A PORTAL TO AWAKENING - 4-DAY - SHAMANIC HUACHUMA INTENSIVE

SpiritRivers & Bluestone teamed up to offer shamanic intensives with the visionary cactus of the Andes.

*** WE OFFER PARTICIPANTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND THIS RETREAT TO 6 DAYS WITH AN EXTRA HUACHUMA CEREMONY. ENQUIRIES VIA EMAIL.

Join us for:
An all-inclusive 4-day Huachuma Intensive
Three medicine ceremonies, one Temazcal ceremony, a series of shamanic interactive practices for preparation and integration, all meals, accommodation, airport pickup and drop-off. Led by two international shamanic facilitators, Beáta Alföldi & Frédéric Cherri, assisted by medicine retreat organiser Sharon Van Bramer.

Why Ancestral Plant Medicine; Why Us!

Deep friendship, a passion for Ancestral Medicine and a strong desire to make a difference led us, Bluestone and SpiritRivers (a new venture of Beáta Alföldi & Frédéric Cherri) to form an alliance. We advocate that personal transformation is the only way to greater consciousness and a better world, and that Ancestral Medicine is one of the most effective tools for bringing about that change.

We are in a unique position to offer you a way to deeply rewarding work with master plant medicine as we are westerners who share with you a culture, a language and a mindset, yet years of personal work with plant medicine have rendered us initiates of a kind–shamanic practitioners, intuitive’s and facilitators – who have discovered the way for the western mind to navigate and dialogue with the wonders and healing energies of Ancestral Medicine.

Most of us live in the world of the senses: we believe that only things we can see, touch and hear are ‘real’. Westerners don’t easily accept the world of Spirit as ‘real’ and we generally are resistant to it. We know all this because we’ve been there, yet there is a way; an elegant, gentle way to walk the world of the intangible with plant medicine. This is what we offer you: an approach that will grant you entrée into the world of Spirit of which you are an intimate part.

Indeed, Spirit is your essence and your origin. Come explore the world of infinite possibilities and profound permanent healing. Once you’ve worked with Master Plant medicine you will never look at yourself and the world the same again.

Our Focus:

Ancestral medicine
Ancestral medicine, also called plant medicine or teacher plant medicine, is the path of profound healing through the heart. It is the work of the heart not the mind, so ‘feeling the call’ to work with a master plant is a feeling that defies words and reason. It is a call from the depth of Spirit. For those of us crossing paths with this wonder in any way— meeting someone who has taken it, watching a documentary, reading an article—it’s because our spirits are prodding us toward a tool that right now, at this moment in our lives can work for us. That is what we personally believe.

If you feel the call, act. If you wish to heal and live through the heart, expand your consciousness and be all you can be; take the step.

This is a one-of-a-kind journey that will turn your life around: an extraordinary retreat with the ancestral medicine Huachuma led by two, deeply experienced facilitators adept in South American shamanism who share medicine around the world using a range of earth-based medicines and skilled processes to prepare you to take maximum advantage of the journey, and who send you home prepared to translate what you’ve learned into permanent change. Being able to integrate the healing is everything and Frédéric Cherri and Beáta Alföldi are masters of personalised integration techniques.

Our retreats are set in the Yucatan jungle in Mexico; far from the madding crowd, steeped in birdsong, wind and sun.
Change is inevitable, personal transformation is a choice.

Outcomes
Huachuma Medicine is a rare opportunity to bring about profound changes.

Our participants report deep and permanent change in all aspects of their lives:
Health
Relief from depression, asthma, anxiety, sleeping disorders, fibromyalgia, addictions, heart disorders, diabetes, mental impairments and much more.

Vitality
Improvements in mental functioning, ability to focus; increased drive, inspiration, intuition, creativity, joy and general lightening of spirit and self.

Trauma Resolution
Resolution of dissociative states resulting from individual or trans-generational trauma, shock, fear & loss of the sense of safety.

Life
Improved confidence and trust, relationship healing, greater communication, healing of family issues, latent skills improvements, the return of self-love and self-worth.

Emotional blocks
Healing grief from loss or broken relationships, heart opening, capacity to love, re-connection to self and nature.

Purpose
Clarity of life’s vision and purpose, ease of action, greater achievement and performance, much higher rate of synchronicities.

The how
3 steps
Proper preparation and integration carefully frame the experience and with good reasons.

Preparation
Working with ancestral medicine immerses you in a space both natural and sacred wherein you discover the essence of everything. However, to successfully navigate this space you need a kind of roadmap to avoid disappointment, frustration or confusion. Preparation prior to the ceremony is therefore a key element so that you may access the remarkable characteristics of this medicine with complete confidence, even wonder and joy.
Note: teas, juices and liquids are offered before the ceremony to start in a semi- fasting state.

Ceremony
An ancestral medicine ceremony is a powerful heart-opening journey
for seekers ready to explore their capacity to live a fulfilled life. The fundamental aspects of this event are the ceremony and the rituals that empower it and give it shape. The ceremony is organised around the South American Medicine Wheel and the seven directions of shamanic cosmogony. The ritual begins around 9:00am and closes 4:00pm with a platter of fruit and nourishing snacks, followed by a celebratory dinner a few hours later.

Integration
Integrating this experience means making it “real” and successfully a part of your everyday life as you move on. Sharing and witnessing within a group are fundamental to making sense of the messages, visions and revelations that the ceremony has offered. The processes used during this integration period are an extension of the experience, its richness and its deep and lasting benefit. Facilitators, through their presence and enhanced perception, offer the guidance necessary for a deep understanding of the experience.

Discovery & Sharing
A retreat centred around ancestral ceremony and ritual brings people together from across the globe, creating a sense of community wherein we find our uniqueness and common bond as humans … together we’ll share and discover…
Altered states of consciousness
Unadulterated nature
Extraordinary people
Delicious nutritious meals
Spiritual awakening
Shamanic fire circles
Ancestral music
A digital disconnect
Letting go of limiting beliefs
The true meaning of our humanity
The healing of old traumas
Shamanic perception
A connection to everything and everyone
An appreciation of nature on a cellular level
Talking to the stars, really
The writing of a therapeutic journal
Drum journeys
Sharing in sacred circles
Conversations from the depths
Many bear hugs and lots of other pleasant surprises…