Join our family!
You’re invited on a deep journey
with Plant Medicine,
to explore the topography of your inner landscapes and rediscover
Freedom. Beauty. Hope. Potential. Wisdom. Love. Meaning. Understanding. Purpose. Growth.
Expansion. Unity. Community. Family.
January 22-30, 2025
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
8 nights, 9 days
Soul Harmony Plant Medicine Retreat:
A quest to merge our hearts, minds, and souls.
Come with us on a journey
held by the volcanic waters of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala,
as we dive into sacred ceremony of Earth Spirit and Plant Medicines.
Bring your questions.
Trust the dark night.
See the unseen.
Surrender to your heart.
Celebrate your light.
Love your life.
Connect with community, find your soul family, and open the door to your inner Home.
This retreat is probably not a good fit if:
You have certain mental health or physical/medical conditions that may deem plant medicines unsafe for you, such as psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar condition, or psychological instability
You’re not going to commit to the preparation or integration of the medicine
You’re just looking to trip out
You want to check this off a bucket list
You don’t respect a ceremonial setting
You don’t take healing seriously or are not ready to undertake a medicine journey
You’re not willing to be respectful of group processes and deep sharing
This retreat is for you if:
You’re curious about plant medicines and how they could help align and awaken your potential
You’ve heard about the healing benefits of plant medicine and feel they could be beneficial in addressing physical dis-eases, emotional imbalances or mental limitations
You sometimes feel helpless, hopeless, confused, or overwhelmed by the state of the world
You know there must be something more to life and are curious about plant medicines to assist in showing you what lies beyond your current scope
You feel stuck, stagnant, or find yourself looping/repeating unhealthy patterns
You occasionally or regularly struggle with depression or anxiety and need something to show you a bit of hope or reason
You’re ready to move into the next evolution/upgraded version of yourself
You’re ready for plant medicine and want to sit in a safe ceremony in a comfortable and accessible location.
You’re ready for plant medicine but don’t know who to trust or where to go.
Who is this retreat for?
(this is an inclusive/non-discriminatory retreat for all genders, all races, all colors, shapes, sizes, and vaccine statuses)
What People are Saying:
“Anura is so gifted at holding space with Kambo.
There’s nobody else I would go to. She was also nice to have as support after ceremony.”
- M. Brown, 2021 Kambo Client + 2023 Retreat Participant
“Leti is incredible. I felt so safe in her presence despite barely speaking to her. She feels like a warm motherly presence. I don’t want to sit with anyone else because I simply don’t trust many peoples space holding.
She feels safe, loving, and pure. Something about her energy resonates deeper in the body as a feeling of safety and love.”
Leti is a powerful force. She provided clarity education and comfort throughout her ceremonies. She was very personable and humanistic in her dealings with everyone. Highly recommend and will attend her future ceremonies.”
-Michele .N, 2023 Retreat Participant
“Anura is a Leader and Healer. She was engaged, attentive and provided a safe sacred space.
I would and have highly recommended her retreat to my colleagues.
What’s Included:
Guidance by three female facilitators
Preparation support, including:
Group Preparation Call
1:1 Preparation Call
Preparation workbook
8 nights accommodation
All meals
Intentionally curated schedule of complimentary and supportive medicine journeys
Three ceremonies of Grandmother Aya Master Plant Medicine
One ceremony of Huachuma (San Pedro Cactus Medicine) to support integration
Daily Meditation, Movement, + Mindfulness
Integration sessions, including:
Guided Journaling and reflection
Creative Arts Integration
Sound Ceremony
Medicine Music Circle + Song Workshop
Pranayama + soft, nourishing somatic breath session
Continued integration support after the retreat
Plant Bath
Sacred Sauna / Sweat
Community building + soul family discovery
Integration Support including:
Group Integration Call
1:1 Integration Call
Integration Workbook
Not Included:
*Flights, hotels, excursions, and transportation to retreat site not included. (Help will be provided for curating a group transfer)
**BONUS!! If you sign up before 09/09, The Ayllu Foundation will carbon offset your flights through programs that include reforestation, building renewable energy, carbon-storing agricultural practices, and waste and landfill management via CHOOOSE Today
Are you feeling it?
Testimonial:
The music was beyond. If each night had just been a 6 hour concert, it would have been worth it.
The organic local food was beautiful. The land was beautiful. Leti’s medicine service and everything connected to it was really a gold standard for what to look for in this kind of service work.
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I feel much lighter. I was able to work with, move through, and release a great deal of weight / trauma / circumstance,
both mine and also familial and generational, and now it’s gone.
