Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico
Up to 10 in group
October 31 - November 10, 2025
About this Retreat
Don Manual and Guadalupe are indigenous Zapotec Curanderos, trained from childhood in the shamanic traditions of the Oaxaca region. Together with their children and grandchildren they built the Mailiolin center to grow their healing work and honor the beautiful forest lands that produce the wise psilocybin mushrooms.
Don Manuel has worked with universities and medical groups for over a decade imparting an understanding of the ways of traditional medicine. Guadalupe works deeply within her community using traditional curanderismo to retrieve lost parts of the soul, balance and restore health and reverse shock and trauma.
Together with their three children who are also trained in the healing arts, they work with the deeply sacred teoananacatl to restore balance and understanding to humanity.
Sarah Hope is a nature connected coach, retreat leader and ceremonialist of Celtic and Scandinavian ancestry. She has been in service for the last decade, as a musician, underground guide, and ceremonialist, leading rites of passage.
She holds a unique space as a bridge connecting indigenous shamanic wisdom, modern psychology, and ancestral earth medicine practice.
She has been taking groups to Oaxaca, Mexico since 2018. These transformational retreats are geared toward clinicians new to psychedelic practice and psychedelic facilitators interested in indigenous wisdom.
Education: She has studied with guides and medicine women in Oaxaca and Central Mexico and holds degrees in Psychology, Spanish, and Education as well as training in Nature Connected Coaching, Gestalt therapy, partswork and a wide variety entheogenic and earth-based traditions.
Details of this retreat
A transformative journey like no other this Día de los Muertos in Oaxaca, Mexico. Participants will experience the wonders and mysteries of day of the dead, visit sacred ruins and see the cemeteries come alive with music, marigolds and tradition.
We will then journey to the Ocean for a few days of cleansing and deep relaxation, preparation, meditation and sacred plant work and teaching with Sarah. During this time, we will take a trip deep into the jungle and experience the biodiversity and forest medicines culminating in an adventure at the hidden waterfalls where you can climb into the caves and swim from ropes into the clear and clean turquoise waters.
Finally we will enter the space of a sacred mushroom retreat led by esteemed Indigenous teachers. Delve into ancient traditions through guided ceremonies, connect with your spirit animal in profound meditations, and purify your body and spirit in traditional sweat lodges. Immerse yourself in the rich Oaxacan culture with curated culinary experiences showcasing local flavors and ingredients. This unique retreat offers a powerful opportunity for self-discovery and spiritual growth.