Sarah Salter Kelly

Book Signing Chapters Edmonton West
2025-10-25 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago)
Pop by and get your copy of Trauma as Medicine! I’d love to chat with you.
Check out this interview with Marianne Williamson

Integration Circle
2025-11-20 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago)
This event is free for all past ceremony participants or private session clients. Message me for Zoom link

Despacho for the Starlight Nations
2025-11-27 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
This is an exciting event! My friend Juan Quispe and I are creating a powerful portal of prayer to connect with our Starlight Ancestors, with a traditional despacho ceremony on Zoom.
Cost is scale rate of $30-$60 CAD paid to sarahsalterkelly@gmail.com via paypal or etransfer. With paypal please select friends and family option.
Be prepared with your own intention to give thanks for the light within and open to the highest counsel available to you.

Ceremonial Medicine Apprenticeship Training
2026-01-14 15:00 - 2026-01-24 09:00 (America/Denver) | Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Calling all Medicine People…
You who have been marked, initiated, and guided to sit with plant medicine at this time of great awakening. Life has gifted you a series of challenges that has led you into the heart center of our evolving times. This program is for you. To root your awareness in a foundation of leadership and support others seeking a deeper level of healing. It is time to remember your medicine, for the benefit of yourself, your family, your community, and our world.
Our focus is on the energetic and spiritual aspects of ceremony, healing, and land-based teachings; as well as the ethics of integrating this into a healthy psychedelic practice. The aim is for you to develop confidence and trust in yourself that you are enough, you belong, and these times are made for you. The Universe wants you to show up and share your gifts as a space holder and steward of plant medicine.
This is a life path. What is taught in the program is implemented and embodied in the further development of your spiritual growth on this planet. Though the teachings are condensed into a 10 month program it is with great recognition that this is a path you commit to for this lifetime.
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Who is this program for:
This program is for Healers, Therapists, Counselors, Coaches, Nurses, Social workers & MD’s
Course Details

11 day in person training – Costa Rica
5 in person ceremonies
Shamanic initiations – Chumpi Karpay
4 three-hour group classes over the course of 10 months
4 one to one private sessions with Sarah – one hour each
Clinical practicum – holding space for individiual psilocybin session four times over the course of the year
Ceremonial Apprenticeship manual
Bi monthly zoom partner practices & assignments

Prerequisites
This Apprenticeship is designed for people who:

Are on a conscious medicine path for a minimum of two years.
Feel called to facilitate intentional space for prayer, connection & transformation with plant medicine.
Are anchored in the awareness that we are holy sacred beings who heal ourselves through coming into balance with who we are and what has come to pass.
Have been trained as a facilitator or practitioner in one or more of the following: circle facilitation, yoga, somatics, therapy, coaching, personal growth, leadership, medicine, energy healing, shamanism, trauma informed care – or have life experiences which compliment this capacity.
Have experience in working with Psilocybin and feel called by this medicine to explore its spiritual nature and the support it offers humanity.
Feel the Starlight nations calling.

Investment:
$3888 CAD – for program plus tax = $4082 – Paid directly to sarahsalterkelly@gmail.com via e-transfer or paypal (add 5%) Payment is due upon confirmation of acceptance in program. (May be made in 3 installments if needed)
Room and Board:
Prices in USD – 10 nights including Lodging and Food:

Single Occupancy – $1810
Double Occupancy – $1460
Triple Occupancy – $1160
Payment links are given after application is accepted.
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All applications will be reviewed and an interview scheduled – Note this is on a first come first serve basis with room for 14 people.

photos from Canada 2024 program
Dates: January 14th – 24th 2026, in person , near Cahuita, Costa Rica
2026 Online zoom classes: 2-5 pm MST, Wednessday’s as follows: April 22nd, June 24th, Sept 2nd, Dec 2nd.
Sessions with Sarah, partner work and clinical practice organised after in person portion.
Meet the group info session scheduled for November 26th on zoom 3:30-5:30 MST

https://youtu.be/rzMq2mxvOno?si=Nv94lt9nItrEFCdr

Trauma as Medicine Retreat BC
2026-04-30 17:00 - 2026-05-05 12:00 (America/Denver) | Sentinel Retreat Centre, 5278, Amundensen road, Kaslo, BC, V0G 1M0
Healing Through Presence, Accountability, and Embodied Wisdom
Trauma as Medicine is a ceremonial and integrative healing retreat rooted in a simple yet radical truth:
Our pain is not a mistake.
When met with presence, responsibility, and skilled support, trauma becomes a doorway to wisdom, wholeness, and embodied freedom. This work is not about fixing what is broken—it is about remembering what is whole.

