Note: This business no longer operates as a plant medicine retreat center.
TierraMitica is a healing and research center in the beautiful unspoiled Fasaquihui gorge in the spectacular high jungle of Peru, 40 km by road from the city of Tarapoto. A paradise of 80 hectares (197 acres) of lush jungle with river and waterfalls, full of wild life, monkeys, blue morpho butterflies, hummingbirds and much more… It is the permanent home of the transformative Mythic Voyage Ayahuasca Workshop and the Embrace the Medicine Ayahuasca Retreats.
It is also an art center and the home of a community fully dedicated and trained to our healing work.
Our mission is to create a place where people are helped to transcend their personal wounds as well as our collective wound, to restore their trust in the wisdom of the world we live in, in themselves and in humanity, to provide a haven that offers everything we would like our own sisters, brothers, mothers and ourselves to find in order to absorb the gifts and healing insights of the medicine and the ceremonies. A place to inspire and restore the trust needed for every one of us to dare to rediscover and deepen our ability to embrace every moment, our power to create for ourselves amazing, fulfilling, creative and happy lives of choice and open heart.
We want for any one of our guests, in groups of a maximum of 12 people, to find here a place where they feel at home, safe, taken care of, supported and guided, so they can go as deep as they need in their healing process.
We work with a team of Shipibo Maestros and Maestras, that we have chosen not only for their experience and their power -that you will both feel strongly during the ceremonies- but also for their passion for their sacred work, their dedication to the healing, and their genuine attention and love for each single participant. We do ceremonies outdoors, since, due to the altitude, we have the luxury of being free of mosquitoes, under the moon and the stars on a wooden floor, were the icaros, the traditional healing chants of the Shipibos, are accompanied by the symphony of the river and the jungle.
We provide modern accommodations, with hot showers, comfortable beds, clear spring water and gourmet Ayahuasca diet food prepared with love.
We offer three different programs, the Mythic Voyage, the Embrace the Medicine 6 days, the Embrace the Medicine 11 days.
The Mythic Voyage:
It is a unique process, a fully guided, intensive and holistic workshop of 11 days for life transformation, and the only workshop of its kind in the world actually GUARANTEEING results, the success in fulfilling the guarantee judged by the participants themselves.
It is not focused on the Ayahuasca but on the end result: total transformation on every layer of human functionality and on every aspect of life for a beautiful, happy, inspired, creative life full of enthusiasm, ideas and love. It is holistic because it deals with seven layers of human functionality: our emotional, physical, cognitive or intellectual, philosophical, energetic, sensory and symbolic bodies to achieve a common internal direction and true, long lasting change. During the Mythic Voyage, intuitive, simple enough for a five-year-old to understand answers to existential questions like what exactly is the soul, what is enlightenment, who are we as human beings, why do we all feel bad about ourselves, why the universe exists and for what purpose, what is the reason why humans exist, and many more, are found that actually make sense.
During the 11 days, Ayahuasca ceremonies are not done for the experience but in order to find specific, practical answers to problems that make us suffer and blocks that stop us from living life to our full potential. We teach and guide people on how to effectively navigate and interpret the ceremony experience, diving deeper and deeper into our internal world, our subconscious, our belief systems that determine only who we are and how we perceive everything around us but also everything that we feel and think, our senses, our health as well as our memories. In contrast with retreats, the number of ceremonies is not fixed but varies according to the flow of the workshop and can vary from as many as six to as few as two.
Embrace the Medicine:
This program is an Ayahuasca retreat with two different formulas of 6 or 11 days, with respectively 3 and 6 Ayahuasca ceremonies.
The Ayahuasca communicates through the symbolic language, so we offer sharing circles and consultations to prepare you for ceremony and to decipher together the messages, the visions and the insights lived during the night. This way you can gain clarity on what has happened and what your next step should be. The Ayahuasca is a navigable experience, so if you wish, we can teach you how to collaborate with the Ayahuasca instead of being a simple observer, how to guide your own journey through a very precise and focused intention to go where is needed to find the answers and insights that will make a real difference in your life. The more you know how to navigate it, the more you will feel safe and free to explore, the more conscious you are of your experience and the clearer the results will be.
The guide of the retreat and one or two trained assistants are always presents in ceremonies, to support and assist the participants in anything they may need, as much for practical matters than in their personal process.
