TRANSFORMATIONAL JOURNEY
TO SACRED PERU:
Yoga, Shamanic Healing and Plant Medicine Retreat
Leader(s): Q'ero Shamans Ashera Serfaty, Javier Regueiro & Donna Jackson
Location: Sacred Valley, Peru
Dates: Apr 17 - Apr 25, 2011
Cost: $1,950 if paid in full before Febuary 10th. After that add $200. Ayahuasca Plant medicine and creative journey April 25-28. $500
Description:
Open to the destiny of who you really are! Join us on a transformational journey to the most sacred place on earth, the Sacred Valley of Peru, in the majestic Andes Mountains. Experience inner healing as we weave the practices of yoga and shamanic traditions. Taste the earth medicine of the four directions and five elements. Be embraced by the Q’ero shamans, the wisdom keepers from the high Andes, who will guide us to sacred sites and lead us in healing ceremonies.
Our journey begins in Pisac, at Paz Y Luz Healing Center, at the base of the Temple of the Falcon alongside the Urubamba River. We will also stay at Las Chullpas a beautiful healing space set amongst the mountains and gardens. Our adventures include gentle yoga, visits to sacred temple sites, munay-ki (sacred healing rites), fire ceremonies, optional San Pedro plant medicine journey, healing work, despacho (a Peruvian form of mandala and prayer offering), hiking, meditation, and relaxation. We will journey to Machu Picchu, considered the most ancient mystical site in the world and a place of profound beauty. We stay in the quaint town of Ollantaytambo (City of Dawn), and practice yoga at the sacred ruins there. We continue on route to Agua Calientes, and our final pilgrimage to the citadel of Machu Picchu, the crystal city in the clouds.
You may choose stay on for 3 more days and experience the healing plant medicine ceremony of Ayahuasca. Ayahuasca is also called the vine of the soul, it is a journey into our deep soul guided by and experienced shaman. Ayahuasca is a medicine from the Amazon basin of South America. Tribes throughout this vast region have been using this brew as their main connection to the spiritual realms as well as for healing, guidance and knowledge since the dawn of time. This medicine supports the letting go and healing of past wounds and allows the re-emergence of one's divine essence. This ceremony is a profound opportunity to move beyond fear into your true destiny and connect with the ancient forces of the earth, the pachamama in healing and love.
Yoga and Shamanism are both ancient systems that assist us in transforming our experience of life into a healing and mystical experience. Everyone is welcome on this journey. No prior experience of yoga or other practices are required. Yoga and Energy practices will be on all levels, gentle enough for the beginner, those with limitations or injuries, and those that want to delve deeper. This work will invite you to shed the past and open inot who you are becoming.
Receive energetic rites, The Karpays and The Munay-ki, the rites of initiation into the medicine way. The Munay-Ki are the nine gates that heal us and transform our human energy field into that of homo luminous, luminous beings. The prophecies of the ancient Americas speak about a new human appearing on the planet – one who lives free of fear and resides in his or her transcendent nature. The Munay-Ki are the codes for this transformation. They are delivered in the form of energetic transmissions. The Ninth Rite, the “Creator Rite” was transmitted for the first time in the summer of 2006 at the Holy Mountains in the Andes.
You will also have time to explore sites, the nearby town and markets as well free time to enjoy massage private healing sessions. Two fresh and nourishing vegetarian meals, (breakfast and lunch) will be served daily. We will eat dinner out at nearby restuarants or on site at are accomadations. Let us know if you have any special dietary restrictions.
Join us on this transformational journey of awakening in Peru, the mystical land of Pachamama, mother earth, and experience the deep inner mysteries of healing into your most authentic self. Those who have joined this retreat in the past have said it was the experience of their lifetime.
"This was so much more than a retreat to the incredible land of Peru. Like an excited child, I awoke each day filled with wonder and profoundness as we journeyed to sacred sites or partook in shamanic ceremonies..I strongly recommend this retreat to anyone who is seeking to grow spiritually, emotionally, intellectually.... or on any and all levels!"
Retreat Particpant, Donna
"I had the time of my life in Peru with Ashera. It was a yoga/spiritual/healing journey for me. I discovered a place that I love. It's so peaceful and beautiful in Peru especially in the Sacred Valley. The people, both local and on the retreat were lovely and I still feel connected to each person I met even though we are miles apart. I can't say enough about my experience and I will definitely return on other journey with Ashera, whom I love and trust."
Retreat Participant Linda Withington
Your Guides
The Q’ero Shamans are considered the wisdom keepers from the high Andes. These beautiful healers embody the true essence of love as they share and transmit their healing. The Q'ero are the direct descendants of the Inca, who, 500 years ago, fled to the safety of the sacred mountains to escape the Spanish Conquistadors. They fled and made their villages in the clouds at 14,000 ft. Fortunately, the Spanish failed to find them there. The Inca Master Shamans were considered the "Wisdom Keepers". Throughout the generations, their oral tradition preserved the ancient healing methods, rituals and the prophecies for the future of human beings and the planet. This knowledge has remained uncontaminated for thousands of years. The Q'ero understood that there would be a time when the world needed to remember the ancient wisdom. At this time, they would come down from their lofty hiding place to spread their knowledge. The time is now. With their infinite graciousness they are offering this knowledge to all of us with thier most open hearts.