The Principles of Trauma as Medicine
Trauma Lives in the BodyTrauma is held in the nervous system, tissues, breath, and patterns of contraction. Healing requires somatic presence, regulation, and embodied awareness—not insight alone.
Power Is Restored Through ResponsibilityThis work does not reinforce victim identity. Participants are supported in reclaiming agency:I may not be responsible for what happened to me, but I am responsible for how I meet it now.
Healing Happens in RelationshipTrauma often occurs in isolation. Repair happens within safe, intentional relational fields—with land, Spirit, and community.
Altered States Reveal; Integration Makes It LastExpanded states of consciousness can open insight, emotional release, and spiritual remembrance. Integration is what transforms experience into lasting change.
👉 REGISTER HERE

The Role of Forest Medicine 🍄
Plant Spirit Healing is used in this retreat as a ceremonial sacrament and therapeutic catalyst, not a recreational substance.
Within a carefully held ceremonial container, Forest Medicine 🍄 supports:

Access to unconscious and somatically held material

Increased emotional processing and nervous system flexibility

A felt sense of connection, meaning, and belonging

Softening of rigid trauma-based identity structures

Forest Medicine 🍄 does not heal on its own.It reveals, amplifies, and illuminates.
Healing occurs through:

Preparation and intention

Skilled facilitation and energetic containment

Somatic awareness and self-inquiry

Post-ceremony integration and accountability

👉 REGISTER HERE

What This Retreat Includes
This retreat weaves together ceremonial, somatic, and integrative practices to support deep healing and embodiment.
Core Elements

Two deep-dive evening Forest Medicine 🍄 ceremonies

One small-dose daytime Forest Medicine 🍄 ceremony

One Hapé ceremony

Shamanic journeying

Integration circles

Land-based teachings

Meditation

Ecstatic Dance

Self-inquiry practices

Partner dyads

Accommodation and organic meals

All practices are designed to support recognition that the capacity for healing already exists within you.
Preparation & Integration Support

1 × Intention-Setting Session (60 min, Zoom)

1 × Post-Ceremony Integration Session (60 min, Zoom)

These sessions support continuity, safety, and real-world integration.
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Plant Spirit Healing 🍄
Rainbow Serpent Lodge
Rainbow Serpent Lodge is the ceremonial healing lineage through which Forest Medicine 🍄 is shared in this retreat. It was received by Sarah in 2007 through direct spiritual transmission from her guide Thoth, associated with wisdom and divine order in the Egyptian tradition.
Within the lodge, Forest Medicine 🍄 is shared in two evening ceremonies, supported by:

Live, channeled medicine songs

Hands-on energetic healing

Tobacco cleansing

Shamanic prayer and ritual

The lodge creates a coherent energetic field that supports participants in meeting deep personal material with safety, clarity, and compassion.

Additional Practices
Self-InquiryGuided investigation into identity, belief systems, and trauma patterning, supported by journaling and shamanic journey.
Fire CeremonyA cleansing and prayer-based practice from the Inca Medicine Wheel tradition.
Ecstatic DanceSomatic, non-verbal movement for emotional release, vitality, and embodiment.
Integration CirclesFacilitated group sharing to metabolize insight and ground experience into daily life.

About the Facilitator
Sarah Salter-Kelly
Sarah Salter-Kelly is a spiritual teacher, ceremonialist, and trauma-informed facilitator with over 30 years of experience in healing and consciousness work.
Her work is deeply informed by lived experience, including the homicide of her mother and a long journey of grief, forgiveness, and embodied integration. This path became the foundation for Trauma as Medicine—both the methodology and the text.
Since 2007, Sarah has:

Maintained a private clinical practice

Created and led shamanic training programs

Facilitated retreats and ceremonies internationally

Worked with plant medicines in ceremonial and therapeutic contexts

Guided thousands through integration and embodiment

This Retreat Is a Fit for You If…
☐ You feel called to meet trauma at the root☐ You are willing to take responsibility for your healing☐ You understand psilocybin as a sacrament, not a shortcut☐ You value preparation, ceremony, and integration☐ You can remain present with discomfort and uncertainty☐ You seek spiritual depth without bypass
This Retreat Is Not a Fit for You If…
☐ You are seeking a recreational or purely visionary experience☐ You expect psilocybin or the facilitator to do the work for you☐ You are unwilling to engage in integration or accountability☐ You are currently in acute crisis requiring clinical care☐ You are seeking escape rather than embodied presence
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Praise for Trauma as Medicine

