Love as Medicine | Womb + Heart Healing San Pedro (Huachuma) Women's Retreat
Love as Medicine | Womb + Heart Healing San Pedro (Huachuma) Women's Retreat
Malacatos, Ecuador
Up to 6 in group
February 9 - 14, 2026
A preparation course valued at $109 is included with the retreat at no extra cost
Retreat Highlights
- This retreat is for you if you…
- Have experienced heartbreak, loss, abortion, miscarriage, or emotional trauma that still lives in your body
- Feel disconnected from your sensuality, intuition, or creative flow
- Struggle with chronic pelvic pain, infections, or hormonal imbalance and want to reconnect to your womb’s wisdom
- Long to heal trust, intimacy, or your relationship with the masculine + feminine
- Are a space-holder, healer, or therapist who gives deeply and needs a sacred space to receive.
- Feel ready to release past patterns and open to self-love, forgiveness, and joy
- Want to explore plant medicine and ceremony in a safe, feminine-led environment
- Desire to connect with other women in an intimate, heart-centered community
- Are seeking a reset for your nervous system—to soften, rest, and remember who you are beneath the noise
- Feel the whisper of Spirit calling you home to your own love
- Participants will experience two master plant ceremonies held with love and respect in a traditional Andean setting:
- - 2 San Pedro Ceremonies (at night and during the day, for healing mind, body + spirit, reconnecting with our heart and womb space.
- - 1 Cacao Ceremony (visionary awakening and divine remembrance)
- - Sacred song circle
- - Herbal womb medicines & teas specific to each participant
- - Individual session + a personalized protocol you can bring home
- - Womb wisdom workshop — cycle awareness, connecting with the womb
- - Dance & embodiment ritual to re-spark creativity and joy
- - Shamanic limpia (energy cleansing) and plant baths
- - Hike to sacred mountain, Mandango with earth offerings; river cleansing ritual
- - Guided meditations & integration circles
- - Wholesome meals & cozy accommodations with spa on site
About this Retreat
Your Guides
Katie
Founder + San Pedro Ceremonialist
Founder of this center, a spiritual medicine guide, and ceremonialist of Wachuma, San Pedro. Born in the US, she has been holding space in ceremonies and retreats for 6 years now. She has studied under the guidance of her partner, taita Miguel, a mestizo shaman, as well as with Mama Mercedes, an indigenous Kichwa Andean healer and midwife. Her role at the healing center is to lead, guide, and empower people to reconnect with themselves, Spirit and Mother Earth.
With a loving, gentle, and compassionate nature, her wish is for everyone to experience the magic, love, and healing of the plant medicines.
Details of this retreat
Love as Medicine | Womb + Heart Healing Retreat
6-Day Women's Retreat
Febuary 9-14, 2026 | Malacatos, Ecuador
A sacred 6-day journey in the Andes to heal the womb, open the heart, and awaken the feminine spirit.
Through San Pedro ceremonies, cacao, song, shamanic rituals and herbal medicine, we’ll release the old and return to softness, love, and creative life force within.
Participants will experience two master plant ceremonies held with love and respect in a traditional Andean setting:
- 2 San Pedro Ceremonies (at night and during the day, for healing mind, body + spirit, reconnecting with our heart and womb space.
- 1 Cacao Ceremony (visionary awakening and divine remembrance)
- Sacred song circle
- Herbal womb medicines & teas specific to each participant
- Individual session + a personalized protocol you can bring home
- Womb wisdom workshop — cycle awareness, connecting with the womb
- Dance & embodiment ritual to re-spark creativity and joy
- Shamanic limpia (energy cleansing) and plant baths
- Hike to sacred mountain, Mandango with earth offerings; river cleansing ritual
- Guided meditations & integration circles
- Wholesome meals & cozy accommodations with spa on site
Limited to only 6 sisters for a cozy, intimate group
6-Day Women's Retreat
Febuary 9-14, 2026 | Malacatos, Ecuador
A sacred 6-day journey in the Andes to heal the womb, open the heart, and awaken the feminine spirit.
Through San Pedro ceremonies, cacao, song, shamanic rituals and herbal medicine, we’ll release the old and return to softness, love, and creative life force within.
Participants will experience two master plant ceremonies held with love and respect in a traditional Andean setting:
- 2 San Pedro Ceremonies (at night and during the day, for healing mind, body + spirit, reconnecting with our heart and womb space.
