Private Huachuma Retreats for Women

Work 1:1 in healing retreats with Katie

Choose the length of retreat: 5 - 21 days

Send an email to inquire about dates, prices & to create an itinerary

 

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.

 

Availability in November, late December, late March, April, May & beyond

Some testimonials:

Upcoming Retreats

Healing mind, body & soul with the help of sacred plants

* Bring a group of 5+ others and come for free - Design your own private retreat with your group *

Plant Medicine Retreats
November & beyond in Vilcabamba, Ecuador

Choose the length of retreat: 5, 7, 9 or 11 days:

November 15 (open)

December 15 (open)

January 15 (full)

February 15 (full)

March 1 (full)

March 15 (open - 5 day retreat only)

& beyond…

 

Our transformational plant medicine retreats give you the opportunity to retreat from your everyday life to connect with your inner world and realign with your heart. Take the time to cleanse your mind, body, and spirit with the help of ancient practices and the sacred plant medicines of Ayahuasca, San Pedro and the rare and special medicine Mama Huilka. 

 

5 Day Retreat:

- 2 Ayahuasca ceremonies

 

7 Day Retreat:

- 2 Ayahuasca ceremonies

- 1 San Pedro ceremony

- Huilka ceremony (optional, extra)

 

9 Day Retreat:

- 2 Ayahuasca ceremonies

- 1 San Pedro ceremony

- 1 Huilka ceremony

 

11 Day Retreat:

- 3 Ayahuasca ceremonies

- 1 San Pedro ceremony

- 1 Huilka ceremony

 

 

Other Activities:

- Limpias, energy cleansings, plant baths

- Hiking to sacred apu Mandango

- Visit rivers for cleansings

- Spa with sauna, jacuzzi, pool

- Ruins of Palanda in the jungle

 

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Grandfather San Pedro Retreat
December 1-7, 2024 in Vilcabamba, Ecuador

7 Day San Pedro, Huachuma Retreat with Katie & Taita Miguel

Finish the year with a wonderful retreat to connect in a safe, loving space, with the heart-opening & soul-healing medicine of San Pedro

 

Take part in healing plant medicine ceremonies, join for hikes to sacred mountains, rivers, and a relaxing day at a beautiful spa. 

 

Plant Medicine Ceremonies:

- 3 San Pedro ceremonies: 2 night ceremonies, 1 daytime ceremony

- Cacao ceremony for Pachamama

 

San Pedro varies quite a bit at night vs. in the daytime. At night, it is easier to go deeper, connect more with the cosmos, your spirit, your internal world, and heal quite deep wounds and fix energetic kinks. In the daytime, the medicine is more external, bringing clarity, joy and connection with others and the Earth.

 

This is a very healing medicine that can help with physical, mental and spiritual illness, blocks and issues. 

 

We will also go for hikes to sacred mountains, visit the spa, rivers, have daily meditation & yoga, finish with a ceremony for Pachamama, and more.

 

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Shamanic Healer's Retreat
February 2-9, 2025 in Vilcabamba, Ecuador

8 Day Plant Medicine Retreat for Healers

Join us in the sacred valley for a plant medicine retreat for healers! This retreat is for those of you who already work as healers in various modalities, or are wanting to begin training as healers – such as reiki practitioners, massage therapists, psychologists, kambo practitioners, shamanic healers, hypnotherapists, yoga teachers, herbalists, etc.

 

This retreat will help you grow spiritually and as a healer, so that you can improve your healing services with clients. By healing and working on ourselves and connecting with the spirits of the plants and nature more deeply, we will recieve messages, awaken and develop our abilities even further.

 

Plant Medicine Ceremonies:

- 2 Ayahuasca ceremonies

- 1 San Pedro ceremony

- 1 Wilka ceremony 

- 1 Hape ceremony

 

Other Activities:

- Limpias, energy cleansings, plant baths

- Massages

- Connecting with the cycles of your womb workshop

- Hiking to sacred apu Mandango

- Visit rivers for cleansings

- Spa with sauna, jacuzzi, pool

 

Workshops:

- Learn how to give limpias, or energetic cleansings

- Learn 2 ikaros, or healing songs to harmonize energies

- Learn how to make agua florida with cleansing herbs

- Learn herbal medicines for physical, mental, spiritual healing

 

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Finding Peace of Mind Retreat
April 1-6, 2025 in Cuenca, Ecuador

6 Day Retreat with Katie

This is a retreat specifically for folks who have struggled with their mental health - perhaps have a history of addiction, struggled with anxiety, depression, past traumas, PTSD, and are looking to find self-love, more clarity and peace of mind.

 

This is something I have personally dealt with and is an issue dear to my heart, so this retreat is dedicated to this. 

 

Plant Medicine Ceremonies:

- 2 San Pedro ceremonies

- 1 Hape ceremony

- 1 Cacao ceremony

 

Other Activities:

- Limpias, energy cleansings, plant baths

- Herbs for mental health

- Giron Waterfall & Lake hike & tour

- Visit Novaqua Spa

- Daily meditation & yoga

- Group discussions

 

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Option to stay longer & have more ceremonies