Aya Healing Retreats

AYAHUASCA RETREAT & MASTER PLANT DIETA

11 DAYS
  • Peru - Iquitos
  • July 15 - 25 , 2025
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Overview

Embark on an 11-day transformative journey with AYA Healing Retreats, nestled in the profound depths of the Peruvian Amazon. Your adventure begins from the bustling riverside town of Iquitos, Peru, leading you through a scenic 2km hike into the jungle to our tranquil retreat center, deeply rooted in the Shipibo homeland.
This retreat offers an unparalleled opportunity to immerse yourself in the ancient shamanic healing traditions of the Iquitos region, bridging the gap between you and your fullest potential. Those ready to dive deep will experience profound spiritual transformation, reconnecting with their wholeness through the sacred practices of Ayahuasca healing.

AYA Healing Retreats meticulously crafts a journey that not only introduces you to the ceremonial use of Ayahuasca but also connects you with the deep healing and spiritual enlightenment it can offer. It’s a chance to catalyze a significant shift in your life, inviting clarity, healing, and profound personal growth.

Join us in this sacred space of healing and transformation, and unlock the doors to your unlimited potential. This isn’t just a retreat—it’s a step toward tapping into the boundless depths of your spirit, guided by the wisdom and traditions of the Shipibo healers.

Program Highlights

Your Experience

The Dieta Experience
  • Participate in five fully supervised Ayahuasca ceremonies, tailored for deep healing and spiritual exploration.
  • Engage in a personalized Master Plant Dieta, selected by Don Miguel, to enhance your healing journey.
  • Focus on defining your intentions with guidance, ensuring a journey with purpose and direction.
  • Benefit from the intimacy of a small group setting, fostering a supportive environment.
  • Receive personalized consultations and plant medicine treatments from Don Miguel, catering to your specific needs.
  • Preparation and integration sessions are provided to equip you for the journey ahead and to reflect on your experience afterward.
Comfort and Accommodation
  • Enjoy daily nutritious meals served 2-3 times a day.
  • Reside in a private jungle bungalow, your home for the full 11 days, complete with 24-hour electricity powered by solar panels.
  • Stay connected with WiFi available on selected days, thoughtfully limited to preserve the tranquility of the retreat.
  • Drink clean, high-filtered water with a pH of 8.5, ensuring your hydration is as revitalizing as your journey.
  • Benefit from included laundry services and transportation to and from Iquitos.
Spiritual Grounding
  • Experience purifying floral and vapor baths by the riverside.
  • Learn and practice Icaros under the guidance of the Curandero.
  • Delve into the use of Mapacho and ceremonial pipe as tools for navigating Ayahuasca journeys.
  • Participate in enlightening group lectures on Shipibo traditions and practices.
Integration and Learning
  • Share and learn in dedicated Integration Groups.
  • Attend an Integration Workshop designed for deeper understanding.
  • Work with practitioners trained in Trauma-Informed Plant Medicine Facilitation before and after the retreat. 
  • Benefit from full translations from Spanish or Shipibo to English and private post-retreat integration sessions.
Other Activities
  • Explore the Amazon with guided hikes and learn about local flora and fauna.
  • Relax and swim in the nearby river.
  • Discover local crafts at the Shipibo market.
  • Express yourself with available musical instruments and art materials.

11 DAYS

$3300
$ 2700 Limited to the first 4 bookings
  • Star Date: 15/07/2025
  • End date: 25/07/2025
  • Preparation and Integration sessions
  • Master Plant Dieta included
  • Transfer & meals included
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Deposit: $550

Interested in our payment plan options? Speak to our program coordinator today or email info@ayahealingretreats.com

*Prices are in USD.

VALUE

Added Value

Comprehensive Healing Included in Your Retreat

At the heart of your retreat experience with us, you’ll find a selection of treatments designed to enhance your healing journey, all included in the standard retreat package. These treatments, deeply rooted in the tradition and knowledge of the Amazon, are carefully selected to support your physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being:

Tantirao: Offers relief from anxiety, anger, mood swings, and trauma, fostering emotional balance and inner peace.

Chiric Sanango: Known for its ability to reset the nervous system, it also provides relief for arthritis and rheumatism, promoting overall well-being.

