Pawkar Raymi Spring Equinox Plant Medicine Retreat
Pawkar Raymi Spring Equinox Plant Medicine Retreat
Malacatos, Ecuador
Up to 6 in group
March 15 - 22, 2026
A preparation course valued at $109 is included with the retreat at no extra cost
Retreat Highlights
- The Details:
- 2 San Pedro ceremonies: one nighttime and one daytime ceremony. Heart-opening plant teacher to heal mind, body and soul, soften the heart, and restore connection.
- 2 Ayahuasca ceremonies: two nighttime ceremonies for deep healing, emotional and energetic cleansing and reset.
- Energy cleansing ritual: limpias and plant baths with prayer and traditional elements.
- Andean offerings: gratitude ceremony to mountains water and earth.
- Meditation and gentle movement: arrive in your body regulate the nervous system.
- Sharing and integration: guided circles and journaling prompts.
- Friendship + connection in an intimate container
- Private + shared rooms in a beautiful countryside home with spa on site, nestled in the Andes
- All healthy, organic meals + snacks
- Only 6 spots available
About this Retreat
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.
Taita Miguel
Curandero
Taita Miguel is a curandero, or taita, from Ecuador, with 28 years of experience working with sacred plants like Ayahuasca, San Pedro and Wilka. After a difficult childhood and youth, he found healing with the medicine San Pedro. He began helping taitas of the Andes, and then some years later began doing his own ceremonies. He was then introduced to Wilka by a Bolivian shaman who initiated him into this almost-lost tradition. He was then finally introduced to Ayahuasca, and learned to work with this sacred medicine as well with the Shuar native people of Gualaquiza.
Details of this retreat
Pawkar Raymi Spring Equinox Plant Medicine Retreat
March 15-22, 2026 | Malacatos, Ecuador
This 8-day journey is designed around the balance and renewal of the Spring Equinox, a powerful time to align with nature’s cycles. Through sacred plant medicine ceremonies with Ayahuasca, San Pedro and Wilka, shamanic cleansings, and integration practices, you will experience deep healing, clarity, and connection to your inner light.
Facilitators:
This retreat is led by Katie and Taita Miguel.
Testimonials:
"Katie & Miguel have held the best space in ceremony out of anyone I know. I’ve partaken in ceremony with a few different healers. They are so humble. They are so balanced, and you can tell that they are truly here to be in service to humanity. During ceremony could I couldn’t help but just be in awe of the both of them for how well they held the space together." - Madleen, October 2025
"Wow. Year after year I come back to work with Katie and Miguel for their sacred plant medicine retreats and ceremonies. Everytime I feel so taken care of, protected, and nurtured in their healing space. If you are considering experimenting with sacred plant medicines, feeling a deep sense of trust and guidance with your shamans, their traditions, and medicine is the foundation for the soul expanding connections and insights you will receive from a ceremony with Allpa Mama Healing. Thank you, Katie and Miguel for sharing your gifts with the world-- for holding healing space with respect, reverence, unity and unconditional Love." - Abi, 2024
www.allpamamahealing.com
March 15-22, 2026 | Malacatos, Ecuador
This 8-day journey is designed around the balance and renewal of the Spring Equinox, a powerful time to align with nature’s cycles. Through sacred plant medicine ceremonies with Ayahuasca, San Pedro and Wilka, shamanic cleansings, and integration practices, you will experience deep healing, clarity, and connection to your inner light.
Facilitators:
This retreat is led by Katie and Taita Miguel.
Testimonials:
"Katie & Miguel have held the best space in ceremony out of anyone I know. I’ve partaken in ceremony with a few different healers. They are so humble. They are so balanced, and you can tell that they are truly here to be in service to humanity. During ceremony could I couldn’t help but just be in awe of the both of them for how well they held the space together." - Madleen, October 2025
"Wow. Year after year I come back to work with Katie and Miguel for their sacred plant medicine retreats and ceremonies. Everytime I feel so taken care of, protected, and nurtured in their healing space. If you are considering experimenting with sacred plant medicines, feeling a deep sense of trust and guidance with your shamans, their traditions, and medicine is the foundation for the soul expanding connections and insights you will receive from a ceremony with Allpa Mama Healing. Thank you, Katie and Miguel for sharing your gifts with the world-- for holding healing space with respect, reverence, unity and unconditional Love." - Abi, 2024
www.allpamamahealing.com
Schedule
Itinerary
Day 1:
Arrive, settle in. Share a lunch together. We will have a plant bath energy cleansing ritual, chat about the medicines, and start the first San Pedro ceremony around 10pm.
