Christ
Fire
A Sacred Christic Ayahuasca Retreat
“The Kingdom of God is within you.”
JESUS CHRIST
The Invitation
A Sacred Invitation
We are deeply humbled and honored to be hosting Christ Fire at Kumankaya this year.
With three Christic ayahuasca ceremonies alongside other contemplative practices, this will be a deeply sacred journey for all who attend.
Our prayer is to infuse Christ's Love into a pilgrimage of healing, awakening, and actualization that ripples for the good of all beings.
Our founder Jordan Bates married his wife Tanja at Kumankaya and has made several expeditions to this dear sanctuary over the years.
There is an uncommon energy gathering around Christ Fire, a rare possibility to dive deep with ayahuasca within a field of Universal Christ Love.
The Sacred Container
Kumankaya Healing Center
A sacred center we deeply trust and return to often
The curanderos at Kumankaya are healers we deeply respect and admire. The lead curandero, Remi Delaune, was a Christian monk and abbot for 20 years prior to walking the medicine path.
He has passed through ~7 years of deep master plant diets to be able to bring Christ-rooted ayahuasca healing to the world. Many people describe experiencing genuine healing at Kumankaya.
Remi has said that in addition to his Shipibo singing, he will sing some Byzantine hymns for us on ceremony nights as well.
Cory 'CoryaYo' Altenhofen—a music producer and sound healer—plans to join Jordan Bates, Trevor West, and Jacob Kishere as facilitators of this gathering. They will serve alongside Remi and Ashley Delaune and the Kumankaya staff, who will be holding the medicine ceremonies.
The Experience
What to Expect
A small gathering of 8–13 souls seeking honest healing, prayer, and connection.
Christic Ceremonies
Three ayahuasca ceremonies held with Christic intention, guided by a former Christian monk with years of master plant diet training.
Byzantine Hymns
Sacred Byzantine hymns sung alongside traditional Shipibo icaros, creating a unique fusion of Christian and indigenous medicine traditions.
Heart Sharing
Sharing circles and embodiment practices to integrate your experiences and deepen connection with your fellow participants.
Deep Connection
Sharing sacred experiences with others, with honesty and care, can quietly change a person.
The Christ Fire Team
Your Facilitation Team
Founders of Kumankaya
Remi & Ashley Delaune
The founders of Kumankaya Healing Center, Remi and Ashley Delaune played an instrumental role in inspiring the formation and evolution of Council of Kings, since 2020. Our founder, Jordan Bates, married his wife Tanja at Kumankaya, in an ayahuasca ceremony. We have hosted a number of retreats at Kumankaya over the years.
Rooted in Christ, Remi is perhaps the greatest healer we are aware of on Earth. He is a true curandero and religious elder who has walked the medicine path for 13+ years, spending ~seven cumulative years dieting master plants. His lineage is the Peruvian Shipibo tradition. Earlier in life, he was an Orthodox Christian monk for 20 years living largely in silence—as well as a Doctor of Philosophy & Theology who read 7,000 books. His poignant icaro songs hold miraculous healing power.
Ashley is a healer of remarkable strength and heart. A former university professor, she has been working with the medicine since 2016, when her journey led her to Nihue Rao Centro. She began apprenticing under Ricardo Amaringo the following year and has now accumulated over two years of dieting experience. In 2018, she and her husband co-created Kumankaya Healing Center. Ashley is a certified yoga and meditation teacher.
Trevor West
Breathwork Facilitator
Trevor West is a certified Beats 'n' Breath facilitator, world traveler, and Tantric mentor. His great mystical depth, woven with a playful love for life, makes him a one-of-a-kind uplifting presence in any ceremony or celebration. A long-time member of Council of Kings, Trevor has facilitated breathwork journeys for our brotherhood and will be co-facilitating the upcoming Christ Fire retreat.
