The Setting
We offer San Pedro ceremonies each week in a cozy, private, safe, and relaxing space, The countryside around Santa Isabel, Ecuador (just outside of Cuenca) is stunningly beautiful and provides the backdrop for what is sure to be a profound experience for you, as it has consistently been for us as well.
The Medicine
San Pedro, also known as Huachuma or Wachuma, is a sacred cactus that has been used in shamanic plant medicine ceremonies for thousands of years in the Amazonian region.
It is said to be a plant teacher, and you will quickly discover why as you begin to have a conversation with the spirit of the plant, which is known as Grandfather San Pedro. Because, just a like a grandfather, he can swaddle you with a level of emotional warmth and tender affection that will touch your heart in a way you might not have even felt before, and he can also provide you with tough-love advice if it’s needed too.
The Ceremony
Every day starts with a warm cup of tea of coffee and friendly conversation as we settle into the new day.
Then, around 10a.m. Steve smudges us all with white sage to clear any sort of negative energies that may be present.
Next, we sit in a small circle, and Steve shares some basic guidelines to the ceremony, and then one-by-one, we each share our intentions with the medicine. This might be as simple as “My intention is to know myself better”, or you might choose to go into more detail.
The medicine is then poured in a glass for each person, and after taking as much time with it as you would prefer, you are welcomed to drink the medicine and find a nice place to settle in.
From then on, the primary element to the ceremony is a conversation that will begin in your head between you and the medicine. You might liken this to speaking to yourself silently, although it will very likely soon be clear that the entity you’re speaking to is a very wise plant teacher who is lovingly known as Grandfather San Pedro.
Just like a grandfather, he can swaddle you with a level of emotional warmth and tender affection that will touch your heart in a way you might not have ever felt before, and he can also provide you with tough-love advice if it’s needed too.
You will feel the primary effects of the medicine for about 10 hours, during which time you’ll be given plenty of space for solitude, surrounded by the amazing beauty of the Ecuadorian countryside.
This provides many opportunities to look inside yourself in many different ways, and you will have an unlimited amount of Steve’s support, not only as a warm, gentle human being, but also as a trained and experienced counselor, with specialties in addictions and childhood trauma.
Steve is always within earshot if support is needed, and he checks on you periodically to see how you’re doing. You’re also welcome to roam around the property to find whatever little perch suits you best.
Midway through the ceremony, fresh fruit is served, which is always a welcomed treat, and at the end of each ceremony, a warm and hardy meal is served which really warms your bones to the core.
Finally, Steve provides angel card readings which you will likely find quite illuminating and may provide some clarification to your experiences throughout the day.
The Facilitator
Workshops are held at the Eagle’s Nest – home of Steve Eagle Sewell – who is self-described as a plant medicine specialist and has chosen to dedicate his life to providing plant medicine to those who need it most.
And after a 2-year apprenticeship in Peru, he’s also facilitated ceremony for over 3,000 people and drank the medicine himself over 500 times. He is well acquainted with it’s healing power as the ultimate healer of addiction, dis-ease and dis-order.
The Bottom Line
If you want to discover who you are, what you believe in, how to heal, and how to find your path, you’ve found the right place 🙂
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October 28, 2016 at 12:02 pmI don’t know how to use words to explain my experience with San pedro and Steve. It is a life changing experience and i am for ever grateful for it all. I have felt Seen, Safe, Supported and Loved every single minute of the way and i have discovered many beautiful things about myself. Like.. self love, connecting with mother eart and father sky and all the helpers that are right here to guide us and connecting with people for real, i have unlocked my creativity and started a beautiful journey with energy work, artwork, singing songs that were in my heart wanting to burst out, and writing the unspoken words and i have just began.
It has been a journey of remembering so many things i once knew but forgott on my way to this life. I met Steve on the border to Ecuador and my guts said “go! just go with him and see what you are supposed to see”. and so i did, and i saw, everything is inside me and my light it shining brighter that ever. San Pedro, the greatest teacher i have had the honor to work with, is still working with me after the ceremonies, the after effects are amazing, once i saw my true self i found the currage to continue my path. Knowing i will not be given more than i can handle.
San Pedro hasnt done any of the work for me, but the medicine and Steve guieded me so i was able to work though shadows, they helped me help myself and i got to laugh and love even on the toughest days and that is the greatest gift..
