brasil adventure
What to expect
What to expect
The Dragon Lineage invites its students and committed seekers to our yearly Amazon Rainforest tribal pilgrimage. Here, the magick of the most important ecosystem of the world will be woven through the hands of their most ancient and protected inhabitants, as well as through our own.
This pilgrimage to the heart of the Amazon will see all participants plunge as deep into Nature as Nature goes. There you will encounter and live with the Kamanawa tribe and its inhabitants as well spending time with the Nukini tribe, perhaps the most isolated of the many tribes native to this region.
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You will stay ten days with each of them, living as they live, enjoying their presence as well as their teachings; you will eat with them, converse with them, hopefully developing life-long links with some of the community’s members as we have made through the years. And you will wish you’d never leave.
Here you will also experience the magick of three plants, the main medicines of the Pano-Katukina people: tabaco, sananga and jagube (their own form of Grandmother spirit). You will experience the ritual use of the sacred toxin of the giant leaf frog also; and all these medicines will transform your destiny.
All of these medicines are taken as a tribal experience. In each rite, perhaps over a hundred people may join; and here it is that the uniqueness of this pilgrimage shines forth. For to travel truly through the Amazon it is not enough to drink leaves or catch a glimpse of alligators: one must also become part of the greater whole.
In this our promise remains steadfast: that you become a limb of Nature.
VISION
In his many travels, Shar Khan has stricken steadfast and life-long relationships with members of different traditions, be them masters or devotees. One of the more special bonds he carries, however, comes from having made allies within the native American tribes of the Amazon jungle entrenched in the region of Acre, Brazil.
It is to them that Shar Khan feels we owe our help, for no international school of shamanism rooted in Amazonian knowledge could grow tall enough without having deep foundations. The root of our medicine work lies here, then, in our rapport with the indigenous communities that both teach us much and need much from us also.
The Dragon Lineage is known for organizing retreats under controlled conditions: each person with their bed and bedding, with their cultural triggers and their physical and psychological exceptions. Yet this experience offers to all an opportunity to test the waters beyond our comfort, and let Nature take the wheel.
The people that inhabit this land have no use for strict diets or tight rules. They have no shamanic hierarchy, because shamanism for them is not something requiring transmission: shamanism is the very heart of the trib and everybody knows its power. In Acre there are few natives that know not the spirit of the medicine.
Do not expect to learn in this pilgrimage the way that you might learn in others. For here Shar Khan gives not the teachings nor the transmissions, but the jungle and the tribes themselves. The guides of the Lineage are here to organize, to translate, to contain and to encourage: but all blessings shall stem from these.
If you are then prepared to listen and learn from all, what could you from this pilgrimage not gain?
VISION
In his many travels, Shar Khan has stricken steadfast and life-long relationships with members of different traditions, be them masters or devotees. One of the more special bonds he carries, however, comes from having made allies within the native American tribes of the Amazon jungle entrenched in the region of Acre, Brazil.
It is to them that Shar Khan feels we owe our help, for no international school of shamanism rooted in Amazonian knowledge could grow tall enough without having deep foundations. The root of our medicine work lies here, then, in our rapport with the indigenous communities that both teach us much and need much from us also.
READ MORE
The Dragon Lineage is known for organizing retreats under controlled conditions: each person with their bed and bedding, with their cultural triggers and their physical and psychological exceptions. Yet this experience offers to all an opportunity to test the waters beyond our comfort, and let Nature take the wheel.
The people that inhabit this land have no use for strict diets or tight rules. They have no shamanic hierarchy, because shamanism for them is not something requiring transmission: shamanism is the very heart of the trib and everybody knows its power. In Acre there are few natives that know not the spirit of the medicine.
Do not expect to learn in this pilgrimage the way that you might learn in others. For here Shar Khan gives not the teachings nor the transmissions, but the jungle and the tribes themselves. The guides of the Lineage are here to organize, to translate, to contain and to encourage: but all blessings shall stem from these.
If you are then prepared to listen and learn from all, what could you from this pilgrimage not gain?
Schedule
DAY 1
Arrival in São Paulo
Pick up at the airport and transfer to our accommodation in São Paulo. Since people might come in at different times, we leave this day open for rest and jet-lag back-tracking.
DAY 2
Sightseeing in São Paulo
São Paulo is one of the great cities of the world and deserves some time carved out from our schedule to explore it. We will visit the great Ibirapuera park, tour the Indigenous Museum and eat local food.
DAY 3
Departure to Acre
We will be flying out from São Paulo, near the Atlantic coast, towards the state of Acre – the westernmost state of Brazil, and also it’s most isolated. The flight takes four hours, covering about 1,700Km.
