Awakening Spirit in the Andes Retreat
With Taylor Shefer & Ev Marquee
September 20-28 2026
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 journey where you have the opportunity to connect with local 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.
The retreat is a 9 day journey to Peru, which will include:
-
Visits to multiple sacred sites and ruins (including Machu Picchu), where we will explore Andean cosmology and practices;
-
A Huachuma (San Pedro cactus) sacred plant medicine ceremony with Andean maestros;
-
An Andean sweat lodge ceremony;
-
A Despachó (Earth offering) ceremony;
-
2 Ayahuasca Ceremonies;
-
Shamanic journeying sessions (connecting with your guides/intuition);
-
Intentional workshops and practices to weave the journey together in community, grounding and presence.
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.
Ev Marquee is a Self-Healing Guide devoted to embodied transformation and the ascension of Pachamama.
Called to the medicine during a deep dive into her own healing, Ev was initiated by the spirit of the plant as both a student and space holder — serving as a Guardian in ceremony and supporting others through their sacred journeys with reverence, presence, and trust in the intelligence of the medicine.
Ev’s work is rooted in quantum healing, energy work, and past life regression. Through mentorship and spiritual guidance, she helps individuals reclaim their sovereignty, remember who they are, and step into their highest timelines.
Her path is also informed by the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition — a sacred Peruvian lineage she is honored to deepen into as she builds relationship with the land, its wisdom keepers, and ceremonial ways.
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 a maestro of San Pedro Cactus, 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.
Rossanita, the Warmi spirit, is the founder of Apu Healing center. Having resided in the Amazonian jungle of Peru, Rossanita dedicated herself to studying, dieting, and serving sacred plant medicine under the guidance of tribal elders. She upholds the ancestral medicine path with integrity, blending sacred traditions with modern Western practices.
Rossanita creates a nurturing environment and administers sacred medicine while supporting visitors in their healing journey. With a deeply compassionate nature, her ultimate aspiration is for all to encounter the transformative power of love and self-healing through various modalities, including sacred plants.
Justino Apaza, Maestro Q’ero
He belongs to an ancient lineage of healers from the Quico community of the Q’ero Nation, guardians of ancestral wisdom passed down through generations in the high mountains of Peru. As the eldest son of Alejandro Apaza and nephew of Mamá María, Alto Misayoc, he has walked a spiritual path for over 30 years, dedicating his life to service, healing, and the care of balance between human beings and nature.
Awakening Journeys