“It is difficult to express how this magical trip affected me. I was anxious, unconfident, closed off and somehow judgemental person when I arrived in Peru. From the first day I began my transformation journey and now I am not the same person. I credit these changes to Ruben & Michele who so well organised the trip, all other loving people who supported us during the journey and other fantastic people in our 12 persons group. I only now realised how sceptical I was about the healing qualities of the medicine plants. I have healed and enlightened. For the first time in my life I discovered my spirit, I now feel MYSELF. I finally feel what love and trust is! (I also noticed that a glass I had in my foot for 4 years disappeared!). I’m also aware that there is more work I need to do and Ruben & Michele are definitely the best guys to do it with.

After the experience, I only now understnad how important is to take part in ceremonies with trusted people. Whatever I go or whatever I do, the experience will always remain in my heart. If everyone in the world would have the opportunity to experience what we did, the world would be a much better place!”

“Thank YOU Michele – the hollow reed to bring spirit through – I feel so much lighter and more peaceful, I look forward to working with you again, with love and laughter”

“Words seem to be inadequate and unable to do justice when describing my Peru initiation with Michele & Ruben who run Shamanic Space. They both bring a magical, down to earth, heartfelt holding with the safest of hands.

The healing traditions, from Machu Picchu to the Amazon Jungle as well as the desert was simply breathtaking. A month back from the trip and I am still processing with wonder the healings experienced and I must say that I feel lighter, more alive, and up for living with love and gratitude this business called life.

If you want to show up for yourself, your loved ones as well as life’s wonders, then this is the trip for you.”

“The adventure of a lifetime that will always remain bright in my heart! It has been a year since my Peruvian adventure and I have gained so much from my time with Ruben and Michele. My life has begun to shift, energy is moving, cobwebs have been cleared and I know this is due to the wisdom of the plants and the wonderful healers we met on this unique journey. This trip gave me such a profound insight not only into my own life, my own energy but also the collective energy of the universe. A beautiful relationship is born!

Working with Ayahuasca and San Pedro was a life-changing experience - very beautiful, insightful and liberating. Thank you, Michele and Ruben, for holding ceremony with such care, sensitivity and strength. I felt so safe and supported. The setting for each ceremony was so beautifully chosen and added so much to the experience. Thank you.

Ruben’s passion for sharing the traditions of Andean healing is a joy to experience and his tour of Machu Picchu is remarkable. It is quite a wonder to behold and the view from Huayna Picchu is breathtaking - certainly worth the climb!

Every moment was so beautifully held from the jungle to the mountains. Peru truly is a magical land and it was an honour to share with such wonderful, supportive individuals brought together by Michele.

I feel blessed to have shared such a unique journey with you all and I look forward to the reunion. I know I will return to Peru.

Thank you for this magical journey.
Thank you for everything.”

“It was an amazing 18 days in Peru. I usually plan my own travelling but I am so glad I decided to take Michele and Ruben’s Magical trip through Peru.

From the moment I landed in Lima, both Michele and Ruben and Oscar, provided transportation, permits, clean upscale lodgings, fabulous meals, great archaeological sites, from 12,000 feet of Machu Picchu, to 4 hours up the Amazon river to sample plant medicine and swim with the pink dolphins. Ruben has so much knowledge, he guided me through my internal exploration with the plants, as well as answering all my questions. It was a life changing experience and I am planning to go with them again. Happy trails! Namaste, ”

“I have not the words to express to you my real feelings, you have been my guiding light. Thank you with all my heart, I could not have found such happiness without you.”

“The jungle is where I truly fell in love with Peru though. Words cannot possibly do it justice. I could spend the rest of this lifetime and maybe the next in the Amazon. Seeing ‘Margherita’ on the first night, climbing the outside wall of one of the cabins was pure luck. Although it’s fair to say that it’s quite difficult to miss a Tarantula of her size! She is magnificent. After playing around in the waters of the Amazon during the day (looking for Pink Dolphins and smearing mud all over ourselves while channelling some unknown jungle goddess or ‘Survivor’ winner), you’ll wear out quickly and be happily exhausted by the evening. The orchestra of the jungle is in full swing as you fall asleep; no fake sound machine could ever replicate this… Ever!

You’ll be lulled to such a sound slumber by a symphony of frogs, crickets (and probably a million other little creatures), only possibly woken by the pitter patter of cleansing rain and distant rolling thunder moving across the jungle under the cloak of darkness. But this too will envelop you with such a beautiful connection to the jungle. You can hug a baby sloth, you can even shoot a dart gun with a tribal elder (and maybe even hit a bullseye on a poor, unsuspecting block of wood like me… #hiddentalentsrevealed) but it’s the jungle that you’ve probably come to for the key part of the experience. For it’s here that you’ll do Ayahuasca.

I imagine everyone’s experience will be drastically different; but there’s no doubt that the Amazon will leave her indelible mark on all who do this experience with Michele and Ruben.”

“I had lost my darling husband a couple of months before being fortunate enough to meet Michele. 2013 had been a shocking year and I desperately needed the kind of love, compassion and gentle, wise counselling Michele provided.

I also had the incredible good fortune to experience the Shamanic Peru Tour with Michele and Ruben which helped me to continue releasing the pain and sense of loss. I have been greatly nourished and strengthened from knowing these two loving Shamans. Thank you both with all my heart.”

“Thank you dearest Michele, for all you taught me. I think about you and your kind wisdom every day. I consider myself incredibly lucky to have met you and hope to introduce many people to your wonderful ways.”

“I wanted to thank you and Ruben for the amazing two days at the beginning of this year, and the wonderful healing with Ruben.
I have come away from the shamanic healing weekend much more connected to my body and stepping out of fear and more into love. Thank you. I will definitely be back again next year assuming Ruben still comes to do another weekend. Until next time much love.”

“I have worked with Michele Costa for a couple of years now - and when I say “worked”, this is what I actually mean: if there ever was a long-standing, out-of-sync situation that for some reason refused to resolve itself, I would take it over to Michele, with an intention to allow the right solution to present itself.

