A Magical Yoga Journey to Machu Picchu and Cusco provides the opportunity to connect on a deeper level to the indigenous culture and authentic spirituality of the Quechua people. We guarantee that in this program there is something for everyone. You will be inspired by:

	Willka T’ika Retreat Centre: A place of serenity, peace and exquisite beauty.
	Magnificent Andean peaks and Sacred Valley scenery.
	Mysterious ancient cities and temples including Machu Picchu.
	Temple of the Sun and Saksaywaman
	Vibrant and colorful Quechua people in their mountain villages.
	Andean culture and cosmology. Participation in authentic ancient ceremonies.

Your Hosts and Special Guests
Facility and Its Amenities
Tentative Daily Itinerary
Optional Healing Services
Accommodations & Pricing
Deposits & Reservations
Cancellation & Refund Policy

Your Host, David Wolfe
David Wolfe is a best selling author and leading authority on raw food nutrition and vibrant health. David's informative lectures will inspire you to take your physical, mental and spiritual health to new heights. Learn about the latest information, resources and tools for achieving exceptional vibrant health and vitality. David will also share his extensive knowledge about wild plant food during our numerous hikes.

Your Hostess, Kerrie Dancing Butterfly
Kerrie will guide guests on a sacredjourney inward to assist indeepening our Peruvian experience. Learn to quiet the mind, connect to the ancient wisdom, the land energies and native culture through powerful guided meditations at the sacred sites. Awaken your true essence during this retreat experience and let it SHINE. This journey will playfully bring light to the daily dance of surrendering limited beliefs and awakening our true radiance and inner wisdom. Kerrie Dancing Butterfly artfully integrates the fields of self-empowerment, Shamanic teachings, emotional release, spiritual studies, meditation techniques and energy healing. Her core body of work is devoted to assisting people with their personal transformation through the integration of optimal physical, emotional and spiritual health. Kerrie will also be offering private Transformational Empowerment Sessions and Spiritual Card Readings to guests.

Gourmet Raw Cuisine by Matt Samuelson
Our raw vegan meals will be prepared by Matt Samuelson, trained in the US at the Living Light Culinary Arts Institute in the art of raw cuisine. Matt's creations are an expression of love, consciousness, and the joy of vibrant health. Matt brings a wealth of experience and good taste to everything he does and once you sample his food you will understand. With his raw cuisine expertise and familiarity with local produce and customs, we are in for quite a treat. All meals at Willka T'ika are raw vegetarian and primarily organic, with large amounts of food grown in the sacred energy of the Willka T’ika gardens. Nutrient-dense raw fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and superfoods may be a departure from your normal diet for an extended number of days. If you feel you need to supplement this menu with your own snacks, beverages or supplements, you are free to bring that with you.

Heart-Centered Yoga and Meditation with Isa
Isa will guide guests on a journey inward with heart-centered yoga. Having studied yoga, massage, meditation and the healing arts for over 16 years in over 40 countries, she artfully integrates these teachings in a loving atmosphere.

Each practice will incorporate breath, body consciousness, movement, stillness, meditation and postures to facilitate a deeper union with self, mother earth and the Universe. The yoga practice will be tailored to suit all levels with the intention for individual optimal health.

Willka T'ika Guesthouse
For most of our journey (7 nights) we will be enjoying the breathtaking gardens of Willka T'ika Guesthouse, a modern spiritual Retreat Center in the Sacred Valley of the Inka. The surrounding gardens are filled with Andean medicinal plants, brilliant flowers and organically grown vegetables, all featured in our gourmet vegetarian raw cuisine meals. The magnificent meeting room and yoga studio built from earth materials has hardwood floors, great heating and wonderful lighting, with rays of morning sun streaming into the studio to start off each day.

While at Willka T'ika there will be time to schedule a private massage/healing session in our healing rooms, a crystal bed treatment,or a soak in our hot outdoor Andean baths filled with minerals from Pachamama and medicinal herbs and flowers from the gardens. Seven sacred gardens for healing and meditation, indoor meditation rooms, solar-heated floral medicinal baths, healing massage rooms and a crystal bed healing room are all available to guests.

