Welcome to an extraordinary path of self-discovery and spiritual awakening. In this unparalleled, once-in-a-lifetime experience, Seeking Sacred Journeys invites you to embark on a transformative and healing journey that combines wellness practices with the ancient wisdom of shamanism, the transformative power of yoga, and the healing properties of sacred plant medicine. From the first moment you step foot into this transformative retreat, you will be enveloped in a space of pure intention, love, and support. This is a consciously designed, transformative container that is safe, supportive, and authentic. Imagine waking up to the soothing sounds of nature, surrounded by an awe-inspiring landscape that serves as a sanctuary for your spiritual growth.
Day 1 - Arrival day - Munay Sonqo
Transfer to the center, welcome ceremony, and dinner
Seeking Sacred Journeys will arrange your transportation from your hotel in Cusco or from the airport to Munay Sonqo in the Sacred Valley. After arrival, you can use this day to relax, enjoy the natural surroundings, or luxuriate in a spa treatment. Then, meet the other retreat attendees and facilitators in the evening for a group dinner and welcome ceremony.
Included meals: dinner
Day 2 - Meet the shamans
Workshop initiation or Karpay ceremony - initiation of love - with the Peru shamans
This morning, participants will head off toward Paru Paru (a one-hour drive away) where they'll visit the Kinsa Cocha Lagoon. There, you’ll learn about the initiation of the shamanic path, and receive your first initiation into the Pampamesaypq lineage. The shamans will open the munay energy of love in your body, so you can understand, connect, and ask for the power to continue on your spiritual path.
Each of the shamans will share their energy and wisdom through the sacred Karpay ceremony - the first step to becoming a Paqo (or initiated shaman). The ceremony will include a fire and despacho offering.
Lunch will be taken in the authentic Incan community of Paru Paru. Then, the group will take the bus to return to the retreat center, arriving at around 16:00.
19:00 - Dinner at retreat center
20:30 - Yoga Nidra
Included meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 3 - Open and expand
Yoga, breathwork, and Ayahuasca medicine ceremony
08:00 - Yoga class
09:30 - Breakfast
After breakfast, you’ll have a private (1:1) consultation with the Shipibo Maestros of the Amazon who will guide the Ayahuasca medicine ceremony.
14:00 - Breathwork session
Prepare for the ceremony to begin at 18:30. The ceremony lasts around four hours.
Please note that prior to the ceremony, you will receive detailed information about what to expect during the ceremony, how to prepare, what challenges you may face, and techniques to manage any emotions or discomfort that may arise. Every aspect of the ceremony will be made clear to you, so you will be prepared. You will be supported through each step of the process.
Additionally, there will be two nurses and a psychologist present to support with the integration and to ensure that you feel safe and cared for at all times.
During the day, you can also schedule spa appointments, flower baths, or a sweat lodge treatment. The retreat center has a wide array of options. Seeking Sacred Journeys will also offer guided hikes, yoga Nidra, spiritual coaching, and other activities to support your personal journey.
Included meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 4 - Dive deeper
Yoga and optional second Ayahuasca medicine ceremony
08:00 - Breakfast
09:30 - After breakfast, you will have a private conversation with the Shipibo Maestros about the ceremony from the night before, then you will practice a walking meditation and prepare for the second ceremony.
14:00 - Gentle yoga class
The second ceremony will begin at 18:30 and also lasts around four hours.
During your downtime, you can also schedule spa appointments, flower baths, spend time in the infrared sauna, salt cave, or a traditional Temescal sweat lodge. The retreat center has a wide array of options. Seeking Sacred Journeys will also be available to offer support, 1:1 coaching, tarot readings, and spiritual guidance.
Included meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 5 - Gratitude and integration
Mother Earth sacred ceremony - circle conversation - integration
08:00 - Yoga class
09:30 - Breakfast
After breakfast, you will have a private consultation with the Shipibo Maestros who will give personalized recommendations to help you integrate your experiences from the two medicine journeys.
Afterward, join in a sharing circle to discuss your experiences, feelings, and revelations - and finally, the shamans will guide a Mother Earth ceremony to say, “Thank you” to the universe for this transformative experience.
