Shamanic Alchemy


&Sacred

Sound Journey

Sacred Valley, Andes Mountains & Mystical Temples
Main Journey April 4th-13th, 2024

Plus Apu Ausungate Sacred Mountain
Add-On April 13th-16th, 2024
Machu Picchu Add On
April 13-15th or 16th-18th

This is not an ordinary retreat.
Truly A Pilgrimage and Experience of a Lifetime!

Come join us and delve into the mysteries, places & portals few get to see & experience and awaken to your authentic self and the
magic of life!

This is a transformational journey into the heart and beauty of the Andes landscapes, sacred sites, mystical wisdom, and indigenous Andean healing mystical traditions. Weaving shamanic wisdom, sacred sound, energy medicine on a journey for your powerful transformation & activating the New Earth!

Our Team:
with Ashera Serfaty, Irene Ingalls, Curandera Dona Vilma Pinedo, Q’ero Wisdom Keeper Don Basillio

Join us on our 17th Retreat in Peru!
Limited Space! Register Today!

NOT your typical retreat.
This journey is an authentic experience into the spirit of the Andes & Sacred Sites.
Come Weave your heart into the Heart of Peru

• Quillaromiyoc- Moon of the Rock Temple, Portal To the Moon & Divine Feminine

• Pachard/Naupa Iglesia~Egyptian Portal in the Andes, Doorway to the Stars

• Apu Sawasiray/Apu Pitusiray~ Akashic Records Gateway

• 10 Days in the Magical Sacred Valley

• Optional 4 day Add On to Apu Ausungate Mountain or Machu Picchu Add- On.

• Beautiful, Comfortable Accommodation at the incredible Munay Sonqo Retreat Center

• Immersion in the Energy of Sacred Temple Sites & Portals.

• Initiations, & Ceremonies with Q'ero Wisdom Keepers

• Connection With the Land, Indigenous Wisdom

• Authentic Healing & Ceremonies with Quechua Curandara Vilma Pinedo

• Incredible Sound Healing, Gentle Movement and Yoga, Shamanic Energy Medicine, & Meditation

• Hiking in Pristine Mountains and Sacred Sites

• Nourishing Organic Meals

• Amazing Spa to Relax in at our Center

• Laughter & Play

"I am so extremely fortunate to have been a participant on the Peru Retreat. My Body, Mind & Spirit were stretched into grace-filled joyful expressions I had never before experienced. I laughed and cried, feeling old layers peel away. I tapped into aspects of myself I denied and discovered gifts I hadn't known were possible. This was due to the amazing guidance and support by Ashera who had absolute integrity, compassion, humor and open heartedness. Her skills in creating and holding a safe space were impressive. I was held in a container of deep love and respect."

- Jo McKernan

I was able to feel and release some old wounds, reconnect with Mother Earth, my ancestors, and my own Truth and Essence. I feel oneness with everything- something that I knew in my mind before but had no actual cellular experience of. This journey is a beautiful gift that I will never forget."

- Kasia Tennstedt

I've traveled a lot but I am SO grateful I decided to take this Journey with Ashera!  I came back home completely changed and my life took off on a completely different trajectory.  I literally tapped into my unmet potential and fully stepped into my power thanks to Ashera and the healing power of the Apus!  This is not a foo-foo spa trip.  This is a trip that will literally help set you in alignment with your higher self and give you the courage to live life the way you were meant to. And it was FUN! I made life-long friends and I am excited to go back again and take my best friend!

- Liana Rodriguez

This journey is an authentic experience into the spirit of the Andes.

Step into the majestic Andes mountains and rise into a new level of your connection with nature and your deepest self. This transformational journey is a rites of passage that takes you to the most mystical places on earth where there is a high frequency of beauty and healing energy. Come and weave through the Sacred Valley and its mystical sites and portals. We anchor into these powerful ley lines of the earth grid to activate a new template for ourselves and the earth.

Initiations into the alchemical elements

Alchemize your lead, Hucha (heavy energy) to gold, Sami(light energy). Through fire, water, earth and air ceremonies and alchemical practices. Simple and ancient shamanic practices for transformation will be experienced.

The Andes Incredible mystical sacred sites

Portals and sacred temple sites hold incredible energy and frequency and, they will activate your deep inner knowing and remembering of your luminous nature. As we enter the sites in a sacred way, the portals of the mysteries open to us. The power and beauty of the sites connect to grids sacred sites all across the world. As we merge with them as well as the waterfalls, rivers, majestic mountains, earth and stars, we are reminded of our own power and grace and set a new course for ourselves and the earth.

