Cultural & Plant Medicine
Immersion
An experiential immersion into the culture and living traditions of the Amazon Rainforest. Rooted in Shipibo lineage, held at Netpositive Village near Iquitos, Peru.
The ancient and the future converging.
Not a retreat. A co-created experience.
This is not a passive retreat. It is an experiential immersion into the culture and living traditions of the Amazon Rainforest — a living exploration of how ancient ways of relating to life, nature, community, and consciousness may inform future models of regenerative and conscious living.
You are welcomed not as a passive receiver of a curated touristic experience, but as a temporary member of a living ecosystem — one that is still being shaped, still growing, still finding its form. You will learn through direct contact with nature and culture, shared spaces with the local community, participation in daily activities, and guided encounters with plant medicine within the Shipibo tradition.
Program structure and conceptual articulation by Cecilia Sofía Méndez Díaz Barriga, held at Netpositive Village near Iquitos, Peru. The program is structured around five interconnected phases — each building upon the last to create a coherent arc of transformation.
Flexible Structure
The immersion is designed as a complete 4-week process, but also allows participation through two interconnected 2-week modules. You may join for the first two weeks, enter during the second module, or complete the full immersion. We prefer people staying ideally at least a month, but if you feel called for a shorter period, we can talk about what's possible.
Five phases, one arc of transformation
Each phase builds upon the last, creating a coherent container for deep personal and collective work.
Arrival & Initiation
Grounding, orientation, cleansing, and gradual entry into the rhythm of the jungle. This phase establishes the foundation — meeting the land, the community, and beginning the process of slowing down.
Refinement & Preparation
Creating the emotional, energetic, and psychological conditions for deeper work. Through talks, plant medicine education, purgative practices, and Shipibo cultural introduction, participants prepare body and mind for the ceremonial process.
Transformation & Experience
The ceremonial process itself — deeper introspection and expanded awareness through guided encounters with Ayahuasca. Plant baths, contemplation time, and sharing circles support integration of each ceremony.
Participation & Embodiment
Embodiment, nervous system regulation, and community engagement. Participants move from receiving to actively contributing — through voluntary activities on site, field trips, and deeper connection with the village and its people.
Reconnection & Return
Transition, reconnection, and collective closure. Integration circles, group photos, a closing fire circle, and a visit to Iquitos — including the Belén Market and the Boulevard — mark the journey back into the wider world.
What you will learn
Natural eco-construction techniques
Preparing Ayahuasca-friendly meals
Harvesting and preparing the medicine
Facilitating and supporting ceremonial spaces
Foundations of the Shipibo tradition
Regenerative community living
Four pillars hold the container of this work
Nature Immersion
Reconnecting with natural rhythms, embodied presence, and a direct relationship with the living environment. The Amazon is not a backdrop — it is a teacher, a pharmacy, and a living intelligence that shapes every day of the immersion.
Personal & Spiritual Exploration
Space for reflection, emotional processing, spiritual inquiry, and expanded awareness. Through plant medicine ceremonies, sharing circles, fire circles, and contemplation time, participants are invited into deeper relationship with themselves.
Cultural & Experiential Learning
Engaging respectfully with Shipibo culture and ancestral perspectives through experiential learning. This includes Shipibo cultural introductions, plant medicine talks, Ayahuasca diet and conscious food education, and the living transmission of the icaros.
Regenerative Living & Community
Experiencing participatory and regenerative models through direct contact with Netpositive Village Iquitos — learning eco-construction, preparing Ayahuasca-friendly meals, and witnessing the early development of a regenerative community in the Amazon.
The rhythm of each week
The program runs as two interconnected 2-week modules. Each module follows a similar arc — arrival and preparation, ceremony, integration, and closure.
Week 1 — Arrival & Initiation
First module begins
Key Activities
- Ayahuasca Ceremonies
- Purgative Ingests
- Plant Bath Preparation
- Sharing Circles
- Fire Circles
- Field Trips
- Integration Time
- Voluntary Activities
Note
The schedule adapts to the group's needs, the weather, and the guidance of the healers. What you see here is a representative structure — each week unfolds according to its own rhythm.
Rooted in Shipibo wisdom
The Shipibo-Conibo people have maintained one of the most sophisticated plant medicine traditions in the world. Their healing system is deeply connected to their art — the intricate geometric patterns known as kené are visual expressions of the songs and energies encountered in ceremony.
The icaros — sacred songs sung during ceremony — are a primary healing tool within this tradition, carrying the intelligence of the plants. Each icaro is a living transmission, learned through years of dieta and apprenticeship. This immersion offers a respectful engagement with this lineage through cultural introductions, ceremony, and direct learning.
We approach this tradition with deep respect and cultural humility. The immersion is designed to honor the Shipibo way of knowing while creating space for genuine cross-cultural exchange and learning.
Netpositive Village, Iquitos
Netpositive Village (NPV) sits on 32.7 hectares of land near Iquitos — the largest city in the world unreachable by road. Founded by Dirk Christoph, the village is a living laboratory for regenerative community, combining ecological stewardship with cross-cultural collaboration.
This project is still in its early stages — and that is part of its beauty. Participants have close contact with how the village is being built, contributing to and learning from a regenerative model in formation. The setting is deliberately simple. The jungle provides the luxury.
Because this is an early-stage project, the immersion is currently offered at a more accessible contribution level.
This immersion may be for you if...
No prior experience with plant medicine is required. What matters is a genuine commitment to the process and an openness to what the experience may bring.
People with a genuine curiosity or calling toward plant medicine and the Amazonian tradition
Those desiring a deeper, more immersive experience than most Ayahuasca centers offer
Those interested in a deep cultural lens into the Shipibo tradition — not just ceremony, but context
People considering facilitating in plant medicine retreat settings in the future
Those open to simplicity, adaptability, and cultural humility
People excited about being part of something in its formative stage
Begin the conversation
If something in these words resonates, we invite you to reach out. The first step is a simple inquiry — tell us about yourself and what draws you to this work. Contribution details and dates are shared through personal conversation.