Comments on: Ayahuasca Information and Retreats

By: Fernando & Kuitzi

Fernando & Kuitzi — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:43:23 +0000

Hola… un saludo y decirte que está muy bonita tu web. Blessings for you and the family.

By: Gina

Gina — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:27:40 +0000

Hi, I invite you to take a look at our website. I am studying with Elisa Vargas Fernandez, an amazing healer who lives in the community of San Francisco de Yarinacocha, Peru. We offer group workshops for those interested in learning more about plant medicine and ayahuasca in the Peruvian Amazon. You can view a YouTube link here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMexZqK51YI&playnext=1&list=PL5C103F54D12F8100

Blessings!

Gina

By: Ale

Ale — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:49:54 +0000

Hi! I was in iquitos 2 months ago and I took the medicine with two shamans I can reccomend you in Iquitos. It’s my 3rd time there! First time I stayed 6 months, then 1 month and now 2 and half, I’m psychologist and I’m trying to learn the medicine becuase is really incredible the power of healing it has…both from psychologic and physical point of view.
The first shaman is a woman, her name is Otilia, she’s quite known in iquitos, I meet her 2 years ago in my first time in iquitos.
The other is a man called Luis. They’re different but both interesting in their work…she lives in the city but has a land at 50 kms from iquitos in a beautiful place in the middle of the jungle, Luis lives in a community in the jungle with his family, just at the opposite side of iquitos…if you want more information send me an email and I give you the contacts ok? They’re not expensive like the “turistic shamans”…and I think they’re more deep and wise…have a nice trip!!!

mail: ale_dei (at) yahoo.it

Alessandro

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:36:44 +0000

Hi there, great work with the site – congratulations!
We appear to share some paralells and common objectives, as I’m also developing a Healing and Consciousness library Perhaps we could collaborate somehow? Do get in touch

Our organisation – Know Thyself – is a non-profit organisation providing Shamanic healing retreats/expeditions here in Bahia, Brazil, where we’re doing some very helpful work for a small community, and if you read our testimonials you will see that we’re very much appreciated by our visitors. I’d appreciate it if you’d be kind to add us to your ayahuasca retreat links

Hope to hear from you!
Abracos
Paul&Suzana

By: Roxana

Roxana — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:42:11 +0000

I just returned from The Temple of the Way of the Light. Prior to the Temple, I had taken Ayahuasca thrice in BlueMorpho. The Temple was much greater experience and their medicine was as strong as the one in BM. They started us with smaller doses as a way of introducing us to the medicine. My first experience with the medicine in BM was terrifying and took me three trips back to overcome the fear of drinking it again. There was no spirit of fear or inflated egos in the Temple and my visionary journey was just as strong. The ceremonies were conducted with utmost respect to the spirits without idle chatters, sermons, or freaked out guests running around out of control. The Temple is a non-profit organization and employs many local people. The price is reasonable and it is easy to witness the flow of the money to Shipibo community. This whole discussion of “strong medicine” sounds a bit ego-oriented. I highly recommend the Temple and its 7 shamans where they sing to you all night long and take turns to heal you throughout the ceremony. The Temple is a magical place of love and healing. It softens rather than strengthens the ego. Thank you for reading my comment.

By: Andy M

Andy M — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:44:15 +0000

Hi Deryk

If you haven’t already visited then I would highly recommend staying at The Temple of the Way of Light just outside Iquitos. http://www.templeofthewayoflight.org

They are the only retreat centre that I’m aware of that work with female curanderas and I can say from my own personal experience there that these women are simply incredible and without doubt the greatest healers I’ve met. They also have some amazing facilitators there right now in Tracy and Lucine. Please consider adding this link to your list.

Andy

By: reji larco

reji larco — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:38:00 +0000

i am in facebook
reji larco

bilingual psychotherapist
may do a retreat
do email me
thank you

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 24 May 2010 01:35:34 +0000

Hi,

Great resources here, thank you all! I do have a question, if anyone knows any place that also includes a trip to Machu Picchu, I’d love to hear about it, as I’d love to get a chance to see that as well if I’m down there.
please email me at someone707 at gmail dotcom

By: Mishki Taki

Mishki Taki — Fri, 21 May 2010 04:14:56 +0000

Hi Deryk,

I really like what you are doing with this site. A lot of the things you mentioned in your “Things I have learned in my life so far” post I find I am learning as well.

I am working with my friend Lucho Romero on a site for his work as a curandero in Pucallpa. As part of his site I have built a resource list with links to everything from ayahuasca education to retreats:
Ayahuasca Resources.

If you get a chance watch “Metamorphosis”, the documentary made at Blue Morpho by Keith Aronowitz. It follows a group as they work with ayahuasca and Don Alberto Torres Davila and Hamilton. It was tough going in some of the ceremonies but smiles all around at the end.

Take care, Michael

By: admin

admin — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 14:50:55 +0000

I have also heard only good things about Souther and Blue Morpho, however I’ve never been there myself. The only complaint I’ve ever heard was about the price – but often you get what you pay for. Thanks for the comments.

By: John Patton

John Patton — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 03:40:55 +0000

I also worked with ayahuasca at Blue Morpho on about 35-40 tours over the past four years and while I haven’t worked with Ayahuasca anywhere else – I have spoken with many guests who have and have found their opinions to be overwhelmingly in favor of BM’s practice of ayahuasca shamanism and the overall experience with the center just outside of Iquitos.

I couldn’t agree with them more and the fact that each tour held at Blue Morpho averages about 40% return guests, like the person above, is a strong testament to the quality of the work being done there.

It would be of great service to those interested in the practice of ayahuasca and universal spirituality to include Blue Morpho on your website.

By: Infinite self

Infinite self — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:10:18 +0000

I find this website very informative and helpful, thankyou.
I have just finished my fifth tour at Blue Morpho in Iquitos and out of the 7 different Ayahuasca tour centers I have tried in Sth America they definately have the best, strongest medicine in the a very safe and comfortable environment. They cost more but worth every dollar.
I highly recommend them and suggest you put them on your retreats list.

By: alan shoemaker

alan shoemaker — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:37:00 +0000

Thanks for the kind words… I work most of the year preparing for the annual International Amazonian Shamanism Conference. This July will be the 6th, held here in Iquitos every year. If I can help you with your logistics, shamanic retreat, etc. please don’t hesitate to ask. As well, I also have a travel agency here so you’re always better off just booking your international roundtrip to Lima instead of Iquitos. Just give me the details on your international flights and I can book your Lima to Iquitos roundtrip.

be well and do good,
alan shoemaker
Iquitos, Peru

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:27:42 +0000

My address is moonphish@sbcglobal.net
again, thanks,

Dave

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:26:16 +0000

I found your website tonight while researching awahuasca retreats. I would like to go to one for spiritual and physical healing as well as spiritual enlightenment. Finding the best one for this is my goal. If anyone can help me in making this very important decision I would be extremely appreciative. Thanks very much,

Dave