Working with a plant medicine as powerful as Ayahuasca is never something to be taken lightly. In short, you’re taking your soul for surgery, to be reweaved into coherence with your body. It’s energetically intensive work, though often one of the most rewarding things a person will ever experience in life. Preparing correctly…
Soltara Scarlet Valley is located in the lush mountains of the Central Pacific Valley, near Carara National Park. This rainforest destination is alive with wildlife, more than 400 species of birds, dozens of fruit trees, and vibrant tropical gardens. The retreat offers sprawling valley views, a temperate mountain climate, and deep sense of peace…
I first heard about Ayahuasca from a friend. Her clients’ stories of recovering from depression, anxiety, and trauma sparked my curiosity. The more I learned about Ayahuasca, the more I grew determined to have my own experience and to form my own opinion. After careful consideration, I chose a spiritual retreat in Holland…
Wellness tourism and plant medicine retreats are rapidly growing in popularity, but participants encounter one consistent challenge: How to find and choose safe, ethical, and trustworthy retreat centers?
Soltara Healing Center at Playa Blanca, Costa Rica is a sunshine dream – a natural paradise immersed in lush rainforest, with incredible ocean views. Not a bad spot to find your peace. Wake each morning to rolling waves in the distance, birds singing, and monkeys playing in the trees above…
When I was 15 years old, I read one of Isabel Allende’s books, where she narrated Ayahuasca experience in the Peruvian rainforests. I knew I was going to do it at some point in my life, without really understanding why. And I waited patiently for years. Last year, I finally heard her call. She was calling me to do it in Quito, Ecuador, the place where I was born. Incredible synchronicities led me…
Ayahuasca [eye-ah-wah-ska] is a foul-tasting reddish brown tea made from two naturally-occurring Amazonian plants boiled together in water – from the leaves of the chacruna shrub [Psychotria viridis] and stalks of the Ayahuasca vine [Banisteriopsis caapi]. Together, this plant combination produces a potent psychedelic brew…