Pearls of Life: Fertility, Wellness and Serenity in Ausangate Mountain, Peru.

Carmit and Noy in the mountain bank of Ausangante Mountain, Peru.

Fertility, wellness and serenity in Ausangate Mountain, Peru. Traveling in Peru exploring spirituality and connecting to mother nature is a common path for foreigners. Peru, located near Colombia, is a place that most travelers are finding themselves exploring and discovering as the next country in South America. Peru enjoys the landscape of fertility, jungles, mountains, Amazonas, beach, sea, the Pacific Ocean, the Sacred Valley and above all, Macchu Picchu.

Sacred Valley of Peru.

Noy was into spirituality and spiritual ancient ceremonies that are conducted by the Shaman in group sessions and as individuals. I, Carmit, was interested in spiritual ceremonies for fertility, wellness and resilience. The area of the Sacred Valley in Peru was the place where both me and Noy found our wishes and interests coming true into fertility. On a Sunday morning in the market in one of the villages in the Sacred Valley called Pisac, we met with a Shaman. The Shaman was the last blood survivor of an ancient tribe of Shamans where their wisdom and traditional ceremonies are being taught and passed from generation to generation. The Shaman that we found was very famous in Pisac. He was known for his ceremonies and his abilities to go to a remote area of Peru in order to be in a place where the ceremony can take place.  At that meeting, we negotiated how much we will pay the Shaman for his ceremonies and his efforts in traveling with us on a specific trip.

Indigenous Village in the mountain bank of Ausangate Mountain, Peru.

Although it is not recommended to do this trip since it is very difficult to get to the Ausangate. The traveling conditions are with locals in local buses and many changes, people don’t even speak Spanish they only speak their tribe language. We found ourselves going on cars that are probably in the U.S. would not be used, together with other indigenous people crammed into the car with animals in their hands, even Alpaca. As an adventure, we will remember it. But I do not recommend as a tourist destination or tourist activity.

We scheduled that in 2 days we will travel together to Ausangate Mountain. The idea to travel to Ausangate Mountain was of the Shaman who explained to us that the point is very spiritual and the ancient tribe is still living there isolated from the towns in the area. He did explain that arriving to Ausangate is very difficult and on the bank of the mountains it will be very cold. He also indicated that there is no public transportation, no lights after sundown and no internet to communicate with the outside world. The Shaman told us that in that area of the Ausangate there are caves where the other Shamans and tribe leaders are gathering together to conduct ceremonies and to pray to mother nature, to the wind, to the water coming down and to the mountain of Ausangate.

Noy and the Shaman are praying to mother nature in Ausangate Mountain, Peru. The Shaman is playing the instrument to call the good spirits and appreciation to mother nature.

In Ausangate, we were solely dependent on the Shaman and the local indigenous people. We were sleeping in a very remote point where there were natural hot springs. Before the ceremony, we bathed in the hot springs. In the hot springs, we were sitting with indigenous people, a whole family that were bathing, singing and playing inside the water. The natural spring water was hot whereas the weather outside was very cold.

Ceremony materials and preparation done by the Shaman in Ausangante, Peru.

Around the evening time, we took candles and we went up the mountain to conduct the ceremony with the Shaman. It was a beautiful ceremony and I was very excited, crying, praying, dancing and singing. All I wanted is to feel the happiness, wellness, resilience of that moment.

In the morning, around 5 am, we were getting ready to leave the place since we did not want to spend more time in that remote point. We wanted to get back towards Pisac in the Sacred Valley. The ceremony was a one-of-a-kind-adventure. Focusing on the blessings in the world, appreciation to God and what he provides us, in supporting wellness, sustainability and the connection where a Western woman, like myself, find herself connected spiritually with the Shaman who is the last representative of a very indigenous ancient tribe traveling between Colombia and Peru. For more about this, please book an appointment and connect with us for a virtual chat over coffee.