[Registration Closed] Journey of the Soul.
Ayahuasca Retreat with Dr. Dennis McKenna & Wayra
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[Registration Closed] Journey of the Soul.
Ayahuasca Retreat with Dr. Dennis McKenna & Wayra
July 22 - July 29
Two men who have dedicated their lives to plant medicine and its potential for humanity, come together again for the fifth year to offer a mind-opening and life-transformative ayahuasca experience. Dr. Dennis McKenna and Wayra, a highly trusted ayahuascero, lead a journey of mind and spirit to the multidimensional depths of your soul.
“No one knows what the future holds for ayahuasca/human symbiosis. Hopefully, we will learn from this wise and ancient Plant Teacher… New modalities of healing… New compassion for each other… And new love of Nature and all Life on Earth.”
– Dr. Dennis McKenna
Founder and CEO, Symbio Life Sciences PBC
July 22-29, 2017. Retreat Only.
Waitlist Only. Please email events@symbiolifesciences.com to be placed on the waiting list or reserve for our January Dates.
Eight days with Dr. Dennis McKenna & Wayra, immersing into their knowledge and experience with traditional Amazonian medicine via multimedia lectures and three ayahuasca ceremonies. Each guest is closely attended to during their personal process. Wayra and his assistant support each person’s journey through sessions of group and private integration. The retreat also includes day trips to the Maras Incan salt farm, Moray circles, and Ollantaytambo. All meals are included. A special diet is respected for the ceremonies.
Cost: $2750 Private Room. Save $200/person for Shared Room.
10% off for returning guests. $550 deposit is required at the time of registration. Full amount is to be paid by June 04th. Space is limited. Reserve asap to book your spot.
Before registering, please review The Ayahuasca Health Guide PDF.
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July 19-29, 2017. Retreat + Machu Picchu Inca Excursion.
Waitlist Only. Please email events@symbiolifesciences.com to be placed on the waiting list or reserve for our January Dates.
Before the Retreat begins on July 22, join Dr. Dennis McKenna to visit famous and powerful Incan temples and astonishing sites, including one day at Machu Picchu, Pisaq and its famous crafts market, Saksayhuaman, and one night in Cusco. Give yourself this time to go deeper into this mysterious culture, and connect to the beauty and brilliance of Andean Cosmovision with a knowledgeable local guide that will share ancestral rituals during specific outings.
Cost: $3550 Private Room. Save $325/person for Shared Room.
10% off for returning guests. $550 deposit is required at the time of registration. Full amount is to be paid by June 04th. Space is limited. Reserve asap to book your spot.
Before registering, please review The Ayahuasca Health Guide PDF.
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Already registered and paid the deposit? Please select your retreat option below to complete your payment by June 4th.
Introduction to Ayahuasca
For a brief introduction to ayahuasca and its growing global presence, we welcome you to read an excerpt by Dr. McKenna here.
Ayahuasca Health Guide
For a list of medications to avoid with ayahuasca, please refer to the attached Ayahuasca Health Guide PDF.
Medical Application Form & Interview
The highest level of respect, care and precaution is taken for the Ayahuasca Retreats. After registration, every participant is required to fill out a Medical Application Form, reviewed personally by both Dr. Dennis McKenna and Wayra. Dr. McKenna will also schedule an online (skype or zoom) interview with every registrant.
Dr. Dennis McKenna
Dennis McKenna’s research has focused on the interdisciplinary study of Amazonian ethnopharmacology and plant hallucinogens. He has conducted extensive ethnobotanical fieldwork in the Peruvian, Colombian, and Brasilian Amazon. His doctoral research (University of British Columbia, 1984) focused on the ethnopharmacology of ayahuasca and oo-koo-he, two tryptamine-based hallucinogens used by indigenous peoples in the Northwest Amazon. He is a founding board member of the Heffter Research Institute, and was a key organizer and participant in the Hoasca Project, the first biomedical investigation of ayahuasca used by the UDV, a Brazilian religious group. He is currently Assistant Professor in the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota.
Wayra
Wayra was initiated in Amazonian Shamanism 20 years ago in the High and Low Jungle of Peru. For 15 years, he has been guiding therapeutic sessions with ayahuasca in the context of Traditional Amazonian Medicine. Disciple of the maestro, teacher Solon Tello Lozano. After his preparation in the Amazon, feeling the need to create bridges between traditional and occidental knowledge, he trained in complementary therapies, as well as attended national and international congresses and courses on traditional medicine, alternative therapies and psychology.