Mother Rainforest Micro Retreat

Deep Rainforest Tranquility

Experience an Amazon "Shinrin Yoku" (Forest Bath) in the forests around Madre Selva.

Farm to Table

Learn the cultivation and home production of organic Peruvian chocolate.

Tour the Gardens

Learn about Madre Selva's ecological farming techniques

Stay at an Amazon Farmhouse

Enjoy the Rustic Comforts of Home at Madre Selva's Farmhouse

Discover Rainforest Ecology

Learn to identify different species of Amazon birds and plants.

Cacao Ceremony

Cacao has long been recognized for its ability to stimulate euphoria and well being.

Experience Inspiration and Relaxation at Madre Selva

Visit Madre Selva “Mother Rainforest,” a tranquil farm and cacao plantation, on this experiential full two-day retreat, located an hour outside of Pucallpa. Stay at an Amazon farmhouse and learn about the ecological production and processing of cacao. “Forest bathe” and learn about rainforest ecology in the magical rainforest around Madre Selva. Learn about Asháninka perspectives on happiness and well being. Madre Selva is a charity dedicated to restoring ancestral knowledge and food security to local communities in the Ucayali Region of Perú.

Rainforest Magic

Revitalize in the powerful energies of the rainforest with a grounding Amazon forest meditation “Shinrin Yoku” at Madre Selva. Learn about rainforest ecology and how to identify many species of Amazon plants and animals.

Chocolate Immersion

Discover Peru’s best kept secret: chocolate! Peru is a leading exporter of fine grade cacao. Learn about the production and cultivation of organic chocolate at Madre Selva and then prepare your own for a sacred “Pachamama” cacao ceremony.

Asháninka Spirituality

Attend a presentation on traditional Asháninka Perspectives on Well Being and Abundance with Asháninka healer, Maestro Haroldo Salazar.

Itinerary

Arrival and Pick-up: Guests will be collected at Pucallpa airport or their hotel and brought the one hour journey to Madre Selva. They will then be returned to their place of origins after the retreat. Guide and translation are included.

Day 1:

10 am: Pick-up at Pucallpa Airport

11 am: Arrive at Madre Selva and tour the gardens and farm.

12:30: Enjoy a delicious vegetarian Amazon lunch made with locally sourced products.

3 pm: Make your own chocolate! (Cacao cultivation and production workshop).

6pm: Delicious Amazon Dinner.

8pm: Presentation by Asháninka healer, Maestro Haroldo Salazar on Asháninka perspectives on Well Being and Abundance.

9pm: Sacred “Pachamama” cacao ceremony.

Day 2:

8 am: Delicious Amazon Breakfast.

10:30 am: Ecological walk and shinrin yoku (forest bath) and coconut water refreshments.

1 pm: Lunch with smoothies made with Amazon super fruits.

2 pm: Return to Pucallpa

Madre Selva is founded by celebrated indigenous rights advocate, Lily La Torre, and is a nonprofit dedicated to food security and the restoration of indigenous knowledges in the Ucayali region. Learn about her latest projects to restore ecological wisdom and Amazon traditional plant medicine with local communities.