Spirit of Peace Healing
Ayahuasca and Wachuma Retreats in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Peru
Hi! My name is Jess and in 2017 I moved to Peru and devoted my life to working with Ayahuasca and the master plants of the Amazon Rainforest, and also now with the Wachuma cactus in the Andes. I created Spirit of Peace Healing to offer you a safe, friendly space for your plant medicine journeys, healing and self-discovery; and to provide you with effective tools for support in preparing for and integrating your experiences. You can read more about me here.
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Ayahuasca and Wachuma are considered to be 'entheogenic' plant medicines, meaning that they have the capacity to connect us with the Divine within ourselves. Both psychoactive medicines facilitate an altered state of consciousness which allows us to see ourselves and our lives from a new perspective, bringing us healing, insight and revelation. Much more than simply a psychedelic experience, there is an undeniable intelligence in the way that these medicines work with us, and the traditions through which the ceremonies are held provide a structure for the medicines to work within that can facilitate deep healing, self-understanding and spiritual connection.
The plant medicines have a wonderful ability to show us the interconnectedness of all things, including the interconnectedness of the various parts of ourselves. They can help us to heal physcially, emotionally, mentally and spiritually, recognising that all parts of us are connected, and can show us that our wellbeing and experience of life is not disconnected from our relationships with our community, with nature and with the Divine, or something beyond ourselves, however our personal experience of that may be. The medicines meet us where we are, giving each of us what we need, which is unique to every individual, and can help us to understand what is at the root of our dis-ease and to let go of what no longer serves our greatest wellbeing. You can read more about Ayahuasca here and read more about Wachuma here.
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What Spirit of Peace Healing Offers
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Individual-focused plant medicine retreats with traditional Ayahuasca and San Pedro/Wachuma ceremonies, led by experienced practitioners.​
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Small groups of maximum ten people to provide you with plenty of space and personalised support during your process.
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Additional treatments and natural medicines to fit your needs including personally selected plant dietas, massage and bodywork, energetic cleansings, medicinal plant baths, herbal steams and support for your Ayurvedic consititution/imbalance throughout the retreat, all as is applicable for you.
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​Preparation support and guidance including a medical screening and introductory video call, personal preparation sessions and pre-retreat body therapies for detoxification and nervous system support.
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Post-retreat integration support including personal follow-up calls, a monthly online integration group and post-retreat body therapies for grounding and rejuvenation.
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Handmade crafts, products and medicine tools, all lovingly made by the Curanderos and their families, retreat facilitators and me.​
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​Tools and resources to support your ongoing journey through life, including Yoga, Ayurveda, body treatments, herbs and natural remedies, guided meditations on Insight Timer and YouTube and articles on the blog.
A Despacho offering, traditional to the Q'ero of the Peruvian Andes, is an offering made to Mother Earth and the Mountain Spirits. A Despacho ceremony, led by local Q'ero healers, is usually included at the beginning of the retreat to honour the local tradition and to make our intentions for the week(s) ahead.
Why 'Spirit of Peace'?
The name 'Spirit of Peace' came to me from the plant spirits, and expresses the essence of our healing work: '
Spirit recognising that the plant medicines operate through the spiritual world, facilitating a connection with our own spirit, the plant spirits, the spiritual dimensions and our openness to the presence of a 'Universal spirit', however that may speak to each one of us.
Healing the process of remembering our wholeness, liberating ourselves from dis-ease, remembering our spiritual selves, remembering our interconnectedness with nature; I've also heard 'healing' to be described as the process of the individual coming closer to the Universal Spirit.
Peace as we heal ourselves and make peace with ourselves and our lives, we are able to move towards an overall more peaceful presence and experience of life.
"Forgetting our true nature as spirit is the primordial cause of all disease"
-Dr. Marc Halpern. Principles of Ayurvedic Medicine
What the Dictionaries Say
Spirit the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between the body and soul; the corporeal part of humans; conscious, incorporeal being, as opposed to matter; an attitude or principle that inspires, animates or pervades thought, feeling or action; the divine presence as an agency working through the human heart; the Spirit, God. (dictionary.com)
Healing to restore to original purity or integrity; to make well again, to restore; to make free from injury to disease; to make sound or whole. (merriam-webster.com)
Peace a state of mutual harmony between people or groups, especially in personal relations; cessation of or freedom from any strife or dissention; freedom of the mind from annoyance, distraction, anxiety, an obsession etc.; tranquility, serenity. (dictionary.com)
Get in touch
If you're considering joining a retreat, or if you're thinking about drinking Ayahuasca or Wachuma but have some questions or would like to talk about it some more, please don't hesitate to get in touch! You can send me an email or make an appointment to schedule a short chat.