Bobinsana Urban/ Virtual
Dieta
June 3rd - 20th, Ojai, CA
We are very happy to invite you into a 17-day urban dieta container to diet the Amazonian master plant Bobinsana
A Master Plant Sama (Dieta):
A Samá or plant dieta serves as an initiation into the mystery school of the "Rao Nete," the realm of plant spirits. It is a communion with the natural forces of the world—a time marked by inner stillness and deep listening. During these moments, the subtle forces of nature become more apparent, and the deeper call of the plants is heard from within.
Samá is an ancient earth technology in which the plant spirit transmits its knowledge both to and through you. This occurs through transformative shifts in behavior and diet. It is a period dedicated to creating a conscious, sacred space—one nurtured by solitude, abstinence, ascetic practices, and a more restricted diet. These adjustments foster an attuned and receptive state, allowing the messages of the plants and spirit to emerge with clarity.
This sacred journey invites contemplation of life changes, exploration of new directions, and a space for collective grieving and growth. During a plant dieta, that which is hidden is revealed and personal shadows are illuminated. It is often said, “en la dieta está la curación” — “the healing is in the dieta” — emphasizing that healing extends beyond the plants to the self, addressing physical, emotional, and spiritual layers.
Noticing the emotional currents that arise during the deeper stages of the dieta is essential—this is where profound healing begins. The plants help to remind us that love is intrinsic to human nature. Yet sometimes, a journey through the dark night of the soul is necessary before the light of awareness reemerges.
These challenging moments reveal what one is truly made of—times of vulnerability that also bring about a deeply felt aliveness. In the end, the plants root us back into communion with the sacredness of all life.
Time & Location
June 3rd, 2025, 5:00 PM - June 20th, 5 PM
About the event
17-Day (Urban) Bobinsana Dieta in the Mahua Family Tradition of Shipibo Healers
-- Led by Maestro Robin York & Alicia York
-- Dieta will be opened and closed via Zoom on June 3rd at 5 PM PST and closed on June 20th at 5 PM PST
-- Dieteros will receive an 8 ounce jar of personally prepared Bobinsana prior to the start of the Dieta
--Weekly check-in Zoom calls with Robin during which you will receive attunements and personalized chants
-- Teachings and stories about the Bobinsana plant during our check-in calls
-- Closing Arkana protection chant on June 20th
- Dieta is a time of introspection and purification that includes some dietary restrictions, notably, no intake of red meat, salt, spices, alcohol and some other requirements to help you connect with the spirit of this plant
-- One week post-dieta which means you can return to your regular food routine after the diet is closed, but no intake of pork for 2 months afterwards
Dieting Bobinsana
Dieting Bobinsana is a bit like coming home. This plant embodies the qualities of play, love, and acceptance that many of us innately experienced in our early years while playing in nature. It offers a heart-opening experience that invites a purification of the emotions.
At times, it also represents the need to break open old protective layers, cracking the shell of our defenses to let more love and joy in. This plant spirit confronts us with the ways we may not be fully present or showing up for life, in turn helping to heal the resonance of addiction that often serves as a method of dissociation.
Bobinsana ignites creativity and nurtures profound compassion for oneself and others, encouraging a recommitment to showing up fully and sharing one's gifts with the world. This journey is one of healing and liberation, releasing old wounds, traumas, and blockages, and inviting deeper realms of meditation and prayer through a connection with the spirit of Bobinsana.
Healing Benefits:
• Nervous System Reset: Provides relief from depression and anxiety, cultivating a state of calm, clarity, and groundedness.
• Creative Flow: Unlocks your creative energy and aligns you with your authentic nature and spiritual purpose.
• Emotional Purification: Encourages a deeper presence and a heart-opening process of healing, supported by a nurturing urban dieta container of fellow dieteros.
We Offer Different Payment Plans
CHOOSE WHAT WORKS FOR YOU
Includes:
Weekly Check-ins
Icaro's woven to strengthen and protect your connection with the plants
Cleansing and Protection
Payanti," a cleansing chant to open the Samá & Arcana of protection to seal the Die
Added Access
Access to the Art of Forgiveness: An Unburdened Heart. Meets 4 times.
Private Support
Compose a letter of forgiveness. This letter is not meant to be sent, but a soul-to-soul communication of deep karmic healing.
The Integrative Journey of this Dieta
Throughout this urban Dieta, we have integrated a body of work focused on the deep, healing, and transformative power of forgiveness—an essential element of both inner awakening and our collective journey toward wholeness.
