Summer Solstice Retreat 2026

2 nights, 3 days at a private 8-acre property build for medicine work

2 transformative and intimate ceremonies led by two advanced practitioners, and one advanced apprentice

Quiet 8-acre property build for medicine work, with a large maloca space, and a house to gather between ceremonies.

Healthy, organic meals lovingly prepared to support mind, body and spirit

Personal integration support and communal sharing circles

The medicine maloca is where people will sleep. BYOT ! (Bring your own tent) - Minimal accommodations.

Masterful sound baths and sound healing to enhance your journey

Athena currently serves her community as a full time medicine woman. She brings 19 years of study and practice in the shamanic arts, energy work, and plant medicine to the table. She trained extensively with indigeo Shipibo teachers in the amazon jungle.

One of her primary focuses and specialties today is the beautiful tradition of plant dieta, alongside what is similar to internal family systems. She is a huge believer in miracles and the power of the human spirit.

Athena also channels a cosmic grandmother in her ceremonies. Her ceremonies are safe, loving, unique in their authenticity, and infused with many lineages of divine support.

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, heyoka spirit, 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.

How do I get to the location?
You will need a car / car-rental to get to the location.

You can fly in using the following nearby airports
- West Kootenay Regional Airport (Castlegar, YCG) is approximately 48 km south of Nelson.
- Trail Regional Airport (YZZ) is located about 61 km south of Nelson.
- Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) is approx 300km southeast of Nelson.
- Spokane, WA Airport is approx 250km south of Nelson.

Car rentals and shuttle services are available at some airports. If you want to coordinate a carpool with another participant, simply reach out to us and we can help organize that and put you in touch!
How do I prepare?
Preparing for ayahuasca entails 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. Please complete our online medical intake form. We may then confirm your eligibility for registration, and you will receive a detailed guideline for your Ayahuasca preparation protocol. You can always reach out to Jeremy directly for more clarification around this.
What is the practitioner to participant ratio?
Our retreat ensures personalized support with a ratio of 2-3 ceremony facilitators for our small group of 10-12 participants.
How do I fill out your online intake form ?
Our online medical history intake form is at this link:

https://www.earthtempleretreats.com/medical-form/

We look forward to being with you on retreat ! Please take the time to complete this form. It is the first step to register for any of our retreats.
What is your refund policy?
Due to high costs of facilitating retreats, we cannot offer refunds. In the event where you can no longer come, we will place your funds toward future retreats or online offerings by Athena or Jeremy, of which there are many.

"I have sat in ceremonies and events that Athena has hosted, facilitated, or organized, many, many times now. Each time is as transformative as the last and I always walk away grateful and filled with life again. Athena has a gift for intuiting the direction and creating the space needed for the people who show up. Her medicine, skill, knowledge, and presence are unique and down to earth. I feel incredibly fortunate to have found her and to know that I can always come back to sit in ceremony with her and remember the beauty of life again."