RETIROS DE MEDICINA
A JOURNEY OF THE HEART
DECEMBER 5-6-7 2o25
THE DOOR TO THE NORTH
In many native american teachings, The Northern Door of the Medicine Wheel corresponds with winter, wisdom, eldership, reflection, and initiation.
IDYLLWILD PLANT MEDICINE RETREAT
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Weekend retreat, includes shared accommodations, Ayurvedic meals, yoga, ceremony, and integration process.
Bienvenidos!
psilocybIn in ritual space
As the calendar turns toward the dark half of the year, we rotate the wheel into the North. In December, under winter’s hush, we gather in Idyllwild—on fertile slopes, in rich soil, amid moist forest microclimates—to enter the Northern doorway of the Medicine Wheel. Here, we will weave our inner threads, tend what deepens in the dark, and carry the medicine of this turning into the year ahead.
Why Move to Idyllwild?
We chose Idyllwild deliberately. In this mountain enclave, the forest floor is alive: moss, fallen needles, moist humus, hidden fungal networks, and soils that hold memory. The mycelial webs here run deep and wet, weaving nourishment among roots, decomposing leaves, and the unseen mysteries of earth.
This soil is not arid, not desperate. It is fertile, giving, generous. The layers of decay and growth here teach us about threshold, about how life moves through death, how the unseen carries what we cannot see. As we gather in winter’s quiet, these living soils become our allies.
Through ritual, circle, story, and somatic practices, we will move into the shadow edges, naming what resists, opening the bowl, weaving threads of lineage, grief, compassion. We will allow the quiet to do its work: to soften defenses, surface hidden patterns, and let the winter medicine seed what wants to live.
What We Will Do
Gather under the circle of stars and the moon, calling in the directions, inaugurating the retreat through ritual.
Use the Yarn Weaving Practice (re-named for winter) to weave our early stories and shadows into the web of the circle.
Craft Lineage Staffs in winter mode: thread, feather, seed, memory.
Meditations, somatic practices, darkness-sensing, deep listening, journaling, nature immersion, gentle movement.
At times, we will walk the land in silence or guided with intention, feeling the soil, the cold, the crackle of forest.
At closing, we will seal what is ready and let the incubation deepen into the future.
Who Is This For?
This retreat is for those who are ready to lean into the winter space—not fighting light’s absence, but learning its language. For those who feel called to slow their pulse, turn inward, touch ancestral cords, and let the retreat carry them deeper than comfort.
We welcome you, just as you are, to walk in the footsteps of the ancestors, to reimagine your life with respect, love, and gratitude.
A few images of our last retreats of 2025
PLANT MEDICINE RETREAT WITH THE NIÑOS SANTOS
Dear future member of our tribe,
Welcome to a beautiful weekend of spiritual practices.
Join us as we co-create an unforgettable adventure of deep holistic healing based in sacred reciprocity and what it means to live in harmony with nature and with each other. Come to reconnect to your own personal power and discover the potential you have to heal yourself, all with the help of the plantas de poder, the master plants.
We journey together creating tribe in the sacred circle of a ceremony. Our allies, the sacred tobacco, the abuelo Fuego, mother water, brother wind, the ancestors and spirits of the land, and the sacred medicine, all under the stars and in the heart of the desert. These gatherings are aimed at healing from a cellular level, we work with a purpose and an intention to create a container of trust that facilitates physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional transformation. This is profound work of resetting our compass and reclaiming our sovereignty, rooted in the combined traditions and wisdom from our elders of both North and South America.
~ What to expect?~
You will be welcomed by the team on Friday afternoon. After setting into your room or air streamer we will get together for a welcoming dinner. A large part of working with the plants of power is the sense of connection and community they foster. This is a great opportunity to meet your practitioners, to learn who your community for the weekend is and to get acquainted with the sacred land that welcomes us and its spirit ancestors, as we create our first circle of word and start building tribe.
The ceremony is held in the late afternoon of Saturday after sunset. Penumbra light allows you to enter the energetic field where the medicine will do its work. Many refer to this as shadow work. In this time the veil between the visible and invisible world is thin or sometimes non-existent.
Our ceremony is held outdoors around the abuelo Fuego. The lineage and traditions of our elders are respected and followed as we create a sacred ritual space where energies and frequencies will be called upon. We will sing and chant, we will create a circle of connection and contention to call on the power of the medicine and of the ancient traditions.
