A retreat center built from lived experience. Created to offer a safe, respectful path for deep inner work in the Amazon.
Healing Forest was not born from marketing. It was born from survival.
From age 14 into his thirties, Álvaro lived trapped in addiction for two decades. It cost him his health, relationships, and confidence. Life wasn’t living—it was enduring.
Everything changed when ayahuasca and medicines entered his life. It wasn’t easy or “beautiful.” It was confronting, demanding, and humbling and it helped him reclaim what he thought he’d lost: his own life.
For nearly seven years, he committed to inner work, facing fear, trauma, and patterns step by step. In a ceremony in Colombia, he received a vision: to open a healing center, even when it felt impossible.
The path brought obstacles: broken agreements, financial collapse, and the pandemic. In the end, Álvaro chose to buy land in Peru and build it himself. Cabin by cabin, solar panel by solar panel, Healing Forest became real.
Today, the mission is simple: a respectful, grounded space where others can begin their return to life.
Integrity over hype:
Honest communication, no exaggerated promises
Respect for tradition:
A humble approach to Amazonian medicine work
Safety and small groups:
Attention, boundaries, and responsibility
Integration:
Helping guests turn insights into real-life change
We combine traditional ceremony with practical integration so your retreat becomes real change, not just an intense experience in the jungle.
Before you arrive, we guide you through preparation so you feel clear on what to expect, how to arrive grounded, and how to set a sincere intention.
During the retreat, we keep the space safe and structured with clear guidelines, consistent communication, and a calm rhythm that supports deep work.
After ceremonies, we focus on integration support so you can translate insights into concrete steps for your relationships, work, and health habits back home.
Set on more than 18 hectares of pristine Peruvian jungle, Healing Forest is a self-sustaining retreat center built by hand and guided by integrity. It is not a tourist project, but a living space for transformation born from lived experience, not theory. Here, Álvaro and his team accompany others on the same path he once walked: a return to clarity, strength, and authenticity.
“I FELT SAFE ENOUGH TO BE HONEST WITH MYSELF”
What surprised me most about Healing Forest was the calm. No hype, just people who truly care. The ceremonies were powerful, but the integration circles helped me make sense of it all. I returned home clearer, more grounded, and with practical steps to keep moving forward.
Marina, 27, Spain
“I STOPPED RUNNING FROM MY LIFE”
I came with anxiety and exhaustion, hoping the jungle could give me clarity. What I found was something simpler and more powerful: structure, safety, and a team that truly listened. The ceremonies were intense, but I always felt supported. The integration circles helped me turn insight into action, and I went home with calmer mornings, better boundaries, and a real plan to keep changing.
John, 44, USA
“THE JUNGLE HELPED ME RESET”
I didn’t realize how overstimulated I was until I arrived. The quiet, the river, the simplicity of the space, it all helped me slow down. The ceremonies were powerful, but what changed everything for me was the integration: daily circles that brought me back to reality and helped me understand what the medicine was showing me. I returned home lighter and more grounded.
Louis, 35, France
