Aya Healing Retreats

KAMBO PRACTITIONER PROGRAM

11 DAYS
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Overview

Are you interested in experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime transformation? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you at Aya Healing Retreats. Our Kambo training program is led by authentic Matsés MAESTROS, who are revered guardians of this ancient Amazonian medicine. You can trust them to guide you every step of the way, providing an unforgettable and authentic experience.

During your stay, you will participate in a unique learning program that centers around the Matses family from the Nuevo Paujil community in Peru. They are deeply committed to preserving and honoring their indigenous culture, and you will have the privilege of learning from them. You will immerse yourself in Kambo ceremonies, talk with Matses elders, safely acquire medicine, learn bow hunting techniques, and even learn how to safely serve others with Kambo.

But that’s not all! Our program also includes an exploration of Nunu, a traditional tobacco snuff, that you can integrate into your own offerings or use for personal use. The comprehensive approach of our program, including both Kambo and Nunu, is guided by the authenticity and expertise of the Matses family. What are you waiting for? Join us for an unforgettable and transformative experience and become a Kambo practitioner.

Program Highlights

Your Experience

Training Program
  • Kambo ceremonies, performed by Matses family
  • Talks, lectures and education from the Matses family and elders
  • Safe and harm-free medicine acquisition
  • Bow hunting
  • Self-application techniques
  • How to safely serve others with this medicine, including screening and application processes
  • Kambo workbook which will assist you during your time with us, as well as after the apprenticeship
  • Two Kambo sticks each and the opportunity to purchase more directly from the Matses family
  • Workshops on working with Nunu (tobacco snuff) – including harvesting, roasting and application
  • Rapé (Hapé) Kuripe for self application
  • Agua de Florida use
  • Shambira (natural fibres) workshop
  • Making tinctures workshop
Comfort
  • Breakfast Lunch Dinner (2-3 meals/day)
  • 12-Days accomodation in a private jungle Bungalow (a Tambo)
  • Washing and Laundering of clothing
  • Transportation from Iquitos (and back)
Grounding
  • Fascinating group lectures that reveal the sacred traditions of the Matses traditions, language, and knowledge
  • Learning and working with Kambo in a ceremonial setting
  • Night-time excursions to meet and connect with the frogs
Integration
  • Dedicated Integration Groups with time for sharing
  • Integration workshop
  • Facilitators trained in Trauma Informed Plant Medicine Facilitation
  • Full translations from Spanish or Matses to English
  • Private follow-up integration sessions with Cristina
  • Access to our Private WhatsApp Group
Optional Activities
  • Guided hikes through the epic Amazon rainforest, learning about local plant and wildlife
  • Swimming at the near river
  • Musical Instruments, Art Materials

11 DAYS

April 14 - 24, 2025
$3400
$ 3000
  • Star Date: 14/04/2025
  • End date: 24/04/2025
  • Preparation and Integration sessions
  • Master Plant Dieta included
  • Transfer & meals included
Deposit: $550

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

*Prices are in USD.

Experience

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Transform

Receive the deep healing you deserve

Nestled along the Amazon river lies El encanto de Chullachaqui, our retreat center, where you will find a tranquil setting which inspires change, facilitates healing, and will help you realize your full potential

The Practitioner Program is for people who have experience with Kambo and knowledge of working with plant spirits. It’s best for those who know what to expect, but if you have any questions, you can contact our team.

The program has certain dietary and behavioral guidelines that need to be followed to show commitment to change, growth, and healing. These guidelines involve giving up certain foods and activities while participating in the program. Sacrificing these things shows the plant spirit that you are dedicated to healing and are open to receiving guidance, protection, strength, and special abilities from them.

Team

Legendary Shipibo Healers, Caring Facilitators

Meet the team

Don Wilder

Maestro Matsé

Kris

Lead 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.

