Ayahuasca Retreats in Peru
Mai Niti Sacred Healing Programs

Our Core Values: Honoring Indigenous Wisdom While Supporting Personal Transformation

Every Peru ayahuasca retreat at Mai Niti is founded on the principle of reciprocal respect and authentic cultural exchange. We work exclusively with master Shipibo curanderos who are not just skilled healers but also generous teachers committed to sharing their ancestral knowledge with those genuinely called to this path. This isn’t cultural appropriation – it’s sacred partnership where traditional healers maintain complete autonomy over ceremonial protocols while participants receive authentic guidance rooted in centuries of refined healing practice.

We believe that true transformation requires more than powerful plant medicine experiences; it demands comprehensive support, genuine safety, and the kind of authentic teaching that can only come from those who have lived this wisdom their entire lives. Our Shipibo maestros don’t just conduct ceremonies – they serve as mentors, guides, and wisdom keepers who help participants understand the deeper context and responsibility that comes with plant medicine healing.

The Mai Niti Difference: Where Authentic Healing Meets Comprehensive Care

What sets our ayahuasca retreat center apart is our unwavering commitment to participant safety combined with uncompromising authenticity in traditional protocols. Located in genuine Shipibo territory, Mai Niti provides direct access to master healers who have spent decades perfecting their craft within their own cultural context. Our participants don’t just visit indigenous healers – they become temporary members of a healing community where traditional knowledge is shared with generosity and respect.

Our master curanderos maintain complete control over all ceremonial aspects while our support team ensures that Western participants receive the practical care, medical oversight, and integration support necessary for safe, effective healing. This dual approach means you experience authentic traditional ceremonies while having access to bilingual integration specialists, medical professionals familiar with plant medicine interactions, and comprehensive support systems designed specifically for international participants.

Every Mai Niti Peru ayahuasca retreat includes extensive pre-arrival preparation, 24/7 medical support during your stay, and extended post-retreat integration guidance because we understand that profound healing requires comprehensive care before, during, and after intensive plant medicine work. Our traditional healers work alongside modern integration specialists to ensure that powerful ceremonial experiences translate into lasting life transformation rather than temporary spiritual highs.

Traditional Excellence Meets Modern Safety Standards

Our Shipibo maestros bring decades of training in traditional plant medicine protocols, often representing third or fourth-generation curanderos whose knowledge has been passed down through family lineages spanning centuries. They maintain traditional dietary protocols, ceremonial timing based on lunar cycles, and healing approaches that have proven effective across generations of community healing work.

Simultaneously, our support infrastructure includes comprehensive medical screening, experienced integration specialists trained in both traditional and contemporary therapeutic approaches, and safety protocols developed specifically for international participants. This means you receive the full power and authenticity of traditional healing while having access to the support systems that ensure safe, effective transformation.

We believe that honoring traditional wisdom means creating conditions where it can be shared safely and effectively with those called to receive it. Our maestros appreciate working with participants who approach their teachings with respect, commitment, and genuine desire for healing rather than casual curiosity or spiritual tourism.

A Sacred Space Where Ancient Wisdom Meets Contemporary Healing Needs

Mai Niti exists as a bridge between worlds – a place where ancient Shipibo healing wisdom can be shared with contemporary seekers in ways that honor both traditions and modern therapeutic understanding. Our participants often describe feeling welcomed not just as clients but as students being invited into a profound healing tradition that extends far beyond any single retreat experience.

This authentic approach attracts individuals seeking genuine transformation rather than exotic experiences. Our Shipibo maestros can immediately sense the difference between those called to serious healing work and those seeking novelty, and they adjust their teaching accordingly. Serious participants receive profound traditional guidance that often continues developing long after their formal retreat concludes.

The result is an ayahuasca retreat experience that provides not just powerful plant medicine ceremonies but authentic initiation into healing wisdom that participants can carry forward into their lives and communities. Many of our graduates describe their time at Mai Niti as the beginning of a lifelong relationship with plant medicine wisdom and indigenous healing traditions that continues providing guidance and support years after their initial retreat experience.