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Tentative Daily Itinerary (subject to modification)

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
Departure from home country to Lima, Peru. You are responsible for the cost and booking of your own flight arrangements. We recommend you call Dusti our travel agent at 800.342.4114 for excellent group rates and specific departure and arrival times. Depending on the arrival time of your flight, you may need to stay overnight in Lima. Separate arrangements will be made for this—not included in the retreat package. If you choose a redeye flight this evening then you will arrive Friday morning and will not require overnight accommodations in Lima.

Friday, March 23rd, 2007

Fly from Lima, Peru to Cusco, Peru around 9:30am. Contact Dusti for our group rates for this in-country round-trip flight. Your professional guide will meet your group arrival at Cusco’s airport, at approximately 11,000ft. En route to beautiful Willka T’ika Guesthouse in the Sacred Valley, stop in Cusco for lunch at Mandela's. Then relax and enjoy a one and a-half hour scenic drive through the mountains to our Willka T’ika home-base. Willka T’ika was built especially for Magical Journey spiritual groups to enjoy the splendor of the Andes. Late afternoon orientation at Willka T'ika followed by welcome feast and introduction to our friendly Quechua and Sun Food Nutrition staff that will take care of all your needs during your stay. This evening relax and unwind from today's travels and acclimate to the altitude.

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Special day with authentic Andean ceremony. Morning yoga/meditation with Isa followed by raw buffet breakfast. After breakfast enjoy the group orientation tour of the seven sacred gardens at Willka T'ika. Incorporating Andean symbols, these magnificent flower and herbal gardens bring wholeness to our being and have been built with love and guidance from nature. Group attunement and meditation to connect us with Pachamama and further enhance our connection to the energies of the Sacred Valley. Our guestsare encouraged to spend time and meditate in the splendors of nature during their stay at Willka T’ika and during visits to nearby ancient sites.

After lunch in the gardens, the guide or a staff member offers to take the energetic on a hike in the countryside. Optional hike into the town of Urubamba to visit the local outdoor market. Some may wish to use the time to rest, paint and write in their journals. This is the best time to schedule an optional service such as massage or coco-leaf reading. In the late afternoon, an authentic healer invites the entire group to participate in a special Andean offering ceremony to Pachamama for the well-being of the group. All local Quechua practice this healing ceremony and it guides you deeper into their traditions and spiritual world. To conclude the ceremony the group gathers with the healer for a fire ceremony, which also prepares mind, body and spirit for your upcoming pilgrimage to Machu Picchu.

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

After yoga and breakfast, drive through the Sacred Valley to welcome the sparkling energies of the day at the spectacular ruins of P'isaq. Overlooking impressive Inkan terraces, hike the trail to the Inkan Temple of the Sun, a doorway to the upper Andean world of the Condor, messenger of the Gods. Optional meditation. Optional hike down the mountain to the colorful market of P'isaq or choose to return by bus. Be prepared—this market offers a wonderful opportunity to buy woven goods, wall hangings and hand-painted beadwork, as well as wonderful photographic opportunities. Observe the colorful traditionally dressed campesinos coming to barter and sell their produce. We will recommend some delicious options for an inexpensive al fresco lunch, where you can watch the lively activities of the market. Return to Willka T'ika in the afternoon with time to relax or practice yoga before dinner.

Monday, March 26th, 2007
 
After yoga and breakfast and we visit the Ollantaytambo Ruins with its wonderful stonework and sun temple. Weather permitting, we follow with a very special visit to an Andean mountain school. For fifteen years Magical Journey has maintained contact with dedicated school teachers and traditionally-dressed pupils in isolated mountain communities, in areas that few tourists are privileged to visit. Unwind at Willka Tika this afternoon, followed by dinner and an informative lecture by David this evening.

