A Journey Though Consciousness
Into the Heart of Peruvian Shamanism
10 Days - 4 Sacred Ceremonies - June 15th to 24th, 2027
*With Sacred Valley/Machu Picchu Add-On - June 24th to 27th
Join us on a sacred voyage through the heart of Peruvian shamanic culture. This 10-day passage is designed to expand your consciousness, awaken the heart, and reconnect you with the wisdom of the natural world. It takes us back over 3,000 years to ceremonial temples and natural energy centers that were used to achieve higher states of consciousness and accelerate human evolution.
This is an authentic and deeply penetrating experience that offers the opportunity to connect with one of the world's most powerful and influential shamanic cultures - Chavin de Juantar. You’ll walk the same sacred grounds where ancient shamans converged for ceremony, travel to places where the energies of heaven merge with earth, and be a part of ceremonial tradition that has been honored for thousands of years, experiencing firsthand the power of heart-centered shamanism and true spiritual evolution.
This 10-day journey will immerse you in both coastal and Andean Peruvian cultures, and includes 4 traditional Mesa ceremonies guided by master Huachumero Don Martin.
You will also have the opportunity to add-on 3 days to the journey to experience sacred sites in the Sacred Valley, including Machu Picchu at an additional expense.
Space is limited to 12 people.
“The perception that everything is conscious and composed of energy is probably the oldest spiritual concept there is, predating religion by thousands of years.”
- Don Howard Lawlyer
Your Guides
Merging the worlds of shamanism, spirituality and peak-state experience.
Meet Don Martín
Your Shamanic Guide
Don Martín is a true maestro of the Huachuma path, carrying a lineage rooted in humility, devotion, and deep reverence for the medicine. He apprenticed under the late Don Howard, one of the most respected Huachumeros of our time, and continues to honor that tradition with every ceremony he holds.
Don Martin was born and raised at Chavín de Huántar, the epicenter for Huachuma Mesa Ceremony and the foundation for Andean culture. For 24 years, he lived inside the temple where his sacred Huachuma plant "El Guardián del Templo" still grows after 38 years.
Before stepping fully into the role of Huachumero, he worked as a local guide, introducing travelers from around the world to the history and sacred geography of his homeland. For more than two decades now, Don Martín has walked this very pilgrimage many times, leading seekers through the ancient sites and power places of northern and central Peru.
Meet Brian & Alecia
Your Hosts
Together, we’ve spent over nine years guiding transformational workshops, certifying breathwork practitioners, and facilitating peak-state experiences.
For Brian, Peru has been a spiritual home for over two decades, returning several times to study and work closely with shamans, and continuing to develop his understanding of nature, consciousness, and spirituality.
Alecia brings deep expertise in psychology, mindfulness, and energy healing, along with the role of a mother. This dynamic duo represents a balance of masculine and feminine energy that grounds this journey in wisdom, care, opportunity and enjoyment.
Our sole intention is to ensure that your experience is safe, smooth, and deeply meaningful, so that the gifts of this voyage can remain with you - empowering your life - long after the journey ends.
A Peruvian Shamanic Pilgrimage
June 15th to June 24th, 2027 • 10 Days • 4 Ceremonies • Coast to Andes
*Itinerary may be subject to change
Day 1: Arrival & Grounding - June 15th - Arrive in Chiclayo by 12pm*. Group introduction and preparation for the journey ahead. Visit The Temple of Sipan along with the El Brujo Shamanic Market. *Try to be on the flight from Latam Lima that arrives at 11:10am.
🌵 Day 2: Full Moon Ceremony - June 16th Bosque de Pómac Opening ceremony under the Millenial tree and a valley of ancient pyramids. Begin at noon and journey deep into the mystical night hours. Releasing, grounding, and setting intention are key to preparing for the sacred mystery that lies ahead.
🌵 Day 3: El Brujo Ceremony: "The Fall from Grace" - June 17th - Huaca del Brujo Ceremony at the powerful site of the Lady of Cao. Witness humanity's separation from wholeness into fragmentation... the tragic shift where shamanic leaders abandoned their divine connection for earthly power and control.
