Embodying The Altar – Plant Medicine and Conscious Dance Retreat – PERU 2025
10 Day Plant Medicine and Conscious Dance Retreat
Munay Sonqo Retreat Centre, Sacred Valley, PERU
November 17th- 26th, 2025
Munay Sonqo Retreat Centre, Sacred Valley, PERU
November 17th- 26th, 2025
Join us for a transformative retreat designed to open or deepen your connection to Huachuma (San Pedro Cactus), the Andean Cosmovision, and the sacred altars of Fire, Water, Air and Earth, through embodiment practices, dance, ceremony and indigenous wisdom carriers.
“Embodying the Altar” is for those ready to engage deeply with their whole selves, their healing and the vision for a greater, more connected reality, for all of life.
With a holistic approach focusing on support and integration, guided by embodiment and conscious dance facilitators Phoenix Onesong Marolda & Caitlin Wood and Local Q’ero maestros Rueben and Nancy Quispe Pumayalli , this retreat is a unique opportunity to integrate the teachings and insights of these ancient-future traditions into your daily life, bridging the gap between head, heart, body, and soul.
APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
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RETREAT HIGHLIGHTS
△ Sacred Location
Spend 10 days and 9 nights at Munay Sonqo – A luxurious and nurturing retreat space and haven for transformation and connection. Nestled in the heart of the Sacred Valley of the Incas in Peru, Munay Sonqo is more than just a retreat centre, it is a Sanctuary and an experience where we will be inspired to expand, heal and transform.
Spend 10 days and 9 nights at Munay Sonqo – A luxurious and nurturing retreat space and haven for transformation and connection. Nestled in the heart of the Sacred Valley of the Incas in Peru, Munay Sonqo is more than just a retreat centre, it is a Sanctuary and an experience where we will be inspired to expand, heal and transform.
△ Embodiment and Integration
Work with highly experienced embodiment & conscious dance facilitators, trauma informed plant medicine practitioners & the ancient technologies of prayer, ritual & ceremony. Learn to embrace and deepen your connections to the altar of the body and the elements of earth, water, fire, air & the spirit that connects us all, through conscious movement, dance, & meditation.
Work with highly experienced embodiment & conscious dance facilitators, trauma informed plant medicine practitioners & the ancient technologies of prayer, ritual & ceremony. Learn to embrace and deepen your connections to the altar of the body and the elements of earth, water, fire, air & the spirit that connects us all, through conscious movement, dance, & meditation.
△ Ceremony and Ritual
Throughout our time together we will engage in in the practice of ritual and ceremony, including three Huachuma ceremonies, traditional Despacho offerings, water ceremonies, intention setting, sound & singing, group connection, altar building and the art of slowing down.
Throughout our time together we will engage in in the practice of ritual and ceremony, including three Huachuma ceremonies, traditional Despacho offerings, water ceremonies, intention setting, sound & singing, group connection, altar building and the art of slowing down.
△ Mythic Practices
Work intimately with voice, movement and the elemental and animist forces of earth, water, fire, and air to foster a deep connection with nature and the spirit that connects us all.
Work intimately with voice, movement and the elemental and animist forces of earth, water, fire, and air to foster a deep connection with nature and the spirit that connects us all.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This retreat is for:
△ Individuals who are ready and willing to connect with or deepen their understanding of the profound healing potential of master plant teachers.
△ Individuals who are ready and willing to connect with or deepen their understanding of the profound healing potential of master plant teachers.
△ Those seeking to embody and integrate their plant medicine experiences into their daily lives to serve their families, communities, and the world.
△ Therapists, counsellors, coaches, mentors, and plant medicine facilitators aiming to deepen their embodiment and ritual practices to better support preparation and integration processes for your clients.
△ Anyone ready to engage with and support their own personal healing, ancestral healing, and the healing of our greater web of connection through courageous self-inquiry and engagement.
OUR INTENTION:
Collectively we will create a safe, supportive and lovingly held environment for people of all experience levels to engage with the sacred plant teacher, Huachuma, in a deeply embodied way. This retreat is for those committed to their own personal healing and transformation, to meet and embrace all parts of self in a loving, kind and compassionate manner on this initiation into soul-work and the journey of personal and collective healing.
Collectively we will create a safe, supportive and lovingly held environment for people of all experience levels to engage with the sacred plant teacher, Huachuma, in a deeply embodied way. This retreat is for those committed to their own personal healing and transformation, to meet and embrace all parts of self in a loving, kind and compassionate manner on this initiation into soul-work and the journey of personal and collective healing.
APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN:
Once we receive your application, we will invite you to join us for a short interview via zoom to ensure this retreat is a good fit for you and the constellation that is gathering. Upon acceptance into the retreat, we will require a $500 non-refundable deposit to secure your place, as spaces are limited.