Michele would then provide a safe place, a wise council (based on many years of experience working as both a therapist and a shaman), and act as what I can only describe “an intention amplifier”, so that the bothersome matter would quickly and easily resolve, as if by magic and in the best interest of all concerned. And once that’s done, you’re free to get on with your work (and get on with it you must).

One thing I’d like to add is that Michele is the big guns. It would never occur to me to sweat the small stuff in front of her (alright: it did occur, but I tried not to act upon it), or bring her anything I myself haven’t already processed to death, and yet it would still come back to haunt and mock.

Shamanic Space is the only place I know where I can safely release those ghosts, for once and for all.”

“Blessed with gratitude after attending Ruben’s workshop. The group worked beautifully together, there was a real sense of solidarity amongst us all. Ruben holds the space with ease. There is nothing pretentious in his teaching, quite the opposite, he is possibly the most down to earth extraordinary person I have ever met. Love to you both and thank you for the experience.”

“When I left for Peru I wanted to heal from a long-term illness. For a few weeks prior to departure, I became pretty busy customising my people back home with my lack of presence. Basically, I didn’t tell anyone back home that I’d gone because I felt what I was going to do was a private matter. They still don’t know – and I feel they don’t need to know. Even if I wanted them to know the nature and value of the experience is largely indescribable.

However, on my return, the feedback I had from people back home was: Some people didn’t recognise me and curiously I had to tell them my name. People came out of shops on my home street to talk to me (not previously known). All others commented that I seemed very: grounded, calm, funny and/or seemed remarkably well. I feel lighter and worlds better than I was, I am very pleased I went and given the opportunity, I would go again. Thank you Ruben and Michele! ”

“Michelle told me before the journey that whatever is meant to happen will happen; I’ve worked with Michelle for nearly a year, she’s a woman of incredible integrity, what she says I know I can trust. She’s a wise woman…
I’m sure for everyone the experience will be different – for me it gave me something back, like a part of yourself you’ve forgotten or lost. It gave me back a connection with my father and helped me to deal with a heavy sadness.”

“Without Michele, I suspect I may have spent years repeating unhealthy patterns and time-old mistakes. I first met her during a very difficult break-up; I’m convinced that her guidance and insight not only greatly reduced my rehabilitation period, but also enabled me to greet new love with an open heart and uncluttered mind. Michele taught me a huge amount about myself, about my relationships with others, and about human nature. Her calm, wise words often echo in my ears when I’m confronted with a difficult situation. Her warm manner, engaging mind and fantastic sense of humour meant that sessions were relaxed and natural. I never felt awkward or observed, and went home in a positive frame of mind, sometimes even joyful, and certainly always filled with hope that Everything Would Be OK.

Simply put, going to see Michele was the best decision of my life. Today I am happily married- something I’m not sure would have been possible without her. My husband often asks me the question “What would Michele do?” and I count myself incredibly lucky and honoured to have met her.”

“My experience with Michele has had a profound effect on my mental, spiritual and physical health. Through her Shamanic work, Reiki, her deep wisdom of spirit and the guides she works with, I have ‘experienced’ remarkable healing and have reached a happier and more conscious state of being, which has improved my life and those around me.

At the end of every session, I feel a serenity, strength, consciousness and awareness. Ultimately Michele’s work comes from a place of love and light which I experience and I take with me into my daily life. I highly recommend her sessions.”

“I can’t find words to thank Michele for her work with me. She shared with me her profound knowledge of psychology and a deep understanding of self. I see her as a very bright and vibrant personality - but most importantly, extremely caring and attentive to the fragility of the other. She tirelessly questioned small, and seemingly ‘unimportant’ moments of my actions, words and thoughts. Through facing and acknowledging them, I started walking very small steps on a different path.
Now, two years later, I see how these steps drew a different picture of my life - brighter, more grounded, and profoundly happier.”

“What an exceptional healer and individual…
Working with Michele has been one of the best decisions I have made in my life. At a time of considerable stress and uncertainty, our meetings helped me get back in touch with that still space within from which all the love and mysteries of this world outpour.

Ever since, my perspective on life and my own purpose have been profoundly altered as I am beginning to tread territory I have always wanted to explore but was too fearful to venture into.

Thank you, Michele, for lighting my way. Thank you for your kind care and inspiration and for sharing your enthusiasm and sheer life force!””

“Leandro and Michele are remarkable, generous and gifted healers, who held and guided me through such profound spiritual experience that I have no words. All this in a wonderful space with beautiful people. Go and see, go and see.”

“Michele’s Reiki sessions are a wonderful relaxing experience for the body and mind. Using the sound of slowly evolving rhythmic patterns and subtle native fragrance, she takes you out of the rushed tempo of everyday life into a timeless world, then through the mere proximity of her hands to the areas of the body she senses are stressed, creates a feeling of warmth and healing, while the sound of indigenous drums played in the room complement the rythmic relaxation of the music and sensation of well-being! A truly immersive, delightful and relaxing experience! ”

“My experience with Shamanic Space has been transformative in all ways imaginable. From individual healing sessions with Michele and Leandro, to monthly Shamanic Circles with diverse groups of people with a similar mind-set, to the absolute trip of a lifetime with Michele and Ruben in Peru, I could not recommend them highly enough!!

In my experience, their professionalism, breadth and depth of knowledge and warm and sensitive support make them unique in their field. With and through them, I have been blessed to find the most wonderful Shamanic family, who I have no doubt will continue to nurture me and help me develop in all areas of my life to the best of my ability.”

“A wonderful weekend. I felt so supported. Thank you for the healing, your wise words, the amazing food, great company and wonderful medicine. I will definitely be coming back for more self-exploration. A big thank you to the team – Michele, Leandro and Anna.”

“A most amazing experience! I had a fantastic time and I’m looking forward to all the wonderful developments from this.

