My name is Anne, and since childhood I've always felt a deep calling to South America, without really knowing why.
After studying business and tourism, it was in 2012 that I decided to follow this call and move to Peru.
Shortly after my arrival, I went through a period of great inner fragility. It was in the Amazon jungle, in Iquitos, that I first discovered Ayahuasca ceremonies and the master plants. I went there to heal a depression that was overwhelming me.
I then began in-depth work with a shaman named Fernando, the right-hand man of Francisco Montes (Corine Sombrun's very first master).
This stay initiated a major liberation. Little by little, I feel something awakening inside me.
I then receive a clear message: find a place in the jungle, anchor myself there, and deepen my knowledge of medicinal plants.
In 2014, I settled permanently in Peru and founded Inti Eco Lodge, in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. I apply the principles of permaculture, in close contact with the nature that welcomes me.
This land becomes my school. It's where I learn every day from the plants, the seasons, the silences, and the masters that the jungle puts in my path.
I am initiated by tabaqueros, I work with shamans specializing in tobacco, who teach me the art of diets and ceremonies.
At their side, I discover the gentle, profound power of these plant medicines, capable of liberating, protecting and revealing.
The beginnings were not easy. An Ayahuasquero shaman, consumed with jealousy, sent me dark energies to hold me back.
This attack, as painful as it was unexpected, led me to meet Borka, a grande maestra specializing in intrusive energies, entities and black magic.
At her side, I begin a rigorous apprenticeship. I discovered defensive plants, cleansing rituals and, above all, the inner strength that we only know we have when we're going through hardship.
At that point, life confronted me with another challenge: I was diagnosed with cancer.
I decide not to run. Quite the opposite, I'm committing myself even more intensely to plants, while continuing my diets with Borka to heal myself.
She then guides me to Don Agustin Riveras Vasquez, a Banco Curandero, one of the highest levels of Amazonian shamanism.
With him, his wife and their son, I'm welcomed into a powerful and deeply caring lineage.
These masters treat all kinds of illnesses - from depression to cancer - and take me under their wings for a three-year apprenticeship.
They pass on their art to me, give me responsibilities during their retreats, and encourage me to follow my own path.
They say to me: «You have the strength. You're ready to accompany.»
So I'm going for it.
I'm starting to welcome Inti Eco Lodge, to support them in herbal diets, with’Ayahuasca and Tobacco, in a safe, respectful and deeply human setting.
At the same time, I met Myriam Beaugendre, French shaman and clinical psychotherapist.
Thanks to her, I am building a bridge between shamanic traditions and the modern psychology, to offer a grounded, gentle and accessible approach to those seeking to reconnect with themselves.
Today, I feel that this type of medicine needs to open up to the world, get out of the jungle while keeping your wild heart.
I share the benefits of diet and ceremonies, while respecting tradition, so that everyone, wherever they are on their path, can find their way back to healing.
If you too feel this inner call... then know that everything is ready here at Inti Eco Lodge to welcome you with kindness, respecting traditional Amazonian teachings.
The retreats are open to all, even if this is your first experience with plants. You can reserve your place with complete confidence.
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