Vision Quest Retreat
Plant Medicine San Pedro and Ayahuasca
3-Day Lima /RainForest - 7-Day
March 1st - 11th, 2025
VISION QUEST RETREAT
RainForest Perú
Lima
11 Day/ 10 nights
Tour Cost $3,000.00 USD
Deposit $2,000.00 USD
Balance $1,000.00 USD
A guided Retreat designed to explore the mystical domains of Medicine Plants.
GUIDED BY: Pierre Garreaud
March 1st -11th, 2025
Join us for an extraordinary retreat that merges the transformative powers of two of the world's most revered medicinal plants, San Pedro and Ayahuasca, guided by three of Peru's top curanderos. Our journey begins in the lush rainforest of Pucallpa, where we will collaborate with Maestro Juan and a group of esteemed shamans, whom Pierre has known for over two decades. Participants will engage in plant dieting, known as 'dieta', and experience Ayahuasca ceremonies. You'll connect deeply with the trees and the spirits of the jungle, discovering the wisdom that nature imparts. The retreat will include personal contemplation, meditation, journeying, yoga, vapor baths on lava rocks, and numerous rainforest walks.
In the second part of our journey, we'll settle on the outskirts of Lima in a comfortable setting. Here, we will meet and work with the renowned Twin Shamans, Doña Ysabel and Doña Olinda, enchanting curanderas guided by the ancient teachings of San Pedro.
Twin Shamans
For over 14 years, Pierre has been deeply honored to work alongside the Twin Shamans. He has been incredibly fortunate to have been mentored by them, forging a familial bond that has shaped much of his healing practice. Through their many shared journeys offering workshops, healing sessions, and San Pedro Mesada ceremonies, Pierre has witnessed firsthand the profound and transformative power of the Twin Shamans' work, guided by the ancient spirit of San Pedro.
Furthermore, Pierre has had the privilege of observing countless miraculous healings and remarkable personal transformations in people as they were touched by the wisdom and energy of these revered curanderas and the plant spirit of San Pedro. This profound experience has indelibly shaped Pierre's own healing modalities and spiritual understanding.
A Magical Place for a Magical Experience
At the heart of the rainforests of Perú, lays the most amazing and mystical place that Mother Nature could have ever created. A natural hot spring bursts within lava rocks, bringing to the surface the healing waters of Pachamama’s womb. ‘Renaco’ trees, wisdom keepers of the rainforest whisper captivating songs as they move and dance in the sensual mist created by the hot spring. The Spirit of the jungle it’s alive, it vibrates and sings the names of the ones looking to awaken their Soul. It’s at the center of this natural wonder, within lush green vegetation that native Ashanica Healer ‘Curandero’, Maestro Juan has created a Retreat Center to offer the magic and sacredness of All Medicine Plants.
A Balanced Eco-system
Being in this natural wonder is like coming back to the Garden of Eden. Everything is in the right place, in perfect alignment with Mother Nature. All things are where they are supposed to be. An eco-system working at its best where man and nature work together with respect and sacredness for each other mirroring the intertwining that happens between the Sacred vine and a tall tree.
Healing Medicines
Every year I bring a group of people to come and experience the healing plants of the rainforest. There are many sacred plants in the rainforest that show the shamans the mystery and wisdom of the forest. These great herbs are medicine; it heal people at many different levels. The sacred plants work at the level of emotions and help people clear traumas, depression, anger, stress, and anxiety to name a few. At the physical level, it helps people with diabetes, cancer, tumors, energy depletion, as well as many unknown maladies. At a spiritual level, they help with stimulating the pineal gland, which is the gland that works as the Stargate to enter the spiritual dimensions.
A Safe Experience and Self Nurturing
I am really honored to work in collaboration with Maestro Juan, a very kind soul, and a mystical explorer of the universe and all of its dimensions. His plant medicine is pure and kind, gentle and sweet, yet very powerful and unmistakably transformative. Here at the center, the divine feminine pours out from the womb of Mother Earth. The guardians and keepers of this land acknowledge that it's through the feminine that we expand spiritually. The male shamans, stewards of this mystical place walk in perfect balance within their inner male and female energies. They know about nurturing and caring for others as they walk with kindness and compassion.
