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Temple of the Way of Light
The Temple of the Way of Light is a traditional plant-medicine shamanic healing center located in the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest that offers intensive ayahuasca retreats with female and male Shipibo healers. We are dedicated to providing our guests with the opportunity to benefit from the ancient healing wisdom of the Shipibo people, and to helping this unique culture preserve its knowledge and identity in the 21st Century.
We work with some of the most respected and powerful healers (Onanya) from the Shipibo tribe. They are highly experienced, gentle, caring, and deeply dedicated to healing and embodying the wisdom and sincerity of their people. The healing traditions of the Shipibo people offer an ancient yet pioneering path to health, re-discovering our true nature and re-awakening to our true purpose.
The Temple firmly believes in respecting and honoring the ancient practices of the Onanya, experts in ayahuasca healing and plant-spirit shamanism of the Amazon. They bring a rich cultural and medicinal legacy to the healing process: time-honored rituals, intricate practices, an expansive cosmology, an encyclopedic knowledge of medicinal plants of the Amazon, and a far-reaching ancestral lineage.
The Temple has safely facilitated healing for thousands of people since 2007 and has forged an exemplary reputation for stringent safety protocols, compassionate care, and a balance of female and male healers and facilitators. We have used our experience to fine-tune a synthesis of ancient Shipibo medicine traditions and modern and Eastern integrative practices that now extends to comprehensive aftercare and integration support long after guests have returned home. All this takes place with an institutional focus on sustainability, permaculture, ethics, and social responsibility.
We offer ayahuasca retreat programs of varying duration, focus, and intensity, with a balance of female and male Shipibo healers, experienced western facilitators, floral baths, a steam bath, a high ratio of healers to guests, a high number of ayahuasca ceremonies, individual consultations, a nutritional and balanced ayahuasca food diet, and a strong focus on how to process and integrate healing, both during and after each ayahuasca retreat.
The safety of our guests is paramount. We are constantly working to offer the safest container and most effective ayahuasca healing experience in the Amazon. We have developed the most stringent health and safety protocols available on any ayahuasca retreat in Peru. The Temple’s commitment to guests begins with in-depth medical and psychological screening during our booking procedure and continues after the retreat through our integration support. Guiding you safely through deep personal healing and growth is our priority, both in and out of ceremony.
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Ryansommerville
July 8, 2018 at 6:00 amI attended a 9 day ayahuasca retreat @ the temple of the way of light Peru on June 15th 2018 .
My experience was very mixed from having no reaction to the Medicina to having the most strange NDE and also connection with angels which was the full reason for attendance on my part. I felt safe, looked after treated well and felt so relaxed and tranquil through out.
Anyone thinking of doing ayahuasca and they want to be in a save living environment then I would suggest the temple of the way of light . I may return at some point in the future for further clarity .
Thanks to Jen & Jason for their knowledge and know how repent love and light
Ryan
sharonb
July 5, 2018 at 5:36 pmAfter researching Ayahuasca for about 2 years and looking at YouTube videos of testimonials, I needed to have the experience for myself. I had many of the common reservations: Is Ayahuasca a drug? Can I die from taking Ayahuasca? How safe is Peru? How safe will I be in the Amazon? All my reservations were addressed and eased when communicating with staff/facilitators at The Temple of the Way of Light.
I felt an immediate sense of professionalism. The group preparation call/ video conference which allowed fellow attendees for the 9-day Ayahuasca retreat an opportunity to meet and have questions and concerns addressed gave me a great sense of relief.
Attending the 9-day Ayahuasca retreat June 15th-23rd 2018 was life-changing. The 5 ceremonies are intense. No two are the same. However, the constant factor is the care given by the Temples’ staff and facilitators. The staff and facilitators dedication to the attendees’ safety and wellbeing is commendable.