Day 2:
The ceremony will go all night until the morning and we will finish with the sunrise, sharing fruits and experiences. We will be tired today and mainly rest. All meals today. We will enjoy the steam room, hot tub, pool. Workshop about mind/body/spirit healing. Guided meditation in the evening.
Day 3:
Early morning meditation. Hike to Mandango mountain with offerings ritual. Breakfast. Snack in the afternoon. Rest, time to make art or journal. Ayahuasca ceremony at night, beginning around 8pm.
Day 4:
We will rest and recover again today. We can go to the river for a short cleansing ritual if people are interested and have the energy. Otherwise, just enjoy the day outside, journaling, and cleansing in the spa. Workshop today about shamanism in Ecuador. All meals.
Day 5:
Morning meditation, guided movement, sharing circle and breakfast. We can go for a small hike in the afternoon, have a snack later, and then just rest, make art or journal. Ayahuasca ceremony at night beginning around 8pm.
Day 6:
Breakfast, and we can take a little hike along the river. Light movement and meditation in the evening. All meals today.
Day 7:
We will have a San Pedro ceremony today beginning in the morning and finishing in the afternoon in honor of the Spring Equinox. We can hang out by the fire, enjoy a dinner in the evening and relax in the spa.
Day 8:
We will have breakfast, a final sharing circle and people can depart anytime in the morning before 12pm.
Day 1:
Arrive, settle in. Share a lunch together. We will have a plant bath energy cleansing ritual, chat about the medicines, and start the first San Pedro ceremony around 10pm.
Day 2:
The ceremony will go all night until the morning and we will finish with the sunrise, sharing fruits and experiences. We will be tired today and mainly rest. All meals today. We will enjoy the steam room, hot tub, pool. Workshop about mind/body/spirit healing. Guided meditation in the evening.
Day 3:
Early morning meditation. Hike to Mandango mountain with offerings ritual. Breakfast. Snack in the afternoon. Rest, time to make art or journal. Ayahuasca ceremony at night, beginning around 8pm.
Day 4:
We will rest and recover again today. We can go to the river for a short cleansing ritual if people are interested and have the energy. Otherwise, just enjoy the day outside, journaling, and cleansing in the spa. Workshop today about shamanism in Ecuador. All meals.
Day 5:
Morning meditation, guided movement, sharing circle and breakfast. We can go for a small hike in the afternoon, have a snack later, and then just rest, make art or journal. Ayahuasca ceremony at night beginning around 8pm.
Day 6:
Breakfast, and we can take a little hike along the river. Light movement and meditation in the evening. All meals today.
Day 7:
We will have a San Pedro ceremony today beginning in the morning and finishing in the afternoon in honor of the Spring Equinox. We can hang out by the fire, enjoy a dinner in the evening and relax in the spa.
Day 8:
We will have breakfast, a final sharing circle and people can depart anytime in the morning before 12pm.
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 Price
Shared Room Retreat Price (shared with 1 other)
Couples Retreat Price - come with your partner / private room (price for 2)
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
We host retreats in Malacatos, Ecuador. We are in the Andes mountains where it is eternal spring weather - 70s F every day. The house is nice, rustic, with private and shared rooms available, hot water, wifi, comfy beds.
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
- Accomodations with private and shared rooms (1 other), wifi, hot water
- Fresh, local food (VG & VEG mainly)
- 2 Ayahuasca ceremonies
- 2 San Pedro ceremony
- Tobacco/Hape
- Limpias, energetic cleansings
- Plant baths
- Spa visit with jacuzzi, sauna, steam room
- Hiking to sacred mountains, rivers
- Meditation & yoga daily
- Workshops
What's Not Included
- Airfare, taxis & buses during stay, extra snacks and additional excursions. Please purchase travel insurance.
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