Projects of the association
Dates for 2026/27
New online course with Vilma
Nurturing life in the Pachakuti age
After we were really busy with our health at kuychichaka, YOU got us back on track. Because the new online circle with Vilma emerged quite organically from the WhatsApp group, simply because we all wished each other a Happy Easter. And wishes come true immediately, so: the resurrection of the online circle with Vilma is here!
Vilma will accompany us for 3 months and we will meet every 2 weeks, every Wednesday at 7 pm European time. The theme was also quickly clear: joy and inner peace.
n conversation with Vilma and Volker, it soon became clear that there is an overarching arc, as we are still in the middle of the Pachakuti era, the time of change, Taripay Pacha.
Vilma will both tell us about this special time and accompany us with rituals and ceremonies that support us in self-care and our everyday “life care”. As always, the community, our Ayllu, is of course also an important element: we nourish and support each other, listen to each other and encourage each other, in the talking circle and also in the WhatsApp group.
Dates (European time applies):
May 6 & 20, June 3 & 18, July 1 & 15, 2026
Each at 19:00 via ZOOM
Please note: June 18 is not a typo, we are meeting on a Thursday as an exception.
Project contribution: 240 €
Advance notice 23-26.07.2026
Kuychichaka at the Festival for Creative Development
This year, the Creative Being Summer School Festival and Summer Academy for creative work and personal development will take place at Schloss Hofen in Austria (Lochau, near Lake Constance) from July 23 to 26. It is organized by Isabella Marte, who some of you surely know from Vilma’s courses.
Volker and Andrea will also be on site this weekend and offer workshops.
On Friday and Sunday there will be a cocoa ceremony and a Hayhuarikuy/Despacho ceremony (according to the current status).
As soon as the program is finalized and online, we will of course share all the details with you here in the newsletter.
That would be a great opportunity for us all to see each other live again, wouldn’t it?
Volker and Andrea are definitely looking forward to seeing you!
Further information https://www.schlosshofen.at/leinen-los
PERURAY
Probably mid-April 2027
Mid-November 2026 We want to spend 10 days with you in the Sacred Valley to become one with the shamanic tradition of the Andes. We will spend the first half together with Don Augustin, his son Santos and their wives Sebastiana and Remigia near Cuzco. They will introduce us to the magic and energy of the Nustas and as the crowning glory we will receive the Nusta Karpay from them. After an integration day, on which you will have free time, we will work together with Vilma Pinedo near Pisac in the second half. Here we also explore the holy places in the area together, away from the well-known tourist magnets. Changes to the program, e.g. due to weather conditions, are possible.
The complete planning has not yet been finalized, but we would like to keep you up to date with initial estimates. The trip will cost around 3000 euros, including accommodation and meals (mostly breakfast and dinner), as well as transportation during our trip (travel to and from the airport is not included). And of course the program with the Paqos and Hampeqs is included!
If you are interested, please contact us by email at info@kuychichaka.org. Once we know how many fellow travelers we have, we can make concrete plans and give you more precise information about accommodation and prices.
As soon as the group has been determined, we want to prepare for the trip together. In advance, you will receive suggestions on what you should pack, tips on booking flights and acclimatizing to the altitude and, above all, the opportunity to contact me (Andrea) directly with any questions you may have. For spiritual preparation, there will be an online Despacho ceremony before the start of the trip. And you will also have the opportunity to get to know Don Augustin and Vilma in advance during the course of the year. The next online offers with them will be announced soon.
And here are a few more personal words from Andrea, a few impressions from her big trip to Peru in 2022 to get you in the mood:
If you are thinking about traveling with kuychichaka to the Sacred Valley in Peru, I (Andrea) would like to tell you a little bit about what to expect there. And what Peru might expect from you 🙂
My first trip in 2022 was plagued by many fears beforehand: I don’t know the language, the travel guides warn women traveling alone about all sorts of things, I didn’t even know where to start. All I knew was that I wanted to personally express my gratitude to all the wonderful places that I had come to know over the past two years through the stories of my shamanic teachers. Because they had changed my life and me without me ever having been there.
