11-Day Plant Medicine Retreat, Costa rica

Eleven days is where the deepest work happens. Three ayahuasca ceremonies, a huachuma ceremony, kambó, temazcal, and enough time between each one to let the medicine settle into your body and your life.

This retreat is for the person who doesn’t want to rush the process. Who wants time to sit with what comes up, to walk through the jungle, to journal, to cry, to laugh, to sleep, to be still. The extra days aren’t padding — they’re where the real integration happens, while you’re still on the land and still held by the group and the team.

The Huni Kuin bring something to the longer retreat that’s hard to find elsewhere: an indigenous wisdom circle where they share directly from their tradition. Their knowledge of plant medicine, of energy, of the relationship between humans and the forest — passed through generations, offered in a way that is personal, not performative.

There is also a temazcal ceremony — a sweat lodge on the land, working with heat, water, prayer, and the earth itself. And toward the end of the retreat, a community celebration: shared food, live music, and the kind of joy that only makes sense after you’ve gone somewhere deep together.

The retreat opens with rapé and closes with cacao around a sacred fire. Between those two moments, something changes. Three ayahuasca ceremonies give the medicine time to work in layers — each one building on what the last one opened. The huachuma ceremony, held during the day with the jungle around you, works differently: gentle, expansive, full of light.

Every guest has a dedicated facilitator throughout. Before you arrive, we get to know your health, your history, and your intentions. We have a medical screening process and we don’t accept everyone. When you’re here, you’re held.