SpiritQuest Cost and Terms

Ayahuasca SpiritQuest
Listening To The Plants
Illuminating workshop retreats
exploring traditional shamanic ayahuasca healing practices
and multi-disciplinary ethnobotany in the rainforests of Amazonian Perú

"A superb opportunity to encounter genuine grassroots
Amazonian shamanism at it's core"

expertly facilitated by El Tigre Journeys since 1996

licensed in Perú

2008 Cost and Terms
Ayahuasca SpiritQuest Listening to the Plants
If you are seriously interested in participating in an Ayahuasca SpiritQuest healing retreat, then contact us with an e-mail of introduction and tell us why you'd like to share in our work.
We'll send you more information by return e-mail with full details on cost, terms, and preparation.

Our venue is the beautiful spiritually-inspired SpiritQuest Shamanic Sanctuary ceremonial retreat center, located on the Río Momón outside Iquitos, Perú
Ayahuasca SpiritQuest workshop registration includes

comfortable fully-screened double-occupancy lodging (single lodging often available)	local transportation, land and water
all meals at the retreat (any restaurant meals in Iquitos not included)	tuition, fees, and materials
Spanish-English translation for group activities	experienced. and sensitive transcultural facilitation
facilitation and guidance by trained ethno/entheobiologist	personal work with banco maestro ayahuasquero don Rober Acho Jurama
three, four, or five Ayahuasca cleansing and healing ceremonies in the Lamista tradition	personal diagnoses and consultations with don Rober
cleansing and stimulating flower baths and medicinal steam baths	facilitated group sharing and :"talking stick" conversations
social and trading visits with indigenous Bora, Yahua, Shipibo and Huitoto people	daily river, rainforest, and transcultural explorations
medicinal plants carefully-selected forhighest quality and potency	participation in the preparation of the Ayahuasca medicine

Our work is not typical "ayahuasca tourism." Our retreats are seriously and purposefully focused on holistic healing facilitated through spiritual energy and carefully administered plant medicines. Ayahuasca ceremonies are conducted by the incredible don Rober A., a disciplined and spiritually-principled maestro banco ayahuasquero working in purely positive modalities and maintaining regular healing practices in his own communities. He is a truly dedicated honest-to-goodness Amazonian shamanic healer of the first order.
Don Rober is an extraordinarily gifted individual characterized by his pure dedication to the ancient jungle healing arts, deep traditional plant medicine knowledge, and the healing spirits of the Earth, Water and Heavens. He radiates positive healing energy and uncomplicated wisdom. He is a kind, gentle, loving human being who has learned his art well over 50 years of experience.
Don Rober is humble in his power, always passing gratitude for healing to the Great Spirit and the many spirits who work with him as 'doctores espirituales'.

Not included
airfare
airport taxes
travelers' insurance (recommended)
medical and/or evacuation expenses
bottled or alcoholic beverages
restaurant meals in Iquitos
tips and honoraria
personal items
Because of our philosophical commitment to your personal goals and benefits,
our program design and limited group size will afford you
ample personal attention.

Workshop group size is normally limited to twelve participants per session. Enrollment for each scheduled retreat is open until filled and you do not have to be part of a group to enroll.
Typical monthly group size is 4-6 participants. There is no minimum enrollment. We always conduct our scheduled workshops regardless of the number of people registered.

SpiritQuest officially commences at noon on the starting date and ends with breakfast and transportation to Iquitos or the airport on the closing date. The registration cost includes seven days/seven nights lodging and accommodations at Amazon SpiritQuest Retreat. We cannot discount or refund for late arrivals or early departures.

We will greet you on arrival at the Iquitos airport and return you there regardless of your arrival or departure times. Please provide us with your travel itinerary as soon as it is confirmed.
Please plan to arrive in Iquitos on the early morning Lan Peru flight from Lima to Iquitos on the starting date. This will insure that we can greet you at the airport and facilitate transfer to our riverside rainforest retreat. At the end of the retreat you will enjoy additional time in the Amazon or in Iquitos much more with the added insight and perspectives resulting from your SpiritQuest experience.

SpiritQuest Extension Options

You'll want to consider our second week extension option, Exploring Ancient Shamanic Knowledge Huachuma Serpent Mesa Initiations, to delve deeper into the practices and knowledge of South American sacred plant shamanism.
The agenda includes three stunning and transformative Serpent Mesa works with the maestro fo the Chavin Mesa don Otorongo Blanco presiding.
Diverse aspects of core shamanism in principle and practice will be addressed, with special focus on shamanic teacher-healer plants of antiquity.

SpiritQuest workshop retreats are designed for the mature, sincere, and respectful seeker of cultural knowledge, spiritual enlightenment, and personal healing.
The powerful holistic processes undertaken require serious advance preparation for fullest benefit.
Some aspects of these processes may be temporarily physically and emotionally difficult. We have extensive experience in the administration of these experiences and will nurture your passage through it with sensitivity and competence.
We will assist in all aspects of your journey preparations and provide all the follow-up guidance and counseling you desire.
We hold in great esteem the native shamanic healers of the Peruvian Amazon, their rich and varied cultures, and their profoundly-rooted spiritual beliefs.
We believe they have much to teach us if we'll listen. We therefore require the same respectful attitude from our fellow travelers.
For the benefit of all, applicants are screened to determine personal goals and fitness for this experience. We reserve the right to respectfully decline any application without prejudice.
Notarized waiver of liability and acceptance of risk and all written terms is a requirement of registration.
Workshop activities and programs are conducted in accordance with the laws and statutes of the jurisdictions in which they occur.

Click the candle for comments from some of our distinguished SpiritQuest alumni...

alumni e-mail references are available upon request

Press El Otorongo to send e-mail requesting application materials. You can contact Otorongo Blanco by telephone in Perú at (011-51-65) 600-178 or 600-179. Your questions or comments are welcome...

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