MASTER PLANT DIETAS AT NIMEA KAYA
The Master Plant Dieta is one of the oldest and most profound healing traditions of the Peruvian Amazon, rooted deeply in the ancestral wisdom of the Shipibo people. At the heart of this journey is the development of a relationship with the consciousness and wisdom of the forest, through the plants known as the Master Teachers. As this connection deepens, the dieta becomes an ongoing process of listening, learning, and cultivating an understanding of the subtle ways in which the plants communicate and share their teachings.
Traditionally practiced by Shipibo shamans, the Plant Dieta is central to their development as healers and keepers of ancestral plant knowledge. Through years of dedicated practice and relationship with different Master Plants, apprentices cultivate an intimate understanding of their medicines, while undergoing their own physical, emotional, and spiritual transformation. It is through this disciplined relationship that they develop the knowledge and sensitivity required to work with plant medicine and support others on their healing journeys.
Within the Shipibo tradition, each Master Plant is understood to possess its own spirit with distinct qualities, gifts, and healing intelligence. Through a carefully guided process of isolation, discipline, and connection with a specific plant, the practitioner gradually opens themselves to its medicine and begins to develop a relationship with its spirit. Rather than simply receiving the physical benefits of a medicinal plant, the Dieta invites a deeper communion with nature, creating an opportunity for profound inner exploration, transformation, and self-discovery.
The Process:
The purpose of the dieta is to create the inner and outer conditions for the plant to teach. By reducing stimulation, simplifying food, and stepping away from ordinary distractions, the body, mind, and spirit become more receptive. In this receptive state, the plant may support emotional healing, spiritual insight, energetic protection, clarity, discipline, and a deeper relationship with nature.
The process is deeply personal, as the plant’s teachings may bring awareness to aspects of one’s life that have remained hidden or unexplored. Through dreams, visions, intuition, and subtle inner experiences, the Dieta can illuminate personal patterns, unconscious beliefs, emotional wounds, judgments, and areas of imbalance. It may offer new perspectives on the origins of suffering, inviting a deeper understanding of oneself and the opportunity to reconnect with a more authentic sense of being.
Each Dieta unfolds in its own way. There is no fixed formula or predictable outcome, as every relationship with a Master Plant is unique. The teachings may emerge gradually, sometimes in unexpected ways, continuing to reveal themselves long after the formal Dieta has ended.
This is a path of patience, humility, respect, and devotion — an invitation to step away from the distractions of everyday life and enter into a more intimate relationship with the natural world. Through this process, the plants become not only sources of healing, but also teachers and companions, offering their medicine and wisdom as one moves through a journey of personal discovery and transformation.
This profound body of knowledge, cultivated and passed down through generations of Shipibo healers, reflects an understanding of nature as a living intelligence — one with which we can develop a relationship, learn from, and experience on increasingly deeper levels.
Master Plants to Diet
Our Shipibo Maestros will select which plant will be best for you to work with. This will be dependent upon any prior experience with other plant dietas, your prior experience with Ayahuasca as well as what your intentions are for the diet.
Master Plant Diets offered at Nimea Kaya: Bobinsana, Marosa, Sharamasho, Ajo Sacha, Piñon Colorado, Chiric Sanango, Mokura, Jochipapa, Shihuhuaco, Nihue Rao, Lupuna, and more.
15 Day and 1 Month Master Plant Diets OFFERED
Our 15 Day Dieta includes:
- Preparation Consultation Call
- Introduction and Instruction with the Maestro
- Master plant dieta. The plant will be decided on by the Maestro
- 4 Private Ayahuasca ceremonies with two Shipibo Maestros
- 4 Medicinal plant baths before each ceremony
- Accommodations in a comfortable bungalow cabin
- Dieta meals will be prepared and provided for you
- Facilitator support throughout your stay
- Integration instruction and post dieta support
Cost: $2950 USD in Bungalow Cabin
Our 1 Month Dieta Includes:
- Preparation Consultation Call
- Introduction and Instruction with the Maestro
- Master plant dieta. The plant will be decided on by the Maestro
- 8 Private Ayahuasca ceremonies with two Shipibo Maestros
- 8 Medicinal plant baths before each ceremony
- Accommodations in a comfortable bungalow cabin
- Dieta meals will be prepared and provided for you
- Facilitator support throughout your stay
- Integration instruction and post dieta support
Cost: $4800 USD in Bungalow Cabin
Financial Aid Available – Please inquire if you are in need.
Maestros leading master plant dietas
Cecilio cauper
Cecilio is originally from the Shipibo Village of Santa Isabel de Bahuanisho and is also Rosenda’s cousin. Cecilio is 67 years old and has been working with Ayahuasca and dieting master teacher plants for 32 years. He comes from a lineage of powerful healers in his family. He first apprenticed under his grandfather for many years. Cecilio’s father also apprenticed within their lineage and became a medico, healing people in his community. Cecilio became part of Nimea Kaya family in 2022. Cecilio and his family also brew the Ayahuasca medicine that is drank by the participants in our retreats. Cecilio’s personal work with each participant in ceremony helps them to release what no longer serves them and to bring more energetic balance and harmony into their lives.
