Rainforest Medicine Council, August 2021

Rainforest Medicine Council Gatherings

August 14st – 21th 2021, at Ocean Forest Ecolodge

*Option to add 4 nights and 2 ceremonies, through August 25th*

An immersive experience of ancient Amazonian plant medicine ceremonies for personal, community and planetary renewal – held in accordance with the millenary, time-tested, universal wellness traditions taught by the Secoya elders of the jungles of Ecuador.

These Council Gatherings will be facilitated by a group of skilled facilitators: Jonathon Miller Weisberger, author of Rainforest Medicine: Preserving Indigenous Science and Biodiversity in the Upper Amazon will be joined by Zamboni Funk, an astrologer from NYC who deftly weaves threads of time, space, and mind toward the re-enchantment of the commonplace, as well as Gerard Artesona, a psychotherapist specializing in integration therapy and counseling with a private practice in Oakland California. The experience Jonathon brings as an adept ethnobotanist, conservation pioneer and rainforest guide after decades of delving deep into the pulsating heart of Rainforest Medicine traditions, combined with the synergistic input from co-facilitators, brings these retreats to a whole next level!

A Heartening Inner Journey Toward Cultivating a Vibrant Life
— For Self, Community and Planetary Renewal —

Each council includes four medicine ceremonies in total: two Sunrise Renewal Ceremonies and two Traditional Healing Medicine Ceremonies.

Also consider adding two more ceremonies in four nights. One more Traditional Healing Medicine Ceremony for eye opening, and another Sunrise Renewal to tie it all together.

Attendees will receive a dieta protocol to follow via email after registration.

Each week-long Council Includes the following offerings:

• • 7-nights of comfortable shared accommodations at Ocean Forest Ecolodge Retreat
    • Private rooms are also available at an additional rate — email after registration for more info!
    • Option to extend to 11 nights for deeper regeneration
  • Three natural wholesome dieta friendly meals daily, with fresh aromatic teas from the garden: lemon-grass, guayusa and cacao.
  • On fasting days in preparation for ceremony, we offer optional fruit at breakfast and one simple dieta friendly meal at noon
  • Delve deep into ethnobotany and learn local medicinal plants on programmed excursions, rainforest and garden tours and workshops
  • Introduction to an ancient ceremonial indigenous plant medicine
  • (2) Sunrise Renewal ceremonies with alkaline rich rainforest medicines
    • option to extend for (3) total Sunrise Renewal ceremonies
  • (2) overnight Traditional Healing ceremonies with rainforest medicines
    • option to extend for (3) total Traditional Healing ceremonies
  • Aura cleanses with medicinal flowers
  • Yoga and/or guided meditation classes daily
  • Rainforest, paradise beach and river hikes
  • Swim, snorkel and surf at our beach front location
  • One on one preparation/integration guidance (if requested)
  • Daily free time for integration and relaxation
  • Group integration circles for raising common body of experience
  • Pristine, secluded Pacific Ocean beach within walking distance to San Josecito bay, that is idyllic for snorkeling.
  • Beach and rainforest trekking with miles of trails extending outward from the ecolodge.
  • Ocean swims, snorkel, boogie boarding, surfing
  • On-site bird watching, monkey viewing, and nature adoration
  • Rich and diverse ethnobotanical gardens for communing with a vast array of potent medicinal plants and fruit trees
  • On site massage therapy (available at an additional rate)
  • Traditional Healing Limpias (available at an additional rate)
  • Astrological integration with ZamboniFunk (available at an additional rate)

Not Included

• Domestic travel between San Jose and Ocean Forest; approximately $200. (We’ll help you arrange it!)
• On route San Jose hotel if needed Approx. $88 for solo room, or less if with a roommate. (Mention Ocean Forest Ecolodge at adventure-inn.com for a discount!)
• Gratuities (we recommend $10 daily to be shared among the amazing staff, cooks, room keepers, gardeners and guides all who are part of serving this experience)

This retreat will take place at Ocean Forest Ecolodge, a permaculture garden 20+ years in the making located on Costa Rica’s treasured Osa Peninsula, just south of Corcovado National Park. A veritable paradise, well known for its vast diversity of animal and plant life, this oasis is perfectly nestled between pristine Upper Amazonian rainforest to the east and a secluded, intimate beach on the Pacific Ocean to the west. Perfect for either deep meditation/relaxation or exciting adventures and animal encounters, this beautiful sanctuary delivers profound healing even before ceremony begins. Don’t forget to drink a coconut!

Looking forward to an off the charts week
in a beautiful rainforest, beach and ocean wilderness setting!
Each cell in your body will leave singing “Pura Vida!”