S E M I L L A | Journey to the Origins
with Maestro Tito La Rosa- Quechua, Sacha Mariel La Rosa, Maestro Benito Apaza- Q’ero, Omar La Rosa (Perú) and Nicole Adriana Casanova (Puerto Rico)
December 1 to December 10, 2022 | Sacred Valley of the Incas, Cusco, Peru.
We are all born with a seed inside of us, the seed of the continuity of Life, the seed of diversity. And we are also all born with a sound inside, the one that takes us back to our inner world, as well as accompanies us on the journey of expanding our consciousness. In this journey, tradition is our source, and Munay (love) is our primordial energy.
-Maestro Tito La Rosa
This will be a journey to the origins through different experiential and communitarian experiences along the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Machu Picchu and the historical city of Cusco. We will have the opportunity to approach and get in touch with different indigenous communities and native people, guardians of the seeds and the cosmovision of our tradition. We will have a deep experience of work, reflection, study and encounter with diversity, with the seed, with the weavings, with the oracular symbols, with the sounds, with the ceremonies, with the rituals and with the Sacred.
Throughout this journey we will interact with different maestros (teachers), who will leave us their seeds of wisdom and their teachings to integrate them into our path. During our time in Peru, we will visit some of the most important “Huacas” (archaeological sites – ancient sanctuaries) of the Cusco region, our ancestral temples, sacred places of our tradition, where we will learn about their history, we will know some of their secrets and we will be able to connect with the energy and medicine of these living spaces that will receive our prayers.
We will have a guided visit to Alqa - Museum of Andean Folk Art, curated by its founders, Johana and Antonio; where we will encounter various pieces of traditional Andean art. Here we will learn about their technical, symbolic and artistic particularities, and thanks to its ability to transmit knowledge, connect with its essence, where it will demonstrate its origins and the way of life of its creators.
We will also be sharing a day with our guide John and visiting 5 high Andean indigenous communities who manage the Parque de la Papa (Potato Park) project, dedicated to the conservation of biological and cultural diversity, where they will share with us their vision and conservation work in agro ecology and traditional knowledge.
Then we will submerge ourselves for five days in the magical, mystical, vibrational and sonorous universe of Maestro Curandero de Sonidos (sound healing master and teacher) Tito La Rosa. Where he will lead us into a deep immersion with sacred sound and Andean tradition, within the oracle of the Abuelas y Abuelos (made up of original pieces of our ancestral culture) and deepening into their secret codes of wisdom, connecting with their multiple meanings, receiving their messages, and also their sound.
We will work with the Mother of all symbols: The Chakana, which is ancestral sacred geometry, a bridge to transcendence. We will work with - and from - the void, since the healing processes happens from the emptiness, which is why we will integrate in this journey the Bamboo as a teacher, who has incorporated in his being the two natures necessary for life: emptiness and strength. Emptiness, void, space, nothingness, the cave: representing the feminine. And strength as the resistance, the hardness, the knots: the masculine.
The work with Maestro Tito will have a shamanic character, going through different ritua moments and ceremonies. This work is based on his proposal of ancestral sound healing for his Escuela de Sonidos, Peru, with which he has been working for more than 40 years: The 9 Portals of Sound of the Tradition. Within his offering, Tito incorporates musical instruments such as feather antaras, whistling vessels, pututos (shell trumpets), ceramic antaras, ocarinas, bone and cane quenas, sikus, drums, rattles, feathers, charango and bamboo flutes; such as the flute of love, flute of prayer, flute of the grandparents, among others; creating a sacred, deep and healing space, establishing a dialogue of times to make an inner journey.
We will be accompanied by Maestro Benito Apaza, Pampamisayoq Elder, belonging to the Apaza lineage of the Q’ero Nation, guardians of the rituals and ceremonies of the ancestral Andean tradition. Maestro Benito will accompany us in some rituals, sharing the wisdom of his people through his powerful Quechua prayers, as well as officiating the ceremony of offering to the Pachamama and the Apus.
We will also have a master class with Omar La Rosa, Tito’s son, musician, scholar of traditional Andean music, luthier of La Rosa de Bambu; musical healing flutes, and Sikuri guide. Additionally, we have Vanessa and Adrian who will serve for an optional Temazcal “Inipi” ceremony. The have been students, assistants and practitioners of this sacred purification and prayer ceremony with different native elders from some native north American traditions such as Sioux, Dakota, Lakota, Oglala, for the last years.
Finally, this will be a journey with the Andean tradition, with the sound and with the seed. More than a trip, it will be an experience of lifetime, a time of opening and learning, to transform ourselves through all these experiences, to be able to translate it into a more conscious life experience, more human, more balanced and respectful, more just and in harmony with all of Existence.
