About this Retreat
Almost 20 years on a long and twisted path of exploration of magic, primordial beliefs, traditional cultures, shamanism and spirituality of the world. From Rastafarian camps in Jamaica, voodoo in Haiti and Africa, desert traditions of healing with trance, in Maghreb, Ethiopia, Pakistan, shamanism of Mongolia, Africa, Pakistan, mysticism of Indian subcontinent, transformative Sufi rites on three continents, Bwiti initiation in Cameroon, finally culminating in Amazon and Andes, learning its traditional medicine, sampling various sources of knowledge of the world and inspiration, understanding of self and bringing others safely through paths scouted before. Worked with shamans in Peru, Ecuador and Colombia, gringos, mestizos and tribes : Shipibo, Siona, Cofan, Tsachilas, Kamsa, Achuar, Kichwa, Witoto.
Traveler, journalist, guide, practitioner. Founder and leader of medicinal camp in the jungle of northern Peru, place where patients from all around the world come seeking solutions to their problems. Specializes in entheogenic plants used in the local tradition. Primal, ancient shamanism reinterpreted through body, breath and own, unique experience for the moment of NOW, improvisation, syncretism, song woven continually, rooted in ancient past and in various cultures with fruits here and for each case individually.
Special maestro, a rare gem, 35 years of experience with medicine, having started dieting at the age of 13 he accumulated energy of many dietas like chullachaqui, huairacaspi , ayauma, camaloga estorasque, chumtaquiro, palo de sangre, bobinsana, chiric sanango, eucalipto, palo de rosa but his main ally and specialty is noya rao, which was given to him by his grandfather and now he offers this in form of special dieta by transmission of icaros, without drinking the tree, which, despite marketing tales of many centers is gone from the Amazon of Peru.
We have worked with many maestros, but energy and quality of Francisco icaros is something of a different realm.
Trailblazing in ayahuasca retreat world since 2011, 10 years of experience in facilitating and managing retreats, pre and post retreat care, dedicated to psychology, neurobiology and anthropology. Trauma survivor, gentle, empathic soul and a mother of 9 year old girl who lives with us in the jungle.
Details of this retreat
For those who are interested in our work, but not ready to commit for longer, or not ready for sacrifice and restrictions of master plant dieta, we are offering these social retreats in brand new branch of Psychonauta, called Psychonauta Tribe.
This is a place where stress is placed upon relational aspect of healing and growth, rather than personal development, self centered fixing of “my big problem”, we open our eyes to the beauty of connection itself, try to see what we are sharing with others, including our burdens, how we can help them, rather than always seek help, but most of all, simply be together in the experience, what is so often missing in modern world.
The purpose of these events is also to direct people who want to experience ayahuasca in jungle setting with us, but are not sure if they can manage a degree of solitude and austerity that is essential in master plant dieta properly done. Now hopefully each will choose according to their commitment and intention.
In 10 days, you get to participate in 3 ayahuasca ceremonies and finish with Huachuma ( San Pedro ) ceremony.
You are allowed to socialize with others throughout the whole event, we have daily sharing circles, processing what happened, listening to your stories, as well as option for private consultations. There will be a lot of music, fresh food, including what we don’t serve in strict dieta, like fruits. There is also access to wifi and solar panel energy to charge your devices, if you need to stay in touch with outside world.
This is designed to be a family gathering, that means that kids are also welcome, but most of all, that we build content together, so don’t expect rigid touristic schedule, like “it is 10 AM, so we have yoga class in program”. You want yoga? We have a instructor on board, you can get together and practice, but if you want to hang out in hammock in that time, reading book, that is fine. No pressure on both sides. We can explore vast forest in our backyard, can do a river trip to search for pink dolphins, there are many options.
Psychonauta Tribe means meeting of tradition and experiment, means celebration, dance, fire in the end of each ceremony, means watermelon when you are coming down from ayahuasca journey and playing with local kids in the morning.
Here we will cut attachment to trauma and go into its opposite, uninhibited, wild play.
We will not suppress fear, we will laugh with it and at it.
This will be a game that is not afraid of dark but also of ecstatic, uninhibited joy and celebration. It is not just about fixing the broken, healing the wound, being eternal patient. We are welcoming next stage, deserved, of awe and ecstasy, not just psychedelic therapy, but psychedelic misteria, primal feast of trembling being. This is healing work beyond western understanding of the medicine, where medic and trickster are one.
Included :
– 3 ayahuasca ceremonies with two shamans, Maestro Francisco and Tata Mundo. Ceremonies are unique blend of Shipibo deep, individual work and universal, primordial shamanism understood as techniques of ecstasy rupturing habitual patterns and dominance of controlling mind.
- one Huachuma ( San Pedro ) ceremony
– small group size < 10
– private consultation sessions, depending on the needs
– group sharing / integration sessions
-plant medicines
-fast internet
– diverse, nutritious and tasty ayahuasca friendly menu
-interpreter ( English, Spanish ) available 24h
– transfers from and back to Iquitos
– two person houses sheltered in the forest
There are possibilities of longer stay in the jungle, different medicines to try, or even custom made retreats for your group or family.
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