“This book provides not only a story of tremendous healing but gifts the reader a thorough roadmap to navigate our own healing and ultimately contribute to the collective wellbeing of our planet.”— Teresa Callihoo, MBA, Wetaskiwin AB

“Sarah Salter Kelly took the agonizing pain of personal catastrophe and turned it into soul medicine for herself and others.”— Marianne Williamson

Testimonials
Kate Hook — Onoway, AB“Working with Sarah and Trauma as Medicine has been a tremendous gift. Her ability to empower me to heal myself—without reliance on anything outside my own inner truth—has been remarkable.”
Dianna C — Edmonton, AB“Traumatized is the best word to describe myself when I started working with Sarah. Every teaching was medicine for my soul and body. I learned to love myself and awaken my Spirit after years of trauma.”
Jae Wright — Vernon, BC“To share our stories in a space with no judgment—only support—was profoundly healing.”

With Marianne Williamson
Waking up Human with Mandy Trapp
Waking Up Human with Mandy Trapp: #008: Opening the Door to Plant Medicine with Sarah Salter-Kelly on Apple Podcasts
Beyond the veil with Tara Kabatoff
https://youtu.be/FVJxBW5b7Yg
Microdosing for Healing with Kayse Garett
Microdosing For Healing: Trauma as Medicine: Healing with Plant Medicine and Forgiveness with Sarah Salter Kelly on Apple Podcasts
I have my reasons with Deandra Dey
I Have My Reasons Podcast | Deandra Dey

Starlight Medicine Retreat
2026-07-22 16:00 - 2026-07-27 12:00 (America/Denver) | Sentinel Retreat Centre, 5278, Amundensen road, Kaslo, BC, V0G 1M0
This retreat is an invitation to come home. To open to the genuine presence of your being through the use of plant medicine ceremony and earth based traditional practices. It is focused on the awareness that you have what you need within you – everything is in fact here now – and our healing is the art of integrating, accepting, and loving what is. In this process we claim the light of our true nature and use this light – starlight- to guide our way.
Sarah’s teachings are nondual, based on the philosophy that we are one. Through cultivating loving awareness we remember we are not separate from our Source and in this way, we align who we are with how we live. She is the author of Trauma as Medicine, a DIY book for healing trauma and transforming your life; based on the personal experience of losing her mother to homicide and subsequent journey of healing and forgiveness.
3 Plant Spirit Medicines:
1 Forest Medicine night ceremony
1 Heart Medicine day ceremony
Hape ceremony
4 Earth Tradition Ceremonies:
Starlight Medicine Ritual
Fire Ceremony
Hucha stone cleanse
Despacho
The location – The Sentinel is a top-notch environment for soul healing. Nestled on 6 pristine acres on Kootenay lake you can expect to be held in the power of these ancient mountains with love, wisdom and stillness. The rooms all have a view of the lake, the food is local, organic and much is grown on the property. For you pleasure there is a hot tub, sauna, and of course cold plunges in the lake.

Note that this includes a intention setting intake session and an post ceremony integration session both on Zoom – 60 minutes each.

Registration on this link
Further Details:
Starlight Medicine Ritual – This ritual has come through the ancient teachings of our starlight ancestors as a guide for these times. We are in a great moment of awakening, and it is necessary to open to the highest light for the illumination of our path. This ritual is delivered through visualization, shamanic journey and earth-based practices.
Forest Medicine ceremony – The Rainbow serpent lodge was passed to Sarah many years ago through her Spirit guide Thoth; the God of wisdom in the Egyptian pantheon. In this lodge she shares tea in a night ceremony. You are supported with channeled medicine songs, music, hands on healing, tobacco cleanse, and other shamanic methods. This is an excellent medicine for moving into the underworld aspects of our life’s journey so we can integrate them with the light.
The intention of this lodge is to create a portal for the following:

