Three Huachuma ceremonies
Three shamanically facilitated ceremonies with Huachuma to support release, healing and conscious awareness.
Cusco · Peru
Huachuma
retreat 2027.
2 dates: May 10–18 and July 12–20.
A 9-day programme with three sacred ceremonies and space for six to twelve guests.
View retreat details03ceremonies06–12guests maximum09days
A complete treatment
Step away from daily life and give the work room.
This retreat is designed for deep work across the spiritual, emotional, mental and physical dimensions of your life.
Three ceremonies are held within a spacious programme of rest, nature, shared reflection and personal support. The small group allows each guest to be met with care while Cusco provides a powerful setting for renewal.
The retreat includes
Held from arrival through integration.
The programme balances ceremony with time to rest, receive support and let each experience settle.
Despacho offering
A traditional offering to Pachamama and the Apus, led by a paqo from the Q’ero community.
Sacred sites and sound
Visits to the Temple of the Moon and Monkey, Inkilltambo, Saqsayhuaman and Q’enqo, with embodiment and sound-healing practices.
Integration and nature
Post-ceremony circles, optional walks and ample time to rest, meditate and let each experience settle.
Nourishing daily life
Wholesome organic meals and rustic single-, double- or triple-occupancy rooms among gardens and mountain views.
Personal guidance
Access to John throughout the retreat for private questions, counsel or assistance.
The setting
Mountain air, gardens and ancient ground.
The rustic lodge offers single, double and triple rooms, tranquil gardens and broad views of the surrounding mountains. Single rooms are allocated in the order deposits are received.
9-day programme · Nine nights · Arrival on day one
A journey with space between.
The schedule may respond to the group and conditions, while preserving the retreat’s central arc.
Day one
Arrival and orientation
- 10:30 · Group pick-up in Cusco
- 11:30 · Check-in
- 12:00 · Orientation
- 12:30 · Lunch
- 13:30–18:30 · Free time
- 18:30 · Dinner
Day two
First Huachuma ceremony
- 09:00 · Ceremony one
Day three
Connecting to the sacred sites
- 07:30 · Breakfast
- 08:30 · Hike to the Temple of the Moon and Temple of the Monkey
- 12:30 · Lunch
- 13:30–18:30 · Free time, therapies or embodiment practice
- 18:30 · Dinner
Day four
Despacho ceremony
- 07:30 · Breakfast
- 08:30–12:30 · Free time
- 12:30 · Lunch
- 14:30 · Despacho ceremony
- 16:30–18:30 · Free time
- 18:30 · Dinner
Day five
Second Huachuma ceremony
- 09:00 · Ceremony two
Day six
Pilgrimage and sound
- 07:30 · Breakfast
- 08:30 · Meditative hike to Inkilltambo ruins and the waterfall temple
- 12:30 · Lunch
- 14:30 · Sound healing, kirtan or free time
- 18:30 · Dinner
Day seven
Megalithic mystery
- 07:30 · Breakfast
- 08:30 · Excursion to Saqsayhuaman and Q’enqo
- 12:30 · Lunch
- 14:30 · Medicine music, songs or workshop
- 18:30 · Dinner
Day eight
Third Huachuma ceremony
- 09:00 · Ceremony three
Day nine
Integration and community
- 07:30 · Breakfast
- 10:00 · Integration and anchoring
- 12:30 · Lunch
- 14:00 · Closing circle
- 18:30 · Celebration with fire and music
Day ten
Return to Cusco
- 07:30 · Breakfast
- 10:00 · Farewell and group transportation to Cusco
Activities and excursions may change according to conditions, availability and the needs of the group.
Huachuma retreat
US$1,950Per person · Six to twelve participantsReservation
A US$500 deposit reserves your place. The balance is due no later than fifteen days before the retreat begins.
About Huachuma
An Andean medicine carried through generations.
Huachuma, also known as San Pedro, is a columnar cactus native to the Andes and the name of the medicinal brew prepared from it. Its ceremonial use in Peru reaches back thousands of years.
John’s preparation takes several days. Ceremony combines the medicine with skilled facilitation, time in nature and close attention to the emotional and energetic patterns each person brings.
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