Upcoming Retreats
Paths of the South Retreat — Jaguar & Condor
1st - 15th April & July 2026
Fifteen days in Colombia guided by ancestral medicines, ancient plant baths, crystal-clear rivers, Yagé (Ayahuasca) ceremonies, and encounters with Mamos from the Sierra Nevada.
Welcome to a Journey of Awakening & Transformation
Entering this retreat is entering a path where the jungle, water, fire, and the mountain become living teachers. A deep journey that unites two worlds in Colombia: the warm jungle of Antioquia and the cold, silent wisdom of Ubaté. Here, the body is cleansed, the mind becomes clear, and the spirit remembers who it is. This retreat has been created for those seeking real transformation, authentic spiritual guidance, and a return to their roots.
We — Carlos and Sofia — have spent many years walking alongside Indigenous teachers, receiving guidance that has shaped how we hold space for journeys of this depth. This work has emerged through lived experience and relationships rooted in trust. It is a calling that has shaped our lives, and one we now open to those who feel the pull to remember the truth already living within their body and soul.
This retreat is not for everyone. It is for those who feel the invitation beyond the mind — those who recognize the call to step into sacred territory, to be guided with integrity, and to enter a process held by living lineages, the land itself, and experienced facilitators devoted to walking this path with care.
Upcoming Dates 2026
1st April - 15th April
1st July - 15th July
Retreat Flow & Daily Rhythm
Rather than a rigid timetable, this retreat follows a carefully curated rhythm that honours the body, the medicines, the land, and each participant’s integration process. Below is an overview of how the 15-day journey unfolds, offering clarity while preserving the organic nature of ceremonial work.
The Journey at a Glance
15-Day Immersive Retreat
Zafra Natural Reserve (San Rafael, Antioquia) & Ubaté (Cundinamarca)
This retreat is held across two sacred territories, each supporting a distinct phase of the process:
Days 1–10: Deep immersion in the jungle at Zafra Natural Reserve — preparation, Yagé (Ayahuasca) ceremonies, learning, and integration with plant medicines and the elements.
Days 11–15: Harmonisation and closing in Ubaté with the Mamos — ancestral wisdom, energetic alignment, and grounding the work into daily life.
Days 1–10 · Zafra Natural Reserve
Preparation, Ceremony & Integration in the Jungle
Life at Zafra follows a gentle yet intentional daily rhythm, guided by the natural environment.
Mornings are dedicated to grounding and preparation through conscious movement, breathwork, river baths, and meditation. Nourishing breakfasts support detoxification and readiness for the day’s work.
Late mornings and afternoons are devoted to learning, embodiment, and exploration, including:
Workshops on jungle plant medicine and natural remedies
Preparation of spiritual baths, perfumes, and ancestral medicines
Teachings on the elements, body communication, and life-story integration
Nature walks and meditations
Integration spaces for rest, reflection, and guided sharing
Evenings are ceremonial and contemplative. On designated nights, participants take part in Yagé (Ayahuasca) ceremonies guided by Taita Mayor Isidrio of the Cófan lineage. Other evenings include fire circles, tobacco teachings, storytelling, and jungle plant baths to support cleansing and energetic alignment.
Throughout this phase, integration is prioritised. Gentle afternoons, rest days, and river time allow insights to settle into the body and nervous system.
The jungle phase culminates with:
A Temazcal ceremony, symbolising rebirth and renewal
A communal closing dinner
A tobacco blessing and orientation for the transition to the next territory
Day 10 · Transition Day
We will travel from San Rafael toward Medellín and onward to Ubaté. This day acts as a bridge, allowing the body and psyche to gently shift from deep jungle immersion into the highlands.
Days 11–15 · Ubaté
Harmonising Body, Mind & Spirit with the Mamos
The final phase of the retreat takes place on the land of the Mamos, where the work becomes more subtle, energetic, and integrative.
The daily rhythm in Ubaté includes:
Morning body-connection meditations
Sacred rituals for balance, cleansing, and alignment at powerful natural sites
Planting work and offerings to the land
Preparation of remedies with sacred plants from the Sierra Nevada
Evenings around the fire with songs, ancestral stories, and spiritual conversations that extend until the early morning
One day is devoted to a pilgrimage to Villa de Leyva, a sacred Muisca territory, offering an opportunity to integrate the teachings within a different ancestral landscape.
The retreat closes with a final blessing, plant bathes, and farewell ceremony, supporting participants to return home grounded, aligned, and carrying the medicine forward into daily life.
A Living Schedule
This retreat follows a living schedule. Specific timings and activities may shift to honour the needs of the group, the guidance of the elders, and the intelligence of the medicines. This flexibility is an essential part of working in integrity with ancestral traditions and the natural world.
"A year ago, I shared a beautiful retreat at the Zafra Reserve in Colombia. It marked a very significant beginning for me, the prelude to a year of self-discovery and integration that I am still processing. I learned about remedies, rituals, and prayers that have helped me along this path. I am deeply grateful for this opportunity that the universe has given me. And I am very certain that in its divine time, we will meet again around the fire, accompanied by the medicines, guides, and fraternal love that characterize them! Thank you and a thousand blessings always!"
