7-Day Ayahuasca Retreat in Peru
This 7-Day Ayahuasca Retreat in Peru is the first expression of the Yachay Wasi Path, inviting participants into a foundational encounter with Ayahuasca, the master plants, and the traditions of healing and learning in the Peruvian Amazon.
A Foundational 7 Day Ayahuasca Retreat in Peru
This 7 Day Ayahuasca Retreat in Peru offers a carefully held process for those seeking a shorter but meaningful immersion. At the same time, it offers enough continuity for ceremony, reflection, and integration to unfold in a more grounded way.
The 7-Day Ayahuasca Retreat is the first expression of the Yachay Wasi Path, the Path of the House of Medicine. Through three Ayahuasca ceremonies, traditional plant treatments, integration, and guidance from Amazonian shamans, participants are invited into a meaningful first encounter with the master plants and the wisdom that surrounds them.
Within the traditions of Amazonian plant medicine, healing and learning often begin gradually. Rather than seeking to do everything at once, this retreat creates space to prepare the house of the body and spirit, allowing the medicines and their teachings to begin taking root in a grounded and carefully held way.
Who May Feel Called to This Path
A First Encounter with the Master Plants
For those beginning their path with Ayahuasca and seeking a carefully held introduction to the medicines.
A Meaningful Retreat Within a Shorter Timeframe
For those who feel called to the work but are unable to commit to a longer immersion.
A Foundation for Future Paths
For those who wish to establish a relationship with the medicines that may later continue through longer retreats or healing and learning dietas.
The Foundations of the 7 Day Ayahuasca Retreat
This retreat includes:
- Three Ayahuasca ceremonies guided by Amazonian shamans
- Daily consultations and guidance from the shamans
- Traditional plant treatments according to each person’s needs, including plant baths, mapacho cleansings, and other practices that may support the process
- Integration sessions and spaces for reflection
- A guided walk in the Amazon rainforest
- A visit to an Indigenous community
- Time in relationship with the natural world of the Peruvian Amazon
- Accommodation in the rainforest and all meals during the retreat
- Transportation between Iquitos and our centre
- Small groups and dedicated support for each participant throughout the retreat
The Rhythm of the 7 Day Ayahuasca Retreat
The retreat follows a rhythm shaped by ceremonies, traditional plant practices, guidance from the shamans, moments of reflection, and time spent in the natural world of the Amazon. Within this rhythm, participants are invited to gradually leave behind the pace of everyday life and attune themselves to the rhythms of the natural world, and approach the medicines gradually, allowing space for insight, integration, and a deeper understanding of the traditions that surround the master plants.
The retreat seeks to create a carefully held environment in which participants can prepare the house of the body and spirit and enter into the Yachay Wasi Path with openness, curiosity, and respect for the many ways in which healing and learning may unfold.
Arrival and Preparation
Time to settle into the rainforest, meet the shamans, the Takinuna team, and the group, and begin preparing the body and spirit for the work ahead.
Ceremonial Work
Ayahuasca ceremonies, plant treatments, and traditional practices create opportunities to encounter the medicines and begin learning through direct experience.
Daily Guidance and Conversations
Throughout the retreat, participants have opportunities for daily conversations and consultations with the shamans. These moments create space to ask questions, receive guidance, and learn more about the medicines, the ceremonies, and the traditions that surround this work.
Reflection and Integration
Moments of rest, guidance, and time in nature offer space to reflect on what is emerging and how these experiences may relate to life beyond the retreat.
Continue Along the Yachay Wasi Path
For some people, the 7-Day Ayahuasca Retreat feels complete in itself. For others, it becomes the beginning of a longer relationship with the master plants and the wisdom of the Peruvian Amazon.
The Yachay Wasi Path offers further opportunities to spend additional time with the medicines and gradually deepen the work through other master plants and longer periods of immersion.
Further Along the House of Medicine
10-Day Ayahuasca & Bobinsana Retreat
Continue the work with additional time and begin learning from Bobinsana, a master plant traditionally associated with the heart, emotions, self-love, love for others, and gentleness.
A Broader Immersion
12-Day Ayahuasca, Bobinsana & Huachuma Retreat
The most immersive expression of the House of Medicine, bringing together Ayahuasca, Bobinsana, and Huachuma in a broader path of healing and learning with the master plants.
For Those Called to Remain Longer
The Takinuna Path
Healing and learning dietas offer opportunities to continue cultivating a relationship with particular master plants through additional time, simplicity, and guidance from the shamans.
A Complete Path in Itself
While the 7-Day Ayahuasca Retreat may become the beginning of a longer journey with the master plants for some people, it is also a complete path in itself. Through ceremony, traditional practices, guidance from Amazonian shamans, and time in the rainforest, the retreat offers a meaningful opportunity to encounter Ayahuasca and begin learning from its medicines and teachings.
For many participants, these seven days create the foundations for healing, reflection, and a new relationship with themselves, nature, and life.
We are happy to answer your questions and help you discern whether this path feels right for you.
Begin the House of Medicine
Choosing to work with Ayahuasca and the master plants is an important step and one that deserves care and preparation. If you feel called to explore the Yachay Wasi Path, we invite you to begin a conversation with our team.
We are happy to answer your questions, learn more about your intentions, and help you explore whether the 7-Day Ayahuasca Retreat may be the right place to begin your path with the master plants.
For additional context, you may also read a scientific review on Ayahuasca .
