AYAHUASCA & THE CREATIVE SPIRIT
Writing & Creativity Plant Medicine Workshop
April 28 - May 6, 2024
Awaken Your Creativity on This 9-Day Retreat
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Featuring 5 Ayahuasca Ceremonies Led by Maestro Don Alberto Torres Davila
Join a small group of writers & creatives for this unique plant medicine journey. The workshop will focus on harnessing the creative momentum generated by the ayahuasca experience to explore, awaken, and illuminate our creativity.
RETREAT HIGHLIGHTS
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5 ayahuasca ceremonies led by Maestro Alberto Torres Davila
9 days/8 nights accommodation at Casa Del Maestro
Facilitation by experienced medicine guide (and fellow writer) Matthew Toussaint
Creative support by Ryan Cadigan (MFA in creative writing and student of the medicine)
Daily interaction focused on craft, inspiration, and freeing the creative spirit
Group discussions on how plant medicine works in the context of personal healing and creativity
Exploration of myth and narrative: Amazonian, personal, collective
Body and movement sessions designed to help creative flow
Pre-ceremony guided meditations and post-ceremony integration sessions
And LOTS of time to write!
➜ The Writer’s Retreat includes everything offered on our normal retreats in addition to the writing workshops. See the following pages for more information.
WORKSHOP THEMES INCLUDE
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Overcome writer’s block
Generate new & profound ideas
Collaborate with like-minded creatives
Share work & receive constructive feedback in a supportive setting
Address subconscious patterns stifling self-expression & creativity
Make progress on stories & projects
Illuminate the connection between creativity & well-being
Explore the power of personal myth & narrative through Plant Medicine
Join a community of creatives for post-retreat collaboration
ALL RETREATS INCLUDE
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Private room & healthy plant medicine-friendly meals
Plant medicine ceremonies & medicine preparation
Advanced facilitation & support
Guided meditations, Q&A sessions, integration sessions
Workshops exploring writing & creativity
Discussions of Amazonian shamanism
Yoga & body movement sessions
Nature walks & jungle expeditions
Local transportation to and from retreat center
Post-retreat integration support
COST & ACCOMMODATIONS
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April 28 - May 6, 2024
$2090
$2190 with dieta
MEET YOUR TEAM
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MAESTRO ALBERTO TORRES DAVILA
Maestro Alberto is a well-known and widely respected curandero (healer) from the Ucayali region of Peru. He began his plant medicine path at the age of 8 under the guidance of his grandfather, who comes from a long line of plant medicine healers. Maestro Alberto has been working with Westerners for over 20 years. He is considered a master of four disciplines of plant medicines: Ayahuasca, Tree Medicines, Sanango, and Tobacco. Read more about Don Alberto.
MAESTRO ELISEO TORRES RODRIGUEZ
Eliseo is Maestro Alberto’s son and has been training under his father since he was 15. He is next in line to carry forward their family’s lineage. He has led plant dietas, supports his father in ceremonies, and has worked for nearly a decade at retreat centers as well as locally. His icaros carry a soothing, powerful essence. He is also the main ayahuasca cook at Casa Del Maestro. More about Eliseo here.
MATTHEW TOUSSAINT
Matthew is originally from Upstate New York, where he studied Cultural Anthropology. He has been participating in plant medicine ceremonies with Don Alberto since 2008 and has worked professionally with ayahuasca since 2014. Currently working on his first piece of long fiction, Matthew is passionate about uniting the worlds of creative writing and plant medicine. More about Matt’s journey.
RYAN CONNOR CADIGAN
Ryan has his MFA in Fiction Writing from the University of New Hampshire, has taught creative writing at the collegiate level, and has been published in several literary magazines, including Red Weather. He began studying shamanic traditions in 2014. His first visit to Casa Del Maestro in 2021 changed his creative life, and since then he has been on a mission to share this magic with other artists.
ANNA PETROVA
Anna grew up in a small town in northern Russia. She has a Bachelor's in social psychology. For more than 10 years, she has been passionate about practices of gaining self-knowledge, such as yoga, pranayama, meditation, nutrition, and other trainings and techniques that help support the path of self-development. She has been working with ayahuasca since 2012, and for the last several years has professionally supported others in their plant medicine journeys. Read Anna’s full bio here.
✎ RETREAT NOTES
The Ayahuasca & The Creative Spirit Retreat includes everything offered on our normal retreats with the exception of a plant dieta
See our Retreats Overview page for more information
For additional information on the booking process, please see the booking notes section
All inquiries regarding the Writer’s Retreat, email: matt@casadelmaestromedicina.com