Training
Our Brazilian pilgrimage is a deep initiation into the jungle traditions of the indigenous people of Acre. For the Kamanawa, spiritual work revolves around the use of Ayahuasca, complemented by Rapé, Sananga, and Kambo. From them we will receive transmissions regarding the correct methods of preparation, invocation, and protection of these medicines.
The Nukini have transmuted their spiritual power into physical effort, and seldom participate in ceremonies anymore. From them we will learn instructions of a more practical nature, such as how to respect the jungle, how to recognize jaguar footprints and monkey howls, and even how to tie a hammock properly.
Once we head off into the jungle to live at the foot of the sacred Samauma tree, all of these teachings will be of dire need. This will be the initiation the jungle herself confers, the remembrance of how we used to live in tribes, not by the witnessing of any, but from our own teachings applied.
Throughout our journey we will receive teachings from both Kamanawa and Nukini elders, who transmit their knowledge orally and through example. These moments of shared wisdom will be complemented by daily meditation and periods of manual work, allowing participants to contribute to the rhythm of village life.
In the end, this adventure is less a course than a rite of passage: a movement from learning about shamanism to living within it. Those who complete the training emerge not as masters, but as caretakers of the relationship between human and nature: the first and final lesson of the Indigenous peoples of the world.
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DAY 4
Arrival at the Kamanawa Village
Early in the morning we leave towards Indigenous territory. Here we will be received by members of the Kamanawa and set up our gear in the place reserved for us.
DAY 5-12
Retreat at the Kamanawa Village
During the next 7 days we will be living with the Kamanawa tribe, learning how to make, administer and respect their medicines. This transmission will grant empowerment to work with sananga, rape and kambo.
DAY 13-21
Retreat at the Nukini Village
During the next 7 days we will be living in Nukini territory. After meeting the tribe and their leaders, we will take into the jungle our nets to live near the great Samauma tree in worship and joy.
DAY 22-25
Exploring Rio Croa
For the next four days we will be visiting natural landmarks and hidden landscapes. This will be a time to decompress from sedentarism and to integrate the medicine’s lessons in the best way possible.
DAY 26-28
Return to São Paulo
Flying back from Acre to São Paulo, we will all stay in the same hotel for our last night, encompassing by camaraderie and friendship everything we’ve been through thus far.
Beyond the first and last day of our gathering, please remember that events are flexible and subject to change based on various travelling conditions (i.e. weather, festivities, road closures, etc.)
Training
Our Brazilian pilgrimage is a deep initiation into the jungle traditions of the indigenous people of Acre. For the Kamanawa, spiritual work revolves around the use of Ayahuasca, complemented by Rapé, Sananga, and Kambo. From them we will receive transmissions regarding the correct methods of preparation, invocation, and protection of these medicines.
The Nukini have transmuted their spiritual power into physical effort, and seldom participate in ceremonies anymore. From them we will learn instructions of a more practical nature, such as how to respect the jungle, how to recognize jaguar footprints and monkey howls, and even how to tie a hammock properly.
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Once we head off into the jungle to live at the foot of the sacred Samauma tree, all of these teachings will be of dire need. This will be the initiation the jungle herself confers, the remembrance of how we used to live in tribes, not by the witnessing of any, but from our own teachings applied.
Throughout our journey we will receive teachings from both Kamanawa and Nukini elders, who transmit their knowledge orally and through example. These moments of shared wisdom will be complemented by daily meditation and periods of manual work, allowing participants to contribute to the rhythm of village life.
In the end, this adventure is less a course than a rite of passage: a movement from learning about shamanism to living within it. Those who complete the training emerge not as masters, but as caretakers of the relationship between human and nature: the first and final lesson of the Indigenous peoples of the world.
Lineage Team
This retreat is led by Shar Khan, founder of the Dragon Lineage and initiator of its living current. He returns every year to Acre – to the villages of his friends and teachers – not as a foreigner, but as one who has learnt from and lived among them. His responsibility is to mediate the reciprocity between our group and the land.
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Throughout our retreat the leadership will be shared with our indigenous hosts themselves, for it is their wisdom that governs the forest and the spirits that dwell within it. Among the Kamanawa our main guide is Rai, a man whose songs summon the healing winds and whose laughter keeps the fire of the tribe alive.
Within the boundaries of the Nukini tribe our hosts and teachers will be Paulo, a respected elder and cacique, accompanied by his wife Vari, whose zeal commands deep reverence among her kin. Together they carry the ancestral codes of their tribe, teaching not only through speech but through presence.
In this retreat, the Dragon team serves mostly in humility — preparing, translating, organizing, and helping others learn from those who have never needed to read a book to know the sacred. The Kamanawa ceremonies are directed by the tribes themselves, whose songs, dances, and medicines are the purest transmission of their lineage.
Within the Nukini territory we will be joining with the tribe only for festivities of joy. Our final ceremonies will happen in private at the foot of the great Samauma tree. This will be the greatest of all the ceremonial leaders and teachers that we’ll meet: for this most ancient tree commands all spirits of the jungle, and his is the power to teach or bless in her name.
