14-Day Shamanic Training + Plant Medicine Retreat | Ecuador
14-Day Ayahuasca, San Pedro + Wilka Retreat
May 1-14, 2026 | Malacatos, Ecuador
Step into an immersive two-week journey designed for those ready to walk the sacred path of shamanic healing.
In the lush Andes of southern Ecuador, you’ll learn to connect with your inner healer and work with ancient plant medicines and learn healing rituals passed down through generations.
This intimate retreat (maximum 4 participants) is a full initiation — blending ceremony, hands-on learning, and deep personal transformation.
You’ll train directly with experienced healers, gaining practical and spiritual tools to support both your own awakening and the healing of others.
Facilitators:
This retreat is led by Katie and Taita Miguel.
Early bird pricing is until February 1.
Fill out an application!
What's Included:
Participants will experience seven master plant ceremonies held with love and respect in a traditional Andean setting. Each ceremony will have a different theme:
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3 Ayahuasca Ceremonies
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2 San Pedro Ceremonies
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1 Wilka Ceremony
- 1 Tobacco Ceremony
Special ceremony:
- 2-Day Fire Vigil Silent Ceremony: Take care of Grandfather Fire for 24/hrs for 1 night and 2 full days in silence, with only water to drink. This will help you connect with this sacred element of ceremony and life.
Join for daily workshops about shamanic healing practices:
- Limpias: Learn about limpias (energy cleansings) and how to give them
- Plant baths: Learn about plant baths and spiritually cleansing herbs
- Icaros: Learn about the power of song with icaros (prayer-songs), sacred songs utilized in ceremony to move energy, call on spirits and heal
- Grandfather Fire: The first medicine - work with fire in a 2-day ceremony where you will take care of the fire in silence for 1 night + 2 days.
- Workshops about each of the Master Plants: Tobacco, San Pedro, Ayahuasca and Wilka.
- Communicating with spirits: Learn about energies, emotions and spirits. How we communicate with spirits and connect with a spirit ally of your own
- Spiritual protection
- Shamanic beliefs + practices in Ecuador
More details:
- 13 nights of private accomodations in a beautiful home in the Andes with spa on site
- Home-cooked fresh, organic, local meals
- Guided hikes to sacred mountains and rivers
- Time for rest and reflection
- 1:1 guidance
- Integration circles post-retreat + lifelong guidance
Mark
"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 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. 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."
Tammy
"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."
Madleen
"Katie & Miguel have held the best space in ceremony out of anyone I know. I’ve partaken in ceremony with a few different healers. They are so humble. They are so balanced, and you can tell that they are truly here to be in service to humanity. During ceremony could I couldn’t help but just be in awe of the both of them for how well they held the space together."
Jen
"Highly recommend!!! The facility was absolutely beautiful and Katie and Miquel are amazing healers! I've traveled all over Latin America attending retreats and this was hands down my favorite. I would definitely go back."
Abi
"Wow. Year after year I come back to work with Katie and Miguel for their sacred plant medicine retreats and ceremonies. Everytime I feel so taken care of, protected, and nurtured in their healing space. If you are considering experimenting with sacred plant medicines, feeling a deep sense of trust and guidance with your shamans, their traditions, and medicine is the foundation for the soul expanding connections and insights you will receive from a ceremony with Allpa Mama Healing. Thank you, Katie and Miguel for sharing your gifts with the world-- for holding healing space with respect, reverence, unity and unconditional Love."
Emma
"Miguel and Katie are literal angels, so welcoming, generous and compassionate. All ceremonies were profoundly healing in their own respects, at times very challenging, but very enlightening as well. I felt as though I entrusted Katie and Miguel with my life, only knowing them for a day or two and felt completely seen, safe and cared for. They were both available to talk after ceremonies, as I believe talking about the experience is very important for integration, and they were very open and understanding."
Who This Is For?
This retreat is for those who feel the call to:
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Deepen their connection with sacred plant spirits
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Facilitate healing rituals and ceremonies, and who want to connect deeper with their spiritual allies
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Awaken their intuitive and energetic gifts
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Walk the shamanic path with integrity and reverence
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Heal themselves while learning to support others
No prior experience is required — only a sincere heart and respect for the medicine.
Fill out an application!Remember- your life is sacred
Itinerary
Day 1:
Arrive late morning and settle in. Share lunch and get to know each other. We will have a workshop to begin the retreat giving an overview about shamanic beliefs and practices in Ecuador, and talk about the importance of Grandfather Tobacco. We will have an opening ceremony at night with Tobacco. This includes drinking, inhaling through the nose as water and hape, and finishing with smoking. This is a powerful, healing ceremony to open the chakras, purge and cleanse, and open our connection with the spiritual world.
