Ancestral Shamanic Medicine Retreat
Led by Taita Juanito - Dec 17 to 24 at Blue Spirit, Costa Rica
Join us for a transformational week of deep healing!
First we always give our gratitude to the Great Spirit, to Mother Nature, to the Grandfather Sun, to all the Spirits of Nature, to our Ancestors, to the tribes and guardians of these sacred plant medicines, to the lords of these plants, and to our teachers Taita Juan, Taita Luis, the Grandfathers and Grandmothers, and we give thanks to all of you whose hearts are open to heal yourselves and to bring this light to all beings around the planet!
Along with this transformative intention the week will include time for swimming in the ocean, bodywork, space for non-doing and visiting our world class longevity center. We hope you can join us to reconnect with your Nature Within so that you can live your life from a deeper place of purpose, clarity and love. This retreat will be a balance of deep inner work, rest & rejuvenation and a lot of joy!
During this retreat we uncover the medicine man and woman within. In this healing we work we know that all of us are helears and during this retreats we tap into our souls purpose and into our deepest connection with nature using the sense of our soul. In this retreat you will be learn many new spiritual practices through nature that will support you to awaken your inner healer and to come back to your life empowered and ready to be in service to all beings!
What’s included:
Two Sacred Ayahausca Ceremonies
Private Consultations with Taita Juanito
Purification Sweatlodge Ritual
Origin Sound Healing Journey’s
Daily Meditation and Yoga Classes
Personal Healing Sessions
Plant Ancient Wisdom Talks
Nature Prayers and Offerings
Women's and Men's Group Teachings
Plant Technology Regeneration Baths
Three Delicious Healthy Meals Daily at the Healing Sanctuary Blue Spirit Retreat Center
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Taita Juanito
MEDICINE-MAN, HEALER AND BOTANIST
Taita Juanito was born in the Condaugua indigenous reservation in the Putumayo department of Colombia and belongs to the Inga town.
By knowledge learn generation by generation in his family and his native town, and the studies of medicinal plants for more than 15 years, Juan Guillermo Chindoy belongs to a long lineage of botanist and healers, they are looking for heal mind, body and spirit through plants, plants that are sacred for him and his community.
Juan Guillermo invites us to share these beautiful traditions that today are healing and helping a lot of people around the world, this is a call to keep these ancestral memories which ones can reconnect with our essence or “ Our origin: God” as Juan Guillermo says.
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Peia Luzzi
SONG COLLECTOR, MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST
Peia Luzzi is an American born song collector, writer and multi-instrumentalist based in the mountains of Southern Oregon.
Like water from a deep well, she draws inspiration from her ancestral roots of Celtic and Old World European folk music. With the voice of a lark, Peia dances nimbly from Child Ballads and 17th C. Gaelic laments, to Waulking Songs, and Bulgarian mountain calls.
At the Nature Within we are beyond thrilled having Peia join us on our upcoming retreats. Having had the chance to sit in ceremony with her it’s amazing how her voice supports the healing journey and acts as a bridge in the activation of the plants. A voice unlike one we have ever heard before she brings the song of the heart of the natural woman who have been calling us home since the beginning of time.
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Eli Rechtschaffen
SHAMANIC HEALER, RETREAT LEADER.
Since a young age Eli has been drawn to self-exploration and has felt a strong connection with the spirits of nature.
This connection led him to explore the world of Shamanism and to intensively study with indigenous people in South America. His journey has taken him to the depths of the Amazon jungle to learn about their medicinal plants and to learn a way of healing people in the truest form as our ancestors teach. The lineage that Eli follows is carried by Taita Juan from the Ingano tribe of Colombia.
Each year Eli leads healing retreats in Costa Rica with people from all around the world. Eli lives year-round in Costa Rica and there he has his own shamanic healing practice and leads medicine ceremonies. His life intention is to bring these sacred healing tools to all beings whose hearts are open and to support the collective awakening of all human beings.
Where will our retreat will take place
In the beautiful Costa Rica
Costa Rica is at the forefront of environmental stewardship in Central America. It is committed to a major initiative to decrease its ecological footprint and become a leader in the “green” movement, as the effects of global warming are becoming more pronounced and the environmental status around the world is worsening daily. The government has placed global warming at the top of its national agenda and has already implemented an extremely successful forestation plan. Costa Rica has initiated a program to become by 2021, the first carbon neutral developing country on Earth – and has already made significant progress in lowering its overall CO2 emissions.
At Blue Spirit Retreat Center
It provides an extraordinary setting to all who are dedicated to spiritual transformation, personal development, and environmental sustainability. Perched on a hilltop that overlooks the Pacific Ocean and a three-mile long white sand beach that is protected as a turtle refuge – Blue Spirit offers an extraordinarily beautiful and natural setting on one of Costa Rica’s renowned beaches, supporting your retreats, workshops, and trainings to be a deeply nurturing and unforgettable experience.
Your stay at Blue Spirit offers you a comfortable and elegant accommodation of your choice, delicious gourmet vegetarian cuisine, a salt-water infinity pool, koi pond, café, gift shop, spa and longevity services, outdoor excursions, and complimentary wireless service.
Your safety is our priority.
Please make sure you read our Safety Guidelines prior to booking.
For our sisters joining…
Please take note that, in this tradition, women who are pregnant or on their menstrual cycle do not participate in the ceremonies. If you have your cycle during the day of the first ceremony, we will organize another ritual for you. If you have any questions or would like more information about this, please send us an email: retreats@thenaturewithinus.com
Pricing and Accommodation
Here you will find a variety of different room options that accommodate single and shared occupancy. Please keep in mind the prices in display are the room prices.
An additional program fee of $1,100 per person will be added to the rates below.
Platform tent
$1,020.00 single person occupancy
No double occupancy available
Eco Cottage
from $1,425.00
Hermitage Single
from $1,685.00
Nature Suite with A/C
from $2,205.00
Mountain View
from $2,360.00
Pacifico Cottage
from $2,360.00
Ocean View
from $2,475.00
Ocean Superior View
from $2,940.00
Cancellation and Refund Policy
The Nature Within reserves the right to cancel a program at any time. If The Nature Within cancels a program, you will receive a full refund. A refund, minus a processing fee ($200 plus 3% of the cost of your room), will be offered for cancellations made on or before the close of business, 45 days before each program. No refund or credit will be offered for cancellations made with less than 45 days notice; if you do not show up; or if you leave a program early.'
We highly recommend that you purchase travel insurance, which insures you against unforeseen sickness, injury, job loss, inclement weather, and more.
Our Medicine Family
It takes a family to bring life back into love. With our collective prayers, connections and meditation we can plant seeds for the future that are worth reaping. We thank you and hope to sit with you soon.
May all beings be happy and free.