Every step of the way was medicine for me, each actual step I took whether actually in the medicine specifically. Thank you thank you thank you to everyone / all people involved, to the land, to the food, to the elements, to it all. Thank you.”
- Rachel R., 2023 Retreat Participant
Our Location
Deep within the embrace of Guatemala's ancient highlands lies a realm of enchantment, a mystical oasis known as Lake Atitlán.
Surrounded by towering volcanoes, this mesmerizing body of water beckons travelers with its otherworldly charm, drawing them into a world
where magic and reality dance in harmony.
As you approach the lake, a palpable aura of mystery envelopes your senses. It is as if the air itself carries whispers of the ancient Maya, whose mystical presence can still be felt lingering in the misty horizons. The waters shimmer with a thousand hues, reflecting the ever-changing moods of the sky above. Azure blues blend seamlessly with emerald greens and golden sunbursts, as if the spirits of the elements themselves have chosen this place to converge.
Wandering along the shores, you encounter quaint Mayan villages, their colorful facades adorned with symbols of cosmic significance. The locals, with eyes that seem to hold the wisdom of ages, welcome you with warm smiles, and their vibrant traditions breathe life into the mystical tapestry of Lake Atitlán.
Each step you take unveils a hidden story, an untold legend waiting to be whispered to those willing to listen.
As the sun dips below the horizon, the lake's true magic comes alive.
The stars, unobstructed by city lights, cascade like celestial jewels upon the inky canvas of the night sky. The air resonates with the soft hum of indigenous rituals, weaving a symphony of mystic energy that permeates the very fabric of the universe.
Embarking on a boat ride across the lake, you feel the ebb and flow of its spiritual pulse, as if the water itself has a heartbeat. It is said that beneath the surface lies a hidden realm where mermaids serenade the moon and ancient spirits guard the secrets of the cosmos.
The volcanoes that sentinel Lake Atitlán hold their own mystique, as if they stand as guardians of the sacred waters. Their majestic presence invokes a sense of awe and reverence, reminding all who behold them of the raw power and beauty of the natural world.
Throughout the day, the lake's vibe changes effortlessly, responding to the energies of those who seek solace and inspiration within its embrace.
It holds a mirror to your soul, reflecting back the depths of your being, inviting introspection and transformation.
In the heart of Lake Atitlán, time seems to lose its grip, and you find yourself in a timeless dance with the mystic spirits of the land.
You become one with the elements, your spirit attuned to the heartbeat of Mother Earth.
Lake Atitlán, a place where dreams and reality converge, where the veil between worlds is gossamer-thin, leaves an indelible mark on the souls of all who venture into its ethereal embrace. It is a journey of the spirit, an initiation into the hidden secrets of the universe,
and an invitation to embrace the magic within and without.
Nestled between the volcanoes and the sacred waters, you’ll experience an intimate and powerful personal transformation as we undertake an initiation into the Divine Cosmic intelligence of Plant Medicines.
Our retreat location is thoughtfully selected and provides an epic setting to all who are aspiring to spiritual transformation, personal development, connection to the natural world, and a return to themselves.
Casa Floresta was designed with the sacred in mind; a space for inspiration, meditation, and connection to the waters. With incredible views of Lake Atitlan and it's surrounding volcanoes at every turn, a beautiful Temple for self practice, and all the comforts to relax in elegance with grace and ease.
View Photo Gallery below of our retreat location + accomodations.
Testimonial:
“My Ayahuasca and Kambo Medicine retreat was something that is truly hard to put into words.
I had been called for several years and finally it was my time, going completely off trust and feeling into the journey.
This retreat truly changed my life. It helped open me up and shed the things in my life that weren’t good for me.
It made me see things in a different light. I felt completely safe and supported during my journey.
This work is not easy. At all. But so worth it.
So worth discovering who you are and why are you here.”
-Tiffany S., 2017 retreat participant
Anura
RETREAT COORDINATOR, KAMBO PRACTITIONER
+ INTEGRATION SUPPORT
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Anura first visited Peru in 2011, not having any idea how monumental it would be in the course of her evolution. She unexpectedly (but not unsurprisingly) fell completely in love with the Quechuan language, the spirit of the Sacred Apus (guardian mountains) and the smiles of the Q'ero people.
She was led by series of synchronicities or “coincidences” back to Sacred Valley in 2016, ready to receive answers to questions that were scratching at the surface, begging to excavated. She began her plant medicine journey of expanding consciousness, questioning purpose, and challenging limits of perception existence. Meeting the Spirits of Ayahuasca, Kambo and Huachuma helped her uncover and remember so much more than she had been asking.
