Eight Week Initiation Course - $5650
With Don Enrique
September 30 - November 24, 2018
Eight Week Ayahuasca Initiation Course
A Deep Immersion into Shipibo Curanderismo
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Cost of the Eight Week Initiation Course: US $5,650
The $5,650 price includes:
Accommodations for five nights at a hotel in Iquitos
The first night, during the break, and the last two nights – hotel has wi-fi
Accommodations for fifty nights at the Plant Medicine School
Rustic accommodations in a beautiful jungle setting
24 traditional ayahuasca ceremonies (3 per week)
There may be more or less ceremonies depending on the flow of the course
Medical treatment for any illnesses and conditions
The curanderos will attend to all the students’ afflictions
An mp3 player with twenty Shipibo icaros to be learned
Being able to repeatedly listen to the icaros is a huge help for learning them
Transportation to and from the Camp
Comfortable buses take students to the trail to hike in
At least two meals a day, following the ‘dieta’
Fresh fruit, juice, eggs, steamed vegetables, rice, lentils, quinoa, grilled fish, potatoes, etc.
Translation of all lectures, presentations, workshops, and discussions
Course assistants will also add their own experiences, teachings, and explanations
Healing tools like mapachos, agua florida, and massage pomades
Essential for the study and practice of curanderismo
USBs with photos taken and audio recordings from the course
Lectures and ceremonies will be recorded and pictures will be taken
Many more gifts and educational items that you’ll pick up along the way
You’ll receive other gifts and healing tools as well
The content of each course is guided by the plant spirits and catered to the specific group of students participating in that course. Therefore, it is difficult to provide an accurate timeline or schedule. Below is an example of what took place during a previous course and can demonstrate the amount and variety of content covered.
An Example Itinerary for the Course:
A Daily Schedule of Lectures, Workshops and Activities
WEEK ONE
SUNDAY: Stay in a hotel in Iquitos for one night. Meet with the teachers and other students.
MONDAY: Go to the school and get settled. Ceremony discussion. CEREMONY #1
TUESDAY: Take a powerful purgative called Sangre de Grado. Private Consultations.
WEDNESDAY: Begin the first plant dieta with a two day fast. CEREMONY #2
THURSDAY: Tobacco and soplaying/ceremony preparation workshop with mapacho.
FRIDAY: Begin vapor baths. Icaros workshop. Soplaying preparation. CEREMONY #3
SATURDAY: Continue vapor baths. Assistant led workshop. Icaros practice.
WEEK TWO
SUNDAY: Take a day to rest, focus on the dieta, and process the previous week.
MONDAY: Continue vapor baths. Icaro lecture and workshop. CEREMONY #4
TUESDAY: Continue vapor baths. Soplay and Chupando agua florida workshop.
WEDNESDAY: Continue vapor baths. Mucura sinus cleanse. CEREMONY #5
THURSDAY: Vapor baths continue. Ayahuasca ceremony procedure workshop.
FRIDAY: Pinon blanco cleanse. Icaros lecture and discussion. CEREMONY #6
SATURDAY: Assistant led workshop on vision navigation and healing work.
WEEK THREE
SUNDAY: Take a day to rest, focus on the dieta, and process the previous week.
MONDAY: Cold water plant baths begin. Icaros workshop. CEREMONY #7
TUESDAY: Continue plant baths. Ceremony procedure/soplay/healing review.
WEDNESDAY: Continue plant baths. Ceremony procedure workshop. CEREMONY #8
THURSDAY: Continue plant baths. Catahua purgative for protection and strength.
FRIDAY: Continue plant baths. Opening a ceremony workshop. . CEREMONY #9
SATURDAY: Assistant led workshop of complimentary healing modalities.
WEEK FOUR
SUNDAY: Take a day to rest, focus on the dieta, and process the previous week.
MONDAY: Ceremony procedure workshop. Student ceremonies begin. CEREMONY #10
TUESDAY: Chiric Sanango nervous system cleanse. Plant remedies discussion.
WEDNESDAY: Begin preparation of ayahuasca. Cushma charging. CEREMONY #11
THURSDAY: Continue ayahuasca preparation. Plant remedies discussion.
FRIDAY: Finish ayahuasca preparation. First plant dieta ends. CEREMONY #12
SATURDAY: Go into Iquitos for two night break. Recharge and Relax.
WEEK FIVE
SUNDAY: Free day in Iquitos to rest, connect with family and friends, recharge.
MONDAY: Return to the school. Student led ceremonies continue. CEREMONY #13
TUESDAY: Begin second plant dieta with a two day fast. Icaros workshop.
WEDNESDAY: Ceremony procedure/soplay/healing review. CEREMONY #14
THURSDAY: Walk in the jungle to learn about the plants and their medicinal properties.
FRIDAY: Patient-Healer workshops. Plant remedies discussion. CEREMONY #15
SATURDAY: Student led workshops on complementary healing methods.
WEEK SIX
SUNDAY: Take a day to rest, focus on the dieta, and process the previous week.
MONDAY: Workshops on diagnosing illnesses, finding plant remedies. CEREMONY #16
TUESDAY: Take Avilla purgative for stronger connections. Icaros workshop.
WEDNESDAY: Medicinal plant walk. Q&A with the maestro. CEREMONY #17
THURSDAY: Therapeutic massage workshop. Healer-Patient workshops continue.
FRIDAY: Vision discussions. Treatments continue. Practice the icaros. CEREMONY #18
SATURDAY: Student led workshop on complimentary practices.
WEEK SEVEN
SUNDAY: Take a day to rest, focus on the dieta, and process the previous week.
MONDAY: Another medicinal plant preparation workshop. CEREMONY #19
TUESDAY: Student preparation of plant remedies in Healer-Patient workshops.
WEDNESDAY: Connecting with the spirits workshop and discussion. CEREMONY #20
THURSDAY: Deeper discussion of connecting to God during the icaros.
FRIDAY: Preparation for end of course dancing. Icaros. CEREMONY #21
SATURDAY: Student led workshop on complimentary practices. Dance workshop
WEEK EIGHT
SUNDAY: Take a day to rest, focus on the dieta, and process the previous week.
MONDAY: Final ceremonies led by the maestro. Receive Arcanas. CEREMONY #22
TUESDAY: Final consultations with don Enrique. Practice dancing. CEREMONY #23
WEDNESDAY: Diet ends with a sacred ceremony and dance. CEREMONY #24
THURSDAY: Say goodbyes to the staff and head back to Iquitos. Lunch together.
FRIDAY: Internet, laundry, etc. Visit the butterfly farm outside of Iquitos. relax.
SATURDAY: Receive course certificates and get gifts or medicines. Say goodbyes…
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About the Leader
Don Enrique
Don Enrique is a Shipibo curandero originally from the RoaBoya community near Pucallpa. He now lives in Iquitos and works with Carlos leading the six and ten week courses for the Ayahuasca Foundation. Don Enrique comes from a long line of curanderos and began studying with his grandfather at the age of 11. With over […]
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