Three Huachuma ceremonies
Three shamanically facilitated ceremonies with Huachuma to support release, healing and conscious awareness.
Sacred Valley · Peru
Huachuma
retreat.
Nine days, three sacred ceremonies and space for no more than six guests.
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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 the Sacred Valley 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.
Valley and thermal waters
Visits to the Lares medicinal waters, Cochahuasi Animal Sanctuary and the sacred ruins of Pisac.
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- or double-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 and double rooms, tranquil gardens and broad views of the surrounding mountains. Single rooms are allocated in the order deposits are received.
Nine-day itinerary
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
Rest and integration
- 07:30 · Breakfast
- 08:30–12:30 · Massages or free time
- 12:30 · Lunch
- 13:30–16:00 · Massages or free time
- 16:00–18:30 · Free time
- 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
Group circle and Sacred Valley
- 07:30 · Breakfast
- 10:00 · Group circle
- 11:00–12:30 · Free time
- 12:30 · Lunch
- 13:30–18:30 · Pisac ruins, Cochahuasi Animal Sanctuary, Museo Inkariy or Pachananda trail hike
- 18:30 · Dinner
Day seven
Lares thermal baths
- 07:30 · Breakfast
- 08:30 · Depart for Lares
- 11:00–16:00 · Lares thermal baths
- 16:00 · Return to the lodge
- 18:30 · Dinner
Day eight
Third Huachuma ceremony
- 09:00 · Ceremony three
Day nine
Final integration
- 07:30 · Breakfast
- 10:00 · Group circle
- 11:00–12:30 · Free time
- 12:30 · Lunch
- 13:30–18:30 · Free time
- 18:30 · Dinner
Departure
Return to Cusco
- 07:30 · Breakfast
- 10:00 · Farewell and group transportation to Cusco
Upcoming retreat
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Dates for the next Sacred Valley retreat will be announced shortly. Send an enquiry and John will let you know when they are confirmed.
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US$1,650Per person · Two to six 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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