Ancestral Medicine Retreats & Training
Worldwide Retreats for Healing, Growth & Transformation, with Ayahuasca, San Pedro, Bufo Alvarius, Yopo, Kambo…
Entheogen Practitioner Training in Mexico
Why working with us
We are a passionate and seasoned tribe. We offer healing retreats and Practitioner Training for aspiring facilitators of Ancestral Medicines. Our retreats are specifically crafted for people seeking healing and with an interest in discovering the deeper aspects of their true selves. Our mission is to share, help disseminate and preserve the collective wisdom found in the teachings and practices of traditional healers of Central and South America. We dedicate our spiritual and human capital to support healing and the evolution of consciousness.
Healing and Empowerment
Our focus is the empowerment of others through the use of ancestral medicines and their unmatched capacity to help us heal & reconnect. We insist on sharing these medicines in the way of the elders. We owe everything to the wisdom holders of this world, the curanderos, vegetalistos and shamans of many traditions. And we are similarly inspired and driven by their ways of reciprocity with nature.
We Bridge Worlds
We believe that we are in a unique position to offer you a way to deeply rewarding work with master plant medicine as we are westerners who share a culture, language, and mindset with you. Decades of personal work with shamanism, plant, and earth medicines have also made us initiates of a kind:—shamanic practitioners, intuitive & facilitators—and allowed us to craft a way for the western mind to navigate and dialogue with the wonders and healing energies of Ancestral Medicine.
Our Retreats
The Indigenous Way
Our intention is to share the ancestral ways of healing where preparation, diet and intentional mindset are paramount to enter pure states of awareness and to heal physical, mental and spiritual ailments. Once you’re booked on one of our retreats, an information pack is sent to you to that effect. We also always present a practical understanding of the sacred teachings of these medicines, and how to work individually with each one of them.
Tailor-made
We carefully craft and combine master plants like San Pedro and Ayahuasca with Kambo and Bufo to enhance your journey.
All medicines offered on a retreat are of course optional and upon arrival, we can help you customise your own retreat, with at times the possibility to substitute some medicines for others. The choice is yours and is skillfully guided by our expert facilitators to support your own personal experience.
Glorious & Unique Venues
We select very carefully our retreat centers and venues to offer the best combination of modern comfort in idyllic settings, steeped in abundant nature; far from the madding crowd, and close to an International Airport.
Simple Fees
We keep our fee structure simple. Depending on the location, we offer either all-inclusive or split fees (retreat/board) to cover all aspects of your journey with us. To book your place on any of our retreats, a non-refundable/transferable deposit is required. The balance is to be paid 3 weeks prior to the start.
Cancellations and refunds are outlined in our Terms & Conditions.
Note that our retreats have a minimum of 6 participants with a maximum of 20 participants to guarantee quality attention is given to every single person.
2023 Upcoming Retreats & Training
You will find find below a choice of Retreats & Training
Tulum, Mexico
May 4-9
6-Day Ayahuasca, San Pedro, Bufo, Kambo retreats.
South of France
14-21/21-28 May 2023
7-Day Ayahuasca, San Pedro, Bufo, Kambo retreats.
Mallorca, Spain
June, July, August
Various Retreats with Ayahuasca, San Pedro, Bufo and Kambo.
COMING SOON
Tulum, Mexico
Sept/Oct 2023
4-Day Retreats with Ayahuasca, San Pedro, Bufo, Kambo and more.
22-25 Sept / 24-27 Sept /
30 Sept-03 Oct / 05-07 Oct.
Tulum, Mexico
22 Sept/07 Oct 2023
15-Day Entheogen Facilitator Training. Learn how to facilitate Ayahuasca, Huachuma, Bufo Alvarius, Kambo … + Additional Speciality Practicums.
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The Earth Medicines we work with
San Pedro, Peru
Kambo (Amazonian tree frog)
Kambocito, Kampu or Kambo has the propeties to reset your entire Immune system. It is very useful in our current times. It will also help you recode DNA. It works beautifully in preparation or as an adjuvent to…
Temazcal, Maya Sweatlodge
A Temazcal is a mud or brick dome-like construction and is used to house people while they undergo an ancient Aztec cleansing ritual. The intention of this is to balance the mind, body and spirit, ‘which they say promotes spiritual rebirth.’…
Ayahuasca, Amazon
The Grandmother Ayahuasca is certainly to be respected as its strong spirit unfolds our minds and hearts to other realities and otherworldly experiences. It is a bright and convoluted…
Yopo, sacred snuff, Venezuela
Yopo is known to be one of the most sacred medicines of all the Americas. One of the remarkable powers of Yopo is that it momentarily obliterates the mask or “ego” that we interpret everyday life with. It also immerses…
Cacao, Heart medicine
Also known as the ancestral medicine of the heart, the cacao ceremony encourages you to accelerate your evolution by letting go of everything that does not serve you anymore. During the ceremony, you will enjoy a delicious ….
