Bekanwe.
Arrive prepared.
Five short evenings before your retreat: the greetings, the worldview, the dieta, the history, and the words you'll hear all night in ceremony. Offered with your retreat center — half of every packet funds Shipibo language documentation and community programs through The Community Garden.
Booked through a partner center? Use the link they sent you — same price, and your center is credited.
How to use this packet
One chapter an evening, about twenty minutes each, in the week before you travel. Nothing here requires study — read it once and the week will do the rest. Chapters 3–7 unlock with your packet; Chapters 1–2 are open to everyone. When you finish, Module 1 of our full course is free, and your packet includes a $49 credit toward the rest.
First words
Eight phrases, all drawn from recorded classes with fluent speakers. Learn the first three and you will already be the most prepared guest at your retreat.
The world you're entering
The layered worlds of Shipibo cosmology, the real meaning of the word "good," and why the patterns on the textiles are not decoration.
The dieta, plainly
What the dieta actually is — and is not — and the two practical points that matter most before you arrive.
The people and the river
Who the Shipibo-Konibo are, what their name means, and why an endangered language runs through everything you'll experience.
◆ The words of the night
The eight words you will hear all night in ceremony — so a dark night becomes a guided one. Taught with education-not-instruction care.
Your etiquette card
One printable card: every phrase, the forms of respectful address, and the quiet rules of the maloca.
Ready when you are.
The packet unlocks instantly and stays yours. Then keep going: the full 33-lesson interactive course is $149 — $99 with your retreat center's code — and your packet includes a $49 credit.
Already purchased? Open the activation link from your receipt.