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7-Day Ceremonial Retreat Immersion Sacred Valley, Cusco, Peru July 9 - 15, 2027
Facilitated by Alyona Kobevka & Alexandre Jodun With Guest Teachers
Death & Grief Wisdom • Ancestral Connection • The Art of Living Fully
“To live fully is to be always in no-man's land, to experience each moment as completely new and fresh. To live is to be willing to die over and over again. From the awakened point of view, that's life.”
― Pema Chödrön
In many shamanic, eastern, and mysticism-rooted traditions, it is said that the way to discover how to live wisely is by learning how to die, psycho-spiritually, thousands of times. In this way, death is considered one of life's greatest teachers, and perhaps the most sacred mystery and initiatory passage of all time.
In Western civilizations, the loss of meaningful practices and rituals around grief, death, and ancestral reverance, has translated to a growing fear around the inevitability of impermanence - re-enforcing the globally widespread diseases of separation, disconnection, and destruction.
Turning towards the natural reality of our own death, metabolizing our losses, and fortifying the connection to our ancestors, encourages us to step into the holy terrain of this one precious life we have each been gifted with.
Death Wisdom is a profound journey into the mysteries of existence and beyond, calling forth courageous and humble seekers who wish to enter into a ceremonial temple of contemplation on the cycles of life, death, and regeneration.
Death Wisdom is an exploration of both our suffering and our liberation as human beings, inviting a deepening and expanding of the tender-heart within and the awake-mind that Is.
Death Wisdom is for those who are devoted to being the transformation they long to see in the world, willing to face death and impermanence - their own and of others - with awareness, and walk their path in kinship with the Great Mystery.
If you are feeling your heart stirring in resonance, and perhaps curiosity and wonder pulsing through your being, we invite you to join us for Death Wisdom.
BEFRIENDING DEATH, Cherishing LIFE
Death Wisdom is an immersive ritual, ceremonial, and contemplative doorway, inviting you to radically turn toward one of the great realities of our human existence—death—and to discover what becomes possible when we allow its presence to more fully shape the way we live. Throughout our time together, we will enter into grief ritual, sacred medicine ceremonies, contemplations on our mortality and impermanence, ancestor-honoring practices, and family constellations processes that invite us into fully inhabiting the lives we have been given. We will approach both death and life as profound teachers and sources of wisdom—allowing our relationship with endings, losses, and the inevitability of our own dying to illuminate how we will choose to live and participate in this particular life and world.
We will take you on a journey of:
✾ Death, Dying & the Great Mystery — You will be invited to deepen your relationship with mortality, contemplate the inevitability of death, and open yourself to the profound teachings that emerge when we consciously turn toward the mystery of our own impermanence. Alongside this existential exploration, you will be guided through a practical and deeply personal process of preparing for your own death—reflecting on how you wish your body to be cared for after death, your preferences around burial or cremation, the kind of funeral, memorial, or farewell ritual you might wish to have, and more.
✾ Family Constellations Practices — You will be guided through group constellation processes to explore your relationship with death, your ancestors, and the unseen dynamics and unresolved entanglements within your family system. Through this work, we will make space to honor what has come before us, bring awareness to what may be seeking acknowledgment or resolution, and explore how we can more fully claim our own lives, living with integrity, inter-being, and love.
✾ Communal Grief Ritual & Ancestral Reverence — You will be supported through a deeply held grief ritual, woven with song and music, that invite a natural opening into the depths of sorrow, loss, and remembrance—both personal and collective. Through this communal experience, we will create space for grief to be witnessed, expressed, and honored, while recognizing its profound relationship to love and belonging. You will also be invited to awaken and/or strengthen your connection with your ancestors and lineages through practices rooted in respect, paying attention to those who came before us and the enduring threads that connect us across generations.
✾ Sacred Medicines & Initiatory Ceremonies — You will be invited to enter the Sacred through exquisitely held psychedelic medicine ceremonies, opening a space for encounters with surrender and the numinous dimensions of existence. Throughout the retreat, we will offer two distinct ceremonial journeys: one devoted to the mysteries of dying and letting go, and the other to the preciousness of being alive. Both will be held as Mystery Ceremonies.
✾ Stillness, Silence & the Fertile Void — You will be encouraged to rest in the spaciousness of being, beyond the familiar impulse to do, achieve, or perform. Cultivating the capacity to dwell in uncertainty, listen to the voice within, and allow new life to emerge in its own time is a core element of this retreat.