Commune with Source.
Regulate your nervous system.
Illuminate your true nature.
Release old patterns.
Address grief & trauma.
Come home to your self & your body.
Investigate internal contracted energy.
Enter loving awareness – as referred to by Ram Das
Experience presence

Heart medicine Ceremony – This profound medicine is shared in a day ceremony. It is an exceptional allie for connecting us with our inner child and facilitating an experience of embodiment. Held in the social and sacred container of our retreat community you begin to see yourself in a new way – releasing stories that do not serve your highest good – and opening to your child like sense of wonderment.
Fire Ceremony – Working with the Spirit of fire you will learn a practice passed through the Inca Medicine Wheel tradition for cleansing your being and asking for help.
Hape ceremony A sacred snuff comprised of tobacco and other plants this medicine supports your healing through the opening of your third eye, connection with your heart and a rooted sense of awareness in your physical body.
Despacho – From the highest reaches of the Andes Mountains this ceremony offers a practice of gratitude that is rooted in the celebration of life. Utilizing flowers, seeds, and objects from nature a mandala is created with prayer and intention to give thanks for all that is here.
Integration – Sarah has had the joy of facilitating circles for over 20 years. The practice of bringing your visions into our circle are an integral part of awakening. This is where you learn to be seen, to listen to the collective teachings in the group and to use your voice – be heard- as you share your heart.
The team – Sarah has gathered a solid team of assistants – professionals in the holistic field – to ensure you have what you need to tuning and turning inwards.
Registration on this link
Sarah Salter Kelly is a spiritual teacher, healer and author of the book Trauma as Medicine. She utilizes the raw compounded teachings of her life experience to uplift, empower and guide others. Her wisdom is authentic, embodied and hard won – generated through years of integrating the tragic homicide of her mother and forgiving the perpetrator – alongside 30 years of studying personal growth, energy healing, shamanism, and earth-based traditions. Over the past 16 years she has run a private healing practice, facilitated retreats in Canada (with Psilocybin) and in Peru (with Ayahuasca & Huachuma), taught trauma-focused and shamanic healing workshops, and presented at numerous conferences/public events. She is presently excited about the above ground emergence of psychedelic plant medicine and its capacity to generate healing. She is available online or in person (Edmonton, Alberta) for private sessions and teaches retreats/workshops/trainings internationally.
Spiritual Teacher Marianne Williamson interviews Sarah

https://youtu.be/8WDFQOcNrho
Follow her on Instagram, You tube or Facebook.
Find out more at www.sarahsalterkelly.com
Get a copy of her book
Trauma as Medicine: a DIY book for healing trauma & transforming your life – Sarah Salter Kelly
Why Group Psychedelic Ceremony with Psilocybin?
https://youtu.be/rzMq2mxvOno?si=AfpNWOjuxgesJC9O
Sarah has been interviewed on many podcasts:
Waking Up Human with Mandy Trapp: #008: Opening the Door to Plant Medicine with Sarah Salter-Kelly on Apple Podcasts
Beyond the veil with Tara Kabatoff – https://youtu.be/FVJxBW5b7Yg
Microdosing For Healing: Trauma as Medicine: Healing with Plant Medicine and Forgiveness with Sarah Salter Kelly on Apple Podcasts
I Have My Reasons Podcast | Deandra Dey
The following tools are helpful for navigating a psychedelic experience:

Intention – what is the purpose of sitting with this medicine.
Breath – slowing down and regulating your breath when you feel challenged. Being able to use your breath to breathe in what you need and release what you do not, during ceremony.
Meditation – any practice that you use in your daily life for calming your nervous system and engaging your ability to observe mind translates well for a psychedelic experience. Check out Energy Body 1 & Energy Body 2 to help with this.
Contemplate your experiences with physical challenges be these ones you have created, like climbing a mountain or unexpected like an injury. How did you find the endurance to be with this and rise to the occasion. That is the gumption which is needed in ceremony.
Inner discipline – be this from training in spiritual traditions, religion, or personal growth.
Curiosity & playfulness – this is not all about the hard things! This medicine has a sense of humour and if you get curious during your journey, you will experience joy.
Gratitude practice – awareness that all the lessons which show up in our life are opportunities to learn – especially if we say thank you.

