Three days with the Illuminator.
A first meeting, or a return.
With Nikki Szeghalmi in January and Chase Moore in April. Ten guests per weekend.
Two weekends in 2027, one container.
Three days and two nights: arrive, sit in one full daylight ceremony, integrate together, and go home with a group integration call still ahead of you. The same shape and the same care, with a different medicine carrier for each weekend.
January 16-18, 2027
- With Nikki Szeghalmi, medicine carrier · huachumera
- Arrival 4:00 PM January 16 · ceremony January 17 · departures 11:00 AM January 18
- Ten guests maximum · from $777
- Registration closes January 2, 2027
April 3-5, 2027
- With Chase Moore, medicine carrier · huachumero
- Arrival 4:00 PM April 3 · ceremony April 4 · departures 11:00 AM April 5
- Ten guests maximum · from $777
- Registration closes March 20, 2027
You have been hearing about this medicine. Or it has already found you.
Some people come to San Pedro with curiosity and a little caution. Others come because they have sat with it before and know there is more. This weekend is built for both: a contained, well-held way to meet Huachuma, or to go further with it, without stepping away from your life for a full week.
Curious, and wanting to do it right.
- You want a first experience held by someone experienced
- A daytime medicine, held in nature, feels like the right door
- A weekend feels possible when a week does not
- You want preparation, safety, and answers first
Called back to the medicine.
- You know Huachuma and feel called back to it
- You want to sit with a carrier devoted to this one path
- Something from your last ceremony is still unfolding
- You want a focused reset at the start of the year, or in the season of renewal
Either way, you will not be rushed
Huachuma, the Illuminator.
San Pedro, or Huachuma, is a cactus revered as sacred medicine for more than three thousand years in the Andes. Its Quechua name is often translated as removing the head: the quieting of the thinking mind so the heart can speak.
It is taken in daylight, in nature, over many hours. People describe it as grounding, a medicine that keeps you present in your body and connected to the land around you.
Three days. A clearer way home.
Every experience with the medicine is personal, and we make no promises about what yours will hold. These are the things guests most often describe as they head home.
A quieter mind
Less noise, and a clearer sense of what actually matters to you.
An open heart
Softness toward yourself and the people you love.
Feeling at home in your body
Settled, present, and back in touch with your own felt sense.
Connection to nature
The jungle, the ocean, and your place within them.
A thread to follow
One or two clear insights, carried into the months ahead.
Trust in the medicine
For first-timers, a safe foundation. For returners, a closer relationship.
Short enough to say yes to. Held carefully enough to matter.
What guests say about this container.
"My Huachuma experience with Ananda was one of the most profound healing experiences I have ever had. This is because I truly felt safe. They have created such a welcoming, trauma-informed container."
Anonymous · Huachuma Community Weekend"I feel more alive, joyful, grateful and full of love than I have in my entire life. This place is special. Go if you are being called."
KimA carrier who lives the path.
Each weekend is held by its own medicine carrier: Nikki Szeghalmi in January, Chase Moore in April. Kimberly Ocaña walks beside every guest on both.
Nikki Szeghalmi
Called to Peru in 2018 from her own history of addiction and depression, Nikki has given herself to the San Pedro path.
Trained in somatic, trauma-informed care through Atira Tan, she meets each guest with a rare balance of grit and softness, and a quickness to laughter. First-timers find her steady. Returning guests find her deep.
“Our fearless Huachumara, Nikki, is an amazing guide and spirit to work with both in and out of ceremony.” - Richard
Chase Moore
A Tennessee native trained by master teacher Bernhard Karshagen, Chase has worked exclusively with San Pedro for over a decade.
He has completed extensive traditional diets and holds space with kindness, humility, and a steady, attuned presence. First-timers find him grounding. Returning guests find the depth of a carrier devoted to one medicine.
“One of the kindest, most humble and most competent teachers I have worked with. It was easy to feel safe, and to trust the people and the medicine.” - Vanessa, Cayman Islands
Kimberly Ocaña
Co-Founder of Ananda Lodge and a somatic, trauma-informed plant-medicine coach, sound-healing therapist and herbalist. She walks beside each guest from intake to integration.
The shape of the weekend.
Arrival
Settle into your ocean-view room. Welcome circle, intention setting with your medicine carrier, and a nourishing dinner. An early night before ceremony.
Ceremony
Somatic grounding at first light, then a full daylight San Pedro ceremony held by Nikki in January and by Chase in April. A fruit offering in the afternoon, a gentle close at sunset, and a warm meal.
Departure
Breakfast and a morning integration circle to name what opened. Practices to carry home, a closing ritual, and departures at 11:00 AM.
Ceremony is held from morning light to sunset. Everything around it is unhurried on purpose.
All-inclusive, start to finish.
Included
- One San Pedro ceremony: a full daytime ceremony held by Nikki in January, Chase in April
- Intake & preparation session: a personal call before you arrive
- One group integration call: together again, after you are home
- Two nights of lodging: an ocean-view room above the Pacific
- All meals by our private chef: fresh, nourishing, prepared daily
- Welcome & closing circles: intention setting and a morning integration circle
Additional preparation and integration sessions may be added.
Not included
- Plant medicine fee · $150
- Shuttle transportation, which can be added once registration is complete
- Airfare
Your investment.
The same two room options for both weekends. The $150 plant medicine fee is separate and is discussed when we speak.
Your own suite with a king bed, overlooking the ocean.
For two guests who register together and share a room. You will never be placed with someone you do not know.
- January 16-18, 2027 with Nikki Szeghalmi · Registration closes January 2, 2027
- April 3-5, 2027 with Chase Moore · Registration closes March 20, 2027
- Two partial scholarships are available. Ask about them when we speak.
Begin with a conversation.
Whether this is your first time or your tenth, we start by listening: to where you are, what you are hoping for, and whether this weekend is the right fit.
Reserve your call
A complimentary 30-minute conversation with our team.
Complete your intake
A health and medication review, then your preparation session.
Hold your place
Ten guests per weekend. Registration closes January 2, 2027 for January and March 20, 2027 for April.
Your questions, answered.
Which weekend should I choose?
How is this different from our 8-day San Pedro immersions?
What makes Ananda’s San Pedro weekends different?
What actually happens during the ceremony?
I am on medication. Can I still work with San Pedro?
I have already worked with San Pedro. Is this weekend right for me?
Is transportation included?
Are scholarships available?
What if I want more time after this weekend?
Short enough to say yes to. Held carefully enough to matter.
Meet the Illuminator inside Ananda’s intimate, trauma-informed container.
- January 16-18, 2027 with Nikki Szeghalmi · Registration closes January 2
- April 3-5, 2027 with Chase Moore · Registration closes March 20
- Ten guests per weekend · From $777 · Two partial scholarships
Words from the lodge
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