The rest of the day is at your leisure. Schedule spa appointments, take flower baths, or spend time in the infrared sauna, salt cave, or a traditional Temescal sweat lodge. The retreat center has a wide array of options. Seeking Sacred Journeys will also be available to offer support, 1:1 coaching, tarot readings, and spiritual guidance. You can also take a hike to the nearby waterfall or schedule visits to nearby sites of interest.
19:00 - Dinner at retreat center
20:00 - Yoga Nidra
Included meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 6 - Heart opening and healing
Optional San Pedro Medicine Ceremony and Incan sound healing
On this day, the Q'ero shamans will provide the primary pillar to guide you through this journey. Beginning with cleansing and healing songs that will allow you to expand your senses, feel grounded, and know that you are important and a part of this sacred planet.
You may also gain insight to help you understand some of your life choices, resolve problems, or have more clarity around your future. You will work with your senses and emotions, and if you carry heart wounds, this sacred plant will heal them in a very kind and loving way.
The process can take from six to seven hours, during which you will be completely conscious. The benefits are stronger when you are in meditation and silence because in silence, different doors of perception will open for you.
The San Pedro journey will be accompanied by an Incan sound healing session.
Included meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 7 - Divine feminine healing and integration
7 ñusta rainbow ceremony, closing ceremony, and group dinner
08:00 - Yoga class
09:00 - Breakfast
10:00 - 7 ñusta healing ceremony
This ceremony works with seven female energies. In Andean cosmovision, each mountain has a particular male and female energy. In this ceremony, each female energy is represented by one color of the rainbow and each color will guide the shaman through the healing journey intended to balance and empower the divine feminine energy within each one.
The ceremony will last around three hours, and at the end, the group will do a goodbye session with the shamans, and then you will have time to relax and integrate all that you have experienced during the medicine retreat.
15:00 - Yoga class
17:00 - Sacred circle and closing ceremony
19:00 - Final group dinner
Included meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 8 - Departure
Seeking Sacred Journeys will transport you to the airport or your hotel in Cusco depending on your plans and schedule. Go home feeling lighter and brighter, with newfound clarity, connection, and community.
At Seeking Sacred Journeys, we provide unique opportunities for self-discovery and whole-being transformation through traveling to soul-stirring, mystical and sacred landscapes. We hold space to support your spiritual growth, emotional health and physical wellness through a new kind of conscious travel - a curated blend of ancient and modern modalities, with carefully crafted itineraries, comfortable (sometimes luxurious) accommodation and like-hearted community - designed to guide you in your personal quest for holiness and wholeness.
Choose from immersive Transformational Spiritual Retreats, Adventure Yoga Travel or Specialized Workshops facilitated by experts in the field of healing, spirituality and wellness.
Each of our Women’s Spiritual Retreats, Weekend Workshops and our new Yoga Travel Adventures is unique and thoughtfully curated. You will receive expert guidance and support before, during and even after the event. We are serious about crafting the best, most immersive, transformational and sacred travel experiences in the world. And while no two are alike, each one will support you in achieving your highest expression of self - in body, mind and spirit.
The transformative power of movement, breath, and meditation - as well as the three plant medicine ceremonies - will balance your energy centers, release stagnant emotions, and create space for Divine guidance.
Plus, experience 3 plant medicine journeys, as well as other profoundly healing shamanic ceremonies.
The path of Andean shamanism is a powerful invitation to surrender to the mystery and beauty of the natural world while embracing the limitless potential for growth and healing that lies within.
This is an opportunity to dive deep into your soul and explore the layers that hold you back from living a truly fulfilling life.
Seeking Sacred Journeys has carefully designed the experience with the Peru Shamans (carriers of the ancient lncan healing lineage) to re-energize, cleanse, remove blockages, and ground you into your truth and your strength. This is a journey of healing, remembering, and forgiveness, as well as that of planting the seeds for future blooming and pruning the old parts of self that no longer serve your highest good.
Munay Sonqo Retreat Center offers three delicious, locally sourced, healthy, and nutritious vegetarian meals per day - but chicken and fish can be added as requested for a small additional fee.
The following meals are included:
