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Arkana Spiritual Center

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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

Reviews (642)

4.9 out of 5

Overall 4.9

Trenchcoat Kittie
April 8, 2017 at 11:11 am

Spent a week at the center end of March.
The process to get to Iquitos and then to the center is a “pilgrimage” and makes this journey sacred from the start.
Could not imagine these ceremonies anywhere but in the heart of the jungle which gives life to these plants.
Not easy to attach words to these experiences without sounding affected. I can attach words to the center, Dolan, Val, Craig, Tamara and staff that nurture, entertain us and lend wisdom and love to our ceremonies.
If you’re feeling scared you will feel safe and reassured.
The Shamen’s ( we had four ) were so connected to us and committed to our process.
There is no reason to look further, Pulse will meet all your needs and some you are unaware of.
My only recommendation would be to find alternate accommodations
(other than La Casona). This is my second trip and I will never stay at La Casona. The hotel is convenient, noisy, very uncomfortable beds and a hoard of unsavory and aggressive characters in front of the hotel. There are other choices within walking distance of La Casona.
Briansillypants
April 6, 2017 at 5:59 pm

Facility 10/10
Beautiful, well built and well taken care of.
Facilators 11/10
Some of the most caring and beautiful people I have had the pleasure to meet:) Craig help me with many great word of wisdom & Dolan seemed like he was made for it:)
Organization 9/10
Show up and everything is taken care of.
Activities during the day 7/10
Could have had some more organized activities like one on one sharing with shamans.
Most importantly were the people I met on the trip. Ever retreat can’t be this good but some of the most open and beautiful people I’ve met. Strangers day one to best friends day 7:) love them all!
My suggestion would be to have more of a direct way of tipping the Peruvian staff. They were awesome and friendly but don’t think they get paid nearly enough considering how much the retreat brings in and how hard they work. Sharing is caring.
- Pulse Tours
  April 7, 2017 at 12:55 pm
  
  Hi Brian – thanks very much for your feedback, I’m so glad you had a good experience! Regarding activities during the day, we have one-on-one consultations with the head Shaman and translator on the first day, with “group share” conversations the morning after each ceremony. However, additional individual consultations with the Shaman are always available upon request after that first one – facilitators should be making that clear upon arrival, I will make sure they are doing so! We do offer jungle expeditions in the afternoons each day, so there are plenty of activities to do if you would like to explore the surrounding Pacaya Simiria National Reserve, with our local jungle guide.
  
  As well, while we certainly ensure we our Peruvian staff is well taken care of (we have a great relationship with the local village Libertad, where we employ most of the village on a rotating basis, and help out with major projects such as installing free solar panels for every home to have electricity and light – check out lightupthevillage.org if you would like to help out with this latest project!), we also have tipping jars right next to the maloca for the staff – I will check with my team on this as well, to ensure people are aware if they would like to donate anything extra – that’s very kind of you to say and desire this, so we really appreciate the feedback! Every little bit helps, and we want to make sure people have the chance to give back if it resonates with them.
  
  Thank you again for this Brian, and best of luck integrating into life back home – you know you always have a home with us!
  
  Love,
  The Pulse Team
KstarDutch
April 2, 2017 at 10:11 am

Having just returned from a three week stay with Pulse Tours Ayahuasca Adventure Center, I can truly say that, while it was completely different from what I had expected, those three weeks have given me something which I truly needed, as well as the much needed strength to continue down this spiritual path I have begun.

I knew that drinking Ayahuasca would not be easy. I had not expected that I would fight myself the whole way. If you had asked me how I felt after the first ceremony, I would have told you that it was beyond me why anyone would choose to put themselves through such an ordeal…and that with 11 more ceremonies to go! I now also understand why some say that it would be better to go into this process without any pre-conceptions or expectations. But that is also part of the process: Learning to let go of the feeling that you need to know how everything is going to turn out.

After 12 ceremonies, I can truly say a few things: 1) These were most certainly some of the most challenging 3 weeks of my life and 2) these three weeks brought me more than I could have ever imagined. Also 3) although I now know the amount of hard work involved in working with Ayahuasca, I have also received enough healing to know that my work with Ayahuasca is not finished and that there is still much more to learn about myself and the world we live in.

Pulse Tours and the center are run very professionally and with the utmost care, personal attention and love. It is a place to feel safe. The facilitators never seem to tire of the many questions, fears and doubts which are brought up. It is up to each individual to make their own very personal journey, and this can be a very daunting process for some, and at times you might feel very vulnerable. The team of facilitators is always there to help, direct and support you. They are like family for the time of your stay.

The facilities at the center are clean and comfortable. Most spaces are free of insects through the use of endless amounts of mosquito netting. The toilets and showers are always kept clean. The food is generally very good.

Just something to think about: When I talked to the shaman, I was advised to also do a ‘Dieta’ for the three weeks. The ‘Dieta’ will supposedly connect you deeper with the Ayahuasca and make your stay even more worthwhile spiritually, however, in order to hold the diet, you will have to deny yourself things such as fruit, juices, sweets, toothpaste, soap, insect repellant, skin creams, suntan lotion, even sitting in the sun! So, you need to consider how much you are willing to put up with when agreeing to also follow a ‘Dieta’. I personally am not aware how my diet specifically helped me along, but others really benefitted in specific ways from their ‘Dieta’. Again, everything about your experience with Ayahuasca will be very personal, and comparisons to anyone else will usually prove futile.

My three weeks in the Jungle of Peru, guided by the competent facilitators at Pulse Tours, has been an unforgettable experience and has allowed me to grow in ways which I am still not completely able to process. As was often said during my three weeks: “Ayahuasca is a process”. The process started in the middle of the jungle, but it will continue throughout the rest of your life. When you realise this, then you also realise what an amazing gift you have been given!
vpetite
April 1, 2017 at 7:24 pm

I first heard of Pulse from a friend who highly recommended it. I’ve been listening to Aubrey Marcus’ podcast and became very interested in Ayahuasca. Only once the experience was finished could I see the whole picture. You can listen until you’re blue in the face but can only understand once experienced. I am so grateful to Pulse (crying now… , happens often now). Pulse is run by people who made a conscious decision to support this life changing experience in the most loving way. Thinking about it is making my third eye go off. Not only are the ceremonies done with the utmost respect to ayahuasca, the shamans and the guests, but the rest of the trip is full of joy, love and peace. Also Cleanliness!! Soooo important!! Its always soooo clean!!! The importance of this fact only becomes apparent morning after ceremony. The food was delicious, every meal you learn to appreciate each bite more and more. And I guess the biggest thing I got from being at pulse, was learning how to stop, how to nap, how to rest, how to be gentle with myself, and to know that everyone deserves peace. Pulse showed me peace.
aperry928
April 1, 2017 at 8:01 am

So, I just arrived back home in San Diego from my very first psychedelic experience of my life and I was lucky enough for it to be ayahuasca through Pulse. I had mixed feelings going in, since I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect from the center and from the medicine itself, but I was blown away by all of it! The staff is so loving and caring and very much a part of the experience, they all are some of the kindest and most accepting people I’ve had the privilege of meeting. The center is beautiful, the bugs weren’t too bad(make sure to pack lots of strong bug spray), you don’t need too many clothes or shoes..I definitely overpacked. I also heard a lot about other centers from other travelers and am convinced that Pulse is above rest, best decision I’ve made and I’m happy and excited about life again!