About this Retreat
Devi Chandra Ma is a Mexican healer and curandera who has walked the Sacred Path of Power Plants for more than 23 years. Her life is a prayer in motion — a continuous offering of service, devotion, and love for humanity and Pachamama.
As a Medicine Woman, mother of three, and devoted student of the teachings of Saint Germain, Devi embodies the union between ancestral wisdom and the path of spiritual mastery. Her presence carries the softness of the Divine Mother and the strength of the ancient lineages she represents.
Initiated in multiple traditions, Devi is a Reiki Master and Fire Guardian in the Temazcalli lineage. She guides Ayahuasca ceremonies, Blessings, Rituals and light Ceremonies, Women’s Circles, Rapé rituals, Toad , Mushrooms and Kambo Medicine Ceremonies, always honoring the sacredness of each medicine and the responsibility that comes with carrying them.
Her work is rooted in humility, prayer, and the understanding that true healing arises when the heart opens and remembers its original purity.
For more than two decades, Devi has walked alongside respected shamans and elders from Amazonia, Mexico, North America and Vedic Guru of India receiving teachings through dietas, ceremonies, and years of service. Her path has been shaped by silence, discipline, surrender, and a profound communion with the spirit of the plants.
She carries these teachings with reverence, offering them only in spaces where safety, integrity, and respect for the lineages are upheld.
Her voice is one of her deepest medicines.
Her songs are living prayers, woven from the threads of her devotion — melodies that open portals, soothe the soul, and guide the spirit back to its essence. When she sings, she becomes a bridge between Heaven and Earth, allowing the medicine of the Divine Mother to flow through her as a blessing for all who listen.
Her latest album is a prayer for humanity, a call to remember peace, unity, and the sacredness of life. It is an offering to awaken love and harmony within every heart, a reminder that healing is possible when we return to the truth of who we are.
Devi walks this path not as a title, but as a living commitment — a vow to serve the light, to honor the ancestors, and to support each being in remembering their own inner medicine.
Her presence in ceremony is a sanctuary: a space where the ancient and the celestial meet, where the plants speak, and where the soul remembers its original song.
Chandra suffered an Accident falling of a building of 10mts, when she was 19 years old that made her discover her true Path on life, but she is Graduated as an international Business lawyer as her professional career, with 13 surgeries on her body, and a fused spine she discovered the fountain of Hope and Faith true Nature and Energy that gave her back a true purpose.
She is a living testimony of resilience and love for life
Rudra walks his path first and foremost as a student of life, humbled by the vastness of the Mystery and guided by the quiet voice of his own healing. His journey began not from ambition, but from a deep inner call — a recognition that something within him was ready to awaken, to remember, to return. Through this intimate process, he discovered that service is his most natural expression of gratitude and reciprocity to the Universe. Serving became his prayer, his offering, and the way he honors the sacredness of existence.
His personal healing opened in 2019, during his first encounters with plant medicine in ceremony. In that space of silence, vision, and remembrance, he felt the subtle reorganization of his inner world. The medicine revealed a path of devotion, discipline, and surrender — a path that asked him to walk with integrity, humility, and heart. From that moment, his life began to align with a deeper purpose.
Following this calling, Rudra traveled to the Himalayas of India, where he immersed himself in ancient teachings that shaped the foundation of his spiritual life. There, he was initiated into the Babaji Kriya Yoga Lineage, a tradition that unites breath, energy, and consciousness in the pursuit of self-realization. He dedicated himself to the study of Vedic and Tantric Scriptures, receiving guidance that expanded his understanding of the subtle realms and the nature of the Self. He was also initiated into Puja, the sacred art of offering — a devotional practice that honors the Divine in all forms and cultivates a heart of reverence.
Rudra holds ceremonial spaces for Cacao, Kirtan, and Voice Activation, weaving together prayer, sound, and embodied expression. His ceremonies are rooted in presence, humility, and the intention to create a field where people can reconnect with their own essence. Through voice, rhythm, and collective devotion, he invites participants into a space of remembrance and liberation.
His path has also led him to receive teachings and initiations in Fire, Limpias, Mayan Cosmovision, and Andean Cosmovision. These lineages have deepened his relationship with the elements, the directions, and the ancestral ways of healing. Each tradition has offered him tools, prayers, and understandings that he carries with respect and responsibility.
As a Sound Healer and Throat Singer, Rudra bridges the worlds of science and spirit. His foundation in sound therapy comes from the studies of Peter Hess, working with bowls, gongs, and vibrational resonance. At the same time, he honors the ancestral ceremonial instruments that have been used for generations in ritual, healing, and prayer. Through sound, he creates landscapes that guide the body into rest, the mind into clarity, and the spirit into expansion.
Rudra’s path continues to unfold with devotion. He walks with the understanding that healing is a lifelong journey, that service is a sacred responsibility, and that every ceremony is an opportunity to return — again and again — to the heart.
“Your body doesn’t need pressure to change — it needs safety to transform.”
Sónia is a Somatic Therapist and Mentor whose path has been shaped by profound personal transformation and deep inner inquiry. With a naturally high sensitivity and intuitive awareness, she has always been drawn to the sacred connection between body, emotions, and spirit.
Her journey began at the age of 20 through yôga, which awakened her to the body’s innate intelligence and capacity for healing and integration. Over the past 25 years, she has taught and lived this philosophy, helping others reconnect with their true essence through embodied awareness.
Born in Lisbon and shaped by 12 formative years in Paris, Sónia founded The Oasis Inside Paris — one of the first studios dedicated to Swásthya Yôga (now the DeRose Method) — creating a sanctuary for self-knowledge in the heart of the city.
