This 16 day special retreat will be The Way of Nature's first Pilgrimage to Macchu Picchu and some of the great Sacred Mountains, Valleys and cultures of the Andes Mountains. John was an early explorer (1965) of the wild canyons mountains surrounding Macchu Picchu and its downstream territory. He also did one of the earliest National Park Plans for Machu Picchu. He was the first western explorer of the upper Cutibereni Watershed and an extremely remote part of the Vilcababamba Range. His expedition also revealed the discovery of some of the world's highest waterfalls. (John was also also an early explorer of the river systems of east-central Peru, traversing the core of the Peruvian Andes by on foot and by river. He explored most of the Cutibereni, Apurimac, Ene, Tambo and Ucayali Rivers on a small balsawood raft he tied together with jungle vines with three local Native American friends from the Campa tribe). On this sacred pilgrimage we will include ceremony, practice and meditation at some of the Andes' most sacred sites and mountains. We will also learn Andean spiritual and energy practices from indigenous Quechua and Aymara Shamans during our extraordinary journey. During this retreat, John will emphasize the mutual exploration of shamanic energy and spirit/soul cultivation techniques from both the shamans of the high Andes, the Bonpo Shamanic practices of working with the elements from Tibet and the Taoist traditions of China - particularly emphasizing Qigong and T'ai Chi. The integrated exploration of these three mountain shamanic paths should be a unique, remarkable process. More details on this superb pilgrimage will be forthcoming later in 2013. Fee: To be announced
Guide and Teacher:
John P. Milton
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