We have certified yoga instructors in Hatha and Vinyasa yoga, who can give classes every day during the Embrace the Medicine, for beginners or for advanced, an art studio available for you to create, an art gallery dedicated to the myth of the Grandmother Ayahuasca with 19 murals painted by visionary artists from all over the world, a natural pool by the waterfall, and plenty of land to explore and enjoy the wildlife, everything for our guests to feel inspired, nurtured, to feel their thirst for everything beautiful life has to offer.
Magic does exist!
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andrewscott
July 18, 2017 at 9:57 amTierra Mitica is the most amazing and delicious place I have even been to.
I have never felt more at HOME anywhere on Earth. The love, the creativity and the family that this magical group of people are so dedicated to sharing and growing is truly inspiring.
The research and work that happens here is truly revolutionary. After years of searching for the most effective and holistic ways to grow myself, understand humanity and truly create a more loving connected world I have finally found people with the clarity and dedication to bring the vision to life.
The team here are even more effective (!) when they are working without the potion. They have truly discovered how to embody and bring the energy of the medicine and step through the door into the grandmother’s arms and not just peer through the window like so many other centers are only able to do.
If you are considering paying a visit to Tierra Mitica, do yourself a favor and just GO! It will be the best investment you ever made in your life and I am willing to make that a promise.
I wish I could give you guys 6 stars!
DavidWilkie
April 3, 2017 at 12:27 pmMy review is an email that I sent to the wonderull Tierra Miticans 6 months after my journeys. Love love loved everything about this place.
Hi Sara!
I have been feeling a real strong passion to write to you and thank you and the team from the bottom of my heart for helping give me my life back. I feel so free and so full of love and as each day passes I feel a greater and greater light bursting out of me. I feel unable to control these feelings of bliss sometimes! I wasn’t sure if things would go back to the way they were before Ayahuasca but my love and enthusiasm for life just keeps growing and I feel so fucking grateful and blessed! I know that you guys must help 100’s of people but I just needed to tell you my story. From the man that arrived at Tierra Mitica to the man I am now, there is simply no comparison.
From the week I arrived back in Scotland life has been tougher than I ever could have imagined. I have had a number of truly awful things happen in the last 5 months and things I never expected to deal with in a lifetime have become a constant reality for me. The things is…. despite this extreme pain and chaos I have never been happier!!! I have honestly never been happier! Through this attitude new amazing things are now starting to happen!!
My constant state is happiness and although there are frequent times of extreme challenge, sadness and often tears I have peace and love in my heart for 95% of the time. My heart is an explosion of love. I feel a real peace and an unshakeable happiness that can never be removed. I am so thankful for this and feel blessed to be where I am. This is without a doubt down to the love and guidance I received in Tierra Mitica. I never totally understood “choice” when I was at the retreat but now I completely understand (slow learner! J) so no matter how hard things have been recently I have always chosen happiness! It is a choice!
Weird Shit… I remember when you first spoke to me during a ceremony when I was in a journey I got such a fright because your energy was so huge, the only way I can describe it was like a lioness speaking in my ear! The energy I felt was unmistakable and was the same every time you would offer me guidance during my six journeys. Last month I had a really clear dream and this exact energy appeared and offered me guidance!! It was extremely magical and the advice it gave me rang completely true! It told me “sometimes you settle, challenge yourself”. WOW, you have no idea the chord that struck with me and it was something that I wasn’t doing in a certain very important area of my life! As a result of this I’m am now making the changes needed and doing the things that I was putting off! It will be tough but I know what needs to be done.
Just one last thing to share!!! When I left you crazy jungle people I decided to write something that I would say everyday in order to remind myself what I learned so not to go back to old ways. I haven’t shared it with anyone but I would love to share with you.
May I always listen and be faithful to the dreams of my little boy
May I never stray from these dreams in spite of how impossible they may seem
May I always be driven by the passions in my heart
With great determination, love and poise, careful to never seek the fruit of my actions
May I always be guided by peace
And never blinded by fear
Living a life of greatness, filled with love, happiness and choice
Lots of Love, Light and Cosmo Hugs! David
Note: This review has been edited to correct over capitalization, but has otherwise been left in its original form.
lennardf
March 30, 2017 at 2:52 amHi everyone!
My name is Lennard and I have completed one Mythic Voyage and was kicked out of the other one just last year after seven days. It is such a fun time reading through all the other reviews on here!
Regardless of what anyone says Tierra Mitica is hands-down one of the best ayuawasca centers in the world and know of only two people (including Mikis Hasson, who is the founder of Tierra Mitica) who can bring people to this level of depth, clarity, and healing in the entire world.