Michele, Rubén and Leandro have been the most caring and attentive group leaders and I am extremely grateful. All three of you have been amazing. The information shared was really important to me, I think without it I would have struggled a lot more with expectations and questions popping up in my head in all the wrong times.

I loved how relaxed everything was - there was no pressure to attend everything, that was very important to me and actually allowed me to be there for almost everything. My favourite moments were the night ceremonies with the chanting and rattling. I felt so held and protected and invited - it’s unbelievable how quickly I responded to that. I loved the place, the rooms, the bed, the bread and jam! Thank you! ”

“Truly an incredible experience. From the beautiful countryside to the wild Amazonian jungle, Peru was full of adventures and fun. The food, severed with sweet smiles, was outstanding. And the bundles and bundles of continuous laughter throughout the whole amazing journey.”

“Michele, Ruben and Leandro provide an amazingly open and safe space to work on oneself. They provide the safety to completely let go. It was amazing to work with the plant medicine embedded into traditional ceremonies that provided context and reference points for integration. I enjoyed the gentleness of the plant teacher and the sessions. I could choose wheat to look at and work on. I resolved a lot of issues. I loved the interactions with Michele, Rubén and Leandro with conversations that went very deep. There is so much to be learnt from the three of them and they are very eager to teach when asked. Thank you for everything.”

“I am so grateful for Michele and Rueben’s work and I highly recommend working with them.”

“Brilliant intuitive and deeply helpful healing to be had here. Helped tremendously. Highly recommended for those seeking deeper or just needing insightful, empathic help.”

“Just wanted to say how grateful I am to have found you. Yesterday was a powerful and important day for me. Thank you for all your support and inspiration. Life has become very different with your help.”

“I would just like to say THANK YOU for the amazing experience that I have been on throughout the psilocybin weekend. The cooking; colourful and textured tastes were an experience in themselves made with love by Leandro to enhance the whole beautiful experience.

Without any expectations but with full trust and guidance I was allowed to undertake something wonderful that felt like being reborn. So many things that I experienced will now be taken and reprocessed to allow me to grow into a more caring, loving person and to appreciate the planet and all upon and within her.

Both Michele and Leandro assisted in the release of so much that I am so grateful for their assistance in aiding my acceptance of life and growing from this process.

The group also needs thanks as without everybody creating their space and allowing their process it would not have been so wonderful.
Thank you. ”

“Thank you for the wonderful Andean Circle yesterday, I felt a lot lighter afterwards.
Lots of love,”

“The event brought an amazing interaction of people in the same group. From this, we were taken on a discovery journey with San Pedro medicine led by Rubén, Michele and Leandro. This safe and loving environment supported us in our self-discovery of love, identity and mystical meaning.

From the lovely premises and country house to the lovely care of our hosts I felt this was a much-needed retreat. I enjoyed being in nature; the trees, the plants, animals, the sun. The love from Ruben, Michele and Leandro through their loving and caring way of ensuring everyone was ok on this journey. The trio have a touching way through their music and voices, amazingly talented.
Thank you for my ancestors for being present! ”

“My main motivation for this pilgrimage was to continue the work with teacher / medicine plants in the traditional environments and genuine settings, Results, for me, were beyond anything I could have expected.

Everything during the voyage was a wonderful bonus; history, archaeology, sites, the Amazon, people we met, the extraordinary healers we had the chance to work with. It was wonderful to be with Michele, Ruben and the rest of the group. I am basking still in the glow of well-being. ”

“A wonderful weekend full of love, healing and sharing. An invaluable opportunity to take part in a psilocybin medicine ceremony with highly experienced, supportive and safe facilitators. The love, care and attention all three of you shared to us all was incredible. The food was incredible, the setting beautiful and the way in which the ceremony y was held with the music was perfect.
I love your retreats and hope to join you in many more. Thank you for the bottom of my heart. ”

“The psilocybin weekend was a profound and extremely healing experience. If anyone wants to expand their consciousness and explore the dark and light in a safe and wholehearted environment with the inspirational guidance and protection of great healers; this is for you. Beautiful people; a beautiful experience.
I highly recommend it.”

“You have truly had such an impact on my well being and life that live with me forever.”

“Thank you for all your wonderful insight, knowledge, skill, wisdom and love, and giving me the choice to move on with such ease and simplicity to move and become a free spirit-I feel so much happier.”

“It was a life-altering and eye-opening experience to say the least. Treking all across Peru and getting to see every aspect of life and the immense diversity changed my perception of reality.

Reconnecting with my brother and finding myself was a very deep and meaningful experience. I also learnt a great deal about the dynamics of the community; Seeing and feeling the light and love. ”

“What a beautiful people, thank you Michele, Ruben and Leandro, most warm and kindest beings I’ve ever met. I’ve attended some workshops in past, for me personally they have worked magic and were very healing, same as I’ve been blessed and privileged to be able to travel to Peru with them and it’s been a life changing experience in the best possible way. Thank you very much.”

“I am grateful and honoured to have met Michele and Ruben and been able to spend time with them again this year on one of their amazing Shamanic Healing Workshops. Their work is life changing and I cannot thank them enough for their love and healing and wisdom. Shamanic space provides real tools for finding your way back to harmony and joy!”

“A very special weekend, I felt safe enough to go very deep and release a lot. It was beautiful to connect with people I don’t know as well as with traditions and practices that resonate so strongly with me. I can tell the work was good and clean by the feeling of centeredness I have now. A lot of shifting and some really good tools to work with.”

“This was such a beautiful experience. Such a wonderful group of people and once again, the setting, food, ceremony, support, love and care was magical. A dream.
I loved having the free time to go into the forest on our own. This was so wonderful. Connecting with Nature before the ceremony helped centre my mind before doing the work.

The actual ceremony was once again truly heart opening and life-changing. I felt loved and supported for the whole of my time here. It’s such a beautifully organised retreat. I love also the welcome circle on the first night. Thank you. ”

“Incredibly interesting, rewarding, special and lovingly delivered. Revelatory. Brilliantly structured and impeccably well organised. Catering was just f***ing awesome! You guys were truly brilliant.”

