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Spirit Plant Journeys is a safe, experienced and transformative Ayahuasca Retreat nestled in the Peruvian Andes, created to help you open your heart, look within, and awaken to a new way. We offer intimate retreats with small groups in which we closely guide you through your journey within. We provide a healing space for you to acknowledge your truth; to feel, express, allow and transform.
Ayahuasca is a powerful tool that can help us uplift ourselves, heal our wounds, and let go of anything that no longer serves us. In working with plant consciousness, we become open and sensitive to everything that we are in relationship with, and in this, gain awareness, perspective, and wisdom.
Our highly-trained, experienced facilitators will closely guide you as you immerse yourself in this process. We believe that true healing is a beautiful process of opening up and awakening, and we feel strongly that this process can and should happen in a nurturing, loving way. As facilitators between cultures, and bridges between worlds, we provide a safe, open space in which we honor and respect every human being’s process in a gentle and kind way.
Every element of our retreat is designed to sustain real transformation. With a down to earth, heart-centered approach and kindred family spirit, we provide the opportunity for a life-changing healing experience. Our programs are held in the Sacred Valley, a safe haven from the noise of the city and the dangers of the jungle, and we limit our group size to a maximum of 12 people, allowing our Facilitators and Maestros to give you close, personalized guidance during your time with us. We are blessed to be working with a team of powerful Shipibo Maestros, the oldest lineage of Ayahuaqueros in South America, and we bring in both men and women maestros on retreat to strike a crucial balance between the energies of the Divine Masculine and Feminine.
Our experienced and trained facilitators serve as a cultural bridge on your journey, providing a link between cultures and plant medicine realms. They walk alongside you on this journey, guiding and empowering you with the tools to truly engage with your healing process. We specialize in providing support through pre-retreat intention sessions, sharing circles and self-inquiry on site, and post-integration sessions.
The healing process truly begins to take root when our guests go home, and as such, we believe strongly in checking in and providing support after the retreat. These are the keys to real transformation, to embody your healing experience in your daily life, enabling you to bring lasting change and growth into your life. After your last ceremony ends, the ceremony of life truly begins.
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Marie-A
February 25, 2017 at 12:07 pmI lived the experience of A Spirit Plant Journey this February 2017. Going there was the better gift to myself. Neils and Sarah brings together the best of everything and it will make your journey an overwhelming experience. They are dedicated to your well-being.
The site in the Sacred Valley is marvelous and calm, surrounded by the mountains. The houses where we stayed are modern and clean. We ate incredibly well.
The retreat start with a ceremony of San Pedro guided by a generous shaman named Bernard. The Ayahuasca ceremonies were conducted by a powerful shaman, Gumercindo Galindo. His signings are divine. He worked personally on everyone’s challenge and intention.
We also had sessions of yoga which are really good to align the body and energies before the Ayahuasca ceremonies. Those yoga sessions were guided by the wonderful Paulette. She also worked with each of us with Thetahealing, which is an astonishing experience.
This retreat brought me in 10 days, thanks to these wonderful persons, what I was looking for without finding it for about 10 years in the western civilization.
Alexandra.musician
February 22, 2017 at 10:40 pmIf you are looking for a genuine, authentic, beautiful, healing experience then this is the place. Gumercindo, Mairuna Shaman and Ayahuascero is the REAL DEAL!!! He comes straight from the heart with a true and deep desire to help as many people as possible experience the phenomenal healing power of plant medicine. He is supported in this work by the beautiful Neils and the talented Sebastian who provide a space and atmosphere that makes this deep inner work as easy as they can. Bernhard Karshagan, Huachumero, also provides an outstanding and nurturing experience of San Pedro, gently initiating the entire process with his ceremony. The accomadation and meals are first rate and the setting in the Sacred Valley is serene with magnificent views and awe-inspiring skies.
Having participated in several of these retreats and feeling the incredible life-changing healing they helped provide I could not recommend them highly enough!
Love and light.
Alexandra
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February 21, 2017 at 11:23 amI attended the February retreat. It was a great and love it. The people are generous and helping, the shamans are powerful guides and the medicine is also very good. The food was amazing and healthy. The place and settings is awesome too.
It is not always easy to work with the medicine, but the results are amazing. They care a lot about the quality of the retreat. I cannot recommended this place enough .
Mehdi
January 19, 2017 at 7:49 pmMy wife and I attended the Nov 2016 ceremonies and it was a great experience. I have nothing but praise for the whole event. Sara and Neils are gracious hosts and really care about the comfort of their guests. They make you feel at home and offer their genuine friendship and hospitality freely. There was also Seb, the new addition to Sara and Neils team. He is such a great man with a gentle soul offering support and helping to take care of the guests. Bernard, leading the San Pedro ceremony is wonderful. He is so gentle and compassionate, offering help and support during the ceremony. Gume, leading the Ayahuasca ceremonies is simply amazing. He is a powerful shaman and I was grateful for his help during the times of difficulty with the medicin. His Icaros were great help particularly towards the end with their soothing words. He is a great human being. The venue where we stayed was like a little heaven on earth. Being surrounded with mountains it really lifted the spirit. The accommodation was first class. The food was delicious and healthy. I would not dream of experiencing the medicine again anywhere but at Spirit Plant Journeys. It feels like home. Thank you Neils, Sara, Gume, Seb and Bernard. Thank you.
Mehdi
LorenzoWallace
November 4, 2016 at 10:29 pmI’m writing this review about two months since I first arrived at Spirit Plant Journeys (SPJ). I can confidently say without a doubt that making the choice to work the plant medicines at SPJ was one of the best choices of my life. I feel renewed in a way that’s difficult to describe other than I’m really happy to be alive. I am much more comfortable being open, honest, and vulnerable with others. And it’s much easier for me to love myself and others than ever before.
The plant medicine experiences are unique to each individual that attends because we reach this point for different reasons. I’ll keep my review short and focus on the essentials. The up front payment can feel risky or cumbersome but rest easy and trust that Neils and Sarah, who operate the retreat, are honest people; your private information is in safe hands. The retreat center itself is absolutely stunning. The accommodations are cozy and comfy, and the property is gorgeous. I couldn’t imagine working with the plant medicines anywhere else. The food is delicious too. I never felt hungry and I always felt comfortable. The shamans themselves are top notch. Bernard helps set the stage of the retreat with San Pedro, a gentle glide so to speak, at least for me. And Gume’s four Ayahuasca ceremonies were intense, emotional, and have changed my view of myself and the world. He leads the ceremonies with an unmatched passion, and he’s a gentle soul that knows when you need help. Lastly, the facilitators, Neils and Sarah, are truly wonderful people. They are the right kind of people for these experiences. Warm, loving, open-minded, and a goofy bunch. They act selflessly to help each participant have a positive experience of personal growth and healing. I can’t thank them enough. The musical sessions they lead, along with Gume, after the Ayahuasca ceremonies are memories I’ll carry until my last days.
San Pedro and Ayahuasca are truly powerful and sacred medicines. It’s a priveledge to partake in the medicine and an honor to guide others through it. SPJ is more than worthy of the honor to guide participants through these ceremonies. The world needs loving people like Neils, Sarah, Bernard, and Gume. If you are searching for answers, feel like you have unfinished business, or have emotional trauma, be brave enough to visit SPJ. They’ll help you work with the medicines in an honest, safe, and loving environment.