Soul Purpose Women´s Retreat – Embodied Essence
Integrative Plant Medicine Journey with Horses
6 Day Women’s Retreat
16th till 21th of June 2026
Natural Park Sierra de Grazalema in Andalusia, Spain
– Intimate Group with max. 8 Participants –
This is a Journey into your Essence. Into what is already alive within you beneath conditioning, emotional noise and old identity patterns.
A space to reconnect with your inner truth, your gifts and your unique expression in life. Not as a concept or idea, but as something that becomes tangible in your body, your perception, your choices and the way you move through life.
At the core of this retreat is the reconnection with your essence – remembering what is truly yours, what wants to be expressed through you and the direction your life naturally wants to take. This is a guided ceremonial field where inner experience meets embodied integration.
Through Plant Medicine, supported by the embodied intelligence of Horses, alongside Shamanic and Somatic work, we move beyond internal confusion into clarity, alignment and grounded direction.
Many women today move through deep inner processes, insights and emotional openings, yet often struggle to translate their experience and their visions into lived reality.
There is a gap between insight and embodiment. Between knowing and living. This retreat is created to bridge that gap.
By bringing what is revealed into the body, the nervous system and lived experience.
The focus is transformation that becomes visible in how you perceive, respond and move through life with greater inner stability.
The Journey
Before arrival – From the moment you sign in, the process begins. You receive reflective questions and guidance to start your inner alignment.
Retreat immersion – A ceremonial space of deep inner work with Plant Medicine, Horses, Shamanic and Somatic Practises awaits you. You meet what is ready to be seen, felt, released and realigned.
Integration – Begins during the retreat and continues afterwards through a 1:1 integration call and a Whats App support group, helping you in bringing what has opened into your daily life.
What you will experience…
Plant Medicine Cermonies
for deep inner processing and expanded awareness
Medicine of Horses
for direct emotional reflection and self-awareness
Rapé Ceremony
for grounding and mental clarity
Cacao Ceremony
for heart opening and emotional connection
Shamanic Drumming Journeys
for deepened perception and inner guidance
Somatic & process-oriented Integration Work
for lasting and embodied change
And more…
What this journey offers you…
Emotional release and reduction of inner blockages
Greater clarity in mind, body and emotional perception
A deeper connection to body-based awareness and inner guidance
Increased inner stability and healthy boundaries
Alignment with your authentic path and inner direction
A renewed sense of self – presence, clarity and inspiration
Who this Retreat is for
This retreat is for you, if something within you is asking for more clarity, direction or expression.
If you sense that there is more to who you are and how you want to live your life, but find yourself caught in familiar patterns or losing connection in everyday life.
This journey will ask you to meet yourself honestly, to move through discomfort and to be willing not only to experience – but to change.
We hold a clear, grounded and conscious space for you – where what is no longer aligned can be seen, released and integrated and where clarity, inner connection and embodied presence can emerge.
If you feel the call, you are welcome to join us on this journey – we look forward to walking alongside you.
With love… Metsa Yaka & Selva
Our Work & Program
* painted by Geenss Archenti Flores
Plant Medicine Ceremony
In these sacred Plant Ceremonies, you are called to connect with the ancient, powerful Spirits of the healing plants from the Peruvian Amazon – revered allies of healing, transformation, growth, awakening and deep inner wisdom.
By drinking the sacred Medicine, you step beyond the veil of the ordinary, entering the realms of the Master Plants, where the doors of higher consciousness are opening. Here, profound healing, purification, and transformation unfold, across every level of your being: physical, psychological, emotional, energetic, and spiritual. This potent Medicine holds the power to heal the deepest wounds, dissolve the chains of old patterns and release blockages not only from this lifetime but from others as well. The Spirits of the Plants guide you on a journey back to your own truth, reconnecting you with your higher self and awakening a deeper understanding of life’s blessings.
As you integrate the teachings and wisdom imparted by these sacred Medicines, this experience can mark the beginning of a profound shift within you, an opening to living a life of greater authenticity, in your power and divine purpose.
It is also possible to participate in the Ceremonies without drinking the Medicine, as you will still be surrounded by the powerful healing energy of the plants.
