AYAHUASCA & THE CREATIVE SPIRIT
Writing & Creativity Plant Medicine Workshop
MARCH 30 - APRIL 7, 2025
Awaken Your Creativity on This 9-Day Retreat
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Join a small group of writers & creatives for this unique plant medicine journey. Featuring 5 Ayahuasca Ceremonies Led by Maestro Don Alberto Torres Davila, the workshop will focus on harnessing the creative momentum generated by the ayahuasca experience to explore, awaken, and illuminate our creativity.
RETREAT HIGHLIGHTS
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5 ayahuasca ceremonies led by Maestro Alberto Torres Davila & our medicine team
9 days/8 nights accommodation at Casa Del Maestro
Creative support & workshops led by Ryan Cadigan (professional writer, MFA, student of medicine)
Facilitation by experienced plant medicine guide & fellow writer Matthew Toussaint
Daily interaction focused on craft, inspiration, & awakening the creative spirit
Group discussions on how plant medicine works in the context of personal healing & creativity
Exploration of myth & narrative: Amazonian, shamanic, personal, collective
Body & movement sessions designed to help creative flow
Pre-ceremony guided meditations & post-ceremony integration sessions
And LOTS of time to write!
➜ The Writer’s Retreat includes everything offered on our normal retreats in addition to the writing workshops. See the following pages for more information.
WORKSHOP THEMES
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Overcome writer’s block
Generate new & profound ideas
Collaborate with like-minded creatives
Share work & receive constructive feedback in a supportive setting
Address subconscious patterns stifling self-expression & creativity
Make progress on stories & projects
Illuminate the connection between creativity & well-being
Explore the power of personal myth & narrative through Plant Medicine
Join a community of creatives for post-retreat collaboration
GUEST EXPERIENCES
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DATES & COST
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MARCH 30 - APRIL 7, 2025
$2190
$2290 with dieta
MEET YOUR TEAM
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MAESTRO ALBERTO TORRES DAVILA
Maestro Alberto is a well-known and widely respected curandero (healer) from the Ucayali region of Peru. He began his plant medicine path at the age of 8 under the guidance of his grandfather, who comes from a long line of plant medicine healers. Maestro Alberto has been working with Westerners for over 20 years. He is considered a master of four disciplines of plant medicines: Ayahuasca, Tree Medicines, Sanango, and Tobacco. Read more about Don Alberto.
MAESTRO ELISEO TORRES RODRIGUEZ
Eliseo is Maestro Alberto’s son and has been training under his father since he was 15. He is next in line to carry forward their family’s lineage. He has led plant dietas, supports his father in ceremonies, and has worked for nearly a decade at retreat centers as well as locally. His icaros carry a soothing, powerful essence. He is also the main ayahuasca cook at Casa Del Maestro. More about Eliseo here.
MATTHEW TOUSSAINT
Matthew is originally from Upstate New York, where he studied Cultural Anthropology. He has been participating in plant medicine ceremonies with Don Alberto since 2008 and has worked professionally with ayahuasca since 2014. Currently working on his first piece of long fiction, Matthew is passionate about uniting the worlds of creative writing and plant medicine. More about Matt’s journey.
RYAN CONNOR CADIGAN
Ryan has his MFA in Fiction Writing from the University of New Hampshire, has taught creative writing at the collegiate level, and has been published in several literary magazines, including Red Weather. He began studying shamanic traditions in 2014. His first visit to Casa Del Maestro in 2021 changed his creative life, and since then he has been on a mission to share this magic with other artists.
ANNA PETROVA
Anna grew up in a small town in northern Russia. She has a Bachelor's in social psychology. For more than 10 years, she has been passionate about practices of gaining self-knowledge, such as yoga, pranayama, meditation, nutrition, and other trainings and techniques that help support the path of self-development. She has been working with ayahuasca since 2012, and for the last several years has professionally supported others in their plant medicine journeys. Read Anna’s full bio here.
✎ RETREAT NOTES
The Ayahuasca & The Creative Spirit Retreat includes everything offered on our normal retreats with the exception of a plant dieta
See our Retreats Overview page for more information
For additional information on the booking process, please see the booking notes section
All inquiries regarding the Writer’s Retreat, email: matt@casadelmaestromedicina.com
