“Ayahuasca and other plant medicines, while taken within a sincere and sacred context, are among the greatest gifts humanity can receive at this moment in time.”
Maestro Sanango
“Ayahuasca is a portal to the essence of humanity, a portal where all the memories and dreams of the species can be found. This opening can bring an understanding of the higher Self and the purpose of being, not only as an individual, but as humanity as a whole. Ayahuasca is a chance to heal the soul and reach the truth that lives within each one of us.”
Our retreats are an opportunity to connect deeply with the heart and what is sacred in each one of us. With love and care, we seek to create a sacred space that facilitates this opportunity in all respects.
From staying close to nature, where we can connect with the healing energy of our Mother Earth, the wind, the birds, and the sun, to the healing food, meditations, activities, and discourse talks with Maestro Sanango, everything at the retreat is carefully chosen to create a space that opens our opportunity for introspection, healing and awakening. If you’d like to understand more about the philosophy of Sinchi Runa and Maestro Sanango, and how we work with the gift of plant medicine, then we recommend listening to recorded retreat discourses, or reading our articles.
Silence is the most important part of the retreat and in deepening the work with the master plants, but speaking is always allowed with Maestro Sanango or facilitators if in need of assistance.
A retreat is a precious opportunity in search of truth, understanding and healing; an opportunity to begin observing and knowing ourselves, our minds and our reactions. This requires a discipline of constant awareness and a search for silence. This search is manifested outwardly in refraining from all forms of contact (verbal, written, visual eye contact, and conserving our personal space) to allow the inward search for silence to unfold.
It is important to be able to detach from the usual “day-to-day” routines, habits, personal stories and external noise, in order to be able to integrate the healing and wisdom through one’s process with the plants. Disconnection with the exterior allows us to concentrate all of our energy on the healing process and gives space to observe our lives without interference from the elements that one way or another have created the circumstance we are living in. We nurture and provide the space for self-observation, introspection, and contemplation.
The opportunity of a process with master plants is to become aware of and release what causes one harm, and to understand oneself and one’s relationship to the entire movement of life and existence. This is a beautiful and challenging process of comprehension, reflection and silence that requires great willpower, dedication, honesty, sacrifice and purity of intention.
The Shamanic Diet is a cornerstone of healing and understanding with amazonian plant-medicine. It is not a dietary cleanse, such as a fast or a change in our nutritional regimen, but rather a deep and sacred process of communion with a Master Plant. Many of our retreats offer the opportunity of a diet together with Ayahuasca ceremonies.
The shamanic diet is a spiritual exercise that works through the guidance and intelligence of one or various master plants, of which Ayahuasca is one of many. It is one of the most important rituals and elements within Amazonian shamanism. The voice of these plant masters guide the heart, to find solutions to complexes and deeply rooted suffering, and emotional or physical pain. They open memories to cleanse the heart of reactions, healing deep scars to achieve healing through understanding, self-observation, and letting go.
The diet is delicate work, because it demands discipline of silence and isolation. It is for many a definitive step in life towards change, to leaving afflictions that accompany our existence, and truly open the heart to life.
Optional 3-day add-on to our 10-day retreats.
For those that have the space and wish to through a deeper preparation before entering the work with Ayahuasca, we offer a 3-day Detox & Preparation program before entering a 10-day retreat. You arrive a few days early at our center, to go through various purges, cleanses and a process of introspection and grounding in preparation for the retreat.
This program consist of a Full Kambo Initiation (3 ceremonies within a lunar cycle), Shamanic & Ayurvedic cleanses, and meditation sessions to get deeply grounded and centered in your intention before receiving Ayahuasca and other Master Plants during the 10-day retreat.
This detoxification and cleanse that includes the Kambo medicine, is a profund preparation before going into a healing process with Ayahuasca and Master plants.
“Ayahuasca is not fugitive pleasure, fortune or adventure. It’s a seed for the wiracochas. Ayahuasca is a door, not to escape, but to enter these and other natures. To tour the provinces of the night, without distance, boundless.”
What an incredible, somewhat indescribable experience the New Years Eve Retreat @ Sinchi Runa (Spain) was. The setting within itself was beautiful and extremely serene being that it was a silent retreat. The amenities were clearly described and extremely well put.
The staff are all brilliant, shining human beings. From the Maestro himself, Mr Sanango’s humour and ease of presence. To Ananda the 2nd hand man.. to Arjuna, Paul, Helge, Mikeala and Andrea… each of them brought a special energy and aura to our special retreat.
Words can’t thank you all enough for this life-changing retreat. It certainly won’t be the last time we cross paths.
My experience at Sinchi Runa was beautiful. It challenged me – as meaningful experiences that require one to turn inwards often do – and the retreat team was there throughout to hold the process with care, skill and consistency. For a week, I felt that I was transported into a timeless place where I could bring myself deeper and deeper into the practice of presence. Several weeks afterwards, I can still feel its effects, and I’m now doing the work needed to bring my insights into daily life. I hope to return to Sinchi Runa for a longer period in the years to come. Thank you to the team!
Two years ago I did my first dieta (with Ajo Sacha) and in May of last year I joined the Vedic immersion retreat at Sinchi Runa, dieting with Bobinsana. For the Vedic retreat Daru Krishna was also present to give information about each person’s astrological chart and he gave great insights about Ayurveda.
I am deeply grateful for Sanango’s wisdom, sometimes harsh when needed :), and the rest of the team for always being there if any doubts or questions arise or if you just need a hug or a cry.
The food has always been great! Nourishing and you can feel the care that has been put in to make it.
The location in Lepe is away from any busy areas and is perfect for a silent retreat communicating with nature.
Grateful for the insights gained and all the teachings learned!
With love,
Sheela
I loved the retreat and its concept. The importance given to preparation, the way of eating, silence and introspection set the Sinchi Runa retreat apart from all the others I’ve been to. I recommend this unique experience to everyone.
Sinchi Runa is a tranquil, safe, loving environment. A space that just allowed me to just be during my retreats.
Greeted with warmest, welcoming smiles from the team, which instantly helped me feel cared for.
We were all introduced and given an overview of how everything runs, along with the importance of silence, and what silence actually is.
We were assured that the silence doesn’t extend to the team if and when needed; I (the group) could talk to Maestro Sanango, Ananda, Madhava or Arjuna.
I found that questions were not only welcomed but encouraged, Maestro Sanango wanted everyone to have as much information as possible on the plants, the process, philosophies, how we’re cared for, why the guidelines are there. Everything seems to have a place and a purpose. All this just added to my feeling of safety and care.
The meditations were really very helpful, learning to focus on the breath, everything just seems to be in order to help the participants truly get the most out of their experience and journey.
The ceremonies guided expertly and beautifully by Maestro Sanango, he sings and chants as well as playing solely instrumental music through a speaker, which was all beautiful and purposeful.
The team are professional, experienced, caring, loving and so welcoming.
The site is clean, hygienic and well looked after.
The food is season appropriate and so full of love (i’ve had retreats both in colder snd warmer months), and as I saw it happily caters to all.
I can’t recommend Sinchi Runa more highly from my experience.
So much gratitude and love to all. Thank you so much
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