“I was anxious coming on this trip and didn’t quite know what to expect. From the beginning, I was made to feel so comfortable and at ease. Michele, Anna and Leandro are an amazing team. My journey was really great and very enlightening, I would highly recommned it to anyone. ”

“Michele, Leandro and Anna organised the most beautiful weekend for us; the ceremonies, the care, the trip was brilliant. The food was cooked with love and care, the venue was brilliant and the logistics spotless. Thank you so much for your guidance. Leandro, put the recipes in a book : )”

“Impossible to cover all - incredible and profound. I felt so safe and held in the space which allowed me to completely trust and surrender (not something I naturally do). I realise that this starts a journey I wasn’t expecting and I’m intrigued to see where it takes me. A beautiful, sensual, safe, moving, profound experience. Thank you all xxx”

“The entire experience felt very contained and safe. I felt cared for and my needs understood every step of the way. The group was open and accepting which is a testament to the guides and the atmosphere set from the top. I was able to work on the material and emotions that I started in therapy and with Michele on a deeper level. The food was fucking fabulous, the group ws supportive and I was able to immediately start relating the medicine and integrating from the instant the ceremony ended. I also enjoyed the space give, as often reatreats and workshops can feel very programmed and scheduled from morning to sundown. Whilst ther was constant activity, each individua was given space to do what they needed to do in thier own time and pace. ”

“Always great to work with the shamanic group. I have never thought this will actually change my life path. Michele has always been a ‘great mother’, reminds me so much of how powerful the feminine energy is. Leandro is a great teacher in every workshop, always find new lessons every time talk to him. Ruben just has so much wisdom of the ancient knowledge, experience with him in every workshop is just so high-frequency and immediately notice changes in life. And what’s more? Two cutest animal companion! George and Lucy, they are great healers themselves. Even just observing their behaviours could remind me how much animals know about the “alternative state” and we should really learn from them. All love xxx”

“I first met Michele in the autumn of 2018 just too late to join her annual trip to Peru with Ruben, so I travelled with her later that year to Holland for a psylocybin weekend. That was the first journey of several including Portugal and Peru in 2019 and it marked the beginning of a new friendship and a new ‘Peru Family’ community which continues today with friends and meditation groups, drum circles, celebrations of solstices and equinoxes and Ruben’s extended and powerful meditations and workshops for wellness and connection. Meeting Michele placed me on a healing journey which has changed my perspective on life in very radical way and empowered me to practice a way of being which feels as if my life belongs to me. I have much to learn and experience and it feels good to be on this path knowing that I am safe and in good company. I am grateful to her and Ruben, Anna and Leandro and their extended Curandero family and feel so much affection for them.”

“I highly recommend this workshop. I attended the last one and it was enlightening. Leandro D’Andrea is a master in holding the space for everyone involved and sharing his knowledge with great wit and humour.”

“Firstly I would like to start off with saying WOW! The Shamanic healing I experienced with Michele was truly an amazing experience & one I will cherish. I can not wait to venture in to more healing experiences with Shamanic place.
This healing I highly recommended and I will be referring my friends and family to invest in this ASAP!
10/10 on service, accuracy and experience.”

“Every workshop I have attended has been an incredible experience and I couldn’t recommend it enough. It has allowed me to understand healing at a deeper level, learn tools that I can use for life and also heal myself during and after the workshop. If you are interested in spirituality, Andean tradition and healing this space will not disappoint.”

“Words can’t truly describe how transformative working with Michele for the past 4 years at Shamanic Space has been and what an amazing effect it has had on my life. Michele’s deep wisdom and guidance both shamanically and in terms of psychotherapy and more importantly the beautiful symbiosis of the two amaze me every session still. It is truly a special place and after having countless 1:1 sessions over the years, group sessions, a retreat in Holland, drumming circles, gatherings etc I am beyond grateful to have found it and couldn’t recommend it highly enough!”

“All Michele’s work is magic. This weekend was no exception. Here, along with Tanaz, Michele created such a joyful event that worked on so many levels. We journeyed; we learnt about female deities from different cultures; we made drawings and sculptures. Through all this creative play we unearthed, explored and engaged in healing at a very deep level. I have continued with the drawing exercises Tanaz suggested to follow up the workshop and the reverberations of the healing continue. Michele created and held such a safe space which meant that participants (on the Zoom workshop from all over the world) were able to share and connect openly and authentically, making it such an enriching and unforgettable experience for everyone. Sui (London)”

“There were so many highlights of the tour! Where to start. Getting to work so closely with Ruben and Michele and being brought into the family with such a welcome energy was so wonderful.

I felt held and empowered, and supported wholeheartedly whilst interrogating my inner drivers! I felt I got to know myself in a way I hadn’t before. Pushing me out of my comfort zone completely. And so many of the epiphanies that came from working with the plants and from sitting with Michele and Ruben, such has the power of human connection and space for the self have made a lasting impact.

Having the privilege of visiting the sights such as the Macchu Pichu, the Santa Catalina Convent and Killa Rumiyoq, among so many others, with the incredible insight and ancient knowledge provided by Ruben made the trip unforgettable.

It was such a special experience getting to know the incredible people who were also on the pilgrimage, all from different walks of life but with the common desire to get to know themselves on a deeper level.”

“Just finished my 5 days of Yoga/ San Pedro Retreat in Portugal with Shamanic Space and I feel so grateful, that I was able to attend. I felt 100% safe in the hands of Michele and Ruben, even though I was a bit nervous. Their ceremonies were magic! 💚💚💚
They (including Anna the organiser/helper) were also available every awaken moment of the days, answering everyone’s questions patiently. The ceremonies were built up in a way to not be too heavy on anyone’s system, yet they were still powerful. I received a lots of healing on ways, I did not even expect.
Sibylle’s yogasessions were perfect way to start the days, but the cherry on the top was definitely her gongbath to me, which helped me to release a lot more.
This retreat is held in a beautiful , remote place, which is just perfect to switch off (I think the pictures can’t give back the atmosphere properly). Oh and of course the food! Just yummm…”

“I was invited to Ruben Orellana’s two-day workshop and I was somewhat dubious. As we all know weekends are sacred in London and my only time away from long hours at the office. I was also very nervous to be in a group situation with other people more “experienced” at meditation than my hectic self. I decided well if Saturday is unbearable I can always ring in sick Sunday!

