Internationally renowned, don Am�rico Y�bar is a Master Peruvian paqo, mystic, and poet from Paucartambo, Cusco province, the same high mountain expanses in which the Q'ero people of the high Andes live, and with whom he has shared both friendship and a spiritual path.  

For over two decades Am�rico has acted as a chakaruna, a cultural bridge. He has brought to communities around the world teachings inspired by his years of experience in these high mountain between 14,000 and 20,000 feet, as well as teachings inspired from the depths of the Peruvian jungle.  The Q'ero, called the descendants of the Incas, still live today in remote mountainous regions and continue to share a deep and abiding friendship with Don Am�rico and his son Gayle.

These ancient mountain therapies help each person access filaments of light found within the heart, and then connect these filaments to Pacha Mama (Mother Earth), to the Stars, to all of the Universe, and ultimately to the Infinite.  

Experiencing our heart in this way can transform our view of the world. Our eyes now have opportunities to "see" other dimensions of reality as portals of Love through which we can travel.    

Of great importance to the West, Am�rico has further introduced the Andean concept of Salka, the Quechua word for wild and savage. Don Am�rico has brought to this word the connotation and therapeutic use of "raw, undomesticated, primal energy  inherent in all of nature (including us) that originates in and from the Divine."

Together with his son Gayle--who has embodied the Salka path from an early age, and who is seen as a warrior of Andean mysticism across the globe, especially by its youth--Am�rico will encourage us to explore our own Salka energies. In this two-day workshop he will additionally guide us through energetic movements and healing rituals inspired by the practices of the Q'ero paqos and other indigenous communities, his lifelong friends and fellow travelers on the Andean spiritual path. It is Am�rico's intent that each of us experience the profound effects of these mysteries directly, in deep consciousness, and with love. 

Time: 9:30 AM to 8 PM Saturday, October 24 and 10 AM to 4 PM Sunday, October 25.

Workshop fee of $370 includes: fees for the retreat leaders Am�rico and Gayle Y�bar and translator Pia Ossorio; catered lunch and dinner on Saturday 10/24, and lunch and afternoon snack on Sunday 10/25; and two beautiful days in our medicine wheel in Sonoma's oak woodlands. The fee does not include lodging.

Deposit of $75 reserves your spot; balance of $295 due by 10/2/15. Sign up at www.earthcaretakers.net. Directions and further information will be sent once your full fee has been received.

Maximum of 30 participants. The workshop is filling quickly. We will keep a waiting list. If you are on this list and no space opens for you, your deposit will be returned within a week after the workshop.