We work with small groups to allow for maximum individual care.
YOUR GUIDE:
ADELA BUSTAMANTE
Adela is a ceremonialist, animist, sahumadora, medicine woman, and guardian of ancient technologies from her Quechua lineage in the high Andes of Ecuador.
Adela was born and raised in Quito, Ecuador and currently lives with her two daughters in Tongva territory, stolen lands we know today as Los Angeles, California.
She practices Ayurvedic Medicine, Yoga and Vedic Astrology and facilities women’s circles, cacao ceremonies, wellness retreats nationally and internationally while supporting her local community with psychedelic assisted therapy and micro dosis protocols.
~ The package ~
Included on the weekend of transformation is a private assessment prior to the gathering. I will get to know you and create a protocol of prior to the gathering to help you maximize your experience, I will guide you in refining your intention in order to calibrate your exact dosage and give you personalized attention during important parts of the ceremony.
All shared accommodations, Ayurvedic meals, yoga class, practices and use of the facilities are part of the package.
Included is the integration session the next day and into the following weeks to help you start consolidating the teachings of the medicine.
Blessed be your courage to take flight upon new inner and outer landscapes!
Joshua Trees surround the space where we gather. They are our allies and protectors, they guard the fire and the sacred circle
THE EXCHANGE: $1050 per person
“AYNI – the force of reciprocity. The Andean tradition is extremely flexible and, above all, spacious. It has structure, but no rigid rules and dogmas. Therefore, only one commandment or moral rule exists in the Incan tradition: the law of AYNI– the sacred art of reciprocity. Ayni is simply a reflection of the reality that exists in the energy world, where everything is mutually connected and interrelated: the exchange of energy that we constantly share with each other, nature, the elements and the cosmos.
Simply put: “When you give something, you can get something back, and when you get something you have an obligation to reciprocate and give something back.” It is about lifting each other up to higher levels so that everyone grows. It is about sharing knowledge and wisdom so that humanity grows and our common harmony is strengthened.
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Beds or private air streamers are on a first come first serve basis. We always strive to make our retreats small in size to better assist everyone in attendance. 15 participants is our cap; we will always try to accommodate you and make your experience as comfortable as possible. However please keep in mind, the sooner you sign up, the better your chances are to secure the room of your choice.
Bathrooms are shared.
WHAT TO BRING
Recommended dress code for ceremony: long dress or long skirt for women, pants for men. If you wish to enjoy the pool bring a swimsuit and towel. Pack a yoga mat and comfortable clothes for our morning movement session. Keep in mind that the temperatures in the desert during summer can be very hot and unpredictable. Layer, wear light breathable clothes, sun hat and mineral sun block.
When packing, simplicity is key. Bring along as little as is necessary. No need to pack any distractions. Here’s our typical packing list: Clothes and shoes for two days, environmental friendly toiletries, hat & sunscreen, outerwear, blankets for the evening ceremony, journal, pen, altar items.
The communal breakfast is a large part of the tradition and the time when we as a group sit to enjoy the end of the long night and the start of the new day by sharing the ‘alimentos’. As a sign of gratitude and connectedness with the pacha mama and our fellow participants, we kindly request that everyone brings a healthy homemade dish to share for our Sunday morning meal.
In the middle of the space where we will gather, there will be an altar. You are welcome to bring any objects you feel represent your purpose working with the medicine; anything you want blessed, natural objects or pictures.
As part of the offering, after booking your spot, you are automatically welcomed to reserve a one on one online consultation with Adela to help you prepare for the experience by addressing any issues or health concerns prior to the ceremony.
Make sure you book a time right after securing your spot.
~ ADD ONS ~
We recommend the following experiences to build onto this extraordinary opportunity of transformation and deep reconnection.
VEDIC ASTROLOGY NATAL CHART READING $ 250
AYURVEDIC IN DEPTH CONSULTATION $200
MICRODOSING THERAPY $200
(one month protocol that includes consultation, medicine, and spiritual tools)
* Cancellation Policy *
In the event that you book your journey and for any extraneous circumstances you cannot attend your assigned date, we will honor that space for a future date at no extra cost. You also have the opportunity to transfer your space to someone else.
Thank you for understanding our no refunds policy.
past and present co facilitators