The first thing that struck me about meeting Ruben was for a small gentle man was his huge energy and sense of peace which filled the room. I can truly not find any other word to describe him than “peace” as this is what he represented to me. During the morning of the first day, I felt an immense feeling of calm and clarity I usually only feel after a two week holiday back in Australia. I felt I could let myself smile. I felt I could be a little easier on myself and I truly believe there is no where else I wanted to be that weekend. Finally I understood the power of meditation.

Since meeting Ruben I have continued to add his reasonable and practical practices in to my day to day life and it has made a true difference to how I cope with various situations and pressures. Thank you Ruben and thank you Michele.”

“I gaze in wonder and amazement at life with a fresh pair of eyes and am grateful for all my experiences with you and the group this past 2 weeks. Thank you with all my heart.”

“I want to begin by thanking Michele Lukis, my dear friend and spiritual guide for giving us all the great opportunity to experience Peru and all its wonders in a way that we certainly wouldn’t have been able to with any other organized tour. The amount of beauty and love we were all able to feel and absorb is indescribable; the light, the colours so vibrant and vivid.

We were beautifully taken care of and guided through a journey of love, compassion and self discovery, completely catapulted back in time to the great Incas and all their breathtaking archaeological sites; way up on the mighty Andes all the way to the steamy heat of the jungle where we were able to meet and work with the local people and understand their way of life and traditions.

This was my second visit to Peru, definitely a stronger experience. I felt I could reach a bit deeper within, I had the sheer feeling the spirits were allowing me in a bit further. It felt like home. Observing Michele and Ruben working together around us was pure magic. The amount of work, love and energy they invested in holding the group was enormous and yet seemed effortless. They had the capacity to guide us and help us through our own personal journey, let alone the practical side of organizing and directing every move, flight and ceremony. Simply amazing work.

I cannot begin to express my gratitude and love to Michele, Ruben and all the fantastic people we met during the trip. I’m surely coming back next year ready to take in more beauty and learn all there is to learn from those marvellous places and people. Infinite light and love to all.”

“Michele is a true healer, in every sense of the word. When I went in for a session, I had no idea what to expect. If I had any trepidation, it instantly melted away the second I walked through the door of Michele’s healing space.

Michele knows exactly how to create a perfect, healing vibe, put the client at ease, and set the scene for one of the most transformative healing experiences I’ve ever had.

It’s been years since that very first session, and I’m STILL receiving gifts and takeaways that I received in that transformative session. I’m so grateful to Michele, and I HIGHLY recommend her.”

“Thank you for your continuous support and inspiration. Every day I’m blown away by how much you have helped me. You are a truly unique person.”

“As we continued our adventure after the jungle, it was Northern Peru that surprised me the most. I hadn’t done too much research into this area, so when we reached the Pacific Ocean in time to play witness to a huge, lazy sun sinking low in the sky; just taking it in over the roar of the waves was enough to stop us in our tracks.

El Brujo will blow you away too. This was a very special place for me for my own private reasons, but you will be hard pushed to not admire it’s archaeological importance too. I found it completely moving… very powerful. ‘The hacienda’ will be your absolute slice of heaven in the north! Kick your shoes off and wander around in the velvety grass; dive into the pool (or another hammock) and totally relax. Here is where I found my bliss. Totally. Found. My. Bliss. I wrote and wrote and wrote some more. I figured out what was important to me. I looked at plants. The sky. Birds. I shut my eyes and listened to the wind in the palms and the native birds. I even recorded the sound on my phone so I wouldn’t forget it. I was totally ‘present’ here. It was a combination of both my immediate surroundings and a culmination of the ‘journey’ I had taken to get there.

Together they created this magical place and I dare anyone not to feel that way about it.

This magical trip changed me. I’m still me. I’m just a different me. I went with an open mind and I got everything out of this trip that I wanted (and more).
Without a doubt I will return - I need another baby sloth to cuddle and I’m sure Margherita is waiting for me!”

“Working with Michele is a creative, magical and enriching experience. She is wise and kind. During each session she creates a sacred and safe space in which it is extremely easy to open up to healing. She artfully balances and integrates amazing flights of esoteric exploration and expansion with the nitty-gritty practicalities of the here and now.

My experience of Michele is that she is fearless in following her calling and walking her path as a therapist, healer and teacher; she does so with integrity, joy and a sense of humour. She is blessed with intelligence, curiosity and endless creativity; she is continually learning and growing and deepening her practice. She brings a wealth of energy, experience, references, techniques and tools to a session, and shares them with generosity and sensitivity.

What Michele has taught me, what she has given me in my life, is more than I will ever be put into words; her gifts stays with me, her teaching continues to work on me deeply, and profoundly influence the person I am becoming.

Michele walks in beauty and vibrates with light; she is a remarkable human being. I will always be hugely grateful to have worked with her. It is my great pleasure to be able to recommend her work on this website.
And for anyone reading this who is about to work with Michele – Congratulations! You are in for an absolute treat.”

“I consider myself very fortunate to have found Michele and when one day she casually presented an itinerary for the Shamanic Tour of Peru I knew it would be something special. I had a truly wonderful time with so many unique experiences that would not be possible without Michele and Ruben. It was a genuine privilege to spend time immersed in Ruben’s knowledge and insight of the country, the traditions and of course his experience with the plants.

That first tour was life changing for me, it opened doors that I might never have reached through therapy alone and I came home a changed person, no longer ruled by fear. The following year I returned for the Intensive Ayahuasca Retreat which was also amazing, a deeper experience building on the work of the first.