Cacao Medicine & Breathwork
Cacao Ceremonies 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 ceremonies, creating a sacred space of focus and presence or in a more elaborate individual ceremony.
Shamanic Drumming Journey
A powerful method for self-discovery, healing, and spiritual growth.
Shamanic journeying is a time-honored practice originating from indigenous cultures around the world. For thousands of years, shamans have used rhythmic drumming to enter altered states of consciousness, allowing them to connect with the spirit world for guidance, healing, and insight. This practice is a bridge to the extraordinary, where profound wisdom and healing await.
The Journey is led by the steady beat of a drum, echoing the heartbeat of the Earth and our own heart. This rhythm guides us into a state of deep relaxation and heightened awareness, opening the door to the mystical realms.
In these magical realms, you will meet your guardian spirit, spirit animals, wise ancestors, healers and teachers offering wisdom, protection, and healing.
These encounters can provide deep insights and answers to your most profound questions.
Horse Embodiment Experience
In these Sessions you will be guide into a deeper connection with your body, your energy and your inner landscape.
Together with the Horses, you enter a shared field of awareness and resonance, where unconscious patterns, emotional dynamics and your inner state become visible through their reflection and direct interaction.
Horses offering the most honest feedback beyond the mind and supporting you in deepening self-awareness, strenghtening presence and embodying authentic expression – reconnecting you with the truth of who you are.
Process and Integration Work
Integration is the heart of transformation.
It is what allows insights and experiences to become lived reality in your daily life.
We support you in your inner process with approaches that help you deepen, process and integrate what arises during the retreat.
This may include elements such as breathwork, body-centered practices, emotional processing, and mindful self-inquiry – always guided by what is present in you.
This is not about doing or achieving anything.
It is about creating space for what wants to be felt, seen and released.
The integration work is adapted to you personally, supporting you in anchoring your experience in a grounded and sustainable way in your life.
Content & Schedule
The 6 day Retreat is an combination of:
- 3 traditional Plant Medicine Ceremonies according to the Shipibo-Conibo Tradition
- 1 Cacao Ceremony
- Rapé Ceremony
- Horse Embodiment Experience
- Transformative Shamanic Drumming Journey
- Process & Integration Work
- Guided preparation before the retreat
- 1:1 integration call after the retreat + What App support group
This immersive 6-day retreat unfolds over 5 ceremonial nights, held within a container of daily integration and process work – creating a complete and self-contained cycle of transformation.
This carefully designed structure allows participants to journey deeply into their own healing and inner development, while also nurturing a powerful and cohesive group dynamic. The rhythm of ceremony and integration creates a sacred space for insights to anchor, emotions to be processed and breakthroughs to unfold in a supported and meaningful way.
Born from many years of experience, this structure serves as a effective container for transformation – offering the greatest depth and benefit to everyone who embarks on this shared journey.
Schedule:
- Tuesday – Arrival day / Opening Circle / Rapé Ceremony
- Wednesday – Horse Embodiment / 1st Plant Medicine Ceremony
- Thursday – Process and Integration / 2nd Plant Medicine Ceremony
- Friday – Process and Integration / Horse Embodiment / Cacao Ceremony
- Saturday – Process and Integration / Shamanic Drumming Journey /3rd Plant Medicine Ceremony
- Sunday – Horse Embodiment / Closing Celebration and departure (after brunch)
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 Tuesday from 4 pm on until latest 7 pm
- departure is on Sunday after the sharing and brunch (approximately around 4 pm)
We warmly invite you to arrive a day before the retreat begins or to stay a little longer afterwards in our nurturing Retreat Oasis, surrounded by nature. This gentle arrival and spacious integration time can deepen your experience, giving your body, heart, and spirit space to land, reflect, and soften into the medicine received. If you feel called to extend your stay, just let us know in advance.
We’re happy to reserve additional nights for you in our guesthouse.
About us
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.
Selva
For over 25 years, Selva has been a guide on the path of self-awareness and personal development. As a breath and meditation trainer, transformation, life and soul coach, shamanic consultant and medicine woman, she brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her work.
