Our Retreat will be held in the Sacred Valley, Cusco Region in Peru. We will be visiting sites at elevations ranging from 7,000-13,000’ above sea level. Some activities are strenuous and will require hiking over uneven terrain and navigating significant elevation change on foot. It is your responsibility to be mindful of your own fitness to participate in these activities.

We believe in our teaching programs and hope you will feel the benefits of attending and participating, however attending a Retreat, Workshop or Class is not a substitute for medical or psychological treatment, nor do we claim to offer medical or psychological services.  If you are in need of medical or psychological attention and/or diagnosis, please contact your licensed health care provider.

You hereby give Shamanic Spirit Medicine, Scott Silverston and Liquid_S DreamMakers LLC, it’s members and assigns your permission to license any Images (“IMAGES” means all photographs, film, video and/or audio recording taken of you and any minor participant for whom you sign as part of your participation in a Kauai Hiking Adventures activity) and to use the Images in any media for any purpose which may include, among others, advertising, promotion, marketing and packaging for any product or service. You agree that the Images may be combined with other images, text and graphics, and cropped, altered or modified. You agree that you have no rights to the Images, and all rights to the Images belong to Shamanic Spirit Medicine, Scott Silverston and Liquid_S DreamMakers LLC, its members and assigns. You acknowledge and agree that you have no right to additional consideration or accounting, and that you will make no further claim for any reason to Shamanic Spirit Medicine, Scott Silverston and Liquid_S DreamMakers LLC, its members or assigns. You acknowledge and agree that this release is binding upon your heirs and assigns. You agree that this release is irrevocable, worldwide and perpetual, and will be governed by the laws of the State of Hawaii.  Shamanic Spirit Medicine, Scott Silverston and Liquid_S DreamMakers LLC has explained to you that this section is optional and not required for participation in the retreat tour.  If you do not want Shamanic Spirit Medicine, Scott Silverston and Liquid_S DreamMakers LLC to use your image, you must inform us in writing prior to the start of the retreat.

Part of our mission is to create safe spaces for learning and expression; as such, we reserve the right to dismiss a participant at any time before, during or after a program if he or she becomes dangerous or harmful to self, others, or property.  We reserve the right to dismiss a participant at any time before, during or after a program if he or she breaks the law.  We reserve the right to dismiss a participant at any time before, during or after a program if he or she does not pay accordingly for program or services provided or if he or she partakes in drugs or alcohol during workshop hours.  In the event that a participant is dismissed, absolutely no refunds will be given.

If you cancel, your payment is non-refundable. We highly recommend that you purchase travel insurance to protect yourself in the event unexpected circumstances arise that force you to cancel your trip.

If we cancel: We reserve the right to cancel at any time at our sole discretion.  If we cancel for reasons within our control; we will issue you a full refund.    Cancellations may occur for reasons beyond our control. Such cancellations may be the result of natural disasters, inclement weather, acts of God or force majeure (including, but not limited to, earthquakes, volcanoes, severe storms, floods, etc.), political machinations (including, but not limited to, war, closure of borders, etc.), terrorism or threats of terrorist activities, or acts of other third-parties (including, but not limited to, the canceling of reservations by conference centers, hotels, etc.).  If the retreat is cancelled for reasons indicated in this paragraph, or for any other reason beyond our control then the participant will be given a credit to attend a future course, program, or expedition of the same nature as the cancelled event.  No refunds will be issued for cancellations beyond the control of Shamanic Spirit Medicine, Liquid_S DreamMakers LLC, Scott Silverston, Penelope Law, or any other retreat organizers, facilitators or teachers. 

WHETHER THE CANCELLATION OF A CLASS, COURSE, PROGRAM, RETREAT OR EXPEDITION IS DUE TO A REQUEST BY THE STUDENT, OR IS INITIATED BY US FOR ANY REASON, IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PERSONAL EXPENSES INCURRED IN PREPARATION FOR, OR IN RELATION TO THE CANCELLED EVENT. SUCH PERSONAL EXPENSES MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, TRAVEL EXPENSES, CHILD CARE EXPENSES, OR ANY OTHER EXPENSE INCURRED BY THE STUDENT. THE STUDENT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY REFUND IDENTIFIED IN THESE POLICIES IS SOLELY FOR MONIES THAT HAVE BEEN PAID DIRECTLY TO AND RECEIVED BY Shamanic Spirit Medicine AS AN EXPENSE FOR THE SUBJECT EVENT, AND THE STUDENT HOLDS Shamanic Spirit Medicine, Liquid_S DreamMakers LLC, Scott Silverston, Penelope Law, and any other retreat organizers, facilitators or teachers HARMLESS FOR ANY OTHER MONIES THAT THE STUDENT MAY PAY TO THIRD PARTIES IN PREPARATION FOR OR IN RELATION TO ANY PROGRAM, CLASS, EXPEDITION OR RETREAT.

