
Maestro
Ruben Barbaran Gomez
Ruben
Maestro Ruben see's each person’s healing path as unique and sacred, and is dedicated to help and accompany guests with respect, humility, and a big heart.

Each member of our team brings deep wisdom, genuine care, and years of dedicated practice to support your journey.
Maestros
Carrying a lineage of Shipibo wisdom. Offering personalized healing through Icaros, attuned to your unique journey.

Maestro
Maestro Ruben see's each person’s healing path as unique and sacred, and is dedicated to help and accompany guests with respect, humility, and a big heart.

Maestra
Maestra Clemencia has an infectious laugh and a light heartedness which is part of her medicine. She asks guests to come ready to focus and do their part for their healing, because healing with Ayahuasca is not a passive activity.


Maestro Francisco is delighted to share his wisdom and healing with people from all around the world here at Soltara together with his wife Maestra Maricela.

She passionately devotes her life to preserving and sharing the ancestral Shipibo tradition so it can continue to heal the world.

Maestra Anita brings her gentle yet powerful approach to healing, facilitating guests’ connections to the healing spirits of the plants and the natural world.

Maestro
His profound connection to his heritage and the spiritual guidance he provides are cornerstones of his practice

Maestra
Her philosophy of healing is deeply rooted in the traditions of her people.

Maestro
He wants to serve those who look to find peace and harmony within themselves.

Maestro
His mission is to guide the medicine into the guests to support their healing and bring light into their lives.

Maestra
She believes in life, in peace, harmony, tranquility when one heals and in connection with mother earth through plants and the spirit of the jungle.

Maestro
the master plants have shown him that his purpose as a man and as a maestro is to continually work on having a good heart, and that a good heart will always be his guide for his healing knowledge and capacity.
Advisors
They offer perspective, wisdom, and direction that continually strengthen our mission.

Dr
Gabor Maté is a Canadian physician, speaker, and bestselling author known for his work on trauma, addiction, stress, child development, and the mind-body connection

Dr
Dennis McKenna is an American ethnopharmacologist, research pharmacognosist, lecturer and author - with deep passion and lifelong devotion to plant teachers and the study of ecosystems and the cultures within them.

Dr
Anthropologist, educator, author, speaker, and activist, committed to the protection of sacred plants while amplifying the voices of marginalized communities in the psychedelic science field.

Dr
Clancy Cavnar has a doctorate in clinical psychology (Psy.D.) and is Co-Founder and a member of the Board of Directors of the Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines.

Dr
Integrative psychiatrist with a clinical practice that combines aspects of regenerative medicine, psychedelic research, spiritual mysticism, and peak performance.
Facilitators
Devoted to your thriving. Holding space with presence, experience, and compassion.

I continue on the deep path, honoring from my soul what I have learned and sharing it with Love, devotion humility and confidence.

I am in love with life and the potential that lies within human nature

My intention is to guide and empower others as they tend the inner garden of their healing and growth with presence, compassion, and care for their unfolding journey.

I take a less ethereal approach, focusing instead on practical and effective preparation and integration practices that people can truly apply in their daily lives.

One ceremony didn’t take away my anxiety for all time, but it gave me a glimpse of what life could be; a North Star of connectedness that’s been guiding me ever since

I came to understand healing as a return to the body, to presence, and to a more authentic relationship with oneself.

My path with Ayahuasca has been a deep journey of self-discovery, healing, and learning to live with greater authenticity and self-acceptance.

Preparing for your Ayahuasca retreat is not simply a checklist; it is an invitation into self-awareness, self-love, and a deepening presence with yourself.

I believe that every person has a purpose and innate gifts to share as well as the courage to face their own challenges and find their own solutions.

For me, plant medicine is a tool to return to the heart’s core, clearing away the noise that disconnects us from our true essence. I see it as a way to clean the mirror through which we view ourselves and the world.

In reality, I feel that the Plant herself brought me into this alliance, to work together.

With a belief that healing is an innate human capability, my intention is to help provide support to others as they remember the wisdom, strength and wholeness that already exists within them

The path is not easy, but my hope is that together we can find a way through, and that you will come to discover that tending to your own wellbeing is the most generous, compassionate, and important work there is.

I began my journey on the Path of Service, with the guidance of wonderful mentors I met along the way.

My journey eventually led me to where I am now, fully devoted to these plant medicines and being in service to others who come to these ways.

I consider it a great honor to walk hand in hand with all who choose to embark on this path
Guest Journey Support
Tending to every detail behind the scenes, ensuring safety, clarity, and easeful logistics.

I find healing through movement, expression, presence, breath and connection and have dedicated my path to help guide others seeking the same.

I am still walking my own healing path, and I meet guests with the understanding that comes from being on that journey myself

My experiential knowing has been well-earned throughout my own journey of healing and awakening.
Management
Caring for the people who care for you

Her mission is to integrate healing paradigms, in service to our collective thriving.

I believe there are beautiful connections between the work of traditional therapy, the healing potential of plant medicines, as well as human’s innate capacity to heal themselves.

I believe that humanity is at the stage of “Transformation of Consciousness or Bust”, and it was time for me to focus on human transformation of consciousness.

I love working at Soltara because I feel it is the type of work that really represents who I am, and that is making the people around me feel happy and well cared.

My interests, connection, and natural aptitude in nature, art, and myths captivated me. They imprinted within me perception and felt understanding that there is more to life than what we perceive with our mind.

I pour my heart into each dish and have helped our kitchen become a space for gathering, nourishment, community, and delicious, ayahuasca-friendly food which complements the medicine work

Without even realizing it, my culinary passion began at a very young age in my Grandfather’s kitchen baking homemade bread and discovering how putting time and love into my food can make all the difference in the flavor.

I bring a warm smile and dedication to my job, and take pride in ensuring that our beautiful rooms and grounds are sparkling clean for our beloved guests!