Lineage Team
This retreat is led by Shar Khan, founder of the Dragon Lineage and initiator of its living current. He returns every year to Acre – to the villages of his friends and teachers – not as a foreigner, but as one who has learnt from and lived among them. His responsibility is to mediate the reciprocity between our group and the land.
Throughout our retreat the leadership will be shared with our indigenous hosts themselves, for it is their wisdom that governs the forest and the spirits that dwell within it. Among the Kamanawa our main guide is Rai, a man whose songs summon the healing winds and whose laughter keeps the fire of the tribe alive.
Within the boundaries of the Nukini tribe our hosts and teachers will be Paulo, a respected elder and cacique, accompanied by his wife Vari, whose zeal commands deep reverence among her kin. Together they carry the ancestral codes of their tribe, teaching not only through speech but through presence.
In this retreat, the Dragon team serves mostly in humility — preparing, translating, organizing, and helping others learn from those who have never needed to read a book to know the sacred. The Kamanawa ceremonies are directed by the tribes themselves, whose songs, dances, and medicines are the purest transmission of their lineage.
Within the Nukini territory we will be joining with the tribe only for festivities of joy. Our final ceremonies will happen in private at the foot of the great Samauma tree. This will be the greatest of all the ceremonial leaders and teachers that we’ll meet: for this most ancient tree commands all spirits of the jungle, and his is the power to teach or bless in her name.
Accommodations
Throughout this tour we will be staying in hotels except when sleeping in indigenous territory. It is vital to note that all members of the group will be staying in communal rooms regardless of where we are. This comes not from a constriction of resources, but as a practice to participate in the actual lifestyle of all tribes.
For both the Kamanawa and the Nukini people, nobody is ever alone. Privacy exists only in sexual matters: anything else, like our common Western loneliness, seems to have no place in it. Such is why living in the same quarters is fundamental to receive the real tribal experience: because this is both way they live, and the way we used to.
The Kamanawa village is a precarious settlement. They have a couple of hoses for running water and one signal pole around which members gather to send messages to the outside world. Their houses are made of wood and aluminum, and need repairs often. We will all be staying in hammocks pitched in an enclosed space.
The Nukini village is an order of magnitude better built. It has modern facilities like toilets, electricity and even Starlink. We will be staying with them for some days, but will spend most of our time pitching our hammocks around their Samara tree, the tallest and most honored guardian tree of the Amazon.
We are being invited to their land. This means that it is respectful to act, as Ambrosius said, “as the Romans, when in Rome”. This not only means to be respectful and courteous, but also to be mindful not to pollute their culture with elements of our own. We are to keep and dispose of whatever garbage we produce.
Acomodations
Throughout this tour we will be staying in hotels except when sleeping in indigenous territory. It is vital to note that all members of the group will be staying in communal rooms regardless of where we are. This comes not from a constriction of resources, but as a practice to participate in the actual lifestyle of all tribes.
For both the Kamanawa and the Nukini people, nobody is ever alone. Privacy exists only in sexual matters: anything else, like our common Western loneliness, seems to have no place in it. Such is why living in the same quarters is fundamental to receive the real tribal experience: because this is both way they live, and the way we used to.
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The Kamanawa village is a precarious settlement. They have a couple of hoses for running water and one signal pole around which members gather to send messages to the outside world. Their houses are made of wood and aluminum, and need repairs often. We will all be staying in hammocks pitched in an enclosed space.
The Nukini village is an order of magnitude better built. It has modern facilities like toilets, electricity and even Starlink. We will be staying with them for some days, but will spend most of our time pitching our hammocks around their Samara tree, the tallest and most honored guardian tree of the Amazon.
We are being invited to their land. This means that it is respectful to act, as Ambrosius said, “as the Romans, when in Rome”. This not only means to be respectful and courteous, but also to be mindful not to pollute their culture with elements of our own. We are to keep and dispose of whatever garbage we produce.
Necessities
This journey is not a vacation but a spiritual pilgrimage that will challenge you both physically and mentally. Here’s what you should bring and be aware of:
Necessities
This journey is not a vacation but a spiritual pilgrimage that will challenge you physically, mentally, and spiritually. Here’s what you should bring and be aware of:
A clear and pure intention is the most important thing to bring to this journey. Be certain that you will be challenged and take acceptance for a growth.
Spiritual Intention
Modest Clothing
Pack comfortable, modest clothing. Washing machines are scarce in the jungle and laundry depends on both water and sun, so you will have to use whatever is clean.
Packing Essentials
Bring a water bottle, comfortable hiking shoes, a sun-cap as well as sunscreen, a journal for reflection and a yoga mat for sitting on the jungle floor.