Day 4: Integration, Surfing, Relaxation at Huanchaco Beach - June 18th - We follow two intense ceremonies with complete freedom and relaxation at one of Peru's most laid back beach towns. Beachfront accommodations, enjoy the shops, restaurants, or rent a surfboard. Itinerary is completely open for the entire day.
Day 5: Journey into the Andes - June 19th - Huanchaco → Huaraz We begin our morning at a sacred site to be determined. Scenic 8-hour drive through Peru's dramatic diversity of landscape and culture. We will ascend over 10,000 ft above the sea and into the Andes. Spend the night in Huaraz.
Day 6: Chavin, The Heart of Shamanism - June 20th - Huaraz → Chavín de Huántar Travel to the cradle of Andean civilization, explore the town of Chavin and visit the Museum.
🌵 Day 7: Chavin Ceremony - The Healing of the Heart - June 21st (Summer Solstice) - The primary focus of our journey, Chavín de Huántar. The site of one of the most influential shamanic cultures, based on balance between masculine and feminine, heaven and earth.
Day 8: Rest & Integration - June 22nd - Deep integration and travel day. Process the heart opening experience of Chavin, travel to Huaraz, experience a Natural Hot Springs Healing waters and sauna caves.
🌵 Day 9: Portal to the Infinite - June 23rd- Puerta al Cielo (Heaven's Gate) Final ceremony at the high mountain portal where earth meets sky.
Day 10: Return - June 24th- Huaraz → Lima. Flight to Lima or other locations. Journey complete
***Sacred Valley 3-Day Add-On: Option to continue on to Cusco for 3 Days in the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu & Other Sites, Additional $1500***
4 Sacred Ceremonial Sites
Bosque de Pómac (Batan Grande) - The Mesa of Initiation,
There isn’t a more powerful way to begin this journey than here, at Bosque de Pómac, where the ancient Sicán culture built their sacred pyramids and communed with the unseen world. This is the moment where the noise of the 3D world begins to soften, when we step into the threshold of mystery and the deeper path of the pilgrimage starts to reveal itself.
This forest is home to the Millennium Tree, believed to be over 1,000 years old, a living monument of resilience and ancient memory. Its roots draw from the same waters that nourished shamanic visionaries for centuries, and it stands as a guardian of the wisdom held in this land.
From the top of this Huaca (sacred site) we will ground deeply into Pachamama, feeling the pulse of ancestral presence carried through these ancient burial grounds. The energy of this place roots you into both the present and the eternal. Here, we honor where we come from while setting intention for what lies ahead. The lunar light amplifies the sense of initiation, opening the perfect portal into the profound work of our shamanic voyage.
El Brujo – The Mesa of Power & The Fall from Grace
El Brujo represents one of the most profound teachings of our journey, humanity’s tragic shift from wholeness into fragmentation, from tribal alignment with divine order into the civilized need for ownership, power, and control. Here, the shamans once offered sacrifice for the good of the people, and as a way of maintaining balance with the forces of nature. But over time, this became unbalanced, the shaman started sacrificing for their own gain, and eventually the civilization crumbled.
This site represents the story of humanity’s fall. The Moche, caught between fierce floods and droughts, turned more and more to blood sacrifice to force the hand of the creator. What began as a partnership with the divine became domination, as fear replaced trust. Here we see the ancient turning point: from the feminine way of tribal balance to the masculine drive of centralized control.
El Brujo holds up a mirror. It asks us, where have we sacrificed our connection to wholeness through feeding the illusion of ownership, power, control, and the ego?
Chavín de Huántar – The Heart of Peruvian Shamanism
Chavín de Huántar, the cradle of Andean civilization and home to where humanity perfected the art of merging heaven and earth through sacred Huachuma ceremony. This temple embodies a perfect balance between the four directions of masculine and feminine, earth and sky. The Lanzón, Estela Raimondi, and other stone carvings blow the observers mind, as they represent codes of transformation, symbols for awakening and the shamanic passage from the finite to the infinite.