Finally, the Temples’ post-retreat integration focus reiterates the care for the attendees even after the retreat has concluded. The Temple provides each person with the environment that supports the journey of healing.
kamamaeliximr
June 27, 2018 at 10:53 amI attended the three week deep immersion retreat that began last month.. this month truly changed my entire life. My entire outlook and perspective shifted quite rapidly. I was so deeply moved by the process and still am evolving into my full potential with the tools that I learned at the temple. The healers, Ynes and Jose whom worked with our group were truly amazing beings.. with such incredible healing abilities that they are sharing, genuine facilitators whom were so kind and extending love graciously, yoga instructors and teacher, and the healing of the jungle itself.. waking up to the sweet and soothing sounds is something that I truly miss. I feel blessed to have found a home in the jungle that I know I can always return to. The temple of the way of light is just that.. a vortex for light.. although we were encouraged to face our shadows, and this was powerful. It is powerful. I am able to see life this way in my every day life. I truly embrace the shadow parts of myself now, when before I would run and hide from them. I am so grateful for the opportunity and intense callings that I experienced to come to the jungle to work with this beautiful grandmother medicine.. and will most definitely be returning in the future in the right timing. I really cannot go on enough about this facility as a whole, and will be forever grateful for this experience. My heart is so full. Aho
j9
June 25, 2018 at 12:22 amFollowing the footsteps of someone I met, I signed up for the 13 day Ayahuasca, Yoga, and Meditation Retreat, having done no research, no comparative ‘shopping’. It was my first time in Peru and my first time taking the medicine. My experience at the Temple was fabulous – not always pleasant, but definitely fabulous! The yoga/meditation teachers were incredible, the food delicious, the accomodation and ceremony facility comfortable, and the retreat facilitators highly-skilled. I would unhesitatingly recommend the Temple experience. I suggest that it is important to follow the pre-retreat and post-retreat diet; and bear in mind there is no electricity at the Temple, so take batteries/solary chargers for any electronics. There’s also almost no cellphone reception, so just assume you will be uncontactable for the duration (or set yourself up with Peruvian SIM card before you head in to the jungle. Go for it!
LizE
June 14, 2018 at 1:54 pmI participated in a 12 day retreat at the Temple of the Way of Light during the first 2 weeks of May 2018. The medicine had been calling me for a long time and when I finally knew it was time to go, I did a lot of research to find a place that would hold me in a supportive container while still honoring the medicine and the people who work with it in the deepest way. I am here to tell you that the Temple exceeded my every expectation. The container they have created to hold you as you go deep into this soul journey is truly masterful. The facilitators are skilled, experienced, compassionate, kind and hard working. They understand fully what soul wounds those of us from the western, industrialized world are bringing to the jungle. The accommodations are rustic but perfect. My physical needs were catered to impeccably. Wonderful, fresh food. Unlimited filtered water. Immaculate composting toilets. Beautiful jungle setting. Private tambos (jungle huts) for solitary integration time. Facilitated group circles for deepening my connection to my cohorts who truly became my family over the course of the retreat. Skillfully taught yoga sessions before every ceremony. Enlivening daily flower baths.
This all allowed me to focus on the work I had come to do. And the guidance and healing provided during the ceremonies was phenomenal. I did some of the deepest and hardest work of my life and through it all I was tended to lovingly by the dedicated maestros and maestras whose songs still reverberate through my body and my heart. During the ceremonies I was never alone and I was deeply supported, but I was allowed to do my hard work without anyone trying to rescue me. I find this to be a rare and unusual gift coming from my culture where allowing people to have difficult experiences in order to grow is not a common occurrence. The ceremonies were conducted with utmost respect in the Shipibo tradition and although western facilitators were present during ceremony as assistants, they did not in anyway insert themselves in the work being done by the Shipibo healers.
Honestly, I could go on and on, but I won’t. In summary, if the Ayahuasca is calling you to come to the jungle and work with her, I would highly recommend the Temple of the Way of Light as a place to come. I cannot imagine going anywhere else.