And of course Squiggle.. the most amazing friend, she knows exactly what to do and she is amazing support in the medicine, golden love pup.
I have learned and felt so much and i still am.
Thank you thank you thank you from the bottom of my heart!
chrischiu
October 28, 2016 at 7:11 amI was in Vilcabamba a few months ago and had the pleasure of drinking with Steve & Hana. What a beautiful, gentle couple. They took care of us and opened the ceremony with sage smudging.
The medicine went down fine and wasn’t too harsh. The space they hold is safe and quiet. Nestled in the beautiful mountains with little noise or distractions. Just mother nature and the medicine to communicate with.
At night, they made delicious soup and tea. Had a card reading as well and my ArchAngel is Hainiel (Sensitivity) which is very accurate for me 😉
The bed was super comfy, warm and right out side under the stars. What a beautiful way to end the ceremony.
Steve is also a mentor from the ManKind Project and former counselor – so if you do run into any emotional stuff during your ceremony, you can rest assured that a professionally trained person can assist you. That’s def a HUGE plus.
thanks again guys & much love.
I hope to bring other men to this place next year as part of my private retreats.
sharonmauldin
October 26, 2016 at 8:05 amWe had the opportunity to spend days several days with Steve and Hanna in San Pedro ceremonies. These were rich, heart opening, illuminating experiences for both of us.
We’ve known Steve for many years and have seen the integrity, respect and heart he brings to the medicine, to the people he works with, and to the ceremonies he creates. We had the privilege of watching him make his San Pedro medicine which he prayerfully harvests and infuses with love.
During our ceremonies Steve held a safe, grounded container that invited us to go deeply into our individual journeys. We could surrender into our cocoon of experience but if there was any time we needed support, Steve or Hanna would be right there.
Steve is devoted to serving Grandfather San Pedro and to journey with him was an honor and a delight.
Sharon & Kenneth Mauldin, global nomads
cyaelo
October 18, 2016 at 5:15 pmI worked with steve for many months, hes a great man, healer, guide, and many other things. I would highly recomend for working with the great spirit of san pedro, also named saint peter. i find it interesting that in the bible it was said that god asked saint peter to hold the keys to heavin. i drank the medicine many times with him with many other people in his ceremonies. hes great hold holding space and and he doesnt do it alone… working with steve i learned many many great things about myself and also this beautiful world we live in. i’ll never be able to thank you enough steve
Haza0
October 17, 2016 at 7:46 pmSteve is a real gem, and my finace and I got so much out of our 3 ceremonies we did with him. I’ll always remember the times we spent in his garden very fondly, and have likewise very fond memories of his dog Squiggles!!
As anyone who has spent time in the world of plant medicine knows there are sadly a lot of charlatans and people lacking integrity around. If you’re looking for someone who will look after you and always act with integrity in his dealings with you then Steve is your man.
Oh and he’s also a great cook, councilor, card readers, and many other things beside!!
Nomad369
October 15, 2016 at 3:19 pmI showed up in Vilcabamba February (2016). I think I did 3 family days around Steve’s.
They’re ceremony’s really, but “family. days” is what we used to call them. Family days” because that’s what they felt like.
They were on Sundays, 10am (ish) start, which obviously gave them a Sunday feel.
That I found to be the perfect time. San Pedro tends to last quite a long time compared to Aye, so I prefer daytime because it takes fatigue out of the equation, as well as I think allowing a closer connection to Nature.
###Whoops Minor Insight### – While in psychedelic journeying mode, daytime is more inclined towards feeling and night time seeing. Feeling nature and seeing visions. The reverse of when you’re at ground control when daytime is for seeing and nigh time is definitely more inclined to feeling.
Anyway, I like the daytime ceremony’s especially for longer journeys.
Which Steve facilitates with aplomb. It’s all about how you feel. And he made me feel safe.
So I knew, that if (which actually turned out to be when) things get a little ropey, then I knew it was just stuff I brought to the table. Which is what it’s all about really.
You’ve got to purge the layers of psychic detritus before you can fly like an Eagle. (See what I did there, I wrote that totally by accident, it’s like jamming with words)
Then Jane would give us a fruit salad about 2pm. Or rainbow soup as Steph called it.
Which did dance upon the tongue and tickle the nostrils with playful adorn.
(I don’t even know what adorn is, but I’m sure I felt it)
“I am smell” was Steph’s conclusion.
The fruit tends to give you another lift, although gentler with more glide.
