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Ancestral Medicines Healing Retreats
Worldwide Retreats for Healing, Growth & Transformation, with Ayahuasca, San Pedro, Bufo Alvarius, Yopo, Kambo…
Sacred Entheogens Facilitator Training
How to Serve Entheogens Safely and Confidently: an Experiential Training, Sept. 2023 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Why 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 offer you a unique opportunity to engage in deeply rewarding work with master plant medicine. As Westerners who share your culture, language, and mindset, our decades of experience with shamanism, plant, and earth medicines have made us initiates of a kind—shamanic practitioners, intuitive facilitators. We’ve crafted a way for the Western mind to connect with the wonders and healing energies of Ancestral Medicine.
Why you
If you have landed on this website, you may be searching for healing, transformation, and growth while rediscovering your true self. We understand that journey all too well. Working alongside us and embracing the Sacred Teaching Medicines unlocks a world of unparalleled possibilities to nurture your soul, mind, and body.
We don’t just invite anyone into our field and sacred circles; we invite those who are ready to wholeheartedly commit to their personal evolution—the ones who are prepared to take the next brave step forward. Within our warm holding space, you’ll find a community of fellow travellers and compassionate guides, all devoted to supporting you on every level of your human journey.
If it’s time for you to embark on this deeply personal adventure of reclaiming your authentic self and flourishing in ways you never thought possible, then join our tribe. We would love nothing better than to bring you into the fold of our ever-expanding family.
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, Individual Ceremonies & Training
4 Retreats, Playa del Carmen
Sept/Oct 2023
4 Retreats (4-Day each), all-inclusive at now $980 pp, with Ayahuasca, San Pedro, Bufo, Kambo and more Sept. 22-25 — Sept. 26-29 — Sept. 30-Oct 03 — Oct. 04-07 .
To get the promo apply the coupon PLAYA400 at checkout
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
22 Sept/07 Oct 2023
15-Day Entheogen Facilitator Training. How to serve safely Ayahuasca, Huachuma, Bufo Alvarius, Kambo.
With additional optional 2 to 4-Day Practicums for each medicine.
Individual Ceremonies
Huachuma (San Pedro cactus) Oct.9 & 10
Dates: Oct 9 & 10 — 9am-4pm
Arrival Time: 8am
Venue: Ozen Retreat Center, in Playa del Carmen
Contribution: $80 USD
Because it is a bit gentler than many of the other plant teachers, Huachuma has earned the nickname “The Grandfather” around the medicine community... (read more below)
Ayahuasca (Amazonian brew) Oct 10 & 11
Dates: Oct 10 & 11 — 9pm-4am
Arrival Time: 8pm
Venue: Ozen Retreat Center, in Playa del Carmen
Contribution: $80 USD
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 ..... (read more below)
Bufo Alvarius (Mexican Toad) Oct 12, 13 & 14
Dates: Oct 12, 13 & 14 — 2pm-6pm
Arrival Time: 1pm
Venue: Ozen Retreat Center, in Playa del Carmen
Contribution: $80 USD
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 it's purpose for our dayly-living. The experience of non-duality is counter-intuitively very practical as it allows us to live from the source, free from the hindrances of mundanity... (read more below)
Kambo (Amazonian tree frog) Oct 13 & 14
Dates: Oct 13 & 14 — 9am-12pm
Arrival Time: 8am
Venue: Ozen Retreat Center, in Playa del Carmen
Contribution: $80 USD
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 of other medicines. It's use is to be approached with respect, and trust in your Practitioner is paramount... We currently offer Kambo in almost all our retreats as it... (read more below)
Our Entheogen Facilitator Training
New! Upcoming September 2023 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
Places Limited!
What if it were possible for aspiring facilitators to bypass the filters and gatekeepers, to serve the sacred space of Ancestral Medicines safely with integrity and confidence, and to contribute to a heart-based community, supporting growth and alleviating pain and suffering?
Cohorts of us have heard the call to serve sacred Ancestral Medicines. They recruit us to support changes in consciousness and much-needed healing. Yet, working with sacred ancestral medicines can present a range of challenges, from unspeakably ecstatic experiences to difficult or profound psycho-spiritual confrontations.
In the West, rare are the facilitators or integration specialists confident to help others simultaneously navigate through the challenges of a deep Ancestral Medicine experience, process profound realisations, resolve activated traumas and integrate visionary and mystical experiences into their day-to-day life.
This 15-day, hands-on training offers foundational and practical skills to help you share ancestral medicines in ceremonial settings, with confidence, safety, and care. It combines shamanic & spiritual approaches, modern trauma & harm reduction solutions with effective business and ethics best practices.
Additionally, upon completion of the 15-day curriculum, students will have an opportunity to undertake optional practicums, to further and hone the skills gained in the training, in the modality of their choice, with real-life participants and fully supervised by faculty.
The 15-Day training & optional practicums are composed of individual & group processes, lectures, debates, Q&As, study groups and of hands-on practical & experiential ceremonial work, where you will be assisting real-life ceremonies with San Pedro, Ayahuasca, Bufo and Kambo.
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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…
Our 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.
In the news
You will find below some exchanges with remarkable people that have brightened my path. Enjoy the conversation.
Episode 1 — The Way of the Healer. Conversation with Darieth Chisholm
I always cherish the time I spend with Darieth Chisholm, a thoughtful, inquisitive mind and heart and an accomplished being in so many fields. Of late, she is also a new phenomenon in the field of Healing. I was honoured to contribute to her sensational Podcast. Hope you’ll like it.
With her new endeavour, The Way of the Healer, Darieth shares the experiences of both change makers and change seekers through the transformative power of storytelling.
She stands side by side with her subjects in her films, videos, podcasts, books and media.
Her work sparks conversations, opens hearts, enriches the souls, changes minds and inspires social and policy change.