If you have an interest in working with plant medicine but are perhaps a little apprehensive about taking a leap into the unknown, I really can’t recommend Michele and Ruben highly enough. You will be challenged, but you will also be held and supported in a loving, authentic environment, in a small, carefully chosen group. That simply cannot be said for all tour operators – it is, after all, a jungle out there.”

“I first travelled to Peru with Michele and Ruben in 2011 and the experience was so incredible I had to go back again! The second trip was as outstanding as the first. Travelling to Peru in the safe, knowledgable and loving hands of Michele and Ruben is an absolute blessing. I will never forget these life-changing visits to the magical country of Peru. With all my heart, THANK YOU!”

“This trip offers a truly unique perspective on Peruvian Shamanic tradition. Guided by Ruben, himself a shaman, we visited different regions and met with the local Shamans, participating in ceremony and witnessing how this healing tradition has evolved in different parts of Peru. To experience such presence, service and love is a life-changing experience. After this trip you can’t help but see the world and yourself differently. Thank you Michele and Ruben for a wonderful trip. I’m planning to make it an annual event!”

“If you are looking for a guided tour of Peru, this trip is not for you. If you are looking to experience another world and another culture in ways that will illuminate your own life, then this visit to Peru is probably what you need… To see Peru through the eyes of Ruben (anthropologist, archaeologist and Shaman); to experience the support and guidance of Michele; to make that trip in the company of interesting and like-minded people is to learn to find yourself. Be open to what is to come. Recognise how your life may accelerate. And enjoy this wonderful opportunity.”

“I would like to share my experience with Leandro and Michele during the Psilocybin ceremony in Amsterdam. I was in a state of real struggle and my experience in Amsterdam has been life-changing. The ceremony was held with so much love and although I was with a group of complete strangers I felt and still feel part of a big family. I felt very safe in this sacred circle. My experience was about releasing, with tears, with laughter and I feel forever changed by the divine connection I experienced there. I reconnected to my heart and shifted from an angry, arrogant being to a vulnerable and gentle me which I absolutely love being.

Michele and Leandro are exceptional at what they do, very humble in service and always leave you with so much love. The accommodation and food were great, very healthy and soulful.

What a gift. I never worked with psilocybin before, I would certainly want to do it again with them. Thank you both for what you give. Love you loads. ”

“Words can’t describe the profound experience I had attending the Andean energy workshop held by Ruben and Michele. These opportunities to work with an authentic Peruvian Shamanic master are very rare. With kindness, warmth and humour Ruben guided us through a series of Shamanic journeys and exercises and we were given an experience of healing, both physically and spiritually.

Michele holds the space through her knowledge and understanding of healing energy interventions. I wholeheartedly encourage you attend one of their workshops and make the most of a rare opportunity.”

“The work I have done one on one with Michele has totally been life-changing. Working with the plant medicines in Peru, Spain and Amsterdam alongside it over the past couple has healed my life in a way I never thought was possible. Shamanic Space are in my opinion the best platform for this type of work in the world and Ruben, Leandro and Michele are incredible teachers, healers and some of the most beautiful, compassionate people I’ve ever met. Time after time they’ve created safe and authentic spaces to do deep healing work whilst being held and supported through the process. I owe so much to them and their continuing excellence as Shamanic practitioners and cannot recommend them more highly.”

“Wise and kind in nature, Michele’s empathic understanding of one’s needs is truly touching. The classes I’ve had the pleasure of attending have been great fun and highly motivating, her guidance on a personal level is both profound and inspirational”

“I am truly grateful to have been able to work with Michele and Leandro on the recent Amsterdam retreat. They created a safe and supportive environment in which to bond with like-minded spiritual individuals, take part in Shamanic and Celtic ceremonies and to do some deep psychological work to address some deep-rooted trauma and challenge some of my rigidly held precepts about myself with the aid of psilocybin.

The psilocybin ceremony was truly enlightening in every sense. I was given insight and clarity into issues that I had struggled with for a lifetime. Michele is a highly skilled psychotherapist as well as Shamanic practitioner and Leandro is a very skilled healer in the Shamanic and Celtic traditions. Each ceremony we took part in was beautiful and meaningful and lovingly held. We had the opportunity to process and integrate our experiences in a circle the day after the ceremonies and I will continue to work with Michele as my psychotherapist to process and integrate what I learned. There is no one I would trust more to do this valuable work with and I would not hesitate to recommend them.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. ”

“I first visited Michele in July 2016. Having been stuck in a stupendously frustrating situation for more than seven years, I needed some serious help. A few days later, and seemingly out of the blue, the situation resolved itself. It was a miracle, as far as I was concerned. I then looked at my modest, yet bothersome list of stubborn patterns I clung on to for dear life, despite knowing full well that they brought me nothing.

I plucked out the one that was costing me the most and bombed it up M25 to Michele’s.
‘It’s got to go,’ I said.
‘Fine,’ said Michele. ‘I’ll do my bit, but then you’ll have to do yours.’
Done & dusted — the intimate relationship I was in at the time dissolved without the usual drama, or regret. Finally, I was free, and not only from this particular relationship but from every other similar relationship-pattern that came before it. And how do I know this?
I just do.

It was on the strength of these experiences that I decided to join Michele and Ruben’s Jungle Adventure. Having been a strictly independent explorer in the past, I did have my reservations about suddenly becoming part of an organised travel expedition, having to play nicely with other children, act according to (choke) itinerary, and shock horror – make small talk (at least in the UK we can always fall back on the weather idiosyncrasies… in Peru, well, how many times can you say, ‘Es otro día soleado’ without losing the will to live?). As ever, this spoke more about me than anyone else.

In reality, Michele and Ruben proved to be the most kindly, generous, knowledgeable, as well as knowing, hosts that I would trust with pretty much all things, including my life. Which, on some crucial level, is exactly what I did, and they were there for me, every time. And as for the rest of our group, suffice to say that heart connections allow precious little room for small talk, but plenty of room for laughter, love and pure, unadulterated joy. So… when do we go back?”

