My 2nd visit for 2 weeks & travelling alone to Peru was one of my best experiences ever! I felt the need to return to the Lighthouse very soon after our first 1-week retreat, and only three months later I was back at the end of November 2023 for two weeks and another six ceremonies. But this time, my husband didn’t want to come, so I decided to go alone.

Being back in the Jungle was kind of dream-like. It was already winter in Canada, but always summer in Peru, the rainy season was around the corner, there were more sudden rainfalls and also a bit more mosquitoes than in August, as expected. What was new to me is that between the two weeks we had the weekend off, when there was no program, just chilling and recharging. We had nothing else to do but rest, eat and enjoy doing nothing, and we really needed it as another week with three ceremonies was still ahead.

As a second timer it was interesting to observe that my whole being remembered the previous experience, therefore my awareness was sharper, and I got much further in my own healing process. I can say that a 2 week long retreat is quite enough even to go to untouched territories of your past, and face incompletions and broken hearts. It is not an easy ride, but you’ll have all the help and support from the Maestro or Maestra and the team that you need to heal as much as you possibly can during your stay. And of course, your healing will continue after the retreat, but you’ll have a different, evolved perspective of your life.

It was a magical experience that we had 2 Shamans. Lilia and Hernan were perfect together, flooding us with infinite love and their pure feminine and masculine energies. And the Lighthouse team is just the best! They are like family to me, and they treated everyone with so much love, care, kindness and respect all the time.

There is one more thing I’d like to mention, if you are not sure yet whether to go to the Lighthouse with your loved one/friend, or alone. For the first time I was there with my husband, because we had the same feeling that doing aya together is the best for us – and yes, it really was, we loved every minute of it, and using plant medicine surely became part of our healing journey.
But since I’ve already tried it without him, I’d like to give you one more perspective. I must admit that doing the retreat without your loved one gives you extra room for self-development, honest reflections, inner growth and deep healing. Why? Because nobody knows you there, yet, so you don’t need to behave the usual way and you can let yourself be on the loose for a little while mentally and emotionally – which is healing by itself!! And being there simply as a Person (not as a role you’re in, like husband, wife, mother, brother, friend, etc.), gives you the gift of bonding on your own terms, and you’ll be more likely to make meaningful connections with the other group members, the Shaman, the team, but most of all, with Yourself.

For me, both ways were perfect at the time, and I’m sure you’ll also make the best decision for yourself!

Wishing you a wonderful journey with the Lighthouse and I hope to meet you there!
Love, Krisztina