April 11th - 13th, 2025 -  Nevada City, CA

About the event

Come join the Hummingbird Church team as we welcome Shipibo Maestro, Don Gaspar Rengifo.

April 11th -13th, 2025

Nevada City, California

Airports ✈️

• Sacramento Airport SMF is about an hour and 15 minutes from the site

• Reno-Tahoe Airport RNO is about an hour and 45 minutes from the site

Check in Friday, April 11th, 2025 will take place between 5 PM and 7 PM

We will wrap our retreat by 3 PM on Sunday

Please complete an Intake Form by using the link below ⬇️

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9KSHJ68

Total cost $1,100, $250 deposit required to reserve. Final payment of $850 due two weeks before retreat start date, on March 28th, 2025.

Once approve you will receive an acceptance email, as well a separate emailed invoice to make your deposit.

Limited to 30 Participants

This retreat includes:

❤️ 2 ayahuasca ceremonies

🧹 personal energetic cleansing

🎶 live music from Hummingbird Church musicians

🍲 meals and snacks

🛌 sleeping in indoor climate controlled ceremony space

🛏️ mat and bedding provided for ceremony and sleeping

🌬️ 2 breathwork sessions

👩🏻‍🤝‍👨🏽 share circles

🪘song circle and plant medicine workshop

🎗️integration session with Michael Vasconez

💻 ongoing FREE weekly community support sessions

🧺 ceremony mat and bedding provided

🏥 medical professional (doctor or nurse) onsite and present during ceremonies

Ceremonies will be conducted indoors with the option to go outside and be with the fire and nature.

Shipibo Maestro Don Gaspar Rengifo

Maestro Don Gaspar Rengifo, a 7th generational shaman from the Shipibo tribe, embarked on his spiritual journey at the age of 14, under the guidance of his father. His lineage of shamans extends seven generations, with his ancestors deeply rooted in the tradition of working with ayahuasca and other sacred plants.

After completing school, Gaspar served in the army for two and a half years. During this time, he experienced profound personal losses, including the death of both parents due to a cholera epidemic, and the trauma of witnessing the terrorism of 1988. These experiences deeply affected him, but they also fueled his dedication to the medicine.

After leaving the army, Gaspar was determined to continue his spiritual path to heal from the grief of his parents' deaths and the horrors of terrorism. He narrowly escaped death multiple times: surviving the internal war, a venomous viper bite, and being lost in the wilderness for three days and nights. The healing powers of ayahuasca and other plants became his refuge and guide. He spent over a year in the forest, dedicating himself to intense plant dietas, which included a year and a half of pion colorado, and camalonga, involving rigorous practices like dry and silent diets.

Throughout his life, Gaspar has dieted 233 different plants, mastering their medicinal properties. His journey took him from the jungles of Chanchamayo, where he performed spiritual surgeries, to the city of Pucallpa, and later to Lima, where he helped people with various ailments, including addiction. His reputation as a healer spread internationally, leading him to work in countries such as Mexico, the USA, Chile, Thailand, Canada, Holland, Colombia, Ecuador, and Brazil.

With over 30 years of experience, Maestro Gaspar is revered as the Gatekeeper of the Ancient Medicine, teaching the ancestral knowledge of the Shipibo. He has mentored many who have gone on to become teachers themselves, yet he remains a firm believer in the continuous journey of learning. His mission, as taught by his father, is to share and pass on the knowledge of his ancestors, preserving the sacred traditions for future generations.