Spirit Song
Medicine Retreat
March 23 – 30, 2023
You are invited to join us for a 1 week deep dive immersion experience into the world of plant medicine. Experience deep healing, profound insights, reconnection to Self/Nature/Spirit, and leave with a clear vision on how to live your life with a passion-fueled purpose!
For booking and more info please message Jahendo on WhatsApp at +502-3177-4452
or email us at [email protected] subject line “medicine retreat”
Scroll down for info on each of the medicine ceremonies, as well as the additional offerings in the retreat!
Who Is This Retreat For?
– anyone interested in diving deep with plant medicine in a held, safe, sacred container
– anyone seeking deep healing of trauma or old patterns
– healers looking to deepen their own healing work
– spaceholders looking to expand their skills
– lightworkers that feel stuck and are ready to reconnect to their true Self
– hippies looking to bring more sacredness to their lives
– anyone ready to connect with Nature, heal, pray, learn new medicine songs, and feel inspired to live their Passion-fueled Purpose!
What You Will Gain From The Immersion:
– deep connection to Nature, Spirit, and Self
– open your heart and invite more unconditional love, joy and magick into your life
– open your voice to speak your truth and sing your divine song
– clarity on your path and purpose
– insights on how to live a better life
– realignment of body/mind/spirit
– inspiration to share your gifts
– learn new medicine songs and tips how to share them in ceremony
– release trauma, old patterns, stagnancy, darkness, and anything holding you back from being your best Self!
– relaxation, calmness, presence, awareness and stillness of the mind
– how to incorporate Joy and Fun into sacred spaces
What Makes This Retreat Different Than Other Ceremonies?
– in the retreat container there is more time to integrate the teachings without the distractions of the outside world
– with the additional offerings, there is space to gain more clarity on ceremony experiences
– living immersed in Nature provides a safe healing space for deep transformation
– the schedule of ceremonies is carefully crafted for a well-rounded transformational experience
– Eating healthy, delicious, diet-friendly food helps the body to receive the medicine in a more full way
– being immersed in community on the journey allows for constant support
– our facillitators will be available throughout the days to help with any process that might arise
– the Mystical Yoga Farm is a super magical and inspiring space that fills the heart with love and joy
What is the Cost?
camping ~ $1,222
dorm ~ $1,333
Private Cabin ~ $1,511
*We are open to working out a payment plan that suits your finanical needs*
What’s Included in the Price?
– all medicine ceremonies (2 Ayahuasca, 1 Huachuma, 1 Cacao)
– all additional activities (meditation, yoga, integration circles, saunas, sound healing)
– constant integration support from facillitators and trained MYF staff
– cozy accommodations in our private paradise immersed in the forest
– delicious meals (meals will vary based on ceremonies, and you’ll always feel nourished)
– private lake access with 2 docks
Any questions or to reserve your space please message sunny on WhatsApp +1-760-688-8283
or email [email protected] subject “medicine retreat”
Contact Us For Booking Or Questions
About the Medicines Served:
Ayahuasca ~ Queen of the Forest
Grandmother Medicine
Ayahuasca — also known as the tea, the vine, and la purga — is a brew made from the leaves of the Psychotria viridis shrub along with the stalks of the Banisteriopsis caapi vine, though other plants and ingredients can be added as well
This drink was used for spiritual and religious purposes by ancient Amazonian tribes and is still used as a sacred beverage by some religious communities in Brazil and North America, including the Santo Daime.
Traditionally, a shaman or curandero — an experienced healer who leads Ayahuasca ceremonies — prepares the brew by boiling torn leaves of the Psychotria viridis shrub and stalks of the Banisteriopsis caapi vine in water.
The Banisteriopsis caapi vine is cleaned and smashed before being boiled to increase the extraction of its medicinal compounds.
When the brew has reduced to the shaman’s liking, the water is removed and reserved, leaving behind the plant material. This process is repeated until a highly concentrated liquid is produced. Once cooled, the brew is strained to remove impurities.
How does it work?
