May 2025, pre-booking open
The Great Initiation
PLANT MEDICINE RETREAT IN PERU
May 2025 (May 17th to 27th)
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Join us on a 10-day retreat to the Sacred Valley of Peru for "The Great Initiation", where shamanic ceremonies, sacred plant teachers (Ayahuasca, San Pedro, Sananga, Cacao), ceremonial offerings, sacred plants bath, shamanic breathwork, Andean Dream Yoga, a pilgrimage to Apu Ausangate and the medicine of the Andes Mountains will support you in remembering the deepest call of your soul.
"The retreat to Peru was beyond words. I canât thank you enough for your guidance and support throughout this 10 day journey of ultimate healing. Angell with your focused experience and Miriam with your tender heart, together made an amazing team that made everyoneâs nerves and the uncomfortable of the unknown dissipate. I highly recommend this to anyone in need of deep healing and to anyone who has the willingness to do the work. Together and in unison you can move mountains and create that shift that your life has been waiting for."
- Vicky S.
What is healing, and what is the call of our souls?
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There is a world beyond what our eyes can see-- and a way of living that has been largely unavailable to most of us in the modern, western world. It is evident in our broken hearts, our sick bodies, our lost pathways and our aching communities and partnerships.
But there is another world, another way, another pathway home.
We have have forgotten, but there is a call for each of us.
There is a call to deep healing, to re-forming bonds between human and land, to re-membering the lost parts of our selves. There is a call to the truth of our souls. And there is a call that we might share that truth with this beautiful, broken world and become healers-- healers of businesses, of families, of communities, of Pachamama, of our planet home.
Is this the call for you?
This is our call.
In May 2025, shamanic healers and medicine men Angell Deer & Daya Nima Das will lead 14 souls' journeys to the Sacred Valley of Peru to remember-- re-member themselves that they might re-member this world.
Using journeys with the sacred plant medicines of the Amazon and the Andes, alongside daily ceremony, sacred shamanic rituals, journeys to Incan ruins, traditional ancestral initiation in the Apu Ausangate, guided journeys to craftsman villages, and more, we will tap into the sacred culture and indigenous wisdom of the Peruvian Andes and their Earthkeepers.
Together, in sacred space with the Apus (mountain spirits), the star beings, Pachamama (Mother Earth) and one another, we will re-member who we truly are, opening up doorways to divine healing within each other and this planet we call home.
Lodging
LODGING AT OUR PRIVATE RETREAT LODGE
The Sacred Valley is a region in the Andean Highlands of Peru and is located along the Urubamba River, which the local Quechua people call âthe lover of the Milky Way Galaxy.â Located an hour from Cuzco, it is home to some of the most majestic and magical pre-Incan archeological sites and energetically powerful Apus (mountains) in all of Peru.
Our retreat will take place at an exceptional private lodge, a highly-rated guest ranch a 5-minute drive from the town of Pisac with its private garden, organic garden, private lodges, etc.
All of our work will take place on the property with Angell and Daya or in ceremonial spaces throughout the Sacred Valley. Our rooms are shared occupancy for 2 with a private bathroom. All rooms have attached bathrooms, and include breakfast and lunch or dinner every day with our private chef (depending on the ceremony schedule).
Your Guides
Angell Deer
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Angell has been working with plant medicines and shamanic teachers for over 20 years.
He has a deep practice in meditation (certified instructor). He is also certified in Reiki (Reiki Master, Medical Reiki Master & Shamanic Reiki), Sound Healing, and Shamanic Rune work.
He has been studying and working with teachers & elders in Peru for over 15 years. He has dedicated his life to remembering, learning, and teaching ancient wisdom through the lineages of Andean Cosmology and Norse Shamanism.
His passion is to weave words and stories, people and places, darkness and light, wounds and love, ancient and modern times.
He is founder and owner of The Sanctuary (thesanctuaryheal.com), a healing center and practice in NYC and Callicoon, NY, where he does in depth work with individuals, groups and corporations.
âHe also grows medicinal plants and prepares medicinal plant tinctures that he uses with his clients. He studied in depth Advaita Vedanta with one of the USâ oldest teachers on that path, and travels extensively in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Brazil and Peru to deepen his practice and knowledge.
Leticia Tika Qantu Sideris
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A 5th generation member of a shamanic tradition from Chachapoyas, Leticia has studied, trained and practiced with various indigenous tribes in Venezuela, Columbia and Peru for close to a decade.