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007
 
After morning yoga and breakfast, prepare for another stunning hike in the Sacred Valley backcountry. Our guide is familiar with incredible local hikes to waterfalls, high glacial lakes and traditional villages far away from the activities of the valley. This evening may be a good time to schedule a private massage, transformation empowerment session or a hot solar bath filled with medicinal flowers and herbs and salts from the farms. Evening discussion on preparation for Machu Picchu followed by dinner.

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
 
Morning train to Aguas Calientes, the lively village situated below the nearby Machu Picchu Ruins. Early morning ascent by bus to the sunlit terraces of the historical Inkan center of spiritual and political power. In the morning you enter Machu Picchu as tourists and follow our special guide on a tour of the "Lost City of the Inka."

Thereafter there is time to return in the afternoon to explore the feminine and masculine energy sites on your own. You will have overnight accommodations in town near Machu Picchu and on your own for dinner this evening.

Thursday, March 29th, 2007
 
Full morning free to wander through the mysterious terraces and temples of Machu Picchu, Ancient City of Light. The energetic may climb to Waynapicchu, Young Mountain, for a spectacular view of Machu Picchu.

The guide will meet you back at the train station in the afternoon at the appointed time to catch your afternoon train back to Ollantaytampu with transfer to Willka T'ika in time for dinner.

Friday, March 30th, 2007

A day of mindfulness and integration starting with morning yoga and meditation. Guests welcome time to regroup and unwind after their energetic visit to Machu Picchu. Massages and crystal bed healing are available to pamper the body. Some may wish to take an optional journey to the circles of Moray, or perhaps hike up the valley to the Maras Inkan Salt Farms. The views from there are unlike anything you have ever seen. Others may wish to hike into the village of Urubamba and visit the local ceramic studio where beautiful art is handcrafted or check out top-quality alpaca sweaters in a nearby shop. This last evening at Willka Tika enjoy a festive dinner with special closing ceremony.

Saturday, March 31st, 2007
 
This concludes our stay at Willka T’ika as we pack up and depart in the morning for Cusco. Guided visit to the very special sacred site at of Saksaywaman, overlooking the city of Cusco. Impressive stonework and structures weighing hundreds of tons will leave you in awe. How did the ancestors of the Quechua and Inkans build those structures without the use of the wheel and steel implements? Return to Cusco for lunch on your own and free time to explore the city and visit some of the silver shops on the main square. Check into your hotel (where your luggage will await you).

Free time to walk through the cobblestone streets to the San Blas Artists' district, a quaint area filled with artisan and art shops, lively restaurants and coffee shops. Some may wish to visit the Korikancha, the ancient center of the Inkan Empire. Our last nite together we will gather at Mandela’s a local restaurant in Cusco owned by a dear friend that will create a bountiful raw feast with live music and dancing for our joyous pleasure.

Sunday, April 1st, 2007

Morning group shuttle service to Cusco airport to catch flight to Lima airport. A light continental breakfast is served. You will be on your own for lunch—overseas flights out of Lima tend to leave in the evening and Lima is not an easy city to negotiate. An optional Lima city tour is available to the whole group. The tour allows for a stop in the colorful parks of the cosmopolitan suburb of Miraflores for lunch before visiting the Gold or Archeological Museums. After dinner in the city, there will be transfers back to the airport in time to check in for the evening flight home. Depending on the size of the group and the time spent in Lima, there will be an additional cost of approximately $75 per person for the Lima day tour. Lunch and dinner meals are at your expense this day.

The order within this itinerary may vary slightly to suit the needs of the group or if circumstances warrant change. Weather in the Andes is unpredictable and may cause delays or cancellation of flights or activities. We also select days to visit sites when fewer tourists are likely to be there. As we see fit we may add other local activities or ceremonies as time permits.

