Past gatheringSoul Mission Activation · Perú
January–February 2026 · Sacred Valley & Chavín, Perú
Three thirteen-day pilgrimages across the Peruvian Andes: a co-ed journey into the ancient temple of Chavín, and men's + co-ed treks through the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Huachuma ceremony, high-altitude trekking, and Quechua elder guidance. A rite of passage, not a vacation. Guided by Joseph Hawley, Jason Bird, and Tyzen.
Voices from the field
“I felt like I was coming home. I've been to retreats before and none have come close to this one. This was a top tier experience.”
Max Alcalde
“My main takeaway from this journey is that I'm capable of more than I thought I was.”
Ryan Pearce
“It's hard to go through a rite of passage. A true rite of passage confronts you with your death. And we did that up here on these mountains today. Now I'm coming back feeling like a new man.”
Joseph Hawley
“Your fears will be shown to you, and you have to make a choice on whether you want to run from them or whether you want to run straight towards them, with your sword drawn. And my sword is drawn now. Fully drawn.”
Rio Bradshaw
“I'm gonna take back home a fierce sense of self. Climbing the mountains through the frigid cold weather with my brothers just instilled this iron sense of who I am and what I'm here to do.”
Max Alcalde
“So many people miss their lives almost like waiting for some future plan. And that was me. And I feel really grateful to have seen that there's much more to life, 'cause life is happening right now.”
Ryan Pearce
“I played in the NFL for eight years, and one of the things I've been missing since I left is that locker room tribal connection of doing hard things together that creates lifelong bonds. That's what we're doing out here.”
Joseph Hawley
“I humbly ask that you look inside yourself to see if you're ready for something like this. We're all ready for something like this. Make the choice to come here and just try it out. It is an amazing experience.”
Rio Bradshaw
“Learning to be with discomfort and pain and grief and ultimately not what I expected, but what I needed. I'm grateful for the team here and my friends and brothers that I've made that are now brothers for life.”
Ryan Pearce
“One of the main things I've learned here in Peru is how important it is to get uncomfortable, and how rewarding it is to do hard things and to confront deeper parts of myself.”
Joseph Hawley
“I would recommend this to every single man on planet Earth, and then probably in the cosmic galaxy as well.”
Max Alcalde
“This is just life changing in so many different ways. I think that everyone should have a rite of passage like this, an initiation like this. I recommend it for everyone.”
Ryan Pearce
“I'm really gonna be able to apply that into my family life, with my kids and with my work and the teams that I'm building. To really be present. That's the most powerful frequency there is.”
Joseph Hawley
“Quickly it became the hardest initiation of my life. Physically, emotionally, spiritually, up 12, 13, 14,000 feet in the mountains in the rain, freezing cold. But the medicine itself is so powerful up here, and I'm just hyper present in the moment.”
Ryan Pearce
“There's nothing more bonding than doing hard things together and being part of a tribe, feeling supported and supporting something greater than yourself.”
Joseph Hawley