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At Arkana, we create the space for you to get in touch with your truth, opening your path for deeper meaning and greater fulfillment in your life. We work with ancestral medicines such as Ayahuasca, San Pedro, Bufo Alvarius, Rapé , using the traditional practices of the indigenous cultures of the Peruvian Amazon. We currently operate two centers in Peru, one in the Peruvian Amazon and a second one in the Sacred Valley (close to Machu Picchu), and one in Mexico, the choice is yours.
With great respect for the plants and the knowledge and healing that comes with them, our lineage of Shipibo shamans set the stage for truly deep and profound healing. Awaken your inner power through their sacred and powerful icaros (healing songs), and discover your connection to all things by exploring some of the 2.2 million hectare Pacaya Samiria National Reserve which is our backyard. Nourish your body and soul with fresh, clean, delicious meals that promote your Ayahuasca experience, and integrate healthy habits into your routine with our yoga classes and extensive selection of gym equipment for all levels. We believe the health of physical body sets the foundation for the health of the energetic body – Often ignored in this type of spiritual work, we find this to be an important part of the healing process, so you can begin implementing the healthy habits that will carry this work with you into your life back home. Finally, relax your mind and spirit with sound baths, meditations, breathwave sessions, and OM circles, or simply enjoy the tranquil views of both sunrise and sunset from our front porch on the banks of the Ucayali River, surrounded by lush biodiversity and the mesmerizing sounds of the jungle.
Arkana’s exceptional team of highly-trained Shipibo Master Shamans represent an unbroken lineage of plant medicine work. With a combined history of over 70 years of experience working closely with Ayahuasca and other master plant teachers of the jungle, our compassionate healers lovingly share their teachings, healing songs (icaros), capabilities, and knowledge with integrity and honor. We strive to maintain the traditional practices passed down through thousands of years of indigenous Amazonian culture, in order to continue to promote the true purpose and nature of plant medicine work.
Experiencing the medicines with us is a transformative personal journey, and so much more. We also work closely with our local community, the Amazonian village of Libertad, to ensure that our Center can benefit and give back to the people who have so generously let us into their homes and hearts. We create employment opportunities, teach free English classes, provide a space for the ladies to sell their handmade crafts, and assist in construction projects, among other things. Our latest endeavor is outfitting the entire village with free solar panels, so every house can have light and electricity. When you join us, you are helping the rainforest and the Amazon communities that live here.
Guests that come to our Center often say they feel like “part of the family” with us – that’s no coincidence, as we are one big family at Arkana! The people that are with you throughout your experience can simply facilitate your own healing journey or become an integral part of it. Our experienced, loving, and professional team of caregivers welcomes you to join our tribe, where we strive to make you feel at home and at ease, supported and cared for with all the love and compassion that is at the core of the plant medicines and people we work with.
Ayahuasca is a powerful medicine that offers us the opportunity to understand our true nature, by shining a light onto our darkness, and holding a mirror up to our fears, negative thought patterns, and self-limiting beliefs. We provide the environment and expertise of a team of highly skilled, warm, compassionate Shamans and facilitators to guide you through the process of awakening, of choosing differently, healing, and expanding. It is a slow but steady path towards freedom – from fear, from illusion, from self-constructed boundaries – resulting in a lighter, brighter, more authentic self, and the full experience of love. It is our honor to help you on this most fulfilling of all journeys: the journey back home.
We look forward to having you with us!
Lots of Love,
The Team
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March 7, 2014 at 12:00 amI just recently got back from a tour with Pulse. It was a very memorable journey. I met with the group in Iquitos Peru and had a nice meal while we got to know each other. They were all very nice, Down to earth people with some similar interests as me. Over the next few days we went out deep into the jungle to learn about wild animals and many plants from the very knowledgeable jungle guide, Victor. We fished for pirhannas, Went looking for sloths and monkeys, and got taught about many different types of plants which all have unique medicinal uses. The nature in peru is very beautiful and fun to learn about. The final leg of the journey was spent at Nihue Rao Healing Center. By this time i felt the whole group had a very strong connection. The first ayahuasca ceremony for me was very beautiful. I didn’t have many visions but i felt alot of energy and love flowing through me. I thought alot about friends and family and my group members and my love for all of them. There were 3 shamans singing the icaros and thier voices were very soothing. I definitely felt i could trust them for keeping negative energies away. The second ceremony for me wasnt as positive of an experience. It could have been because i drank more, But maybe because i had a headache going into it, but i didnt feel the positive energy that i felt the first night. I felt i was alot more tired during it too. The day after was our day off from a ceremony so we just relaxed and went for a few swims in the river. There is alot of beautiful hand made clothing and blankets and jewelry made by the local women there that you can buy too. The third ceremony for me was one of the most beautiful things ive ever experienced. I saw lots of very intricate geometrical natural looking things like rivers, branches, snakes and stuff like that. And the happiness and love i felt was amazing. The shamans singing was also changing the things i would see. I felt i was not so much physically there but that i was connected to the energy and universe directly through my soul. I told happiness and love that they are always welcome, but i told hate that it was not allowed in my heart. I placed an aura around my body that repels hate. I thought about alot of happy moments from my life and some sad ones, and at some points i was almost in tears or laughing. I would highly suggest taking a tour with Pulse Tours if you are interested in ayahuasca and learning about the jungle. I made some true friends from this experience and will always remember this. I would definitely also go on another on sometime in the future 🙂
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