- Sacha Mariel La Rosa
All Meals covered by the retreat are healthy and vegetarian. We will be consuming healthy, vegetarian food for the duration of the trip and all participants must agree to this. Additionally, this is an alcohol, drug, tobacco 420 free zone, as we are engaging sacred work and will keep the environment clean in order to experience and keep the container at a high level. Violence of any manner will not be tolerated including racism, classism, sexism, and communication and/or behavior. We will ask all participants to not engage in any conduct aside from the aforementioned that would compromise the integrity of our process. This includes things like gossip, coming on to other retreat goers, filming or photographing our ceremonial spaces or altars (unless otherwise permitted), and geotagging photographs or content for the duration of our stay. We will have a professional photographer with us for most of our journey and encourage you all to take a break from your phones and be present.
Y O U R G U I D E S
TITO LA ROSA - Maestro Curandero de Sonidos
Peruvian ceremonial and ritual musician, composer, researcher and musical instruments builder. Founder of the Escuela de Sonidos Peru, The House of Sound, and the Sound Museum in Cusco, Peru.
He has been researching and working for the last 40 years on the power of healing through vibration and sound, and deepening into traditional Amazonian and Andean cosmovision and shamanic ceremonies.
In his work he integrates the power and vibration of ancient instruments from ancient Peru and contemporary instruments from different parts of the world. Within his proposal, he incorporates the sound vibration of feather antaras, whistling vessels, pututos, ceramic antaras, ocarinas, bone and cane quenas, bamboo flutes, drums, rattles, marimbas and charango, where he fuses ancestral and contemporary sounds, creating a sacred, acoustic and sensitive space, establishing a dialogue of times to make an inner journey. He has 12 musical productions, where “Prophecy of the Eagle and the Condor” stands out, nominated for the best world music album at the NAMA (Native American Music Awards). In addition, he was invited by the Japanese musician Kitaro to participate in his album "Thinking of you", which won the Grammy in 2000.
MAESTRO BENITO APAZA - Maestro PampaMisayoq from Q'ero Nation. Benito belongs to the Apaza lineage from the ancestral - origins of the Q'ero Nation, guardians of the Andean tradition. Benito will accompany us in some rituals, sharing the wisdom of the Q'ero culture through the powerful quechua prayers, ceremonial offerings to Pachamama and the Apus.
OMAR LA ROSA - Luthier of La Rosa de Bambú, traditional Musician, builder of wood and bamboo instruments with high healing power. Andean traditional music student. Omar has been a guide and founder of some Sikuris troops, whose mission is to maintain the ancestral traditional music of the Andean highlands, where they sound through the weaving of complementary duality.
SACHA MARIEL LA ROSA - Experience Curator , studied sustainable tourism, and trained as an holistic therapist. Mother of Moena and Nala, companion of Tito. Cancer survivor. Nature lover, remembering and walking the path of the heart, through the teachings of ancestral traditions and her life experiences. Currently developing an investigation through a personal process, of the feminine archetypes and their oracular symbolic message, through the lecture of the Amazonian Andean tradition.
NICOLE ADRIANA CASANOVA - Nicole Adriana Casanova is a Boriken born student of Maestro Manuel Rufino, a Taino Elder who founded the Golden Drum cultural center in Brooklyn and many communities around the world. She is a graduate of the New School in New York City. Her cross-disciplinary study included Food Justice and Sovereignty, Environmental Economics and Psychology.
Nicole is a writer, poet, songkeeper and storyteller. Over the past decade, Nicole has been blessed to travel the world and study with great teachers, elders, and spiritual traditions. As a healer, she has administered to 1,000s of people and her passion is to shift from individual healing to collective healing. Root to Heaven in Nicole’s prayer for the Waters of the Earth.
R A T E S & Accommodations
Triple Room (sleeps 3 singles) | 6 available | $2600 per person
Double Room (sleeps 2 singles) | 3 available | $2600 per person
Matrimonial Room (sleeps 1 couple or 1 individual) | 2 available | $5000 for couple & $3500 for individual
Room Arrangements apply to our in-depth Journey with Tito La Rosa at Munay Sonqo in Sacred Valley. Preference for accommodation is available on a first come, first serve basis.
To reserve we require a $1000 non-refundable deposit by November 6th
Last Day to Register is November 20th
The balance of your trip will be paid in cash upon arrival.
S C H E D U L E
Dec 1:
Early morning arrival at Cusco airport
Morning transfer to hotel in Ollantaytambo* town
Group lunch
Opening ritual with Maestro Tito
Guided visit to Alqa - Museum of Andean Folk Art
Dinner on your own
*Ollantaytambo town is beautiful Inca town and the best preserved in the Sacred Valley. It is also the lowest altitude town with regard to sea level, and ideal to adapt to the altitude of the area (2,792 meters above sea level).