She now holds medicine as well as sweat lodge ceremonies for the Sacred Valley Tribe, with strong, motherly energy, a blooming feminine wisdom and exquisite music.
Leticia is a Moon Dancer and pipe carrier in the Mexican tradition of Teotiuacan. She holds Womenâs Circles around the pipe arising the prayers for sisterhood, care and love for Mother Earth and all sentient beings.
Leticia also assists people individually, helping them to integrate the plant medicine ceremony experience, (using shadow work and the reprograming of old patterns) with presence, integrity and a loving heart.
Daya Nimai Das
He has hosted and guided a wide variety of groups and holistic retreats, sharing his passion for yoga philosophy, andean cosmovision, bodywork and sacred medicines.
Song carrier, talented musician and ceremonialist known for his sharing of mantras, native songs and folk / medicine music from around the world.
He is also the founder and director of the Andean Yoga School, where he has led, trained and certified over a hundred students across the globe.
Kailin Marie
She has traveled around the world participating and collaborating in various silent and holistic retreats, where she has helped others on the path of activating their voices and reclaiming their connection with Mother Earth.
Kailin currently lives in the Sacred Valley where she collaborates with yoga schools and retreat centers to enhance their programs, providing a powerful yet gentle medicine through her yogic practice, empathy for others and great passion for devotional music.
Julito Malki Puma
He is a native Quechua speaker which holds and supports ceremonies with a pure heart, sharing the wisdom of his ancestors through the scope of the Andean Cosmovision.
Retreat Cost
The investment for the retreat is $3295 USD (shared occupancy) and includes:
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9 nights / 10 days accommodation
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7 to 9 medicine ceremonies
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2 Ayahuasca ceremonies
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2 Huachuma ceremonies (San pedro)
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1 to 2 Hapeh ceremony
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1 Cacao ceremony
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1 Sananga ceremony
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Optional Kambo ceremony
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An ancestral initiation with Elder at Apu Ausangate (2 nights)
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A powerful day with Maestro Tito La Rosa (Sound Healing & Ancestral Teachings)
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Connection to Incas / Andean Cosmovision teachings
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Dream Yoga & Meditation (5 elements meditation, Heart Meditation, Grounding Meditation) with Micro-Dosing
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Shamanic Breathwork ceremony
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Shamanic Healing
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Integration circles
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Breakfast and lunch or dinner each day
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All transfers to and from the airport and to ceremonies/sacred sites
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Guided market and city tour.
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A preparation call /meeting 1-month prior to the retreat
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Integration call / meeting 1-month post retreat
The retreat does not include flights to/from Cuzco, Peru, and your home.
A non-refundable deposit of 25% of the retreat cost is due upon booking and the final upon arrival in Peru (with mandatory waiver sign-up to attend the retreat).
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Please note that due to local shamansâ availability, weather, and other unforeseen circumstances, the retreat schedule and content might be shifted/modified.
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We also reserve the right to change the retreat date or cancel it if we have less than 6 people booked for any retreat. In that case, we will fully refund your deposit or move it to the next date (your choice).
*10% of the profits of this retreat will go back to the village where our medicine work takes place, as an investment in this sacred land and the sustainability of local tribes.
Based on request, we can offer an optional two-day, one-night excursion to Machu Picchu, led by Valerio Sasari, a local Quechua and Shaman. The extension will leave on the morning of the last day of the retreat (Dates TBD), and return to Cuzco to catch late flights on the evening of the last day of Machu Pichu visit. Cost is $695 per person (not including meals), and includes a private coach to Ollantaytambo, train to Aguas Calientes, hotel in Aguas Calientes, bus ticket to the top of Machu Picchu + entrance ticket, private shaman guide for our group for two days, train ticket back to Cuzco from Machu Picchu. This package is sold directly through our local shaman partner. MORE INFO ON REQUEST.
If you're ready to join us on this spiritual pilgrimage to the shamanic heartland of Peru, please email Angell & Daya at [email protected].
We only have 14 spots for each retreat!
Rooms are assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis.
(A waiver will need to be signed to participate in the retreat including a full medical disclosure)
Please note that due to local shamansâ availability, weather, and other unforeseen circumstances, the retreat schedule and content might be shifted/modified.
We also reserve the right to change retreat dates or cancel it if we have less than 6 people booked for any retreat. In that case, we will fully refund your deposit or move it to the next date (your choice).
We reserve the right to add some specific health check-ups, tests, vaccines based on the legal & sanitary requirements at the time of the retreat and in Peru.
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