There was a moment during my first Mythic Voyage where I completely and utterly understood that I was in the presence of one of the most powerful people on this planet with Mikis who guides the Mythic Voyages. The love, the care, the ferocity and unbending intention, the environment, the beauty, and the attention to every detaiI. I LOVE this place.
In some of the reviews here people proclaim to know what they are getting into before doing a Mythic Voyage, and that shows that they don’t know what they are getting into. Doing a Mythic Voyage is a life-changer, and not in the sense of “Oh yes, my visit to the Dominican Republic was life-changing…”. What you gain in a mythic voyage is more valuable then anything that I have ever received anywhere or could have fathomed before getting there, and can hardly be compared to any kind of regular spiritual retreat. Mikis Hasson goes beyond of what many people consider humanly possible for each participant, and yes at times you might want to get out of that consultation room when things get challenging, and it always the better choice to trust. I can attest that, as i lost trust and was kicked out, fully deservedly as I was interrupting doing session.
The gifts that I received at Tierra Mitica are beyond valuable, and insights, clarity and more gifts continue to unfold in the aftermath. Some years ago having been completely lost, having given up responsibility over my life, now I am kicking it and living it up, beautiful friends, amazing house by lake, epic work, starting a dream of a business and having clear direction and vision based on those choices that serve MY happiness! HAHA!
Big gratitude to everyone at Tierra Mitica. Highly recommend the center, and best is to trust right from the first email on and listen deeply.
Morgan
December 18, 2016 at 8:42 pmTierra Mitica is truly an amazing place that will offer you an even more amazing experience.
The entire crew goes well beyond the ordinary means of providing a caring and safe environment for your journey. I have never felt so supported and loved by a group of people before my stay at Tierra Mitica.
I attend the mythic voyage which was first rate.
It is hard to encapsulate into words this experience. Before the voyage I had intentions to clear negative patterns and find inspiration
For my life. I gained so much more that I could have imagined. The experience was more like an education…. you will learn fully of yourself, your actions, your past experience, why you do things, why people operate as they do and how to navigate your life with clarity and purpose. This workshop gives you tools and a support system to help you continue to implement the work into your life upon leaving Tierra Mitica. The people involved (the hosting crew and participants in the workshop) will become your family. The experience is intimate and wholesome. Everything done at Tierra Mitica is robust with love. The hosting cares for you every step and strives to provide the best possible experience.
During the ceremonies I felt extremely safe and comfortable. The crew will be there to support you the entire time and after the ceremony as well. They spend time preparing you for the ceremony so you feel that there is a strong intention and purpose behind each ceremony. The shamans are incredible—authentic Shipibo Maestros and Maestras. They are powerful and you can feel them connecting with you throughout the ceremony. At any point if you are feeling unsure or uncomfortable in the ceremony a Tierra Mitican crew member will be right by your side offering guidance and support. The ceremonies are held outside under the stars which makes the experience even more magical.
The food is incredible. I find it impossible that you will be getting a better meal at any other Ayahuasca retreat center in the world. The accommodations are comfortable. The surround jungle is lush and beautiful. The facilities are stunning and fully equipped for creating art and music.
Over all the experience is first rate. There is nothing that I could have wished different or better. This place is magical! Truly magical!!!
-Morgan
AmandaSearle
December 1, 2016 at 12:43 pmThis was exactly what I had been searching for my whole life!
I came to Peru completely stuck in the rut of a lifetime with no idea on what to do or how to move to the next anything in my life. I was scared to death of the Ayahuasca but desperate and hopeful enough that something would happen and change my life. And it did!
From the moment I arrived I felt completely safe and all the staff there took better care for me than I think I have ever experienced. It was a little overwhelming at first but they really helped calm my fears for my first Ayahuasca experience. Everything was so proffesional and the ceremonies were more than magic and spectacular and even though they were strong I felt everything was going to be ok and that I was safe. I will be hearing those icaros in my head for sometime.
After trawling through many websites and watching all of their reviews on youtube I decided that if it was real then I wanted whatever these people in the videos had found. I I do also now understand the bad reviews I read too becuase the workshop was very confrontational and intense at times, nothing like what I am used to back home! This is what I needed though to see the truth about my life and how I was living. Everything was necessary and I am grateful to Mikis for pushing me hard becasue I never would have gone to those places by myself. Probably ever.
With everything I have learned, I understand that I still have work to do once I get home from Peru but now I am excited about it! Thank you so much to everyone in TierraMitica. Your smiling faces are something I will never forget. You have given me new eyes to see with and you will forever be in my heart.
Amanda X