Initiatic Travel to the
Heart of the World
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Colombia
With the Kogis, Arhuacos, Ima Nazca & Clara Sofia
18.03 - 24.03 2026
The heart of the world opens its doors to you for a Journey of Initiation to the Source of your heart. For this 7-day retreat, we will visit exclusive locations nestled between Caribbean beaches, rivers flowing down from snow-capped peaks, and the lush jungle where a Kogi village will welcome us and share its ancient traditions. Throughout this Journey of Initiation, representatives of the Arhuaco people will accompany us, sharing their ancestral wisdom and supporting us during this initiation to encounter our primal essence. To pave the way for this unique vibrational elevation, Ima Nazca, a music-medicine, will guide you to discover your true voice, transcend your limitations, and express your full individuality. And I, Clara Sofia, will be your guide and guardian, initiating you into the sacred cacao of the Sierra, to unite our hearts and release our fears with the Ikaros. I will begin each morning with guided meditation, allowing you to start the day centered and grounded. This Initiatory Journey takes place during the Equinox, an auspicious time to close and open a new cycle.
For the past eight years, I have been journeying throughout the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Over these years, I have forged bonds of trust and brotherhood with the Indigenous peoples who are the guardians of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, particularly the Kogi and the Arhuaco. I deeply love this land and am passionate about its ancestral wisdom, which offers powerful healing and biodiversity preservation techniques. I have profound respect for Indigenous peoples, and it is an honor for me to invite you to share this treasure. Another gift for this retreat is the participation of Ima Nazca, a medicine singer whose lyrics speak of the law of origin and the principles of ancient traditions. This retreat is therefore a convergence of beings who share the same vision: to live in harmony with one's true essence, with nature, and to unite ancestral and modern forces.
This vision is also shared by the JWAWIKA ANKUNYUKU’MANA association, which works to empower the indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and to foster the exchange of knowledge between the Old and New Worlds. A portion of the retirement income will be donated to the association to support its projects focused on environmental preservation, culture, community economic development, and education.
Your Guides
During this Initiatory Journey to the Source, you will be accompanied to make this retreat one of the most beautiful experiences of your life.
The Kogis
Ancestral wisdom of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
The Arhuacos
Ancestral wisdom of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Ima Nazca
Musique Médecine et ouverture de la voix
Clara Sofia
Medicine Woman, Retreat Organisator, Guide & Guardian
Detailed Program
THE KOGI AND ARHUACOS
ANCESTRAL HEALING
Throughout the retreat, we will be immersed in the culture of the indigenous peoples, guardians of the heart of the world. Accompanied by Arhuaco and Kogi Mamos, we will be invited to participate in traditional purification and spiritual healing practices. The ancestral wisdom of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is based on a system of pagamentos—payments to sacred sites. This is an offering to the spirits of nature who, through their ancestral techniques, allow us to receive healing in return. These practices are performed at sacred sites, which may be stones or rivers, depending on the specific practice. This spiritual work is a form of meditation and is performed with concentration. A material, often cotton, representing the world of thoughts, is used, and the individual places their thoughts into this material according to the Mamo's instructions. The Mamos perform constant acts of charity to maintain the planet's balance in the face of the abuses suffered by the Earth and its ecosystem.
We will have the opportunity to spend three days with the Kogi community and visit magical places in the mountains. We will also participate in talking circles, and weaving, an integral part of Sierra culture, will be demonstrated.
IMA NAZCA
MEDICINE MUSIC & VOICE WORKSHOPS
International medicine singer Ima Nazca will accompany us throughout the retreat. Ima Nazca's music draws from ancestral chants, inspired by the rhythms of nature and the wisdom of ancestral traditions. As an artist, she embodies the very essence of the Earth, offering a voice that resonates deep within the soul. Her music and poetry are a bridge to healing, remembrance, and the awakening of our true inner essence. Her concerts are rituals that transform collective spaces into profound and connected encounters, a shared journey that invites reflection, expanded consciousness, and the awakening of unity and universal love.
During the retreat, Ima Nazca will guide us through her vocal workshops, combining vocal and somatic exploration with traditional ritual practices. In a caring and trauma-aware space, we develop fluid communication between our physical, emotional, and mental bodies, offering participants tools to harmonize and balance their inner and outer worlds through sound and vibration.
