Why Choose a Private Ayahuasca Retreat where the Shipibo tradition is still sung

Private, and reunited with the Shipibo family who receives you

Your retreat is private. You are not dropped into a crowd of strangers. No matter where you come from, or which language you speak, we welcome you as family returning after a long time away from the moment we pick you up. We are all children of Mother Earth.

What you carry, the family receives with you. It is not left at the door, and it is not yours to hold alone. The clothes you have worn, we wash by hand.

Your ceremony and your room remain yours. That is your quiet time alone.

Adults and children together on a wooden platform in the community

Time for the questions that matter to you

A retreat can offer time to explore your questions, listen inwardly and reflect on the life you want to live. Each person’s experience is their own; no particular insight or outcome is promised.

A dialogue with plant teachers

In our spiritual understanding, plants are teachers. Dieta, ceremony and icaros are ways of cultivating that relationship, guided by the practice carried by our shamans.

Personal attention in our practice

Sacred Private brings two shamans to one guest; Personal provides one shaman for each of up to two guests. These arrangements give our shamans time to attend to you individually. They reflect our center’s approach within a diverse Shipibo tradition.

Solitude, still cared for

A private ceremony gives you time alone with your own experience, without sharing that setting with other guests. You are not left alone. The shamans and care team agreed before booking remain around you. Sacred Private is reserved for one guest. Personal ceremonies may be shared by up to two.

Some who were received here left their voices behind.

A guest’s account

Gordon White’s reflections from the Upper Amazon

Care in everyday arrangements

Your shamans lead the ceremonies; our care team looks after rooms, meals and everyday needs. Before you book, we discuss who will be there, how you will communicate and what accompaniment you would like.

Choose the arrangement that fits you

Sacred Private offers two shamans per guest and ceremonies reserved for one guest. Personal offers one shaman per guest in a ceremony shared by up to two guests. Both include a room of your own and care-team support; confirm the people and arrangements before booking.