Optional Healing Services

In addition, the following optional services may be arranged once you arrive at Willka T'ika on a cash basis:

	Enjoy an Andean massage with aromatherapy oils. At night under the stars treat yourself (and a friend) to a solar bath with aromatherapy from our gardens. A half-hour treatment on our crystal bed imported from the miracle healer John of God in Brazil is a wonderful gift to balance body and spirit.
	Transformational Empowerment Sessions with Kerrie. A journey inward to uncover and release what is no longer serving you, replacing it with your own inner radiance and divinity.
	Spiritual Card Readings with Kerrie. This information will provide personal guidance in the areas of surrendering old patterns, enduring challenging situations, new beginnings and prosperity.
	Willka T’ika facilities: The well-equipped yoga studio may be used during the day. The Takiwasi music room has a supply of CDs, musical instruments, and Tibetan and crystal bowls for your pleasure. Our Yachaywasi library with its cozy fireplace has a great selection of books on all subjects. Guests are encouraged to tune into nature or simply enjoy the peace and flowers in the gardens.
	A highly acclaimed coca-leaf reader can be brought in from Cusco upon request. If a few people decide to do this together, she and a translator offer approximately half-hour readings.

Accommodations & Pricing

Retreat Package is $3,795 per person double occupancy which includes:

	Raw cuisine meals starting at arrival in Cusco and ending with departure from Cusco
	7 nights stay at the Willka T’ika Guesthouse double occupancy
	1 nite stay in Cusco double occupancy
	1 nite stay in Agua Calientes near Machu Picchu
	All programs, ceremonies, excursions, entrance fees and tours outlined in the above draft itinerary
	Lectures, yoga and meditation
	Transportation to and from the Cusco airport during scheduled group tour times and for all excursions
	An amazing, life-altering, cultural, environmental, spiritual and enlightening experience beyond anything you have ever experienced before!!!

Not included in the retreat package pricing:

	Round-trip airfare from your town to Lima, Peru
	Round-trip airfare from Lima to Cusco, Peru
	Hotel stay in Lima and airport shuttle on day of arrival (may not be required if you take a redeye flight and arrive in the morning of the 21st).
	Airport departure tax $41
	Tipping-budget $95 for tipping guides, drivers and healers
	Optional healing services at Willka T’ika
	Bottled water each day $15-20 total
	Dinner at Machu Picchu and lunch in Cusco $30
	Optional day-tour in Lima—specifics TBD plan $75
	Meals in Lima $30
	Shopping money for crafts, clothes and souvenirs. Attention shoppers: Peru has markets filled with tempting goods. If you like to shop, when you see all the Andean offerings, you will want to buy a variety of beautiful hand-woven goods, ceramics, CDs, alpaca sweaters and jewelry. Magical Journey recommends that you bring extra cash in US dollars. If you are tempted by any of the offerings, please plan to bring extra cash in US currency.

Deposits and Reservations

Since this is a special international experience there is limited space so if you are interested in joining us, reserve your space today! This retreat will sell out fast! For more information contact Kerrie at 949.715.7902 or explore@journeysforthesoul.com.

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Get a $100 discount on your retreat fee if you pay by check. Please make your check payable to Dancing Butterfly Enterprises, and mail to Dancing Butterfly Enterprises, 978 Temple Hills Dr, Laguna Beach, CA 92651. Please include in your correspondence the name of the participant(s), address, email, phone number and the title of the retreat.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Due to the prepayments required for accommodations, transportation, guides, materials, staff and food on behalf of each participant, there are no refunds or credits offered for partial attendance or no shows. This is a firm policy. Deposits and payments made are non-refundable.

WARNING: This experience is for those who take responsibility for themselves and embrace the opportunity to expand their beliefs, dissolve limited thinking and awaken their heart to a perspective of vibrant health and blissful living. Those who tend to complain, blame others and fear life will find this experience to be outside their natural comfort zone. Due to the elevation, foreign land, rigorous hiking and travel distance, we recommend that all participants are in exceptional health, both physically and mentally, for this experience to be most enjoyable and rewarding.

David and Kerrie look forward to sharing this magical mystery journey with you Adios

NOTICE: This retreat is an alcohol and drug free environment. You will be experiencing tremendously joyful all-natural HIGHS just being in nature, feasting on organic live foods, embracing inspirational content, experiencing sacred ceremonies, splashing in healing waters, expanding your spirit and laughing hysterically with others.