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At the Nimea Kaya Healing Center, we are dedicated to offering traditional Ayahuasca journeys, working alongside both male and female Shipibo healers. Our Shipibo healers carry decades of wisdom and knowledge through working with master teacher plants. Through our retreats, we aim to support our guests awaken to their fullest potential by healing their bodies, minds and spirits. Our focus on health, nutrition and self-sustainability in our peaceful and eco-friendly environment lends to a deeper healing process where long lasting positive impacts are made in the lives of our guests. With over 16 years of experience leading Ayahuasca retreats, we have helped support thousands of guests from all over the world transform their lives.
Our Selva Spirit Association NGO focuses on raising the awareness in the preservation of shamanic traditions, reforestation projects as well as multiple health programs implemented in the surrounding communities.
Shamanic Retreats:
Our shamanic retreats are designed to accommodate each individual on their path of awakening and healing. We offer a series of three or four Ayahuasca ceremonies per retreat with a local Shipibo Shamans, also known as a Curandero or Maestro. Our healers have been well established in the shamanic ayahuasca practice for several decades. Our medicine is brewed with only the ayahuasca vine and chacruna leaves. Our ceremonies are facilitated with the utmost integrity and responsibility. There are always four to six of our staff members in every ceremony helping our guests through their healing journeys with the sacred medicine. Drinking the ayahuasca medicine during ceremonies allows the participants to expand their consciousness to a multi-faceted universe. Ayahuasca takes the individual through a process of cleansing the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies. The individual journeys through a series of visions often receiving profound realizations that lead them to a place of healing, understanding and balance within themselves.
During the course of the retreat we offer facilitated group sharing and one on one counseling. Our groups are no larger than 14 people so we may accommodate a more intimate and personal setting during ceremony. Our ceremonial Maloca is very spacious, providing a comfortable environment for the profound experience. It is situated in the midst of beautiful native plants and trees where where natures orchestra graciously joins us in our sacred ceremonies.
We provide for our guests with herbal and floral baths with a unique blend of plants and flowers from the surrounding jungle after each ceremony. The plant baths help to wash away any negative energies stagnant in the body and help prepare the participant for a more profound healing with the plant medicine Ayahuasca. The invigorating and cleansing bath will help rejuvenate your spirit.
Additional Activities:
Nimea Kaya activities includes: Meet Shamans and Q&A Session, Guided Yoga and Meditation sessions, Sound Healing Sessions, Floral Plant Baths, Visionary Painting Workshop, Ceremony Integration Circles, Guided Nature Walks, Shipibo Art Market, Post Retreat Integration Workshop. Massage and additional healing therapies also offered.
Ayahuasca Integration:
At Nimea Kaya, we specialize in offering Integration Support during and after the Retreat. We also give preparation support before the retreat with a Ayahuasca Preparation Guide and on a Zoom call with the guests. All of our guests will receive a detailed and thorough Integration Guide after the retreat with many tips and recommendations on how to continue the journey forward in life with the most ease, inspiration and motivation. We also offer complimentary integrations with our team integration specialist.
Prices:
Cost for 7 Day Retreat with 3 Ceremonies – Shared Accommodation $1750, Single Private Accommodation: $2050
Cost for 9 Day Retreat with 4 Ceremonies – Shared Accommodation $1950, Single Private Accommodation: $2250
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What’s Included:
* Pre-Retreat Preparation Consultation Call
* Digital Ayahuasca Dieta Recipe Book
* Ayahuasca Preparation Guide
* Pick up and drop off from and to Pucallpa Airport
* Transportation to and from the Nimea Kaya Center
* Three or Four Ayahuasca Ceremonies with Shipibo Healers
* Q&A with Shamans before Ceremony
* Participate in Brewing Ayahuasca (Only Available in Some Retreats)
* Guided Medicinal Plant Walk
* Ceremony Integration Circles
* Continual Counseling with Facilitators
* Consultations with Shamans
* Medicinal Floral Plant Baths
* Breathwork & Meditation Classes
* Hatha/Vinyasa Yoga Classes
* Sound Bath Meditation
* Nutritious Plant Based Meals
* Boat Excursion
* Shipibo Art Exhibition & Market
* High Vibe Living Class
* Farewell Celebration
* Laundry Service
* Post Retreat Integration Guide
* Post Retreat Integration Call
* Complimentary 1 on 1 Integration Sessions
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November 9, 2025 at 10:50 pmI can’t express the impact that coming to Nimea Kaya has had on my life. My wife and I came together. At that time, many things in my life were falling apart. It felt like a last resort. And it delivered in every way. This place not only changed my life but also my wife’s. She had the most transformative experience of her life!
