4 Day Ayahuasca Retreat in Mindo Rainforest

Retreat Highlights
Led by a highly experienced female retreat guide, also a trained therapist
Assisted by kind and open people 🙂
Day time and night time Ayahuasca ceremonies
Takes place in a beautiful, tropical, biodiversity hotspot created for ceremonies and retreats
Sharing circle and songs
Rapé circle prior to ceremonies
Inclusive and safe space -all are welcome! Emphasis on LGBTQ+ friendly
Meals and accommodation

Details of this retreat
Join our monthly 4 day ayahuasca retreats in Mindo, Ecuador, about 3 hours from the capital, Quito!

From the moment you land in Quito, Ecuador, we’re here to assist with your travel arrangements to ensure a smooth journey to our retreat*. Once the retreat begins, everything is all-inclusive, and you’ll experience 4 transformative days – including 2 ayahuasca ceremonies – at our secluded wilderness compound, nestled in the stunning Ecuadorian cloudforest near Mindo, one of the world’s most remarkable biodiversity hotspots.
*While our support begins with coordination and guidance, please note that costs are self-covered until the retreat officially starts on Day 1.

Visit our website and youtube channel to see a video of this retreat: almahealingcenter.com / @almahealingcenter. Find us on Google, “Alma Healing Center”.

This 4 day ayahuasca retreat is a unique opportunity to connect with grandmother medicine during a day time and night time ceremony. The environment is pristine and idea for nature-lovers and those that aren’t afraid of a little adventure! Yes, there are bugs 🙂

Led by Paulina, a medicine woman and therapist with over 25 years of experience, and Sandra, her partner and assistant, also an experienced retreat facilitator, this retreat is for those of you looking for healthy and transformative experiences with plant medicine and the opportunity to learn more about yourself, find clarity in your purpose and work decisions, reconnect with your essence and feel connections with the divine, however you might define that.

This 4 day ayahuasca retreat was created to offer a more affordable option to those that don’t have the budget or time to attend longer or private retreats such as our private 6-day retreat. Our facilities are rustic and comfortable, for the time being accommodations are shared in a large, luminous dorm room.

We offer an inclusive and safe space led by female retreat guides. Solo female travelers are encouraged to join, as well as people that identify as queer or LGBTQ+. Our retreat is a safe and nurturing space where people can gather in a circle, open their hearts, and share their unique life stories. We believe in the power of free expression without judgment or limitations, and we honor each person’s journey with respect and acceptance.

This is an opportunity to drink the sacred and healing medicine of ayahuasca to attain greater introspection and to deal with traumas, difficult emotions and decisions you might be facing.

Schedule
Day 1 – Travel Day
11:00am Depart Tumbaco/Quito area. Pick up in Tumbaco/Cumbaya area or the north of Quito by Middle of the World (we do not drive into Quito city itself) We can help you coordinate safe taxis/cars to take you to your hotels if they are not on our route.

1:30pm Arrive in Mindo, Lunch, walk around Mindo

2:30pm Depart Mindo for retreat space (40 min drive)

3pm Unpack cars, hike to retreat space (20 minute walk, we usually have horses to help carry things, please do not bring a large suitcase).

3:30pm Arrive to retreat space, settle in, introductions and orientation

6pm Light dinner (keep in mind there will be a ceremony the next day, so we won’t be eating a full meal)

Day 2 – Day-time Ayahuasca Ceremony
8am Breakfast

9-10am We encourage you to take advantage of the morning to relax and connect with your breath and body: swim in river, go on hike to waterfall, journal, yoga

10am – Group integration activity

11am – Gather at ceremonial space to share intentions and receive explanation of ayahuasca, the process, guidelines.

12pm Open ceremony with rapeh circle

6pm Close ceremony

8pm Dinner and rest

Day 3 – Rest Day and Night-time Ayahuasca Ceremony

8/9:00 am Breakfast

9am-2pm Time to hike, go to river, journal, help around the space etc
2pm-3pm Lunch (if you think you’ll need to eat before, we will have fruit or you can also bring snacks).

3pm – 5pm Nap, rest so that you will be awake during the night!

5pm – 6pm Sharing Circle

6pm – 1am Gather at ceremonial space to open night-time ceremony

1:30am Eat something light (soup) to hep ground, then go to beds to rest

Day 4
8:00 am Breakfast

9am Ritual by the river to give thanks and close the retreat

10am Pack up and walk out to where cars are parked (20 min hike)

10:30am Drive out to Mindo, quick bathroom break and onwards to Quito!

1pm Drop off in the north of Quito by Middle of the World (we do not drive into Quito city itself) or drop off in Tumbaco/Cumbaya area. We can help you coordinate safe taxis/cars to take you to your hotels if they are not on our route.