10 Day Shamanic Breathwork Training in Peru
10 Day Shamanic Breathwork Training in Peru
Pisac, Peru
Up to 12 in group
Feb 22 - Mar 3, 2027
Retreat Highlights
- 10 days, 70+ hours of in-person training in the Sacred Valley
- Certificate issued by Melissa Wasi and Not Your Typical Shaman
- Three teachers: Kamel, Kailin Marie and Daya Nimai Das
- Trauma-informed tools, safety screening and supervised practice
- Taught in English and Spanish
- Small group of 12
About this Retreat
Kamel was born in Côte d'Ivoire and raised between cultures. He now lives in Pisac, in Peru's Sacred Valley, where he runs the Melissa Wasi retreat center and leads the YanaSamyay silence and darkness retreat and the Shamanic Breathwork Instructor Training.
His path draws on West African traditions rooted in Animism and on the Andean Q'ero tradition. He was initiated as a P'aqo by Don Francisco Apaza and Don Ricardo Apaza of the Q'ero village of Kolpa Kuchu, and studied the Quechua shamanic tradition with Green Tara College. He is also trained in clinical counselling hypnotherapy, life coaching, Reiki, breathwork and guided meditation.
His breathwork sessions combine conscious breathing with meditation, journey work, somatic work and movement for integration. He blends a grounded, practical mindset with ritual and tradition, and sees his role as holding space so each person can reconnect with who they are, rather than “fixing” anyone.
He teaches in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.
Kailin Marie is a pranayama and meditation teacher, musician and Bhakti yoga singer.
She has studied meditation and yoga for 10 years, including more than 500 hours of training at Hridaya Yoga in Mexico. She also teaches pranayama and music in the Andean Yoga School trainings in Pisac.
At Melissa Wasi she guides the pranayama, vocal activation, and the mantras and live music shared in the circle during the Shamanic Breathwork Instructor Training.
Daya Nimai Das founded the Andean Yoga School in Pisac.
He has led more than 30 yoga teacher trainings and certified over 200 students. A Yoga Alliance RYT 500 teacher, musician and ceremony holder, he has lived in the Sacred Valley for over a decade, weaving yoga philosophy with Andean cosmovision, bodywork and kirtan.
At Melissa Wasi he leads the daily yoga practice during the Shamanic Breathwork Instructor Training.
Details of this retreat
Pranayama guides the breath. Shamanic breathwork lets it lead.
This is a breathwork training through and through. You live on site at Melissa Wasi in Pisac, practise every day and learn to guide transformational breathwork with confidence, integrity and presence. You arrive deepening your own practice. You leave ready to guide.
Who it’s for
Yoga teachers, breathwork practitioners, therapists and space-holders who have felt what breathwork can open and feel called to hold it for others.
Three rings, one practice
Each day moves from your own experience (shamanic breathwork, pranayama, yoga, meditation) to the knowledge behind it, then to the craft of guiding others.
Your facilitators
Kamel: lead facilitator for the shamanic breathwork
Kailin Marie: pranayama, meditation, vocal activation and live music
Daya Nimai Das: founder of the Andean Yoga School in Pisac, leads the daily yoga
Certification
70+ hours in person over 10 days, covering breathwork techniques, pranayama, physiology, trauma-informed facilitation, supervised practice and integration. You need at least 90% attendance and must pass three assessments: knowledge, an observed practical session and a final facilitation evaluation. You then receive a Shamanic Breathwork Instructor Certificate issued by Melissa Wasi and Not Your Typical Shaman. It is a training-based certificate, and local rules and insurance for breathwork vary by country.
Booking includes a short breathwork safety screening, because your safety comes first.
This is a breathwork training through and through. You live on site at Melissa Wasi in Pisac, practise every day and learn to guide transformational breathwork with confidence, integrity and presence. You arrive deepening your own practice. You leave ready to guide.
Who it’s for
Yoga teachers, breathwork practitioners, therapists and space-holders who have felt what breathwork can open and feel called to hold it for others.
Three rings, one practice
Each day moves from your own experience (shamanic breathwork, pranayama, yoga, meditation) to the knowledge behind it, then to the craft of guiding others.
Your facilitators
Kamel: lead facilitator for the shamanic breathwork
Kailin Marie: pranayama, meditation, vocal activation and live music
Daya Nimai Das: founder of the Andean Yoga School in Pisac, leads the daily yoga
Certification
70+ hours in person over 10 days, covering breathwork techniques, pranayama, physiology, trauma-informed facilitation, supervised practice and integration. You need at least 90% attendance and must pass three assessments: knowledge, an observed practical session and a final facilitation evaluation. You then receive a Shamanic Breathwork Instructor Certificate issued by Melissa Wasi and Not Your Typical Shaman. It is a training-based certificate, and local rules and insurance for breathwork vary by country.
Booking includes a short breathwork safety screening, because your safety comes first.
Schedule
Morning: yoga and pranayama to open the day
Study: theory and demonstrations of each technique
Practice: breathwork sessions, first as a participant, then as the guide
Evening: integration, reflection and ceremony
Study: theory and demonstrations of each technique
Practice: breathwork sessions, first as a participant, then as the guide
Evening: integration, reflection and ceremony
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Melissa Wasi, Pisac, Peru
Directions
Sector Matara s/n, La Rinconada, Pisac, Cusco, Peru. About 1 hour by car from Cusco airport (CUZ). Pisac town and market are an easy walk or a short mototaxi ride away. Airport transfers can be arranged on request.
Accommodation
Melissa Wasi has 8 rooms and 6 garden bungalows. Choose a private room for one person or a shared double room for two. The bungalows sleep up to 4 guests, and some have a kitchenette, a fireplace and a loft. Every room is warm and dressed in handwoven Andean textiles, with a private bathroom, and sits a few steps from the gardens and the yoga shala.
Shared double room (per person)
Private room (per person)
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
Melissa Wasi sits in Sector Matara, La Rinconada, a quiet garden area of Pisac, about 1 hour by car from Cusco airport. The town and its market are an easy walk or a short mototaxi ride away. The property has 8 rooms and 6 garden bungalows (up to 4 guests each); some bungalows have a kitchenette and fireplace. Rooms feature handwoven Andean blankets and local craftsmanship. Shared spaces include gardens with hammocks, a dining room, an on-site restaurant and a yoga space. Breakfast is included every morning. Airport transfers, tours, private cars and vans can be arranged on request.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
Breakfast is included every morning. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and kosher meals are available on request.
What's Included
- Accommodation
- All meals
- The full training
- Certification
- Airport transfers from Cusco
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Transfers from Lima
- Travel insurance
- Activities outside the program
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