Integrative Plant Medicine Retreat Andalusia
5 Day Retreat /// 13. November – 17. November 2024
Sierra de Grazalema – Andalusia, Spain
by Sanken Tsoma & Metsa Yaka
– Intimate Group with max. 5 Participants –
We are very happy to invite you to our next Integrative Plant Medicine Retreat at our Retreat Oasis in the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park in Andalusia, Spain.
During these 5 days we will hold three Plant Medicine Ceremonies in Shipibo Tradition and one Cacao Breathwork Ceremoy.
We will share and go together into different process and integration work practices, with that you‘ll get the chance to dive even deeper in your own journey. These tools enable you aswell to discover new ways to keep working on your processes independently and in daily life.
We are very happy to share our work guided by powerful plant spirits at our beautiful place of transformation.
We are looking forward to welcome you… Metsa Yaka & Sanken Tsoma
Our Work & Program
* painted by Geenss Archenti FloresPlant Medicine Ceremony
In these Plant Ceremonies you are connecting with powerful Spirits of the sacred healing plants from the Peruvian Amazon.
By drinking the sacred and powerful Medicine you enter the worlds of the Master Plants, which enable you to work on a higher level of consciousness and experience deep healing, purification and transformation on a physical, psychological, emotional, energetical and spiritual level.
This potent Medicine can heal traumata, transform old patterns and removes blockages from – not only this lifetime – in a profound way.
The Plant Spirits are opening you up to your inner truth, connecting you to your higher self, a deeper understanding and the blessings of life.
Through the integration of the experienced, the teachings and the wisdom of the Plants, this can be the starting point to change your life and live it in full potential.
It is also possible to take part in the ceremonies without drinking the medicine.
Cacao & Breathwork Ceremony
Cacao Ceremonies are originated all the way back to Mayan and Aztec traditions in Central and South America. The spirit of Cacao – also called Mama Cacao – was worked with in spiritual ceremonies to open up the heart, to bring clarity, inner harmony and to connect to ones creativity. The heart opening Medicine can unlock euphoric states, release emotions and enabels you to connect to our Higher Self, our wisdom within, the loving energy in our body and will also calm the mind. Cacao has been used for centuries to heal the mental, physical and spiritual body.
Through Conscious Connected Breathing, we can overcome the barriers of the mind and increase the oxygen supply in the brain and in the entire bloodstream. The neuralogical network is stimulated and hormones are released, among others, Anandamides – also known as the “Bliss Hormone”. From a state of connection, emotions, stress and anxiety can be released, our own awareness and creativity are increased and we come into a feeling of inner peace, love and compassion. Our deeper truth can be revealed.
The Medicine of Cacao and the Medicine of our own Breath is an incredibly powerful combination, allowing us to delve deeply into our process.
“Our breathing is the direct connection to pure consciousness.”
* painted by Geenss Archenti Flores
Rapé & Sananga Sharings
Rapé (pronounced Hapee) is a sacred and powerful plant medicine with deep healing, purifying and centering qualities which has been used for centuries by Brazilian indigenous tribes such as the Huni Kuin, Yawanawa and Nukini.
The Rapé is a powdered mixture made from finely ground Mapacho tobacco and ingredients or ash from various medicinal plants and it´s blown into the nose through a bamboo tube (Tepi). It cleans physically & energetically, it heals, opens the heart, centers the mind, clears the consciousness and cleans the pineal gland. Rapé is very good to focus and to maintain better concentration during meditation.
Process and Integration Work
The Integration is the most important element to embody and manifest what you have experienced in your daily life.
Integration happens when experiences you made on an energetical, emotional and physical level, are brought into consciousness.
We will compliment your process with different tools and exercises to enable you to accomplish your process with self empowerment. Breathwork, Trauma Work, Body Work, Shadow Work, Emotional Release, Inner Child Work, Inquiry Work are a few elements which we incorporate intuitively.
