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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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Spirit Vine strives for equality and interfaith religious ceremonies at their beautiful retreat center in Brazil. Spirit Vine offers their Ayahuasca tea ceremony and yoga classes in the stunning Atlantic forest. Spirit Vine believes in healing within nature as well as comfort and luxury, so they offer a combination of indoor amenities and outdoor activities. Spirit Vine promotes a healthy and vegan diet for all guests at the retreat.
The Shipibo healers at Soltara want to guide participants on an impactful journey of self discovery. The Ayahuasca ceremony at Soltara involves both healing and teaching, encouraging each person to carry their lessons from their experience through the rest of their lives.
Casa Del Sol offers intense shamanic ceremonies from two Shaman: Santiago Ayala and Ximena Morales. With 20 years of experience at Ayahuasca retreats, they guide participants safely and effectively through their Ayahuasca experience.
Munay is a small retreat center in Peru where healer David Walton serves as the Ayahuasca facilitator. Offering both Ayahuasca tea and San Pedro plant medicine, David strives to give others the eye-opening experience he has built his life around.
Located on the beaches of Ecuador, this Ayahuasca retreat center also offers yoga classes and Surfing. They strive to be an ideal vacation destination with their luxurious hotel rooms on the shore. They use Ayahuasca and mindful meditation to open up participants to deep healing of their past trauma.
This shamanic ceremony center offers for traditional Ayahuasca ceremonies, as they believe the values of the Peruvians are the best and most sacred way to experience Ayahuasca. There are a variety of meditations led by the Shamans to open up the mind and body to the Ayahuasca experience. Shamanic Vida also offers San Pedro ceremonies.
Ethogens has a wide variety of master plants for participants to use, including Ayahuasca. This retreat center is located in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, and they tap into the spiritual aspect of the land to conduct beautiful ceremonies.
The Call of the Jaguar offers 10 day Ayahuasca retreats for spiritual awakenings and trauma healing. In the beautiful Antioquia, Colombia, participants immerse themselves in mother nature during their Ayahuasca ceremonies. The Shaman utilize ancestral practices to facilitate deep spiritual healing for each and every person in attendance.
Gaia Sagrada, which means mother earth, is a deeply spiritual Ayahuasca retreat center in stunning Ecuador. The people at Gaia Sagrada strive to live in harmony with mother nature and heal along with the planet, making their use of plant medicine all the more impactful. The shaman and healers at Gaia Sagrada offer enriching spiritual and trauma healing practices through their use of Ayahuasca tea.
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