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🦋 Meet our Shamans Maestra Eugenia Our Psilocybe Mushroom ceremonies are run by Maestra Eugenia Pinedo Casimiro, a Mazatec medicine woman from Huatla de Juarez, Oaxaca, the town of Maria Sabina. She proudly carries the lineage of her mother Abuela Julieta Casimiro, a former

🦋 Stairway to Heaven⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Mayapan - A Hidden Treasures of Mayan Culture⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As a part of all our retreats at Arkana Yucatan, we visit the sacred site of Mayapan.⠀This Pre-Columbian Maya site is located a couple

🦋 Ayahuasca as a Powerful Healing Tool The term “ayahuasca” denotes a tea-like brew used by shamans in the jungles of Amazon-basin countries such as Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil to enter into altered mental states. This powerful healing tool has been sought out by

🦋 Spiritual meaning of peacock feathers Peacock Feathers have been used for healing for tens of thousands of years in every culture throughout time. They are said to carry Spiritual Healing Energy that can be used to assist people seeking balance and harmony in their lives. W

🦋The Culture of Welcoming Each Other At Arkana, we practice the culture of welcoming each of our guests with open arms and an open heart as members of our extended spiritual family. As cliche as it sounds, love is the answer to many of the afflictions of the modern world. Li

🦋 Arkana's 7 Ps of Integration Plaughter (Play & Laugh) Someone once offered some good advice on how to choose the right shaman. He said, if your shaman does not have a good sense of humor, keep looking until you find one that does. Wise words I carry everywhere I go.

🦋Meet Our Shamans Marakame Juan Maestro Juan is one of the most prominent healers in the Wirrarika tradition. Healers are often referred to as Marakame, which is literally translated as: 'those that possess knowledge." He was initiated into the hikuri tradition by his grand

🦋Quotes Quiet the mind, sit in contemplation and think before speaking. You will find that your soul doesn't need many words to say a lot. . . . . . . . . #ayahuasca #thankyouplantmedicines #iamarkana #arkanadiaries #ayahuascaretreats #ayahuascaretreat #ayahuascaceremony #pl

🦋Plant Medicines Hikuri (Peyote) Ceremony In the Wixarrika Hikuri ritual, a medicine circle is formed around Grandfather Fire (Tatewari). The ceremony is an all-night affair where participants ingest the Hikuri invoking the spirit of the auspicious Blue Deer (Kauyumari) a re

🦋 Shipibo Konibo Tribe Gatekeepers of Ayahuasca For over 2000 years, the Shipibo indigenous tribes in the Ucayali region of the Amazon River basin have been considered the caretakers of the jungle. To this day, they maintain many of the traditions of their ancestors, includ

🦋 Arkana's 7P's of Integration Preach-Not Upon the completion of a life-changing ayahuasca retreat and having experienced an awakening of some sort, people are very excited to share their experiences with everyone. We recommend being careful with this, until it's the right

🦋 Floral Baths Prior to an ayahuasca ceremony, it is customary in the Shipibo Tradition to offer floral baths made from various medicinal plants and flowers. Our shamans, diligently prepare these cleansing baths with multiple plants grown around our Center and in the surrou

🦋 Preparation Embarking on an ayahuasca journey is for many a profound experience of total transformation. As such, one must approach this opportunity with the utmost respect. One must make a total commitment to prepare our body and mind to the best of our ability. The

🦋 Dia de Muertos The Day of the Dead is a holiday celebrated in Mexico associated with the Catholic celebrations of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. The holiday involves family and friends gathering to pray for and to remember friends and family members who have died. It

. The Mara'akáme Healers of the Wirrarika People Literally translated as "those that know" the Mara'akáme are the healers and spiritual leaders of the Wirrarika Ethnic Group, more commonly known as Huicholes. They believe the Mara'akámes are the ambassadors to the spirit wo

Facilitator Coordinator - Sacred Valley Fernanda At the helm of our Sacred Valley ceremonies we are honored to have Fernanda, a well-rounded multi-faceted medicine woman. Originally from Argentina; she is very passionate about helping others rediscover their true essence, worki

LAKOTA PRAYER Wakan Tanka, Great Mystery, . Teach me how to trust my heart my mind my intuition my inner knowing the senses of my body the blessings of my spirit . Teach me to trust these things so that I may enter my Sacred Space and love beyond my fear and thus Walk in Balance

Arkana's 7 Ps of Integration Pilgrimage Pilgrimage literally means to put ourselves in motion geographically to visit a sacred place a sanctuary in Nature a temple or shrine a deity. Once there the pilgrim’s mind stops and experiences transcendence and union. When it come

Learning to Surf One can draw multiple lessons from living in today's environment. A reality that shifts by the minute, where the only constant thing is change. We have two alternatives: give in to fear, anxiety, frustration or learn to surf whatever wave comes your way and li