Content & Schedule
The 5 day retreat is an combination of
- 3 traditional Plant Medicine Ceremonies according to the Shipibo-Conibo tradition
- 1 Cacao Breathwork Ceremony
- Rapé sharings for cleansing, aligning and centering awareness
- Process & Integration Work (including elements from trauma healing, body work, shadow work, inner child work, …)
The complete 5 day retreat is spread over three nights of ceremony and one day of integration and process work, making it a self-contained cycle. This retreat structure ensures the most effective work possible and one can delve deeper into personal processes in order to intensify the healing and development process and at the same time a strong and sustained group process can be developed and maintained. Based on many years of experience, this structure has proven to be the best, as it brings the greatest possible benefit to everyone involved.
Schedule:
- Wednesday – arrival day / 1st Plant Medicine Ceremony in Shipibo tradition
- Thursday – 2nd Plant Medicine Ceremony in Shipibo tradition
- Friday – Process and Integration Work / Cacao Breathwork Ceremony
- Saturday – Process and Integration Work / 3rd Plant Medicine Ceremony in Shipibo tradition
- Sunday – Closing Sharing and departure (after brunch)
The Ceremonies will be held in the evening or in the night. During the day we will do the process and integration work. Of course you will find time for yourself as well to relax, enjoy nature or to have a dip in the fresh river.
Arival & Departure time:
- arrival is on Wednesday from 4 pm on until latest 7 pm
- departure is on Sunday after the sharing and brunch (approximately around 3 pm)
You are also welcome to stay one or a few days longer after the retreat at the retreat venue. Feel free to ask in advance if you would like to book additional nights in our Guesthouse.
About us
The retreat is led by Metsa Yaka & Sanken Tsoma. Our organizer Sabina will take care of everything organizational in advance and on site, as well as our well-being during the retreat.
Metsa Yaka
With a strong intuition, Metsa Yaka is holding a space of presence, clarity, love & allowance. She supports people to become present, to reconnect to themselves and their intuiton. As a translator for the Horse, Animal and Plant World she has a deeper understanding for our teachings we receive and the holistic picture.
Sanken Tsoma
Sanken Tsoma has been working intensively with sacred plant medicines in a shamanic approach for 11 years. While studying energy work and various master plants in Master Plant Dietas, he was initiated into this type of work by maestros of the Shipibo and Inca traditions. His focus is on inner healing, personal and spiritual growth, expansion, and inner and outer transformation.
The Venue
Retreat Center
Retreat Center
Dining Terrace
Pool Area
Boho Lounge
Ecstatic Dance Floor
Magical Garden
Magical Garden
Water Channels
Water Channels
River Resting Area
River Resting Area
Little Oasis
River Basin
River Hike
Waterfall at the Bocaleones River
Canyon "La Garganta Verde"
Sunset
Accommodation & board
Double Room with private Bathroom (Room 3)
Single or Twin Room with shared Bath (Room 2)
Twin Room with shared Bathroom (Room 1)
Living Room Main House
Kitchen Main House
Bathroom Main House
Accommodation:
We can offer different room options.
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- one double room for couples, family, friends (with 1,40 m double bed) with own bathroom in the room
- or this room as a single room (with 1,40 m double bed) with own bathroom in the room
- a shared twin room (with two separate beds) with shared bathroom
If you would like to stay at the venue a little longer before or after the retreat, it is possible to book additional nights upon request.
Food:
You will be nurished with delicious vegan food adapted to the preparatory diet for the Plant Medicine ceremonies.
If you have any food intilerances or a special diet, please let us know in advance.
Preparation & Packing List
Preparation Diet
It is highly recommended (partly necessary) to make a special preparation diet before, during and after the retreat, to prepare you physically and mental for the retreat. This diet includes following topics:
Please abstain two weeks before and after the retreat from:
- pork and red meat
Please abstain one week before and after the retreat from:
- salt, spices, garlic, onion and sugar
- dairy products
- citrus and sour fruits (like lemons, oranges, mandarins, pineapple, kiwi, passion fruit, sour bears)
- oil and fat (including avocados and nuts)
- pills, medications, caffeine, alcohol and drugs of any kind (waiver urgently necessary!)