✾ Reciprocity with the Living Earth and the Celebration of Life — You will be welcomed into a direct and embodied experience of connection with the more-than-human world through a traditional Haywarikuy offering ceremony guided by Indigenous elders of the Andes. Rooted in humility, gratitude, and sacred reciprocity, this ceremony invites you to deepen your relationship with the living Earth, honor the interconnectedness of all existence, and reawaken your intimacy with the extraordinary gift of life.
Our Accomodation
The Source
The Source is a stunning and peaceful private sanctuary nestled in the heart of Peru’s Sacred Valley, surrounded by a magnificent 100-foot waterfall, a tranquil river canyon, and the majestic peaks of the Andes. Resting beneath the sacred Apus of Pitusiray and Sawasiray, this haven is enveloped by lush eucalyptus groves, fruit trees, medicinal plants, and the vibrant beauty of the natural world.
Bringing together the best of both worlds, The Source offers pristine ceremonial grounds for deep inner work, alongside beautiful accommodations and world-class amenities that invite nourishment and being. Situated at approximately 10,000 feet above sea level, this secluded sanctuary offers breathtaking mountain views, serene landscapes, and an opportunity to reconnect with the living Earth in a region rich with ancient Andean heritage.
We have carefully chosen this sanctuary not only for its exquisite natural beauty and profound sense of tranquility, but also for the care and intentionality with which the stewards of this land tend to it. There is something deeply special about this place, and we feel it offers a sublime setting for the kind of journey we will be undertaking together.
Throughout our time here, you will also be taken care of with wholesome, delicious meals, thoughtfully prepared by wonderful chefs with attention to the ingredients, flavors, and nourishment that support our journey.
We feel deeply blessed to gather in this remarkable place, held by the beauty of the land, the presence of the mountains, and the sacredness of all that surrounds us.
Lodging & AMENITIES
Our retreat space, The Source, comfortably hosts our group of 18 participants, including the facilitation team, and each participant will be sharing a room with another person (2 people per room). Laundry is also included at no extra cost.
You will be welcome to roam the beautiful space and vibrant land on this large private property, surrounded by a plethora of medicinal plants, flowers, ancient Incan boulder-shrines, and lots of room to sit quietly on the earth and bask in the pristine energy that this location has to offer.
WHO is death wisdom for?
✾ Those wishing to deepen their relationship with death — individuals who feel called to turn toward death with sincere curiosity and courage, exploring mortality not only as an inevitable reality, but as a profound teacher for how we choose to live and prepare for the moment of death. Whether death feels frightening, distant, compelling, or simply difficult to comprehend, this retreat welcomes those willing to sit more closely with the questions that have accompanied human beings since the beginning of time: What does it mean to die, and to die well? What does death ask of us? And how might facing the fact that we will die change the way we live?
✾ Those carrying grief, loss, and sorrow — whether connected to the death of someone beloved, ancestral or collective grief, earth grief, significant endings, or sorrows that ask to be witnessed, this healing sanctuary is for you. Through grief ritual and communal practice, we will open the doors for grief to be honored, expressed, and held in the presence of others.
✾ Those moving through endings, thresholds, and life transitions — individuals encountering the death of an identity, relationship, role, dream, season of life, or way of being. Death Wisdom invites you to recognize these smaller deaths as meaningful thresholds and to listen for what they may be asking you to relinquish.
✾ Those longing to live more wholeheartedly in the presence of impermanence — individuals who sense that remembering the brevity and preciousness of life can clarify what truly matters to them. This retreat invites you to consider how an intimate relationship with death might awaken humility, courage, gratitude, and participation in the life you have been given.
✾ Those seeking a deeper relationship with their ancestors — individuals who wish to connect more deeply with those who came before them, and explore their place within the larger continuum of lineage. Through loving ancestor-honoring practices, we will cultivate and deepen relationship with those whose lives and deaths form part of the ground upon which we stand.
✾ Those called to the Peruvian Andes for ceremonial and initiatory work — sincere seekers who feel drawn to step outside the familiar, explore the vast Mystery and come into direct relationship with the sacred medicines of the earth in an exquisitely held container of love and reverence.
This retreat immersion has been intentionally curated to foster depth of exploration and initiatory experience — offering a steady rhythm and titration as we venture in and out of profound communal ritual, ceremony and contemplative practice. We wish to name with care and clarity that this journey that will likely stretch you, and include moments of discomfort, activation, or challenge. This immersion asks for a willingness to stay present within a shared group field, where edges and triggers can naturally arise, and to meet what emerges with curiosity, compassion, and self-responsibility. We are calling in participants who feel ready for wholehearted participation—those who are willing to sincerely engage their own personal process, while also tending the collective field that we will be weaving as a group. This retreat asks for the courage to keep showing up, even when the terrain feels tender or unfamiliar, as our time together will be precious. This is also not a retreat if you are completely new to introspection, soul work and spiritual practice - but is rather suited to those who are committed to their inner and outer work.
