11-Day Special Yopo, Peyote and San Pedro Retreat | February 2023
with Norma Alvarez, Luis Ochoa, Ximena Morales and Santiago Ayala
February 20 - March 2, 2023
Once a year, Casa del Sol opens its doors to receive our dear brothers from the North, Norma Alvarez and Luis Ochoa, to share these powerful medicines in such a luminous and authentic way as they walk the prayer of their service.
In addition to the rigorous practice with the grandparents of the original traditions from which these master plants come, they have also integrated their Buddhist path and in the Yopo ceremony they pray, sing mantras and make offerings of merit, weaving and channeling the energy in a sensitive way, altruistic and sublime.
In the native medicine forest of Casa del Sol, the Willka tree grows naturally along with the San Pedro cactus. From the seeds of the Willka Tree comes the Yopo mixed with other ingredients prepared and prayed ancestrally by the Piaroa people of Venezuela.
It is an especially unique and powerful experience the opportunity to take the medicines in their own Sanctuary, where the spirits that protect and enlighten them surround you.
Activities Schedule
Day 1
- Arrival
- Personal Interview
- Sweat Lodge
- Introduction and Guidelines
Day 2
- San Pedro Daytime Ceremony in our temple in the Medicine Native Forrest
- Sound Healing Relaxing Bath
Day 3
- Yoga and Meditation
- Workshop of Medicine’s Songs
Day 4
- Morning Dance Activation
- Neuro-emotion balancing technique workshop
- Sharing circle
- Yopo nighttime ceremony
Day 5
- Rest and Integration
Day 6
- Hike to the mountain with San Pedro Medicine and traditional offerings
- Voice Activation workshop
Day 7
- Yoga
- Optional Activities
- Peyote nighttime ceremony
- Sunrise sweat lodge
Day 8
- Rest and Integration
Day 9
- Yopo Daytime Ceremony
Day 10
- Workshops about resources and techniques to help a proper integration of the experience
- Sharing circle
- Sweat Lodge to close the journey
Day 11
- Departure
Extra:
*Optional Nighttime Ayahuasca Ceremony on Day 10, Rest on Day 11 and departure on Day 12 (+180$)
About the Facilitators
Norma Alvarez
Norma was blessed with the opportunity to receive the knowledge and prayer of the Yopo Medicine from the hands of the legendary Taita Bolivar, from the Piaroa tribe in Venezuela (since ancient times, they have been considered the most devoted guardians of this tradition). Three years ago, at the age of 110 years old, Taita […]
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Luis Ochoa
Luis Ochoa is originally from Jalisco, Mexico. He has been walking the Northern Red Road for more than 30 years and sharing the medicine of Grandfather Peyote, originally from the desert of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. The Peyote ceremony is very rigorous in the manner of the traditional Teepee design of the Grandfathers of the […]
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Ximena Morales
Woman apprentice of the teacher Life, hiker of the mountains, mother, guardian grandmother of the Medicine Forest Casa del Sol in the Valley of Longevity in Vilcabamba, Ecuador. I was born in Lima during the internal war in my country, which deeply marked the rest of my existence. I studied journalism and before finishing my […]
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Santiago Ayala
Santiago is a highly respected Shaman and a gifted healer. He has learned sacred teachings from many ancestral traditions. Santiago carries the blessings of his tribal chiefs, family and many indigenous elders. He is a Sun dancer, carrier of the sacred Chanupa (sacred pipe), and holds space for Vision Quests. Santiago devoted his life to […]
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