Bufo Alvarius, Mexico
Sapo (Bufo Alvarius) is the master of non-duality. It will show you what holds the cosmos. With practice it will also lead you to realise the mystical yet revealing link there is between the ‘void’ and …
Rapé, Sacred Tobacco snuff
Rapé is a fine, light-colored powder containing tobacco and other medicinal and sacred plants, including tree bark ashes, leaves, seeds, and various herbs. Once collected, the components are pulverized with…
Who we are — The team
Your guide on the journey, Frédéric Cherri
By nature, I'm not very fond of labels or titles. However, if I had to describe my path I would say that I’m mostly a practitioner of the shamanic arts, a therapist with 30yrs of clinical practice and tutoring in the field of cranial osteopathy, specialising in trauma, immune disorders and perinatal issues. I've also trained extensively for the last 25 years in the shamanic arts, and dedicated much of my time to living and studying with indigenous communities in many parts of the world.
I’m finally an entrepreneur, a retreat leader, a program teacher, a ceremonialist, a shamanic practitioner, an entheogen integration specialist and a personal coach. Years of study and practice on the path of workshop facilitation, field research and clinical & therapeutic work have led me to believe we can heal anything.
I'm also aware of being a bit of an 'oddball' in the realm of ancestral medicines, as I've trained (and keep training) in a variety of medicines and within different traditions. A medicine man or woman is usually a one-medicine specialist and trains in one sole tradition. I have answered the specific calls from some of these remarkable medicines and travelled wide and far to different jungles and mountains to work and study with varied first-people communities on this planet.
I believe there is a need for people like me to help bridge, protect and disseminate to a western audience the extraordinary wisdom of the first nations who share these medicines. Shamanic work and one of its mysterious and exciting aspects, the realm of plant or earth medicine, brings many answers to the unresolved issues of modern medicine or psychology. I have dedicated my life to supporting others’ journeys, growth, and transformation and am delighted to answer any questions via Zoom or WhatsApp chat. Schedule a free call here. Or leave me a message on WhatsApp at +52 998 354 2178
Support and assisting team
Rogelio Kuntur Cristal
Ceremony Assistant, Nutrition Specialist
For over 20 years, Rogelio has worked in different areas and fields, always in service of love, healing and creativity, and active in supporting and creating transformational and evolutionary spaces.
Having refined his offering in one of his main passions: vegan, gluten-free and sugar-free nutrition, he also learned how to support people in their healing processes. He now finds himself serving within the ceremony space, practising compassion and presence, as well as deepening his understanding of the plant medicine realm.
Amy Lynn Allen
Facilitation support
Amy Lynn is a Shamanic doula, assisting Soulful transformation; the cycle of birth, death, and a guide to one’s own innate possibility, potential, awareness and wisdom. Focused on holistic healing, personal growth, and Spiritual transformation
She is dedicated to awakening the power of co-creative perception by inspiring a new collective vision and possibility, reconnecting with Earth, spirit and community .
Geovanna Arias
Operations & Management
Geovanna is a passionate advocate for natural and holistic healing, plant medicines as powerful tools in helping others work through trauma, depression, anxiety, and pain. She's joined many retreats with Frederic and gained hands-on experience with Huachuma, Ayahuasca, Bufo, Peyote and Kambo. Following her move to Mexico in 2022, she set out to continue helping others find healing and transformation with entheogens and as a way of inspiring growth and positivity in this world.
Ray Bueno
Logistics, Ceremony Assistant
Ray Bueno is a Marine combat veteran and marketing and logistics manager for SpiritRivers International. After struggling with PTSD and depression, he answered the call to a plant medicine retreat in Mexico with Frédéric. Since, he has been passionate about learning more about plant medicine and its potential to heal individuals and communities. He is an advocate for veterans and believes that plant medicines can be a powerful tool in helping veterans suffering from PTSD, chronic pain, and other conditions.
