YACUMAMAN SANCTUARY

Yacumaman Sanctuary of Integral Shamanism is a glistening green jewel set upon a hillside overlooking the city of Tarapoto and next to the national forest, Cerro Escalera. Yacumaman is mandala of activity, study and contemplation: part ethnobotanical garden, part eco-village, part center for shamanic and vedic studies, part reforestation project as well as the base for Qori Inti Amazonian Herbals. It is the main hub for all our Integral Shamanism retreat programs. The Qori Inti apothecary, Jungle Lab, Rasa Casas, Shambhu Tambo and the temple of Graha Shanti are all located here.

The Qori Inti Apothecary is our in-house jungle laboratory where we harness the life-giving force of this potent bio-region to create botanical products of the highest caliber intended for rejuvenating and restoring radiant health on all stratums of the human organism- physical, mental, emotional and vibrational.   

The temple of Graha Shanti is our interpretation of a maloca- a traditional Amazonian structure used for shamanic ceremonies. It is round with a vaulted palm roof that rises eighty feet vertically and highlights spectacular views of the surrounding jungle covered mountain range. There are planetary yantras set into the walls and a pair of cedar doors with a relief carving of the Sri Yantra. We use it for our sessions:  yoga, meditation and plant medicine. The Rasa Casas and Shambho Tambo are the beautiful, sustainable-living structures that compose our eco-village. 

Hampi Yacu Wasi, which translates from Quechua to “the House of the Healing Waters” is our Ayurvedic Amazonian eco-spa on location at the sanctuary. Here one can receive ancestral healing therapies, performed in an aesthetically pleasing setting designed to nourish the senses. Ayurvedic medicine, with its millenary-rich therapeutic perspectives merges symbiotically with a shamanic context. All of our treatments employ the highest quality products blended on site from aromatic and therapeutic plant medicines of the Amazon. Our spa services include an integral blend of modalities with a focus on Ayurvedic body treatments andvegetalismo (traditional shamanic plant medicine,) combined with body work and spa treatments including scrubs, wraps, herbal and flower baths. Our spa treatments synergistically blend with our retreat packages, plant dietas, Integral Shamanic mentorships, and customized yoga programs. Hampi Yacu Wasi offers a system of comprehensive and holistically transformational treatments and services completely unique unto itself.

In recent years, Yacumaman has expanded to encompass an animal sanctuary. While this was not the original intention, it has organically evolved to become the haven for various species of wildlife, several whom are rescues from the illegal fauna trafficking industry. We work in conjunction with an agency of the state to protect and preserve these animals which include Amazonian land tortoises, parrots, a spectacled owl, an ocelot and a margay cat.

Exploring the walking paths on the property, experiencing and connecting with the plants, trees, garden and wilderness ambiance, lends a feeling of being held by the land while going deep intoone’s personal process. The team of practitioners at Yacumaman Sanctuary work together within the thriving ambiance of the living landscape, utilizing its healing resources to craft the optimal context for powerful transformational individual and group work. We combine our diverse skills and lifetimes of training to forge an alchemical crucible wherein health, wellness, and wisdom are skillfully generated.