“After working with the sacred medicine of Grandfather San Pedro, Grandmother Ayahuasca, Grandfather Tobacco and Mama Wilka for 28 years now, with my heart filled with the love of the Heart of Mother Earth, and in communication with the guardian spirits of these sacred plants, I have received the call and decided to accept the challenge of sharing knowledge and learning more every day with all those people who want to learn to work with Plants of Power, to cleanse and heal all the people who need our help.”
– Taita Miguel

What You'll Learn

This is an intensive shamanic apprenticeship offered to just 1 student at a time. Each program is guided personally by Taita Miguel and includes:

• 3 weekly ceremonies with Ayahuasca, San Pedro, and/or Wilka

• Traditional teachings, plant diets, fire ceremony

• Tobacco dieta (9-day immersion)

• Learning medicine songs, cleansing techniques, and spirit connection

• Harvesting, preparing, and cooking sacred medicines

• Holding fire vigils, giving plant baths, and learning traditional healing methods

• Travel to the jungle, sacred sites, and towns nearby

You will receive deep guidance whether your path is to become a ceremonial facilitator or to deepen your spiritual healing and walk the path of a medicine person in your own unique way.

Choose Your Path

🌿 40-Day Apprenticeship: Ayahuasca OR San Pedro Path

Deep dive into working with Grandmother Ayahuasca or Grandfather San Pedro (Huachuma)

• 3 ceremonies/week with medicine

• Classes Monday–Friday

• Assist in ceremonies and learn to:

  • Give limpias and plant baths

  • Work with spirits and instruments

  • Tend fire + 4-day fire ceremony (no food, only water)

  • Complete 9-day tobacco dieta (drink, inhale, hape, smoke)

  • Create your own songs and learn traditional icaros

  • Harvest/cook Ayahuasca + San Pedro

  • Lead fire ceremonies + practice healings with locals

🌈 60-Day Apprenticeship: Ayahuasca + San Pedro Path

Everything from the 40-day plus:

• More practice time and expanded learning

• Learn to work with both medicines if you so desire

• Rainbow Quest (Vision Quest):
  4-day solo fast with no food or water, surrounded by prayer ties, under the Tree of Life — a sacred vision-seeking ceremony

🌌 16-Day Wilka Training

Learn to work with Mama Wilka in a focused 2-week training

• Two Wilka ceremonies daily (morning + evening), 5 days a week

• Four-day Vision Quest or Fire Ceremony at end

• 9-day tobacco dieta

• Learn to:

  • Lead Wilka ceremonies

  • Perform limpias and plant healings

  • Work with sacred instruments and icaros

  • Hold space with presence and strength

📆 What's Included

• All ceremonies and teachings

• Private house with hot water, wifi, kitchen, living room + bedroom

• Food - you will prepare your own meals, though (option to hire cook)

• Access to pool and laundry on site

• Free time as you like: hike to sacred sites, rivers, visit Vilcabamba, other towns

• Support before, during, and after your apprenticeship

❗ What’s Not Included

• Travel to/from Ecuador

• Taxis or transport to jungle excursions or off-site ceremonies

Who Is This For?

• Aspiring medicine people or ceremonial space holders

• Healers, seekers, therapists, or lightworkers deepening their path

• Those committed to a life of sacred service, self-healing, and walking with Spirit

“Even if you don’t plan to hold ceremonies, this apprenticeship will help you walk as a warrior of the light. It is a life-changing initiation.”

How to apply:

1. Contact us + we will be in touch to set up an interview

2. If accepted, make a deposit to reserve your training spot! Payment plans are flexible.

Testimonials:

"I went to ecuador for the whole of June and July with miguel . For 8 weeks shamanic training . From the first day I arrived I knew I had made the right choice . Miguel is an amazing powerful shaman and the structure of the training he has put together is absolutely brilliant . I started with a 9 day novenario with tobacco. Drinking it in the morning with water then sniffing it with water in the afternoon and then sniffing rapeh at night . You finish the novarnario by smoking the tobacco and this is to build a relationship with the plant . Aswell as deep cleansing . I done roughly 3-4 ceremonys per week working with Ayahuasca, san pedro and wilka . Miguel taught me how to sing icaros . The meaning behind the icaros and why and when we sing them. He taught me how to perform limpias (a spiritual and energetic deep cleanse). I am now performing these weekly on clients at home. Because the training is 1 to 1 you learn so much more than In a group setting. I had my own house so had my own space when not doing ceremonys . Miguel took me all around ecuador up deep into the mountains for ceremonys aswell as to the jungle . It was a life changing experience and I couldn't recommend him anymore. The price he charges compared to anywhere else is massively cheaper for what you get aswell you won't find better training. Miguel is now a lifelong friend and we speak daily and he still helps me with advice etc. One of the best things I've ever done. If anyone would like to see the kind of work i was doing with miguel I documented it all on tik tok markbirtles1989 so feel free to have a look . Or if anyone wants to speak to me personally about the experience add my page on Facebook. 5th dimension shamanic healing. Because of my training with miguel I am now helping others and I couldn't have done it without him . The level of training I undertook with miguel gave me the confidence to start up my own shamanic business when I got home."

- Mark, 2024

"This opportunity changed my life, the maestro was very detailed about everything he taught me. He's a very good shaman and I'm forever grateful the things he showed and taught me! I trained with him for 2.5 months and came back to the states a wiser person. He is very detailed about the history, the intensions, and work we did together. Gracias Maestro....Rona Nina!"

-Mhanu, 2024

"I am a Shamanic Practitioner and have been training with Taita Miguel for about a year. I really began to delve deeper into my practice by taking his Limpias ‘Energetic Cleansings’ and Intro to Shamanism courses. These 2 foundational courses provided the knowledge and skills to safely expand my healing practices.
Following the courses I have worked with Taita Miguel 1:1 to grow within my practice.
Taita Miguel has a deep respect for all spirits and I’ve appreciated the tools he’s provided me to create sacred, safe spaces and to protect both myself and clients.
Recently I traveled for a Vision Quest for 4 Days + 4 Nights to Malacatos, Ecuador. This sacred time was spent under a very wise, old and powerful Mango tree in a safe location - while abstaining from food and water. I was prepared and protected during this sacred journey.
I have a lot of gratitude that I’ve been able to work with someone who has deep respect and love for spirit and for sacred traditions and plants - and has worked with them for nearly 30 years.
I highly recommend him. By working with Taita Miguel, you will work with someone with integrity and respect for spirit and he’ll provide you with what you need to grow."

-Tammy, 2025