Vapor Baths: A detoxifying treatment that purges negative energies and addresses sleep disturbances, facilitating deeper rest and purification.

Piñon Colorado: A powerful blood cleanser that also fights infection, supporting your body’s natural healing processes.

Mucura: Enhances physical energy and mental clarity, aiding in your journey of self-discovery and healing.

Love Baths: Designed to attract love, community, and abundance into your life, enriching your experience and fostering connections.

Various Purgative Plants: Cleanse the digestive system and offer relief for conditions like IBS, promoting a healthy gut and overall detoxification.

These treatments, integrated into the retreat experience, ensure a holistic approach to your healing journey, aligning body, mind, and spirit with the natural world.

What's not included?

Schedule

Peru – Iquitos –
AYAHUASCA RETREAT & MASTER PLANT DIETA

5 Ayahuasca ceremonies and 11 days of profound healing in the wonderful tranquil center, El Encanto De Chullachaqui, ran by Don Miguel of the Shipibo tribe and his family. Open your heart and connect to a truely transformational medicine. Are you ready for a one of a kind healing experience through plant medicine?

Although we do not adhere to a strict schedule, here is what you can expect each day.

Day 1: Arrival

11.30 am: Departure from a designated location in Iquitos
1 – 2 pm: Check In & Orientation
2pm: Lunch
5 – 7 pm: Group Intention Setting Workshop
6 – 7 pm: Dinner
7 – 8 pm: Noya Rao Night Walk
9 pm onwards: Silence

Day 2: 1st Ceremony

8 am – 10 am: Breakfast
9.30 – 12.00 pm: Individual Consultation with Maestro Don Miguel
12.00 – 1 pm: Lunch
2 – 4 pm: Individual Consultation with Maestro Don Miguel
4.30 – 6.30 pm: Ceremony guideline
7.30 pm onwards: 1st Ayahuasca Ceremony

Day 3: Master Plant Ceremony & Fasting

9 – 10.30 am: Breakfast or fasting
10.30 – 12.00 pm: Group Sharing/Integration Circle
12.00 – 2 pm: Lunch or fasting
2 – 5 pm:  Working with Ayahuasca and Master Plant workshop
6.00 – 7.00 pm: Dinner or fasting
7.30 – 9.30 pm: Master Plant ceremony
9.30 pm onwards: Silence

Day 4: 2nd Ceremony

7 am – 8 am: Purgative Plant Treatment
9 – 10.30 am: Breakfast
10.30 – 12.00 pm: Icaro’s class with Don Miguel
12.00 – 2 pm: Lunch
2 – 3.30 pm: Vapour Bath
3.30 – 5.30 pm: Individualized treatment
6 – 7 pm: Break & Rest
7.30 pm onwards: 2nd Ayahuasca Ceremony

Day 5: Master Plant Ceremony

8 – 9.30 am: Breakfast 
10.30 – 12.30 pm: Group Sharing / Integration Group Circle
12.00 – 2 pm: Lunch 
2 – 5 pm: Individualized plant treatment + Vapour Baths
6.00 – 7.00: Dinner
7.30 – 8.30 pm: Master Plant Ceremony
9.00 pm onwards: Silence

Day 6: 3rd Ceremony

8 – 9.30 am: Breakfast
10.30 – 12.00 pm: Group Lecture with Don Miguel
12.00 – 2 pm: Lunch
2– 5 pm: Vapour bath & individualized plant treatments
5 – 7 pm: Break & Rest
7.30 pm onwards: 3rd Ceremony

Day 7: Master Plant Ceremony

9 – 10.30 am: Breakfast
10.30 – 12.30 pm: Group Sharing Session
12.30 – 2 pm: Lunch
2 – 5 pm: Shipibo Market 
6.00 – 7.30 pm: Dinner
7.30 – 8.30 pm: Master Plant Ceremony
9.00 pm onwards: Silence

Day 8: 4th Ceremony

8 – 9.30 am: Breakfast
10.30 – 12.00 pm: Mucura Treatment
12.0 – 2 pm: Lunch
2 – 5 pm: Love bath abundance treatment
5 – 7 pm: Rest & Regenerate
7.30 pm onwards: 4th Ceremony

Day 9: Closing Arkana & 5th Ceremony

8 – 9.30 am: Breakfast
10.30 – 12.00 pm: Post Dieta requiremnt & Arkana with Don Miguel
12.00 – 2 pm: Lunch
2 – 5 pm: Love bath abundance treatment
6 – 8 pm: Rest & Regenerate
8pm onwards: Closing Arkana & 5th Ceremony

Day 10: Integration Day & Celebration

9 – 10.30 am: Breakfast
10.30 – 12.00 pm: Group Sharing
12.00 – 2 pm: Lunch
2 – 3 pm: Flower bath
3  – 5 pm: Integration Workshop 
6.00 – 7.30 pm: Dinner
7.30 – 9 pm: Celebration and Dance!

