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

Ayahuasca SpiritQuest Listening to the Plants is NOT "ayahuasca tourism."  Ayahuasca ceremonies are conducted by the unparalleled Don Rober de Lamas, and extraordinary curandero and maestro banco ayahuasquero wo 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 (recommended)
medical and/or evacuation expenses
bottled or alcoholic beverages
restaurant meals in Iquitos
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.  Group size is limited to no more than 24 participants per retreat.  However our typical monthly group size is 12 to 15 participants.  There is no minimum enrollment.  

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 Aero COndor Airlines flight 276  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.  At the end of the retreat you may wish to enjoy additional time in Iquitos with the added insight and perspectives gained through your SpiritQuest experience.
 

Terms of Registration

Please 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 our informational/screening questionnaire and acceptance of terms agreement by e-mail.

Payment of your registration may be paid by money order, certified bank cashier's check, bank wire transfer, or credit card received no less than thirty-five days prior to starting date following our instructions by e-mail.  Your deposit remains valid for a period of one year after your workshop date should you be unable to attend your scheduled SpiritQuest retreat for any reason.

The enrollment deadline for each retreat is 35 days before the starting date.   Registration is possible after the enrollment deadline but cannot be guaranteed.

*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 honestly with good intentions subject to safety considerations relating to personal health, medication status, and general fitness.

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.

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

alumni e-mail references are available upon request

Touch Otorongo Blanco to request application materials. You can contact us by telephone in Perú at (011-51-65) 600-178 or 600-179.  Your questions or comments are welcome...We'd like to hear from you!

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