At the start of this year we walked back into the Peruvian Amazon for a month-long immersion, sitting in 16 ceremonies and dieting master plants, respecting the ways of the Shipibo tradition, to deepen our own capacity, soften our nervous systems, and refine how we hold space.
We believe in leading from lived experience, not theory. These are our reflections from our time in the Jungle.
P.S. We are quietly building a container to take a small group back to the source with us soon. Read the stories to see if you feel the pull.
No Going Back to How Things Were
Sixteen ceremonies later, we are leaving the Amazon jungle. After a month of deep master plant dieting, there is no going back to playing small. Here is our final reflection on community, capacity, and coming home.
The Work Between the Work
Three weeks and eleven ceremonies deep, we’re realizing the real transformation doesn’t just happen in the dark. It lives in the unglamorous, daily discipline of showing up for ourselves between ceremonies.
Halfway Through - Breathwork as an Anchor in the Jungle
Two weeks and eight ceremonies deep, the jungle has completely worn down our defenses. Here is what happens at the halfway mark, and why the breath becomes the ultimate anchor when things get overwhelming.
Building Capacity by Staying Present in Discomfort
A reflection on how plant medicine reveals our edges, and how true capacity is built through staying present with discomfort in the body and nervous system.
The Deeper Work in Ordinary Moments
Four ceremonies in, we reflect on how real transformation is not found in peak experiences, but in the ordinary moments that follow them.
Plant Intelligence, Breath & the Nervous System speak the same language
A few days into our jungle retreat, we reflect on plant intelligence, nervous system safety, and the similarities between breathwork and Ayahuasca in supporting deeper transformation.