VIDAYA COMMUNITY & JOURNEYS
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DEEP JUNGLE RETREAT
COMING SOON
Coming soon An 8 day immersive journey into the heart of Ecuador’s Chocó Andino, where ancient forests, biodiversity, and ancestral territories invite us to reconnect with the living world.
Through deep nature immersion, community, ancestral wisdom, and transformative practices, this retreat offers a space to step beyond daily patterns and remember our relationship with the Earth and ourselves.
Guided by Yachak Mama Avelina, Nicolas Chaka Schipper Pérez and local community, this experience supports both personal transformation and the protection of the lands and traditions that make this territory alive.
INNER GUIDE RETREAT
COMING SOON
Coming soon A 6 day journey dedicated to reconnecting with yourself, your intuition, and the wisdom that already exists within.
Surrounded by the beauty of Ecuador’s Chocó Andino, this retreat offers a space for reflection, awareness, nourishing food, and meaningful practices that invite you to slow down and listen deeply.
Guided by local knowledge keepers, Yachak Mama Avelina and Nicolas Chaka Schipper Pérez, this experience supports a deeper connection with your inner landscape, your purpose, and the path you are walking.
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“This retreat was very transformative and allowed me to learn a lot about myself and to develop a bond of respect, compassion and love with myself. As a whole, it was very powerful in terms of love and presence. You did an incredible job! Thank you and congratulations to you for what you created and for helping us all.”
“Simply a fantastic, heart opening, deeply spiritual and beautiful experience which I am so grateful to have had and shared with you (Nico and Cecilie) and all of the other amazing people from around the Globe, who also attended the retreat. I learned much about myself, my own spiritual journey and about how to eat and drink more nutritious food. I am grateful and honored to have been part of your very first retreat in Ecuador.
“I do not say this lightly.. This experience has been one of the most impactful experiences of my life. Every aspect of the retreat was so beautiful in ways that transcend words. I’ve formed deep relationships that I will cherish for the rest of my life, and I’ve experienced such a level of healing and personal growth that my life will never be the same. My deepest thanks to Cecilie and Nicolas for opening their lives in this way, and for creating this space for us to heal and grow together.”
“The VIDAYA Inner Guide Retreat was life changing and beautifully transformative. Deep worldwide relationships and a community was formed, a connection to nature, the Mindo Jungle and Ecuador and the ability to experience the sacred medicines in the true traditional ways was profound. This retreat has reconnected me on a soul level to myself which I realized after the retreat I haven’t done in quite some time and renewed a passion for my life purpose.”
“I’m still in a kind of disbelief about the healing I received but I will be eternally grateful. I really did not expect physical healing! I cannot explain it and I will not try to, all I can do is enjoy my pain free life and be thankful for it.”
Most incredible experience of my life.