A small circle, doing serious work, in a country we love.

A native of Quito, Ecuador, Taita Hernán has been planting, harvesting, and preparing the medicine of Aguacolla, Wachuma, and San Pedro since he was a young man — cooking the brew alongside his wife and children. For many years he has prepared and shared this wonderful medicine with various Taitas in Ecuador and other countries, bringing healing to the people and communities of the Andes mountains and the world.

Now fifty-three and based in Quito, his journey began in his youth following his heart and the Chachi tradition. Along the way he has also integrated the Ayahuasca plant and the sacred mushrooms into his practice, always learning beside the elders of the Chachi people.

A follower of the red path, sun dancer, vision seeker, temazcalero, chanupa carrier, and star dancer — Taita Hernán is at the service of humanity, opening and raising the table of the Ecuadorian Chachi tradition. With his medicine of Wachuma and San Pedro he guides our ceremonies through prayer and song, beside the sacred fire, in a ritual of healing and ancestral connection.

A traditional medic of the La Cristalina reservation, formed in the Cofán Yagé tradition by Elder Taita Saulo Gil Botina. With more than thirty years of experience cooking the medicine, he is a botanical healer and a quiet example of humility and discipline.

Taita Alirio holds the maloca during our Ayahuasca retreats, alongside Gabriel Guillén — a partnership of two generations of carriers.

Apprentice of traditional indigenous medicine for over ten years. Gabriel has accompanied Taita Oscar Giovanni Queta of the Cofán community, and for more than five years has been sharing the medicine in Ecuador under the authorization of his Taitas.

He is a certified Floral Therapist, member and coordinator of the Andean Foundation of Ancestral Healers of Ecuador, a follower of North American ancestral medicine traditions, and a Temazcalero — guide of our closing sweat-lodge ceremonies.

More than ten years of work with plant medicines and hundreds of ayahuasca, San Pedro, and mushroom ceremonies behind him. David specializes in psychotherapy with psilocybin mushrooms, and supports participants in managing and integrating what surfaces.

An experienced meditator and medicine walker, he leads our Sacred Mushroom retreats and holds integration sessions throughout every gathering.

Ana Karina is a licensed therapist and wellness facilitator dedicated to guiding individuals toward holistic balance. With a Psychology degree from a Canadian university, she integrates modern science with a diverse range of ancient and contemporary healing arts.

Her practice is built on a foundation of Transpersonal Psychology, using transformative dialogue and systematic bodywork in one-on-one sessions. She is currently completing her Master's in Family Constellations, a method designed to heal unconscious family dynamics.

Her holistic toolkit includes somatic practices (Hatha and Biomechanics yoga), energy healing (Rakiram and Radiantic Table Therapy), Ayurvedic coaching with personalized diet and lifestyle plans, drawing therapy, and Integrative Community Therapy (TCI) for resilience, self-esteem, and a sense of belonging.

Giuseppe offers a welcoming space to help you reconnect with yourself through a variety of holistic therapies designed to promote overall well-being and help you find meaning. His sessions are quiet, precise, and deeply restorative — often the moment people remember they have a body that wants to be cared for.

His toolkit includes Auriculotherapy (balancing the body through points in the ear — for anxiety, migraines, insomnia, digestive issues), Emotional Acupressure (energy points combined with emotional release for trauma, fears, and blockages), Chiropractic adjustment, Therapeutic Yoga adapted to your physical and emotional needs, Moxibustion and Cupping for circulation and deep contracture release, and Floral Therapy with flower essences to harmonize sadness, anxiety, fear, and anger.

John Hasan Khadiyev has been studying various methods of therapy for years. He has completed programs in meditation, yoga, breathwork, and qi gong, and has studied somatic therapy and polyvagal theory. He is currently completing his certification as a Somatic Experience Practitioner. Using these techniques, he helps people release and process bodily trauma, emotional tension, and mental imbalances.

John is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Iraq War. He has firsthand experience working with PTSD and bodily states such as anxiety, depression, post-war hypervigilance, panic attacks, and emotional, behavioral, and cognitive dysregulation.

His focus is also on preparing clients to participate in shamanic plant ceremony — helping them clarify what they want to work on and how they can best achieve it. He likewise assists with post-ceremony integration: helping people process what occurred in their journey and apply the experience in everyday life. Born in Russia, raised in the U.S., John has been living in Ecuador for the past eight years, working with shamanic plant medicines and integrating his studies into a functional program.