SpiritQuest Terms of Participation

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

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

expertly facilitated by Choque Chinchay Journeys since 1995
"the most ethical, experienced and knowledgeable transcultural shamanic guidance available today"

licensed in Perú

Terms of Participation
Ayahuasca SpiritQuest Listening to the Plants
Program Summary and Exclusions

comfortable screened double-occupancy lodging (single avail.)	local transportation, land and water
all meals at the Sanctuary	tuition, fees, and materials
Spanish-English translation	experienced. and sensitive transcultural facilitation
facilitation and guidance by trained ethno/entheobiologist	personal healing work according to need
three or more Ayahuasca cleansing and healing ceremonies	personal diagnoses and consultations with the curanderos
cleansing and stimulating flower baths and medicinal steam baths	facilitated group sharing and :"talking stick" conversations
social and trading visits with indigenous Bora, Yahua, and Huitoto people	river, rainforest, and transcultural explorations
medicinal plants carefully-selected for highest quality and potency	participation in the preparation of the Ayahuasca medicine

Ayahuasca SpiritQuest Listening to the Plants shamanic retreats
are NOT "ayahuasca tourism." SpiritQuest Ayahuasca ceremonies are conducted by Don Rober de Lamas, an extraordinary maestro banco ayahuasquero who works in purely positive modalities and maintains a strong healing practice in his resident community and among indigenous groups along the Rio Momón outside Iquitos. He is a truly dedicated Amazonian shamanic healer of the highest caliber. There is none better.
Don Rober is an extraordinarily gifted natural healer characterized by lifelong dedication to the oldjungle healing arts. His deep traditional plant medicine knowledge,honed from over 42 years of shamanic healing practice, is guided by he healing spirits of the Earth, Waters and Heavens. Don Rober radiates positive healing energy and pure uncomplicated wisdom. He is a kind, gentle, loving human being with a great sense of humor who has learned his art well.
Don Rober is humble in his power, always passing the credit and gratitude for healing to Spirit and the many spirits who work with him as 'doctores espirituales'.

Not included
airfare
airport taxes
travelers' insurance (optional)
medical/evacuation expenses
bottled beverages
tips and honoraria
personal items
Because of our overriding commitment to your personal goals and intentions,,
we limit group size to no more than 24 participants in each retreat
to assure you receive all the personal attention you desire.

Registration Cost
If you've come this far and would like to join us in an Ayahuasca SpiritQuest shamanic healing retreat, please send us an e-mail of personal introduction with a brief statement
of why you'd like to attend our work.

We'll get back with you right away with more details including registration cost and procedure to enroll. Enrollment for each scheduled retreat is open until filled and you do not have to be part of a group to enroll.
Our typical monthly group size is 8 to 15 participants. However the SpiritQuest Sanctuary comfortably accommodates up to 26 participants for occasional larger retreats such as the Ayahuasca Odyssey shamanic consciousness celebrations.

Terms of Registration
Contact us for registration instructions and more details about us, our philosophy, and the nature of our work. We will provide all application materials including full instructions with our informational/screening questionnaire and acceptance of terms agreement by e-mail.
The enrollment deadline for the Ayahuasca SpiritQuest and Ayahuasca Odyssey retreats is 30 days before the starting date. Registration is possible after the enrollment deadline if space is available and there are no health or medication-related safety concerns.
*Applicants are carefully screened for health and medication/drug issues, personal intention, and compatibility with our program. We do not accept everyone who applies. However our work is open to anyone who presents themselves sincerely, honestly and with good intentions subject to safety considerations relating to personal health, medication status, and general fitness.

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 lodging and accommodations at Amazon SpiritQuest Shamanic Sanctuary Ceremonial Retreat Center, all meals, activities, shamanic counseling, personal healing and counseling, ceremonies and medicines. We conduct our work on an organized basis with a daily agenda. There is no discount or refund for late arrivals or early departures.

We will greet you on arrival at the Iquitos airport with ground transportation to our boats and on to the Sanctuary.
Please plan to arrive in Iquitos on the starting date via Star PeruAirlines flight 3217 from Lima to Iquitos. This will insure that we can greet you at the airport and facilitate transfer to the Sanctuary. If you are enrolled for our work, we ask that you not arrive in Iquitos before the starting date. This will assure your proper attitude and mind set to enter our work.

SpiritQuest Extension Opportunities
You'll want to consider our second week extension option, Ancient Shamanic Knowledge Huachuma Serpent Mesa Works, to delve deeper into the practices and knowledge of South American and Mesoamerican shamanism and sacred plants.
The agenda includes three stunning and transformative Huachuma Serpent Mesa works with the Grand Maestro Huachumán and the extraordinary maestro of the classical Chavín mesa Don Howard Lawler.
Diverse aspects of core shamanism in principle and practice will be addressed, with focus on classical shamanic teacher-healer plants of antiquity.

Special Events

SpiritQuest workshop retreats are designed for the mature, sincere, and respectful seeker of cultural knowledge, spiritual enlightenment, and personal healing.
The powerful holistic processes we facilitate 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 with sensitivity, competence, and compassion.
We will assist in all aspects of your journey preparations and provide follow-up guidance and counseling according to your needs.
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.
Our work is not a tourist experience nor is it a recreational pursuit. Please come seriously focused with positive intentions, or not at all.
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 of participation 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.

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You can also contact us by telephone in Perú
at (011-51-65) 600-179 or 22-3595.
Your questions or comments are welcome...We'd like to hear from you!

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