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1) To help you assess your level of mental and spiritual readiness, take this short quiz.
2) To understand more about ayahuasca, and to prepare for a retreat, check out our guide.
3) If you're feeling ready for a retreat, then congratulations! Whether your first or your 10th retreat, this is a momentous occasion.
Like most things in life, there are a broad variety of Ayahuasca retreat options, and a number of factors that effect the quality and cost of an ayahuasca retreat.
Here are 12 recommendations to help you avoid sketchy options and choose a safe and transformational experience:
Who you choose to attend an Ayahuasca retreat with is undoubtedly one of the most important decisions in your life, especially the first time.
We encourage you to take the time and energy to do your research, follow your intuition, and to know why you are choosing a specific retreat.
If our recommendations resonate with you, and you'd like to explore a transformational journey with Behold, click on "Begin Your Journey" below to request a complimentary Discovery Call with one of our Medicine Guides.
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Ayahuasca is an increasingly popular plant medicine used for healing the body, mind, and spirit. This master plant is a psychotropic preparation obtained by two different sacred plants that originated in the Amazon basin in South America. The begging of the use of this powerful date back to pre-history and its use has always been connected to ceremony and healers.
Because of its amazonian origins, the societies of South America are more aware of the healing aspect of the preparation and its connection to ceremony, healing, and deep transformational nature. But this is not the case in many countries in the world.
Most countries view this sacred plant medicine as harmful because of its psychotropic qualities. This becomes even more evident in cultures that are far away from South America as Asian countries.
The distance from its birthplace and the lack of understanding of the plant makes it almost impossible to be part of a legal Ayahuasca ceremony in Asia. Therefore, if your goal is to connect to the plant and its profound healing properties the best you can do is to go to Central/South America and experience the ceremony in one of the many retreats available as the following.
Behold Retreats sets the standard for safe, legal, and transformative plant medicine retreats in idyllic destinations. Retreats are kept to a small group size, and attendance is by invitation only.
Behold does not facilitate Ayahuasca in Asia, but does offer options in Costa Rica and Mexico. Other popular retreat options include Psilocybin in the Netherlands and with the powerful God Molecule 5-MeO-DMT in Mexico or Portugal.
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This Ayahuasca retreat center attracts visitors from all over the world for deep trauma healing and spiritual awakenings. The foundation strives to give participants a better way of life, providing both Ayahuasca ceremonies and training for prolonged healing practices. They follow the Shipibo tradition of plant medicine to enrich the lives of each person that stays with them.
This retreat has a strong focus on mother earth, as this is what Gaia Sagrada translates to. This Ayahuasca retreat center has participants connecting deeply with nature as they heal their past trauma through the spirit of the earth and the spirit of the master plant. Gaia Sagrada offers an enriching community experience for their participants.
Eagle Condor offers many plant medicine retreats for participants all over the world. The healers of Eagle Condor gather and prepare their sacred plant medicine by hand, ensuring a traditional ancestral experience during the Ayahuasca ceremony.
Connect with your higher self during this eye-opening Ayahuasca experience at the Sapan Inka Retreat Center in Cusco. Located in the heart of the sacred valley, participants will have an enriching experience in the beautiful landscape, stay in in tune with mother nature as they heal their past trauma. Each person will have a unique and life-altering experience at this Ayahuasca retreat.
Combining yoga classes and ancient buddhist wisdom, this retreat center in Tarapoto, Peru offers a spiritual journey enriched by the Ayahuasca vine. This intense 14 day retreat promises to give participants a thoroughly healing experience as they connect with nature and experience the magic of Ayahuasca.
The Hayulima retreat center sits within the cloud forest of Mindo. Throughout your 11 day stay at Hayulima, you will participate in two Ayahuasca ceremonies (with an optional third ceremony), a San Pedro ceremony, and an optional Kambo ceremony. Hayulima has a lot to offer for those seeking deep trauma healing.
Los Cielos wants participants to focus intently on their healing journey, so cell phones and other electronic devices are prohibited from the retreat. That way, this retreat center also serves as a technology detox center as well as an Ayahuasca retreat. They focus on the healing work of the Shipibo tribe with people participating in a clay detox, leaf baths, purgatives, and the Ayahuasca and Kambo ceremonies.
Camino al Sol offers 3 day to 5 day retreats as well as simply single day ceremonies. This retreat center in Antioquia staffs many trained healers to guide you on your Ayahuasca healing journey. They stress that their retreat is not for a fun psychedelic trip but for deep trauma healing and connecting with the universe.
This non-profit retreat center focuses heavily on the unity of the people, ensuring their retreats are for all people of all religious backgrounds. The healers at Spirit Vine guide participants on their own path to their own healing journey without the influence of outside opinions. The experience at Spirit Vine is individual and impactful.
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