Amazon Jungle Reiki & Yoga Wellness Retreat in Peru

This retreat is designed around the Usui Reiki Level 1 initiation, which unfolds over the full five days rather than being crammed into a weekend workshop. You'll receive four attunements, learn the history and principles of Reiki, practice self-treatment, and spend hands-on time giving and receiving Reiki sessions with Johanne guiding you through each step. By the end, you'll leave with a certification and a study manual — but more importantly, with enough practice under your belt to keep using Reiki at home.

Johanne's approach is refreshingly grounded. She doesn't claim to see auras or have special sensitivity to energy, and she doesn't expect you to either. Her teaching centres on learning the technique, receiving the attunements, placing your hands, and letting your own experience unfold without trying to force anything dramatic.

The yoga and meditation sessions complement the Reiki work without competing with it. Johanne's teaching is alignment-based and Anusara-inspired, but the emphasis is on feeling present in your body rather than nailing poses. There's breathwork, restorative practice, and plenty of adaptation to however you're feeling that day.

Days four and five are deliberately lighter on scheduled activities, giving you time to swim in the lagoon, rest in your hammock, journal, or spend time with the horses. The horses aren't a riding programme — they're a chance to practice presence and, if you're curious, to try offering Reiki to an animal and see how they respond.

Meals are a highlight. Johanne is a passionate home cook who wrote a vegetarian cookbook, and the food reflects that: colourful, flavourful dishes drawing on Peruvian ingredients and international influences. Think hummus with roasted vegetables, quinoa with sautéed greens, vegetable and amaranth soup, sweet potato purée. You eat at the table with Johanne, and the conversations that happen over food often become part of the retreat experience, especially for solo travellers.

Because the retreat is private — one guest, or two travelling together — there's no group schedule to keep pace with. If you need more time on a particular aspect of Reiki practice, or you'd rather spend an afternoon napping instead of journaling, the day can flex around you.

What's included

- 4 nights private bungalow accommodation - 3 daily plant-based meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) - Usui Reiki Level 1 initiation with 4 attunements - Reiki Level 1 certification and study manual - 2 Reiki treatments received from Johanne - Daily yoga and meditation sessions - 2 herbal plant cleansing rituals - Time with the horses - 1-hour treatment - Welcome drink - Water, tea, and coffee throughout the day - Free wifi - Round-trip airport transfer from Tarapoto Airport - Pre and post retreat support

What's not included

- International and domestic flights - Travel insurance - Visa fees - Additional treatments or activities not listed - Personal expenses - Laundry service (available for a fee)