Awakening Spirit in the Andes Retreat
with Taylor Shefer & Rachel Yellin
July 5-11, 2024
Join us on an unforgettable journey to the Sacred Valley of Peru where the ancient whispers of the mountains will guide you towards a deeper understanding of the Earth and your inner self. This is a unique retreat where you have the opportunity to connect with local Andean healers and shamans, learn about their ancient customs and traditions, have time with yourself and a beautiful community to awaken your spirit, returning alive and inspired.
LET'S ADVENTURE TOGETHER THROUGH JOY, PLAY AND NEW EXPERIENCES
The retreat is a 7-day journey to Peru from July 5 - 11, 2024, which will include:
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Visits to multiple sacred sites and ruins (including Machu Picchu), where we will explore Andean cosmology and practices;
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A Huachuma (San Pedro cactus) sacred plant medicine ceremony;
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An Andean sweat lodge ceremony;
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A Despachó (Earth offering) ceremony;
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Shamanic journeying sessions (connecting with your guides/intuition);
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Intentional workshops and practices with Rachel Yellin to weave the journey together in community, grounding and presence.
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Visit to a rural Quechua community with a traditional Pachamanka lunch and weaving lesson.
Meet your guides
Taylor found herself in Ollantaytambo, Peru over 10 years ago and instantly felt at home with a deep remembrance. The people, mountains and sacred ceremonies awakened her spirit, remembering our connection to the cosmos.
Taylor feels the Universe guided her to Peru to understand her role in the Eagle Condor prophecy, to help connect people to the ancient wisdom of the North and South. She has teamed up with local Andean teachers and mystics who want to share their wisdom with the World to help humanity and our planet.
In California Taylor is a mother of two, a doula and studying shamanic practices. After some years of being away from the Sacred Valley to tend to her family, she is excited the calling is back.
Rachel Yellin is the founder of The Feel Good Life and Yes to Birth. She is an alternative somatic therapist, coach, depth hypnosis practitioner and childbirth educator with over 20 years of experience.
Rachel has a passion and a gift for teaching people how to experience profound confidence, inner peace, joy, and vitality. When the calling to visit Peru came for Rachel, this opportunity presented itself and she’s excited to experience the magic of the Andes with you.
Sara Luz Nunez Canal is a Quechua medicine woman from Ollantaytambo, Peru. She comes from a lineage of healers through her grandmother. Sara is indigenous to the Andes and holds ancient wisdom that she wishes to share. Sara specializes in working with medicinal herbs, energy medicine and with the Apus (spirits of the mountains).
Elder Nunez is Sara's brother, another family member on the path of the shaman. Elder is a maestro of San Pedro Huachuma Plant medicine. He offers healing ceremonies with this master plant, sweat lodge ceremonies and connects to his lineage through music like the Andean flutes.
Don Hernan Collque is a Huachuma San Pedro shaman from the Pisac region. He comes from a long lineage of healers and is passionate about sharing Andean wisdom like the Despacho Ceremony or Earth offering, reconnecting us to ancient ancestral ways to pray and connect with the Earth and Cosmos.
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