Merkaba Retreats

05/11/2025

Beloved family, we’re honored to share that our 2026 Merkaba Immersions have officially been announced. 🌿

This coming year, our sacred work continues through six Signature Group Immersions and a new customizable format designed for individuals, couples, families, and teams who feel the call to heal, transform, and activate their highest purpose.

Each immersion unfolds on the shores of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, where ocean, mountain, and jungle converge — a natural temple for remembrance and renewal. Together, we walk the path of ceremony, embodiment, and soul-activation under the Wellness Pillar of Merkaba Temple.

✨ Read the full announcement and view our 2026 calendar:
🔗 https://www.merkabaretreats.com/post/2026-merkaba-immersions-announcement

We give thanks to all who have walked this path with us — and to those who will join in the year ahead. 💛

Merkaba Retreats unveils its 2026 Signature Immersion Calendar and a new customizable format for individuals, couples, and teams. Experience sacred ceremony, embodiment, and soul-activation under the Wellness Pillar of Merkaba Temple.

03/11/2025

🐸🍄 Why So Many Traditional Mental Health and Addiction Professionals Turn Their Backs on Earth Medicine 🐸🍄

For over a century, Western psychology has sought to heal the mind while largely ignoring the soul.

And in doing so, it has often turned its back on some of the most powerful allies humanity has ever known — the Earth medicines.

Despite emerging research and extraordinary real-world outcomes, most mental health and addiction professionals continue to dismiss or pathologize these modalities. Why?

Because Earth medicine doesn’t fit inside the system they were trained to trust. It can’t be billed, standardized, or controlled. It requires surrender, humility, and a willingness to face one’s own shadow — something no credential can teach.

At Merkaba Retreats, we believe the future of healing lies not in opposition but in integration — where clinical skill meets sacred ceremony, and where psychology remembers its spiritual roots.

This week, we released a new article exploring the deeper reasons behind this divide — and how bridge-builders can help create a new model of healing that is ethical, embodied, and whole.

👉 Read the full article below!!

Or explore more writings at www.ArcherShaw.guru/blog or https://www.merkabaretreats.com/blog

If you’re a therapist, coach, or recovery professional curious about responsible integration of Earth medicine into your work, this piece will speak to your soul — and your science.

For decades, Western mental health and addiction treatment have been guided by a noble intention: to reduce suffering, restore stability, and help people function in their daily lives. Yet beneath that noble aim lies a deep resistance to some of the most profound healing modalities available to huma

03/11/2025

“As a CEO, I’m used to carrying immense pressure with nowhere safe to put it down. At my private retreat with Christopher and Aeon, I finally could. In that space I released years of stress, faced truths I’d avoided, and reconnected with the deeper purpose behind my leadership. I left with clarity, freedom, and an inner strength that has completely changed how I lead and live.” Gianni P., CEO & Founder, Entrepreneur

02/11/2025

“My partner and I came to Christopher & Aeon at a breaking point in our relationship. We left more connected than ever, not just to each other but to Spirit. The way they guided us—through devotion, ritual, shadow work, and beauty—was nothing short of divine.” — J.&N., Sacred Union Partners

Learn more about custom couples immersions and spend your Winter on the beautiful beaches of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

https://www.merkabaretreats.com/couples

Schedule your complimentary 30-minute planning call with Christopher & Aeon: https://www.archershaw.guru/service-page/30jointconsult

We invite you to book a free 30-minute consultation with us — a no-pressure space to connect, ask questions, and explore whether our work is aligned with your journey.

24/09/2025

🍄🐸 Healing Trauma & Addiction with Psilocybin and Bufo 🍄🐸 The conversation around psychedelics is shifting—from taboo to possibility. Research shows that earth medicines like psilocybin (sacred mushrooms) and bufo (5-MeO-DMT) can support healing from depression, trauma, and addiction—especially in safe ceremonial settings with proper aftercare.

✨ Why Psilocybin?
Studies show psilocybin can be as effective as antidepressants, with longer-lasting results. It’s also shown major promise for alcohol use disorder and smoking cessation. In ceremony, psilocybin helps people release shame, process trauma, and reconnect to meaning.

✨ Why Bufo?
Bufo is fast-acting and profound—often under an hour—with observational studies linking it to reductions in anxiety, depression, and trauma. At Merkaba Retreats, our bufo is ethically sourced by Sonoran Elders, ensuring reverence for both the medicine and the earth.

💫 Ceremony + Integration = Transformation�It’s not just the medicine—it’s the container. With skilled facilitation and integration, we’ve seen guests leave behind medications, chronic relapses, and deep trauma, stepping into lasting freedom.

👉 Read the full research-backed article here: https://www.merkabaretreats.com/post/psilocybin-bufo-blog

Learn how psilocybin and bufo retreats complement Western care, offering breakthroughs for trauma, addiction, and mental health with lasting results.

18/09/2025

🌿✨ Design Your Own Custom Immersion ✨🌿 What if your retreat was created just for you? At Merkaba Retreats, you can design a private 1–7 day immersion aligned with your deepest intentions.

Whether you are seeking…

💎 Healing & Renewal
🔥 Sacred Union & Couples Work
🌊 Ceremony & Earth Medicine
🕉️ Yoga, Meditation & Devotion
🌟 Or a blend crafted uniquely for your journey —

…this is your chance to co-create a sacred container with us in Mexico or at the location of your choosing (we travel).

Your path. Your pace. Your theme.

One to seven days dedicated to your awakening, healing, and wholeness.

👉 Learn more & design your immersion: https://www.merkabaretreats.com/private

These private retreats are not vacations—they are holy appointments. Curated for visionaries, couples, and those in spiritual transition, Archer Shaw's private immersions offer direct access to healing, clarity, and divine leadership.