April 16 is the American Heart Association’s National Start! Walking Day. The call to action is simple: Americans should fit 30 minutes of walking into their workday.

Studies reveal that American jobs have become more sedentary and that employees are working 164 more hours a year than they did 20 years ago. The Start! movement works with employers and the 142 million Americans in the workplace to create a culture of walking before, during or after work.

“Incorporating walking into your daily routine is one of the easiest changes you can make.

A dedicated programmes in the Andes and the Amazon rainforest, which is focussed on an inner and deep self-exploration and encounter with the spiritual power of the land. This is an adventure into the magical world of the Andes, the Rainforest, and a transformative experience of the ancient mystical rituals of the plant spirit medicines.The Amazon (Ayahuasca) section of this programme will take place in the Mishana Private Retreat Centre where we have 57 Hectares (140 acres) of land with a lodge in the Allpahuayo Mishana Nature reserve.

Dates In 2008 we will be holding two Retreat programmes, our dates are;

Retreat Programme 1. March 8th - 14th incl. - San Pedro, Coca , and the Spiritual Traditions of the Andes. March 15th - 29th incl. - Amazon Retreat, Ayahuasca, and Plant Spirit Medicines.