Uni Retreats COP30 – Envisioning the Future – November 1srt week
To find out all the information about our retreats!
November 21 – Friday
- Group meeting in Rio de Janeiro. Transfer from Rio to the mountains of Itaipava – Akasha Retreat Center (2-hour drive).
- Afternoon: Introduction to the retreat and Lakota teachings on the Indigenous perspective of spiritual experiences.
- Evening: Purification in the Inipi – sweat lodge – in the Lakota tradition.
November 22 – Saturday
- Morning: Body painting.
- Afternoon: Integration circle.
- Evening: 1st Uni (Ayahuasca) ceremony, with Rapé and Sananga.
November 23 – Sunday
- Afternoon: Workshop with Daiara Tukano.
- Evening: Musical presentation with Gui Alves and João Harres.
November 24 – Monday
- Morning: Spiritual and cultural activities with the Yawanawá.
- Afternoon: 2nd Uni (Ayahuasca) ceremony, with Rapé and Sananga.
November 25 – Tuesday
- Morning: Visit and care of the Forest-Garden (Agroforestry).
- Afternoon: Lakota Teachings.
November 26 – Wednesday
- Morning: Workshop with Patricia Ellen.
- Afternoon: Spiritual and cultural activities with the Yawanawá.
- Evening: 3rd Uni (Ayahuasca) ceremony, with Rapé and Sananga.
November 27 – Thursday
- Afternoon: Integration circle.
- Evening: Musical show and celebration with Tainá Santos.
November 28 – Friday
- Afternoon: Collective transport from Akasha Retreat Center back to Rio de Janeiro for those returning.
In addition to the main ceremonies, the program also includes:
Spiritual teachings, Traditional activities, Rapé circles, Storytelling circles, Body painting, Herbal sauna, breakfast, lunch and dinner.
THE RETREAT INCLUDES:
- Interview and integration with Uni Retreats’ specialized psychologists;
- Ground transportation from Rio de Janeiro to the Akasha Retreat Center in Itaipava;
- 7 nights of accommodation in shared bungalows at the Akasha Retreat Center (maximum of 3 people per room);
- 3 daily meals throughout the entire stay at the Akasha Retreat Center;
- Participation in all medicine ceremonies and sweat lodge;
- Bilingual translators (English/Portuguese);
- Collective ground transportation from the Akasha Retreat Center back to Rio de Janeiro.
SERVICES AVAILABLE AT AN ADDITIONAL COST:
- Individual sessions with Indigenous leaders;
- Post-retreat follow-up consultation with specialized psychologists;
- Private transfer from Rio de Janeiro (GIG airport) to the Retreat Center
- Laundry service during your stay
- Massage and body therapies with experienced therapists
- Private accommodation upgrade (single or double room option)
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INDIGENOUS CHIEF
WAKIA UN MANEE
Wakia Un Manee is a full blooded Klamath/Modoc native of North America, medicine man, sundancer and leader of the Vision Quest and Inipi (Sweat Lodge) ceremony. From a young age he was brought up with the Lakota and Ojibway, so his work has been largely influenced by the traditions and culture of these two nations. Wakia graduated in psychology and political sciences and also studied theology. He founded and developed non-profit charitable organizations within various communities. As an activist, Wakia stood on the front lines, fought and defended the rights of native peoples, as well as environmental and ecological issues. His work is focused on empowering people to recognize and understand their own capabilities.
ISKU KUA YAWANAWA
For many years, Isku Kua has been supporting his father chief Nixiwaka in the administration of tribal affairs. Today he is chief of Nova Esperança (“New Hope”) village, with a population of 300 people. Isku Kua represents the young generation and has already been through the higher spiritual initiations of the tradition. He is also a talented musician and guitar player, who adapted many traditional songs to the guitar, and travels frequently to Europe and the United States to share his people’s culture and spirituality. Isku’s knowledge of his culture gets deeper every day as a result of his commitment to the studies and his conduction of the Uní ceremony impresses even Yawanawa elders.
SPECIAL GUESTS
MUKANAWA
Daiara Hori Figueroa Sampaio, Duhigô, Tukano (traditional name Duhigô), is an Indigenous artist, educator, and communicator from the Tukano – Yé’pá Mahsã people. She holds a Master’s degree in Human Rights, is a researcher on the right to memory, and is recognized for her works of great visual and political impact.
She painted the largest urban mural ever created by an Indigenous woman in the world and has received awards such as the PIPA Prize and the Prince Claus Award from the Netherlands. Her path between the village and the city is marked by her firm role as a guardian of culture and by an artistic language that reveals the beauty and strength of another possible world.
Patricia Ellen
Patricia Ellen is a leader in economic development and systemic approaches to innovation, social impact, and sustainability, with an extensive career across both the public and private sectors. She served as Secretary of Economic development, Science, and Technology for the State of São Paulo (2019–2022), where she coordinated sustainable development policies, digital inclusion initiatives, and the pandemic response to Covid-19, bringing together science, technology, and public management to save lives. She has also worked as a partner at McKinsey & Company and as an executive in the private sector, always focusing on strategies for transformation and human development.
Currently, Patricia is President of Systemiq in Brazil, founder of Aya Earth Partners, and President of its Institute, bringing together more than 100 private, public, and social organizations and leaders around ecological transformation. Her work promotes regenerative economic models, nature-based solutions, and decarbonization strategies. Recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, Patricia’s mission is to integrate ancestral wisdom, spirituality, and positive impact, inspiring organizations and individuals to co-create a more just, sustainable, and conscious future.
Tainá Santos
Tainá Santos is a singer, songwriter, and percussionist born in Embu das Artes, São Paulo. Raised in the spiritual traditions of the terreiro, from the age of seven she learned to listen to and play the drums as ancestral voices. Today, in addition to her artistic career, she is an entrepreneur and founder of the Elevador Creative Studio, where she manages her own musical journey. Her music is rooted in Afro-Brazilian spirituality, flowing through the body and affirming the dignity of Black cultures. Blending traditional rhythms with contemporary sounds, her art builds bridges between past, present, and future, echoing ancestral memories while opening paths of renewal and cultural resistance.
Gui Alves
Gui Alves is a world-class Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, scientific researcher at UFRJ, integrative music therapist, and joyful educator. A dedicated practitioner of Ayurveda and Yoga, he has traveled to more than 12 countries offering concerts, retreats, and innovative workshops that use music as a platform for human connection, well-being, and self-discovery. Creator of Circular Music Workshops, where playful musical games, Brazilian rhythms, body percussion, and mindfulness become tools for creativity and collective expression, and Integrative Breathwork & Sound Journeys, blending music therapy, yoga, and neuroscience to explore the healing potential of breathing, sound, and emotion, Gui designs
multidisciplinary programs that unite art, science, and spirituality — offering transformative experiences in Brazil and across the globe.
www.pazciencia.com.br