Long Flight
Have in mind that the flight to and back from Acre is about four hours, but rain and plausible lay-over might make it longer. We must accept unforeseen events stoically.
Language Barrier
For those who do not speak Portuguese, please be mindful with the amount of questions you pose for Shar Khan to translate. Expect for a lot of communication to be non-verbal.
Phone Use
To avoid distractions from our journey we will have a photographer in the group responsible for framing our memories so that we can all minimize screen use.
Group Dynamics
Though everyone will have solo time to explore freely, we expect people to journey always in company. Please be mindful to always respect people’s space and idiosyncrasies.
A clear and pure intention is the most important thing to bring to this journey. Be certain that you will be challenged and take acceptance for a growth.
Spiritual Intention
Modest Clothing
Pack comfortable, modest clothing. Washing machines are scarce in the jungle and laundry sometimes depend on both water and sun, so you will have to use whatever is clean.
Packing Essentials
Bring a water bottle, comfortable hiking shoes, a sun-cap as well as sunscreen, a journal for reflection and a yoga mat for sitting on the jungle floor.
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Long Flight
Have in mind that the flight to and back from Acre is about four hours, but rain and plausible lay-over might make it longer. We must accept unforeseen events stoically.
Language Barrier
For those who do not speak Portuguese, please be mindful with the amount of questions you pose for Shar Khan to translate. Expect for a lot of communication to be non-verbal.
Phone Use
To avoid distractions from our journey we will have a photographer in the group responsible for framing our memories so that we can all minimize screen use.
Group Dynamics
Though everyone will have solo time to explore freely, we expect people to journey always in company. Please be mindful to always respect people’s space and idiosyncrasies.
BOOKING
Please be mindful that spaces are limited. To apply, fill out the form below. If eligible, we will add you to the group message-board of the retreat to coordinate minutely. It is customary for the Dragon Lineage to hold preliminary zoom-sessions to both inspire everybody interested in this retreat as well as answering any questions that might arise.
OVERVIEW
Group transport, all hotels, entrance tickets to Indigenous Territories or to Natural Reserves, and the flight from São Paulo to Cruzeiro do Sul and back.
What’s Included
What’s Not Included
Arrival and departure flights, visas, medical expenses and all meals.
Integration
The journey does not end when the fire dies or the circle closes. Every retreat is a threshold, a passage into deeper awareness that continues to unfold long after our return home. True transformation takes root in the quiet days that follow, when visions settle into the heart and the body learns to carry this new light.
To support this continuity, we offer integration sessions, both in-person and online, where participants can revisit the teachings they gained from these experiences with guidance and clarity. These gatherings both public and private serve as bridges between worlds, a space to weave the insights of ceremony into daily life.
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Those who wish to walk further may enter a path of ongoing mentorship or join the sessions we hold for the Dragon Lineage community, where fellow travelers share reflections, practices, and support each other as the work deepens. Anybody wishing to pursue this path should commit not only to retreats but also to their grounding.
Whether we dive into the integration period alone or accompanied, how we deal with coming “back to earth” seals the teachings we received. Such is why we ask of people not to book any other retreats or pilgrimages until the one they’re currently integrating has seeped into their habits.
We encourage all to honor their growth with daily journaling, periods of silence, and the application of whatever prayers or meditations they have learnt from this retreat. These practices help refine the energy awakened and drive wisdom into crystallization, for integration is the means by which we uphold the teachings.
Integration
The journey does not end when the fire dies or the circle closes. Every retreat is a threshold, a passage into deeper awareness that continues to unfold long after our return home. True transformation takes root in the quiet days that follow, when visions settle into the heart and the body learns to carry this new light.
To support this continuity, we offer integration sessions, both in-person and online, where participants can revisit the teachings they gained from these experiences with guidance and clarity. These gatherings both public and private serve as bridges between worlds, a space to weave the insights of ceremony into daily life.
Those who wish to walk further may enter a path of ongoing mentorship or join the sessions we hold for the Dragon Lineage community, where fellow travelers share reflections, practices, and support each other as the work deepens. Anybody wishing to pursue this path should commit not only to retreats but also to their grounding.
Whether we dive into the integration period alone or accompanied, how we deal with coming “back to earth” seals the teachings we received. Such is why we ask of people not to book any other retreats or pilgrimages until the one they’re currently integrating has seeped into their habits.
We encourage all to honor their growth with daily journaling, periods of silence, and the application of whatever prayers or meditations they have learnt from this retreat. These practices help refine the energy awakened and drive wisdom into crystallization, for integration is the means by which we uphold the teachings.
Testimonies
“I approached this experience with complete openness and curiosity, like an innocent child. I did not make a mistake! On the contrary! The energy I reclaimed, which had been scattered into many pieces in different directions, continues to sustain me. I would practice this experience at least two or three times a year”.
joaquin