“Amazing journey within and without. It was truly magical, every day loaded with exciting experiences. I felt safe and supported all along. More than that... Michele and Ruben made everyone feel special. I am grateful to have met them and the group I travelled together with. Will be back.”

“I’ve attended two Shamanic Space tours of Peru, three years ago and again last November. There are many highlights of these trips: the visual stimulation of the Andes, Machu Picchu, the Amazon jungle and all sorts of interesting ancient historic ruins to be amazed by. But that’s not the point, merely part of the experience. The real reason for going is to find meaning and direction – a subtle, personal, individual and unique experience for you to discover for yourself.

During the tours, we utilized a combination of light, sound, masculine and feminine natural occurring energies and psychotropic plant medicine to expand our consciousness and shift our perception. For me, this was transformative and opened me up to a separate reality that now sits above life on the physical plane and holds true resonance.

During my first Ayahuasca ceremony, I met “mother” in the form of an anaconda, everyone I have ever loved and finally myself in a loving embrace. This was a deeply healing and pivotal moment in my life. I was ready, open and willing and went in with no expectations. I recommend you do you same. Everything I experienced in ceremony was merely a reflection of where next to tread on my path of happy destiny.

Since working with this medicine my life has changed. I have changed. Self-centred fears that held me back for years, causing great pain, have been faced and overcome. I have learned not only to change my perception but also my situation.

Yes, I made friends, saw some incredible sights, swam with dolphins and held ceremony at sacred sites, but what really matters is not what I experienced in Peru, but how I have changed since my return home in respect of – work, family life, relationships, finances, personal shortcomings and all manner of challenges. These changes have made it all worthwhile; they take longer to seep through, but in my experience, true meaning lies beyond face value.

The Peru tours opened me up enough to have a good look inside of myself and make a start on that journey.”

“Thanks to you and Ruben for a wonderful weekend of learning and healing. It feels like such a gift to have been a part of it.
Sending love and hugs,”

“Thank you for all your support and inspiration. Life has become very different with your help.”

“The retreat was beautifully organized. Leandro and Michele couldn’t have worked any harder to ensure everyone got the most out of the experience. I was grateful for Michele and Leandro’s support during the ceremony and their awareness of when I needed help and when I need to be on my own.

I appreciated the practitioner’s honesty about their experiences and the discussion following the ceremony was fascinating as it allowed us to see each other’s inner world.

I enjoyed the space, it was perfect, like a mini Peru. I enjoyed the food and the energy of the group. I enjoyed being given the freedom and lack of constraint on what we could and couldn’t do. Thank you.”

“I found a piece of paper the other day with a list of my dreams on it. I must have written it in one of your sessions. Two of the most important ones have come true!!!! I’m 32 weeks pregnant – we’re expecting a baby boy in March. We have also bought a house & will be moving in a few weeks time. So everything is falling into place! How different things are from a few years ago!

You were a rock for me during some difficult times & I can’t thank you enough for all your help over the years. Much love,”

“This was a beautifully held, yet challenging event for me. I couldn’t fault the safety, support and integrity of all aspects of the workshop. Magnificent.

The medicine was a challenging experience for me, but it was well held to meet that. Thank you for the quality of the facilitation, the great accommodation, the kind group of people. Great love and blessings to you all!”

“Once again, extremely useful, beautiful and enlightening. This is my second psilocybin retreat this year, it was totally different but gave me exactly what I needed. Beautifully organised and I loved the accommodation! Beautiful.

The circle felt really in depth, a lot of wisdom, advise and encouragement. Leandro, Michele and Anna have crafted a perfect retreat. I’m filled with love, hope, warmth and peace.”

“I have such wonderful memories of our trip to Peru! It was such a special time and one which I know will keep on giving, both physically and emotionally – we have so many fun and unique memories stored up in the ‘memory bank’ for the future.

Thank you for organizing such a great trip and of course for bringing me along for the ride – Words cannot express my gratitude to you for everything.”

“An overwhelming sense of joy, happiness and love from the psilocybin weekend. It gave me everything I could have wanted personally and more. The organisation, attention to detail and care, the knowledge and loving care both Michele and Leandro give through the weekend and of course the journey! I don’t think there is much more you could do - such a great experience. ”

“The journey I travelled on…was incredibly moving and uplifting, and at all times I felt safe. Going into it with an open mind, the experience gave me vital tools to face the on-going challenges that I was facing at the time, and I still draw on things I learnt now. I found them full of kind, genuine and true spirit. I would recommend them and the entire experience unequivocally.”

“I deeply loved the whole experience. Both days of the workshop were wonderful, deep, intense. It was a journey that allowed me to get more deeply in touch with myself, my emotions, feelings, body, brain and soul! There was so much release, healing, understanding. Now I bring home the tools so I can keep working on myself. ”

“Thank you for your work and Ruben’s this week end. It was totally unexpected to have experienced such a journey. I thoroughly enjoyed such peace, freedom of mind and joy. I am grateful to you. A warm hug,”

“I felt truly blessed to have worked with Michele and Ruben on this incredible, life changing journey to Peru. The trip was seamlessly organised and both Michele and Ruben are deeply passionate about their work. They are both extremely professional as well as nurturing and compassionate... I look forward to to my next adventure with them.”

“The plant medicine trip to Portugal in 2022 was magical and life changing for me. Even though I had never met Michele & Ruben, I felt instantly supported, held and safe in my journey. Both were always on hand before, during & after the San Pedro ceremonies to help process and integrate all the messages we received in session. Both Michele & Ruben have got a great sense of humor which always made the atmosphere warm, fun and light.

By the end of the 6 days it felt like everyone was a little family who I have the utmost respect for. Nearly a year later, I’m still friends with several people from the trip and still integrating deep knowledge and Information I learnt from the ceremonies. The food was amazing and the accommodation was beautiful and we were all really looked after.

