Luis Tamani is a visionary artist born in the Peruvian Amazon and raised along the sacred banks of the Ucayali River. From an early age, nature was his teacher—the forest, the waters, and the quiet language of trees shaping his way of seeing and creating.

In 2002, Luis began formal studies at the Eduardo Meza Saravia School of Art in Pucallpa, immersing himself in techniques across realism, cubism, and abstraction. Over time, his work evolved toward a more organic and spiritually alive expression—one that honors nature not only for its beauty, but for its wisdom. His paintings explore the meeting place between human consciousness and the intelligence of the natural world, inviting viewers to remember their belonging to the greater web of life.

Guided by humility and reverence, Luis paints what he feels when he listens deeply: the whispers of the forest, the songs of the plants, and the presence that moves beneath all forms. His creative process is both study and devotion, a bridge between the seen and the unseen.

For many years, he has shared this path with others—supporting students to translate inner vision into form with patience, discipline, and joy. In his studio and workshops, he encourages a gentle return to the creative source, where color and form become tools for communion, healing, and harmony.

Visionary Artist • Child of the Amazon • Messenger of Nature

Elio Geusa is the founder of AYA Healing Retreats and is a qualified Social Worker with over thirteen years of experience working both on national and international humanitarian projects, supporting adults experiencing mental health and intellectual disabilities, and refugee populations throughout Asia, Europe, and Australia.

Elio believes that loving and inspired action can create meaningful change in the world.

Elio has been devoted to the path of plant medicine and Ayahuasca since 2009 and began an apprenticeship under the guidance of Maestro, Vegetalista Manaco Manai. In his long time in Peru, he has continued to deepen his knowledge, experience, and understanding of the workings of the sacred plant medicines, studying the Shipibo traditions under the revered Mahua family and has undertaken numerous Master Plant Dietas with well-respected curanderos in the Peruvian Amazon.

This immersion in the sacred plant medicines of the indigenous peoples of Peru enabled Elio to experience deep and profound healing. He has overcome crippling anxiety and anger as a result of traumatic childhood experiences and healing that trauma imprints that were not possible through the Western medical paradigm. His renewed sense of self-worth, love, compassion, and empathy for himself enables him to extend those same qualities to others.

Elio founded AYA Healing Retreats because he is convinced of the healing potentialities of sacred plant medicines. Not only does he hope to share the indigenous wisdom of the ancient traditions of the Indigenous people of the Amazon, but he also hopes to make a bigger difference by investing profits from AYA Healing Retreats into humanitarian projects that create a more compassionate world.