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Luxury Ayahuasca and San Pedro retreat in the Sacred Valley of Cusco, Peru.
We specialise in helping people with a Western mindset make transformational changes. For the quality of our ceremonies and the outcomes we achieve, please see our reviews.
Of all the decisions we make in life, choosing one of personal development, investing in oneself, is the most important decision we can make. When our path takes us to question our purpose and ourselves, we begin the most rewarding journey possible.
Spiritual development is the understanding of self. As all the greatest gurus and sages have said, “Know Thyself;” just two words, but where do we start? When we come from a Western mindset and a Western educational system then we look outside ourselves for the answer. This is the wrong direction. We need to look within, and the plant medicines help us do that.
Ayahuasca and San Pedro are mind medicines. They open us to higher states of conscious awareness that would otherwise take years of dedicated meditation to achieve. Mind medicines enable us to understand the nature of consciousness well beyond the constraints of our three dimensional reality. They lift our vibration into the higher dimensions and help us appreciate life and what it is meant to simply be. Ayahuasca and San Pedro are life-changing experiences; they help us discover what we really are and help cure depression, stress and anxiety related issues.
At Munay we believe it is important to experience these wonderful sacred plant medicines in a calm and tranquil setting. From our experience, both as individual participants and providers of the medicines, we believe that quiet and solitude are key factors in maximising the benefits the sacred plants bring. We want people to develop a personal relationship with the plants, however we’re always at hand if support is needed. Ceremonies all start with a meditation centering the clients before the effects of the medicines become noticeable.
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July 14, 2018 at 8:55 amI visited Munay Medicine in the first half of February 2018 and it was one of the most interesting experiences of my life. I did a lot of research before deciding on this place. Since this was going to be my first experience with Aya, I did not feel comfortable to journey to the middle of the Amazon to some godforsaken place. Munay Medicine did not disappoint. From David’s warm greeting at Cuzco airport, I immediately felt positive energy that extended all the way to the quaint village of Huaran where Munay was located. The whole area had an incredibly positive energy about it that you could feel on a physical level. The rooms at the retreat where very clean and well kept. Food was amazing! I was very skeptical at first about being able to maintain a purely vegan diet for the full 10 days but the local staff that prepared the meals really outdid themselves. Everything was truly delicious. I wish I could have taken some of these recipes home. My Aya experience itself wasn’t very typical and a bit disappointing but perhaps I had too much mental blockage or years of negative energy built up inside me that prevented me from experiencing what I hoped for. Nevertheless, David also offers San Pedro (Huachuma), which, in all honesty, was a life changing experience. David knows what I’m talking about, so I will not got into details here because it was highly personal but when I left Peru I was a different person. I was also surprised how the high altitude of the Sacred Valley of the Inca’s gave me many sleepless nights. So please be prepared if your body responds to this environment in an unusual way. For some it passes, for others it lingers. Also, what really made David’s retreat unique was the various outings he had organized for us. It was nice to get out and learn the culture and see the local people from a perspective that most tourists never experience. Overall, it almost felt like home. David and his staff made the whole experience very comfortable and safe and I look forward to experiencing Aya/San Pedro again when David reopens his new retreat in Portugal.
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May 14, 2018 at 10:30 pmMy 10-day retreat at Munay medicine exceeded all expectations. I am not sure even where to begin. The life changing spiritual journey that I experienced with the plant medicines is too deeply personal to express in this review, but I have to say that it allowed me to heal, learn, and grow in a way I did not think was possible. If you are feeling called to meet Grandma Aya, follow your heart and do it. I cannot recommend Munay medicine enough. David and the entire staff are incredible. Every need was met, and I felt supported and cared for during my entire stay. David is so knowledgeable and passionate about plant medicines and exploring deeper levels of consciousness. He was a skilled and able guide. His ability to ground and lead you through the experience was so calming and reassuring. It was truly one of the most life changing experiences I have ever had. The retreat property was heavenly. Being surrounded by the majestic Andes mountains in the Sacred Valley was amazing. I felt a new and deep connection to the earth that I had never experienced before. The rooms were immaculate and the food was delicious. I also have to say that Matthias and Luz are two of the most incredible people that I have ever met. Their constant support provided so much strength and comfort during my entire experience there. Thank you, thank you!!
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February 25, 2018 at 10:17 pmOne of the reasons I chose Munay is that the facilitator David has that spark or light in his eyes that I’ve seen in ascended masters, like Yogananada. From there, I trusted my intuition and decided I had found the right center for me. What came to pass proved my intuition was right. Munay was more than what I’d hoped for!
Not only are the grounds immaculate, breathtaking and serene but the energy actually feels sacred and calm as suggested by its area–the Sacred Valley. The meals at Munay are so so so delicious and so so so satisfying, yet clean and healthy, whole and pure. But the most precious part about the Tambo is the staff! David, Luz and Bill and Muttley (the lovable dog there) created a warm, fun, lighthearted but deep and meaningful experience and environment that made all the guests, including myself, feel so at home. I’ve never felt so at home at a retreat center. During the ceremonies I always felt safe when David, Luz and Bill were around because of their lovely caring energies.