The Andean Indigenous Medicine Traditions, Q'ero Wisdom Keepers & Curanderas

You will be embraced by the Q'ero, earth keepers and wisdom keepers from the high Andes, who are powerful and filled with laughter and love. You will spend time with Don Basillio, Dona Sabina and renowned curandera Vilma Pinedo. You will be initiated into the Andean traditions and visit some off the beaten path sites and mountains. You will get to experience and receive authentic healing & ceremonial work.

They will guide us back into balance with all of creation. In the Andean indigenous wisdom tradition, it is said we are in the age of the “Tariapaycha”, a time of emerging consciousness that allows us to fully heal ourselves and share that gift with others.

On the journeys, you will receive energetic rites ~ the Karpays, initiations in the form of transmissions to transform your 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.

4 Day ADD On
Pilgrimage to THE HOLY Majestic MOUNTAIN
Of Apu Ausungate
ONE OF THE HIGHEST Revered PEAKS IN THE ANDES

Following the main retreat, we journey together on this 5 hour drive from the sacred valley to the base of Apu Ausungate at 14,000ft This powerful mountain has been revered for it’s healing energy for thousands of years. Soak in the hot springs at the base of the mountain near our small local accommodations. We embark on our pilgrimage up 2 hours to Puma Cocha for a healing ceremony in the sacred lake to purify; continuing upwards to the rainbow lakes, directly under the mountain for a final ceremony. We complete the day with soak in the springs. Witness this wonder of the world and receive the healing power of this incredible mountain and glacier.

OPtional 3 Day ADD On To
The Crystal City of machu Picchu

In addition to or instead of the Ausungate Add you can journey to Machu Picchu. Enter this magnificent temple ceremonially to open the portals of awareness and receive its immense beauty. You will be able to commune with this mystical site as we work with a spiritual guide and time on your own to explore the site and find your own deep connection to the magic of Machu Picchu. You will also spend the afternoon in the quaint town of Ollantaytambo with cobblestone roads and magical channels and rivers and visit the magnificent temple site of Ollantaytambo. An experienced spiritual guide will journey with you to the crystal city of Machu Picchu. Details will be provided for you on your call with Ashera when you apply for the retreat.

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 and awakening to your most authentic self.

Those who have joined the last retreats to Peru have said it was the experience of their lifetime and has transformed their lives!

tHE INCREDIBLE Munay Sonqo Retreat Center

Lodging is at Munay Sonco Retreat Center located at the base of a stunning waterfall and the powerful mountains of Pitisuri and Sawasiray. It is situated in the middle of the Sacred Valley, near the small village of Arin, just one hour and fifteen minutes from Cusco.

This incredible center is an oasis, set in a natural landscape of mountains, trees, beautiful rivers and waterfalls. The valley embraces you to receive its liquid, light energy. 

The Sacred Valley of Peru is a majestic spot in the Andes mountains. It is home to the twelve mountains known as “Apus”, or “luminous beings”, who are said to intercede on behalf of people.

An Oasis For The Mind, Body & Soul

Munay Sonqo is a very special retreat center. It is a magical well maintained and luxurious. Those who come to the center have the opportunity to commune directly with these mountains, as well as with the local curanderos and pacos (healers), who engage in ritual and ceremony.

You will have time to explore the beautiful nature around the center, the gardens and rivers. You may wish to add private healing sessions and massage to your retreat experience. There will be time to lay in a hammock, take a nap and receive the incredible beauty of nature, among the butterflies and birds. There is a spa you can enjoy with, hot tubs, saunas and eucalyptus steam rooms.

The center offers many creature comforts, including hot showers, warm duvets, and clean, exquisite sacred spaces, and spa all woven into the heart of nature. Each guest room is a reflection of the Peruvian culture of the Sacred Valley. Thanks to our staff, the entire center embodies the kindness, love and wholeness that permeates this magical place.

Nature BaseD Healing SPA

The Qualilla Spa experience is a gentle weaving of the relaxation of body, mind, and spirit within nature’s embrace. Offering a combination of holistic wellness and healing arts, from alternative and modern therapies, in connection with the wisdom and mysticism of the Incas. Enjoy saunas, hot pools, and salt cave therapy to assist you in your practice of intuitive well-being and self-care. All products we use are 100% natural. Enjoy the benefits of massage and reflexology.