We re-iterate that we STRONGLY RECOMMEND that you purchase travel insurance for the retreat!

The Peru Shamanism Retreat will visit places where evacuation to modern medical facilities is impractical and may take days. If you choose to join the retreat, you may be exposed to dangerous conditions, whether they are natural or man-made, or whether they arise from encounters with slippery mud, slippery rocks, rising stream waters, wild animals, insects or dangerous plants. Physical demands on the participant may include carrying a small backpack over uneven terrain such as, rocks, boulders, fallen logs, or slippery surfaces as well as ascending and descending steep mountain slopes at high elevation.

 The activities you will participate in at the Peru Retreat have risks, including certain risks which are inherent.  Inherent risks are those which cannot be eliminated without destroying the unique character of the activities. The same elements that contribute to the unique character of these activities can cause loss or damage to equipment, accidental injury, illness, or, in extreme cases, permanent trauma, disability or death.   As these conditions can cause injury or sickness, Shamanic Spirit Medicine, Scott Silverston and Liquid_S DreamMakers LLC will allow you to participate in the Peru Retreat and associate activities if and only if you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Shamanic Spirit Medicine, Scott Silverston, Penelope Law and Liquid_S DreamMakers LLC it’s members, guides, employees, sub-contractors, land owners and any other person or entity involved with you’re the Peru Shamanism Retreat.

Shamanic Spirit Medicine, Scott Silverston and Liquid_S DreamMakers LLC does not want to frighten its participants nor reduce their enthusiasm, but considers it important for them and their families to know in advance what to expect, and to be informed of the activities’ inherent risks.

The following describes some, but not all, of those risks:

•  We will be visiting many outdoor sites at high elevation where participants are subject to numerous environmental and other risks.

• Travel is by vehicle on foot and by other means, over improved and unimproved roads, rugged trails, high mountain passes, steep slopes, slippery rocks. Travel risks include collision, falling, drowning, slipping, tripping or falling on rugged, slippery or boulder-strewn trails and stream beds, being struck by falling tree parts or rocks, and other risks usually associated with such travel, including but not limited to environmental risks.

• Environmental risks and hazards include changing trail conditions, animals, insects, falling and rolling rock; lightning, avalanches, flash floods, falling timber and forces of nature, including weather which may change to extreme conditions and equipment malfunction or failure. These dangers can result in sprains, strains, torn ligaments, torn muscles, broken bones, eye and ear damage, cuts, wounds, scrapes, abrasions, contusions, head injuries, neck injuries, rib injuries, spine injuries, arm injuries, wrist and hand injuries, leg injuries, ankle and foot injuries, injuries to other parts of the body, drowning, hypothermia, exhaustion, sunburn, sunstroke, dehydration, poisoning, staph infection, leptospirosis, other types of infection, oxygen shortage, animal or insect stings and bites, shock, paralysis, death, and/or other mild or serious conditions.

• Decisions are made by the guides and participants based on a variety of perceptions and evaluations which by their nature are imprecise and subject to errors in judgment. Misjudgments may pertain to, among other things, a participant’s capabilities, environment, terrain, water and weather conditions, natural hazards, routes and medical conditions.

• The Peru Retreat may require a degree of skill and knowledge not required in other activities, and participants have responsibilities for managing the risks to which they and others are exposed. You agree to fully inform Shamanic Spirit Medicine, Scott Silverston and Liquid_S DreamMakers LLC and its members, guides, employees and contractors of your ability to participate in the hike and of any physical or medical conditions that might impair your hiking skills such as vision or depth of field perception or limited movement in part of your body. 