The main ingredients of Ayahuasca — Banisteriopsis caapi and Psychotria viridis — both have hallucinogenic properties
Psychotria viridis contains N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a psychedelic substance that occurs naturally in the plant.
DMT is a powerful hallucinogenic chemical. However, it has low bioavailability, as it gets rapidly broken down by enzymes called monoamine oxidases (MAOs) in your liver and gastrointestinal tract
For this reason, DMT must be combined with something containing MAO inhibitors (MAOIs), which allow DMT to take effect. Banisteriopsis caapi contains potent MAOIs called β-carbolines, which also have psychoactive effects of their own
When combined, these two plants form a powerful psychedelic brew that affects the central nervous system, leading to an altered state of consciousness that can include hallucinations, out-of-body experiences, and euphoria.
Ceremony Flow
the 1st ceremony will begin at 6pm and go till around 1am
the 2nd ceremony of the retreat will start at 9pm and go until 6am for an epic sunrise celebration of life!
We begin with some rapeh (shamanic tobacco snuff from the jungle) and getting settled into the space. Leti will open with a prayer and we will begin to drink the medicine 1 at a time. After a period of about 45 minutes of silent meditation, she will open the space for Icaros (songs from the jungle that move the healing light of the medicine) that mainly use the chacapa, a sacred leaf instrument. After a couple hours, the “bar” will be open and anyone can come receive a second cup, rapeh, or anything they need. Then the guitar will come and there will be a variety of medicine songs including spanish, portuguese, Huni Kuin, Shipibo and a variety of other songs to move the healing force! Throughout the journey there will be support available, smudging happening, beautiful healing music, and more.
Leti creates a safe, sacred space for growth and transformation. She carries the medicine with a lot of integrity, and respect for the lineages she’s studied with!
For more info about the ceremonies and the flow, reach out! For more info about Letiziah and her experience with Ayahuasca, scroll down to read her bio!
Huachuma
(San Pedro Cactus)
Huachuma, or San Pedro, is seen as the Grandfather medicine of the Andes. His active alkaloid is Mescaline, which is NOT a tryptamine. It’s in the same family as Cacao and MDMA, with similar heart opening benefits, with it’s own unique subtle energy. In large doses can be psychedelic & visionairy, tho those aren’t it’s primary affects. The effects can last anywhere from 8-16 hours depending on dosage. You will have the choice of how much medicine you’d like to drink.
The main effects of huachuma are heart-opening, deepened state of awareness, profound connection to Nature and deep communion with Spirit. He offers us a deep focus, stillness of the mind, focus. He opens us up to our Prayer, what we want to create in this life, our purpose, our patterns, and how we can become a better person! The most magical effects are that of Clarity of Vision, and revealing our Truest Self and how to embody that.
There will be 1 beautiful opportunity for us to journey with Grandpa Huachuma. The journey will be during the day (10am-10pm,) in which we will be hiking to sacred sites. The ceremony is further described in the paragraphs below.
medicine will be served by Jah with
Huachuma Hike ~ 10am – 10pm
We will begin drinking the first cup and open the ceremony in our temple Jaguar Hall. We will open the space with prayers, intentions and songs, followed by a short movement exercise to bring awareness to our bodies and energy flow. We will then begin our hike, which has 3 pit-stops along the way. There is about 2hrs total of hiking, and we will hang out in each pitstop for about 1-3hrs each.
Our first pitstop is Grandfather Rock, an ancient Mayan altar with 1000s of years history being used as a sacred site for prayers, offerings and connection to the Spirit Realm. We will connect with the Earth, leave offerings, pray, sing Earth songs, and make a flower mandala together. Then we hike up to the 2nd altar.
Our second pitstop is deep in the forest at an ancient Mayan water altar. In this space we will sing water songs, have a special water blessing ritual, honor the divine feminine, and drink our second cup of medicine. Then we will hike up to our third altar.
