It’s a profound opportunity to work closely in a safe container with an experienced Shaman through a guided journey into another dimension. The natural healing power of Ayahuasca and other medicinal plants help retreat participants to reconnect back to nature and their true selves.

Ayahuasca is a wholly natural, non-toxic plant that takes you to the core of your true self. Rather than mask it, it reveals; rather than being able to escape, it takes you by the hand and into your core. Ayahuasca has no residual effects other than pushing you to continue to grow and evolve. It cannot hurt, damage, or alter anything in your body; it simply gives you greater awareness. All that’s required on your part is a sincere desire to heal/change, the courage to look at yourself, and the desire to follow through on your new perceptions and learnings. 

Ayahuasca is a brew consisting of the Ayahuasca vine and the leaves of the Chacruna plant. It is the blend most-often used in Peru. The leaves of the Chacruna plant contain DMT and the DMT is what generates the visions and the colors we experience when taking Ayahuasca. The Ayahuasca vine, however, is what takes us deeply within and promotes the personal work for which the plant is famous for, and contains a substance that allows the DMT free reign in the body.

DMT is a naturally occurring substance in common foodstuffs such as oranges. Typically our stomachs generate an enzyme that neutralizes the DMT in the food we eat. The Ayahuasca vine emits a substance that neutralizes that enzyme and allows it to work. DMT is also a naturally occurring substance in our own bodies. It is emitted by the pineal gland in direct proportion to our level of consciousness. DMT in the body is needed for lucid dreaming, for example, so it too promotes spiritual growth and healing.

According to current scientific research, Ayahuasca can boost your mood, improve mindfulness, treat depression, anxiety, stress, and addiction disorders. It also protects brain cells and can stimulate neural cell growth. Working in a retreat setting can help 

Working with the medicine in a retreat setting improves your relationship with others. You develop empathy and love for others, are able to work through any triggers, support others in that space of a retreat container and many people have experienced an overall improvement in their relationship with others. 

Working in community with others is critical because they are often an important source of social connection and give you a sense of belonging. In the retreat space you are able to be in a supportive group that is helping each other cope with difficult challenges, you create a stronger bond, are able to solve problems in a group and more importantly you celebrate each other’s growth and healing.