I acknowledge that Shamanic Spirit Medicine, Scott Silverston and Liquid_S DreamMakers LLC has informed me of risks and dangers associated with the Peru Shamanism Retreat.  I understand and acknowledge that the description above of the inherent risks of The Peru Shamanism Retreat is not complete and that other, including unknown or unanticipated, risks, inherent and otherwise, may result in property loss, injury, illness or death. I acknowledge that my participation in the Peru Shamanism Retreat is purely voluntary, and I wish to participate in spite of and with knowledge of the inherent and other risks involved. I acknowledge and assume the inherent risks described above and all other inherent risks of the Peru Shamanism Retreat.  In addition, I expressly assume ALL risks of the Peru Shamanism Retreat activity, inherent or otherwise, and whether or not described above.  I hereby release, indemnify and hold harmless Shamanic Spirit Medicine, Scott Silverston, Penelope Law and Liquid_S DreamMakers LLC, its members, guides, contractors and agents, and all landowners involved from any responsibility for any damage to persons or property or injury that results from the risks and dangers of my participation in the tour (or in the event that I leave the tour group, for any resulting damage to personal property or injury that results). I also understand that I am giving up my right to bring a lawsuit against Shamanic Spirit Medicine, Scott Silverston, Penelope Law and Liquid_S DreamMakers LLC, its members, contractors, employees or guides for damages or injuries that may result from my participation in the tour.                                             

If I am an adult or the Parent of a minor I agree, for myself and on behalf of the minor for whom I have legal custody of as follows:

I hereby release, hold harmless and agree not to sue Shamanic Spirit Medicine, Scott Silverston, Penelope Law and Liquid_S DreamMakers LLC, its owners, members, guides, employees and/or contractors (“Released Parties”), with respect to any and all claims of injury, disability, death, or other loss or damage to person or property suffered by me or by a minor participant for whom I sign, arising in whole or part from my, or the minor participant’s, participation in the Peru Shamanism Retreat.  I agree further to indemnify (“indemnify” meaning to defend, and to pay or reimburse) Released Parties against any claim by a member of my family, the minor participant’s family, a rescuer, co-participant, or any other person, arising in whole or part from an injury or other loss suffered or caused by me, or by the minor participant, in connection with the Peru Shamanism Retreat.  These agreements of release and indemnity include claims of negligence of a Released Party, but not of gross negligence or intentionally wrongful conduct, and are intended to be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.                                                          .

I furthermore certify that I have adequate insurance to cover any injury or damage that I or the minor participant for whom I sign may cause or suffer while participating, agree to bear the full costs of injury or damage myself, and am willing to assume the risk of any medical or physical condition that I or the minor participant for whom I sign may have.  I further certify that I have informed Shamanic Spirit Medicine, Scott Silverston and Liquid_S DreamMakers LLC of any medical concerns or conditions that I or the minor participant for whom I am responsible have.  Prior to the commencement of any activity, I will inform Shamanic Spirit Medicine, Scott Silverston and Liquid_S DreamMakers LLC of any medical condition that has not been previously disclosed.

If any part of this agreement is found by a court or other appropriate authority to be invalid, the remainder of the agreement nevertheless will be in full force and effect.

THE PARTICIPANT AND THE PARENT(S) OR GUARDIAN OF A MINOR PARTICIPANT HAS READ THIS DOCUMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY AND UNDERSTAND AND VOLUNTARILY AGREE TO ITS TERMS, WHICH SHALL BE BINDING UPON THEM, THEIR HEIRS, ESTATE, EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS. THE AGREEMENT MAY BE MODIFIED ONLY IN WRITING.

Shamanic Spirit Medicine, Liquid_S DreamMakers LLC, Scott Silverston, Penelope Law will not be liable and shall not be held responsible for any direct or indirect loss or damage to baggage or property, or for personal injury or death, delay or inconvenience in connection with the provision of, or failure to provide, any goods or services resulting from acts, omissions, or negligence of any third party provider of services or accommodations.

• Shamanic Spirit Medicine, Liquid_S DreamMakers LLC, Scott Silverston, Penelope Law will further not be liable, and shall not be held responsible, for any loss, damage or additional expenses, delay or inconvenience caused by changes in schedule due to the actions, omissions or decisions of any carrier or other supplier of services, and/or disruptions to the schedule caused by, including without limitation, force majeure events, pandemics or public health crises, weather, strikes or civil unrest, political strife and demonstrations, mechanical or other failure of vessels and other means of transportation, reasonable health precautions, or any other reason whatsoever beyond our direct control.

• You, as a retreat participant, agree that you engage in any and all activities at or during the retreat at your own risk, including, but not limited to, yoga, meditation, hiking, excursions, and any other activity or use of any facility on the premises of Willka T’ika Essential Wellness.

By registering for the retreat, you acknowledge that participation in the retreat carries with it certain risks, known and unknown, including the risk of personal injury and risks related to high altitude, and release Shamanic Spirit Medicine, Liquid_S DreamMakers LLC, Scott Silverston, Penelope Law, Julian Sisare Qispe and Willka T’ika Essential Wellness. (including its managers, officers, directors, instructors, employees, and agents) from their own negligence and any duty of reasonable care to protect you as participant from injury.