Take a sacred pause from the rhythm of daily life and return to your inner nature in the Andes.

This 6-day women’s retreat is designed to support womb healing, heart opening, and the awakening of feminine spirit. Held in a traditional Andean setting, the experience brings together San Pedro ceremonies, cacao, movement, shamanic rituals, and practical workshops to help release what is no longer needed and reconnect with softness, love, and creative life force.

Throughout the retreat, participants will be supported with two master plant ceremonies offered with care and respect, along with a nourishing program that includes:

2 San Pedro ceremonies, held at night and during the day, for healing mind, body, and spirit and reconnecting with the heart and womb space
1 cacao ceremony for visionary awakening and divine remembrance
Sacred song circle
Herbal womb medicines and teas tailored to each participant
Individual session and a personalized protocol to take home
Womb wisdom workshop focused on cycle awareness and connection with the womb
Dance and embodiment ritual to reawaken creativity and joy
Shamanic limpia and plant baths for energetic cleansing
Hike to sacred Mandango mountain with earth offerings, plus a river cleansing ritual
Guided meditations and integration circles
Wholesome meals and cozy accommodations with an on-site spa

The group is limited to just 6 women, creating an intimate and deeply personal container.

🌹 This retreat is for you if you…

Have experienced heartbreak, loss, abortion, miscarriage, or emotional trauma that still lives in your body
Feel disconnected from your sensuality, intuition, or creative flow
Want to reconnect with womb health, vitality, and inner wisdom
Long to heal trust, intimacy, or your relationship with the masculine and feminine
Are a healer, therapist, or space-holder who gives deeply and needs a sacred space to receive
Feel ready to release old patterns and open to self-love, forgiveness, and joy
Want to explore plant medicine and ceremony in a safe, feminine-led environment
Desire intimate, heart-centered connection with other women
Are seeking a nervous system reset to soften, rest, and remember who you are beneath the noise
Feel the call of Spirit guiding you home to your own love

The flow (6 days)

Day 1 – Arrival & Purification: Arrive between 10 AM and 3 PM, settle in, open the circle, enjoy a limpia and plant bath cleansing, dinner, rest, and guided meditation
Day 2 – The Womb of the Earth: Morning hike to Mandango mountain with offerings, womb wisdom workshop, and San Pedro ceremony at night, continuing into the following morning
Day 3 – Rest & Rebirth: Sunrise closing of the ceremony, sharing circle, workshop on connecting with the body and intuition, nourishment, spa/rest, and evening guided meditation
Day 4 – Heart Awakening: San Pedro ceremony begins in the morning and ends in the late afternoon, followed by rest, spa time, and an evening sharing circle
Day 5 – Return to Flow: River cleansing, cacao ritual, sacred song circle, celebratory dance, and gratitude fire
Day 6 – Integration & Departure: Meditation, closing blessings, and travel home with your integration plan

Your Facilitator

Katie - Warmi Yaku

Katie brings together the traditions of the Andes with a heart-centered approach to healing. With 6 years of experience guiding and supporting plant medicine ceremonies, she holds a safe and sacred space for deep transformation.

Love as Medicine was born from her own journey of returning to the heart and womb through grief and illness. While her story is not the focus, she honors it as a teacher that expanded her understanding of healing.

She offers this retreat with deep care and grounded presence, creating space for you to reconnect with your own power to heal and love freely.

How should I prepare / diet?

More important than physical diet, arrive with an open heart, an open mind, and a willingness to surrender, release old habits, and make room for light. Meditation and journaling are encouraged, along with a readiness to experience whatever arises. For the physical diet, please avoid red meat, alcohol, and any pharmaceutical or recreational drugs for at least 10 days before the retreat. It is also recommended to avoid or limit dairy, fermented foods, caffeine, onion and garlic, and unhealthy sugary, fatty, or processed foods.

What is the weather like?

The weather is beautiful in this area, known as “eternal spring.” Temperatures are usually around 75F (23C). The rainy season runs from October to April, with rain typically every few days, while the rest of the year is generally sunny.

How big are the groups?

To keep the experience personal, each group is limited to a maximum of 6 participants. This allows for attentive care, safety, and plenty of space for questions and connection.

Retreat Price

$1555

Includes all healing work, meals, accommodations, and transportation during the retreat.

Does not include airfare, insurance, or taxi to the retreat location, which can be arranged and is approximately $20-$45.

Private rooms are available, and if there are more than 4 guests, 2 rooms will be shared with 1 other person on a first come, first serve basis.

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