WELMÄ Studio

Q: Who leads the Avanza Retreat? A: The retreat is led by Nadira Kaimova, transpersonal therapist and Psychedelic Assisted Therapy facilitator certified in Calgary, Canada. Nadira works at the intersection of ancestral wisdom and modern clinical science. She bridges sacred traditions with evidence informed therapeutic frameworks, creating a container that is spiritually grounded and psychologically safe. Her path is rooted in ancestral lineages and traditional ceremonial practices, including years of study, apprenticeship, and direct experience with wisdom keepers and indigenous traditions. She approaches this work with deep respect for lineage, reciprocity, and ethical responsibility. With extensive facilitation experience and therapeutic training, Nadira guides participants through profound inner processes with clarity, presence, and integrity. This bridge between tradition and clinical understanding ensures that transformation is not only powerful, but also integrated, safe, and sustainable. Q: Who holds and guides the retreat space? A: The Avanza Retreat is held by a dedicated team known as the Guardians of the Space. This collective brings together experienced facilitators, musicians, ancestral practitioners, therapists, and indigenous wisdom carriers who work in harmony to create a safe, intentional, and transformative environment. The leadership team includes specialists in ancestral healing, transpersonal therapy, psychedelic assisted support, sound healing, medicine music, meditation, and embodied practices. Each member carries their own lineage, training, and lived experience, contributing depth and integrity to the retreat container. Alongside the core team, more than ten additional collaborators join the experience, including healers, indigenous elders, indigenous women leaders, and traditional knowledge keepers. Their presence ensures that ancestral wisdom is shared with authenticity, reciprocity, and respect. Together, the Guardians of the Space hold participants with care, professionalism, cultural sensitivity, and collective responsibility throughout the entire journey. Q: What is the Avanza Retreat? A: Avanza Retreats are transformational experiences rooted in ancestral wisdom and an integral approach that honors the whole human being body, mind, and spirit. Each retreat is intentionally designed to guide you toward the root causes of imbalance, stress, and emotional blockages rather than only addressing surface symptoms. Through carefully sequenced practices, sacred traditions, therapeutic processes, and embodied experiences, participants are supported in reconnecting with themselves in a grounded and meaningful way. Avanza Retreat offers a safe, professionally held container where deep inner work unfolds with clarity, structure, and care. The focus is lasting transformation, personal responsibility, and integration that continues beyond the retreat experience. Q: Where does the retreat take place? A: Gitana Del Mar. The retreat is held in a natural, peaceful location near the foot of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Caribbean coast, a space chosen for peace, energy, and calm. Q: How long is the retreat and what does it include? A: The immersive experience includes 4 days of healing practices, natural setting, ancestral wisdom, ancestral ceremonies, ancestral medicines, breathwork, meditation, sound healing, and mindful movement, all guided with care and intention. Q: Do I need prior experience with ancestral medicine? A: No. Prior experience is not required. You will be gently guided step by step throughout the entire process. The retreat is designed to meet you exactly where you are, whether this is your first encounter with ancestral practices or you already have experience. We begin with thorough preparation, clear education, and intentional space setting so you feel informed, grounded, and supported before any ceremonial experience. During the retreat, facilitators are present to offer attentive care, emotional support, and professional guidance at all times. Your pace is respected. Your boundaries are honored. Your questions are welcome. The focus is always on safety, consent, presence, and authentic support so you can feel comfortable, heard, and held within a secure and nurturing environment. Q: What types of ancestral medicines and ceremonies are part of the retreat? A: The retreat includes a carefully curated selection of sacred ancestral practices and plant medicines, offered within a safe, respectful, and professionally guided environment. These may include traditional ceremonies, sacred plant allies, sound and music experiences, creative and embodied practices, and ancestral based therapeutic processes. The full structure and specific elements will be shared during the preparation sessions before the retreat. Participation is always voluntary. Nothing is required or imposed. Each experience is an invitation, and you are guided to move at your own pace. The retreat is intentionally designed as a transformative sequence of tools, medicines, activities, and practices that unfold with care each day to support deep personal growth and integration. Q: What kind of accommodation and environment can I expect? A: Comfortable, simple lodging immersed in nature, nourishing meals, beach walks, gentle movement, and peaceful space for reflection and rest are part of the curated experience. All accommodations are shared: two participants per bungalow, each with a private bathroom and fully equipped amenities Q: Will I be supported before and after the retreat? A: Yes. The retreat includes online gatherings before and after the event to prepare your body, mind, and spirit and to support integration into everyday life. Before the retreat, we meet for two preparation sessions. The first session explores the deep root of your intentions and core themes. The second session focuses on nutrition, body readiness, mental clarity, and conscious intention setting. After the retreat, you will receive an individual private one to one integration session to help you ground your experience and embody lasting transformation. Q: What outcomes can participants expect? A: Many participants experience greater presence, mental clarity, emotional balance, and a deep sense of calm and confidence. They often feel more grounded, less overwhelmed, more resilient to stress, and better equipped to navigate life with steadiness and inner peace. Participants leave with practical tools and embodied practices to support continued growth and integration long after the retreat. Q: How does this retreat honor ancestral wisdom? A: Ceremonies and practices are offered with deep respect for tradition and guided by experienced facilitators. We honor the original lineages through reciprocity, ethical collaboration, and conscious integration of sacred practices in a safe and grounded way. Ancestral knowledge keepers and local wisdom carriers are actively included as part of the Avanza team. Their contributions are acknowledged, valued, and fairly compensated, ensuring respect, integrity, and mutual exchange.