Before the trip, I wanted to ask permission. In keeping with tradition, I did this at my strongest apu (mountain), the Untersberg. I went up there with trembling knees, brought my kintus and gifts, asked him to introduce me to the Peruvian mountains and announce my coming. And then I paid attention to the answer. It suddenly smelled of sage and a tiny bird swooped past the cave where I was sitting. We don’t have hummingbirds here, but the size of the bird reminded me of them. The message told me: “Anything is possible! Of course you can go.” Now I knew the Untersberg would support me on my journey and the Peruvian Apus would welcome me.
Spiritual preparation is one thing. The other is mental and purely practical preparation. Peru is a third world country. Just a little insight into what I can’t expect: Always and everywhere electricity and WiFi, running water (let alone warm water), a toilet, drinking water from the tap, a warm room when it gets really cold in the evening, to arrive at the place where I originally wanted to go. What I can expect in return: There is always a possibility, I am open and ready for anything. I have learned to trust that I am always in the right place at the right time, even if it wasn’t the one I had in mind. Trust that Pachamama will always send the right people my way. Because only together, with mutual help and support, can a journey like this really be a lasting experience!
Participants:
Minimum 5 to maximum 8
Date:
31.10. to 09.11.2026
Past projects 2025
3-part online series from Tuesday, 30.09.2025
The lost children
Dates (European time applies):
Tuesday, September 30, 7 p.m.
Sunday, October 5, 12 p.m.
Friday, October 10, 7 p.m.
Price:
120 €
Like all offers from the association, this is also a project for association members. We would be delighted if you would join us and support us with your membership!
Fridays 12.09., 19.09., 26.09., 10.10., 17.10. and 24.10.2025
THE ART OF DESPACHO
Learn the basics of despacho ceremonies, bring more harmony into your everyday life and celebrate life.
Course schedule:
Before each course you will receive a handout of the upcoming despacho with the respective list of ingredients.
During the course, Volker will lead the despacho ceremony and make it for the whole group. Each participant can make their own despacho at home at the same time. At the end of the course, the despacho must be burnt or buried – you will of course receive instructions on how to do this during the course.
However, this should not create any fulfillment stress for you, as not everyone has the opportunity to make a fire to burn the despacho at any time. You are also welcome to simply “just” let the despacho work on you during the course and surrender to the energy and the process.
After the course, you will have access to the recording and can recreate the despacho at any time and at your own pace.
A despacho is an act of love and a reminder of the connections we share with all beings, elements, spirits and sacred places. At the deepest level, it is an opportunity to enter into the essential oneness of all things, the living energy of the universe.
Despachos offer us a tool to move and change our own energy, the energy of a group, the world and the cosmos.
Discover and experience…
- The tradition from which despachos come
- The most important terms of the Andean tradition
- Theory and background of despacho
- How to make a despacho ceremony
- What the Despacho ceremony does to us
You will have received this at the end of the seminar:
- Limpia Despacho – for cleaning
- Yanantin Despacho – for balance
- Ayni Despacho – to (re)establish a good connection
- Hampiy Despacho – for healing
- Animo Wachay Despacho – for soul retrieval
- Kurac Acullec Despacho – Earthkeeper Despacho
In this course, you will learn the most important cornerstones of this art through various despachos that we will create together.
Dates:
Price:
300 € incl. handout
Project Wonder Woman
It is a mixture of knowledge sharing (an online evening of around 90 minutes during the week, approximately every 14 days), followed by the opportunity to share and ask questions in the protected environment of the circle. At the end of each phase, there is also a session just for communicating with each other and integrating what has been experienced with the support of an online cocoa ceremony.
We want to remain very practice-oriented. What concerns the participants, what topics are important to the group? There is therefore no claim to completeness, but the openness to be able to respond to everything that is there. Vilma Pinedo, Volker Truckenthanner, Katharina Muck and Andrea Schorr will be at your side as “speakers” and guides throughout this year. And perhaps a surprise guest or two!
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