The Argos Soma Protocol™

A Rare Synthesis of Ancient Medical Intelligence for Modern Leadership


The Argos Soma Protocol™ is a highly personalized regenerative immersion protocol developed through more than two decades of clinical and ceremonial work integrating the detoxification sciences of Ayurveda with the disciplined practice of Amazonian master plant medicine to restore physiological balance, nervous system resilience, and cognitive clarity.

This is not a conventional retreat. Designed for founders, executives, and decision-makers, the protocol creates a carefully structured environment for purification, perceptual recalibration, and the restoration of the internal clarity required to navigate complex environments.

Programs take place in carefully selected natural environments — including the Peruvian Amazon, the Andes Mountains, and the Pacific jungles of Costa Rica — each chosen to support deep physiological restoration and contemplative work. These environments function not as retreat settings, but as carefully designed therapeutic containers for the protocol.

Programs are conducted in private cohorts of one to three participants and offered only a limited number of times each year.

14–21 Days duration
1–3 Participants per cohort
25+ Years of practice
3 Sacred locations
14–21 Days duration 1–3 Participants per cohort
25+ Years of practice 3 Sacred locations

The Problem

Why Leaders Need This Kind of Reset Now


The Argos Soma Protocol™ is a highly personalized regenerative immersion protocol developed through more than two decades of clinical and ceremonial work integrating the detoxification sciences of Ayurveda with the disciplined practice of Amazonian master plant medicine to restore physiological balance, nervous system resilience, and cognitive clarity.

This is not a conventional retreat. Designed for founders, executives, and decision-makers, the protocol creates a carefully structured environment for purification, perceptual recalibration, and the restoration of the internal clarity required to navigate complex environments.

Programs take place in carefully selected natural environments — including the Peruvian Amazon, the Andes Mountains, and the Pacific jungles of Costa Rica — each chosen to support deep physiological restoration and contemplative work. These environments function not as retreat settings, but as carefully designed therapeutic containers for the protocol.

Programs are conducted in private cohorts of one to three participants and offered only a limited number of times each year.


The Practitioner Behind the Protocol

Aubrey Bamdad


The Argos Soma Protocols™ are guided by Aubrey Bamdad, who brings more than twenty-five years of clinical practice, traditional medicine training, and leadership mentorship.

1990s
Ayurvedic Medicine Formal training in Ayurvedic medicine, completed with postgraduate clinical residency in India in 2008. Later directed both a Panchakarma clinic and integrative detoxification programs for more than fifteen years.
2003
Amazonian Plant Dietas Began working with master plant dietas in the Amazon. Has lived and worked in the region since 2007, guiding plant dietas in the Amazonian vegetalista tradition since 2009.
2005
Retreats & Mentorship Since 2005, has guided hundreds of retreats, extended dietas, and mentorship containers internationally — bringing more than twenty-five years of clinical practice and leadership mentorship.
2007
Yacumaman Sanctuary Together with her husband, Dionisio Santos, owns and stewards Yacumaman Sanctuary — one of the longest-running traditional treatment centers in the Upper Peruvian Amazon.
20+ yrs
Botanical Formulator More than two decades as a botanical formulator and herbalist. Many Amazonian botanical preparations and flower essences now used by practitioners internationally originated through her laboratory and field research.
Now
CEO, Argos Destinations Serial entrepreneur and CEO of Argos Destinations, designing complex educational programs and leadership expeditions across multiple continents. The Argos Soma Protocols™ represent the culmination of this body of work.