Day 11: Closing

8 – 9 am: Breakfast
9 – 10.30 am:  Closing & Group Photos
10.30 am: Departure to Iquitos

Team

Legendary Shipibo Healers, Caring Facilitators

Meet the team

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Don Miguel

Shipibo Curandero

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Sancya

Facilitator

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Mathis

Facilitator

Immersion in authentic tradition is at the heart of our work

Our retreats focus on education in the shamanic traditions of the Peruvian healers with classes and workshops on Icaros, Master Plants, and a variety of plant treatments. We are rooted in ancient traditions and we provide a fully immersive experience that includes much more than simply Ayahuasca plant medicine!

The holistic approach of traditional shamanic natural medicine is not only centered on Ayahuasca but also on personalized plant treatments.

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Our Full Package Ayahuasca Retreat Prices

Pioneer Pass

Limited to the first 4 bookings $2700 USD

Available

Advance Pass

Enjoy priority pricing when you book 40 days in advance. $2900 USD

Available

Final Call

Last-minute opportunity to join at the standard rate $3300 USD

Available

Legacy Lane

for returning participants to deepen their transformative journey. $2500 USD

Available

Sacred South

for Central & South American residents, honoring our shared heritage. $2300 USD

Available

AYAHUASCA RETREAT & MASTER PLANT DIETA

$3300
$ 2700 Limited to the first 4 bookings
  • 11 Days Private Accomodation, 2-3 Meals Per Day
  • 5 Ayahuasca Ceremonies
  • Plant Baths, Icaros, Sacred Tobacco
  • World Class Safety Standards
  • Industry Leading Integration Practices
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Support

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Comprehensive Support Before and After Your Journey with Us

Your transformative journey is fully supported with dedicated guidance before and after your retreat. Begin with a personalized preparation session, designed to help you mentally, emotionally, and physically prepare for the deep work ahead. This session provides essential tools, practices, and insights to ensure you step into the experience with clarity and readiness, allowing for a more profound and meaningful retreat.

After your retreat, continue your journey of integration with a one-hour personalized session, helping you ground and embody the experiences and insights gained. Using somatic-based approaches, this session supports you in applying your healing and transformation to everyday life, ensuring lasting impact and continued personal growth.

This holistic approach, from preparation to integration, ensures you feel fully supported at every stage of your journey.

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Not Included

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  • Personal accommodation in Iquitos before/after the retreat
  • Your airfares
  • Your travel insurance
  • Your Peruvian visa (if necessary)
  • Personal expenses and meals in Iquitos before/after the retreat
maestro dom miguel dressed in traditional Shipibo clothing

Don Miguel

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Shipibo Curandero

AKA Senen Yoi - 'Speaking the Truth'

Don Miguel was born into a Shipibo community called Roaboya on the River Ucayali. When Don Miguel was a child, Angel Sanchez Vargas, his grandfather was the community’s curandero. Vargas was an expert in sacred plant medicines and was frequently called upon to heal and share his spiritual wisdom with members of Roaboya. The school built some years later was named after Vargas and Roaboya went on to be recognised as the first indigenous community 114 years ago. Don Miguel grew up surrounded by the Shipibo wisdom and possess intimate knowledge of the sacred plant medicines. At a very young age he began his apprenticeship as a curandero through plant dietas under the supportive guidance of his grandfather. Miguel is also a trained literature professor and thoroughly enjoys teaching the Shipibo language and culture. Since 2012, Don Miguel has spent the bulk of his time leading lectures, workshops, initiation courses and retreats. Don Miguel will lead our Ayahuasca ceremonies, circle discussions and be available for personal consultations whilst on retreat.