Our third pitstop, Base Camp, will be at the top of the mountain with a spectacular view of the lake and open skies. Here we will connect with the air element, sing air songs, make prayers, and chill out and meditate in silence. We will also serve the sacred medicine of Rapeh, which will bring grounding and clarity. We will sing songs from the Brazilian Amazon to help move the force of the medicine. After about an hour, we will then head back down the mountain and return to MYF!
There will be a short period of freeflow, with fruits available, option to swim in the lake, connect with the family, or be in your own space. This will be for about an hour.
Our final destination will be our Sacred Fire where we will anchor in our prayers, sing more songs, and connect with the fire element. There will be loads of offerings available throughout the night for you to pray for your life, your family, your business and continue to anchor in your intentions!
The ceremony will then close, soup will be available, sauna will be hot, and fire will stay open for prayers, and more songs!
Ceremonial Cacao
Cacao is a beautiful, gentle, heart-opening medicine. She connects us with our prayer, opens our voices to sing, brings alot of joy, and helps us to lighten up!
Cacao is a vaso-dilator, meaning that it increases the size of the veins to allow more blood (energy) flow. This enable us to open our hearts, feel our energy and connect with our community. It also contains Theobromine (food of the Gods), which is a stimulant with a sustained energy (unlike caffeine.) Also contains Anandamine (the bliss molecule) bringing more happiness and connection. Guatemalan cacao has VERY little caffeine, which is not noticable at all. It’s also high in antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals!
We will be opening our retreat space together around our Sacred Fire, to call in the directions, ask permission to do the work, set our intentions, give offerings, make prayers, get to know each other, and sing devotional songs of the heart! We will work with cacao to open our hearts and connect as a community and build trust and safety within our container!
We will also be offering cacao as a part of our final morning’s yoga practice that will be a bhakti/hatha fusion flow by Jah and Sunny!
Medicine served by Jah & Sunny, who collectively have 15 years worth of experience guiding cacao ceremonies in multiple different contexts and containers.
Additional Offerings Throughout the Retreat:
Integration Circles: These circles will be offered multiple times throughout the retreat. This is a time where each person gets to share about their process, their experience within the medicine, any challenges or breakthroughs, and how these lessons can be integrated and embodied moving forward. The best part about a retreat like this is the added integration time and support. This gives more time to embody the teachings and lessons before returning out into the world again!
Meditation & Yoga: This is a beautiful way to bring the medicine fully into our bodies and minds so that we can use the medicine outside of ceremony. The real teachings the medicine gives us is how to live a better daily life, without the need for medicine. Meditation and Yoga is the perfect daily practice that can help us maintain stillness, reflect on our journey, expand our overall awareness and bring more presence. It’s also a beautiful ways to get our bodies feeling good between long ceremonies.
Sacred Sauna: in our sauna we practice silence, singing and praying. A perfect way to practice songs and get into a natural trance state. It’s also a beautiful way to sweat out any toxins and release any lingering energy from the ceremonies. Leave feeling reborn, refreshed and revitalized!
Sound Healing: sound is frequency, and by utilizing a variety of sacred instruments, these vibrations can heal us on a cellular level. It’s a great, relaxing way to integrate the medicine experiences, and get really good rest. In this sober state, we are able to receive visions, reflections, insights, downloads and healing that will assist us in the deep medicine work we will be doing! We will have 1x 2hr sound ceremony, as well as we will have multiple instruments and sound journeys infused into our medicine spaces. Hawk is our master sound healing with over 500hrs of training, and 1000s of hours of practices. He has 4 gongs, 7 crystal tones singing bowls, 10 tibetan bowls, 8 flutes, handpan, rav drum, chimes, and some fun surprises!
Any questions or to reserve your space please message sunny on WhatsApp +1-760-688-8283
or email [email protected] subject “medicine retreat”
About The Facillitators:
About Jahendo:
Jahendo is the owner of the Mystical Yoga Farm and hosts ceremonies there regularly. He has been working at MYF since 2015, learning and sharing his skills.