Earth Medicine Shamanic Apprenticeship
2026-09-08 15:00 - 2026-09-17 11:00 (America/Denver)
A lived path of spiritual maturity, grounded in the body, the Earth, and your
direct relationship with Spirit.
We are living in a time that is calling us into balance with our true nature. To be at home in our bodies and bring our agency into the world. When we cultivate embodied harmony within our inner landscape, it naturally shapes how we live, the ways we show up and our impact on this planet. This apprenticeship is an invitation to remember who we are and to live in alignment with that truth. Our ancestral lineage lives in our bones, blood, and breath. By activating inherited wisdom, we unlock what has been hidden and answer the call to love, purpose, and remembrance in this lifetime.
Rooted in core shamanism, this program offers earth-honoring tools to navigate life with presence, power, and precision. Through relationship with the four directions, the elements, and Spirit, participants refine personal authority, deepen intuition, and learn to work consciously with the energetic forces of reality. Rather than being swept by chaos, we root into that which is unchanging—our essential I AM.
This apprenticeship includes:

Ancestral healing and lineage connection

The Four Directions and elemental teachings

Life–death–rebirth Sun/Moon cycle teachings

Mesa building and sacred bundle creation

Land offerings (Despacho) and fire ceremony

Rattle making

Breathwork

Rites of the Medicine Keeper initiation

Two plant spirit healing ceremonies

This is a path of embodiment, initiation, and devotion—for those called to walk in deep relationship with the Earth and their soul truth. It is a life journey of dedication and service to life – to your aliveness – and the holiness that awakens within.
Apply Here

This program is curated for Healers, Plant Medicine Facilitators, Doctors, Nurses, and Therapists who are looking to bring a deeper level of personal transformation to their own individual and collective work. This might be a fit for you if you answer yes to the following questions:

Are you feeling called to come into deeper balance and embodiment as a response to the times we are living in?

Do you sense that your spiritual path is asking to be lived through your body, your daily life, and your relationship with the Earth—not just as a belief system or concept?

Are you experiencing a deeper call to shamanism—one that feels less like curiosity and more like remembrance, responsibility, or initiation?

Are you willing to take responsibility for your inner landscape and engage practices that cultivate presence, personal authority, and integrity?

Do you feel a pull toward ancestral healing and a desire to understand how lineage wisdom lives in your bones, blood, and breath?

Are you open to ritual, ceremony, and initiatory processes as pathways for transformation rather than seeking quick fixes or passive healing?

Do you trust that the signs, cycles, and teachings of life itself are guiding you toward greater purpose and meaning?

Apply Here

Course Details:

10-day in-person training

4- four hour online classes over the course of the year

Training Manual – with four modules of teaching/homework

4- one hour private mentorship calls with me

Bi-monthly partnership calls

Monthly ritual practice

Dates & Location
In-Person Immersion: September 8–17 – Kootenay Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Online Classes (2–6 PM MST):

December 9, 2026

February 24, 2027

April 28, 2027

June 30, 2027

Registration:
1️⃣ Fill out Application form
2️⃣ I will reach out and book a consultation call with you to determine if this is a fit
3️⃣ Payment is due upon acceptance as follows:
Tuition Investment: $4,444 USD
Through Pay pal, or call in credit card for International students and e-transfer for Canadians. Payment plans (up to 5 instalments) are available. All payments must be complete by August 1st 2026

payment in full $4444 USD

2 X $2222

3 X $1488

5 x $898

Accommodation at the retreat centre is booked separately upon approval to program
Link for accommodations

Apply Here

Trauma as Medicine Fall Retreat
2026-09-23 08:00 - 2026-09-28 17:00 (America/Denver) | Sentinel Retreat Centre, 5278, Amundensen road, Kaslo, BC, V0G 1M0

12 Day Immersion in Peruvian Shamanism
2026-11-04 08:00 - 2026-11-15 17:00 (America/Denver) | Peru, Peru
Peruvian Shamanism is paving the way as a leading transformational resource for these times. Rich in cultural teachings and practices from the high Andes to the Amazon, this land holds an awareness of Spirit that we have forgotten in the Western World. This journey is for those who seek to remember.
In this experience you will be led by three Shaman: myself of Celtic Slavic lineage living on Treaty 6 territory in Canada, Juan Q’espi Paq’o of the Q’ero Nation and Maestro Sani our Shipibo Ayahuascero.