For thousands of years, Huachuma (San Pedro cactus) has bridged worlds here, opening the heart, expanding vision, and reconnecting the soul to the universe. Pilgrims from coast, jungle, and mountain came to Chavín seeking alignment, healing, and visionary insight. This is your chance to live it... In ceremony we breathe the same air, walk the same corridors, and enter the same ceremonial spaces where humanity once reached the pinnacle of shamanism.
Chavín is the doorway to the unified field of consciousness, a cultural blueprint for wholeness, reminding us that The Evolution of Consciousness is about bridging the human with the divine through the unifying energy of Love. It is the heart of our pilgrimage, holding the memory of what has been lost and the key to what we must now regain... that wholeness is our authentic nature.
Puerta al Cielo (Heaven's Gate) - The Portal to the Infinite
Our pilgrimage finalizes at Heaven's Gate, where earth literally meets sky and the self merges with infinite possibility. Surrounded by high-altitude lakes and towering mountain spirits, this place has long been honored as a threshold between realms.
The site lies between Mount Huandoy (feminine) and Mount Huascarán (masculine), creating a perfect harmony of dual forces.
This is the portal to the divine - the access point where individual consciousness merges with cosmic consciousness. Heaven's Gate serves as the Mesa of Creativity and Eternal Life, marking the culmination of the pilgrimage where the arc of transformation reaches its spiritual fulfillment. Here, at the roof of the world, we step through the doorway into infinite possibility, carrying the wisdom of our entire journey into the vast expanse of our unlimited human potential.
Cost for 10-Day Huachuma Sacred Sites
$3500 Per Person, Double Occupancy
*Add $500 for single occupancy
Cost for 3-Day Sacred Valley Add-On
** Add $1,500 for a 3-day Sacred Valley package, including: Machu Picchu, Sacsayhuamán, Ollantaytambo and option for a Bufo Ceremony. Same conditions as the 10 Day trip. Does not include flights to & from Cusco. Due to limited number of rooms, single occupancy is not available.
Email us directly if interested: info@breatheandbelieve.com
Includes
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Pre-retreat preparation calls, 2 Group + 1 Personal (optional)
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Daily breathwork practices to maximize benefits (recommended to be done on your own beforehand)
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4 Huachuma Mesa ceremonies at sacred sites
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Hotel accommodations during the pilgrimage
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Transportation throughout the journey, including airport pick up (Chiclayo) and drop off (Huarez)
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Entrance fees for sacred sites and museums
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Integration circles & personal support
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Post-retreat integration support Calls = 1 Private + 1 Group
Does Not Include
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International flights to/from Lima, Peru
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Domestic flight from Lima to Chiclayo (+- $50 on Latam Airlines)*
- Domestic flight from Huarez to Lima (+- $50 on Latam Airlines)*
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Hotel accommodations in Lima (before and after the pilgrimage)
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Food, snacks & drinks, etc... *We will provide a feast on nights of ceremony
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Optional personal purchases: souvenirs, additional services, tips
* You can travel any way you wish to Chiclayo and from Huarez. Easiest alternative is to fly through Lima
**We recommend staying in Miraflores when in Lima.
***Limited Number of Spots Available***
Intentional, Application-Only Enrollment
Refund Policy
$500 of Initial Payment = Deposit (non-refundable)
Cancellations 90+ days before departure receive a refund minus $500 deposit.
Cancellations 60–90 days before departure receive a 50% refund minus $500 deposit.
No refunds within 60 days of departure.
No refunds for missed flights or early departure. Travel insurance is strongly recommended.
Double Occupancy
10 Day Huachuma Mesa With Sacred Sites
3 Month Payment Plan
$1167
Per Payment
One-Payment
$3500
Per Payment
6 Month Payment Plan
$584
Per Payment
Singe Occupancy
3 Month Payment Plan
$1333
Per Payment
One-Payment
$4000
Per Payment
6 Month Payment Plan
$667
Per Payment
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