Availability

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Embark on your journey​

Our Full Package Ayahuasca Retreat Prices

Pioneer Pass

Limited to the first 4 bookings $2800 USD

Available

Advance Pass

Enjoy priority pricing when you book 40 days in advance. $3000 USD

Available

Final Call

Last-minute opportunity to join at the standard rate $3400 USD

Available

Legacy Lane

For returning participants to deepen their transformative journey. $2600 USD

Available

Sacred South

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

Available

KAMBO PRACTITIONER PROGRAM

$3400
$ 3000
  • 10 Days Private Accomodation, 2-3 Meals Per Day
  • Kambo ceremonies, performed by Matses family
  • Full Training Program
  • Workshops on working with Rapè (tobacco snuff)
  • Follow up calls
  • World Class Safety Standards

Testimonials

LET'S START

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maestro matse, Shipibo master curandero

Don Wilder

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Maestro Matsé

Wilder is the son of Andrés and Juana, originally Matses from Brasil, founders of the community El Paujil, at the basin of the Galvez river, in between Brasil and Perú, where he lives currently with his family.
He was raised learning traditional medicine and leadership from his father, what lead him today to be the chief of his community and legal representant of the Matse community with the goverment.
His people lives in harmony with their enviroment, surviving from fishing, little agriculture, and hunting, activity from what they are highly skilled and proud.
They also create beautiful artisan crafts that will be for sale at the market during the retreat.

maestro matse, Shipibo master curandero

Don Wilder

ayahuasca vine

Maestro Matsé

Wilder is the son of Andrés and Juana, originally Matses from Brasil, founders of the community El Paujil, at the basin of the Galvez river, in between Brasil and Perú, where he lives currently with his family.
He was raised learning traditional medicine and leadership from his father, what lead him today to be the chief of his community and legal representant of the Matse community with the goverment.
His people lives in harmony with their enviroment, surviving from fishing, little agriculture, and hunting, activity from what they are highly skilled and proud.
They also create beautiful artisan crafts that will be for sale at the market during the retreat.

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Kris

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Facilitator

Kris has been living for seven years in the Peruvian Amazon. Originally from Barcelona, she followed a calling to be of service to the indigenous elders. As soon as she arrived, Kris deeply immersed herself in the traditional knowledge of the rainforest.

She was an on-site facilitator and administrator for an Ayahuasca retreat center for five years. Her role enabled Kris to work closely with Ayahuasca and other plant medicines, facilitating Ayahuasca retreats and plant medicine dietas. She helped participants integrate and process their experiences and made sure the retreats ran smoothly.

For the past six years, Kris has forged a deep and very close relationship with the Matses tribe, who initiated and taught her how to work traditionally with Kambo.
During her time in the rainforest, Kris has worked and collaborated with many powerful curanderos from different lineages and tribes, giving her a broad depth of knowledge about Amazonian plant medicines.

Those experiences ignited a passionate love for Amazonian herbalism, and she has dived deep into plant medicine alchemy for the past seven years.

Kris currently works at Aya Healing Retreats, facilitating the groups and establishing a deep connection with the local Shipibo community.
She also offers Amazonian Herbalism training courses and has started her apothecary creating pure essences from these Amazonian plants and Master Plants.

Kris is a solid bridge keeper between the indigenous cultures and practices of the Amazon, and the West, bringing a unique perspective from her direct experience.
Kris is a strong jungle medicine woman with a kind heart that is always ready to help those in need; she is a faithful caretaker of the forest and the indigenous traditions.

facilitator kris portrait

Kris

ayahuasca vine

Facilitator

Kris has been living for seven years in the Peruvian Amazon. Originally from Barcelona, she followed a calling to be of service to the indigenous elders. As soon as she arrived, Kris deeply immersed herself in the traditional knowledge of the rainforest.

She was an on-site facilitator and administrator for an Ayahuasca retreat center for five years. Her role enabled Kris to work closely with Ayahuasca and other plant medicines, facilitating Ayahuasca retreats and plant medicine dietas. She helped participants integrate and process their experiences and made sure the retreats ran smoothly.

For the past six years, Kris has forged a deep and very close relationship with the Matses tribe, who initiated and taught her how to work traditionally with Kambo.
During her time in the rainforest, Kris has worked and collaborated with many powerful curanderos from different lineages and tribes, giving her a broad depth of knowledge about Amazonian plant medicines.

Those experiences ignited a passionate love for Amazonian herbalism, and she has dived deep into plant medicine alchemy for the past seven years.

Kris currently works at Aya Healing Retreats, facilitating the groups and establishing a deep connection with the local Shipibo community.
She also offers Amazonian Herbalism training courses and has started her apothecary creating pure essences from these Amazonian plants and Master Plants.

Kris is a solid bridge keeper between the indigenous cultures and practices of the Amazon, and the West, bringing a unique perspective from her direct experience.
Kris is a strong jungle medicine woman with a kind heart that is always ready to help those in need; she is a faithful caretaker of the forest and the indigenous traditions.