Private Huachuma Retreats for Women
1:1 Healing Retreats with Katie
Choose the length of retreat: 5 - 21 days
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Although group retreats are a wonderful way to connect with soul family, sometimes it can be nice to work 1:1 in these personalized retreats.
Huachuma, or San Pedro, is the sacred cactus medicine of the Andes. He is often seen as a gentler plant of power, though he can also be extremely deep, heal profoundly, and shares much wisdom. He comes on a lot slower, like a ray of sunshine slowly warming you up, taking you by the hand like a grandfather, gently yet firmly healing and teaching. Unlike some other medicines, he doesn't usually thrust you into a dark abyss.
I have apprenticed for 5.5 years, having assisted in over 200 ceremonies, and drinking as well on my own in training many more times. I was given the blessing by my partner Miguel & the spirits to start leading my own ceremonies around 7 months ago.
I also have worked with an indigenous healer & midwife, Mama Mercedes, in Otavalo for the past year on and off, living with her and tending to clients with her, learning more deeply shamanic healing rituals, herbal medicines and massage.
Client stories:
I have mainly been working with women since I began doing my own ceremonies. I recently had an elder client who came looking to forgive her deceased mother and heal her womb issues, and she was able to let go of this resentment and fix her pain stored in the womb in this retreat. I had another woman this summer who dealt with migraines and PCOS, and she said anytime she was intimate with a partner she bled, but since our single ceremony she had not had bleeding and the migraines improved. Another woman I worked with in 3 private ceremonies said she was let go by every therapist as they couldn't handle all her trauma and issues. She had severe PTSD, was a recently recovering alcoholic and also abused pain medications. When I met her she was very guarded and unfriendly, and suicidal. By the end we became friends and she said it was extremely beneficial for her healing journey, and now 5 months later she still messages me to thank me for the help, saying she has been able to stay out of that depressive state ever since.
Retreats also will include:
- Limpias, energy cleansings, & plant baths
- Tobacco medicine / Hape
- Herbal medicine treatments
- Massage
- Hiking to sacred apu Mandango
- Harvesting and preparing the medicine together (if desired)
- Visit rivers for cleansings
- Spa with sauna, jacuzzi, pool
- Ruins of Palanda in the jungle if desired
- Visit Podocarpus National Park
- Daily meditation & yoga
- Temezcal as available
Retreats include free preparation & integration calls post-retreat, for as long as you need.
Send an email to find a time to chat & discuss a private retreat
Prices are affordable in order to make this accessible to as many folks who need this.