NOURISHING ORGANIC MEALS

Three fresh, farm-to-table vegetarian meals, with fish and chicken options, are served daily. The bounty is sourced from local on site, organic, permaculture gardens. Fresh herbal teas, juices and delicious soups, stews, and salads are prepared by the local chef.

We will have a few dinners out at incredible restaurants, and you will be able to choose from a variety of options. Past participants regularly comment on the amazing and nourishing food on this retreat. Special meal requests can be accommodated.

Ashera Serfaty

Ashera’s mission is to serve you on your journey of awakening to your authentic self, unique path and remembering your own luminosity. Holding a space of compassion, she facilitates journey experiences to align you with your own vitality, wisdom and highest destiny. 

For the past 20 years she has been weaving Shamanic Energy Medicine, Intuitive Coaching, Alchemy, Sound Healing and holistic approaches to transformation She has been serving clients on their life journeys and awakening to their highest potentials and intuition. She has led over a dozen international retreats as well as annual pilgrimages to Peru for the last 15 years. She loves to share the incredible gifts of Peru sacred sites, mountains, portals and the wisdom of mother earth and the indigenous traditions with others. She is devoted to guiding you in awakening to your gifts and stepping into your self mastery.

She has been blessed to train and study with a variety of renowned teachers, shamans and healing modalities, including, The Four Winds Society, Advanced Theta Healing, Toltec Shamanic Healing, Natural Success Coaching, Sound Healing, Yoga and Ayurveda. She also lived in the Andes mountains of Peru and was initiated into and apprenticed directly with Andean Shamans, Medicine Women and Earth Wisdom. She is a full Mesa carrier in the Q’ero traditions of the Andes.

She loves to share the incredible gifts of sacred sites, mountains, portals and the wisdom medicine of mother earth with others. She is passionate about assisting you on your own path of empowerment, finding your original freedom, authenticity and joy. .

IRENE INGALLS

Irene Ingalls is, an Alchemical and Sound Healing Practitioner, and the Seattle Sound Temple’s founder and owner and long time community activist and organizer. Irene began her training in sound healing in 2004, studying with Master Alchemical sound shaman and teacher, Tom Kenyon, as well as Master teacher and Sound Healer, Jonathan Goldman. She is a fully trained Alchemical Healing and Reiki practitioner, her work deeply steeped in the wisdom teachings of the ancient Egyptian Mystery Schools.

Irene is an experienced facilitator of classes, training and retreats. She has led a dozen retreat pilgrimages to Egypt and has co- facilitated a number of retreats to Peru with Ashera. Irene has had a private sound healing and light language practice for 15 years, working with clients one on one and in groups. Her vision in the development of Seattle Sound Temple, is to create a space where the arts, both healing and experimental, can thrive and be shared with others through a multitude of offerings.

Renowned Master AndeaN Quechua Curandera~Dona Vilma Pinedo

Vilma Pinedo comes from a long line of Hampeq healers from the Andes mountains of Peru. Vilma's grandparents are renowned shamans, and she was called to this path before she was born, when lightning struck her mother while pregnant with Vilma. She grew up surrounded by master healers and began her path as a curandera at the age of 12, reading coca leaves and using her intuition to tell people how to heal themselves, often with amazing results. Vilma learned English (a rarity in the Andes) and was one of the people asked to accompany the Dalai Lama to Machu Picchu.

Vilma is a gifted healer and uses her gift as a tool for peace, healing and unity worldwide. She has been co-facilitating classes to share the medicine of the Andes with others, including Answering Pachamama’s Call and online women’s series and circle with Ashera for the last 3 and a half years.

Vilma is a powerful healer seer, coca leaf reader and teacher of the Andean Mystical Arts through ceremony, wisdom and story.

Q’ero Pampa Mesayok~ Don Basillio

Don Basillio was born high up in the mountains in Q’ero’s community his father was an Altamesayok. As a Pampa Mesayok, Earthkeeper Don Basillio serves his community and the earth in sharing the wisdom and healing of Pachamama. He had powerful healing energy and a warmth and he shares with all. We will mostly work with Don Basillio and Dona Sabina though we may work with other Q’ero as well.

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 15,000 ft. Fortunately, the Spanish failed to find them there.

The Inca master shamans were considered the "wisdom keepers." Their oral tradition preserved the ancient healing methods, rituals, and prophecies for the future of human beings and the planet. This knowledge has remained uncontaminated for thousands of years.These healers embody the true essence of love, as they share and transmit their healing and message.

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 their most open hearts.