And Wez. Wow Wez, the apprentice. Probably 20 years my junior. But after his journeying skills, guided me through a bumpy ride I called him my Big Bro. Thanx Wez, Respect !
Then towards the end, just when you’re starting to feel your stomach, the kitchen starts smelling ssswweet !! And it’s Soup nd tea time. Dinner is served just at the correct time to ground you nicely with digestive juices.
Just like any other Sunday really.
### Minor Insight 2 ###
It doesn’t matter how far you travel, you’re always home. (I remember having that insight with these guys on a ceremony day)
And even though you’re not supposed to, and they wouldn’t let you anyway, you feel like helping tidy up, do the dishes or something. Cos that’s what it was, it was family day.
It had been a long time since I’d connected with that, which was definitely part of the joy and quite likely part of the healing too. I felt like I belonged, just for a bit or like I could be naked. Not physically, but literally, in every other sense of the word.
Then after dinner entertainment. Yet still more fun to be had. A nice family game of cards. Angel Cards. Pick a card. Then someone reads the interpretation to you.
I remember one of my 2 cards of one evening was “Connect to your power”. Which was also my spoken intention at the beginning of the ceremony. Word for word.
Speachless is a state that occurs when far too many words are scrambling for use of the vocal chords !
Steve and the rest of the house rolled their eye’s. “Happens all the time”. Apparently.
I wasn’t staying there. but I was welcome for the evening and breakfast too. I remember deciding to sleep in the garden. Lying on a matt. Gazing up in wonderment at the almost full moon dancing with the clouds and feeling lucky, grateful and connected.
Trippy Sundays isn’t the only trick up Steve’s sleeve though.
He’s got a Rodeo up there. But one thing he did for me that I wasn’t expecting on a ground control day was a very powerful and effective childhood baggage removal technique It probably only took an hour two but it’s had lasting effects and really helps bring things into perspective.
As you’ve probably guessed I highly recommend Steve. However the only thing I can guarentee is that your experience will be different to mine.
The locations changed from the a beautiful garden at the very edge of town to a more rural, idillic spot up river beside the mountains.
But the perfectly named Squiggles the dog hopefully will be.
I could go on for hours but at the end of the day, this is my conclusion.
Plant Medicine Journeys are like going surfing. You could have the ride of your life. Or you could take a few on the head. Steve Eagle Sewel is a bloody good Life Guard. But when exploring your own consciousness, you always surf alone.
Aho Sisters nd Brothers
shivaya
October 13, 2016 at 4:31 pm.. i miss you guys so much! …. steve’s place is a divine little center of inspiration and aspiration. it breathes in tune with nature and of the sounds of the river…. steve looks after everyone, it is like my home …
honestly, after many years studying the sacred medicine, and innovatios in the brew, i believe steve may have developed the best medicine in the world …
…. thank you .. 🙂 …
stephcomp
October 12, 2016 at 9:50 pmSteve and Jane are wonderful humans, and their sweet little pup that Steve nursed back to life make a wonderful addition to the home-y environment. My experience was relaxed and joyous, especially the food prepared by Jane. And the ending ceremony with Steve reading our angel cards was the perfect finale. Thank you for hosting us and our family of travelers from Izchayluma. Y’all are apart of the fond stories I tell of my trip to South America! Much love!
wunderband
October 10, 2016 at 6:20 pmMy San Pedro experience at San Pedro Workshops, in October 2016, was fantastic. The setting is beautiful, the food is delicious, and the San Pedro tea was powerful and healing. Steve is an insightful, warm and calming presence and I absolutely love his dog “Squiggles” who was a big part of my positive experience.
Highly recommended.
samrae77
October 7, 2016 at 10:08 pmMy husband and I have known Steve Eagle for over 10 years, as a practitioner of health and well being, we are blessed enough to call him a friend. We met Steve when he ran the NORA Clinic in Durango Colorado. An amino acid therapy treatment facility that changed our life, with counseling, acupuncture and amino acid therapy. Steve is someone that we are blessed to have in our lives. He has a warm, caring heart, and while my husband and I are not fortunate enough to have done a ceremony yet, Steve would be the only person whom we would want to guide us through this sacred path. We have been following Steve’s journey with love, adoration and respect. Steve lives to guide people down a healing path. We look forward to our travel to Ecuador for our ceremonies.
Samantha & John Sanders