Colombian Amazon & Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Up to 12 in group
Apr 27 - May 28, 2026
About this Retreat
Kajetan Farnik was born in Austria and has been living on the Caribbean coast in northern Colombia since 2019.
He began his journey into the spiritual world in 2009, following an unexpected and intense spiritual awakening that changed his life completely, triggered deep healing, and opened up access to the otherworld.
Driven by an inner calling to better understand life and humanity and to support people in their healing, Kajetan began attending various seminars on healing and self-healing (karma and mirror work, therapeutic hypnosis, quantum healing) after a trip to SouthEast Asia in 2011.
In 2013, he encountered the CHT method as well as Christine and Martin Strübin and knew that this work would become an important part of his path. In 2014, he completed his training as a CHT®️ coach.
In 2015, he followed another calling and began visiting South American tribes to study their spiritual rituals and shamanic work. This journey continues to this day. In early 2016, his path led him to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. It was a moment that changed everything and opened countless physical and spiritual doors. He was not only able to gain deep insights into the world and work of the indigenous communities, but also to learn it himself.
This millennia-old knowledge, which is still alive today, is for him the key to restoring order and preserving our existence on Mother Earth. His teachers include spiritual leaders of the Kogui from the Sierra Nevada, the Kamentsa from the Amazon border region, and above all a master who died in 2024 at the age of 110. Now a Taita trained from the same Master is until today the teacher and work partner from Kajetan. Equally formative is his work with yagé and the spiritual world itself.
The ongoing development of the nature conservation and healing project “Finca el Rezo - Guareaye” is also part of his training. Living with nature, its spirits, and elements in one of the most powerful spiritual places in the world now defines his existence. This path leads him again and again to new levels of consciousness and the holistic interplay we call life, and this is exactly what he loves to share.
Born in the Munich area, Tonia was introduced early on to personal development and spirituality through her family and other influential figures. Dance, movement, and bodywork have been a constant part of her life, particularly through ballet, contemporary dance and yoga, which remain central to her practice.
Since 2014, she has been working with people in healing and trauma-focused education, yoga, psychology, and the psychiatric and trauma-therapeutic field, supporting women with personality disorders.
In 2022, she began deepening her wisdom and experience with rituals and different plant ceremonies, with elders in Mexico and Colombia, alongside her studies in somatic psychotherapy.
Tonia combines her knowledge of yoga, psychology, somatic psychotherapy, Somatic Plant Medicine Integration and Thai Bodywork with her own living, embodied practice. Her work is marked by presence, sensitivity and a deep understanding of both bodily and psychological processes. She creates safe, trauma-aware and healing spaces where people can experience body, mind and heart, reconnect with their inner essence, and attune to themselves, their intuition and the natural world.
Details of this retreat
Do you feel called to experience the medicine of the jungle and the ancient wisdom of indigenous cultures within a safe and well-held space?
Is there something within you seeking change, clarity, or long-awaited healing?
Does your intuition sense that there is more to this world than what is usually visible?
This retreat is a long-form healing journey unfolding across three regions of Colombia, designed to offer depth, continuity and careful integration over time. Rather than moving quickly from one experience to the next, the process is held within a steady and attentive container that allows each phase to build naturally on the previous one.
The first part of the retreat takes place in the Colombian Amazon, in the regions of Nariño and Putumayo. Here, you will spend time with the experienced medicine man Mayor Lorenzo, a student, close friend and neighbor of Abuelo Taita Querubín Queta, who was regarded as the highest spiritual authority in the Colombian Amazon until his passing. Mayor Lorenzo carries this lineage forward and leads the ceremonies during this phase, holding the work with depth, clarity and respect for tradition. Kajetan has also personally received guidance from Abuelo Taita Querubín Queta, creating a strong and authentic bridge between traditions and facilitation.
This Amazonian phase is dedicated to deep ceremonial work within the rainforest. Alongside the ceremonies, participants are supported through wisdom sharing, energetic healing treatments and bodywork. Each participant receives two individual one on one healing or bodywork sessions during this phase. Accommodation in the Amazon includes simple settings close to nature, with the possibility of sleeping in hammocks. At least two nourishing meals per day are provided.
From the Amazon, the journey continues to our Finca El Rezo “Guareaye” in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, often called the Heart of the World. This second phase lasts ten days and focuses on deepening, understanding and embodiment. Four ceremonies take place during this time, supported by continuous personal accompaniment and a stable daily rhythm. Participants receive two additional one on one sessions in healing or bodywork, allowing the experiences from the jungle to be integrated more fully into the body and nervous system.
Life at the finca is shared and rooted in the land, surrounded by mountains, forests, rivers and medicinal plants. Accommodation options here are varied and include double rooms, glamping tents, hammocks or dormitory style rooms. Meals are prepared with love, with a minimum of two meals per day included. During this phase, regular yoga sessions are offered to support physical integration, presence and grounding.
The final part of the retreat takes place in one of the secluded bays of Tayrona National Park, where the jungle meets the Caribbean Sea. Two ceremonies are held during this closing phase, offering a gentle and conscious completion of the process. Accommodation here is simple and nature based, with the possibility of sleeping in hammocks. The days are shaped by rest, reflection, and time in nature, including a guided hike through Tayrona National Park that allows participants to connect more deeply with the land and its rhythms.
While the retreat is designed as a complete journey across all three phases, it is also possible to join only one part, two parts, or the full retreat, depending on personal availability and intention. Each phase is held as a coherent and meaningful experience on its own, while also offering the option to continue into deeper layers through the full progression.
Across all three phases, the retreat includes a minimum of eleven Ayahuasca ceremonies, held within a consistent and experienced container. One on one support, energetic healing work, bodywork, and shared reflection are central throughout the journey. Great care is taken to meet each participant individually, honoring personal processes while maintaining a strong collective field.
This retreat is not designed as a quick or intense experience, but as a carefully guided passage through different landscapes, traditions, and inner states. Supported by time, nature, and attentive facilitation, it offers the conditions for deep, embodied, and sustainable transformation.