maestro dom miguel dressed in traditional Shipibo clothing

Don Miguel

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Shipibo Curandero

AKA Senen Yoi - 'Speaking the Truth'

Don Miguel was born into a Shipibo community called Roaboya on the River Ucayali. When Don Miguel was a child, Angel Sanchez Vargas, his grandfather was the community’s curandero. Vargas was an expert in sacred plant medicines and was frequently called upon to heal and share his spiritual wisdom with members of Roaboya. The school built some years later was named after Vargas and Roaboya went on to be recognised as the first indigenous community 114 years ago. Don Miguel grew up surrounded by the Shipibo wisdom and possess intimate knowledge of the sacred plant medicines. At a very young age he began his apprenticeship as a curandero through plant dietas under the supportive guidance of his grandfather. Miguel is also a trained literature professor and thoroughly enjoys teaching the Shipibo language and culture. Since 2012, Don Miguel has spent the bulk of his time leading lectures, workshops, initiation courses and retreats. Don Miguel will lead our Ayahuasca ceremonies, circle discussions and be available for personal consultations whilst on retreat.

Lara

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Facilitator

Born in Aotearoa, New Zealand, Lara has spent 8 years studying with plant medicines in the Peruvian Amazon. She also co-founded an ayahuasca retreat centre where she has supported hundreds of people on their healing journeys. 

She is a devoted student of the rose, with a strong connection to the Venusian priestess lineages and feminine mystery schools. Her other passions include folk herbalism, embodiment, trauma informed care, myth, astrology and tantra yoga. 

Lara loves to laugh and with her grounded, compassionate energy supports others to feel both empowered and at ease.

Lara

ayahuasca vine

Facilitator

Born in Aotearoa, New Zealand, Lara has spent 8 years studying with plant medicines in the Peruvian Amazon. She also co-founded an ayahuasca retreat centre where she has supported hundreds of people on their healing journeys. 

She is a devoted student of the rose, with a strong connection to the Venusian priestess lineages and feminine mystery schools. Her other passions include folk herbalism, embodiment, trauma informed care, myth, astrology and tantra yoga. 

Lara loves to laugh and with her grounded, compassionate energy supports others to feel both empowered and at ease.

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Mathis

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Facilitator

Mathis was raised in Switzerland and has dedicated much of his life to traveling the globe. He currently serves as a plant medicine facilitator with over 7 years of experience in studying and applying entheogenic medicines. His sincere commitment lies in guiding individuals towards their genuine state of being and facilitating healing through various modalities, including body movement, sound healing, and medicine music.

Having honed his musical prowess as a professional musician touring worldwide for more than a decade, Mathis is passionate about integrating his personally composed medicine music into ceremonies while also imparting ancestral musical practices to access profound states of self-awareness.

Mathis’s specialization predominantly resides in the Shipibo tradition of Ayahuasca, complemented by training in the Chavin tradition with San Pedro. He consistently embarks on pilgrimages to the sacred sites of Peru, continuously deepening his knowledge and devotion to guiding others through their transformative journeys with ancestral medicines.

mathis portrait

Mathis

ayahuasca vine

Facilitator

Mathis was raised in Switzerland and has dedicated much of his life to traveling the globe. He currently serves as a plant medicine facilitator with over 7 years of experience in studying and applying entheogenic medicines. His sincere commitment lies in guiding individuals towards their genuine state of being and facilitating healing through various modalities, including body movement, sound healing, and medicine music.

Having honed his musical prowess as a professional musician touring worldwide for more than a decade, Mathis is passionate about integrating his personally composed medicine music into ceremonies while also imparting ancestral musical practices to access profound states of self-awareness.

Mathis’s specialization predominantly resides in the Shipibo tradition of Ayahuasca, complemented by training in the Chavin tradition with San Pedro. He consistently embarks on pilgrimages to the sacred sites of Peru, continuously deepening his knowledge and devotion to guiding others through their transformative journeys with ancestral medicines.

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Atira Tan

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Trauma Specialist - Mentor

Hailing from her native Singapore, has over 15 years of experience healing trauma through yoga, mindfulness, art, and counseling. Atira holds a Master’s Degree in Art Therapy from La Trobe University, Melbourne, and has been featured on TEDx. She is also the founder of Art to Healing and the international Yogathon event, Yoga for Freedom. Her work is dedicated to trauma recovery, supporting individuals and communities through therapeutic and healing practices.

