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Spiritual Travel to the Sacred Valley of Peru

Thinking of traveling to the Sacred Valley in Peru? Definitely look at your options and make smart decisions.

Ashera Seferty and Luminosity Healing Arts

During my trip, I spent 13 glorious days in the Sacred Valley with a small group of women for a retreat called “Awakening The Divine Feminine and the Heart of Pachamama.”

Organized by Ashera Seferty of Luminosity Healing Arts,  the journey was carried out with the utmost integrity. I would return to Peru for any event Ashera organizes.

Peru is one of those locations that’s been on my invisible bucket list for years. It’s an ‘invisible’ bucket list because I think I’ll never, ever be able to travel to any of these places.

And then Daina Puuodziunas, whom I’d met years ago during a sweat lodge, announced that she was co-leading a trip to Peru.

Who is Leading The Spiritual Travel?

To me, when you’re considering travel for spiritual purposes (which for me is meditation, experiencing the energy of the place, and camaraderie of like-minded companions) you need to be super careful about WHO is leading the tour and HOW the tour will be conducted.

Having worked at The Omega Institute for Holistic Studies for a couple of years, and having a whole ton of meditation experience, I can confidently say there’s a wild world out there of so-called spiritual travel, and it’s not all Eat, Love, Pray.

For example, while in Peru, a traveling companion talked with a woman who had come to the country to experience ayahuasca. She’d spent a great deal of money to go to the jungle, sit with a purported teacher, and take several doses of ayahuasca over the course of a couple of days.

There was little or no spiritual guidance offered. Needless to say, the woman had a miserable time.

Not that I have anything against you heading to the jungle to take ayahuasca. Just be really careful about the integrity of the trip. Always, always trust your gut feelings and intuition. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. And you probably know it, too.

Trust Your Instincts

After a brief conversation with Daina, I had complete confidence in the abilities of Ashera Sefarty to maintain integrity and authenticity throughout this spiritual retreat in the Sacred Valley of Peru. I was not disappointed, and whole heartily recommend anything either of these two powerful women offer.

  • Ashera Seferty owns Luminosity Healing Arts. She is an accomplished yoga teacher, ayurvedic & energy worker. She is a full mesa carrier in the Peruvian Q’ero tradition and works directly with local indigenous healers and shamans. She lives in Peru, and travels frequently throughout the US and Canada.
  • Daina Puodziunas owns Awakened Potentials for Women. An accomplished ceremonialist and inner wisdom coach, Daina lives and works in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area

About My Journey

The following posts talk about the various activities during my 13-day stay in the Sacred Valley of Peru.

  • Sach’a Munay Retreat Center
  • The Q’ero, Despachos, and Munay Ki Rites
  • Tipon and Pumamarca Archeological Sites
  • Machu Picchu and the town of Agua Calientes
  • The Sacred Waterfall

Have you ever taken a spiritual journey to another country?

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