– Rao Caballo –
Horse Medicine Initiation
Understanding Horses begins within You
20th till 24th of Mai 2026
11th till 15th of November 2026
at the Natural Park Sierra de Grazalema in Andalusia, Spain
by Metsa Yaka
(for an intimate group of max. 4 participants)
This retreat is a Initiation into a Way of Being with Horses – beyond methods or techniques – opening a deeper form of relating to Horses and to Yourself.
If you truly want to understand Horses, there is no way around understanding yourself.
Through self-awareness, presence and inner alignment a deeper form of communication and authentic relationship becomes possible.
Horses do not respond to what you do – they respond to who you are. They reflect you inner state, your clarity and truth.
This retreat invites you into a deeper relationship with Horses – one that cannot be learned through techniques, but only experienced through awareness.
This Retreat is about:
- Deepening your perception of the Horse language
- Intuitive and energetic communication
- How Horses reflect your inner state
- Developing clarity, presence and grounded awareness
- Meeting and moving through internal blockages that affect connection
This work combines direct experience with Horses and deep inner process.
You will spend this time in close connection with Horses and other Animals, experiencing them as guides and teachers.
This space is intentionally held to allow a deeper inner process to unfold – through presence and awareness for you to meet what arises.
Shamanic Plant Medicines, such as Cacao and Rapé are supporting your process of initation – helping you to open, release and access deeper layers of perception.
This retreat gives you a deeply personal Initation into a way of being with Horses – a profound foundation for everything you want to develope with them.
You are introduced to the Wisdom of Horses through honest self-inquiry and taking responsibility for your inner state.
You don’t need to arrive as someone else, only willing to meet yourself as you are.
The path with Horses is not separate from your own path – it is a direct reflection of it.
True connection with Horses begins the moment you stop trying control and start becoming aware. This is where real conversation begins.
The retreat takes place in the beautiful environment of the Natural Park, surrounded by nature allowing you to step out of distraction and into deeper presence.
If this calls you, we look forward to welcoming you into our herd.
With love… Metsa Yaka & Family
Retreat Content
The Horses
Each Horse you will meet carries a unique presence.
They are not trained to perform, they respond authentically to your energy and teach you through their language and the medicine they hold.
Cacao Breathwork Ceremony
Cacao Ceremonies are originated all the way back to the ancient Mayan and Aztec traditions of Central and South America, where the spirit of Cacao, known as Mama Cacao, was honored and invoked in sacred ceremonies.
Her medicine was revered for opening the heart, bringing clarity, restoring inner harmony and connecting us to the wellspring of our creativity. The heart-opening essence of Cacao has the power to unlock states of pure euphoria, releasing emotions long held within. It invites us to connect with our higher Self, our inner wisdom and the loving energy flowing through our bodies, while gently calming the mind.
For centuries, Cacao has been used as a sacred tool for healing the mental, physical, and spiritual body.
Through “Conscious Connected Breathing“, we transcend the limitations of the mind, increasing the flow of oxygen to the brain and throughout the bloodstream.
This breath activates our neural pathways and releases hormones such as Anandamides, often called the “Bliss Hormones”, guiding us into a space of profound peace. From this place of connection and relaxation, stress, anxiety and repressed emotions can be released and our awareness and creativity are heightened. In the stillness, we come into a deep sense of inner peace, love and compassion, allowing our true being to emerge.
The sacred Medicines of Cacao and Breath are a powerful combination, leading us into deep layers of healing and transformation, guiding us to a place of greater clarity, authenticity and profound connection.
Rapé Ceremony
Rapé (pronounced Hapee) is a sacred plant medicine, revered for its profound healing, purifying, and centering properties. For centuries, it has been used by indigenous tribes in Brazil, such as the Huni Kuin, Yawanawa and Nukini, as a tool for spiritual awakening and deep inner transformation. The indigenous peoples often sought Rapé before going out on a hunt, as a way to connect with the spirit of the animal, seeking allowance, guidance and harmony with the natural world.
Rapé is a finely ground mixture of Mapacho tobacco, combined with ash and other medicinal plants. It is ceremonially blown into the nose through a bamboo tube known as a Tepi. This powerful medicine works on both the physical and energetic levels, cleansing the body, clearing the mind, and purifying the consciousness. It opens the heart, calms the mental chatter, and clears the pineal gland, allowing for deeper spiritual connection and clarity.
Rapé is especially effective in supporting focus and concentration, making it an invaluable ally for meditation and introspection. It is often shared before or during other Plant Medicine ceremonies and rituals creating a sacred space of focus and presence or in a more elaborate individual ceremoy.
Inner Work Sessions
I support you in your inner process with approaches that help you go deeper and fully integrate what you experience.
Elements such as breathwork, body-centered practices, emotional processing, and mindful self-inquiry flow naturally – always guided by what arises within you and wants to be seen.
This is not about doing or achieving anything, but about creating space for what needs to be felt, understood and released.
The integration work is tailored to you personally, helping to anchor your experiences in a sustainable and meaningful way in your daily life.
