Cedar Dieta on Bowen Island: June 24-July 1

With gratitude and reverence, we invite you to connect with Cedar, the "Tree of Life," through the ancient technology of Plant Dieta.

Renowned for its medicine of abundance, ancestral healing, and spiritual protection, Cedar is a profound ally for those seeking to strengthen and fortify their spiritual path.

With the access that Ayahuasca offers us in opening perception to subtle energies, as you commune with Cedar, you will cultivate a sacred relationship with it's teachings, unlocking its timeless wisdom to support your spiritual growth, healing, and service to others.

As one of the world's oldest living tree species, Cedar’s teachings span centuries, celebrated in cultures from Mesopotamia to Indigenous traditions like the Coast Salish peoples.

Cedar provides healing and spiritual purification while inviting forgiveness and the release of burdens.

This retreat, held at the incredible Xenia Retreat Centre , offers the unique opportunity to diet Cedar while being surrounded by majestic Cedars -- offering a direct connection to your diet, something not always possible in North America when practicing Shipibo Dieta.

We will blend Amazonian shamanic traditions with ancient herbal wisdom to create a focused space for deep connection with Ayahuasca and Cedar as master teachers. Combining Ayahuasca with plant dieta work allows for heightened awareness and perception to the subtle energies of a non-psychoactive plant teacher, acting as an amplification and elevation to your communion with that plant.

This powerful experience offers the opportunity to align with Cedar’s energy, ground into Gaia’s healing frequencies, and deepen your spiritual path in one of the most energetically charged locations we’ve had the privilege to work at.

7 nights, 8 days at a tranquil island retreat center surrounded by majestic cedars

4 nights of transformative Ayahuasca ceremonies

38 acres of lush forest for integration, with nearby beaches and rainforest trails to explore

Healthy, organic meals lovingly prepared to nourish your body and spirit

Daily sharing and integration circles to deepen your journey

Personal 1:1 support sessions with experienced facilitators

Shamanic wisdom teachings and practices to enhance your spiritual growth

Somatic embodiment practices

Astrology workshop led by our retreat organizer and astrologer, Emma

Plant attunement and herbal medicine teachings from our our master shamanic herbalist Jason

Repatterning and integration meditations to support ongoing healing

We will gather at Xenia Retreat Centre, a serene 38-acre sanctuary nestled in a valley on Bowen Island, renowned for its peaceful, transformative energy. Surrounded by towering ancient firs and cedars, lush flower gardens, sprawling meadows, and vibrant wildlife, including a 1100-year-old Douglas fir, Xenia is a space alive with nature and magic.

Founded in 1994 by a conscious visionary who continues to steward the land in her 70s, this land is locally adored for its ability to host profound healing and spiritual experiences, with many guests reporting an immediate bond with the land upon arrival.

Athena, born in Greece and enriched by her diverse heritage as a South African-Venezuelan, is a profoundly skilled and authentic teacher of plant medicine. With over 18 years of experience in indigenous ceremonial practices from both North and South America, her formal apprenticeship was with the Shipibo Mahua lineage in the Peruvian Amazon.

Known to her students as a renegade lightworker, Athena channels a cosmic grandmother energy in her ceremonies, offering an incredibly potent yet gentle transmission of the plant spirits. Her ceremonies are uniquely safe, authentic, and infused with the eternal love that channels through her —an experience that remains rare in the realm of ayahuasca work.

Jason, an energy healer and shamanic herbalist, embodies the spirit of plants with his rooted and lifelong connection to the plant world. Since 2010, he's worked extensively with ayahuasca, cultivating and preparing it in Hawaii on his family’s property.

Specializing in tailor-made shamanic medicines, he addresses emotional, physical, and spiritual needs, aiming to deepen individuals' connection to the Earth. Known for his incredible humor and nurturing presence in ceremony, Jason strengthens the container, by holding the masculine while allowing the feminine to lead. A gifted curandero, and devotee to plant wisdom.

Our co-facilitator is a Psychotherapist, Ecotherapist, Holistic Yoga Therapist, and public speaker with decades of experience working with plants and expanded states of consciousness. She offers multidisciplinary integration support, IFS, and the Safe and Sound Protocol to regulate the nervous system.

Specializing in psychedelic integration, perinatal work, sexuality, spirituality, and both chronic and acute pain, she works with a diverse range of clients. She supports individuals and families as both a birth and death doula, offering compassionate care during the transitions of birth and death.

A gifted healer, intuitive, and singer, supporting ceremony with a loving gently, and powerful presence.

Emma is a professional astrologer and intuitive guide with over 11 years of experience helping individuals align with their cosmic paths through astrology readings and workshops.

Her passion for multidimensional awareness and planetary evolution has led her to become a devoted student of both plants and planets.

In ceremony, the plants often communicate through Emma in the form of light language, while outside of ceremony, she works with the planets to integrate wisdom that emerge in this work. With a background in nursing and film production, Emma blends compassionate service with organizational expertise.

At Earth Temple, she contributes as a "medicine manager," retreat organizer, and cook.

How do I get to the location?
The retreat location is on Bowen Island – which requires participants to get to Horseshoe bay by foot or car, and take a 15 minute ferry to this small island north-west of downtown vancouver. Ferry departures are frequent – every hour.

The closest international airport to the retreat location is Vancouver International Airpott. Participants who are flying will fly to YYR Airport and either:

(1) Rent a car / carpool with others: Approx 1 hour drive north from YVR Airport. You will drive from YVR Airport to Horseshoe Bay Terminal

(2) PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: Approx 2-3 hours. A combination of Skytrain, Expressbus, and walk on ferry.

(3) Drive your own vehicle. Approximately 1hour from Vancouver. You will drive from YVR Airport to Horseshoe Bay Terminal

We will have a group chat to help participants coordinate car shares closer to retreat date. Please reach out if you have any questions, and we will be happy to coordinate with you.
How do I prepare?
Preparing for this lineage of medicine does entail approximately 2 weeks of monastic-style spiritual, psychological, and physical preparation. This includes a particular list of foods to eliminate from your diet, as well as certain consumptive patterns and exposures to avoid such as alcohol, drugs, porn, coffee, sugars, etc. Upon registering, you will receive a detailed guideline for your Ayahuasca preparation protocol. You can always reach out to our organizer, Emma, with clarification questions.
What is the practitioner to participant ratio?
We will have 2 ceremony facilitators, and 2 official co-facilitator helpers. We have space for approximately 18 participants.
What is your refund policy?
Due to high costs of facilitating retreats, we cannot not offer refunds. In the event where you can no longer come, we will place your funds toward future retreats or online offerings by Athena, of which there are many.