The Art of Earth Offerings

Entering into Sacred Partnership with Pachamama’s
Seen and Unseen Guardians of Ayni
Thursday, October 9th - Monday, October 13th, 2025
Mill Creek Resort, CA
Please join me in creatively and joyously honoring the Unseen Beings of nature through gratitude, humility and heart-centered offerings of beauty medicine designed to inspire and initiate right relationship with our Sacred Web of Kinship under the loving guidance of Mt. Lassen (Apu Kohm Yah-mah-nee).
Based on the teachings of don Oscar Miro Quesada, this in-depth apprenticeship is designed to develop skill and intelligence in the ceremonial application of ayni through the art of despacho making, based in Peruvian shamanism.
In addition to the Course Essentials book, you will receive a never before offered Despacho Handbook including ceremonial components, an exhaustive list of ingredients and their symbolism in shamanism, and intention-specific healing ceremonies.
  • ​Develop a deep personal relationship with the five unseen Guardians of Ayni:  Tirakuna, Awkikuna, Malkikuna, Machula Awlanchis, and Apukuna.
  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of the specific offerings and their uses when engaging the Guardians of Ayni for healing in despachos.
  • Establish a comfort level with creating despachos for personal, communal, and planetary healing.
  • Serve your community as an empowered ceremonialist, leading despacho ceremonies and integrating them into your shamanism practice.
  • Honor the traditional roots of Andean despacho making and explore the contemporary and regional additions to this art.
  • Experience and understand the three primary ways of offering despachos: burying, burning, and offering to water.
  • Receive a minimum of 36 hours of in-person training on the ritual arts of despacho creation and offering in healing service for an individual (Self), the community (Culture), and the planet (Nature).
  • Create and maintain your own despacho kit.
​Who is The Art of Earth Offerings Apprenticeship For?
  • Anyone who wishes to establish and deepen their ability to commune with the Council of Guardians.
  • All those seeking enhanced initiation in the ancestral shamanic ritual arts of the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition of cross-cultural shamanism.
  • People interested in developing deeper sensitivity to the subtle but powerful forces that comprise the fabric of Creation for use as a shaman in service to Nature, Culture, and Self.
  • Everyone who would like to build confidence in their ritual skills for leading despacho ceremonies and integrating them into their spiritual practice.
  • Everyone looking to build community in meaningful ways by expanding their service as a ceremonial leader.​
To Learn more about this extraordinary apprenticeship, designed by don Oscar Miro-Quesada, visit
The Heart of the Healer 
Prerequisite: Any person who already has or is willing to learn about and create a
Pachakuti Mesa Tradition cross-cultural altar ground. ​

​If you would like to learn how to create your own Pachakuti Mesa altar ground in preparation for this retreat, contact me for a mentoring session or purchase the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition Starter Bundle here and receive 25% off if you use the code AYNIMANTA!
Mill Creek Resort is a historic, family-owned eco-resort just 20 minutes from Lassen Volcanic National Park.  They are dedicated to earth stewardship, sourcing local, organic foods and supporting their guests in re-connecting with the natural world.  It is the perfect setting for our in-depth work, allowing us abundant access to nature, the Unseen guardians of reciprocity and time away from the stress and overstimulation of our day to day lives.
​Beloveds, this event has been forming in my heart for many months, and will be a truly transformational experience with the beings of nature and Guardians of Ayni. ​I have been creating despachos as a Pachakuti Mesa Tradition ceremonial artist and Sanctioned Teacher since 2015 and wish to share all I have learned
from these sacred ritual arts with you. 

Register before February 1, 2025 and receive a free gift!
SCHEDULE:  Includes pilgrimage to Apu Lassen!

Thursday, Oct. 9th: 
11am: Arrival
1pm - 4pm:  Opening ceremony, council process & overview 
4pm:  Check into lodging 
5:30pm:  Dinner
7pm - 10pm:   Deepening One's Relationship with the Tirakuna 

Friday, Oct. 10th:
8am:  Breakfast
9am:  Deepening One's Relationship with the Tirakuna/Awkikuna 
1:00pm:  Lunch
2:30pm:  Deepening One's Relationship with the Awkikuna/Malkikuna
6pm:  Dinner
7pm - 10pm:  Deepening One's Relationship with the Malkikuna/Machula Awlanchis

​Saturday, Oct. 11th:
8am:  Breakfast
9am:  Deepening One's Relationship with the Machula Awlanchis/Apukuna/pilgrimage to Apu Lassen 
Picnic Lunch at Apu Lassen
6pm:  Dinner
7pm - 10pm:  Building the Ayni Despacho 
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Sunday, Oct. 12th:
8am:  Breakfast
9am:  Building the Ayni Despacho/Attaining Individual Wholeness at the Intrapersonal Soul Level: Despacho ceremony for Self
1:00pm:  Lunch
2:30pm:  Despacho for Self offering to Earth/Attaining Communal Wholeness at the Interpersonal Soul Level: Despacho ceremony for Culture
6pm:  Dinner
7pm - 10pm:  Despacho for Culture offering to Fire/Attaining Planetary Wholeness at the Transpersonal Soul Level: Despacho ceremony for Nature

Monday, Oct. 13th:
8am:  Breakfast
9am:  Despacho for Nature offering to water/Closing Ceremony
1:00pm:  Lunch
Depart (stay as long as you like on the land)

Registration

The below prices reflect the meals, lodging and event costs for a full five-day retreat.  My tuition is $500 for over 40 hours of teachings, transmissions and ceremonies.  I hope you will join me in immersing ourselves in nature through devotional practices of ayni in gratitude for all that our Earth Mother, Moon, Sun, the sacred Elements, Encanto Spirits and the Guardians of Sacred Reciprocity offer us generously every day.
LODGING OPTIONS AND MEALS FOR FOUR NIGHTS AND FIVE DAYS:  

Meals
Mill Creek is providing all of our meals, starting with dinner on Thursday and ending with lunch on Monday. They source local and organic ingredients and prepare all of the catered meals by hand on site.  We are blessed in Northern California to host many local organic farmers who sell all year round at our farmer's market in Chico, where I live, and in Red Bluff, closer to the campground.  Mill Creek makes weekly shops to our areas for the freshest seasonal options available.