Ashera Serfaty, Yoga and, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Shamanic Energy Medicine Healer. From the cultivation of her own personal practice to facilitating classes, workshops and retreats, Ashera comes with over 15 years of local and International experience. Ashera is a spirited teacher and healer coming from a holistic integrative approach, weaving the practices of Yoga, Ayurveda, Energy Medicine and Shamanic Healing. Ashera has been blessed to study with a variety of renowned teachers in Yoga, Ayurveda and Shamanic Healing. She trained in Peruvian Energy Medicine and Shamanic Healing thru The Healing Light Body School and Alberto Villoldo. She has also trained in the Toltec Shamanic traditions with Dona Bernadina Vigil. Her journeys have also taken her to sacred sites in Mexico and Peru, where she learned directly from local indigenous healers and shamans. Ashera is full Mesa carrier in the Peruvian Q’ero tradition. She has received the sacred rite transmissions from the Q’ero shamans from the Andes. As a healing practitioner she is passionate about assisting others on their path to restoring their original freedom, balance and joy.
Javier Regueiro, Plant Medicine Guide had studied Amazonian plant medicine and shamanism for many years in Iquitos and Pucallpa areas where he became a proficient ayahuasquero. He also works with San Pedro cactus (Huachuma). He is a cetified Massage Therapist, Rebirther and licensed Avatar teacher. Javiar helps you experience the power of these sacred plant medicine in a totaly safe and supportive environment for personal healing, spiritual awakening and evolution of consciousness.
Donna Jackson, Retreat Assistant has been studying the traditional energy medicine of the Andes for over a year and continues to integrate many of her shamanic lessons into her daily life. A participant on two Peru journeys she brings and open heart to the path. A Sadhana Hatha Yoga Instructor, Donna has lived in Central America for four years and teaches this yoga style and begining/intro yoga. She teaches both in Nicaragua, where she currently resides and in her travels throught Central and South America.
Tentative Itinerary:
Day 1
4-6pm Opening Circle
6-7:30pm Dinner
7:30pm Fire Ceremony
Day 2
7:30-9:00am Yoga
9:00-9:45am Breakfast
10:00am Sacred Site of Moray
Despacho, Karpays
Lunch
Munay-ki
Free-time for private healings or massage
6pm Dinner
7:30pm Evening circle and event
Day 3
7:30- 9:00 am Yoga
9:00-9:45 am Breakfast
10:00am Saced Site of Pumamarka/Ollantaytambo
Despacho ceremony, Karpays
Lunch
Munay-ki
Free time for massage or healing
6pm Dinner
7:30pm Evening-journeying, meditation
Day 4
7:30-9:00am Yoga
9:00-9:30 Breakfast
9:30am Circle and integration
1:00pm Lunch & Free Afternoon
6pm Dinner
7pm Restorative Yoga
Day 5
7:30-9am Yoga
9:30am Sacred site Tipon (San Pedro Plant medicine journey TBA)
6:00pm Dinner
Evening circle
Day 6
7:30-9am Yoga
9-10 am Breakfast
11:00am Pisac- The temple of the Falcon
Despacho and Karpays
Lunch
Freetime, to explore site and town, dinner
8pm Fire Ceremony
Day 7
7:30-9am Yoga
9-10 am Breakfast
11:00am Journey to Ollantaytambo
Train to Agua Calientes
Dinner& Explore town
Day 8
7:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am Machu Picchu- the crystal city- Yoga, explore mystical site
Lunch
More exploring
6:00 pm train back to Ollantaytambo
8:00 pm Evening Circle and relaxation
Day 9
7:30-9:30am Yoga
10am Breakfast
Closing circle
Continue on to Plant Medicine Journey Retreat or homeward
Day 10
Morning Yoga
Breakfast
Prepartions for Ayuhausca journey
Evening Plant Medicine Ceremony
Day 11
Integration circle of Journey,
Lunch
Free time, resting, creative journey
Despacho ceremony
Dinner
Evening circle and restorative yoga
Day 12
Yoga, Meditation
Closing Circle,
Breakfast
Back to your own journey
We begin the retreat at 4pm on the 17th and finish at 10;30 am on the 25. For the Plant Medicine retreat we finish on the 28th at 10:30 am.
Recommendation: spend an extra day or two to integrate after the journey before returning home.
What to bring:
Day pack
Layers of clothing
Fleece jacket
Rain Shell
Hiking shoes
Comfortable shoes
Sunscreen
Chap Stick
Sun Hat
Snacks (nuts or power bars)
sacred objects you want to charge with the energy of our ceremonies
Swimming suit
Sunglasses
Bug spray
Nasal oil
Water bottle
Yoga mat
Sarong or towel
Spending $ for gifts & dinner cost ($6-$10 a nite) & private healings($50)
Flashlight
Altitude medication or homeopathics
Flight and Transportation:
You will fly into the sacred city of Cusco, an hour airplane ride from Peru’s capital, Lima. From the Cusco airport it is easy to get a taxi to our accomadations in the sacred valley. It is a breathtaking one hour ride from the airport. We will arrange this for you.
Retreat Cost: $1,950 if paid in full by Feb 10th 2010. After that 2,150
Retreat must be paid in full 30day in advance: by March 13th 2010
Trip includes: accommodations, 2 meals daily, transportation and entrance to all the sites and group activities and ceremonies. Cost does not include airfare or airport taxi. Individual healing sessions and massage will be available at extra cost. Rates are based on double occupancy. Single occupancy will be available at an additional cost.
Deposit of $700 to secure space.
Refund Policy:
91 days refund minus $400
90-61 days refund minus $700
60-31 days 50% refund
30 days or less no refund
For more information contact :
Ashera - luminosityhealing@yahoo.com
Visit-www.luminosityhealingarts.com
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