Private Ayahuasca Retreats
“This is spiritual surgery. And you are the surgeon.”
(Quechua—aya-soul, huasca-vine)
Ayahuasca
Grandmother, as she is known, “mother” ayahuasca is among the most revered of plant teachers. She is loving, yet intent on revealing what you need to know. She is wise, yet her guidance is accessible. She tackles your blockages, yet leaves you feeling strengthened. Whether you are coming to her for self-discovery or trauma, she is a sage who will make the process worth every ounce of energy you bring her.
We do things very differently at Samskara. In fact, we are not for recreational seekers. Unlike many others on the market, our experiences are designed to go deep by making you our focus. No sketchy providers, or mass-marketed retreat centers, in the Peruvian, Costa Rican, Brazilian, or Mexican jungles. No self-proclaimed “shamans.” No false promises. No gimmicks.
We work in a private setting, with an extraordinary team, where the retreat is intimate and personalized. We hold a safe space and container for everything you will experience, and together with focused preparation and regular integration in the weeks before and after your ceremonies, we work closely with you to anchor the transformations that ensue. Our team, led by our master curandero, has worked with this sacred medicine for a combined few decades.
Our breathtaking retreat in Ecuador lies where the Amazon meets the ocean. We organize your experience across the four elements: water, fire, wind, and earth. Our property offers you the ideal blend of indigenous practices with modern comfort, nourishing organic fare that complements the medicine, and a team that will be dedicated to you over 8 beautiful nights. While the ayahuasca vine is native to the Amazon frontier, some have reported that its origins lie in present-day Ecuador. In fact, the work of curanderos is legally regulated in Ecuador, unlike in neighboring countries.
We believe that to truly commune with the medicine means to work with it where it grows, not where it has been exported. At Samskara, your experience honors the land where the medicine not only thrives natively, but also is intentionally prepared for you and your process.