Atira has worked extensively throughout Asia and Australia, spearheading programs that empower women and girls who have survived sexual abuse and exploitation in the sex trafficking industry. Since 2004, she has designed and implemented trauma-informed art therapy, somatic healing, and mindfulness programs for vulnerable populations, partnering with international organizations to bring these modalities to refugee camps in Burma, war zones in Cambodia, the brothels of Kathmandu, post-earthquake recovery efforts in Nepal, and remote Aboriginal communities in Australia.

Mentorship at AYA Healing Retreats

Atira now serves as Mentor for Facilitators and Practitioners at AYA Healing Retreats, playing a pivotal role in the development and training of trauma-informed facilitators and healers. Through structured mentorship, supervision, and guidance, she ensures that the AYA Healing team maintains the highest ethical, professional, and trauma-sensitive standards in their work with plant medicine. Her mentorship program provides practitioners with ongoing support, reflective practices, and skills refinement, fostering a safe and integrity-driven healing environment for all participants.

In addition, she has trained extensively in trauma recovery approaches, including Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, Neuroaffective Touch, and Polyvagal Theory, and is currently training as a Womb Surround Facilitator.

As the Founder and Clinical Director of Art to Healing, Atira has developed groundbreaking trauma recovery programs for sex-trafficked survivors in Asia, pioneering research on the efficacy of Somatic Experiencing, Creative Art Therapies, and Reproductive Health Education in empowering BIPOC survivors of gender-based violence and complex trauma. She also co-developed and delivered the first-ever Somatic Experiencing Trauma Resolution training for sex-trafficked survivors in collaboration with SETI and Lotus Circle International.

Atira is deeply committed to fostering transformative healing experiences, integrating cutting-edge trauma therapies with ancient wisdom traditions to support practitioners, facilitators, and participants on their healing paths.

atira

Atira Tan

ayahuasca vine

Trauma Specialist - Mentor

Hailing from her native Singapore, has over 15 years of experience healing trauma through yoga, mindfulness, art, and counseling. Atira holds a Master’s Degree in Art Therapy from La Trobe University, Melbourne, and has been featured on TEDx. She is also the founder of Art to Healing and the international Yogathon event, Yoga for Freedom. Her work is dedicated to trauma recovery, supporting individuals and communities through therapeutic and healing practices.

Atira has worked extensively throughout Asia and Australia, spearheading programs that empower women and girls who have survived sexual abuse and exploitation in the sex trafficking industry. Since 2004, she has designed and implemented trauma-informed art therapy, somatic healing, and mindfulness programs for vulnerable populations, partnering with international organizations to bring these modalities to refugee camps in Burma, war zones in Cambodia, the brothels of Kathmandu, post-earthquake recovery efforts in Nepal, and remote Aboriginal communities in Australia.

Mentorship at AYA Healing Retreats

Atira now serves as Mentor for Facilitators and Practitioners at AYA Healing Retreats, playing a pivotal role in the development and training of trauma-informed facilitators and healers. Through structured mentorship, supervision, and guidance, she ensures that the AYA Healing team maintains the highest ethical, professional, and trauma-sensitive standards in their work with plant medicine. Her mentorship program provides practitioners with ongoing support, reflective practices, and skills refinement, fostering a safe and integrity-driven healing environment for all participants.

In addition, she has trained extensively in trauma recovery approaches, including Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, Neuroaffective Touch, and Polyvagal Theory, and is currently training as a Womb Surround Facilitator.

As the Founder and Clinical Director of Art to Healing, Atira has developed groundbreaking trauma recovery programs for sex-trafficked survivors in Asia, pioneering research on the efficacy of Somatic Experiencing, Creative Art Therapies, and Reproductive Health Education in empowering BIPOC survivors of gender-based violence and complex trauma. She also co-developed and delivered the first-ever Somatic Experiencing Trauma Resolution training for sex-trafficked survivors in collaboration with SETI and Lotus Circle International.

Atira is deeply committed to fostering transformative healing experiences, integrating cutting-edge trauma therapies with ancient wisdom traditions to support practitioners, facilitators, and participants on their healing paths.