3 Ayahuasca Ceremonies
3 Despacho Ceremonies with traditional Limpiar and Karpays
Shamanic journey’s for ancestral healing
Machu Piichu tour & other sacred sites
Temazcal Ceremony

Since time immemorial, the Q’ero people have preserved the integrity of their cultural heritage. Known as the last of the Incas, they have traveled down from the mountains over the past sixty years to fulfill the prophecy of the Condor and the Eagle. This prophecy foretells a time when the peoples of the north and south will unite to create a new way of being—a time of Pachakuti, where everything turns upside down, allowing us to see the world in a new light.

We are currently in this transformative period, which is ripe for profound change. The Q’ero share the rich wisdom of their traditions to guide Westerners home to Pachamama. Juan Q’espi is our master teacher for this journey. I have known him for over fifteen years and have great admiration for his work within his community, his family, and as a shaman.

For twelve days, he will lead you through his teachings, ceremonies, and initiations to help cleanse you of heavy energy, open your heart, and lay a solid foundation for your work as a healer.

Why Choose Ayahuasca? Our spiritual growth requires us to embrace who we are, acknowledge our past experiences, and love ourselves completely. Ayahuasca guides us into the depths of our soul, helping us recognize what we hold onto that prevents us from aligning our true selves with our daily lives. It also makes us aware of what we can change within ourselves.

We are joined by Maestro Sani, a Shipibo Ayahuascero from Contamana, who grew up in a family of shamans and operates his own retreat center, Sanin Mai, in the Amazon. He will be with us in the Sacred Valley for three transformative ceremonies, each designed to support you on your spiritual journey. Please read your intake form for information about diet and preparation.
Sacred Valley – This landscape will transform you. Who you are now will never be the same after a trip to Peru. It is simply what is. Through the ceremonies that Juan will share with you at the Ancient Incan temples, to the work you are doing with ayahuasca; your awareness of who you are and what matters in this world changes. In this way you are cleansed by the land, becoming a brighter more authentic version of your true self. We will be exploring some sights off the beaten path, as well as two days at Machu Picchu – one of the 7 wonders of the world.

Prerequisites: You must have a history of working with me. If you are new to my work this means you will have to do a minimum of three private sessions in person or on zoom prior to the trip. Book a quick chat to talk details
Registration:

Email me your interest and we will set up a call to chat details
Fill out Intake form here
Pay deposit $1500 non refundable USD (direct wire transfer through bank USD or e-transfer in the current exchange rate to CAD or pay pal to sarahsalterkelly@gmail.com or call in your cc to me to manually enter – pay pal and cc incur a 5% additional fee)
Book your free introduction session here (60 min)

Cost: $4188 USD twin shared occupancy or $4688 USD private, with a non refundable deposit of $1500 USD by June1 st. Payment in full by August 15th. Note there are limited spots and yours is held when you give your deposit.
Dates:

Group Zoom meeting September date tba
12 Day Shamanic Initiation November 4-15 2026
Optional add on Q’ero extension November 15 – 21 message me for details
Group Zoom meeting integration Dec date tba

You must have an updated version of Zoom & Whats App
Group size – maximum 14 people
Altitude – You will be in high altitude for this trip so its important to note that you will be adjusting in the first couple of days. It is recommended to drink lots of mate de coca – coca leaf tea – when you land and to even chew the coca leaves which is what the local people do.
What’s included:

Introduction session, post trip integration session
Group Zoom preparation meeting pre trip & post trip integration
Hotels & Retreat Center
All food while at retreat center
All breakfasts
Final supper
Tickets for Machu Picchu, hikes & other sacred sites
Private Tour guides
Private Bus
Translator
Air port transfers
Three Ayahuasca Ceremonies & personal diagnostic with Shaman
Four group Despacho ceremonies & Initiation rituals with Shaman
Integration Circle, meditation, and work with Sarah
Temazcal Sweat lodge & Salt room ceremony
Morning Qi-gong class with Mark

What’s not included:

