An Authentic Indigenous Retreat – Open To All
An Intimate Retreat with Customized Support
Holding Compassionate Space for Plant Medicine Healing
For the serious seeker who desires an authentic healing journey with sacred plants that goes beyond the retreat itself.
- 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
This retreat is set at Koman Keneya, a rustic center owned by indigenous healers 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
This intimate retreat with a maximum of (9) nine participants with private accommodations offers the opportunity to go deep with the plants in Pucallpa, Peru, the home of the Shipibo. 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), personalized attention and sacred teachings of the Shipibo tribe and the plants, and a guided post-dieta. See Mee Ok’s Dieta Guide.
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 Koman Keneya in Pucallpa, Peru
- Private tambo with queen size bed (no AC)
- Ground transportation to and from your Hotel/Airport
- Authentic Shipibo meals freshly prepared for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
RETREAT & PROCESSING
- 4 Ayahuasca Ceremonies
- 4 Shipibo Maestros (Healers)
- 16 Icaros (Medicine Songs)
- 4 Sacred Plant Saunas
- 4 Flower Baths
- 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 ’60-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
Americo Lopez, Maestro
Maestro Americo Lopez (Pekon Nima) has over three decades of experience working with Ayahuasca and other plant medicines from the Amazon jungle, including 7 years of consecutive dietas. An adoptee, he learned how to connect with the plants from his adoptive family and ancestors, a lineage of sacred healers. He is currently working to rediscover medicinal plants lost to his tradition and incorporate them into his treatments.
His role in the center is to lead ceremonies and use his powerful icaros (medicine songs) to address trauma and guide the effects of the medicine for his patients during and after the retreat to aid in their healing. With great love and care, Americo helps all who desire healing from the plants in the physical, mental, psychological, karmic, energetic, and spiritual forms. His passion is for others to connect deeply with the plants to gain wisdom and understanding from this ancient tradition so that they may transform their lives.
He will be joined by three other indigenous healers including his daughter.
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
Ecological Tambos
Each private tambo offers two small rooms and a modern en suite bathroom. Each participant will have a bed, desk, and hammock. There is no AC. Laundry and tambo cleaning are included.
$3,750
*50% non-refundable deposit ($1,875) is required to reserve your space. The remaining balance ($1,875) is due March 1, 2025. Payments are only received via Venmo/Paypal. This does not include airfare or possible 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 the retreat center one-hour away.
You are welcome to arrive earlier and stay at the Wakaya Ecolodge with a 12% discount as our guest. It is located less than 10 minutes from the airport. 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. With Maestro Americo, guests will steam with 21 master plants, which will offer an additional way to purge energy through the sweat glands, leading 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 Americo and Mee Ok’s Retreat Schedule.
Please view Mee Ok’s Side-by-Side Comparison Guide.
ZOOM SCHEDULE
PREPARATION - 90 MINUTES
INTEGRATION - 60 MINUTES
Dieta Preparation (recorded)
April 13, 2025
10:30am PST/1:30pm EST
Ceremony Preparation (recorded)
May 11, 2025
10:30am PST/1:30pm EST
Integration Sessions
10am PST/1pm EST
every Sunday of June 2025