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Dreamglade: A Shamanic Sanctuary in the Peruvian Amazon
Nestled on the shores of a tranquil lake in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, Dreamglade is a beautiful healing center located just one hour from Iquitos. We provide a safe and supportive environment for profound personal transformation through traditional Amazonian practices.
Under the expert guidance of our resident Shipibo curanderos, Maestros Raul Buenapico and Dominga Nunta, we offer authentic Ayahuasca ceremonies and master plant dietas.
Your healing journey is supported by complementary therapies including yoga, breathwork, and a natural sauna.
Our All-Inclusive Retreat
We offer an all-inclusive stay at a reasonable daily rate.
Your retreat includes:
- Comfortable Transfer: Complimentary 4×4 transportation to and from Iquitos.
- Authentic Ceremonies: Three Ayahuasca ceremonies per week, with an intimate group size of 9-10 guests.
- Traditional Healing: Individual sessions with our shamans, plant/flower baths
- Master Plant Dietas: Supervised dietary immersions with master plants.
- Supportive Therapies: Yoga – breathwork classes and a natural sweat lodge (2-3 times weekly).
- Comfortable Accommodation: Lakeside lodging, modern bathrooms, and rest areas.
- Laundry Facilities: A designated area with supplies for guests to do their laundry.
- Nourishment: All meals are provided.
- Guidance: Ongoing counseling and Spanish/English translation.
- Amenities: An extensive library, complimentary mapachos (natural tobacco), a swimming lake, and jungle walks.
- Additional Services (Available at an Extra Cost)
- Cacao Ceremony
- Reiki
- Kambo
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jaydee010
August 10, 2014 at 12:00 amI’ve drunk Ayahuasca quite a number of times, with quite a number of shamans, in quite a number of locations and this has got to be my favourite.
First off, the location is stunningly beautiful, away from everything but really only a short distance from Iquitos in Stacy’s four wheel drive. The maloka (ceremony house) and tambos (cabins) are set round a natural lake that you can swim in, complete with water lilies. For me, being next to the body of water added even more to the calm and safe feeling of the centre. The deck also provides a great space to soak up some jungle sunshine! Thankfully, there are few pesky bugs or mosquitos but plenty of wildlife such as butterflies, dragon flies, frogs, birds and even a few toucans that do a normally rarely seen fly-by.
The staff are fabulous. Isabel is such an experienced and skilled shaman. I felt that working with a woman shaman added a very special level of wisdom, not only for other females as myself, but also for the guys that were there. And she oozes experience that has been built by being part of generations of curanderos. Stacy is great. He’s natural and refreshingly unpretentious in what can be a minefield of ‘woo woo’ Ayahuasca centres.
I went for one ceremony and was so impressed I straight after booked myself in for a ‘dieta’. Isabel is incredibly attentive and regularly checked how it was going. Throughout the week I felt so cared for by Isabel, Stacy and Drew and the rest of the staff. It made it very easy to relax and take full advantage of the dieta process.
The centre is also incredibly comfortable and so clean, with modern tiled toilets in the main area, and the tambos and other areas keep a great authentic look and feel at the same time as being clean and safe. The attention to quality and detail is lovely. And the food is fresh, good and plentyful.
I really liked the Ayahuasca ceremonies, again always with a lot of care and attention with quality Ayahuasca. There were a number of people who were drinking for the first time and a lot of time and attention was taken to explain it and provide help. I see it as a very good place for anyone wanting to experience Ayahuasca for the first time. The maloka is beautiful and spacious, with polished local wood floor. I had a tambo, but on ceremony nights I chose to stay with the group and sleep in this lovely maloka after each ceremony.
Everything about the place helped everyone to relax and really make the most of the experience. The location, buildings, staff, food and of course to remember the resident pets – the very entertaining and affectionate cats and dogs.
I feel very lucky to have found this delightfully exquisite and special place – I hope you find it as well. I know I’ll be returning.
Thank you everyone at Dreamglade.
garreth
July 11, 2014 at 12:00 amOne of the most beautiful centers I’ve been to, and I’ve seen a few. Stacy is a great host and has put a lot of love in his place, the ceremonial maloka is astonishing. He works with a very qualified shipibo shamana that has been working with the medicine for many years. If you’re looking for a safe place with good medicine, I can strongly recommend this center.
garreth
July 11, 2014 at 12:00 amOne of the most beautiful centers I’ve been to, and I’ve seen a few. Stacy is a great host and has put a lot of love in his place, the ceremonial maloka is astonishing. He works with a very qualified shipibo shamana that has been working with the medicine for many years. If you’re looking for a safe place with good medicine, I can strongly recommend this center.
Patricia
June 7, 2014 at 12:00 amI highly recommend ‘Dreamglade’ for those wishing to experience Ayahuasca. A beautiful Shamanic retreat in the jungle, half an hours drive outside the city of Iquitos in Peru. Owned and built by Stacy, a Londoner who has lived in Peru for many years, he realised his dream of creating a spiritual retreat, it’s built on a lake and is the perfect setting to take Ayahuasca. The Shaman is a wonderful woman ‘Isabel’ a native Peruvian who started studying Shamanism when she was 5 years old, taught by her Grandfather, she’s now 45 and under her guidance I ‘drank’ for the first time. To say this was an amazing experience is to understate it! Her singing and chanting was one of the most beautiful sounds I’ve ever heard as she guided me through, with Stacy translating where necessary, the love and care I felt can’t be described, I can only say again that it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life, so much so that I booked another one straight after! If you want the real thing in a stunning setting visit Dreamglade!