— Richard Borrero
Venues
This retreat unfolds across two distinct territories, each offering a different quality of connection, pace, and relationship with the land. Together, they guide participants through a deep journey of grounding and remembrance.
Zafra Natural Reserve – San Rafael, Antioquia
Days 1–10
The first part of the retreat takes place at Zafra Natural Reserve, a hidden sanctuary nestled among deep mountains and rivers of pure water in San Rafael, Antioquia. This is a territory where the jungle still breathes like an ancient being — alive with birdsong, lush green pathways, and a silence that gently embraces the heart.
Located in the Camelias area, just a few kilometers from San Rafael, Zafra spans approximately 30–35 protected hectares of premontane humid forest, rivers, and jungle ecosystems. The reserve was created as a space for flora and fauna conservation, conscious coexistence with the land, and life in harmony with nature.
Accommodation at Zafra is simple, ecological, and intentionally designed to respect the environment. The cabins are built using natural materials such as guadua bamboo, wood, and bahareque, and offer both private and shared rooms. This setting supports deep rest while maintaining an authentic, nature-immersed experience.
Zafra promotes conscious living and responsible tourism, offering local, healthy organic food, sustainable construction, dry toilets, reforestation initiatives, and environmentally respectful practices.
Zafra is not simply a place to stay—it is a living sanctuary. A protected space where the body can soften, the mind can become still, and the spirit can remember. Far from noise and distraction, and close to the origin, participants spend ten days immersed in a natural refuge designed to support deep spiritual, physical, and emotional restoration.
Mountains of Ubaté – Ancestral Territory of the Mamos
Days 11–15
The second part of the retreat takes place in the mountains of Ubaté, where we are welcomed into the ancestral territory of the Mamos. This phase of the journey offers a more elemental and ceremonial way of living, in direct relationship with the land and its traditions.
During this five-day period, participants will sleep in hammocks inside the maloka, honoring a traditional form of rest and community living. This experience is an intentional return to simplicity, presence, and shared space as a way of deepening connection with nature and ancestral wisdom.
Ubaté is a cold, wide, and silent place, surrounded by soft mountains, mist, and pure air. Its energy contrasts with the jungle: everything here is slower, whiter, more airy. It is a territory where the cold cleans, awakens, and forces the body to be more present. Mornings are blue, afternoons filled with wind, and nights deeply star-filled.
This second location supports integration, humility, and listening —allowing participants to complete the retreat journey rooted in ancestral territory, simplicity, and deep respect for the Earth.
Preparation & Integration Support
Enjoy Our Online Community
We understand that a journey of this depth extends beyond your time with us in Colombia. To support you in getting the most from this experience, we offer:
A group preparation call one month before your retreat
Access to group channels where you can ask questions and connect with other people joining your retreat
A group integration call two weeks after your retreat
These calls are offered in both English and Spanish. Our online community is available on your desktop and as an app on your phone.
An Invitation to Join
This retreat is an offering for those who feel a clear inner yes.
For those who are ready to step out of the noise of daily life and into a space held by the land, living lineages, and experienced guidance.
Joining this retreat means committing to a deep process of presence, learning, and transformation — supported by ancestral wisdom, elemental teachings, and sacred territories. If you feel the call in your body and soul, you are warmly invited to walk this path with us.
Retreat Investment:
Early Bird (Book 2 Months in Advance) - €2400
Regular price - €2700
Payment plans of two or three installments are available.
The Team
Carlos Esteban Rojas Rondon
Carlos has his roots in the countryside of Venezuela. He is a co-founder of the Mukari Community Project and the creator of a line of ancestral medicines that integrate plants from the Amazon, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the Andes, and southern Chile.
For over 11 years, he has walked alongside Indigenous spiritual authorities, elders, and traditional healers from different territories, who have recognized his commitment, discipline, and clarity to responsibly carry the path of medicine. Through these teachings, Carlos has prepared sacred remedies — including perfumes, ointments, tonics, and medicinal preparations — shared with love and respect, and used to support emotional, energetic, and spiritual healing.
His path has been endorsed by Indigenous authorities, including through formal ancestral governmental recognition. In the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Carlos maintains close relationships with governors and traditional leaders, with whom he continues to learn, serve, and walk in mutual respect.
Carlos’ mission is not to create followers, but to support each person in remembering their own inner medicine. Mukari was born as a vision received along his path and now lives through remedies, teachings, and community work devoted to honoring the ancestors, serving the Earth, and accompanying deep transformation.
Sofia Dagg
Sofia is a medicine woman born in Ireland, bearer of a Celtic lineage rooted in nature and feminine spirituality. She is a co-founder of the Mukari Community Project, shaped by years of study in intentional communities and embodied healing practices that integrate spiritual knowledge into everyday life.
