May 16th - 18th, 2025 - Des Moines (area), Iowa

About the event

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

May 16th - May 18th, 2025

St. George, Utah, SGU airport pickup

Airport pick-ups from Des Moines International Airport DSM will take place on Friday will take place at 5 PM and 6 PM

Checkin Friday, May 18th, 2025will take place between 6 PM and 7 PM

We will wrap our retreat by 1 PM on Sunday

On Sunday we will take everyone back to the airport at 12:30 PM. The site is about 30 minutes from the airport, so you will arrive by 1 PM.

Please use the link below to apply to attend the retreat.

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

Once approved you will receive two emails, one stating that you have been approved, and another that has a link to your deposit invoice. You will have 7 days from the date of acceptance to pay your deposit.

Your deposit is non-transferable and non-refundable so do not make the deposit unless you are committed to attending and understanding that we will not refund or transfer.

Total cost $1,100, $250 deposit required to reserve. Final payment of $850 due two weeks before retreat start date, on May 2nd, 2025. If you have paid in full and are unable or unwilling to make the retreat within 7 days of the retreat start date, no amount of the amount paid will be transferred. If you request to transfer with more than 7 days from the event date, we will transfer the any amount paid in excess of the deposit to a future retreat, your deposit will be surrendered.

You can sleep in the ceremony space or upgrade to a bedroom. Shared bedroom upgrades are $100.00 for the weekend and private rooms are $250.00 for the weekend. 

You will be provided with a meditation chair and sleeping mat for ceremony, as well as a pillow and blankets. Other supplies for ceremony that we will provide you with are a purge bucket, eye mask, journal, and other basic comfort items.  

Please feel free to bring any instruments if you wish to share, as there will be time during the retreat to share your music with others. 

This retreat includes:

❤️ 2 ayahuasca ceremonies

🧹 personal energetic cleansing

🎶 live music from Hummingbird Church musicians

🍲 meals and snacks

🛌 accommodations sleeping in common area or upgrading to shared or private bedrooms

🌬️ 2 breathwork sessions

👩🏻‍🤝‍👨🏽 share circles

🪘song circle and plant medicine workshop

🚙 airport transport from DSM

🎗️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.