Day 2:
Early morning meditation. Hike to Mandango mountain with offerings ritual. Breakfast. Snack in the afternoon. Workshop about Grandmother Ayahuasca. Ayahuasca ceremony at night, beginning around 8pm. The theme of this ceremony is Healing the Childhood.
Day 3:
Morning sharing circle and breakfast. We will go to the river today for limpia, energy cleansing, ritual. Lunch, and workshop about limpias. Learn about energy cleansings and how to give them, and practice with the group. The rest of the day we can enjoy the spa and rest and reflect. Dinner in the evening.
Day 4:
Morning meditation, guided movement, and breakfast. We can go for a small walk after breakfast if people would like. Plant bath ritual in the afternoon and workshop about plant baths. Learn about spiritual cleansing herbs. Ayahuasca ceremony at night beginning around 8pm. The theme of this ceremony will be Healing the Adolescence.
Day 5:
Morning sharing circle and breakfast. We will be tired today most likely and rest at the house. Lunch. Today we will have a workshop about energies, spirits, and spiritual protection. Enjoy the spa, journaling, making art. We will have dinner and a guided meditation session in the evening.
Day 6:
Morning meditation and breakfast. We will have a workshop today about Grandfather San Pedro. We can go for a trip to a beautiful spot nearby with waterfalls and a small area to hike. Lunch. San Pedro at night, beginning around 10pm and finishing the next morning with the sunrise. The theme for this ceremony will be to Connect with a Friendly Spirit.
Day 7:
We will finish the ceremony early morning with the sunrise, around 6am. We will share fruits, and a sharing circle. Breakfast, and resting and reflecting all day today. Enjoy the spa, and all meals today. We will have a workshop about icaros: sacred prayer-songs.
Day 8:
Meditation and breakfast in the morning. We can go for a hike in a nearby Wilka forest and in the afternoon have a workshop about Mama Wilka medicine. We will have a Wilka ceremony in the afternoon, around 3pm. The theme for this ceremony is Power. Dinner in the evening and sharing circle.
Day 9:
Today we will begin the Fire ceremony starting at sunrise. You will be in silence all day, taking care of Grandfather Fire connecting with the spirit of this sacred element. You will only have water. By fasting, you are making a sacrifice to the spirits, and it allows you to be in closer communication with the spiritual world and receive messages from the fire. You will sleep outside by the fire, taking care of the fire at all times, making sure it doesn't go out.
Day 10:
Today again, you will be outside all day, taking care of Grandfather Fire. You will finish around sunset, and enjoy dinner at night, keeping the silence until the next day.
Day 11:
We will have an Ayahuasca ceremony in the daytime today, beginning around 8am. The theme for this ceremony is Cleansing. Afterwards we will have a sharing circle, rest, lunch and dinner. Guided meditation in the evening.
Day 12:
Morning meditation and movement, and breakfast. Today we will just rest and enjoy the spa. In the afternoon we will have lunch and later continue learning icaros. We will do an exercises to create our own song to utilize in ceremonies. Dinner in the evening.
Day 13:
We will have a San Pedro ceremony beginning in the morning around 8am and finishing in the late afternoon. The theme of this ceremony is the Vision. We will rest and have dinner in the evening.
Day 14:
Today we will have a ritual of Gratitude to close the retreat, enjoy breakfast and everyone will head out by 11am.
Your Facilitators
Katie & Miguel
Together, Katie and Miguel weave the traditions of the Andes with a heart-centered approach to healing. With years of experience guiding plant medicine ceremonies and supporting integration, they create a safe, sacred space for deep transformation. Miguel carries the wisdom and experience of working with Ayahuasca, San Pedro, and Wilka for over 28 years, while Katie brings her gifts of ritual, energy healing, and soulful guidance.
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How to sign up:
1. First, fill out an application.
2. We will have a quick call to answer your questions and make sure the energy is right for everyone and that this is a good retreat for you.
3. Then, you can choose one of the payment options below to confirm your spot!
Flexible Payment Plans Available
We want this sacred experience to be accessible. You’re welcome to pay in multiple parts.
A $500 deposit reserves your space, and the remaining balance can be divided into separate payments if you like.
Private Room - Early Bird Price
$3333 USD
Includes all healing work, meals and accomodations, excand transportation during retreat
Does not include airfare, insurance or taxi to retreat (this can be arranged for you and is about $20-$45).
Private room for 1
Early bird price until February 1, then price will be $3666 USD.