The one thing I would suggest is paying for an extra day if possible after your last ceremony — not only so you can rest up, get fully grounded and receive more detailed feedback on your experience, but so that you can get one more day of good, healthy eating in before you go back to airport and airline food. If I could do it again, I would make that one adjustment. Having one more day of rest, reflection and processing with good healthy food to nourish the body would have been beneficial in hindsight.
Since I left Munay, I continue to miss it more and more, and the warmth, comfort, calm, peace and transformation I experienced there will be something I will always have and be grateful for.
skinahan
February 13, 2018 at 2:20 pmEverything about my experience with Munay Medicine at the start of 2018 was serendipitous and magical. I spent 2016 being shaken, 2017 rapidly moving through an “ascension” ladder, and I somehow landed with David and Paradise to walk into 2018 (I arrived 2 Jan) to meet and experience the sacred plants for the first time.
I felt immediately welcomed and included in the Munay Medicine family. David and Paradise created a space where I felt comfortable and able to be my true self, which enabled the depth of my experience and awareness of myself within each journey. Everyone seeks Aya + San Pedro for their own reasons; mine were solely to deepen my awareness of myself and to try and more clearly understand my higher purpose and calling. Because the plants recognize what we each need, it’s not for me to fill anyone’s mind with my own experience of the plants, but I can say I felt 100% comfortable drinking the medicine and felt 100% safe in the experience and integration processing. David and Paradise were beautiful facilitators and allowed me to accept the experience as I was in it rather than feeling resistant to any part of the experience out of fear or apprehension.
I booked my experience within a family adventure and I believe I didn’t fully grasp the depth of my experience until a couple weeks after when I returned home to Virginia, and I believe I’m still interpreting and leaning into the messages I received from my two journeys. I have accessed a depth of self I believe I was previously resisting and a realignment of Self that makes me feel as though I’m getting to know the power and truth of my soul.
Munay Medicine is a beautiful and welcoming place to experience the plants and delve into one’s awareness of Self. It’s when you leave that you must recognize that awareness is the beginning – it’s ultimately your actions that drive whatever life changes you’re looking to implement. I hope you decide to embark on this journey with these beautiful people and I wish you the most meaningful experience.
RS
January 5, 2018 at 6:01 pm8-17-2017
It’s been almost five months since I left Munay Medicine. I didn’t want or feel that I should write a review until I felt totally settled with my experience. I know now that I am ready…
When I first arrived to Munay I was at the lowest point in my life. I was terribly unhappy with my professional life, I was riddled with self-esteem and confidence issues, and I had just broken up with the love of my life… I was completely lost! I didn’t see any light at the end of the “tunnel”, all I saw was devastation, fear, anxiety, and true sadness (or so I thought). On the way from the airport I broke down in tears as I explained to David why I had come, and his words of encouragement seemed to immediately settle my emotions.
I will not share the details of my ceremonies, because as far as I’m concerned they are intimately unique to each individual person. I will share with you however, the profound and life-changing effects that shifting and eliminating negative energy will have on your life… I moved some very old and dark energy that I had no idea was effecting my life, and I can tell you, with every cell of my being, that I am re-born.
The greatest lesson that I learned while with David, Luz, and Paradise was the importance of remembering that everything we need is already within us. When you’re searching for meaning, or light, or freedom, or peace… you only ever need to look within… “Source, God…” is within. After that realization I was able to understand the true importance of mindset… When you are cold you can be warm, hungry you can be full, sad you can be happy!
I also learned a very important lesson about fear and how debilitating it can be! It can control our lives, make us shy away from our soul’s purpose, it can cripple our creativity, and ruin our relationships. Luckily, I had a little battle with fear during my retreat, and I can say with every part of my soul that I won! It was not easy, and definitely not rainbows and butterflies, but it was necessary to help cleanse my soul and allow me to be free from fear’s grasp.
You do not come to Munay Medicine for a “good time”, you come here to heal, to learn, to grow and to become the person you were always meant to be!
In the morning after a ceremony, David and I started to chat about what it was that I really wanted… What did I feel was my “soul’s purpose”? I explained to David that I had dreamed of growing a non-profit and had always been drawn to the concept of giving back. His words of encouragement and detailed questions sparked something in me! (If we can fast forward to January of 2018 I can humbly say that I am on my way to growing that purpose! My organization is currently building its first Therapeutic Feeding Center in Bangladesh, on the border of Burma, for severely malnourished children who have fled from Genocide and living in the refugee camp).
I wake up each day with love, light, and peace in my heart. Every morning and every night I listen to David’s guided meditation and I suggest everyone who is reading this to do the same!
As I stated before, I had life-changing shift in energy… I feel more connected to the Universe, to myself, and to others than I ever did previously. Myself and the “love of my life” from the beginning of this story have rekindled our relationship and are getting married in August!
But please remember that if you do not do the “work” that is necessary after you return from the retreat, you would have wasted such a gift! Mother Aya may show you the way, but you still have to get there on your own!
Book the retreat, I promise it will change your life!