Established in 2007, the Temple of the Way of Light is one of the longest-running healing centers in the Peruvian Amazon, with an exemplary safety record, having facilitated ayahuasca healing for over 10,000 people worldwide. The Temple is built on reciprocity, channeling all surplus funds back to the people and land of the Amazon, and operates a sister nonprofit, the Chaikuni Institute, focused on agroforestry, intercultural education, and human and nature rights. The Temple describes itself as a spiritual hospital, not a resort. Set within over 200 hectares of protected rainforest, the grounds are managed through permaculture, with agroforestry, medicinal plant cultivation, and sustainable food and waste systems designed to leave the lightest footprint on the land. The Temple works with 13 advanced Shipibo healers, each with 25 to 50 years of experience, supported by three international facilitators, each with more than a decade of personal experience in Shipibo healing. Its process includes in-depth medical and psychological screening, traditional healing practices, sharing circles, and a 3-month integration program.
Facilitators
Shipibo healers - Lead Healers (13 advanced Shipibo healers, 25 to 50 years of experience), International facilitators - Retreat support (More than a decade of personal experience in Shipibo healing)
Focus areas
Depth orientation
Both the 8-day retreat with four ceremonies and the 12-day retreat with six ceremonies follow a traditional healing process: diagnosis, cleansing, alignment, and protection. The Temple describes depth as emerging not from ceremonies alone but from the length and quality of the ikaros, the plant spirit songs that are understood as the source of lasting healing. Group sizes are capped at 24. The center emphasizes no mixing of psychedelics or traditions and frames safety as holding the Shipibo tradition with deep respect and integrity. In peer-reviewed ICEERS research, 91.7% of participants reported lasting benefits one year later.
Who it’s for
General public, Individuals seeking healing, Those with trauma history