| Ayahuasca Retreat
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| | result was surprising. From then on I was
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| We are pleased to present a dedicated
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| | never without my guitar at ceremonies and
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| programme in the Amazon rainforest, which
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| | over the years many songs came to me, set
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| is focussed on an inner and deep
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| | to different rhythms for ceremonies and
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| self-exploration and encounter with the
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| | incorporating teachings and revelations
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| power of the rainforest. This is an
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| | from the medicine itself." He has
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| adventure into the magical world of the
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| | published three CDs to date. Alonso lives
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| rainforest, and a transformative
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| | in the sacred valley of Cusco where he
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| experience of the ancient mystical
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| | runs a healing centre and a primary
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| rituals of the plant spirit medicines.
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| | school for local children.
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| | Our accommodation is in comfortable
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| The uses of powerful hallucinogenic
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| | traditional cabins or tambos (dieting
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| plants such as Ayahuasca and San Pedro
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| | huts), a leaf roof supported by poles and
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| have been developed by indigenous peoples
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| | with open sides (the most intimate way to
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| and early civilizations over thousands of
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| | sleep in the jungle). The beds benefit
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| years, and their effects are highly
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| | from a comfortable mattress and fly nets
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| dependent upon the context of the
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| | when necessary. The tambos are spread out
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| ceremony, the chants and the essential
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| | to assure privacy and minimum disturbance
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| personality of the shaman, all of which
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| | from others. Participants have a choice
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| can vary with surprising results.
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| | of using either the cabins in the 'Casa
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| Diverse urban uses have emerged recently
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| | Grande' annex or tambos for their
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| and a few of these are spreading, while
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| | retreat.
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| some traditional shamans travel the
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| | During the day when there are no
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| world, thus Ayahuasca is gaining
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| | activities, there will be hammocks to
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| recognition in Western civilization. But
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| | relax in, and you can read, or wander
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| what really is the potential of these
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| | into the forest, or swim in the river
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| ancestral plants, and how can we get the
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| | (there is a small sandy beach). Our
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| most out of them?
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| | ceremonies and meeting will be held in
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| In this special workshop - shamanism
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| | either the Casa Grande with an open
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| retreat, the Peruvian maestro
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| | platform on stilts directly on the river
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| ayahuasquero Alonso del Rio will be with
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| | with a magnificent view of the rainforest
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| us for 10 days and hold ceremonies with
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| | and star filled sky. or our maloca
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| both Ayahuasca and San Pedro. Alonso will
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| | (ceremonial temple), a large circular
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| open us to a different dimension from
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| | tambo made of natural materials and
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| working with a traditional shaman. He has
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| | shaped like a womb. We will eat our meals
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| both an Amazonian and Western background
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| | in the lodge, the traditional meeting
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| and is therefore well placed to
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| | place, where food is cooked on a wood
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| understand the problems of modern people
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| | fire.
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| and help them to greater self knowledge.
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| | <b>Single Accommodation</b>
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| He will share his wealth of insight into
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| | One of the unique characteristics of this
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| Amazonian and Andean cosmology in a
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| | programme is that we offer single
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| series of meetings with time for
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| | accommodation throughout both in the
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| discussion and questions. Apart from the
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| | hotels in Lima, Iquitos, and at our
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| ceremonies, he will be offering a choice
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| | Centre in Mishana. This ensures that
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| of two plants to diet: tobacco and
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| | participants can obtain the maximum
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| guayusa. Both of these work with your
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| | benefit from their encounter with the
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| dreams, making them more conscious and
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| | plants. The Diet really needs to be taken
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| 'real', in order to rest the rational
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| | in solitude and personal retreat without
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| mind and explore more deeply inwards.
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| | distractions. This is a defining
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| <b>About the maestro</b>
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| | characteristic of this programme.
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| Alonso is a powerful maestro who
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| | Typically other programmes do not offer
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| interweaves Shipibo and other icaros with
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| | this and dormitory / shared accommodation
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| sacred music of his own to lead you on
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| | is usually the rule. Our Tambos
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| your journey; he is both a talented
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| | (individual accommodation huts) are all
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| musician and an inspiring communicator of
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| | different and are spread out, some with
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| the Amazonian shamanic world. He first
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| | more isolation than others and we also
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| came into contact with ayahuasca in 1979
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| | have individual accommodation rooms in
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| after spending three years working with
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| | the wing of our Casa Grande for those who
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| huachuma (San Pedro). This was when he
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| | would prefer being close to the main
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| met Don Benito Arevalo, a grand Shipibo
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| | facilities. There are photos on the web
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| shaman with whom he developed a long
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| | or I can send pictures on request.
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| relationship, and who gave him his first
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| | <b>Excursions</b>
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| teachings in ayahuasca and other
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| | There will be opportunities to make night
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| medicinal plants.
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| | time dugout canoe fishing trips with
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| Later, taking ayahuasca alone as part of
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| | Pedro our hunting guide and power boat
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| his traditional teaching, he says: "I
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| | trips along the river. There will also be
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| didn't feel comfortable reproducing the
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| | a resident craftswoman to demonstrate and
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| chants that I'd learned with my maestro,
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| | teach us to make the unique Amazonian
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| so one night I picked up my guitar and
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| | crafts and textiles.
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| began to play what came to me and the
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