Cory 'CoryaYo' Altenhofen
Sound Healer
Cory 'CoryaYo' Altenhofen is a world-renowned music producer, sound healer, and artist based in Chicago. With 55,000,000+ plays, his music has brought healing to millions. Like a calm stream, he exudes peace and soul in a perpetual flow state. An alumnus of Council of Kings, Cory embodies the energy of a sage king and has co-facilitated several of our retreats, including the upcoming Christ Fire.
Jacob Kishere
Co-Founder of The Resonant Man
Jacob Kishere is the co-founder of The Resonant Man, writer, rapper, podcast host, and retreat facilitator. He brings a natural gift and years of dedication to the formation of his foundational practice of Resonant Dialogue. A long-time member of Council of Kings, Jacob is helping shape the vision for Christ Fire and will also be co-facilitating the retreat.
I wanna weep in the face of truth… Two things: There's nothing to be afraid of, and Love is unlimited.
Sam
Retreat Participant, USA
There was just such immense love, encouragement, support and wisdom being poured into our hearts. This retreat absolutely demolishes those shackles, and I'm super grateful.
Brady
Retreat Participant, USA
I leave feeling complete. More complete than I ever have. Acknowledging all the facets of my personality and all the depth that I choose to ignore at times... I feel a sacred connection to everything after this work.
Zach
Retreat Participant, USA
The experience has been really magical and healing. Being here with everyone in ceremony and all healing together and supporting each other really opened up my heart.
Kevin
Retreat Participant, USA
“Become like children to enter the Kingdom.”
JESUS CHRIST
In Their Own Voices
What Folks Say
Words spoken from the heart by souls who have walked with us in ceremony.
The Contribution
An Honest Contribution
We offer this gathering on a sliding scale so that each person may contribute what feels honest for their circumstances. Further support is possible if needed.
Dec 6–12, 2026 • Kumankaya, Mexico
$1,800 – $2,800
Sliding scale, with optional monthly payment plans if that eases the way.
- ·6 nights at Kumankaya Healing Center
- ·Three Christic ayahuasca ceremonies
- ·Byzantine hymns sung by a former monk
- ·Heart sharing and embodiment practice
- ·Music, breathwork & meditation
- ·All meals and accommodations included
- ·Intimate group of 8–13 participants
If finances are a genuine barrier and your heart is sincerely called, you may request a partial scholarship in your application.
Founder & Lead Facilitator
Jordan Bates
Jordan Bates is the Founder of Council of Kings. He's a father, husband, co-founder of Apotheosis, leadership coach, and the author of six books. Jordan has been immersed in Transformational Work for fifteen years, training with respected leaders and organizations in the space. He is repeatedly humbled and honored to witness the depth, beauty, and power of this work—and to contribute to the formation of the heart-led leaders our world truly needs.
More about Jordan BatesMy experience was beautiful overall. It was healing and it was life affirming and it was a gift that I gave to myself. I feel like I need to come back here every year of my life just to bathe and bask in the love that is here.
Austin
Retreat Participant, USA
My experience was really powerful. The community, the medicine, the workshops… Everything just came together for a big reset.
Eric
Retreat Participant, USA
Absolutely life-changing. The most important thing I've ever done. Years of therapy and pill medication did nothing compared to the accelerated program here. Incredibly profound.
Jake
Retreat Participant, USA
A Sacred Hip-Hop Bridge
Christahuasca
In the spring of 2026, Jordan Bates and Jacob Kishere released a 10-track album of sacred hip-hop—a playful prayer woven from the ayahuasca journeys, philosophy, and Christic mystery that have shaped the path toward Christ Fire.
Recorded across Germany and México, the album carries skits from a conversation with maestro Remi Delaune on the Christic spirit of the medicine. It is medicine-music for the sacredly irreverent—an artifact of the same friendship and prayer that is birthing this retreat.
Inquiries
Questions Folks Ask
If It Calls to You
If you feel quietly drawn to this gathering, we'd be glad to hear from you.
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