There is no seeker.
There is only the seeking.
We do not call this healing. Exploration and transformation require discipline, practice, and intention. What the medicine reveals is not something given — it is something remembered. The boundary between you and everything else was never real.
"Siente el despertar en tu vida. Libérate. Recupera la autoestima. Vive rodeado de amor y abundancia. Explora dentro de ti mismo."
Choose Your Path
Three distinct encounters with the medicine, in two lands. Each gathering is limited to 15 participants. You may attend one, two, or all three.
Retreat
An immersive encounter with the sacred mushroom lineage — the Niños Santos — held in its ancestral Mazatec spirit. Five days of deep listening, silent contemplation, temazcal, cacao, and the gentle unfolding of non-dual perception. Held in a private jungle sanctuary with a sacred cenote and natural lodging.
Retreat
The Toad and the Peyote — two of the most potent non-dual medicines of the Toltec lineage — held in ceremony alongside Kambo purification. A five-day deep immersion rooted in Wixarika and Sonoran desert traditions. The same private jungle sanctuary with sacred cenote. For those who feel the call to go further.
Retreat
Bufo Alvarius in the mountains of the Swiss Jura. A European gathering for those who cannot travel to Mexico but feel the call of the sacred toad. The same ceremonial frame, the same curanderos, held in the deep forest silence of the Jura plateau. Express your interest — we will confirm this retreat when sufficient participants are registered.
Six Steps of the Path
The medicine is not the experience — it is the whole arc of preparation, ceremony, and integration. We accompany you through each stage.
Before anything else, you ask yourself: why am I here? Not for the experience — for what the experience points toward. We provide reflection prompts and materials to help you arrive with clarity and purpose, not expectation.
You select your retreat, complete a short registration form, and secure your place with a 200 USD deposit. This reserves your spot and gives you access to the preparation materials and the participant WhatsApp group.
A 1-hour individual session with your chosen facilitator — Mourad or Stephania — to review your intentions, discuss any medical or psychological history, and ensure you arrive held and ready. Scheduled at least 3 weeks before the retreat.
A recommended 7-day dietary protocol (no alcohol, reduced meat, no processed foods), plus a preparation guide covering set and setting, intention-setting exercises, and what to expect physically and psychologically.
Five days in ceremony, silence, and community. Alfonso and Adriana hold the ceremonial space. Facilitators are present throughout. You are never alone. The group remains together until each person has completed their journey.
A follow-up 1-hour individual session within 2 weeks after the retreat. Ongoing access to the participant circle. The real work begins when you return home.
What Awaits You
- Sacred medicines — depending on retreat selection
- Kambo purification ceremony
- Temazcal — ancestral sweat lodge
- Cacao ceremony — opening of the heart
- Silent and contemplative settings throughout
- Open sharing circles (3 per retreat)
- Food and natural lodging included
- Private sacred cenote on the property (Mexico)
- 2h personal session — pre and post retreat
- WhatsApp group access for ongoing support
- Rapé, therapeutic massage, and additional 1:1 sessions — on request, extra cost
- Airport pick-up — on request, extra cost
Important to Know
We do not use the word healing. Exploration and transformation require discipline, practice, and intention. The medicine is not a shortcut — it is a mirror.
Each ceremonial session lasts approximately 50 minutes, is individual, and receives the full attention of the curanderos. The group stays together until each person has completed their process.
Confidentiality is essential. When speaking to others, you may simply say you are attending a cacao and temazcal retreat — which is entirely true.
What to Bring
Towel · yoga mat · white clothing set · comfortable clothes · bathing suit · blanket · headlamp · notebook · water bottle · personal symbolic object · offerings (flowers, books) · musical instruments welcome.
Alfonso & Adriana
Described as "una pareja mágica" — a magical couple — by Costa (2020), Alfonso and Adriana embody the perfect balance of feminine and masculine energies. Together for nearly 25 years, with over a decade of dedicated practice with ancestral medicines, they accompany each participant with full attention before, during, and after every session.
Adriana is a storyteller, lawyer, and guide in ancestral Mexican ceremonies with cacao, maize, healing plants, and Bufo Alvarius. With Alfonso, she has walked the plant medicine path for 25 years. Rooted in a lineage of mushroom healers, she is an honorary member of the Wixarika (Huichol) tribe and is authorized to offer Peyote rituals. Her presence in ceremony is that of the feminine — receptive, holding, deeply intuitive.
Alfonso is a surrealist painter and guide in ancestral medicines with 12 years of dedicated experience sharing Bufo Alvarius. He also works with Kambo as part of a holistic ceremonial approach. Recognized as a Bufo master after completing a rigorous 84-day dieta, he works in tandem with Adriana — their approaches distinct, complementary, and inseparable. In ceremony, his presence is direct, grounding, and precise.
Your Facilitators
Mourad and Stephania accompany each participant individually — before, throughout, and after the retreat. They hold the space between you and the ceremony, ensuring preparation and integration are grounded, honest, and supported.
A particle physicist and political scientist turned somatic therapist and psychedelic practitioner, with 2,500+ sessions. What interests Mourad: the ruptures of the self — those unscheduled moments where "I" stops behaving like a stable thing. Non-dual, vividly alive, stubbornly ineffable. His work creates the conditions, through self-induction or ceremonial frameworks, for such states to arise — and the mythico-ritual frame that lets them do their work after.
Systemic and transpersonal psychologist specialised in psychedelic-assisted therapy. For 8 years, Stephania has held and guided spaces for transformation through a holistic approach — expanding states of consciousness through psychology, Buddhism, sound healing, tantra, and psychedelic experiences.