- 1 Cacao Ceremony (visionary awakening and divine remembrance)
- Sacred song circle
- Herbal womb medicines & teas specific to each participant
- Individual session + a personalized protocol you can bring home
- Womb wisdom workshop — cycle awareness, connecting with the womb
- Dance & embodiment ritual to re-spark creativity and joy
- Shamanic limpia (energy cleansing) and plant baths
- Hike to sacred mountain, Mandango with earth offerings; river cleansing ritual
- Guided meditations & integration circles
- Wholesome meals & cozy accommodations with spa on site
Limited to only 6 sisters for a cozy, intimate group
Schedule
The flow (6 days)
Day 1 – Arrival & Purification
Arrive between 10 AM - 2 PM, settle in + get to know each other, opening ritual, limpia + plant bath cleansing, dinner, rest
Day 2 – The Womb of the Earth
Morning hike to Mandango mountain with offerings, womb wisdom workshop, San Pedro ceremony at night, finishing the following morning.
Day 3 – Rest & Rebirth
Closing the ceremony with the sunrise. Nourishment, spa/rest, 1:1 sessions & protocols, guided meditation in the evening.
Day 4 – Heart Awakening
San Pedro ceremony starting in the morning and finishing in the late afternoon. Rest + restore + sharing circle at night.
Day 5 – Return to Flow
River cleansing, cacao ritual + sacred song circle, celebratory dance, gratitude fire.
Day 6 – Integration & Departure
Meditation, closing blessings, travel home with your integration plan.
Day 1 – Arrival & Purification
Arrive between 10 AM - 2 PM, settle in + get to know each other, opening ritual, limpia + plant bath cleansing, dinner, rest
Day 2 – The Womb of the Earth
Morning hike to Mandango mountain with offerings, womb wisdom workshop, San Pedro ceremony at night, finishing the following morning.
Day 3 – Rest & Rebirth
Closing the ceremony with the sunrise. Nourishment, spa/rest, 1:1 sessions & protocols, guided meditation in the evening.
Day 4 – Heart Awakening
San Pedro ceremony starting in the morning and finishing in the late afternoon. Rest + restore + sharing circle at night.
Day 5 – Return to Flow
River cleansing, cacao ritual + sacred song circle, celebratory dance, gratitude fire.
Day 6 – Integration & Departure
Meditation, closing blessings, travel home with your integration plan.
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Allpa Mama Healing, Malacatos, Ecuador
Directions
To arrive to Malacatos:
OPTION 1 (FASTEST): You can fly to the Quito airport and take another flight to Loja (called Catamayo airport). From there you will take a taxi to Malacatos. The flight is around $80 and the taxi is $25.
OPTION 2: Fly to Quito or Guayaquil airports (Guayaquil is closer) and take a bus to Loja (about $20). From there, you can take a taxi ($20) or bus ($2) to Malacatos.
OPTION 1 (FASTEST): You can fly to the Quito airport and take another flight to Loja (called Catamayo airport). From there you will take a taxi to Malacatos. The flight is around $80 and the taxi is $25.
OPTION 2: Fly to Quito or Guayaquil airports (Guayaquil is closer) and take a bus to Loja (about $20). From there, you can take a taxi ($20) or bus ($2) to Malacatos.
Accommodation
Each room offers a spacious, open, and comfortable sanctuary designed for rest and reflection between ceremonies. Large windows invite in natural light and mountain air, creating a serene connection to the surrounding nature. The rooms are simply furnished yet cozy, with thoughtful touches that support grounding and relaxation—your own peaceful space to integrate, dream, and restore. The home is nestled in the Andes and also has a spa on site with jacuzzi, steam room and pool. There is hot water, wifi and laundry available on site.
Private Room Retreat Cost
Shared Room Retreat Cost
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
The accommodation has everything you need to be comfortable, feel at peace, and retreat inward during your stay:
The temperature is perfect year-round: in the 70s F every day!
Rooms are comfortable, with nice beds, wi-fi, and hot water.
Pool, jacuzzi, and steam room on site.
The temperature is perfect year-round: in the 70s F every day!
Rooms are comfortable, with nice beds, wi-fi, and hot water.
Pool, jacuzzi, and steam room on site.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
We serve simple, healthy foods during the retreat. We offer fresh, local, organic produce and chicken and fish for those who eat it. Meals are mainly vegetarian. We also can make vegan meals.
What's Included
- Participants will experience two master plant ceremonies held with love and respect in a traditional Andean setting:
- - 2 San Pedro Ceremonies (at night and during the day, for healing mind, body + spirit, reconnecting with our heart and womb space.
- - 1 Cacao Ceremony (visionary awakening and divine remembrance)
- - Sacred song circle
- - Herbal womb medicines & teas specific to each participant
- - Individual session + a personalized protocol you can bring home
- - Womb wisdom workshop — cycle awareness, connecting with the womb
- - Dance & embodiment ritual to re-spark creativity and joy
- - Shamanic limpia (energy cleansing) and plant baths
- - Hike to sacred mountain, Mandango with earth offerings; river cleansing ritual
- - Guided meditations & integration circles
- - Wholesome meals & cozy accommodations with spa on site
What's Not Included
- Airfare, taxis & buses during stay, extra snacks and additional excursions. Please purchase travel insurance.
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