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Mai Niti Plant Medicine Healing Centre

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Mai Niti is our family run traditional Shipibo healing center based in our homeland; the Amazon region of Peru (Pucallpa). We’ve been working as Maestros for many generations, and have a profound depth of ancestral wisdom and knowledge with respect to the plants and healing.

Our aim is to awaken you to your true potential by expanding your consciousness and healing your mind, body and spirit.

Mai Niti in English means Clarity of the Earth. By living in symbiosis with mother earth, she gifts us with the clarity and insight needed to do the work that we do. It fills our hearts with joy to see the people who come here leave healed, happy and free, with a deeper connection to themselves and awareness of their true nature. At Mai Niti, we work with sacred plants in a way that opens one up to receive the knowledge and healing power the plants have to give. Among these sacred medicines we work with is ayahuasca.

At our core, compassion is what guides us and empowers us to do the work that we do. Our doors are always open to all who come in need of healing.

The Curanderos

Maestro Leonardo

Leonardo has been working with the plants since the age of 12. Now, aged 85, he has over 70 years experience with plant medicine and ayahuasca.

Maestra Lucilla

After rigorous training from Leonardo, strict dietas, and many years in isolation, Lucilla has followed in her father’s footsteps to become a maestra.

Our Center

When you step into Mai Niti healing center, you will be met with the love and compassion that are at the core of the curanderos work. You will quickly become part of the family, and the curanderos are truly here for you every step of the way in your healing journey.

Mai Niti healing center is owned and run entirely by the curanderos and their family. For this reason, they have the freedom to run the retreats in the way they feel is right, in order to bring the deepest level of healing and care to all who come.

This is also why they can offer retreats and long term stays to guests for such a low price. The curanderos feel that ones financial situation should never be a barrier to healing. For this reason it is important to them to keep the cost as low as possible for guests.

The curanderos and their family will be with you every step of the way to ensure that you have a truly trans-formative healing experience, and that you find what you are seeking. Living with them on their land is a truly eye opening experience in which you will not only have the opportunity to heal and grow, but to experience life in symbiosis with nature, the way the Shipibo do.

Healing

Ayahuasca and master plants can help to bring about a profound healing of ones body, mind and spirit as well as transformation of ones life, and awakening to ones true potential. These sacred medicines allow us to access deeper parts of our consciousness and psyche, and uncover and uproot the things that block us from living our true potential as healthy, happy and free beings.

These sacred plant medicines can be a powerful ally to you if you are seeking any of the following:

To heal trauma and deep routed psychic wounds
To release unconscious emotional, psychological and spiritual blockages
To heal physical and mental diseases at their root
To release deep rooted fears and doubts
To align with ones soul purpose and calling in life
To expand and awaken ones consciousness
To heal ancestral and family karma
To uncover ones innate healing abilities

Reviews (37)

4.9 out of 5

Overall 4.9

kanderson102
January 7, 2023 at 12:05 am

My time at Mai Niti is something I’ll cherish for the rest of my life. Living with Lucy and her family, the volunteers, and fellow guests was truly magical. It’s a place to ground and reconnect with what really matters – inner peace, reflection with others, and simple living.

I came into Mai Niti with much anxiety and uncertainty about my life and where it was heading. I had tried ayahuasca a few times before but this was my first real dive into long term healing and a consistent dieta.

Within two weeks much of my concerns about the future had washed away. The love I felt with the medicine and the people around me was incredibly healing. One night when I wasn’t in ceremony, but connecting with another master plant, I saw Lucy visit me in a dream. I asked her about it a few days later and she said she visits everyone in their dreams to check in on them. I knew then that she was a very special soul, along with her father. They were always working to ensure that everyone was receiving the deepest care possible.

In my early ceremonies I had some trepidations about the journey ahead. Lucy would sense this and remind me to have no fear. Indeed each one of my journeys were exquisitely beautiful. It felt like being hugged by God. I had so many wonderful insights that you’ll need to experience for yourself.

I am beyond grateful to mama ayahuasca for her giving spirit, which is reflected by all the people who live and work at Mai Niti. May all beings be blessed to receive such love and care throughout their lives
connect2lkb
November 5, 2022 at 9:57 am

I visited Mai Niti in October 2022. I initially booked for 3 weeks, extending to 4. I would have extended 3 more weeks for a total of 6 weeks if they weren’t closing November & December. My trip was nothing like I had imagined it to be which helped me realize how attached I am to my control. Every single day there I experienced more internal shifts and healing. It’s not just about Ayahuasca but the mixture of many things…the healing power of the Shipibo tribe, other plant medicines, the sacred environment, the connectedness, it’s truly magical. I arrived, attached to my expectations and when told to let go and surrender, I did (after a few days) and by the last day…received not only everything I needed but everything I wanted. No stone was left unturned. Of course everyone has their own experience and path, but Mai Niti exceeded my expectations and I’m so extremely grateful for all the lessons,new perspectives, my internal growth and shifts that occurred energetically for me. Choosing Mai Niti has changed my life. From talking with others, and their experiences at other Aya retreats…they say none are as both gentle and powerful as Mai Niti, and I intuitively feel that is true. I won’t go anywhere else. I plan on going back in the future as soon as I can plan a 2 months isolation here. Leonardo, Grover and Lucy work together and for you. You’re never alone at Mai Niti. You are supported fully by all who volunteer there, the universe, God, and of course the maestros. Even during ceremony, they are maintaining control and are aware of everyone’s experience and will not let you endure more than you can handle. But you will always get what you need. I am forever thankful and grateful for my experience here.