For more than 15 years, we have each been devoted to a path of personal healing and transformation, spiritual practice, and soul-led service. Throughout our committed partnership, our shared devotion to the exploration of consciousness has led us through sustained study and mentorship, traditional dietas, and initiatory experiences within Indigenous and Mestizo traditions across several countries. These experiences continue to inform and shape our ceremonial practice with master plants and sacred medicines, alongside the lineage of AWE, which we have been entrusted and blessed to carry forth.
In 2022, we moved our life from Australia and made our home in the Sacred Valley of Peru, where we have continued to deepen our relationships with the land and its wisdom traditions.
We aim to create spaces of profound healing and transformation, accompanying you in reconnecting with your own innate wisdom and path, and empowering you to deepen your relationship with the Mystery of life. Our deepest intention is to support you to remember what it means to live with greater connection, authenticity, wholeness, and joy.
We look forward to sharing space with you,
Your Main Facilitators
Guest Teachers & Facilitators
RAMON ALEMAN
Therapist & Teacher
Ramon Aleman has, from a young age, been gifted with a deep sensitivity, empathy, and an ability to make others feel comfortable and understood. This innate propensity inspired an early curiosity about humans, suffering, spirituality, and the mind–heart connection. He believes his medicine lies in his grounding presence and loving gentleness and has often been described as a “gentle warrior.”
His path has led him to explore many forms of meditation and contemplation, attend Lakota Sundance, journey on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, study yoga in India, learn from Maasai elders in Kenya, and complete a three-year training in Psychedelic Assisted Therapy with an emphasis on Indigenous wisdom.
He is honored to have traveled to and learned from plant medicine traditions in Gabon with the Babongo (Iboga), Mexico with the Wixárika (Peyote), and Ecuador with the Ai (Yagé).
Ramon is most passionate about soul work, rites of passage, and the transformation of suffering into wisdom.
Joan
Translator & Pilgrimage Support
Joan is a Cusqueño, a Peruvian local to Cusco, who has a background in psychology and anthropology. Through his experience of growing up as a modern Peruvian, he has gone through the long process of reconnecting to his roots - which is now where his passion lies.
For many years, he has been supporting indigenous communities and contributing to the regeneration of ancestral wisdom and traditional Andean knowledge.
Joan works closely with the Apaza family, acting as a bridge between their lineage wisdom and seekers who are called to connect with the well of treasures that these Q'ero elders generously offer.
He speaks fluent Quechua, Spanish, and some English.
Joan
Translator & Pilgrimage Support
Joan is a Cusqueño, a Peruvian local to Cusco, who has a background in psychology and anthropology. Through his experience of growing up as a modern Peruvian, he has gone through the long process of reconnecting to his roots - which is now where his passion lies.
For many years, he has been supporting indigenous communities and contributing to the regeneration of ancestral wisdom and traditional Andean knowledge.
Joan works closely with the Apaza family, acting as a bridge between their lineage wisdom and seekers who are called to connect with the well of treasures that these Q'ero elders generously offer.
He speaks fluent Quechua, Spanish, and some English.
Joan
Translator & Pilgrimage Support
Joan is a Cusqueño, a Peruvian local to Cusco, who has a background in psychology and anthropology. Through his experience of growing up as a modern Peruvian, he has gone through the long process of reconnecting to his roots - which is now where his passion lies.
For many years, he has been supporting indigenous communities and contributing to the regeneration of ancestral wisdom and traditional Andean knowledge.
Joan works closely with the Apaza family, acting as a bridge between their lineage wisdom and seekers who are called to connect with the well of treasures that these Q'ero elders generously offer.
He speaks fluent Quechua, Spanish, and some English.
Joan
Translator & Pilgrimage Support
Joan is a Cusqueño, a Peruvian local to Cusco, who has a background in psychology and anthropology. Through his experience of growing up as a modern Peruvian, he has gone through the long process of reconnecting to his roots - which is now where his passion lies.
For many years, he has been supporting indigenous communities and contributing to the regeneration of ancestral wisdom and traditional Andean knowledge.
Joan works closely with the Apaza family, acting as a bridge between their lineage wisdom and seekers who are called to connect with the well of treasures that these Q'ero elders generously offer.
