14 Night / 15 Day Retreat
Overview 14 Night Retreat:
1. Day: Pickup at the airport in Quito (2pm) and arrival at Pakarinka Ushay Healing Center
2. Day: Huachuma ceremony (San Pedro Cactus)
3. Day: Excursion to sacred lake and sacred waterfall and integration of Huachuma ceremony
4. Day: Visit of sacred mountain and Ayahuasca ceremony
5. Day: Integration of Ayahuasca ceremony
6. Day: Cultural experience with Indigenous Kichwa crafts and Pachamanka (Kichwa lunch ceremony), one-to-one session with Tayta Willak
7. Day: Silence, integration and Karma-Yoga
8. Day: Nature therapy, somatic movement session
9. Day: Excursion to / nature ceremony at sacred waterfall, sacred Psychedelic Cacao ceremony
10. Day: Integration of Cacao ceremony, and Ayahuasca ceremony at night
11. Day: Integration of Ayahuasca Ceremony at sacred waterspring, firecircle
12. Day: Excursion to sacred mountain and Ayahuasca ceremony
13. Day: Rest, integration and relaxation at hot springs / thermal baths
14. Day: Pachamanka and Andean healing music concert
15. Day: Drop-off at the airport of Quito (5pm)
What's included?
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Five sacred plant ceremonies (3x Ayahuasca, 1x Huachuma, 1x Psychedelic Machay Cacao) led by Tayta Willak
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Personal healing session with Tayta Willak
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Andean shamanic healing practices, for example energy cleansings, sound healing, Hayni (breathing exercises), ...
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Five nature ceremonies at sacred sites to connect you with Pacha Mama
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Four lessons about Andean principles of healing / how to live a connected and balanced life from the Andean perspective
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Visit of the healing thermal baths (hot spring) Chachimbiro
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Cultural experiences with the local Kichwa community
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Concert of Andean healing music band
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Nature therapy and somatic movement session
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Personal & professional guidance by Tayta Willak and M.Sc. nature-therapist Maja
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Online preparation- and two online integration-sessions
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Lodging and 3 healthy meals every day, abundance of fruits and herbal teas
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Beautiful landscape of the province of Imbabura
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Transportation from the airport of Quito and back
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Exclusive, small groups of 5-10 people
Detailed Schedule 14-Night Retreat
1. Day: Arrival
2:00pm - Pick-up of participants at the airport of Quito
4:00pm - Arrival at Pakarinka Ushay in the indigenous Kichwa community of Agato, Otavalo
5:00pm - Welcome ceremony, orientation and overview
6:30pm - Dinner
7:30pm - First word circle at the fire to get to know each other and prepare the Huachuma Ceremony
2. Day: Huachuma Ceremony
8:00am - Light Breakfast
9:00am. - Ceremony Preparation (Energetical Cleansings, Meditation, Andean Yoga Movements)
10:00am - Opening of Huachuma Ceremony
6:00pm - Closing of Huachuma Ceremony
6:30pm - Light Dinner
7:30pm - Quiet time for rest and personal integration
3. Day: Excursion to sacred nature sites
8:00am - Breakfast
9:00am - Departure to Lago Cuicocha (volcanic crater lake)
9:30am - Arrival at Lago Cuicocha - guided meditation, Hayni-practices (Andean breathing exercises), Huachuma sharing circle
12:30pm - Return to Pakarinka Ushay
1:00pm - Lunch
2:30pm - Walk to Cascada de Peguche (sacred waterfall) and listen to Tayta Willaks introduction to the Andean Cosmovision
5:30pm - Time for journaling and personal reflections
6:30pm - Dinner
7:30pm - Fire circle and early rest
4. Day: Excursion to Sacred Mountain and Ayahuasca Ceremony
8:00am - Light breakfast
9:00am - Departure to Tayta Imbabura (sacred mountain)
9:30am - Nature ceremony and offerings to Pachamama
12:00pm - Return to Pakarinka Ushay
12:30pm - Light lunch (you may choose to fast)
2:00pm - Instructions for Ayahuasca - how to navigate through your psychedelic experience with Madre Ayahuasca
3:30pm - Meditation, Andean yoga practices, energetic cleansings
6:00pm - Opening of Ayahuasca ceremony
2:00am - Closing of Ayahuasca ceremony (overnight support provided)
5. Day: Rest and Integration
Whole morning - Time for rest and personal integration
08:00am - Juice and fruits available
10:00am - Start of open brunch
1:00pm - Departure to "El Lechero" (sacred ceremonial site in nature) for sharing circle and integration guidance
5:00pm - Visit of Parque de Condor (optional)
6:30pm - Dinner
7:30pm - Fire circle: Sit together, play music, feel the community
