Booking a Retreat
If you are interested in booking a retreat with us, please start by filling out an application here:
To reserve your booking, you will need to:
Fill out an application linked above
Complete the financial agreement form
Agree to our terms & conditions
Send a deposit
The application includes personal questions so we can best assist you and your needs. Please answer all of them honestly, comprehensively, and to the best of your ability. This will ensure everyone’s safety and help us provide you with the highest level of care during your stay with us.
After you’ve filled out your application we will send you an email confirming that we’ve received it and ask you to agree to our terms & conditions. If everything looks good, we will ask for a non-refundable deposit of $1600 or $900, depending on which of our retreats you are booking. While non-refundable, your deposit can be applied to a future retreat, if you cancel before two months of the retreat start date. If you cancel within two months of the retreat, the deposit is non-refundable.
Retreat Costs
Sacred Valley: Retreat in the Mountains
The price of our upcoming 6-day retreat (3 aya ceremonies) in the Sacred Valley in Urubamba, outside of Cusco, is $2200. The price of our upcoming 12-day retreat (6 aya ceremonies) is $3500. We believe this work should be as accessible as possible. If finances are a genuine barrier, we’re happy to explore payment plans or sliding scale pricing whenever we can.
If you can pay more, that money will go to future Sowa Charana/Good Medicine Club projects. A large portion of those funds will be reserved for scholarships for guests at future retreats who don’t have the financial means to come, prioritizing those who come from low income countries (such as Peru).
Pucallpa: Retreat in the Jungle
The price of our 12-day retreats in the jungle outside of Pucallpa is $3500. We believe this work should be as accessible as possible. If finances are a genuine barrier, we’re happy to explore payment plans or sliding scale pricing whenever we can.
If you can pay more, that money will go to future Sowa Charana/Good Medicine Club projects. A large portion of those funds will be reserved for scholarships for guests at future retreats who don’t have the financial means to come, prioritizing those who come from low income countries (such as Peru).
Included in all our retreat prices:
Transportation to and from your hotel
All meals & drinking water
Accommodation during your retreat
Ayahuasca ceremonies
Yoga, meditation, movement, and breathwork classes
Integration counseling, during and after the retreat
On-site support 24/7
Personal healing sessions if needed
Not included:
Flights
Hotel stays before and after the retreat
Room upgrade (additional charge by request; the private spaces are limited and there is an additional charge for individual rooms and for double rooms)
Plant dietas (additional charge per week if you choose to participate)
Coca ceremony (optional, for 2 week retreats; additional charge)
Facial massage (additional charge by request)
Shipibo artwork (available for purchase separately)
Tips for staff (at your discretion)
If you have any questions about booking a retreat with us, please send an email to goodmedicineclub@gmail.com.
Accommodation
The Jungle
Pucallpa, Peru
From the hosts of our jungle retreats in Pucallpa:
We are pleased to offer incredible peace and jungle isolation, while providing basic needs for our guests' comfort. We strive to maintain the most rustic and authentic jungle experience while also exceeding our guests’ expectations for sanitation, comfort, and safety.
Los Cielos is located 1 hour outside of Pucallpa, Peru via roadway. We look forward to immersing you into a jungle way of life and healing, while providing nurturing food and environment.
We are caretakers of 135 acres and steward hundreds of species of Amazonian medicinal plants. We have communal and private accommodation offerings. All of our dwellings and meeting areas are fully mosquito netted and enclosed! The main focus of this retreat is your personal healing and introspection, and all of our facilities are in place to enhance this dedication we have to you, our guests.
Accommodations:
135 Acres pristine lower Amazon jungle sanctuary
Clean and comfortable communal housing
Private casitas with private bathroom/shower available
Clean toilets and showers
All buildings fully mosquito netted
Hammocks in the shade
Clean drinking water from our 180' deep well. Gravity fed property wide via our private water tower
110V power property wide
Hundreds of medicinals grown on site
Intimate ceremonial maloka
Note: although our facilitators will be able to make calls in case of emergency, there is no wifi for guests to use; do not expect cell phone service
The Sacred Valley
Urubamba, Peru
From the hosts of our Sacred Valley retreats at La Capilla:
Beautiful mountain property, located in Urubamba at km 72 of the road to Ollantaytambo. Excellent for groups who want to enjoy the tranquility of the Sacred Valley. It has 9 rooms, each with private bathroom, 2 extra bathrooms, a kitchen and dining room, a cozy living room, and also common areas such as a grill area, yoga room, and three beautiful gardens.
Accommodations:
Beautiful and private complex of rooms and gardens
Nestled in the sunning Sacred Valley about two hours away from of Cusco
Clean and comfortable rooms, each with private bathroom
Clean toilets and showers
Multiple garden areas filled with beautiful plants
Clean drinking water provided
Intimate ceremonial maloka
Cozy indoor areas to read and relax
Spacious kitchen and dinning area
Fire pit and grill area
Note: although our facilitators will be able to make calls in case of emergency, there is no wifi for guests to use; do not expect cell phone service
Food
Delicious meals prepared from local fruits, vegetables and some staples (rice/quinoa)
Additionally we offer organic eggs, chicken and occasionally fish. This offering is not daily though as we primarily focus on a diet of plant-based nutrition.
Please let us know about your dietary restrictions and/or allergies. We are happy to work with you in order to meet your individual needs.
Travel Tips
Make sure you have a valid passport; you will not be allowed to enter Peru if your passport expires 6 months after your travel dates.
Please ensure that you arrive in Pucallpa at least one day before your retreat to allow for adequate rest time prior to your first ceremony. We will arrange transportation to pick you up from and drop you off to your hotel in Pucallpa before and after your retreat.
Make sure your return flight home is not the last day of the retreat, and no earlier than the day after your retreat ends.
Hotels in Pucallpa:
Hotel Los Gavilanes: Upscale Family Style. Pool, Nice restaurant. Wifi. Laundry, etc. In Yarinacocha.
Manish Eco Lodge: Nicer yet outdoor tropical paradise type retreat. Pool, excellent restaurant, Wifi. Laundry, etc. near the airport in Pucallpa proper. Our guests love staying here.
Aguila Dorada Selva Hotel: In downtown Pucallpa.
Casa Andina Select Pucallpa: The most upscale, would be a 5 star hotel in the USA. Full accommodations, roomservice, massage & spa, multiple restaurants, art exhibit, etc. rooftop pool. Located 2 blocks from the Centro Plaza in downtown Pucallpa.
For more information about travel, see Los Cielos’s Travel Info page.
Hotels in the Sacred Valley:
Cusco:
Antigua Casona San Blas: upscale hotel in our favorite neighborhood; our personal favorite with a great restaurant and spa,
Backpacker La Bo’M: laidback hostel with private rooms and garden, in an fantastic location
Viajero Cusco Hostel: clean chain hostel
Pisac:
La Chakana: clean and cozy hostel with private rooms in quieter area called La Rinconada, 15 minutes walk from Pisac town
Hotel Pisac Inca: mid-range hotel option, in a quiet part of town
Hotel Art House Royal Inka Pisac: more upscale, in La Rinconada
Weekly Retreat Schedule
Here is a sample itinerary of our retreats:
