Experience a week of release and reset at one of our many pop up retreat events. This immersive, intimate group setting will feature the use of:

The Integrative Processing Technique, beautifully pairs with plant medicine which is a modality that helps you access your innate power to change behavior, heal the body, release pain, improve feelings of happiness and well-being, and facilitate rapid reconnection in relationships and heal family patterns. The Integrative Processing Technique is an adaptable, energetic healing practice that creates life-changing results. IPT is a 4-step process that utilizes behavioral kinesiology and the intelligence of the body to identify the age of origin where past unresolved trauma needs to be addressed. IPT is a blend of many modalities including behavioral kinesiology, guided imagery, role play, inner child work, visualization, and an in-depth study of psycho-neuro immunology. IPT is organized in such a way that it assists you in working through and releasing toxic emotions and outdated belief systems.

Kambo

Kambo is a sacred Amazonian Earth Medicine derived from the waxy secretion of the Phyllomedusa Tree Frog. A cleanse that has been used by the indigenous tribes of the Amazon Rainforest for thousands of years. Known as the “vaccine of the forrest,” this holistic treatment assists in the release of toxic stagnancy in our emotional, physical, and spiritual bodies.

Traditionally, Kambo is used:

• To prepare warriors for hunting and increase speed, focus and strength

• As a medicine for malaria, fever, infections and snake bites

• To clear dark or negative energy, known as Panema*

*Panema describes a negative energy that accumulates over time. Visualized as a kind of grey dense cloud/aura, it is blamed for bad luck, depression, laziness, irritation, and other averse states. Traditionally, clearing this cloud is vital for indigenous groups that depend on hunting and communal survival. Reaching beyond the traditional view, the release of Panama is described as realigning the chakras, cleansing of the pain body, or restructuring personal psychology. The purging of Panama may be felt as a release of bad thoughts, habits, negative personality traits, or persistent life problems.

With ever growing studies on particular peptides and testimonials from participants, Kambo has been known to relieve modern day symptoms of lyme, chrones, eczema, arthritis, MS, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, candida, parkinson’s, migraines, infertility, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and addictions.

Participants and studies are claiming powerful benefits such as detoxification, antioxidant, antimicrobial-antibacterial, antiviral, anti fungal, anti-inflammatory, immune strengthening, mental clarity, hormonal balance, release of stagnant emotional and physical trauma, and enhanced mood and stamina.

Kambo has been considered an ancestral medicine by the indigenous Kaxinawa, Amahuaca, Katukina, Kulina, Yawanwa, Matses, Marubo, Mayoruna tribes for over 2000 years.

Kambo’s scientific research began in the mid 1980s thanks to Italian pharmacologist, Vittorio Espamer of the University of Rome. Nominated twice for the Nobel Prize, Espamer is considered to be the first scientist to analyze the secretion in the laboratory concluding that kambo contains a “fantastic chemical cocktail with potential medical applications unmatched by any other amphibian.” The chemicals that he made reference to were peptides-short chain amino acids that make up proteins in our body.

Some of these peptides are neuropeptides, meaning that they specifically affect the activity of the brain and body by communicating with neurons. Other peptides found are bioactive, executing a function that the body recognizes as beneficial. The body opens to Kambo at a cellular level, allowing it to cross the blood-brain barrier instead of being filtered out by the body’s defense system.

Peptides include:

Phyllomedusin*: Neuropeptide that has a powerful effect on the intestines and bowels, salivary glands, pancreas and gallbladder, contributing to the purging often experienced when sitting with Kambo.

Phyllokinin*: neuropeptide that can cause long lasting reduction in blood pressure.

*Both Phyllomedusin and Phyllokinin are potent vacillators, increasing the permeability of the blood-brain barrier both for their own access as well as for that of other active peptides.

Adenoregulin: 33 amino acid peptides that work with the adenosine receptors, a fundamental component through all human cellular fuel, which may offer a target for the treatment of depression and cognitive loss disease. This antibiotic peptide can have harm-reducing effects against a myriad of bacteria, fungi, and protozoa, including cancer cells.

Dermorphin: Has an opiate like effect on mu-opioid receptors, making it a very potent painkiller with effects 30-40 times stronger than morphine.

Deltorphin: A powerful painkiller and a natural delta opioid agonist.

Phyllocaerulein: Potent Painkiller.

Dermaseptin: Potent antimicrobial activity against bacteria, yeast, fungi, protozoa and viruses.

Tryptophilins: Neuropeptide consisting of 4-14 amino acids, potent against yeast and candida, may also have potential in inflammatory, cardiovascular and anti-cancer therapy.

Bombesins: 14 amino acid neuropeptides stimulates smooth muscle contraction, intestinal myoelectric activity and gastrin release.

Currently there are over 70 patents present trying to imitate Kambo, with the majority in the United States. While scientists have been able to isolate and synthesize some peptides, as always, there is no substitute for the real thing!

Reiki

Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by "laying on hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If one's "life force energy" is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.

The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words - Rei which means "God's Wisdom or the Higher Power" and Ki which is "life force energy". So Reiki is actually "spiritually guided life force energy."

A session feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through and around you. Reiki treats the whole person including body, emotions, mind and spirit creating many beneficial effects that include relaxation and feelings of peace, security and wellbeing. Many have reported miraculous results.

Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that everyone can use. It has been effective in helping virtually every known illness and malady and always creates a beneficial effect. I use it in conjunction with Kambo and IPT to relieve side effects and promote recovery.

Plant Medicine

in the form of Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychedelic compound found in certain species of mushrooms, often referred to as "magic mushrooms." Psilocybin is known to interact with serotonin receptors, particularly the 5-HT2A receptor, leading to alterations in perception, mood, and cognition. Psilocybin has been used for centuries in various cultural and spiritual contexts, but it has gained renewed interest in recent years for its potential therapeutic effects. Research suggests that psilocybin can help treat conditions such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, and more. Clinical studies have shown positive results, indicating that it can promote profound changes in mindset and emotional state leading to lasting improvements in mental health.

This week's event will also include other healing modalities to create a transformative experience.

Sound healing

is the use of different vibrations to heal the body, mind and spirit. It works on two principles: that different emotions vibrate at different levels, and that blocked, or unexpressed emotions, are the main source of dis-ease. It has been proven that our thoughts and feelings produce energy, which triggers vibrations. Everything vibrates at a different level, including feelings. Emotions that we consider uncomfortable, or unpleasant, vibrate at relatively low levels. Emotions that most people find pleasant and joyful vibrate at higher levels. The human body is 75% water, which is a great conductor for vibrations. Crystal bowls create vibrations that correspond to specific emotions. When the crystal bowl is struck, it releases the healing vibration into the body of the person being healed. This opens the chakra system, allowing it to release the trapped negative emotions.

Yoga

which is a posture based physical fitness stress relief and relaxation technique. It is a spiritual discipline which focuses on bringing harmony between mind and body.

Yoga is a Sanskrit word translated as “yoke” or “union.” To yoke means to bind together or to unite. Its aim is to yoke or create a union of the body, mind, soul, and universal consciousness. This process of uniting the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of ourselves is what allows us to experience deep states of freedom, peace and self-realization. We will use this technique to ground ourselves and to integrate the day’s activities.

Morning Meditations

for a practice of mindfulness focusing on a particular object, thought, or activity to train attention and awareness and achieve a mental clarity and an emotionally calm and stable state. It can help reduce stress, help with depression and anxiety, improve focus and creativity, help with memory and improve sleep. We will use this modality to prepare you for the day’s activities.

Ecstatic Dance

for release through movement. Ecstatic dance is a form of dance in which the dancers, without the need to follow specific steps, release themselves to the rhythm and move freely as the music takes them, leading to trance and a feeling of ecstasy. This practice will help to physically release and will coordinate with your healing weekend.

Burn Ceremony

to be done the last night of our week release and reset retreat. Here I will incorporate the meticulous individual notes I’ve been taking from your weekend and we will release what is no longer serving you through the element of fire.

Daily Group Integration

will be at the end of each day. This is a safe place where everyone can come together and express their experience, feelings, and insights while sharing common beliefs, goals and desires.

The 10 Point Priority

Muscle Testing

is a diagnostic tool that uses the body’s own nervous system-a form of biofeedback-to uncover hidden problems. This modality uses Muscle testing and a list of 10 different genres of health that would benefit you physically, emotionally, or mentally. I will muscle test 3 of the 10 possible genres to create a goal oriented plan for your health, moving forward after your week of reset and release. This modality can help you get a better, overall picture of what may be ailing you and what actions you can take to remedy it.

Chef Curated Vegan Meals

plant medicine requires a dieta, or a specific way of eating so as to be a clear and clean vessel for the medicine to work. This means no meat, no dairy, no alcohol, no caffeine for 48 hours before your session. This work can have a very profound and lasting effect, so it is very important to adhere to the guidelines. I have selected a local, qualified and experienced chef to prepare and serve meals, infused with love! You can expect a local flavor, proper to the location. I will take meticulous notes of any allergies, dislikes and suggestions. Food is so special as it unites us and brings us together over a common bond with moments of connection and community.

Luxury, 5 Star Accommodations

I have hand selected gorgeous, intimate and comfortable lodgings for your special weekend. I spend a large amount of time researching and delving into the best, possible location! I require only the best so that you can have all of your needs met to create a container in which you feel you can breathe easily. This creates an environment that allows you to feel vulnerable and open which is imperative to healing, growth and community. Healing and community are the focus of my retreats, therefore I take your accommodations very seriously. Rest assured, you are in good hands! Excursions A trip to a beautiful waterfall and a beach day!

A massage therapist will be on hand during the retreat and other modalities will be offered.