The Temple of the Way of Light - Shamanic Healing Centre

The Temple of the Way of Light - BENA CAYA AINBOBO (A New Feminine Spirit) is a shamanic healing centre offering intensive Ayahuasca retreats with female shamans (curanderas).

We work with some of the most respected and powerful female healers (Onanya) from the Shipibo tribe, many of whom have only previously worked within their communities. All our Onanya are experienced, gentle, caring, and deeply dedicated to healing. We are very privileged to be working with them.

We are located around two hours by boat and track from the jungle city of Iquitos in a beautiful jungle setting surrounded by the Amazon rainforest far away from the noise and bustle of the city and even the boats on the river.

We offer a pioneering but ancient path to Mother Ayahuasca by working with the Divine Feminine, and the healers we work with embody the wisdom and sincerity of their people. We firmly believe in the profound benefits of the medicine Ayahuasca and focus our work around three main aspects:

1) A unique focus on work with onanya ainbobo – indigenous women healers working within the rich and complex medical/magical tradition of the Shipibo people.

2) We operate on a not-for-profit basis and are committed to making the healing magic of Ayahuasca and the wisdom of the Shipibo people as accessible to as many people as possible.

3) Holding safe, harmonious and compassionate ceremonies with Ayahuasca, which are in accordance with the traditional use of the plant by the Shipibo people.

Ayahuasca ceremonies (7 ceremonies over 12 day workshops)

We provide potent and visionary ayahuasca not sourced locally but from deep in the rainforest in the Shipibo territories. The ceremonies led by our curanderas provide the greatest possible comfort, protection and support to participants. It is our priority to ensure that everyone we work with leaves the workshop fulfilled, happy and with their hearts opened to their true selves.

Projects in the Shipibo communities

We are also working closely with a grassroots organisation in Pulcallpa which works to protect the Shipibo people and culture and are we concerned by the accelerating loss of traditional knowledge and growing threats to the Shipibos’ ancestral lands along the Rio Ucayali.

Please explore our website for much more information…