Shanayoy
🌿 Sample Retreat Schedule
Kamëntsá Yagé Retreat
📍 Sibundoy, Putumayo (Airport PSO)
✨ Daily rhythm rooted in nature, integration, and community
🌀 Arrival Day
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Afternoon airport pickup & arrival
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6:00 PM – Welcome Dinner
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Evening rest & grounding
🌞 Daily Flow (Sample Overview)
Morning
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8:00 AM – Yoga & Meditation
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9:00 AM – Nourishing Breakfast
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10:00 AM – Integration Circles / Consultations / Forest Walks / Sacred Art / Tree Planting
Afternoon
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1:00 PM – Lunch
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2:00 PM – Quiet Rest, Herbal Baths, Sharing Circles
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4:00 PM – Restorative Yoga or Cultural Activities (visits to artisans, Mamita, community spaces)
Evening
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6:00 PM – Dinner
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9:00 PM – Ceremony Nights (3 total during the retreat)
🌿 Ceremonial Schedule
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3 Traditional Yagé (Ayahuasca) Ceremonies guided by Taita Juan Agreda
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Integration sessions the following day with time for rest and support
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Each ceremony is rooted in the Kamëntsá spiritual tradition and includes energetic cleansings, plant baths, and personalized guidance
🌱 Special Activities
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Herbal Baths & Energetic Cleanse
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Thermal Hot Springs Visit
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Cultural visits to Kamëntsá elders and artisans
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Traditional food prepared with local ingredients
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Optional consultations with Taita Juan
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Group circles and personal integration support
🚐 Departure
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Morning breakfast
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Group closing circle
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Airport transfers back to Pasto
Safety and Healing
It is necessary to feel safe for the healing to occur, to be in a safe place so that the spiritual opening takes place and we can carry out the work with the medicine. Responsibility and knowledge of working with these power plants are necessary for healing to occur.
At Shanayoy we maintain a caring, safe and supportive center to ensure guest welfare at all times. Our healers led by Taita Juan, a master healer with more than 40 years of experience, are also individuals of integrity with decades of experience working with plant medicines.
Some of our risk management and safety protocol measures include:
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A thorough medical and psychological screening process prior to arrival. All interested individuals must submit a pre-arrival medical questionnaire to evaluate potential risk factors.
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We supply detailed orientation information to help prepare individuals for their journey. This information includes everything from logistic and travel requirements to yage/ayahuasca dietary concerns. Additionally, we are always available to chat via Whatsapp to answer any pre-arrival questions.
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Upon arrival, we provide additional information regarding the facilities, the hosts, the ceremonies, and the activities. Our staff is always approachable and will answer all your questions to the best of our abilities.
Ceremony Safety
Facilitators in yage/ayahuasca ceremonies are of vital importance for the well-being of the participants, knowledge, practice, and experience play a vital role in this work. At Shanayoy Center we have a group of facilitators who are experts in working with medicine, and who seek health, safety, and harmony in all aspects of healing work.
"Our fundamental purpose is health and well-being, opening the paths so that we can all safely understand the difficult processes that can be experienced to find the beautiful teachings of this remedy"
the registration steps for the retreats have several steps to ensure the well-being and health of all participants, a rigorous medical form and prior interview are important to ensure the health of you and the other participants.
There are some people who are not suitable to carry out the medicine sessions and participate in the retreats, due to physical or mental health issues.
Safety at Shanayoy
Additional Safety Measures:
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We have medical specialists on call 24 hours a day; 7 days a week.
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All food and drink are prepared with filtered water.
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We provide detailed information and techniques on how to safely integrate the ayahuasca experience.
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Guests are also welcome to contact us for support any time they choose — months, or even years, after leaving the retreat center.
Shanayoy Healing
Retreats
Mind, Body, and Spirit are one with the creation and holistic harmony is needed for perfect health, this ancient knowledge carries the keys to understanding, healing, and strength for all humanity.