6. Day: Cultural Kichwa Experience and One-to-One Session with Tayta Willak
8:00am - Breakfast
9:00am - Tour of archeological museum at Pakarinka Ushay, little crafts market of Indigenous Community
10:30am - Pacha Manka (traditional Kichwa Lunch Ceremony)
12:00pm - Lunch
1:00pm - Some participants (5-Nights-Retreat) might leave
3:00pm - Start of one-to-one sessions with Tayta Willak
6:30pm - Dinner
7. Day: Time of Silence and Karma Yoga
8:00am - Breakfast
9:00am - Time of silence / reflection of one-to-one session with Tayta Willak
10:00am - Massage therapist available (additional cost)
1:00pm - Lunch
3:00pm - Karma yoga (rise your Karma with some community work, for example work in the "chakra" - vegetable field)
7:00pm - Dinner
8. Day: Nature Therapy and Somatic Movement
8:00am - Breakfast
9:00am - Nature Therapy with Maja (M.Sc. Nature Therapy)
1:00pm - Lunch
3:00pm - Somatic movement session
5:00pm - Word Circle - Get to know the news guests (7 Night Retreat)
7:00pm - Dinner
8:00pm - Fire circle
9. Day: Excursion to Sacred nature site
and psychedelic Machay Cacao Ceremony
8:00am - Breakfast
9:00am - Departure to Cascada Taxo Pamba (sacred waterfall)
9:30am - Arrival at Taxo Pamba, lesson about Andean healing practices such as Hayni (breathing exercises) and Kuyuri (Andean Yoga) and how to implement them in daily life
11:00am - Meditation and Hayni breathing exercise session
1:00pm - Lunch at Pakarinka Ushay
2:30pm - Sound healing session, preparation of psychedelic Machay Cacao ceremony, including energetic cleansing
6:00pm – Opening of Cocao ceremony
12:00am - Closing of Cocoa ceremony (overnight support provided)
10. Day: Integration and Ayahuasca Ceremony
8:00am - Light Beakfast
9:00am - Sharing Circle about Cacao Ceremony
11:00am - Time to rest and journal
12:30pm - Light lunch
2:00pm - Instructions for Ayahuasca - how to navigate through your psychedelic experience with Madre Ayahuasca
3:30pm - Meditation, Andean yoga practices, energetic cleansing
6:00pm - Opening of Ayahuasca ceremony
2:00am - Closing of Ayahuasca ceremony (overnight support provided)
11. Day: Rest and Integration, Fire Circle
Whole morning - Time for rest and personal integration
08:00am - Juice and fruits available
10:00am - Start of open brunch
1:00pm - Departure to Tangali (sacred water well) for sharing circle and integration guidance
5:00pm - Time to rest and journal
6:30pm - Dinner
7:30pm - Fire circle: Sit together, play music, feel the community
12. Day: Excursion to Sacred Nature Site
and Ayahuasca ceremony
8:00am – Light breakfast
9:00am - Departure to Corazon de Imbabura (sacred mountain)
9:30am - Arrival at Imbabura, short lesson: "Importance of Connection to Pacha Mama and the three world of the Andean Cosmovision"
11:00am - Nature ceremony / time for silence at Imbabura
1:00pm - Light lunch at Pakarinka Ushay
2:30pm - Sound healing session, preparation of Ayahuasca ceremony, including energetic cleansing
6:00pm – Opening of Ayahuasca ceremony
2:00am - Closing of Ayahuasca ceremony (overnight support provided)
13. Day: Integration and Recharge at Thermal Baths
Whole morning - Time for rest and personal integration
08:00am - Juice and fruits available
10:00am - Start of open brunch
12:00pm - Sharing circle at Pakarinka Ushay
2:00pm - Departure to thermal baths Chachimbiro to recharge
7:00pm - Dinner
8:00pm - Early rest
14. Day: Integration, Cultural Experience,
Healing Music Concert
08:00am - Breakfast
09:00am - Sharing circle and integration guidance
11:00am - Pachamanka (Tradition Andean Lunch Ceremony)
12:00pm - Lunch
2:00pm - Lesson "How to integrate sprituality in your daily life from an Andean Kichwa perspective"
4:00pm - "Tarde de Cultura" with tour of museum, indigenous craft market (optional)
6:00pm - Dinner
7:00pm - Concert of Andean Healing Music, Andean Kichwa dances
15. Day: Holisitc Integration Session and Departure
8:00am - Breakfast
9:00am - Holistic Integration Session, lesson: Sustainable integration of plant medicine journeys
12:00pm - Lunch
1:00pm - Closing Ceremony
3:00pm - Departure and Drop-off at the Airport in Quito
Note: You will arrive at the Airport around 5pm.
Pricing 14 Night Retreat
Shared Room
Two Rooms with total of Seven Beds (4x Female Dorm, 3x Male Dorm):
$1995$ per person
Double Room (private external bathroom)
Single Use: $2.395$ per person
Double Use (two people - friends / couple): $4.195 per room (two persons)
Apartment / Studio (private bathroom, integrated living-room and kitchen)
Single Use: $2.795 per person
Double Use (two people - friends / couple): $4.795 per room (two persons)
Note:
Charging for ceremonies and healing experiences isn't customary in the Kichwa culture. Traditionally, a community member knows how much to give the shaman due to their cultural norms and Raini-Raini worldview of reciprocal balance. Since this understanding isn't universal, we decided to have fixed prices of how much to give for the services and ceremonies you receive.
Explanation of Raini- Raini by Taita Willak: