Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Up to 14 in group
January 31 - February 4, 2025
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 is the retreat if you are seeking realignment and healing through the beautiful living medicine Bufo Alvarius. We invite you to experience the God Molecule with us in the Mexican Caribbean, on a 5 Day Group Retreat where Mayan wisdom meets modern medicine. Guests are encouraged to dive deep into their subconscious through sacred medicine ceremoines, gaining insights, healing emotional wounds, and connecting with their highest self.
The retreat begins in Tulum, Mexico, with convenient accomdations, group dinner, and orientation at a taqueria on the beach. The first night is to connect with energy of the Tulum, other guests, and the retreat team. The next morning we head to Laguna Milagros in Huay Pix, which is three hours south of Tulum. Huay-Pix is a virgin fresh water lagoon located a few kilometers away from Belize. In Mayan the name "Huay Pix" means Blanket of the Sorcerer.
You are invited to relax and enjoy the ride in our comfortable transportation. Once we arrive Laguna Milagros, there is a fifteen minute boat ride to arrive at our destination, a xholistic resort in the middle of nature. The next three days are devoted to deep inner healing and include ceremonies, yoga, cacao, ecstatic dance, nature walks, kayaking, and meditation. On the fifth day, we head back to Tulum for a celebration lunch on the beach.
Why is Tulum so special? In Mayan history, Tulum is known as the last grand city to be constructed and inhabited by the Mayans during the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries. Tulum held profound spiritual significance as a revered site of worship dedicated to the Great Descending God and has a rich history of coinciding with shamanic practices. Even today, more medicine is served in Tulum, than any other location in Mexico.
"What is Xholistic? According to the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy, the word Xholístico comes from the slang "Cholo" and Holistic: "Xholismo". Doctrine that promotes the conception of reality as a whole; "vegansapiens carnívorus erectus" without judgments, or prejudices before the actions of individuals on their learning path, promoting balance at all levels, since we are all light and shadow.
Xholistic is the freedom to be, do, and share, respecting the tastes and pleasures of others, preaching by example, being self-sustainable, and promoting sustainability in all their environments. In a nutshell... It's worth everything! With respect and peace to all your fellow human beings, animals, nature, the divine cosmos, and the creator who put us here."
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
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
All reservations are pending the approval of a psychological and medical intake to ensure sacred medicines are safe for you.