Once we receive your application, we will invite you to join us for a short interview via zoom to ensure this retreat is a good fit for you and the constellation that is gathering. Upon acceptance into the retreat, we will require a $500 non-refundable deposit to secure your place, as spaces are limited.
EARLY BIRD
$2700 USD
(Available until 5 May 2025)
$2700 USD
(Available until 5 May 2025)
FULL PRICE
$3300 USD
(Until Sold Out)
$3300 USD
(Until Sold Out)
WHAT TO EXPECT:
△ Preparation △
Contextual learning on working with plant medicines, setting personal intentions, how to pray and enter into dialogue with the more-than-human world, and practical tools for connecting with your body, breath, and the animist forces of nature.
△ Preparation △
Contextual learning on working with plant medicines, setting personal intentions, how to pray and enter into dialogue with the more-than-human world, and practical tools for connecting with your body, breath, and the animist forces of nature.
△ Learning △
Deepen your connection to the Andean Cosmovision through traditional stories, teachings and experiences, to be shared by our local Q’ero facilitators.
Receive embodiment practices to support you in your life, your relationships and during altered states.
Learn how to work with rituals that will deepen your relationship to “Ayni” (sacred reciprocity)
Deepen your connection to the Andean Cosmovision through traditional stories, teachings and experiences, to be shared by our local Q’ero facilitators.
Receive embodiment practices to support you in your life, your relationships and during altered states.
Learn how to work with rituals that will deepen your relationship to “Ayni” (sacred reciprocity)
△ Ceremonies △
Three huachuma ceremonies with highly experienced local Q’ero Maestros, Rueben and Nancy Quispe Pumayalli, to support and direct the journey space and guide us deeper into connection with this master plant teacher. Despacho ceremony with these wisdom keepers, tea ceremony and traditional land offerings.
Three huachuma ceremonies with highly experienced local Q’ero Maestros, Rueben and Nancy Quispe Pumayalli, to support and direct the journey space and guide us deeper into connection with this master plant teacher. Despacho ceremony with these wisdom keepers, tea ceremony and traditional land offerings.
△ Activities △
Daily conscious dance sessions, creating elemental altars and rituals, ceremonial hikes to local sacred sites and a luxury spa session including sauna, steam, hot tubs & salt cave.
Daily conscious dance sessions, creating elemental altars and rituals, ceremonial hikes to local sacred sites and a luxury spa session including sauna, steam, hot tubs & salt cave.
△ Integration △
Post-ceremony support through embodiment practices, art therapy, music, nature connection journaling, group sharing and nourishing foods. Small group size to allow for more personalised support.
Post-ceremony support through embodiment practices, art therapy, music, nature connection journaling, group sharing and nourishing foods. Small group size to allow for more personalised support.
Included Activities and Services:
△ One group preparation call before the retreat
△ All locally sourced, organic meals
△ Luxurious shared accommodation at Munay Sonqo (limited single & twin rooms available for an additional fee)
△ Dancing Freedom with Phoenix Onesong, and Open Floor with Caitlin Wood
△ Three Huachuma ceremonies guided by local and highly experienced facilitators
△ Despacho offering to the land and ancestors with local Q’ero Elders
△ Qintu offerings to the land and ancestors
△ Transport to and from sacred sites and local villages
△ Support from a highly experienced, trauma-informed facilitation team throughout the retreat
△ Two group integration calls after the retreat
△ One group preparation call before the retreat
△ All locally sourced, organic meals
△ Luxurious shared accommodation at Munay Sonqo (limited single & twin rooms available for an additional fee)
△ Dancing Freedom with Phoenix Onesong, and Open Floor with Caitlin Wood
△ Three Huachuma ceremonies guided by local and highly experienced facilitators
△ Despacho offering to the land and ancestors with local Q’ero Elders
△ Qintu offerings to the land and ancestors
△ Transport to and from sacred sites and local villages
△ Support from a highly experienced, trauma-informed facilitation team throughout the retreat
△ Two group integration calls after the retreat
And so much more…
INCLUDING…
Communing with Nature
Engage in offerings to the land and local people, visit a local village, and connect with the sacred mountains and lakes, rivers and ancestral lands of the Q’ero people.
Local tips and advice for activities, transport and accomodation before and after the retreat.
Communing with Nature
Engage in offerings to the land and local people, visit a local village, and connect with the sacred mountains and lakes, rivers and ancestral lands of the Q’ero people.
Local tips and advice for activities, transport and accomodation before and after the retreat.
Supportive Practices
Explore boundaries, grief work, conscious feelings, emotional intelligence and authentic communication.
Explore boundaries, grief work, conscious feelings, emotional intelligence and authentic communication.
NB. Not Included
Flights and transport to and from the retreat location
Flights and transport to and from the retreat location
APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN:
https://www.dancingfreedom.com/embodying-the-altar…/
https://www.dancingfreedom.com/embodying-the-altar…/
