About this Retreat
Kate is the creator of Sacred Heart Sonora and a plant medicine guide specializing in the living medicine Bufo Alvarius. She is a MFTT obtaining a MA in Marriage and Family Therapy and provides intake and integration services for clients. She believes in pairing talk therapy with medicine and is interested in intersection of psychology, shamanism, and psychedelics. Kate has worked with Bufo Alvarius since 2018, has held space in over 1,300 ceremonies, and completed her training with the medicine over the course of many years with her partner who is a medical doctor and pioneer of Bufo Alvarius with over 20 years of experience.
Kate is an advocate of Sonoran Desert Toad Conservation and the ethical collection of medicine. She has spent the last four summers promoting conservation efforts at Rancho Bufo Alvarius in Magdalena de Kino, Sonora. She has appeared in documentaries by VICE, Channel 4, and Strg_f.
Xixi is a respected shaman and famous artist from Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. His grandmother came from Mazatec lineage and it was with her that Xixi first learned about the sacred medicines of Mexico. Xixi is a pioneer of Bufo Alvarius and has over 40 years of experience with plant medicine. He has a deep connection with the Seri indigenous population of Punta Chueca, Sonora. His connections assisted in the rebirth of Bufo Alvarius, or OTAC which is the Seri Comcáac word for toad, in Punta Chueca.
Details of this retreat
This ceremony is for those who seek to experience Bufo Alvarius on the beach in Tulum without signing up for an overnight retreat. It includes a private experience in nature in the Sian Ka'an Reserve, a medical intake approved by a doctor prior to coming, and a one-hour integration session in person or via Zoom 2-3 days after the ceremony.
What is Bufo and what is the experience like?
"The venom from Incillius Alvarius (formerly known as Bufo Alvarius) truly confers individuals the opportunity to dissolve completely all of our preconceived cosmovisions, ego perceptions, and illusions as we experience a merging into the oneness of all things. To feel infinity, a face-to-face encounter with Source. By self-realization of our divine nature and the true energetic nature of our living reality, we can truly unravel all our human expression to the point of achieving a full healing process; by complete analysis of our lives, lineage, and curing individuals on all levels: mind, body and soul. To experience the interconnectedness of all things that were, that are and that will be. To live a billion year process within ourself and to be freed from physical bound form for a period of 20 minutes Earth time. " - The Bufo Medicine Codex
Why is Sacred Heart Sonora different? We own a ranch in Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, Mexico, where we provide conservation for the toads. Our land is a free-range shelter with breeding pools and without walls so the toads can come and go as they please. The conservation we do allows us to know exactly where our medicine comes from. This is incredibly important as there are a growing number of deaths related to ingesting the wrong type of toad venom. Our medicine contains more of the active compounds as we only milk our toads once a year. We are proud to be a part of repairing the damage that has been done to the species due to over-milking and removing the toads from their natural habitat.
If you would like to sign up for a ceremony or retreat, please email us through retreat guru or visit us at www.sacredheartsonora.com
We prefer that all reservations are made two weeks prior to the ceremony.
All reservations are pending the approval of a psychological and medical intake to ensure sacred medicines are safe for you.
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
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