Authentic Ayahuasca Retreat in Pucallpa Peru
The authentic ayahuasca retreat in the heart of the Amazon outside Pucallpa Peru. Run by Shipibo shamans we invite you to embark on your healing journey using our ancient practices with teacher plants.
Shipibo Shamans
Maestra Olinda
Shipibo Shaman
Maestra Olinda (59) grew up in the remote Amazon. She was introduced to medicinal plants early, with her mother being the Curandera of their community.
From age 16, Olinda worked jointly with her mother, holding ayahuasca ceremonies, and learning ancient healing methods with plant medicine.
When her mom passed, Olinda decided to continue her ancestor's path and has ever since been the official Curandera of her community.
Gladys
Facilitator
Gladys (29) was born in the Amazon. A woman dedicated to ancestral medicine and is a daughter of Olinda. She began her training in medicine at the age of 20.
Today she works alongside her mother in ayahuasca ceremonies and assists with medicinal plants with a primary focus on supporting our female guests.
Maestro Esteban
Shipibo Shaman
Maestro Esteban (62( grew up in a remote community in the Amazon.
He was initiated at 17 to conduct ayahuasca ceremonies jointly with his grandfather. His grandfather passed on centuries of the wisdom of plant medicine he had gathered from his ancestors.
At age 24, his grandfather died. Esteban has ever since been the official Curandero of his community.
Urban
Facilitator
Urban (32) was born in Sweden. After a few encounters with death at the age of 26, he was called to explore ways of medicine outside the western scope and eventually crossed paths with padre Esteban and mama Olinda.
Today he works as a coach and co-leads the retreat with the family, facilitating and connecting the western world to the ancient medicine of ayahuasca and the master plant dietas.
Maestro Robert
Shipibo Shaman
Maestro Robert (35) was born in the Shipibo village of Pahoyan. He started practicing the medicine of ayahuasca at the age of 12. To this day, working with traditional medicine and is one of the healers in the Shipibo village.
Young and strong, he has one of the most potent Icaros you will ever hear.
Jilmer
Facilitator
Jilmer (27) was born in Pahoyan and is the last son of Olinda, whom he works alongside, acquiring knowledge and ways of ancestral medicine.
Jilmer is responsible for assisting men during ayahuasca ceremonies and during their dieta with the master plants.
Ayahuasca Retreat in Pucallpa Peru
About us
Epicenter Ayahusca was founded by Mama Olinda, Padre Esteban and Urban in 2022 and is run by their family. The retreat is just outside Pahoyan, A Shibibo village up the Amazonian river from Pucallpa, Peru. The family carries centuries of experience, with tradition and practice of using Ayahuasca and master plant dietas as healing methods going back to their great ancestors.
If you are looking for a safe and authentic way to use the medicine of Ayahuasca and master plant dietas - You have come to the right place.
Our Story
Maestro Esteban and Maestra Olinda started as healers in their respective communities early in life. However, they wanted to go beyond their community and use their practice for a larger audience.
For the last 15 years, they worked jointly at different retreats in Iquitos and Pucallpa, but something was lacking. They found that the "westernized" resorts didn't follow the Shipibo way but had difficulty getting their voices heard. During a 1 month dieta in 2020, they crossed paths with Urban, a Swedish man exploring alternative healing practices to bring to the west.
Maestro Esteban and Maestra Olinda shared their vision - an affordable ayahuasca retreat, in its epicenter, just outside their home village, to be run by their family, following the ancient traditions and healing arts of the Shipibos. Together they spent months in the jungle, doing dietas, ceremonies, and building. In 2022, the retreat opened.
A Retreat in the heart of the Amazon
After a 3-hour ride on the speedboat from Pucallpa to Pahoyan, another 15-minute trip by the amazon awaits. In the picture, you see Jilmer at the front of our little fishing boat going through a bird migration as we are heading to the retreat