Annual gatherings at Espacio Khungi, Valle de Bravo, Mexico. This is our spiritual home for weaving our collective prayer — ceremony, expert facilitation, and integration held as a tribe under a high-mountain sky.
This retreat is an invitation to meet the sacred vine of the Amazon — in ceremony, in safety, and in the company of people who have given their lives to this work. Our medicine woman carries fifteen years on the medicine path, trained in the Shipibo and Mesoamerican traditions. Around her stands a team that is both trauma-informed and clinically educated — psychotherapists, an integrative health practitioner, bodyworkers, and musicians — present with you in every moment.
The vine sits inside a whole arc of care: thoughtful preparation in the weeks before you arrive, and real integration support after you leave. Alongside two Vine of the Soul ceremonies, you’ll experience cacao ceremony, the traditional temazcal sweat lodge, and a powerful breathwork journey.
You’ll go home renewed — carrying an education in the indigenous traditions this work belongs to, and a family of new friends who shared it with you.
“Luke and Alexa were intensely supportive and helped to create an atmosphere of acceptance and respect that set the stage for an unparalleled retreat experience. No detail was left unchecked and no need, either individual or group, went unfulfilled. It was an experience I will remember to my dying day.”
Roman · Group RetreatKhungi is a true spiritual sanctuary — inspired by the ancient wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism and Mesoamerican plant-medicine and shamanic traditions. The land and the buildings on it were created with care: every door, window, and table is of original design, crafted on the premises with local lumber, while Tibetan Rinpoches and master elders of multiple medicine lineages oversaw the architectural and construction process — guiding every step with prayer, intention, and permission.
Fifteen en suite cabins — each with its own bathroom and king-size bed — open onto the hills. The grounds hold a geodesic dome ceremony room, a cozy library anchored by an impressive stone fireplace, a generous dining hall, and a traditional temazcal sweat lodge. Natural pools wait for an afternoon swim. Infinite stars wait for the evening.
The weather is kind — sunny and warm by day, temperate and cool at night — and the land itself is a working work of art. Original masterpieces sit in every corner of the sanctuary, threaded through a sculpture garden by world-renowned visionary artist Renato Dorfman. In every sense, an exceptional place to do deep spiritual work.
Private airport / hotel pickup in Mexico City. Lunch on arrival. Introductions and orientation. Dinner together, then an evening fire and meditation.
Morning movement and meditation. Breakfast. One-on-one consultations with the team. Lunch. Ceremony Skills workshop. Vine of the Soul ceremony that evening.
Morning movement and meditation. Breakfast. Integration Circle. Lunch. Elective offerings — bodywork, sound, rest. Vine of the Soul ceremony that evening.
Morning movement and meditation. Breakfast. Temazcal (traditional sweat lodge). Lunch. Cacao Ceremony, Integration Circle, dinner, and closing celebration.
Breakfast and farewells. Optional 2-day Integration Homestay with Luke & Alexa for those who want to land more slowly before traveling home.
For those who want to land more slowly before traveling home: two restful days at La Fuente, our adobe home on the high mesa above Valle de Bravo. Space for just three guests — quiet, connection, and unhurried integration with the two of us.
+ $700 · space for 3 guests · add it on your application
Get a feel for La Fuente →Held by the land.
Held by the medicine.
Held by the people.
Five days at our ceremonial sanctuary on the lake. Two Vine of the Soul ceremonies, traditional temazcal, cacao ceremony, and an integration day to land what arrives. Small group — 15 person maximum.
$3,900 private room · $3,500 shared room
Medicine Woman · Lead Facilitator
Mexican native with 15 years in service on the medicine path. A long-time student of Shipibo maestros, Amina is a dedicated moondancer, herbalist, and temazcal facilitator. Trained in Structural Energy Awakening and Chi Nei Tsieng (Taoist abdominal massage). Holds a Masters in Psychotherapy from the University of Salamanca, Spain. Amina works at the intersection of shamanic and western healing ways with an approachable, joyful, humorous, and nurturing presence — and she carries the medicine for our gatherings.
Psychotherapist · Integration Guide
Heart-centered psychotherapist employing Depth Psychology, Internal Family Systems, Relational/Cultural Therapy, and Yin Yoga Therapy. Master's in Holistic Counseling & Eco-Expressive Arts; over 10 years dedicated to ritual healing, grief processing, and plant medicine.
Facilitator · Ceremony Guide
Ceremony facilitator with over 20 years creating safe spaces for personal and collective healing. Integrative Health Practitioner, Kambo facilitator, breathwork guide, and initiate of the Dharma Mountain lineage of Mahayana Buddhism. Immersive studies in Thailand, Vietnam, China, Laos, Nepal, Costa Rica, and Mexico.
Massage Therapist · Bodyworker
Talented bodyworker and massage therapist with over 20 years in support of sacred ceremony work. Modalities include deep tissue and sports massage, cupping, and acupuncture. Carries the medicine of the Temazcal and the gift of many traditional medicine songs.
Ceremony Musician · Workshop Facilitator
Mexican-born medicine woman with a powerful gift for music and song. Accompanies ceremony with sweet, playful, and powerful music to help guide each journey. Also a facilitator for Family Constellations Therapy and personalized workshops in drumming and sacred play.
2% of our profits go to the Indigenous Medicine Conservation Fund — a non-profit working to preserve indigenous medicines and traditions in Mexico, Peru, and Africa.
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I came in as a stranger and left feeling like I'd found a chapter of my own family I didn't know I had. The work was deep. The aftercare was deeper.
The ceremonial container at Khungi is the safest I've ever sat in, and I've sat in many. You can feel the years that have gone into building it.
What I didn't expect was how much the tribe itself became the medicine. Six months later we're still in weekly contact. That doesn't happen by accident.
We take extra care to make sure this work is a good fit for you, and every guest. The process of registration starts with a conversation, followed by a thorough medical intake reviewed by a medical doctor.
Choose your room and add-ons, answer a few brief health questions, and send your application.
A free 30-minute call with one of us. We get a vibe for each other. You ask all your questions.
A thorough health and medication form reviewed by a medical doctor — your safety is the floor everything else stands on.
Diet, intention-setting, breathwork practice. We walk with you in the weeks before you arrive.
Five days at Espacio Khungi. Ceremony, integration, the tribe, the land.
One-month group reunion call, free online integration course, and ongoing access to the Sacred Counsel community.
Legal: Sacred Counsel does not administer, supply, or handle controlled substances. All plant-medicine ceremonies at our retreats are provided by independent, third-party facilitators who operate under applicable Mexican laws and local permits. Sacred Counsel is solely responsible for organizing logistics, preparation, and integration; facilitators are solely responsible for clinical decisions and medicine handling.
