BE THE MEDICINE RETREAT A Sacred Pilgrimage of Feminine & Masculine Balance in Peru with Pumadventures 16th - 25th September 2025 during the Equinox Portal
We embark on a sacred journey to Peru, guided by the wisdom of the land and the teachings of powerful cosmic and nature allies. On this sacred journey, we will be supported by Puma Fredi Quispe Singona, a Master of Masters of the living energies, and his team of powerful medicine women and men, at Pumadventures. Puma is a true guardian of ancient wisdom, and together with our team from the Qanchis Ylla lineage, you will receive deep guidance and healing.
During this transformative journey, we will activate your inner healer through the powerful plant medicines Ayahuasca and Wachuma. These master plants facilitate deep healing on a soul and DNA level, helping you clear blockages and reconnect with your true essence. Ayahuasca will support you in unlocking hidden emotional and mental wounds, while Wachuma will guide you back to the heart, releasing limiting thought patterns and allowing you to experience clarity and inner peace.
This is more than just a journey—it is a sacred pilgrimage into the heart of ancient traditions. As wisdom keepers of the Qanchis Ylla lineage we will offer you the opportunity to reconnect with profound healing energies, restoring balance and harmony within yourself and with the world around us. Together, we will journey to sacred temples and megalithic sites, where you will receive messages from the land, deepen your connection with the ancient ones, and remember your light.
Introduction: A Joyful Homecoming to Wholeness
We are living in an extraordinary time of awakening. Beneath the surface of daily life, many of us are sensing a quiet invitation—a call back to what is real, rooted, and radiant. The old ways of pushing, proving, and performing are losing their grip, and something much more alive is emerging.
You may feel a stirring inside—a longing for spaciousness, truth, and connection. A desire to live and lead in a way that feels aligned with your heart. What’s unfolding is a return to your essence: grounded, luminous, whole. This journey offers sacred space to listen deeply, move gently, and remember the wisdom that already lives within you. Surrounded by the energy of the Andes and guided by ancient practices, you’ll reconnect with your body, your purpose, and your joy.
When we come into balance within, our relationships begin to shift. Patterns of overgiving, hiding, or controlling can soften, making space for real connection. On this pilgrimage, we explore the dance between feminine and masculine energies—not to fix, but to harmonize. We honor the wisdom of sisterhood, the beauty of conscious partnership, and the healing power of being truly seen. In shared ritual and laughter, in stillness and ceremony, we remember: we’re not meant to do this alone.
The world is ready for new ways of living and leading. Systems that separate us from the Earth, from each other, and from ourselves are slowly being dismantled. In their place, we are co-creating communities and cultures that honor the sacred in all things. This pilgrimage is an act of joyful resistance and embodied hope. Not a theory—but a lived, felt experience of what it means to belong, to lead with love, and to walk in reciprocity.
We carry stories not only from our lives, but from the generations before us. Some of these stories weigh us down; others hold precious keys. In Peru, we walk with lineages that remember balance, reverence, and sacred relationship. We listen, honor, and gently rewrite what no longer serves. We stand with the strength of those who came before us and become ancestors of healing for those yet to come.
What if your joy is part of the medicine the world needs? What if your healing is cosmic activism? This pilgrimage isn’t just a retreat—it’s a celebration of your part in the great unfolding. In the mirror of the mountains, the rhythm of ceremony, and the warmth of community, you remember your place in the vast web of life. You remember that you are not only held by the Earth—you are also dancing with the stars.
If something in you lights up reading this, trust that. Come walk with us in Peru. Let the land, the lineage, and your own soul show you the way.
Be the Medicine.
A sacred remembering. A joyful return. A new beginning.
Itinerary
Before and after our daily travel, Iris will facilitate Circles for you to integrate your experience.
DAY 1: 16. September: Arrival Blessings & Intention setting I Flowering bath
We gather for our welcome ceremony, where you will connect with the land and gain further clarity on your intentions on a medicine walk. You will receive a clearing of your energy field and a blessing for your journey with a flowering bath.
DAY 2: 17. September: SOUTH: Waqac Willka/Veronica & Ollantaytambo
Today we will travel to Ollantaytambo in the Sacred Valley after breakfast, which was an important ceremonial place of the Inca: an ancient astrological observatory, with a temple of the Sun and of the elements. You will receive blessings and insights from Ñusta Waqac Willka, a powerful female mountain warrior spirit.
DAY 3: 18. SOUTH-WEST September: Chinchero Journey to the Home of the 7 Rays lineage I & Ayahuasca ceremony
Today we will visit Chinchero, a small mountain village that is the hometown of Maestro Puma and the 7 Rays of the Rainbow lineage. It is known for its beautiful weavings displaying ancient wisdom. We will have the opportunity to see a demonstration of the natural dyeing and hand-weaving process in the family’s cooperative and buy treasures for ourselves and our loved ones.
After a delicious lunch, we prepare to sit in ceremony in the evening.
DAY 4: 19. September: WEST Poc Poc & Antakillka
We will spend the morning with gentle integration. After lunch, we will hike to Ñusta Poq Poq, a sacred waterfall. On our way, we will meet Apu Antakillka her partner, a powerful mountain spirit and Guardian of Chinchero, the land of the rainbow.
With a local medicine woman, we collect flowers and herbs to prepare our own flower essences.
DAY 5: 20. September: NORTH: Moon Temple Qillyarumyok – Wachuma Ceremony 1
Quillarumyok is a Temple of the Moon, where Priestesses facilitated ceremonies dedicated to the Cosmic Mother and to honor the divine feminine. It is a place of initiation for medicine wo*men and Priest*esses.
DAY 6: 21. September: EAST Pitusiray & Sawasiray I Dreamwork – Wachuma Ceremony 2
In the morning, we will come together for a dream work circle. After breakfast, we travel to the Mountain Goddess and God of falling in love and sacred partnership.
DAY 7: 22. September: EQUINOX at Apu Ausangate
Apu Ausangate is a masculine mountain spirit known for its pristine blessings to open our hearts. We have the unique opportunity to stay at its base in family homes in Pachanta.
We will thank Apu Ausangate and express our gratitude with a Despacho offering and take advantage of the Equinox portal, which is a day of renewal and balance of the masculine and feminine polarity. In the evening, we refresh, cleanse, and ground in the hot springs.
DAY 8: 23. September: Sacred Lakes of Apu Ausangate – Wachuma Ceremony 3
After breakfast, we will journey to the Sacred Lakes of Apu Ausangate.
DAY 9: 24. September: Return to Sacred Valley (or Cusco) & Integration & Rest
Breakfast. Return to Sacred Valley. Deep rest. Integration Circle. Celebration dinner.
25. September: Transfer to Cusco or/and airport