- sexual activities
- violent or aggressive movies or video games
Detailed information you will receive after your registration.
Medical guidelines
First priority is the safety and health of the participants.
To ensure this you have to fill out a questionnaire with questions about your mental and physical health as well as any medication to be taken.
In some cases with particular health conditions or specific medications it is not possible to to intake the plant medicine. Medications that are not compatible with the plant medicine has to be discontinued in advance and in consultation with a doctor (the required period depends on the particular preparation).
In case you take medications we will inform you after your registration about the compatibility of your medication.
It is as well possible to participate in the retreat without taking the plant medicine. The work still will be done.
Packing list
- a blanket and a pillow or a sleeping-bag for the ceremonies
- maybe a notebook and pens if you want to write something down
- a small flashlight or headlamp (for the ceremonies)
- comfortable and warm clothing, thick socks (sometimes it can be a bit fresh in the night at this time of year)
- if you want, music instruments
Travel
Welcome to the Sierra de Grazalema
Airports:
- Seville (110 km / 1 h 20 min by car)
- Jerez de la Frontera (90 km / 1 h 10 min by car)
- Málaga (140 km / 1 h 50 min by car)
Buses:
From the city of your arrival you can take a bus to Algodonales, where we will pick you up and bring you to our retreat place. The pickup from Algodonales is included.
Note that buses from Seville, Málaga and Jerez sometimes are only available in the morning or noon. If your flight arrives later in the day it might be that you need to take a taxi. Alternatively, you could arrive in Seville (or Málaga/Jerez) a day earlier and spend one night there.
- From Seville Airport you need to take a bus or a taxi to the Seville Prado San Sebastian bus station or the bus station Plaza de Armas. From there you have a bus connection to Algodonales. (usually only one bus in the morning at 9 am)
- From Jerez de la Frontera Airport you need to take a bus or a taxi to the Jerez main bus station. And from there you have a bus connection to Algodonales.
- From Málaga airport you need to take a bus or a taxi to Málaga bus station. And from there you have to check the bus connection to Algodonales. You may first have to drive from Málaga to Ronda and from there to Algodonales.
You can check your bus conecton here: https://www.checkmybus.com or here: https://www.omio.com/
(please note bus connections are sometimes only shown 2 weeks in advance)
Taxi:
The price of a taxi from Seville airport or Jerez airport to Cinco Lunas is approximately € 120,-. From Málaga it might be a little more expensive.
If several participants arrive at the same airport, it is possible to share a taxi. Please let us know if this would be an interesting option for you, then we can connect participants who are interested in sharing a taxi ride.
Rental car:
You can also rent a car at the airport for more flexibility. The prices for rental cars are usually very affordable if you book early in advance.
You can find the best offers here, for example: https://www.doyouspain.com
Your Self Investment
Full 5 Day Retreat (Wednesday till Sunday)
incl. 4 nights accommodation and food, 3 Plant Medicine Ceremonies, 1 Cacao Breathwork Ceremony and Process & Integration work
5 Day Retreat
incl. accommodation in a
Shared Two Bed Room
– still available –
with two separate single beds and shared bathroom
5 Day Retreat
incl. accommodation in a
Double Room
(for couples & family)
– still available –
with 1,40 m double bed and own bathroom
5 Day Retreat
incl. accommodation in a
Single Room
(with shared bathroom)
– on request –
with 1,40 m bed and shared bathroom
5 Day Retreat
incl. accommodation in a
Single Room
(with private bathroom)
– already booked –
with 1,40 m bed and own bathroom
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Research Study & Membership
All our retreats and ceremonies serve as research studies in order to explore and evaluate the effect of the shared plants and practices as holistic healing techniques. Our aim is to support the holistic healing of body mind and soul with alternative practices, to promote a balance in life and to support an alternative healthy lifestyle that is in harmony with our nature.
Our retreats, ceremonies and individual treatments do not replace any medical treatment.
To participate in our retreats / research studies, it is necessary to become a member of our association.
For this we also offer a free short-term membership. You can select your membership type later in the registration form.