As soon as we arrived, I felt the care and intention that goes into this place. The staff were so welcoming, caring, and attentive. The owners, Jill and Casey, have spent 17 years building a true oasis in the jungle, designed specifically to help you feel safe so you can open yourself to the medicine and heal from whatever it was you came to heal from. Over the course of 9 days and 4 medicine ceremonies, my life completely changed. After the first two ceremonies, I felt that my relationship with my wife had been completely transformed into the best it could be. I spent my life as a boy suppressing my emotions because that’s what I learned. But with the help of Ayahuasca and the safety I felt at Nimea Kaya, I was able to open up and feel the depths of my soul, my emotions, and release the pain I had been carrying for decades.
Then, at my third ceremony, I had a profound sense that it was going to be profound for me. I had suffered from chronic lower back pain for about 10 years. Piercing pain limited much of what I could do, but it also affected my confidence and contributed to a deep sense of brokenness. I was fit, active, did yoga, stretched every night, but nothing would relieve the pain. Then, at my third ceremony, I had a profound experience of meeting a part of myself that I had pushed aside and considered unloving. I leaned into loving that part of myself, and as soon as I accepted that part of me, in an instant, my back pain was gone. Healed. I also knew that I was healed forever. My life has changed for the better, and I can’t thank Nimea Kaya enough.
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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!
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First of all, if you want to know how much the facilitators care about us—I wanted to get medical tests done afterward (unrelated to ayahuasca), and the owner, Casey, took me and spent hours translating so that everything went well. Shows just how much they genuinely care about every single one of us!
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Each of their retreats has a handful of returning attendees – that speaks volumes to how lifechanging it is.
That the way NK ceremonies are set up is more powerful and the way the shamans work with us here actually helps to heal you on a deeper level. That's where the real healing magic happens and a lot of the other retreats don't have it set up like that (for some there's like 80 people in one room wtf). Breaks my heart.
I know you’re probably reading reviews from a ton of other retreats – I've been in your exact spot – but if you genuinely want to heal and change your life, this is the place. But above all, trust your gut. You can reach out to the other founder, Jill, for a free consult convo and see for yourself just how at home you'll feel there too.
Francisco
January 30, 2025 at 10:03 pmI recently had the honor of participating in a 9-day Ayahuasca retreat at Nimea Kaya Healing Center, and I am filled with gratitude for the profound and transformative experience it offered. This sacred space exceeded all my expectations in every possible way.
From the very beginning, it was clear that Nimea Kaya operates with the utmost respect for the ancient traditions of plant medicine. Each ceremony was conducted in a way that honored the deep wisdom and healing power of Ayahuasca. The reverence for the medicine created an atmosphere of trust and spiritual depth that allowed me to fully surrender to the process.
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The communication throughout the entire process, from the initial inquiry to post-retreat follow-ups, was exceptional. Jill was always available to answer questions, provide guidance, and ensure I felt prepared for every step of the journey. Her attentiveness and care made a significant difference in my experience.
I am deeply grateful for my time at Nimea Kaya Healing Center. The combination of traditional wisdom, compassionate guidance, and exceptional facilities created an experience of profound healing and transformation. I would wholeheartedly recommend this retreat to anyone seeking a safe, authentic, and life-changing encounter with Ayahuasca. Thank you, Nimea Kaya, for the gift of this journey. I look forward to returning one day!
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November 5, 2024 at 8:29 amI visited Nimea Kaya end of October for seven days three ceremonies, I must say probably one of the best decisions I’ve made in my life not only are the facilities well looked after the food is fresh and delicious and each and everyone of the facilitators are caring, informative, fun and make your personal journey so much easier with opportunities to speak as a group or individually. I ended up staying for an additional two days. If you’re thinking of using Ayuasca for your personal journey I recommend Nimea Kaya, they have structure and schedule that runs seamless helping you through a special time in your life. Take the leap its worth it.
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