He speaks fluent Quechua, Spanish, and some English.
Retreat immersion Details
6 Nights / 7 Days
Begins July 9th, 2027 (in The Sacred Valley, at The Source)
Finishes July 15th, 2027 (in The Sacred Valley, at The Source)
This ceremonial retreat is limited to 18 participants.
The first half of our journey together will be devoted to exploring the mysteries of death, while the second half will invite us into the art of living fully, embracing the beauty and preciousness of being alive. We will begin with cleansing rituals, and practices that invite us to consciously contemplate and prepare for our own death.
From there, we will enter a communal grief ritual, opening a space for sorrow, remembrance, and release, and preparing the ground for our first Mystery Ceremony, devoted to the mysteries of dying, surrender, and letting go.
As our journey unfolds, we will gradually turn toward life, beauty-making, and the celebration of existence, culminating in a second Mystery Ceremony dedicated to the wonder and sacredness of being alive.
We will also be joined by Indigenous Andean elders, the Apazza family, who will guide us in a beautiful offering ceremony to Pachamama (Mother Earth) rejoicing in our interconnectedness with the living world.
Woven throughout this retreat immersion will be teachings, contemplative practices, moments of stillness, and meaningful connection with your fellow travelers.
Together, we will move through an initiatory arc of death and renewal, allowing the wisdom of our mortality to deepen our capacity to love, celebrate, and wholeheartedly inhabit the life we have been given.
Pricing & Inclusions
(All prices shown are in USD)
Early Bird Prices (Available until February 15, 2027 )
Shared Room (two person occupancy) = $3,100 per person (Deposit $1,000 USD wire transfer / Remaining payment of $2,100 due by, or before, April 15th, 2027).
General Prices (After February 16, 2027)
Shared Room (two person occupancy) = $3,300 per person (Deposit $1,ooo USD wise transfer / Remaining payment of $2,300 due on April 15th, 2027).
The Deposit is due upon acceptance (to secure your spot).
The Remaining Payment is due by, or before, April 15th, 2027.
The price for the retreat immersion includes:
* 6 nights of accommodation at The Source, a beautiful private sanctuary in Peru's Sacred Valley *
* Wholesome, nourishing meals each day, thoughtfully prepared by our chefs *
* Two online preparation calls before the retreat and two online integration calls afterward *
* Two sacred Mystery Medicine Ceremonies, devoted to death and life *
* Guided teachings, experiential practices, and ritual processes facilitated by our main team *
* Family Constellations and systemic exploration practices *
* A communal grief ritual *
* Cleansing and purification rituals *
* A traditional Haywarikuy (Despacho) offering ceremony guided by our Q'ero elders *
* The full presence, guidance, and support of our main facilitation team throughout the retreat *
* Laundry service during the retreat *
The price for the retreat immersion does not include:
* Flights or any transportation outside of the retreat dates, including to The Source *
* Travel insurance *
Application Process
As Death Wisdom is an immersion involving deep experiential inquiry and shared group process, we take great care in reviewing each application—attending to intentions, medical history, and overall suitability— to ensure a supportive and aligned experience for everyone involved. We warmly welcome genuine soul-and-spiritual seekers from diverse backgrounds, ages, and lived experiences, who are committed to showing up with humility, respect, and a beginner's mind. If you feel called to join us for Death Wisdom, we invite you to apply through the application process below.
1. Complete the Application/Intake & Medical Form
This form helps us get to know you and your background context. We will also review your physical and psycho-spiritual suitability for the ceremonial retreat work, including the sacred Mystery medicines being offered.
2. Book a 40-Min Interview
This conversation offers space to meet the facilitation team, share your intentions and hopes for the retreat, ask any questions you may have, and supports our mutual discernment around fit and readiness for the journey.
3. Initial Acceptance
Following our review of your Application & Medical Form and the interview, you will receive an email confirming if you have been accepted. If you are accepted, you will be sent the Retreat Agreement & Waiver.
4. Sign the Retreat Agreement & Waiver, and Submit your Deposit
The Retreat Agreement & Waiver includes all relevant details and agreements, including policies related to participation, cancellation, and logistics. Once we receive your signed agreement and deposit, your place is officially reserved.
5. Final Payment
The final payment is due on or before April 15th, 2027. Upon completion, your participation is fully confirmed, and you are all set for the retreat.
If you have any questions or enquiries about Death Wisdom,
you can email us at contact@ahealingbridge.com
We look forward to meeting you.
~ Alyona & Alexandre
