Rishin Nika is a Shipibo Maestro from the Ucayali region of Peru who has more than thirty years of experience in working with plant medicines of the jungle. As a youth he apprenticed with several maestros, but it was his grandfather, also named Reshin Nika and who lived to over 100 years old, with whom he developed the deepest connection.

Several of his children have also chosen to embrace the traditions they’ve inherited, and his father is a Maestro as well, which means that Reshin Nika is part four generation lineage of vegatalistas (plant medicine healers).

Reshin Nika is humble yet charismatic, and is an engaging storyteller. Though not a practicing vegatalista herself, Reshin Nika is usually joined by his partner Katey during ceremonies.

Ashley is an experienced shamanic healer and co-owner at The Garden of Peace. Originally from the South of England he has traveled the world for many years. Ashley has been studying sacred plant medicines and shamanism in Peru for the past 14 years and spent much of that time in traditional master plant diets under the guidance of his teachers. He is an experienced retreat facilitator with a clear understand of the complex nature of supporting others through physical, mental and emotional healing. 

He loves surfing, travel, mangoes, making music, nature and his magical Chihuaha Mayu who also lives at the centre.

Naysha, is an international Peruvian Ayahuasquera, and Spiritual Guide with 15 years of experience.

Her journey with plant medicine began before her birth, as her mother sought healing through shamans when she could not get pregnant. With a legal background, Naysha left her career to immerse herself in the teachings of plant teachers in the Amazon and among the Sami people of Lapland.

Experienced in Ayahuasca, San Pedro, Kambo ceremonies, and various healing modalities, Naysha has traveled across 23+ countries, sharing her practice.

Her vision is to create a global community for personal and collective transformation.

Lenin has worked at The Garden of Peace since we were founded in 2014. He lives locally and is an integral part of keeping things running through thick and thin. Lenin's family grow coffee and he has grown up with a deep connection to the surrounding forest. 

Lenin takes great care in maintaining the medicinal plant gardens, buildings and supports our team with everything from supply runs to babysitting the dogs and helping prepare medicines. In recent years Lenin has begun his own diets and continues to study with the natural medicines of the Amazon. 

Adrian has been a yoga practitioner for nearly 30 years. He received his 220hr Yoga Teacher Training in Kundalini Yoga as well as a 200hr Teacher Training in Hatha-based Yoga plus additional training in Restorative Yoga.

Adrian attended one of the Garden and Peace's first ayahuasca and master plant retreats back in 2015. The positive effects that he received from working with plant medicines of the jungle were profound.

He shares Kundalini Yoga technologies, in the form of kriyas and meditations that will help to strengthen the nervous system, clear the subconscious of unwanted clutter, balance the endocrine system, strengthen and clean the auric field, clear the energy channels from blockages and activate our inner core strength.

Isa Rina is a skilled curandera who grew up in the small Shipibo-Conibo village of Santa Clara, which is located near the city of Pucallpa. She is the daughter of maestro Reshin Nika and is a fourth-generation healer who spent her youth living alongside and learning from her great-grandfather, her grandfather, and her father, all of whom were (and are) skilled and respected healers. She has traveled to many different countries in North America and Europe to hold ceremonies and to help people heal. 

She accompanies her father, Reshin Nika, in ceremonies and has profound and heart-centered connection with plants of the jungle.