The Road to Realization: One Week Plant Medicine Retreat with Aubrey Marcus
With Marina Sinti Reategui and Teobaldo Ochavano Lopez
January 17 - 24, 2021
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Realization is a spiraling journey, beyond the known, through trauma and fear, into the loving heart of your Potential.
“Realization” By Aubrey Marcus
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Aubrey Marcus is a thought leader who is moving the needle on human potential, compassion, self-realization, and the de-stigmatization of plant medicines in modern culture.
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Aubrey has dedicated his life to traversing the depths of himself to assist others on their path to self-actualization. His multidisciplinary approach draws from nature, philosophy, and science in pursuit of holistic well-being – physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Aubrey has helped connect the dots for millions through his podcast, poetry, entrepreneurial endeavors, NYT bestselling book, and global community.
Having been on the spiritual path for over two decades, his extensive experience with plant medicine, particularly ayahuasca, has been foundational for his healing, heart-centered presence, and achievement in life. Aubrey is a passionate and vocal supporter of the psychedelic and plant medicine movement, advocating for advancements in research, therapy, public awareness, and education. He continues to integrate his medicine work and life experience through the creation of the Fit For Service Fellowship to support others in awakening to their potential.
For the first time, Aubrey will be guest-hosting a weeklong plant medicine retreat. This unique opportunity will combine the wisdom of the plants with his lifelong experience supporting people in diving deeply into their own healing journeys. He will be joined by his partner, sound healer Vylana Marcus, for this intimate group experience at our seaside haven.
Aubrey and Vylana will weave their knowledge and skills to support guests’ integration through sound healing, ecstatic dance, sharing circles, and workshops.
This retreat encompasses our regular medicine program, guided by indigenous Peruvian Shipibo healers and our devoted team of facilitators. Our well-designed programming supports you as you lean into a deeper connection with yourself and your fellow passengers in this intimate group of no more than 20 guests, immersed and embraced by nature, community, and medicine.
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Join us on January 17 – 24, 2021, for a week of integrative medicine work and deep spiritual healing, combining the time-honored practices of traditional Shipibo shamanism with in-depth and supportive integration practices and workshops by Aubrey and Vylana Marcus.
With the myriad of information out there, it can be challenging to determine where and how to start. Our goal at Soltara is to bring the expertise to you in an accessible, informed way, grounded in the spirit of cultural awareness and tradition.
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**Important Notice**
While it is our full intention to have this retreat take place on the original dates listed, due to the global situation, unforeseen travel restrictions, risks, or other events may require us to move this retreat to its alternate dates. By registering for this retreat, guests understand that in the event this retreat cannot take place on the originally scheduled dates due to events surrounding COVID-19, the alternate dates for this retreat are July 18 – 25, 2021. Should this occur, deposits are fully transferable to the alternate program dates, or another retreat with availability, with no change fees. We will be in touch with all registrations within 6 weeks of retreat start date should this occur.
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For this retreat, there may be some filming/photography which takes place during some workshops and free time. We expect this to be minimally disruptive to the guest experience, however there may be cameras onsite. No guests will be filmed without their explicit permission, and no filming will take place in or around the ceremony, group share, or other private spaces. If you would like more information, feel free to contact us at [email protected]
Your stay at Soltara includes:
- 4 ayahuasca ceremonies with highly-experienced Peruvian female & male Shipibo healers (see our sample weekly schedule)
- Multiple workshops and sharing circles led by Aubrey & Vylana Marcus, including sound healing and integration discussions
- Ecstatic dance session led by Aubrey to close out the retreat with your new medicine family
- Intimate group sizes (maximum capacity 21 guests) with individualized attention from healers during ceremony
- High facilitator-to-guest ratio with skilled facilitators who have combined decades of experience working in ceremony and helping guests through the healing process
- Your own copy of our integration book, The Hero’s Journal, which assists you as you begin your own Hero’s Journey (published by Soltara in collaboration with clinical psychologists, this book follows a psychological treatment framework adapted to the ayahuasca experience and includes beautiful art and self-guided tools to empower you in your medicine and integration journey)
- One-on-one consultations with our healers (and translator)
- All meals in our conscious cuisine kitchen, prepared fresh daily from organic, pesticide-free, local sources in an ayahuasca-friendly manner
- Transportation to and from the pick-up location near SJO airport (details in your confirmation email and on our travel logistics page)
- Yoga classes for all levels throughout your stay
- Pranayama breathwork and meditation sessions
- Floral baths with medicinal plants lovingly prepared by our healers
- Nature immersion and multiple walking trails in one of the most abundant & biodiverse regions on the planet
- Access to our creative space for music, art, writing, and dance
- Access to our private on-site pool
- Air-conditioning in all rooms (except our Eco-Tambo options)
- Lifetime 10% discount for all return visits
- Participation in our premiere integration program and community with a highly qualified integration support team
- Access to two semi-private beaches with gentle waters along the gorgeous Gulf of Nicoya
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Taking advantage of our package pricing can help you save on transportation costs and logistics. Our week-long program is designed for your optimal ease and comfort, so you can free your mind to focus fully on yourself and your experience.
We look forward to having you with us!
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OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU
We serve medicine in sacred ceremony with integrity, humility, and compassion. By creating a safe space and working only with experienced, well-intentioned healers and facilitators, we uphold the lessons of the medicines and build a foundation of mutual trust, authenticity, and respect. Our healers are maestros humbly transmitting the knowledge and healing energies of the plants.
Our facilitators are devoted to helping guests face, process, and explore experiences and emotions, handle projections, manage expectations, and surrender to the process. We strive to uphold the highest integrity in everything we do. We are not gurus, preachers, or enlightened beings; we are a beacon for responsible, safe, and ethical practices, such that our guests feel safe and supported to get the most out of their healing.
Teachers
Marina Sinti Reategui was born in the Yarinacocha district of Pucallpa, in the Ucayali region of the Peruvian Amazon jungle. She is the daughter of Elias Sinti Magin Doña Exilda Reategui, and her grandmother and mother were both excellent shamans. She learned the medicine work of ayahuasca from her mother, and works with her husband Teobaldo help heal people together, both within their community and in bringing the medicine abroad. She has knowledge of many different medicinal plant remedies, and embodies the feminine aspect of the medicine in order to bring balance to the ceremonies. She and her husband are…
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Teobaldo Ochavano Lopez was born in the Ronuya district of Iparía, in the Ucayali region of the Peruvian Amazon jungle. His father, Teobaldo Ochavano Mahua Doña Luisa Lopez Maynas, was the first bilingual teacher and shaman in his community, and his mother used plant medicines to cure and heal. All of his grandparents, on both sides, were also shamans. His entire family was very familiar with plant medicines, particularly ayahuasca, and from a very young age Teobaldo was surrounded by this medicine work. After witnessing its immense healing power, he chose to continue on the path himself, particularly since he…
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