Facilitators
Nicolas Chaka Schipper Pérez, is an artivist, keeper of the resonance and ethno therapist devoted to bridging ancient traditions to reconect with awareness. Founder of VIDAYA Community & Journeys and co-founder of TZA , creator of the ARPI method, he guides people in remembering their root(s), restoring their energy, and reconnecting with life through the same path that transformed his own.
Born in the Andean mountains of Ecuador, with ancestral ties to the Kitu Kara, Wallmapu, Basque, and Gaelic territories, Chaka is a generational nomad now based in Denmark and touring worldwide as the drummer of the ancestral music group Heilung and sharing the ARPI method. His path has been shaped by years of learning with wisdom keepers and ceremonial elders across Ecuador and beyond.
Blending ancestral knowledge with contemporary tools, Chaka’s work invites presence, remembrance, and deep reconnection with nature and self. Walking as an eternal apprentice, he continues to weave sound, ritual, and awareness into a living bridge between worlds.
Facilitators
Rubén Yon’ton Vucubcame is a ritual and chaos artist of Anahuaca-Mexica origin whose work arises from direct dialogue with symbol, shadow, and chaos as pathways toward awakening. His art explores sound as a bridge between the visible and the invisible, the personal and the cosmic, co-cofounder of TZA. Each tone flows through Teotihuacan clay whistles, flutes, Om-pak (Maya trumpet), and voice pulsing in the Heart of the Drum, becoming a threshold between worlds. These instruments carry ancestral memory, acting as living portals of transformation.
Rooted in ancient resonance and fully present in the now, Rubén walks as a nomadic artist and guardian of sacred processes, sharing his work through ritual sound journeys, voice and vibration workshops, and immersive experiences where participants are invited to release, reorder, and remember. His expression is not composed but channeled, allowing art to become prayer, ritual, and mirror. Through this vibrational alchemy, sound becomes a dance of forces that seek not domination but recognition.
In each ceremony, Rubén offers a resonant remembrance of what we are before the name and before time itself — a living pulse in the Heart of All, walking the path of the Black Jaguar.
Root(s), Reclaim & Remember with
ARPI & TZA
Cymru (Wales)
31st July - 3rd August
For the first time an immersive Retreat in the magical landscape of Eryri, Cymru (Wales). This will not be a retreat as you know it but a living experience, a journey of remembrance. Together we will return to the foundations of ARPI and the teachings of the Jaguar, reconnecting with your Root, your essence, and the memory that you are a spiritual being living a human experience.
This is not about learning something new.
It is about remembering what has always been alive within you.
What is ARPI
ARPI is more than a method. It is a path of remembrance and reconnection.
Created by Nicolas Chaka Schipper Pérez, artivist, ethno therapist, and drummer of Heilung and co-founder of TZA . ARPI bridges ancestral and contemporary worlds. Rooted in ancient wisdom and guided by a decolonized approach to healing, ARPI invites you to come back to yourself, to the land that holds you, and to the rhythm that sustains all life.
What is TZA?
TZA is a primal sound gathering rooted in memory rather than form.
Sound is used as a physical force that meets the body before the mind has time to interpret.
It is not music made to entertain, soothe, or elevate, but vibration meant to awaken what has been held beneath language and identity.
TZA returns ritual to its raw function.
A shared ground where sound, silence, and presence confront the body with what it already knows.
Before borders.
Before roles.
Before forgetting.
Activities Overview
Welcome to Territory
A land acknowledgment and ceremony guided by a local caretaker. Together we will honor the ancestral people of Cymru, their traditions, and the stories that still live in the land. This moment is an invitation to arrive with respect, to listen deeply, and to root yourself in the living history of the place that receives us.
TZA is a primal sound gathering. A strike that breaks memory open. Sound before language, before borders, before names.
Not a performance, but a shared ground where presence returns.
Through ancient instruments, tools, etc. TZA channels the altar.
River Cleanse
A purifying and grounding ritual guided by nature’s flow. Release what no longer serves you and reconnect with the living waters.
BreathIN
A unique experience of reconnection through breath. Return to your body, awaken awareness, and remember your natural rhythm.
Suruna Drum Therapy Circle
Use rhythm as medicine. Through the heartbeat of the drum, release emotional blockages and awaken your inner pulse.
Understanding the Foundations of ARPI
Explore the roots of Awareness, Rest, Purpose, and Interaction. Learn how these four principles can transform your daily life and relationships.
Frequency and Vibration of the Jaguar
Discover your natural sound and tone as you release, cleanse, and heal through the power of vibration. Allow the authenticity of your voice to emerge.
Calmness and Connection
A closing space to ground, integrate, and honor your journey. Return to stillness, presence, and gratitude.
Practicalities
Food
Three fresh and nourishing meals are provided daily, prepared with local ingredients and care.
Accommodation
All participants will stay at Cae Mabon, a unique eco-retreat surrounded by forest and rivers. Accommodation is shared and simple, offering comfort close to nature. Please bring your own yoga mat (if you have), towel, and refillable water bottle.
What to Bring
Comfortable clothing for movement and outdoor activities, a journal, and any personal items that support your rest and reflection (non-electronic).
Contribution
The full three-day experience, including meals, accommodation, and all sessions, is only on Early bird price £499 ( +VAT if applicable ) .
(Until 1st of March, after that £699) Limited spots!
If you feel called to support the work and its continuity, you are welcome to contribute more as an act of reciprocity and gratitude for the shared path.
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