What was unveiled was the Great Mysterious force infinitely greater than that which we see in physical form, a deep inner knowing of the invisible and grand web which works far beyond what we can comprehend with the human mind. Beyond coming face to face with her greatest fears, and embraced in the deepest most pure Universal Love by the Spirit of Ayahuasca, she was given a visceral understanding of Unity Consciousness, igniting an awakening that had never been present in her before.
These synchronicities, signs and "coincidental" meetings of people, places and dreams became a regular occurrence as she consciously stepped foot in life's labyrinth to see where it would lead her. Over the years, she maintained her relationship with the plants, learning from the Shipibo Conibo of the Ucayali River, the Yawanawa of the State of Acre in the Brazilian Amazon, the Q’ero of the Andes Mountains, and the Matses of the Peruvian Amazon of Loreto. Since 2017 she has coordinated yoga retreats to Costa Rica, Kambo + Plant Medicine retreats in Thailand, and Sacred Valley for others to have the opportunity to safely meet what's beyond sight and mind.
Through her personal and spiritual evolution, she arrived at a place where Great Spirit chose her to serve frog medicine {kambo}. After receiving permission and blessings from the Spirit of Kambo in an Ayahuasca ceremony, she began her education and training with the Indigenous Matses tribe of Peru, as well as with teachers in the US. Along with Kambo medicine, she also pulls from her trainings in Northern Thailand of traditional Chinese Medicine through Chi Nei Tsang, believing and encouraging a deep detox of the gut system and balance its’ influence on the meeting of psycho-spiritual/emotional, somatic + physiological processes to address physical dis-eases and illness.
Fierce environmentalism, a heart for conservation, and a moral code of reciprocity are at the forefront of her values. Anura is Trauma-Informed and trained in areas of Psychedelic Harm Reduction, Somatic Plant Medicine Integration, and Embodied Facilitation of Safe Transformational Spaces, with past experience working for a healing center in the Amazon, vetting and interviewing Ayahuasca applicants. She serves Kambo and Plant Medicine as culturally respectfully as possible, bringing the teachings of Indigenous mentors in ways applicable to "Western" lives inundated with stress, dis-ease, and separation. She is currently enrolled in a 13-month training course with the Synthesis Institute on facilitating Safe Psychedelic Ceremonies.
Her mission is to help us tune in our Divinity, co-create community, spread unity and non-violence to all beings, encourage and support sustainable practices, build resiliency in our personal power, and remember the simple joys of being embodied in Human-form.
Letizia Xiuh
AYAHUASCA CEREMONY FACILITATOR,
CURANDERA + INTEGRATION SUPPORT
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Letizia has been living and sharing her medicine magic in the Sacred Valley of Peru for almost a decade. A Medicine Woman by blood, she holds 5th generation native medicine lineage from the North of Peru and has sat in and held over a thousand ceremonies.
The first three years of her path with medicine were alongside the Colombian traditions, with tribes from the Putumayo such as Kamentza, Yanacuna, and Cofan. Parallel to her studies with these tribes she went through initiations with Venezuelan tribes that work with master plants such as Yopo.
Grandfather Bolivar, leader of the Piaroa tribes from Amazonas, guided her as she lived with them for two months on their land, working, studying, and receiving their knowledge. Her first plant dieta with these tribes was Dada. This dieta is considered the initiation for those that are setting their path towards servants of the medicine and space holding. After 4 years of intense and disciplined work Letizia moved to Peru. Her previous work and connection with the plants and medicine space allowed her to connect and immediately start to work under the wing of Diego Palma, creator of Sacred Valley Tribe, a center with more than 20 years serving and holding space for the work with master plants. She devoted her path to this work along with the continuation of her studies through several dietas. She went through initiations and self-healing with plants as Chuchuhuasi, Uña de Gato, Chiric Sanango, Ajo Sacha y Renaquilla. In addition, Letizia made a commitment to the work of Mexican tribes such as Huicholes, taking the responsibility to work with grandfather Peyote as a way to keep studying and receiving guidance through her medicine path. Letizia keeps training, studying, and learning from all the medicine paths and keeps her commitment to the discipline and presence that’s required to hold space from the work with medicine as well as different ceremonies related to the Moon Dance, Red Road, and Master Plants circles.