True forgiveness begins with the quiet acceptance of oneself—a compassionate confrontation with the beautiful imperfection that is our nature. It is not enough to merely hold the thought of forgiveness. We are called to step boldly into the terrain of our inner victim, perpetrator, and rescuer, rewriting the stories that have long kept us bound to our past wounds. This transformative work is a roadmap for healing, inviting us to re-visit and gently release the karmic ties and deep-seated beliefs that have reinforced old patterns of suffering.
Through thoughtful journaling and reflective exercises that will be led by Alicia Marie, you will compose a personal letter of forgiveness. A cathartic, soul-to-soul dialogue that is not meant to be sent to anyone, but serves as a sacred conversation between who you are, who you aspire to become and perhaps someone whom you have yet to make peace with. With each word, you dismantle the lingering tendrils of unresolved hurt, allowing a resilient inner light to emerge—like the flower that blossoms in the shade, quietly reclaiming its space.
This practice of forgiveness is both deeply personal and inherently communal—a devotional act that becomes a collective prayer for healing. It calls upon us to embrace compassion and empathy for ourselves and others, transforming each moment into an opportunity for inner liberation. As the plant spirits gently remind us of life’s interconnectedness, forgiveness unfolds as a quiet act of liberation and a courageous return to the self. In doing so, we reclaim our personal power and pave the way for a more expansive, radiant future.
Embrace this invitation to journey into self-forgiveness and extend forgiveness to others—a practice that transforms individual lives and reshapes the very fabric of our shared human experience.
Discovery CallHighlights include:
Join us for a 17 day urban Bobinsana dieta Led by Robin & Alicia York.
Dieta
- An "Urban Dieta" held within the comfort of your own home. The Dieta will be opened and closed during two Zoom calls on June 3rd and June 20th
- A series of Four online sessions to support you with journal exercises and inner journey work
- A second session each week to receive cleansing chants or Soplas to support your Dieta
Our Format:
After receiving a "Payanti," a cleansing chant on Friday, the Samá will be opened on the 3rd, and remain open for 17 days. To support our Dieta container, we will share our Journey of Forgiveness course that is offers forgivness both for ourselves and others. There will also be check-ins for Robin chant to the group. The dieta will be closed on June 20th and include a one week post dieta.
Once you make your deposit, we will send you a follow-up email with more information.
If you have any questions about our work, please follow the link here to book a call with us:
Robin York
Robin is a traditionally trained Shipibo Maestro with over 17 years of experience dieting master plants in the jungle.
Robin combines his many years of training with the Mahua family of Shipibo healers with his own deeply compassionate perspectives that support individuals in a return to wholeness, authenticity, and creative purpose.
Alicia York
Alicia is an intuitive healer and a seer. Through her study of Pathwork, depth hypnosis, PSI, and her extensive shamanic training she has developed a special skill for hearing the unspoken dialogue of the subconscious and bringing it into conscious awareness.
Testimonials
I have now attended four retreats with Robin and Alicia, and I could not feel more lucky to be able to work with them. The different gifts they each possess allow them to see individuals in their unique light. They hold space to help process those things we all have hidden within us in order for us to self-actualize.
Working with Robin and Alicia has been more beneficial to me than years of therapy; through recognizing old patterns that keep me stuck, connecting with, processing, and releasing deep emotions, and helping me see the pure light we all possess. While it is each individual who must walk the path to healing, their insights, support, and vast experience are invaluable along the way. I look forward to continuing this path with them.
— Lynn C.
Everything was leading up to this and now I have a duty to take it forward and make the best of it that I can. That this longing for more wasn’t for more of the pleasures of earth, it was for more love, more light, more knowledge.
Robin and Alicia are real family to me now. They exemplify what it means to be on this path, to really work on yourself, to be willing to go there, to face the hard things, the challenges and to come out stronger.
Through this work, I was able to really get to some core truths and follow that path the whole way down instead of getting stuck at my inner blocks like I have so many times before.
— Meggie S.
The retreat helped me to see my truth and live my truth by showing me hidden things that needed attention, - and where I still need to do some homework."
— Darius V
IN ADDITION
Included with This Course Are These Amazing Bonuses!
Private Support
Compose your very own letter of forgiveness. This is a communication from soul to soul and a journey of deep karmic healing
Step By Step Instructions
Weekly coursework to illuminate unresolved emotions and allow for deeper integration
Lifetime Access
To lasting tools and insights you can use to initiate courageous and compassionate conversations
CANCELLATION POLICY:
If you cancel 60 days prior to the start of a retreat you will receive a full refund. Between 60 days and 30 days you will receive 50% of your deposit.
If you cancel 30 days or less prior to the start of a retreat, you forfeit the full cost of the deposit.
All participants are required to have paid in full 1 month prior to the start of a retreat.
Please note: any refunds will incur a 3% processing fee.
**Exceptions will be made for emergencies or extenuating circumstances.