In 2016, after returning to Lisbon to recover from burnout and depression, she founded Human Performance, a space devoted to body awareness and emotional well-being.
The pandemic in 2020, followed by a profound personal loss in 2023, deepened her calling. Immersed in Somatic Experiencing, Family Constellations, Bodynamic, and Embodiment of Emotions, she discovered how trauma lives in the nervous system — and how the body itself holds the key to true healing.
Today, as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Sónia holds a safe, grounded, and compassionate space for transformation. Her work guides others to gently release old patterns, reconnect with the body’s wisdom, and reclaim their personal power — restoring wholeness from within.
Details of this retreat
Great Mother Aya Retreat – Guided by Devi Chandra Ma
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Before confirming your reservation, please contact us at info@pranafoundation.org to receive the medical questionnaire required for participation.
Once submitted, you will schedule an Initial Guidance Call with our founder and main healer to ensure that this retreat aligns with your needs and intentions.
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About Prana Foundation
Prana Foundation is a collective dedicated to the preservation, protection, and respectful transmission of ancestral Earth medicines.
Our work is rooted in safety, integrity, and conscious facilitation, ensuring that every participant receives guidance within a sacred, ethical, and culturally respectful container.
For the past six years, we have offered healing retreats and ceremonial work throughout Europe, creating spaces where individuals reconnect with themselves, with nature, and with the ancestral wisdom that supports deep transformation.
Our approach bridges traditional medicine lineages with modern therapeutic integration, honoring the teachings of the elders while supporting participants in grounding their experiences into daily life.
About Great Mother Aya
Aya is a sacred Amazonian medicine traditionally used by Indigenous peoples for healing, spiritual insight, and connection with the natural and spiritual worlds.
It is prepared from two master plants — the Aya vine (Banisteriopsis caapi) and the Chacruna leaf (Psychotria viridis) — whose union opens a profound visionary and introspective experience.
For centuries, Aya has been used to:
• Cleanse the body, mind, and energetic field
• Heal emotional wounds and trauma
• Receive spiritual guidance and clarity
• Reconnect with nature and ancestral wisdom
• Expand consciousness and deepen self‑understanding
In ceremony, Aya is considered a teacher plant, guiding participants through inner exploration, healing, and transformation.
Its effects are strong and deeply meaningful, which is why it must always be served within a safe, ethical, and culturally respectful ceremonial container.
At Prana Foundation, Aya is offered in alignment with:
• Traditional ceremonial protocols
• Respect for the medicine’s cultural origins
• Experienced curanderas who hold the energetic field
• A trained support team
• Integration practices that help ground insights into daily life
Prana Foundation collaborates with Indigenous tribes and traditional lineages who work with Aya in an ancestral and ethical way.
Through these relationships, we receive the medicine directly from its original guardians, ensuring that the healing we bring to Europe remains authentic, culturally rooted, and held in integrity.
The Curandera
Devi Chandra Ma
Founder of Prana Foundation, Devi Chandra Ma is a Mexican medicine woman devoted to the preservation and transmission of ancestral healing traditions.
With over two decades of experience, she has guided hundreds of ceremonies and healing retreats internationally.
Her work creates a sacred, compassionate, and protective space where participants can reconnect with their inner wisdom and the intelligence of plant medicines.
Her approach integrates psychological understanding with sacred medicine practices, offering a grounded, supportive, and deeply holistic healing experience.
Retreat Structure
This immersive retreat includes:
• Tobacco prayer for cleansing and protection
• 3 Aya ceremonies guided by our curandera
• Integration circles after each ceremony
• Preparation practices including meditation and breathwork
• Yoga and grounding practices
• Closing ceremony with sacred cacao
Our ceremonies are supported by a trained team of facilitators who accompany participants throughout the entire process.
To ensure safety, individual attention, and a strong energetic container, the retreat is limited to a small group.
Aya Ceremonies
During the ceremonies, the curandera hold the energetic field and guide the healing process through:
• Medicine music chanelled (Icaros), during whole ceremony
• Prayers
• Sacred instruments
Each ceremonial night generally includes:
Preparation – Breathwork and guided meditation to calm the mind and prepare the body
Rapé (optional) – A sacred Amazonian snuff used for grounding and energetic cleansing
Aya Ceremony – Held in a protected ceremonial space guided by the curandera
Closing & Nourishment– Herbal teas and fruits offered once the ceremony is complete
Integration
Integration is an essential part of working with plant medicine.
After each ceremony, we gather in sharing circles where participants reflect on their experiences and receive guidance on how to integrate insights into daily life.
The facilitators and curandera support participants in grounding their experiences and transforming insights into meaningful, embodied change.
Closing Ceremony
On the final day, we gather to give thanks with a Cacao Ritual, a heart‑opening ritual that supports emotional integration, gratitude, and connection within the group.
Accompanied by breathwork to harmonize the nervous system, this closing brings a beautiful sense of completion and renewal.
This Retreat Is For
• Individuals seeking deep healing and personal transformation
• Those wishing to work with sacred plant medicines in a safe and respectful environment
• People wanting to reconnect with themselves, nature, and community
• Anyone ready to explore personal growth with the support of experienced facilitators
Food & Accommodation
All meals during the retreat are light, healthy, and prepared with care, following guidelines that support the plant medicine process.
Meals are primarily vegetarian, emphasizing natural and nourishing ingredients.
The retreat takes place in a beautiful natural setting at Monchique Mountain, offering a peaceful environment that supports introspection, healing, and connection with nature.
Private rooms are available upon request at an additional cost.
We will host a small group for this Retreat for our deep Healing
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