.
You are invited to remember who you already are.
Practical Information
Location: Private ceremonial space, Amsterdam
Duration: 3 hours (group session, maximum 3 participants)
Exchange: €150 per person
Preparation: Intake questionnaire, personal conversation and preparation tips
Do you have questions or would you like to know if this Kambo journey is right for you? Please feel free to reach out, I am happy to answer your message.
With love and care,
Omkaya Retreats