GUIDED AYAHUASCA RETREAT
LED BY MEE OK ICARO
PUCALLPA, PERU
AUGUST 10 – 19, 2025
AUGUST 10 – 19, 2025
AUGUST 10 – 19, 2025
Indigenous Sacred Medicine with Modern Amenities
Authentic Plant Medicine Healing with Customized Support
Holding Compassionate Space for Plant Medicine Healing
This is for the serious seeker who desires an indigenous-designed plant medicine retreat that goes beyond the retreat itself, with modern accommodations.
This experience will span (3) three months, and includes:
- 8 night/9 day indigenous-designed ayahuasca retreat in Pucallpa, Peru
- A virtual group container for pre-retreat preparation and dieta support
- A virtual group container for post-retreat processing and integration
- The opportunity to book additional 1:1 coaching sessions at a preferred rate
See What’s Included for specific details and more information.
The Retreat & The Journey
Participants will be staying at Wakaya Ecolodge, a lush, serene property featuring charming bungalows in the heart of Pucallpa, Peru and attending ceremonies and plant treatments at a local indigenous-owned center under the facilitation of Mee Ok Icaro.
After attending ayahuasca retreats all over the world with indigenous and Western healers for over a decade, Mee Ok partnered with Shipibo ayahuasqueros to design a retreat that offers the very best of plant medicine healing.
Its carefully considered guidelines help guests connect more fully with sacred medicine and the pharmacy of the Amazon, while emphasizing preparation, processing, and integration for more impactful ceremonies and post-retreat life transformation.
Life Purpose coaching, trauma-informed integration, somatic healing modalities, and psycho-spiritual tools will be offered to guests as the core foundation of the daily group and individual facilitation sessions.
At the heart of the retreat is the belief that by working with the mind, body, and spirit, the plants can guide us in shifting our consciousness to heal ourselves and all our relations.
What to Expect
With a maximum of (14) fourteen participants, this retreat offers the opportunity to engage in deep plant medicine work with the comfort of modern accommodations to support guests. Participants can anticipate surrendering their electronic devices for the duration of the retreat, processing their experiences in a very intentional way, observing silence, engaging in an individual, inward journey (no couples or family members), receiving personalized attention and sacred teachings of the Shipibo tribe and the plants, and a guided post-dieta. See Mee Ok’s Dieta Packet.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
PRE-RETREAT
- (2) Two live 90-minute Zoom group sessions with Mee Ok Icaro
- (1) One 60-minute Zoom 1-on-1 session with Mee Ok Icaro
- Dieta information, important documents, and live support for preparation for guest’s retreat experience before arriving in Peru
- Access to a community of fellow participants in a Whatsapp Chat Group immediately after booking
ACCOMMODATIONS & MEALS
- 8 Night/9 Day accommodations at Wakaya Ecolodge in Pucallpa, Peru
- Private or shared bungalow with queen or single size bed (AC)
- Ground transportation to and from airport
- Culinary meals prepared by local restaurateur
RETREAT & PROCESSING
- 4 Ayahuasca Ceremonies
- 4 Shipibo Maestros (Healers)
- 16 Icaros (Medicine Songs)
- 1 Sacred Plant Sauna
- 2 Flower Baths
- 2 Plant Medicine Massages
- 6 days of processing and integration inspired by indigenous teachings, cutting edge research at Harvard, and the embodied healing work of Mee Ok Icaro
- A specialized program which includes Life Purpose Coaching, plant medicine wisdom, and guided meditations allowing guests to strengthen their connection to the medicine path
- A digital detox (phones will be surrendered upon arrival)
POST-RETREAT
- (5) Five live ’90-minute Zoom’ integration group sessions with Mee Ok Icaro using her unique space-holding tools as well as teachings from indigenous wisdom traditions
- A compassionately held container to support guests in the transition home to make changes in their lives and bring the truth of their ceremonies into reality
- A unique opportunity to be a part of an ongoing community that meets monthly for group support and guidance
MEET YOUR HOSTS
Francisco Vasquez Huayta & Maricela Rios Inuma, Maestros
Maestro Francisco Vasquez Huayta has worked with plant medicine for the last three decades in the tradition of his ancestors. His sweet, gentle nature combined with his commanding connection with the plants offers the presence and power of the sacred masculine. A spiritual leader in his community together with his wife Maestra Maricela, he provides a heart-centered medicine experience that emphasizes joy, peace, and compassion.
