New Year Ayahuasca Retreat in Portugal with the Yawanawá Tribe
With Waxy Yawanawa, Wasaru Keneya Yawanawá, Carla Rubí and Fred Billyard
December 31, 2026 - January 3, 2027
Bringing the Amazon rainforest to the Portuguese coast this New Year.
Join us to experience the profound healing power of Ayahuasca, Kambó, Rapé and Sananga, expertly guided by the indigenous Yawanawa Tribe from the Brazilian Amazon.
Alongside the ceremonies, a comprehensive 1:1 and group integration programme will support you in processing, understanding and embodying what emerges throughout the journey.
All of this takes place in the intimacy and tranquility of a newly renovated retreat house overlooking the Atlantic ocean, creating a space to slow down, reconnect and welcome the New Year with intention.
About the Leaders
Waxy Yawanawa
Waxy Yawanawá, together with her sister Putanny, became the first ever female pajés (shamans) of the Yawanawá tribe from the Brazilian Amazon. Waxy is one of the very few women who has completed the sacred one-year muká diet. For the Yawanawa, the muká diet is the most important initiation to become a shaman. It involves […]
Learn more about Waxy YawanawaWasaru Keneya Yawanawá
CEREMONY LEADER & MUSICIAN YAWANAWA TRIBE (BRAZIL) Wasaru is one of the “wild boar people”; this is what Yawanawá means. For many years, he has been a guardian of the Yawanawá spirituality and a musician of traditional Yawanawá songs. Together with his wife pajé Waxy Yawanawá, Wasaru leads traditional healing rituals using different plants and […]
Learn more about Wasaru Keneya YawanawáCarla Rubí
Carla is an environmental lawyer whose path has evolved toward international advocacy to protect the Amazon rainforest and uphold the culture of its diverse indigenous communities. Drawing on years of experience in EU energy affairs in Brussels, she now channels her legal expertise into building bridges between public policy, ancestral wisdom, and ecological justice. An […]
Learn more about Carla RubíFred Billyard
Fred is the Co-Founder of Taozen and a plant medicine advocate. Having personally and regularly witnessed the transformative power of entheogens for more than eight years, Fred’s mission is to help people alleviate any needless suffering they through responsible, intentional and reciprocal medicine work. Knowing first-hand the effectiveness of both individual and collective healing, Fred […]
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