She teaches about the elements of fire, air, earth, and water as guides for personal development, spiritual awareness, and embodiment. Her work includes books, courses, and workshops offered internationally. Sofia’s training spans several continents, including work with Indigenous healers in Zimbabwe, Irish shamanic lineages, natural birth practices in South Africa, and Yagé traditions in Colombia.
Alongside her ceremonial and community work, Sofia works with oracle and tarot as tools for reflection and remembrance, supporting people to reconnect with the truth within. Through her YouTube channel, she shares channeled messages and teachings that invite deeper listening and self-trust.
With extensive experience holding group spaces and facilitating retreats, Sofia is known for creating well-contained, grounded environments that support meaningful transformation while remaining rooted in everyday life. At this stage of her work, her focus is on anchoring the elemental wisdom she has shared over the past seven years into the lived experience of community through the Mukari project.
Taita Isidro Lucitante
A wise elder of the spiritual lineage of the Cofan community of Lower Putumayo, and leader of the Cofán Avie Reserva Ancestral. From a young age, he learned the art and science of ancestral medicine under the guidance of his father, the powerful and renowned curaca Guillermo Lucitante. He knows the secrets and rules for working with the jungle’s sacred plants, serves as a healer for other traditional doctors, and guides those willing to answer the call with both care and firmness. He is an ancient master of the forest.
Is This Retreat for You?
This retreat is for you if you feel a calling to step fully into yourself — to release what no longer serves you and reconnect with the wisdom of your body, your mind, and your spirit.
It’s for you if you desire to:
Awaken your senses and your spirit: Immerse in jungle plant baths, river rituals, and fire circles where sacred medicines like mambe, ambil, rapé, and sananga guide your presence and clarity.
Understand your life through the elements: Explore how fire, air, earth, and water move through your inner world, your relationships, and your daily life with Sofia’s guidance, gaining tools to create alignment and purpose.
Learn from ancestral wisdom: Work with Carlos to prepare plant remedies and discover the deep teachings passed down by Taitas and elders — learning not just the medicine, but the spirit behind it.
Journey through sacred territories: Experience the jungle of Zafra, the highlands of Ubaté, and the sacred space of Villa de Leyva, receiving guidance from Mamos and connecting to living ancestral traditions.
Step into transformation: Open your heart, release old patterns, clarify your intentions, and return to your life renewed, grounded, and fully present.
This retreat is not just a trip — it is a path of awakening. It is for those who are ready to meet themselves, fully and honestly, and to return home transformed.
If your heart is saying “yes,” you are welcome to join us. Spaces are limited to hold the integrity of the experience. To reserve your spot, book a private connection call below. If you’re interested but would like to know more before deciding, you’re welcome to join our upcoming information call.
Next information call:
18th February, 11 am Colombian time
Book a Connection Call
To attend this retreat, we need to ask a few questions before confirming we can accept your reservation.
The investment for this retreat is €2400 for early birds who book two months or more in advance. The regular price is €2700. Payment plans of two or three installments are available.
You are welcome to book a connection call in the calendar below to start your journey today.
FAQs
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The Paths of the South Retreat runs from the 1st to the 15th of April and July 2026, in Colombia. The journey begins at Zafra Natural Reserve in San Rafael, Antioquia. The final five days are in Ubaté, Cundinamarca.
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Carlos Esteban guides participants in the preparation of ancestral remedies, jungle plant baths, and the teachings of medicinal plants passed down by Taitas and elders. Sofía leads elemental classes, card reading sessions, meditations, and workshops on how fire, air, earth, and water influence inner, relational, and outer life. Taitas and Mamos conduct Yagé ceremonies, spiritual rituals, and sacred teachings throughout the retreat.
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Participants will work with ancestral medicines such as mambe, ambil, rapé, and sananga, which support clarity, openness, and inner vision. Yagé ceremonies facilitate deep healing and spiritual connection. Additional practices include temazcal ceremonies, preparation of remedies for physical and spiritual balance, and rituals at sacred sites in both Zafra and Ubaté. Every practice is carefully guided to ensure your safety.
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In Zafra, participants stay in ecological cabins made of bamboo, wood, and bahareque, combining comfort with immersion in nature. In Ubaté, accommodation is in hammocks in a Maloka (medicine house), offering a deep connection with the territory of the Mamos.
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Meals are organic and prepared fresh for participants throughout the retreat, supporting your body and energy during this journey. We can also accommodate dietary restrictions or specific requirements.
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Participants should bring comfortable clothing for both jungle and highland climates, sturdy shoes for walking, a bathing suit for rivers and plant baths, a journal for reflections, and personal items for hygiene and comfort. Warm layers are recommended for Ubaté, and any personal items needed for ceremonies.
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This retreat is not recommended for women who are pregnant or for those attending during the time of their menstrual cycle. The itinerary also requires a basic level of fitness, so it’s important to consider your physical readiness. There are certain restrictions regarding medication, which are managed on a case-by-case basis. All of these considerations are discussed during the connection call to ensure the retreat is safe and supportive for every participant.