She has traveled the world, learning from teachers and masters in India, Poland, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and South America. She has also studied at both traditional and alternative institutions, gaining a deep understanding of various healing modalities. Her practical experience includes facilitating group workshops, women circles, music circles, rituals and healing ceremonies, sweat lodge ceremonies, vision quest and individual sessions.
She holds a degree in cultural anthropology, where her passion for shamanic traditions began. Furthering her education, she completed postgraduate studies in Process Psychology and a shamanic school under the guidance of Arvick Baghramian and Daan Van Kampenhout.
Her approach helps individuals reconnect with lost powers and visions, awaken their inner potential, establish a deep connection with their soul and spiritual guides. She supports people on their journey of transformation, healing, and achieving personal wholeness.
Sanken Tsoma
Sanken Tsoma will hold the Rapé Ceremony on the first day of the retreat.
He has been working intensively with sacred plant medicine in a shamanic approach for 12 years. While bringing healing to his own shadow aspects and studying the art of healing work with plant medicines in various Master Plant Dietas, he was initiated by his maestros of the Shipibo tradition and the Inca tradition. His service in this lifetime is to support people on their path of inner healing, personal and spiritual growth and inner and outer transformation.
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 single room (with 1,50 m double bed) with private bathroom in the room
- a single room (with 1,50 m double bed) with shared bathroom
- a private glamping bell tent with mattress and outdoor bathroom
- a double room (with 1,50 m double bed) with private bathroom in the room
- a shared twin room (with two separate beds) with shared bathroom
- a shared group dormitory (with 4 mattresses and shared bathroom)
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 be lovingly nourished with delicious vegan meals, thoughtfully aligned with the preparatory diet for the Plant Medicine Ceremonies.
If you have any food intolerances or follow a special diet, please let us know beforehand so we can take care of your needs.
Preparation & Packing List
Preparation Diet
We highly recommend and some aspects of the dietary guidelines are essential to respect following a special preparatory diet before, during and after the retreat. This diet serves as a preparation on the physical, emotional and energetic level, helping you to enter the retreat with more clarity and openness and to integrate the inner work afterward with greater ease and depth.
The following guidelines are important to create a safe and open space for your healing process.
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
You will receive detailed diet information after completing your registration.
Medical guidelines
The safety and well-being of our participants are our top priority.
To ensure this, we kindly ask you to complete a questionnaire regarding your physical and mental health, as well as any medications you are currently taking. In some cases, due to specific health conditions or medications, it may not be possible to participate in the Plant Medicine Ceremonies by drinking the Medicine.
Any medications that are not compatible with the Plant Medicine must be discontinued in advance, under the guidance of your doctor. The required period for discontinuation depends on the specific medication.
If you are taking any medications, we will inform you after your registration about the compatibility of your medication with the Plant Medicine.
It is also possible to join the Retreat and to participate in the Ceremonies without drinking the Plant Medicine. Healing will still unfold as the Spirits work with you and by being present in the medicine field, you remain connected to its transformative energy.
Packing list
- a warm blanket and a pillow or a warm sleeping-bag for the ceremonies
- a swimsuit or bikini (if you fell comfortable you can also go naked)
- 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 (it can be a bit cold at 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 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
€ 1.800,- plus accommodation
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.
6 Day Retreat
incl. accommodation in a
Group Sleeping Room
(with shared bathroom)
– still available –
with 4 individual mattresses and shared bathroom
6 Day Retreat
incl. accommodation in a
Shared Two Bed Room
(with shared bathroom)
– still available –
with two separate single beds and shared bathroom
6 Day Retreat
incl. accommodation in a
Double room
(with private bathroom)
– still available –
with 1,50 m queen size bed (for couples, family, friends)
6 Day Retreat
incl. accommodation in a
Glamping Bell tent
(with single occupancy)
– still available –
with individual mattress and outdoor bathroom
6 Day Retreat
incl. accommodation in a
Single Room
(with shared bathroom)
– still available –
with 1,50 m queen size bed and shared bathroom
6 Day Retreat
incl. accommodation in a
Single Room
(with private bathroom)
– still available –
with 1,50 m queen size bed and private bathroom
Installment plan on request
Apply for your Place
please use the button below.
Applications are reviewed personally to ensure a safe and responsible participation for each individual and the group.
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.