Rosenda Flores
Rosenda is from the local Shipibo community, Santa Isabel de Bahuanisho, She comes from a long line of healers in her family. Rosenda began to feel called to heal others with Madre Ayahuasca when she was 30 years old. She started dieting with master teacher plants 18 years ago. She has dedicated her life to gaining wisdom through working with sacred plants and her teachers (maestros). With her extensive experience in this healing practice, she continues to diet many plants of the Amazon to expand her wisdom, knowledge and abilities to be able to heal those she works with in ceremony. Her beautifully sung medicine songs are a blessing to experience in ceremony!
What does the Dieta Process Entail?
You will be asked to follow specific dietary and lifestyle restrictions before, during and after your dieta. At periodic times throughout your dieta, you will ingest an infusion or extract of the plant you are dieting. The ayahuasca ceremonies are scheduled on specific days of your diet, aligning the energies of ayahuasca and the master plant to work together. The Maestro will perform a formal opening and closing of the dieta. Days will be spent in solitude, so you may cultivate your personal relationship with the plant. After the dieta closes, integration begins where deeper healing and personal growth expands as the spirit of the plant continues to work with you.
Dieta Meals:
Meals are aligned with the dieta will be prepared by one of our Peruvian cooks and will be delivered to you at your cabin daily. Meals are created under the guidance of the Maestro. One or two meals a day will be given in accordance to your dieta instructions.
Meals Include: quinoa, lentils, rice, eggs, chicken, boiled potatoes, broccoli, carrots, beets, peas and cucumber
Beverages Allowed: filtered water, coconut water, selected teas
Not Permitted: salt, sugar, spices, oils, fats, fruit or lemon.
Not permitted: soap, shampoo or conditioner, toothpaste, lotion nor any fragrances on the body.
Accommodations:
You will be in solitude in a private cabin with living area, on-suite shower, bedroom with queen size bed, veranda with hammock
To Apply:
If you would like to apply or have interest in learning more about the Master Plant Dieta program, please reach out to schedule a consultation call with us at: nimeakaya@startmail.com
We are currently only accepting participants that have prior experience with Ayahuasca.
Nimea Kaya offers flexible stay options post dieta to support your healing journey and integration process.
Frequently Asked Questions:
How do I know if this is right for me?
A master plant diet could be appropriate for you, if you have previously worked with Ayahuasca and wish to deepen your relationships with the plants. If you feel sincerely called to work with Amazonian plant medicine and know you can be disciplined in following clear guidelines and be at peace with spending time in silence and isolation, this experience can be very valuable in gaining healing and spiritual growth through working with master plants. There will be an initial consultation call to speak about your intentions for the dieta. This will include a medical history review. If we feel the plant dieta would be appropriate for you, we will proceed with an application and booking process.
What happens if I break my diet?
It is very important to follow every guideline the Maestro gives so that you have the most successful outcome and experience possible from working with your master plant. If you break your diet, it is possible you will experience serious negative adverse effects in your physical body, your emotional and mental states and in your daily life. It is important to respect the plants you are dieting and strictly follow the post dieta instructions given by your Maestro. If the diet is broken, you may need to return to complete the dieta again so that the Maestro can re-align your energy with the plant.
Can I choose which plant to diet with?
You are welcome to share if you feel drawn to a particular plant, but the final selection is made thoughtfully and with the guidance of the Maestro. The intention is not to seek out the strongest or most renowned plant, but rather to identify the one that is most suited to your body, your intentions, and the stage of life you are moving through.
Will I be in isolation the entire time?
A dieta typically calls for stillness, privacy, and limited social interaction, allowing you the space to turn inward and focus on your process. However, this does not mean you are left on your own. The degree of solitude and support will vary depending on the structure of your dieta and the Maestro’s guidance. Throughout your stay, a dedicated facilitator will be available to communicate with you and provide support. Should any concerns or emergencies arise, your dedicated facilitator will be on site and available to address any needs you may have.
Is participating in a master plant dieta safe?
A dieta can be safe when approached with proper guidance, preparation, screening, and respect. We require an initial consultation call, perform a medical screening and evaluate any potential psychological conflict. As a dieta can be physically, emotionally, and spiritually demanding, we will evaluate if the applicant is suited for this experience.
Above all, a Master Plant Dieta is an invitation to embrace humility. It calls us to step away from the noise and complexity of everyday life, slow our pace, simplify our surroundings, and become receptive to the teachings of the forest. It asks us to rediscover a way of relating to nature that has largely been forgotten in the modern world—one rooted in respect, patience, presence, and genuine connection.