Lodging
I have reserved cabins 3 & 4 for participants. If you wish to share a bed, add the name of the person you will be sharing the bed with in the registration form below, and choose the "shared bed" button option for payment.  Your partner will need to do the same, naming you in their form as well.

Mill Creek also offers camping, RV rental, RV parking and glamping options. My assistants and I will be staying in the cabins because they are the most comfortable, have private bathrooms, are roomy and clustered in the same area for a communal experience, yet you are welcome to choose on of the other lodging possibilities and the weather should be lovely this time of year for that purpose.  
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Contact me before registering if you prefer any of these alternative lodging options, and I will send you an invoice for payment. Be sure to fill out the registration form with your lodging choice as well.

After you secure your lodging, please
​fill out the form below (scroll down◡̈ )

​LODGING OPTIONS (PRICES INCLUDE ALL COSTS FOR THE RETREAT)

Cabin #4

CABIN #4 - Farmhouse Cabin is a popular cabin for those wanting 2 bedrooms, each with full-size beds. Thoughtfully decorated with soft linens, and antique farmhouse decor, and has a cozy kitchen nook with seating for four.

Choose your lodging option for Cabin #4
​(sleeps up to 4 people)

Note, if you are sharing a bed with someone, please write the name of your partner with whom you are sharing the bed in the registration form. Your partner must choose and pay for the same lodging option and share your name on their registration form.
Alternatively, you may pay a non-refundable $800 deposit for your lodging choice now, fill out the registration form below in order to reserve your lodging and agree to pay the remaining investment
​48 hours after receiving an invoice on June 1, 2025.
If you would like to set up a payment plan for, please let me know and I can do that for you at no extra charge.

Cabin #3 (sleeps up to 4 people)

CABIN #3 - Vintage National Park Cabin, admire the views from the front porch overlooking the playground and meadow. This small cabin features a single bedroom with a full-size log bed and futon sleeper sofa and a kitchen with seating for four.  Ideal cabin for couples, the sleeper futon and the bed are both in the bedroom.

If you wish to reserve this cabin for one person, contact me and I will let you know the cost.

Choose your lodging option for Cabin #3

*Please remember, the bed and sleeper sofa are both located in the bedroom.  
Note, if you are sharing a bed with someone, please write the name of your partner with whom you are sharing the bed in the registration form. Your partner must choose and pay for the same lodging option and share your name on their registration form.
Alternatively, you may pay a non-refundable $800 deposit for your lodging choice now, fill out the registration form below in order to reserve your lodging and agree to pay the remaining investment
​48 hours after receiving an invoice on June 1, 2025.
If you would like to set up a payment plan for, please let me know and I can do that for you at no extra charge.

Please fill out this form after making your investment

What to Expect:
  • Early October is a beautiful time of year in Northern California, with warm days and cool nights with infrequent rain. 
  • Please bring lots of layers, a rain jacket and hiking shoes in additional to comfortable walking shoes.  
  • We will be outdoors a significant amount of the time in additional to working indoors in the ritual space.
  • Mill Creek has a fire pit for our burning ceremony, creek access and lots of hiking trails.
  • It is a 20min drive to Lassen Volcanic Park, where we will have a picnic lunch and pilgrimage to ​Apu Kohm Yah-mah-nee (Lassen).
  • The campground will be hosting other campers, so please be prepared to see other families and children around.
  • The easiest way to arrive if you are flying is to fly into the Sacramento Airport.  From there, rent a car or carpool to Mill Creek.  It is approximately 2hr & 45min from the airport, north off of Interstate 5.
What to Bring:
  • Clothing (see above)
  • Sunscreen & bug repellent
  • Bathing suit
  • Water shoes (optional) & hiking shoes
  • Warm layers & rain coat, warm hat
  • A backjack, yoga cushion, camp chair or other type of seating if you wish (chairs will be provided)
  • Pachakuti Mesa altar ground
  • Journal, pen and eye cover if you wish
  •  A photo of a large rock outcropping, ancestral temple sites or burial ground, or a rock outcropping that is meaningful to you
  • A small amount of dried or fresh animal product (for example: fur, fat, bone, or jerky)
  • A photo of a meadow or lush area that is meaningful to you
  • A small amount of dried flowers, plant matter, seeds, tobacco etc.
  • A photo of a tree that is meaningful to you
  • A small amount of one of the following: mica, crushed crystals, pyrite, small gemstones, sand or similar mineral offering 
  • A photo of a revered ancestor with which you have a relationship
  • A small amount of one of the following: sugar, sprinkles, or other biodegradable human-made offering
  • A photo of a mountain with which you have a relationship
  • A small amount of one of the following: coca leaves, bay leaves or incense of any kind