The Medicine Gives You What You Need
Maestro Juan and the shamans work side-by-side with the students by helping them during their soul journeys. A student may travel into the underworld guided by their soul to go looking for pieces that they need to retrieve. The student may also travel to the higher dimensions to connect with their spirit guides and their higher self. Many things can happen during these journeys, a student might travel back in time to a moment where the trauma occurred. The medicine brings the memory forward so that the shaman, who is observing very closely can help heal the wound. There are many different kinds of experiences. The student will receive whatever is needed at the moment for their spiritual advancement. The medicine gives you what you need and not what you want.
Preparation: 'Dieta' .....diet
To come into communion with the medicine one needs to approach it with reverence and sacredness. It is very important that participants diet two weeks before coming to the rainforest. Diet in Spanish means 'dieta'. Detoxing prior to experiencing the medicine plant is a requirement as it will help participants with having powerful visions. The Sacred Plants are inner vision plants, diet and fasting help with preparing for the experience.
Things to avoid prior to taking the medicine: spicy foods, hot peppers, alcohol, drugs, and sex. Abstinence pays off when the Medicine activates the serpent of kundalini within the inner pathways of the spine.
Our Inner Work...
During our trip we will study the different worlds, we will interpret our journeys, our dreams, heal our traumas, awaken the kundalini pathways and set ourselves up for awakening consciousness. We will be fully and completely guided, nurtured and taken care of in a very safe manner by the shamans. The most important thing when participating in this kind of experience is to feel safe. Safety is our priority. Our retreat center is a magical and safe place, designed within the mystical surroundings of the Hot Springs and rainforest. It is very Safe and relaxing; the perfect location for experiencing the magic of Sacred Plants
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, please cancel at least 3 months in advance of the start date of the tour. After the 3 months, only 50% will be refunded. No refunds 2 months before the tour.
OVERVIEW
Tour starts upon your arrival at Lima's airport. After you pick up your baggage please proceed to the airline ticket counter as stated on your ticket and check-in. The flight departs around 10 am from Aeropuerto Jorge Chavez in Lima and arrives in Pucallpa at 11:30 pm. Upon your arrival at Pucallpa airport, our transportation service will pick you up at the airport for transfer to the office in Pucallpa to sign some forms. Shortly after you will leave for your excursion.
You will spend 7 days at MAESTRO JUAN'S CENTER and 1 night at the Manish Hotel before you return to your country. After arrival, we will transfer to our new location to meet with the Twin Shamans. We will stay at this place for 3 nights. On the 11th day, you can do some shopping in Miraflores or head out to the airport to return to your home. Most International flights leave at night after 10 pm. The Tour ends once you arrive at the airport in Lima.
Inclusions
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RT from Lima to Pucallpa
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Stay at Maestro Juan's Retreat Center
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Stay at Manish Hotel
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Transportation in Pucallpa. Ride to the Retreat Center from the airport and return to Manish Hotel.
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All meals while at the Retreat Center. All meals are vegetarian. There is no dinner on nights there is a plant ceremony.
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A minimum of 3 medicine plant ceremonies and other detoxing plants.
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Transportation to the Pucallpa airport is provided by the shuttle at the Manish hotel
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Breakfast at the Manish Hotel.
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Exclusions
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Dinner at the Manish Hotel
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International Travel Insurance (highly recommended)
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Any extra nights
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Alcoholic beverages (Not recommended)
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Additional transportation not listed above.
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Any healing consultations with Maestro Juan and medicine prescribed are not included
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Any private healing sessions with the Twin Shamans
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Gratuities (Recommended)
Health Considerations
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Please consult with your family doctor before coming on this tour.
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Is not recommended for people with depression, unless approved by a doctor as travelers will have to stop taking antidepressants at least 3 weeks prior to taking medicine plants in the jungle.
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Not recommended for people with Heart conditions or with extremely severe health issues
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Not recommended for travelers who are sensitive to high temperatures. There is no AC.
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Not recommended for pregnant women.
* Journeys are guided by Maestro Juan and local Shamans and in Lima by the Twin Shamans * Machu Picchu is available upon request please ask contact us for details.
Additional Info
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Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
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Passport name, number, expiration date, and country are required at the time of booking for all travelers. Email a picture of your passport at guasabo@gmail.com
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A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
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CANCELLATION POLICY
For a full refund, please cancel at least 3 months in advance prior to the start date of the tour. Prior to 2 months only 50% will be refunded. No refunds within 2 months before the tour.