Day 1

• 11:00pm Arrival at retreat center

• 1:00pm Lunch

• 4:00pm Opening Circle

• 6:00pm Dinner

• 7:30 Fire Ceremony

Day 2

• 7:30am Movement, Sound, Yoga and Alchemy Energy Practices

• 9:00am Breakfast

• 11:00am Medicine Wheel, Walk & Waterfall Cleansing Limpa with Dona Vilma

• 1:00pm Lunch

• 2:00pm Opening Despacho with Curandera Vilma Pinedo

• 4:00pm Private healing sessions/massages/free time

• 6:00pm Dinner

• 7:00pm Sound Healing Journey

Day 3

• 7:30am Movement, Sound & Energetic Practices

• 9:00am Breakfast

• 10:00am Sacred Temple Site Journey & Ceremony with Dona Vilma

• 4:00pm Return to center - Relaxation/ Spa & Free Time

• 6:00pm Dinner

• 7:00pm Evening Sound Circle

Day 4

• 7:30am Movement, Yoga, Sound and Energetic Practices

• 9:00am Breakfast

• 10:00am Quillaroymoc ~ (Moon of the Rock Temple), Ceremony and Intitiations
  with Dona Vilma

• 4:30pm Return to center- Relaxation/Spa Free Time

• 6:00pm Dinner

• 7;00 Evening Fire Circle

Day 5

• 7:15am Movement, Sound, Yoga & Energetic Practices

• 9:00am Breakfast

• 10:00am Temples Prachar & Moray (Earth Temple) Ceremony and Intiations
  with Don Basillio

• 6:00pm Dinner Out

• 7:30 Return To Center

Day 6

• 7:15 Cocoa Sound Ceremony

• 9:15 Breakfast

• Rest Day

• 11:00 Optional Sound Healing Workshop

• 1:00 Lunch

• 2:00 Optional Private healing sessions with Don Basillio
  Spa & relaxation in a hammock or hike to the river

• 7:00pm Sound Healing Ceremony
  

Day 7

• 7:15am Movement, Yoga, Sound and Energetic Practices

• 9:00am Breakfast

• 10:00am Pisac ~ Temple of the Falcon Ceremony and Initiations
  with Don Basilllio

• 3:30 Explore Pisac market in town

• 5:30 Dinner Out

• 7:30pm Return to center

Day 8

• 7:30am Movement, Yoga, Sound & Energy Practices

• 9:00 Breakfast

• 10:00 Ollantaytambo Temple and Ceremony with Don Basillio

• 1:00 Explore Town

• 2:00 Return To Center

• 3:00 Free Time- Spa- Relax - Massage

• 6:00 Dinner

  Day 9

• 7:15am Movement, Yoga, Sound and Energetic Practices

• 8:30am Breakfast

• 9:30 Kinsacocha Lake & Apu Condor Descansar

• Initiations & Ceremony with Don Basillio

• 4:00pm Return to center- Free Time-Spa-Relax

• 6:00pm Dinner

• 7:00pm Closing Fire Ceremony
  

Day 10

• 7:00am Movement, Yoga, Sound and Energetic Practices

• 8:00am Closing Circle for Main Journey

• 9:00am Breakfast

• 10:00am Check out

• Main Journey Completes
  
  

  Apu Ausungate Mountain
  Add On Pilgrimage Begins
  Or machu Picchu
  
  Day 1

• 11:00 - 4 Hour Drive Journey to Ausungate

• 1:00 Lunch Stop

• 4pm Arrive at Ausungate

• Settle in/ Soak in the Hot Springs

• 6:00 Light Dinner

  
  DAY 2

• 5:00 Breakfast

• 6:00 Sunrise Hike up to the Mountain

  to Sacred Puma Lake & Rainbow lake

• Ceremony and Intiations

• 2:00pm Hike Down the Mountain

• 4pm Hot Springs

• 6:00pm Dinner

  
  DAY 3

• 6:30 Morning Practice/Free Time

• 8:00 Breakfast

• 9:00 Free Time- Ceremony- Hotsprings

• 12:00 Lunch

• 1:00 Return Journey to the Sacred Valley

• 5:00 Arrive in the Sacred Valley. Check into Hotel

• 6:00 Dinner
  
  Day 4

• 7:30 Closing Circle

• 9:00 Breakfast

• 10:00 Check Out & Your Journey Onward
  

Recommendation: spend an extra day or two to integrate after the journey. Got to Machu Picchu or elsewhere before returning home.

Are you ready to weave


your heart into the

heart of Peru?

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