Verbal Excursions

This year, I took my first trip to Peru. It was amazing. I am greatly appreciative of every second I spent in this beautiful country, surrounded by the extraordinary people I met along the way. I fell in love with the city of Pulcullpa, in particular (and almost didn’t come back to the states).

While traveling within the country, I had the good fortune to be invited to visit the Temple of the Way of Light, for a private visitation with the women healers who live there. After an hour-long boat ride down the river, and another hour of hiking through dense jungle in a heavy downpour, we reached the center. It was truly one of the most stunningly beautiful places I have ever been in my life, and the vibe there was incredible.

I felt like a giant surrounded by these tiny Shipibo women, but they crowded round me, embraced me and loaded me down with beaded necklaces. I spent the remainder of the afternoon relaxing on the floor of the moloka, watching these ancient old ladies embroider and string beads, while listening to their irreverent chatter. That night, I was invited to participate in a healing ceremony with a few other guests. Words can’t describe accurately the nature of that experience – but the singing of these tiny women was so powerful and so moving that I will never forget it.

This is a slide show of photos of the center, which I found online –
Temple of the Way of Light
Or, you can visit them directly, here –
www.templeofthewayoflight.org