Runa Hampi are Kichwa words meaning the indigenous holistic mind/body/spirit approach to health and wellness in the Andes of Ecuador.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The retreat is led by an English-speaking seventh-generation Kichwa Otavalo indigenous yachak (shaman) at his ceremonial and cultural education center Pakarinka Ushay, located in his family's tranquil rural village of Agato at the foot of the giant mountain Tayta Imbabura in Otavalo, Ecuador.

Filled Thursday, October 3, 10:00 am through Sunday, October 6, 4:00 pm.

 

This affordable 4-day, 3-night retreat includes:
 

• demonstrations and explanations of Andean “shamanic” spiritual energy balancing and cleansing ceremonies;

• how to identify, prepare and apply the most common ancestral medicinal plants of the Andes

• how to establish a powerful connection with Pachamama Mother Earth

• how Andean music and other sounds are used in "sound healing," connection and sacred ceremonies (sound healing);

• visits to sacred natural energetic points, the temples of nature for the indigenous people of this region;

• instruction in the nutritional principles and food preparation practices of the strong and healthy local indigenous people;

• introductory session in Kuyuriy (pre-Incan Andean yoga)       

 

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Each participant will be provided one personal wayrapichay (spiritual cleansing and balancing ceremony, "limpieza").

Plant medicine ceremonies such as ayahuasca led by yachak Tayta Willak must be arranged privately and in advance. The Runa Hampi retreat is not an ayahuasca ceremonial retreat. www.PakarinkaUshay.org/contact.
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FILLED Thursday, October 3, 10:00 am through Sunday, October 6, 4:00 pm

$495 inclusive fee includes all the above teachings, Andean ceremonies, ten runa mikuy meals (vegan or animal protein), local transportation from San Francisco Park in Cotacachi or the Otavalo bus terminal, and overnight lodging with a traditional Agato Kichwa Otavalo family for a cultural immersion experience.

Note: We do not offer spa, service staff, or luxury retreat accommodations. Transportation from Cotacachi and Otavalo is free.  There is a fee for pick-up and drop-off transportation to and from the Quito airport (Mariscal Sucre International Airport) two hours away. Arrangements for airport transportation must be made at least one week before the retreat.

 

Register at this link.