Retreat Schedule
What you will experience:
- Individual and group Horse Sessions
- Guided inner work and reflection
- 1 Rapé Ceremony
- 1 Cacao Ceremony
- A small group (max. 4 participants) for an intimate and profound experience
- Full accommodation in shared room (single rooms available on request at an additional cost)
- Nourishing vegan meals
Schedule:
- Wednesday: Opening Circle
- Thursday: Horse Session / Inner Work / Rapé Ceremony
- Friday: Horse Session / Inner Work / Cacao Breathwork Ceremony
- Saturday: Horse Session / Inner Work Session
- Sunday: Horse time / Closing Circle and departure (after brunch)
There will also be time for you to relax, enjoy nature or take a refreshing dip in the 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 2 pm)
You are also welcome to arrive one day prior to the retreat and/or stay one or a few days longer afterwards at our Retreat Oasis – Cinco Lunas.
Feel free to ask in advance, if you would like to book additional nights in our guesthouse.
About us
The retreat will be guided by Metsa Yaka, together with her Horses and Animal Family, as well as her Plant Medicine companions as teachers…
Metsa Yaka
Metsa Yaka holds a clear and grounded space where what lies beneath the surface can be seen and felt.
With a precise ability to perceive patterns, blockages and unspoken dynamics within both humans and animals – often before they are consciously recognized – she supports others in coming into honest contact with themselves.
Her work brings attention to what is usally avoided: unresolved emotions, protective mechanisms and deeply rooted trauma.
At the same time she recognizes the deeper potential within each being – beyond conditioning and learned identity and supports others in reconnecting with their authentic expression.
Through her work with Horses, Animals and the Plant Medicine she translates subtle processes into direct, embodied experience.
This work is not about comfort – it is about honesty, precision and real transformation – not through force, but through presence, clarity and the willingness to meet what is true.
The Venue
Ceremony Dome
Ceremony Dome Buddha
Ceremony Dome outside
Retreat Center
Main House
Dining Terrace
Pool Area
Boho Lounge
Magical Garden
Water Channels
Fountain
Little Oasis
River Resting Area
River Resting Area
River Area
River Basin
River Hike
Accommodation & board
Single Room with private Bathroom (Room 3)
Twin Room with shared Bathroom (Room 1)
Single Room with shared Bathroom (Room 2)
Apartment Living Room
Apartment Sleeping Room
Group Sleeping Room
Group Sleeping Room
Living Room Main House
Living Room Main House
Kitchen Main House
Corridor Main House
Private Bathroom Single Room
Private Bathroom Apartment
Shared Bathroom Main House
Accommodation:
We can offer different room options.
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- a group dormitory (with 4 mattresses) with shared bathroom
- a single room (with 1,50 m double bed) with own bathroom in the room
- a single room (with 1,50 m double bed) with shared bathroom
- a private apartment (with single bed) with own bathroom and private kitchen
If you feel called to stay a little longer before or after the Retreat, it is possible to book additional nights at the venue upon request.
Just let us know in advance – we’re happy to arrange it for you.
Food:
You will enjoy healthy, delicious vegan food – breakfast is in self service.
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 the retreat location. The pickup from Algodonales is included.
Please note that buses from Seville, Málaga, and Jerez are typically available only in the morning or at noon. If your flight arrives later in the day, you may need to take a taxi. Alternatively, you can arrive a day earlier in Seville (or Málaga/Jerez) and spend the 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 connection 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 to Cinco Lunas is approximately € 150. From Málaga airport approximately € 190 and from Jerez airport approximately € 120. If several participants are arriving at the same airport, it’s possible to share a taxi.
Please let us know if this option interests you and we will connect participants who would like to share the ride.
Rental car:
For more flexibility, you can also rent a car at the airport. Rental car prices are usually very affordable when booked in advance.
You can find the best offers here, for example: https://www.doyouspain.com
Your Investment
from € 2.400.- all inclusive
Your place in the retreat is secured with a € 500,- deposit.
The remaining balance is due no later than 30 days before the start of the retreat.
4 Day Retreat
Group Dormitory
(with shared bathroom)
– still available –
with 4 individual mattresses and shared bathroom
6 Day Retreat
incl. accommodation in a
Single Room
(with private bathroom)
– on request –
with 1,50 m bed and own bathroom
6 Day Retreat
incl. accommodation in a
Double Room
(with private bathroom)
– on request –
with 1,50 m bed (for couples, family, friends)
6 Day Retreat
incl. accommodation in a
private Apartment
(as double room)
– on request
with own kitchen & private bathroom
6 Day Retreat
incl. accommodation in a
Single Room
(with shared bathroom)
– on request –
with 1,50 m bed and shared bathroom (example photo)
6 Day Retreat
incl. accommodation in a
private Apartment
(as single room)
– on request –
with own kitchen & private bathroom
Apply for your Place
please use the button below.
We review each application individually to ensure a coherent and supportive space for all participants.
Research Study & Membership
All our retreats and ceremonies are part of research studies aimed at exploring and evaluating the positive effects of the plants and practices used as holistic healing techniques. Our goal is to support the holistic healing of body, mind and soul through alternative practices, promoting life balance and supporting a healthy lifestyle in harmony with nature.
Please note that our retreats, ceremonies, and individual treatments are not intended to replace medical treatment. To participate in our retreats and research studies, it is necessary to become a member of our association.
We offer a free short-term membership for this purpose. You will be able to select your membership type later in the registration form.