CLARA SOFIA CURANDERA
ANCESTRAL CEREMONIES & SONGS
Clara Sofia Curandera, medicine woman and organizer of Initiatory Journeys to the Source. I will be there to accompany you throughout your journey on this Earth, which is my home. I will share with you my medicine, which offers karmic and transgenerational releases through ancestral songs and the activation of clarity with the cacao ceremony, meditation, and rituals at sacred sites. Healing is my passion, and I will be there as your guide and guardian to create a safe space so that you can release what holds you back from being in your true essence.
I will accompany you for private consultations with the Mamos and provide all translations from Spanish to French and English, depending on the group size. I advise you to come with an intention for this journey, an intention to improve your life and open your path. The Sierra Nevada is a powerful sacred territory that confronts us with ourselves, allowing us to see and heal. I will be there to support you, along with this wonderful team of four, throughout the retreat, as well as the Kogi community.
What you will do
March 18 DAY 1
3-4 pm Arrival at the eco-hotel
4-5 pm Opening Circle
5-6 pm Purification Ritual by the Arhuacos
6-7 pm Light Dinner
7-10 pm Cacao Ceremony
March 19 DAY 2
7-9 am Guided Meditation with Clara Sofia
9-10 am Breakfast
10-11 am Departure for the beach
11 am-12 pm Offering at the beach by the Arhuacos
12-1 pm Swimming
1-2 pm Return
2-3 pm Lunch or lunch on site (to be confirmed)
3-4 pm Rest
4-7 pm Ima Nazca
7-8 pm Dinner
March 20 DAY 3
7-9 am Guided Meditation with Clara Sofia
9am-10am Breakfast
10am-1pm Ima Nazca
1pm-2pm Lunch
2pm-4pm Rest, river swim
4pm-7pm Ima Nazca
7pm-8pm Dinner
8pm-10pm Sharing circle with the Arhuaco people
March 21 DAY 4
7am-8am Breakfast
8am-9am Departure for the Sierra to Kogi village
Work with the Mamos, sharing with the community
March 22 DAY 5
Kogi Village
Hike in the mountain
March 23 DAY 6
7am-8am Return to the Eco-hotel
8am-11am Rest, integration
11am-1pm Sharing circle
1pm-2pm Lunch
2pm-7pm Ride to the Beach
7-8 pm Dinner
8-10 pm Sharing Circle with the Arhuacos & medicine music
March 24 DAY 7
7-9 am Guided Meditation with Clara Sofia
8-9 am Breakfast
9-11 am Closing Circle
11 am End of the Retreat
For the first three days of this Journey to the Source, Ima Nazca and I will be on the coast, accompanied by the Arhuaco people, to carry out the work that will allow us to enter the sacred territory. Then we will go up into the Sierra to spend three days in the Kogi village. Afterwards, we will come back down for two days of integration with the Arhuaco people, Ima Nazca, and myself.
Where you will stay
When we are on the coast, we will stay in an eco-hotel on the banks of the Palomino River. From there, we will visit Caribbean beaches and participate in workshops with Ima Nazca, the Arhuaco people, and myself. Afterward, we will stay with the Kogi people in traditional houses made of earth and palm leaves. Then we will return for a day of integration.
COST & BOOKING
The capacity of the retreat is 14 participants.
La capacité de ce programme est de 14 participants.
Option 1: Sahred Cabana or Room
2 or 3 persons by rooms
Early Bird Price Eur 1'600 until February 15
Standart Price Eur 1700 from February 16
Option 2: Dormitories
6 persons maximum in individual compartiments
Early Bird Price Eur 1'750 until February 15
Normal Price Eur 1'850 from February 16
CONDITION FOR THE RETREAT
The price includes all teachings, ceremonies, local transportation during the retreat
accommodation and food.
Prices do not include travel costs to Palomino Colombia.
Price does not include individual therapies made on request.
DEPOSIT
Reservation for the retreat with a deposit of Eur 800.-
TERMS & CONDITIONS
By booking you agree to the terms and conditions below.
If the event is cancelled by us, your deposit will be refunded in full.
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