He is a professional medicine music and carries many heart songs, medicine songs, indigenous songs from the jungle, and icaros. He loves choosing songs based on the way that they move energy and the healing force they carry.
He has been ceremonially serving changa (DMT or Jurema) for over 8 years, and serving huachuma for just over 5 years. He continues to deepen his work and do his own healing by sitting with shamans and medicine carriers all over the world, and does a yearly pilgrimage in Peru. He’s worked deeply with a number of traditions including Shipibo, Huni Kuin, Marakame (Huichol), Quechua, and many more. He incorporates a lot of these healing modalities into a well-rounded service to the divine. He has assisted in many Ayahuasca ceremonies, as well as Huachuma, Peyote and others, and believes it is a divine service to work with these medicines and work with their original carriers.
He is a 500hr E-RYT yoga teacher and has studied and helped in over 10 shamanic yoga teacher trainings. He loves infusing yoga philosophy into the ceremonial works.
His biggest passion is bringing joy and lightness, as well as focus and sacredness into his offerings. He provides a very safe, held and loving healing space for transformation!
Jahendo is 1 of the main facillitators of the retreat, will be serving the Huachuma and Cacao, and will be assisting Letiziah in the Ayahuasca journeys. He will support the Aya ceremonies with music, personal support, limpias, tending to the space and any other way to be of service!
About Letiziah:
Letizia is a Medicine Woman by blood, holding a 5th generation native medicine lineage from the North of Peru. The first three years of her path with medicine were alongside the Colombian traditions, with tribes from the Putumayo such as Kamentza, Yanacuna, and Cofan. Parallel to her studies with these tribes she went through initiations with Venezuelan tribes that work with master plants such as Yopo.
Grandfather Bolivar, leader of the Piaroa tribes from Amazonas, guided her as she lived with them on their land, working, studying, and receiving their knowledge. Her first plant dieta with these tribes was Dada, which is considered the initiation for those that are setting their path towards servants of the medicine and space holding.
After 4 years of intense and disciplined work Letizia moved to Peru, and has been living and sharing her medicine magic in the Sacred Valley of Peru for almost a decade She has sat in and held over a thousand ceremonies A talented musician and beautiful songstress, she offers ancestral sound healing and songs as part of all her offerings.
She holds you in a safe and sacred space that keeps your heart warm as she guides you to journey into the depths of your soul to find your own capacity to heal and connect to your highest potential and purpose
Letiziah is 1 of the main facillitators of this retreat. She will be serving both nights ayahuasca, assisting in the huachuma and cacao ceremonies, as well as available for integration and support on all levels. She is an AMAZING musician, dear sister, very genuine and relatable and will be supporting with music, and more!
About Sunny:
Sunny is the Heart Keeper and Manager of the Mystical Yoga Farm. She has been working at the MYF since 2018. She is filled with the pure spirit of the hummingbird, of joy, love, connection and play. She is a gentle yet powerful space holder, by active listening, being fully present, sharing heart opening music, and teaching playful yoga.
She first started working with plant medicines 5 years ago. She says, “In my first Huachuma ceremony I found a deep connection with my true essence and the elements around me, it opened my voice, heart, mind and spirit.” Since this experience Sunny has been sitting in different medicine ceremonies with indigenous tribes and people who have directly worked with the original medicine carriers.
Sunny has been assisting in Hucahuma, Changa, and Ayahuasca ceremonies for three years. In these ceremonies Sunny holds a motherly/sisterly/angelic presence, a safe space for those to be held and nurtured if they need that support. She uses music and her voice to help the medicine move through our bodies. She is available for 1-on-1 support, limpias, a hand to hold, and a bright light to look at when feeling lost in the dark.
Sunny will be 1 of the main helpers throughout this retreat!
More trusted helpers to support the space will be announced shortly. It is of the utmost importance that who we choose is aligned with our vision, is a professional and experienced spaceholder, and leads with integrity and honor. Stay tuned!
Any questions or to reserve your space please message Jahendo on WhatsApp +502-3177-4452
or email [email protected] subject “medicine retreat”