Maestra Maricela Rios Inuma began working with plant medicines from a young age to heal from a serious illness, and her connection to the plant spirit world has only matured with time. She brings a warmth and maternal kindness in her approach to plant medicine while also embodying her Shipibo name “Inkarina”: fierce medicine woman princess!
Together, they are training the next generation including their own children as well as others who wish to join the tradition of their bloodline.
Mee Ok Icaro - Facilitator
Mee Ok Icaro (pronounced “Mee Oak Ee-car-oh”), is a unique and powerful voice in the world of visionary medicine and personal growth. As a Sacred Medicine Advisor and Integration Specialist, Life Purpose Coach and Guide, as well as a Writer and Book Doula, Mee Ok is dedicated to helping individuals heal and find their path in life. She integrates many teachings from a variety of traditions, from ancient to modern.
With a passion for writing and a talent for prose, Mee Ok is an award-winning stylist and poet. Her work has appeared in notable publications such as the LA Times, Boston Globe Magazine, and Michael Pollan’s Trips Worth Telling anthology. She was even featured in Gabor Maté’s New York Times bestseller The Myth of Normal and the Netflix docuseries [Un]Well. With over a decade of experience working with ayahuasca and dieting seven master plants, Mee Ok is curing a near-fatal autoimmune disease, scleroderma.
Mee Ok holds a BA in Philosophy from Boston University and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction, and has studied the history of sexuality and medicine at Harvard University. With a diverse set of interests, including racial and disability equity, adoptee advocacy, social justice, film, literature, doggies, and drag, Mee Ok is a curious soul with a wealth of knowledge and experience she loves to share. To learn more about her writing and work, visit Mee-ok.com
Additional Services
By the end of this process, participants will have gained practical skills for deepening their ceremonial experience, and the ability to integrate the teachings offered by the plants, with a clear understanding of dietas (initiations with plant spirits), what they involve, and the healing they offer.
In addition to the preparation and integration sessions that are included, guidance to focus your journey and hold compassionate space will be offered to help guests feel safe, prepared, and open to experiencing profound transformation.
The option to add on 1-on-1 personal sacred medicine consultation and coaching packages with Mee Ok Icaro are available before and after your journey for a discounted cost.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Modern Bungalows
Each bungalow offers comfortable furnishings, air conditioning, a modern bathroom, and a patio. Laundry service at an additional cost.
Wakaya Ecolodge is located near the airport and within a convenient distance to the city center, yet out of reach from the noise of modern life. This expansive property offers a tranquil reprieve to connect with nature and focus on your inward journey.
$4,750 (shared bungalow, single/queen bed)
$6,500 – (private bungalow, queen bed)
*50% non-refundable deposit ($3,250/$2,375) is required to reserve your space. The remaining balance ($3,250/$2,375) is due April 1, 2025. Payments are only received via Venmo/Paypal. This does not include airfare or hotel reservation in Lima for layover.
FAQs
You will be provided step-by-step instructions to book your flight to Pucallpa, Peru and navigate your layover in Lima. A driver will meet you at the airport and bring you to Wakaya Ecolodge, less than 10 minutes from the airport.
You are welcome to arrive early and stay at the Wakaya Ecolodge at a 12% discount as a guest of this retreat. They offer dieta-friendly meals in their restaurant and comfortable accommodations in a serene, natural setting – perfect for unwinding and preparing you for your journey.
Ayahuasca is legal in Peru and most countries do not require Visas. You may verify your specific country requirements on the Peru Consulate website.
Saunas, or vapor baths, are an essential tool used to prepare and support guests in their ayahuasca ceremonies. They offer an additional way to purge energy through the sweat glands, which lead to deeper and more clarifying ceremonies. This is not merely a physical experience – it can bring up deep emotions and provide healing on every level.
Flower baths are a sacred cleansing ritual that invite the spirit of ayahuasca to penetrate more deeply, allowing for a more profound connection and healing experience. They do this by allowing us to become more like lovely flowers before entering the plant spirit world.
Please view Mee Ok’s Dieta Guide.
Please view Francisco, Maricela, and Mee Ok’s Retreat Schedule.
ZOOM SCHEDULE
Dieta Preparation (recorded)
June 29, 2025
1pm PST/4pm EST
Ceremony Preparation (recorded)
August 3, 2025
1pm PST/4pm EST
Integration Sessions
10am PST/1pm EST
August 31, 2025
Each Sunday of September 2025