Supper day 9 & 10
Lunch day 9 & 10
Flight
Gratuities

Testimonials
Sarah’s many years of wisdom and travel experience, combined with her open hearted, accessibility make travel and adventure possible in challenging places and all situations easy. She is well thought out, communicative, prepared for all potentialities and her caring nature makes everyone know they can participate in the way that is best for them. It was truly a pleasure to go on an adventure of a lifetime! -Janice Gerken
Sarah and team are fantastic facilitators. I was supported by Sarah on my Ayahuasca journey many weeks before the retreat emotionally and spiritually. Once in Peru every aspect was considered in the journey. I was especially fond of the private chef who cooked our meals, making the best food with our diet. The shamens and many ceremonies were beautiful and will always be in my heart. Sarah as always shows her beautiful heart at all times and makes sure that you are ok. Thanks Sarah!! – Lynn
I am grateful to have waited the 32 years I waited to visit Peru. Sarah is the best organizer, guide, ceremonial advisor, connection to the Peruvian people I could possibly have chosen, I am very grateful to have been with her and the group this year 2024. Our group witnessed Sarah being honoured by the Q’ero family at a Despacho ceremony. She was gifted a beautiful fedora style hat with a woven rainbow coloured band. Sarah has been a rainbow bridge between our (north -American) culture and the beautiful Peruvian people. The moment the hat was placed on her head, my eyes welled up with tears and I knew in my heart she was being “crowned “ in recognition of her amazing work. When Sarah led us in a meditation on the land at the site of the sacred feminine, I saw my maternal grandmother, I said hi grandma, then I saw my mother, and my half sister. I was no as happy to see mom and sister; and I suddenly felt a huge emotional charge, I cried, sobbed, and felt the pain, anger and resentment for these two disappear. A wonderful healing moment, thank you Sarah. – Jean Lloyd
One of Sarah’s many gifts is her ability to create a safe, nurturing space that supports and empowers individuals on their journey of personal healing and transformation. Her wisdom and work with plant medicines have profoundly changed my life. – Risa
Your team – My husband and partner of 30 years – Mark Kelly – is now joining me in all of my retreats and will be offering support, Qi-gong and integration guidance for our tour.

Itinerary –
Day 1
You will be picked up at the airport and taken to our retreat centre in Arin which is about a 2-hour drive away. Opening Ceremony in the afternoon. Please arrange for your flight to arrive before noon.
Day 2
Morning Circle – Intention Setting & first Despacho ceremony to bring us into balance with the land
Travel to the Sacred sight of Moray
Day 3
We head bright and early to the sacred site of Pisac. Here we will receive teachings in Andean cosmology from Juan as we explore the mystery of this ancient temple. After a picnic lunch we will explore the market.
First Ayahuasca Ceremony – Maestro Sani
Day 4
Morning integration circle with Sarah
Afternoon – time to process and reflect from medicine journey
Day 5
Early morning adventure to the temple of Killarumioc for Nuesta despacho ceremony and connection with Pachamama. Sarah will lead us through a shamanic healing in realeasing ancestral bondage in our mother lines and connecti with the Pachamama.
Second Ayahuasca Ceremony
Day 6
Morning integration with Sarah & Maestro Sani
This afternoon Juan takes us the little known sacred site of Puma Marca for Mosaq Karpay despacho – to call home all of your energy and replenish your being.
Evening free
Day 7
Morning Circle & Teachings –Sarah
Afternoon reflection time
Third Ayahuasca Ceremony
Day 8
Morning Circle Maestro Sani
Today we travel via van and train to the jungle to the town of Aguas Callientes at the base of Machu Picchu mountain. The scenery is incredible as around every bend of the valley ruins of sacred temples can be viewed, many still used by the local indigenous people. When we arrive in town you will be able to adventure on your own for the evening or take some time alone to journal.
Supper free time
Day 9
Are you ready for it? Early morning bus up to Machu Picchu where Juan and our travel guide will lead us through understanding the history and ceremonial use of this seventh wonder of the world.
In the evening you have free time to check out the local hot springs.
Supper Free time
Day 10
Once again, we take the early morning bus up to Machu Picchu only this time, we hike to the Huayna Picchu fortress.
Late afternoon travel to Cusco
Supper free time
Day 11
Our final day in the sacred valley we voyage to a little known temple for our final despacho ceremony and closing circle.
Group Supper
Day 12
Return home –
Day 12 – 18 Optional add on to head to the sacred mountain of the Q’ero people – message me for details on this.