With the blessing from Grandmother Mallinali from the Moon Dance tradition, Letizia has received the blessing to hold Sweat Lodge ceremonies after fulfilling her first commitment of 4 years participating in the Moon Dance ceremonies that allowed her and guide her to keep the traditions from the Red Road as part of her medicine bundle. Her sweats are powerful and transformative and are guided by the elements, Medicine cross teachings, and her own studies and experiences of the Red Road. Guided by the Medicine Cross, and nature-based spirituality, including the teachings of the 7 directions, Letizia holds a heartfelt mission to heal all our relations.
A talented musician and beautiful songstress, she offers ancestral sound healing and songs as part of all her offerings. She holds a safe and sacred space that holds you and keeps your heart warm as she guides you to journey into the depths of your soul to find your own capacity to heal and connect to your highest potential and purpose.
Shahaf Shvarzman
AYAHUASCA MEDICINE SUPPORT,
HUACHUMA FACILITATOR, RITUAL ARTIST
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Shahaf is a musician, medicine women and a tattoo artist who loves to connect with spirit in all forms of art.
She has been living in Peru for the past 5 and half years, working with the medicine for 9 years. As part of her commitment to medicine path, she work with the Amazonian tribe of Peru, Ecuador and Brazil, learning from their traditions and music. With the Shipibo tribe, she has studying with master plants such as Bobinzana, Noyerao, Chiricsanago through dietas and jungle living.
From the Brazilian tribes Huni kuin , Katukina , Nukini , and the Santo Daime community learning the ways of Nixipa , Daime , Rapè , Sananga and Kambo .
She is supporting and holding ceremonies of Ayahuasca and Huachuma, with love and respect for all of the traditions and cultures.
Together with her partner, they are the faces of an organization Mayantu Vision .
The vision of Mayantu is to create healthy and profitable connections between different tribes, westerners, and clients through art and jungle medicines.
She is also committed to the path of the Moon Dance and the Chanupa prayers.
Guiding circles of voice opening as a tool for expansion, connection and expression, understanding the power of your voice as a tool to connect with divinity. Music is one of her biggest passion, she’s studying and collecting music from different culture in the world, and her original music shared online.
Shahaf offers her hand poke tattoos as a ritual of transformation and integration for significant moments in her clients life in a ceremonial and sacred space.
Your Guides
Trusted Indigenous Tradition and Medicine meet
Trauma-informed, Psychedelic Harm Reduction, and Somatic Integration trained facilitators.
Expect safe, authentic, integral & respectful practices and experiences.
Testimonial:
“Ayahuasca + plant medicine retreats are very popular, but if you want true transformation then
you need to have support from Leti and Anura.
I was nervous, excited, and intrigued by this plant medicine.
I felt loved and supported by both Anura and Leti.
This medicine is sacred and you don’t just want anyone serving you or holding space with you.
You have to become very vulnerable so you want to completely trust the people that are with you.
I will always recommend both of these fabulous powerful women to become part of the very delicate journey you take during ceremony.”
-Cherie, 2022 Retreat Participant
Investment
Payment plans are available upon request.
*10% of your retreat cost goes towards our Give Back Project.
Each Room Type Includes:
Eight nights lake-front, luxury accommodation
All meals:
Morning smoothie, coffee and tea; two delicious vegetarian meals daily (brunch and dinner) and afternoon snack
Three ceremonies of Ayahuasca Plant Medicine
One ceremony of Huachuma/San Pedro Cactus Medicine
Traditional temazcal/sweat lodge
Traditional Mayan Fire Ceremony
Daily Meditation, Movement, + Mindfulness
Daily Integration sessions including
Medicine Music Circle + Song workshop
Art + creative Expression integration
Soft, somatic breathwork
Community building + soul family sharing
Deposit
$500
Save your Spot for our life changing retreat on the volcanic waters of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala:
January 22-30, 2025
This is a non-refundable deposit, remaining balance is due January 22-30, 2025.
Shared Room in Casa Floresta or Casa Colibri
$3,275.00
BIPOC reduced rate $2,875
Reserve your space in a shared room in Casa Colibri or Casa Floresta.
Each person will have their own bed and a shared bathroom, with beautiful hardwood or tile floors and comfortable beds.
Selecting this option reserves one spot in a shared room for two people. If you have a preferred roommate or are traveling with a friend, partner, or family member, please indicate if you would like to room with them.
**10% of your purchase goes to supporting our Give Back Project
All flights for participants joining internationally will be carbon offset.
Scholarship + Financial Support
As a primary initiative of the Ayllu Foundation, we are committed to offering both full and partial scholarships to people feeling called to work with plant medicines for healing who would otherwise not be able to afford it.
Learn more about the Scholarship and Financial Support here.