On my return, Michele was at hand to support me fully to help with follow up processing sessions (if needed) and I also started psychotherapy with Michele. This helped me clear years of deep unresolved trauma and issues that I needed to deal with. I can honestly say, Michele has changed my life and I’m truly thankful for her. She is a beautiful human who holds space, love and wisdom for others.

I am returning again to Portugal this year (2023) for more adventures and a friend is also joining me due to the loving experience I received with the Shamanic Space team”

“Everything was beautiful and supportive. Thank you for giving each of us group and personal time before the experience. It enhanced the trust and comfort for the experience. Thank you for holding the space and coming to each of us when needed, even though I didn’t at times know I needed the help or the energy. ”

“Thank you for everything you have done for me. You got me through!”

“Well planned and very cared for. Food was amazing, thank you Leandro! I enjoyed being in a ‘tribe’, being part of the very strong, empathetic, open hearted group, a place where you can be yourself, open and vulnerable with all the support and love you need. Thank you Shamanic Space.”

“I can’t condense this into words, but to be able to experience my greatest fears and simultaneously feel safe leaves me in the deepest gratitude for the space that was held by Anna, Michele and Leandro. Wow....and the food, fuck me it was awesome. Thank you so much, love and energy,”

“Incredible! I’ve been on three retreats now. The prep work and integration was amazing as always. I really cannot thank you all enough for the incredibly powerful healing work that you do. You have helped me so much on my healing journey and I know I will continue to work with you long into the future. I feel lighter and happier thank I’ve ever been. Thank you so much. ”

“Healing, nurturing, just what I needed. Michele and Leandro are very supportive and sensitive in their guidance, felt like no pressure. The food was delicious and the environment was very soothing, a lovely house, felt very safe. ”

“I had an astonishing, intense, sad and beautiful experience. I felt some trepidation at being with the plant, but the atmosphere that Leandro, Michele and Anna created, through both experiences, the ceremony and their energy made it feel both magical and safe. I had an intense reliving of my childhood, from birth, through the loss of my father and the hunger for masculine energy to replace that...it put my life into perspective and helped me to understand the enormity of my divorce and everything I’ve been through. Felt like years of psychotherapy in one evening. ”

“Shamanic Space is the best!! I first came to see Michele out of curiosity a few years ago, probably carrying some judgment, doubt and stigma towards therapy and didn’t even know what shamanic work was... fast forward a few years it now feels like Michele, Leandro, Anna and Dr Ruben are family and it was as if I was always going to come here! I have had numerous healing sessions, workshops, men’s groups nights, drumming circles and all have been beyond incredible really! I also have been on two of the shamanic trips to Holland and Portugal which were very special indeed. Only now writing this am I realising what a big part of my life Shamanic Space has become haha! I don’t think words really do it justice but coming here has changed my life by guiding me through my shadows in a safe and loving way and subsequently now I am seeing the true light in me starting to shine. I am finally unleashing my creativity, sharing my music and realising my purpose in life, which ain’t too shabby. Also the fact that everyone I have met through Shamanic Space is a legend with big beautiful open hearts shows me this is the right place to be. I have made friends here, laughed, cried, healed and its definitely just the beginning! Lots of love to the Shamanic Space family xx”

“It’s my second workshop with Dr Ruben Orellana and Michele. It was a deep and personal experience that was well supported by a lovely group of people. Full of insight and healing practices that brought much needed lightness and wellbeing into my life.”

“It was my first shamanic healing experience and it was AMAZING! I highly recommend Shamanic Space! Thank you Michele for your outstanding work and support and for your powerful protection ✨”

“My visit to Peru with Michelle and Ruben in Nov/Dec 2019 was something that I knew I had to do from a child but it took 63 years to actually achieve this. Previous workshops with Leandro, Michelle & Anna in Holland (mushrooms) and Ruben & Leandro in Portugal (San Pedro) together with the subsequent workshops and healing in London and online drumming with Leandro (New Zealand) have all contributed to the development of my well being to date. Being a seemingly late starter I was introduced to Shamanism by my son Carl a few years ago in order to assist me in my continued unfolding and development cycle as life things got stuck beyond my ability to unfold them myself. Awakening is an unimaginably difficult process but can be made easier with beautiful loving people around you to help you to heal yourself along the way which is the remit of ‘Shamanic Space’. There is an amazing wealth of understanding within the community family of Shamanic Space that makes you feel safe during the personal unfolding process that takes place within all of us. I trust in the genuine motives within this space to allow you yourself to become the beautiful person you are meant to remember to be. Thankyou to you all at Shamanic Space, as it has allowed such life changes within all of my family by me finding the harmony within self.
Love and light”

“A wonderfully nurturing foray into the divine feminine using journeying, crystals, image making, rituals and group discussions. We learned about all the major feminine archetypes and goddesses and Michele guided us to connect with them through our own personal life experiences. We were a small intimate group and Michele held the space beautifully, as always.”

“My weekend working with wachuma under the guidance of Michele, Reuben and Anna was a beautiful, magical, transformative experience in so many ways. It was my first time working with plant medicines in this way and I felt fully supported throughout the whole experience. The whole team work to put you completely at ease, to answer any questions you might have going into the ceremony and to make the journey a beautiful one. Working with the medicine has transformed me in ways I don’t fully feel and understand yet. Each of the three ceremonies was so different and I feel like I changed utterly, fully landing into myself. Full acceptance of self. The stillness, peace and deep quiet I felt within myself during the ceremonies continued into the days. And spending the days on retreat in the beautiful gardens and grounds of the venue was so magic - integrating under the trees was pure bliss. Michele offers 1-2-1 integration sessions after each ceremony, to help you deeply feel and understand your experience, these are so beautiful and fundamental to the experience. I’m still feeling the deep peace and stillness in myself, back in my everyday life in the big city and that feels truly magic. The shifts in my patterns were truly transformational - this retreat and medicine has changed me forever and that is incredible. Thank you all, it was a beautiful, expansive experience. ”