
About Vlad
General Manager and Facilitator
Vlad was born and raised in the Czech Republic. He left Europe in 1996 to study in the United States and has lived in a variety of countries around the world since then. Vlad’s studies included Physical Education, Geography, and General Human Communication. He holds a Master degree in Liberal Studies focusing on the theme “The Vision of Good and Sustainable Societies”. For the last 2.5 decades Vlad has been exploring health consciousness across physical, mental and spiritual planes.
Vlad came into contact with Ayahuasca for the first time in 2004.
In 2011 he moved to Peru to work directly with Shipibo healers in the Amazon jungle. On his journey, Vlad spent five years working at the Temple of the Way of Light – an Ayahuasca healing center, three years studying with a mestizo tabaquero healer in Iquitos, four years on and off learning from a Quechua healer and San Pedro medicine in the mountains of Peru, and four months in Gabon exploring the Bwiti tradition and Iboga. In 2021, Vlad came to facilitate the retreats in Soltara, Costa Rica and helped to bring Soltara to Peru in 2022 by offering Soltara retreats at La Medicina site.
Vlad has love for all plants and all natural medicines, as well as direct experience with many master plants and indigenous traditions. Vlad is a man of many interests and the best way to get to know him is meeting him in person.