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ChristianBugge
June 15, 2022 at 10:55 pm

The maestros, Leonardo, Lucila and her siblings have the best of intentions, as well as great capacity and skill. s
Unfortunately, those qualities could not come to fruition for me, and I ended up spending all of my meager savings us and borrowing money in a last attempt to heal mysellf which was thwarted.
My main problem was that due to an invasive sugery at a young age as well as a tendency towards hypoglycemia, being literally starved for months was hell for me.
Another problem was people not on dieta doing their things in front of us, including eating cholate cakes and leaving 12-packs of beer in the fridge.
There was absolutely nothing to do outside of ceremony: We were left to our own devices with no help, no sharng, no guidance.
I was there for a total 0f 3.5 months. 3.5 months where I was starved and subjected to abject victim blaming.

“you’re not here to maintain your weight,” was what I was told 6’3 and 130lbs when I returnet in February. I had alredy made arrangeents to be properly fed, but that was with a previous manager, so that held no power.

These people hurt me and harned me beyond expanation, They stole my money saying they’d help me, but all they did was hurt me.
Salsa647
June 7, 2022 at 9:34 am

There is hope; an authentic plant based medicine retreat center:
This was my first experience with plant based medicine, and I initially had a great deal of anxiety making this journey. Traditional therapies and medication to manage depression and childhood trauma had not yielded the results of deeper healing that I desired. I knew there would be no “quick fix” to what I’ve struggled with for years, however I felt that there was hope in the research on plant based medicine which led me down this path of healing. There were several factors that were important to me when deciding on a retreat center, and safety was a priority. I knew I preferred a female Shaman; I also preferred a traditional, rustic Peruvian setting that would provide me the time and quiet space to do the work necessary for deeper healing. After much research I decided on Mai Niti in San Francisco Peru. My initial contact with the center through Alex was helpful in figuring out the logistics of my trip and in helping to ease some of my initial anxiety. I was able to build trust with Maestra Lucila, her father Maestro Leonardo, and with the supportive staff at Mai Niti. Maestra Lucila was extremely mindful, and patient in her approach to the healing process. In addition to Ayahuasca, she utilized other plant medicines to bring the calm and clarity necessary for deeper healing, and to help prepare me to work with the Ayahuasca. I was able to begin to work through some deep seated trauma, to gain needed clarity, and to see a path forward for continued healing once I returned home. The staff (Peter, Alex) were also helpful in processing through as questions arose, and in providing guidance when needed. The community of fellow guests at Mai Niti were kind and supportive, and I found that to be invaluable during my stay, a true gift. The team that worked in the kitchen did an incredible job of using their creativity to prepare the food with love while adhering to the dieta restrictions (Lissy, Victoria, Esther-thank you). Demas took good care of the guests by preparing our daily plant baths and saunas as prescribed by Lucila-thank you Demas. The family of Lucila, as well as members of the Shipibo community were gracious in sharing their traditions, as well as teaching guests how to make Shipibo tapestries and jewelry. I’ll be forever grateful for my 3 week experience at Mai Niti, for the guidance to deeper healing I’d been seeking, and to have had the opportunity to experience the richness of the Shipibo culture.
willyb77
May 14, 2022 at 6:34 pm

I recently finished an amazing two month stay at Mai Niti. Maestra Lucila, her brothers, Maestro Leonardo, Peter, Alex and all the other volunteers and helpers were absolutely wonderful and made my experience life-changing, enjoyable and pleasurable. I came to Mai Niti hoping to address years of substance abuse and addiction and a lifelong battle with anxiety and other associated disorders and I truly have never felt better in my entire life. The center is rustic yet comfortable with great accomodations and plenty of space to spend time by yourself or socialize with other guests. I felt very safe and happy during my stay and enjoyed nearly every moment of my time here. The ceremonies are conducted well and Maestra Lucila and her helpers are readily available to help with any concern. I felt well attended to and cared for and feel that I addressed some serious issues that were creating a lot of problems for me in my life. The food is really excellent given the dieta restrictions, many thanks to the volunteers and kitchen staff for preparing such delicious meals. I would highly recommend Mai Niti to anyone looking to change their life through plant based healing.