Q'ero pilgramage - Peru extension
2026-11-15 08:00 - 2026-11-21 17:00 (America/Denver)
The Q’ero people are an indigenous group residing in the Andes, specifically in five communities approximately 75 miles east of Paucartambo, Peru. These communities are located at high elevations, with the highest village soaring to 14,000 feet above sea level. Recognized as the last direct descendants of the Incas, the Q’ero people escaped the Spanish conquest by retreating to remote highlands, allowing their ancestral traditions to remain largely unaltered.
In the past 50 years, they have started sharing these traditions with Westerners, aiming to foster healing for the Earth. They heed the prophecy of the Eagle and the Condor, which suggests that healing will manifest when the Condor of South America and the Eagle of North America unite.
As master weavers both literally and energetically, the Q’ero intertwine the threads of existence to foster meaningful relationships and restore balance amid turbulent times. They engage in a conscious daily practice of honouring the living web of life in all its forms, focusing on remaining in Ayni—reciprocity—with all beings. This involves communicating with Pachamama (Mother Earth), the Apus (mountain spirits), and the Starlight ones, who serve as their primary guardians. Believing in the interconnectedness of all things, they maintain communication with the natural world; encompassing stones, plants, trees, mountains, stars, and ancestors.
A vital element in preserving their traditions is through ceremonies, such as Despacho, which gives homage to Pachamama and the Apus. These rituals include crafting intricate offerings made of symbolic ingredients like coca leaves, corn, grains, sweets, flowers, and other natural elements. Each ingredient represents a relationship the Q’ero holds, with the prayer to bring this into harmony, be that for themselves or the groups they are supporting. The way in which each object is placed in the Despacho signifies what the Maestro (shaman) is invoking or giving thanks for. Everyone participating in a Despacho ceremony is cleansed in ritual with the offering before it is placed in a fire.
Additionally, the Q’ero share Karpays, or initiations, as part of the Andean Shamanic practice. These initiations are passed through sacred bundles known as mesas, with prayers aimed at each individual’s energetic centers. They believe they are watering the seeds of light already present in your being through these initiations and it is up to you to care for them in your own love story of bringing them into the world.
Visiting the Q’ero community directly gives you a chance to immerse yourself in their cosmology and experience their generous heart. The landscape is rich with the contrasts of high Rocky Peaks, and great carved valleys where Alpacas and llamas roam. Living in simple stone or concrete homes, they grow their own food – primarily potatoes, weave their own clothes, and live sustainably. Spending time with the Qeros helps us to let go of our imagined or idealized concept of what living core shamanic practices look like and open to the practical beauty of remembering. Remembering that all of us humans have the capacity and birthright to live in balance with the land – in fact, it is our responsibility to do so. It also helps Westerners to recognize how privileged we are and use this awareness to make a change in our world.
This trip is offered as an extension to those who are participating in the 12 day Shamanic initiation in Peru.

Cost: $975 USD
Includes:

2 nights hotel in Cusco
4 nights in tents in Q’eros (note tents are set up inside a concrete building for warmth)
All meals Day 2,3,4,5,
Breakfast Day 1, Breakfast & lunch Day 6, Breakfast Day 7
Cusco tour of Sacsayhuaman
Travel to Q’eros and all food/accomodation

What is not included:

Lunch and Supper Day 1, Supper Day 6
Tips

Basic Itinerary
Day 1 – Cusco tour Sacsayhuaman – overnight in Cusco
Day 2 – Leave for Q’eros – Walk through the ancient burial grounds of the Q’ero people at the hidden sacred site of Nina Marca. Venture through the town of Paucartambo exploring their traditional market and enjoying the local food for lunch. Arrive in Q’eros for supper
Day 3 – Create your own lasting connection with this incredible land through walking down the valley from the Village of Challma Champana to Hatun Q’eros – about 10km (all down hill). Listen to the stories shared by our guides as they tell the tales of myth and legends of their people. Lunch in Hatun Q’eros followed by despacho ceremony to bring us into balance with their homeland. Return to Chalma Champana by truck.
Day 4 – The Q’eros traditional weaving is a cosmology unto itself. Learn how they gather the wool, spin and weave with prayer and ceremony. After lunch experience a guided shamanic journey with me then spend time with your own Mesa on the land investigating what teachings these Apu’s are sharing with you. Why are you here? Why have these Apu’s called you?
Day 5 – The Sacred Mountain of Huaman Lippa is the principle Apu & glacier which cares for these people. Today we head up to altitudes of 17000 ft on horse back to greet this powerful being. At the local ceremonial altar we will have a despacho ceremony and Karpay initiation of the Kudak a kuyak – She/He who chews the coca leaves and talks to the stars.
Day 6 – Return to Cusco, overnight in Cusco
Day 7 – Return Home