Us, in One Word
After the ceremony, we asked participants one question: how do you feel, in one word?
"I feel I am everything and nothing and I am you and you are me. I have no boundaries. I am, infinite."
"I am at peace with myself and with life."
"Parce que juste vivre." — because just living.
"It holds duality — 'I am sorry', and 'I feel it'. The primordial sensation."
"A strong physical sensation of heaviness in a positive sense, feeling rooted."
"I am starting a life of love, reinventing a new me through Love."
Three-Tier Pricing
We offer three price tiers as a genuine reflection of our values. If you can pay the Ideal price, you sustain the path for others. If you cannot, the Community price ensures the medicine remains accessible. Please be honest with yourself — and with us. All prices in CHF.
For those with limited means. Let us know directly.
Reflects the true cost. Our reference price.
Your generosity sustains the path and supports others.
Full Retreat Includes
- Sacred medicines (Bufo, Peyote, Niños Santos)
- Kambo purification
- Cacao & Temazcal ceremonies
- Therapeutic massage
- All food and natural lodging (10 nights)
- Access to sacred cenote
- Preparation & integration call (individual)
- Full facilitation support
- WhatsApp group access
For those with limited means. Speak to us.
True cost of this 5-day retreat.
Your generosity enables others to attend.
Niños Santos Retreat Includes
- Niños Santos ceremony (sacred mushroom)
- Kambo ceremony
- Temazcal & Cacao ceremonies
- Food and natural lodging (5 nights)
- Sacred cenote access
- Preparation & integration call
- Full facilitation support
For those with limited means. Please reach out.
True cost of this 5-day retreat.
Your contribution sustains the whole community.
Bufo × Peyote Retreat Includes
- Bufo Alvarius ceremony
- Peyote ceremony — Wixarika tradition
- Kambo purification
- Temazcal & Cacao ceremonies
- Food and natural lodging (5 nights)
- Sacred cenote access
- Preparation & integration call
- Full facilitation support
Begin Here
Complete the form, then pay your 200 USD deposit using your preferred method. Your spot is confirmed once payment is received.
By submitting, you confirm you have read the retreat information and understand its confidential nature. Referrals require prior notification from the person who referred you.
Registration received. We will reach out within 24 hours. Now proceed with your 200 USD deposit using the payment panel — your spot is confirmed once payment arrives.
A confidential self-inquiry form covering your medical history, intentions, and background. Complete this after your deposit is confirmed — it allows us to meet you with full presence before the retreat.
Schedule your 1-hour preparation call with your chosen facilitator — Mourad or Stephania. This call is included in your retreat. Book it at least 3 weeks before the retreat date.
After payment, send a brief confirmation to retreats@toltecway.com or Telegram @donmou_gram. You can also reach us at toltecway.com. Your place is confirmed once we receive it. The full balance is due 30 days before the retreat. Deposits are non-refundable.
Frequently Asked
Bufo Alvarius refers to the secretion of the Bufo alvarius toad, native to the Sonoran desert, called "Otack" by the Seri people. The secretion contains 5-MeO-DMT, bufotenine, and other compounds. 5-MeO-DMT — the "God molecule" — produces a rapid, intense, non-dual experience lasting 20–50 minutes. We work exclusively with natural secretion, harvested ethically after the toads' reproduction period, without harm. Alfonso has a 12-year relationship with this practice.
Kambo is the secretion of the Phyllomedusa bicolor frog from the Amazon. Applied to small points on the skin, it produces a powerful physical purge lasting 20–40 minutes. It functions as preparation and integration — cleansing the physical body before or after the deeper non-dual medicines.
All psychoactive ceremonies carry inherent risks. Effects can be overwhelming and challenging to process. Certain medications — particularly SSRIs, MAOIs, and lithium — are contraindicated. If you have a history of psychosis or take psychiatric medication, inform us immediately. Proper preparation, experienced facilitation, and thorough integration are non-negotiable.
The Niños Santos retreat (Oct 23–28) is suitable for people new to plant medicine, provided they have engaged in genuine inner work and arrive with clear intention. The Bufo × Peyote retreat (Oct 28–Nov 2) is better suited to those with prior ceremonial experience. Please discuss your history openly in your preparation call — we will guide you honestly.
The retreat is held in a private jungle sanctuary in Chemuyil, Yucatán — natural lodging, ceremonial spaces both open and sheltered, and a private sacred cenote on the property. Meals are included. Airport pick-up from Cancún is available on request with extra cost.
The retreat is facilitated in English and French. Simultaneous Spanish translation is provided by a facilitator for participants who wish to communicate directly with Alfonso and Adriana, who work primarily in Spanish.
We recommend a 7-day mindful diet: no alcohol, no recreational drugs, no red meat, no processed foods, no sugar, no sexual activity. If you take any psychiatric medication, SSRIs, or MAOIs, inform us immediately — some contraindications are absolute. A full preparation guide is provided upon registration.
After your deposit is confirmed, you receive a link to our confidential intake form — a comprehensive self-inquiry questionnaire covering your medical history, mental health, lifestyle, psychedelic history, and intentions. This allows us to meet you with as much presence and knowing as possible before we meet in person. Take your time with it.
Please inform us before referring someone. When they reach out, they should mention your name. This is how we maintain the integrity and safety of the group. We only work with people who come through a chain of trust.
The 200 USD deposit is non-refundable. Full payment is refundable up to 30 days prior to the retreat start date, minus the deposit. In cases of genuine emergency, contact us — we will do our best to find a solution.