**There are plenty restaurants around this small town, with vegetarian offers, prices around $10 or less
Dec 2:
Full day of studies with Maestro Tito
Early morning transfer to Munay Sonqo retreat center - starts the immersion with Maestro Tito
The message of the ancestral oracular symbols" Ritual - Reading of the Oracle of the Abuelas and Abuelos of our tradition.
Dec 3:
Full day of ceremonies and studies with Maestro Q’ero Benito Apaza an Maestro Tito
Offering to the Pachamama and the Apus Ritual – ancestral gratitude “Despacho” ceremony with Maestro Benito
"C'halla de Flores" ancestral & contemporary ritual - christening and healing with sounds and flowers
Dec 4:
Full day of studies with Maestro Tito
Ritual visit to Moray Archaeological center
Ancestral weaving of the complementary duality of sound - Sikuris master class with Omar La Rosa
Dec 5:
Full day of studies with Maestro Tito
“The 9 Sound Portals of the Tradition” full day Master Class
Evening Dance As Prayer with Nicole Adriana Casanova
Dec 6:
Full day of studies with Maestro Tito
Teachings on "Andean Tradition and Human Life".
Teachings on "The 7 codes of the Bamboo as a Teacher"
Closing ceremony
Dec 7:
“Inipi” Temazcal ancestral ceremony with Adrián and Vanessa
Space of sacred word and “Dance as Prayer” with Nicole
Dec 8:
Soil Regeneration with Sweet Child Peru
Dec 9:
Early morning checkout
Transfer to Pisaq town
Guided visit to the Archaelogical site of Pisaq
Group lunch & time off for shopping at the crafts market
Transfer to hotel in Cusco
Farewell dinner in “Green Point” exquisite plant based signature food restaurant. This will be an “à la carte” dinner, each one at their own expense (around $40 expense in food and drinks or less)
Dec 10:
Midday transfer to the airport
*Or optional trip to Machu Picchu: 5am transfer to train station (see below)
MINIMUM CAPACITY 16 people | MAXIMUM capacity 30 people
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
Everything mentioned in the program.
All transfers upon arrival at the airport.
All internal transfers to and from all activities.
Entrance tickets for archaeological sites mentioned in the program (Moray and Pisac) and Museum visit.
English speaking guide for the archaeological sites and activities.
Breakfasts & Lunches from Dec 2 to 10. Full meals with "farm to table" supplies from 2 to 8 at Munay Sonqo Retreat Center.
Work of Master Tito La Rosa, Master Q'ero Benito Apaza, luthier and Sukuri master Omar La Rosa.
Organization work of Sacha Mariel.
* NOT INCLUDED:
Anything not mentioned in the program.
-Air tickets.
-Dinner on the 1st and 9th.
-It does not include drinks and desserts in some restaurants.
-Does NOT INCLUDES TIPS, thank you for considering tips on your own.
EXTRA INFO: FLIGHT SUGGESTIONS
Arrival in Lima on december 1st in the early morning, hopefully around 4:30am.
Return to USA on the 10th from 9pm onwards.
Dec 1st Flight Lima-Cusco 7:05am
Dec 10 Flight Cusco-Lima 2:05pm
Or other similar schedules
**FOR THOSE WISHING TO CONTINUE TO MACHU PICCHU on December 10th**
Dec 10:
5am - morning transfer from Cusco Hotel to Peru Rail train station in Ollantaytambo
05:40am to 09:50am - Train trip to Aguas Calientes town
Check in and leave luggage at hotel
Bus to Machu Picchu Archaeological site
Private english guided 3hrs visit to the site
Buffett lunch at “El Mapi”
Time off to go to the hot springs (expense on your own)
Dinner on your own
Dec 11:
Checkout after breakfast
08:53am to 10:52am - Train to Cusco city
Rate for 1 to 2 passengers
$475 dollars per person
Rate for 3 to 10 passengers
$360 dollars per person
Rate for 11 to more
$330 dollars per person
*The rates applies for the purchase of the package in a group way
What is included:
- Transfer from cusco hotel to train station
- Round trip Cusco - Aguas Calientes - Cusco: Expedition Peru Rail train
- Private english guide at Aguas Calientes town for the journey to Machu Picchu
- Round trip bus tickets to Machu Picchu site
- Entrance Tickets for Machu Picchu site
- Buffett lunch at “El Mapi”
- 3 stars hotel at Aguas Calientes Town
DOES NOT INCLUDE:
Anything not mentioned on the program
Doesn’t includes entrance tickets to the hot springs (less than $10 dollars)
Doesn’t includes dinner (expense around $10 dollars)
Doesn’t includes tips
