Temple of the Way of Light

Near Iquitos, Loreto

Ayahuasca retreat centre near Iquitos where ceremonies are led by Shipibo healers. It hosted a 2015-2019 observational research project with ICEERS and the Beckley Foundation.

Details from the centre's own website and independent sources, read 28 Sep 2026.

The legal position in Peru

In 2008 Peru's National Institute of Culture declared the traditional knowledge and uses of ayahuasca by native Amazonian communities Cultural Heritage of the Nation. The declaration protects traditional use and contrasts it with decontextualised commercial use; it does not license retreats. No authority inspects retreat centres, so standards vary between operators, and legality says nothing about safety.

The law and every listed centre in Peru

Programmes and cost

Prices and formats as published by the operator on the date shown. They change, so confirm directly before budgeting. We never estimate a price that is not published.

Also offers

• Mapacho tobacco (ceremonial)
• Plant baths and plant remedies

Peyote.com lists this centre for ayahuasca only: we have not assessed these offerings, and they are not part of this listing.

Screening, as the centre describes it

"All applicants complete a comprehensive medical form, which is reviewed by our medical support team." "Certain medications, especially SSRIs and MAOIs, are contraindicated with ayahuasca." Form screens for cardiovascular, liver or kidney disease, recent surgeries, psychiatric conditions and contraindicated medications. No ECG requirement stated.

The cited ayahuasca safety facts to check it against

Accommodation

• Private tambos with bed, hammock, toilet and sink

What a ayahuasca retreat involves

The typical shape of this kind of programme. Use it as a checklist to ask against, not as this centre's timetable.

1. Before arrivalMedical and psychiatric screening, and a dieta, commonly restricting alcohol, recreational drugs, pork, fermented foods, salt and sugar, and sexual activity. SSRIs and MAOIs must be resolved with a clinician well in advance.
2. Day 1Arrival, orientation, one-to-one consultation with the healers, intention setting. No ceremony.
3. Ceremony daysLight plant-based breakfast, integration workshop mid-morning, light lunch, rest and fasting through the afternoon, pre-ceremony yoga around 6:30pm, ceremony from roughly 7:30pm running several hours.
4. Rest daysCeremonies alternate with rest days: group sharing circles, flower baths, healer consults, bodywork, and time to do nothing.
5. Final dayClosing circle and integration planning. Most centres advise against flying the same day.
6. AfterIntegration support varies enormously, from a single follow-up call to a year of community access. This is the single biggest quality differentiator and the least advertised.

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Sources for this profile

• Ayahuasca Retreat FAQ · Centre's own site, read 28 Sep 2026
• The Shipibo Ceremonial Use of Ayahuasca to Promote Well-Being: An Observational Study (Gonzalez et al., Frontiers in Pharmacology 2021) · Research, read 28 Sep 2026
• Insights From The Beckley/ICEERS Ayahuasca Collaboration (MAPS) · Press, read 28 Sep 2026

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