Shamanic Ayahuasca Retreat with Taita Juan in Colombia

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Algarve, Portugal
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Up to 20 in group
Date
February 21 - March 2, 2025

Retreat Highlights

  • Shanayoy Retreat description
  • "Here at Shanayoy, we offer an authentic experience, Learn the ancient traditional ways of seeing the world. This is a path of holistic spiritual learning, that allows us to heal our minds bodies, and spirits. Seeing all aspects of life, the internal and external world, and how they are connected and interdependent. Balancing these different aspects of ourselves and our place in the world so that life can be one like a dance. When we know how to live our lives in a good way life is beautiful.​
  • How we can heal and become more connected to ourselves and our environment
  • Learning indigenous perspectives of healing
  • Connecting to ourselves, the present moment
  • Finding our internal power
  • Work on limiting beliefs and healing traumatic incidents
  • Learn meditation techniques
  • Practice yoga, the importance of daily practices
  • Work in a group setting
  • Learn healing songs, how to live through intention and connection to God
  • Collaborate on an organic farm. Discovery of what it means to move forward toward health and beauty, contributes to the creation of a healthy living system.
  • Connect with like-minded people focused on health.
  • EDUCATION
  • Our retreats have an important educational component, where we seek to further educate the international community on the use of ancestral medicines, protocols, and the legacies of the elders who dreamed this time of opening these ways to the world.
  • AYAHUASCA IN THE MODERN WORLD​
  • Ayahuasca can awaken us to our sacredness and potential, providing doorways to the immense power and connection that exists within us, leading us to the source of life.​
  • Our current system of living, the modern world, has become unhealthy for many, creating unbalance in our body mind, and spirit.​
  • Our society has the tendency to separate/disconnect us from the power that lives in nature and within us. This has brought depression, anxiety, confusion, and illness into many of our lives. Plant Spirit or Master Plants like Yage/ Ayahuasca are here to support the openness and evolution of our human consciousness, to heal and thrive. ​
  • The focused work, provided at Shanayoy, is designed to heal and reconnect us to nature and the natural field of elements that are within us. The experience of this connection empowers us to find clarity within so that we can free ourselves from the chains that prevent our growth. This enables us to become more present with clear actionable steps forward toward health and beauty. This transformation of self initiates the possibility to create healthy living systems that our children and future generations may inherit."

About this Retreat

Details of this retreat

Shamanic Ayahuasca Retreat in Colombia! We are organising a group leaving from Europe to Colombia, at a retreat center that we trust and have worked with before. If you ever wanted to experience Ayahuasca in the Amazon, this is the way to do it.

We are so grateful to be able to announce this collaboration with the Retreat Center Shanayoy from Colombia, with Curandero Taita Juan Bautista of the Kamentsa lineage.

In June 2024 we brought the energy of the jungle to you, by bringing Taita Juan, a traditional healer from the Kamentsa lineage in Columbia to our center in Algarve. Those of you who were at that retreat, enjoyed Taita Juans joyful personality and Erikas loving presence, as well the singing and the harmonica in ceremony.

Working together with the Retreat Center Shanayoy, we aim to build a bridge between the wisdom passed on for generations from curandero to curandero for thousands of years and western approaches when it comes to psychedelics assisted therapies.

Now we are ready for the next step and would like to take you to Colombia, to experience the traditional ways. This retreat is meant for everyone who is ready to take the journey to their core self, to heal and expand their consciousness, to experience connectedness and the magic of an authentic Colombian Ayahuasca/Yage ceremony.

Group size: 14

Accommodations at Taita Juan's retreat center. Find out more here: https://www.shanayoy.org/shanayoyfacilities

All meals included.

www.vine-of-the-soul.com

Schedule

Every second night there's an Ayahuasca ceremony. During the day there are sharing circles, excursions to local landmarks and other activities.
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change

Getting Here

Location icon Vine of the soul Retreats, Algarve, Portugal

Directions

Nearest airport is Faro. If you fly to Lisbon, you can take the train or a Flixbus. It takes about 3 hours from Lisbon Airport to our location.

Accommodation

Double or up to 4 participants, luxury bell tents. It's a beautiful Portuguese country farm, we have everything you need: warm water, electricity, high-speed internet, tonnes of space, nature & tranquility :)

10 days / 9 nights / 4 ceremonies

Venue & Amenities

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Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms icon A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi icon Free Wifi
Spa icon Spa
Sauna icon Sauna
Pool icon Pool
Towels icon Towels
Free Parking icon Free Parking
Kitchen icon Kitchen
Tour Assistance icon Tour Assistance
Hot Tub icon Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea icon Coffee/Tea
Cafe icon Cafe
Restaurant icon Restaurant
Fitness Center icon Fitness Center
Yoga Studio icon Yoga Studio
Housekeeping icon Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent icon Bicycles For Rent
Accomodations in rooms of 2 or 4

Meals

Menu
Menu

Menu Types

We provide 2 vegetarian/vegan meals + snacks and fruit, beverages. The food is mostly plant based, fresh from the local market. We do offer eggs We can accommodate a gluten free diet where necessary.

What's Included

  • Screening call before the retreat
  • 9 nights / 10 days accommodation at Taita Juan's retreat center in Colombia
  • All meals and drinks
  • 1 to 1 preparation talks while there
  • 4 ceremonies with Taita Juan and his team + our experienced facilitators
  • Activities to explore the surroundings and culture
  • Access to 1 to 1 integration talks with our facilitators
  • Sharing circles
  • Integration call
  • Life-long access to bi-weekly group integration calls

What's Not Included

  • Flights
  • Transportation to the retreat center
  • Insurances

Customer Reviews

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WOW - what an amazing experience
I was welcomed by a hug, something that has never happened to me. Rosa and Bianca, now my sister/mother/family, after just a few days, have touched my soul. The experience, I do not feel, would have been as magical without their help.

I was taken care of, experienced the ultimate gift of life, in a safe and comfortable setting. The people there were also brilliant but what truly makes this a warm, loving place are the care and attention given to you to make this as safe as possible. They went through thorough testing to ensure suitability and despite my various flaws, ensured I could optimise the days I was there.

I recently had the best day of my life and I can only thank them, and the Mother, for opening my eyes to see whats real. What is beautiful.

I’ve seen green and red whisps of strand across the air, light inside the soul, beating and providing bliss, peace and love. I’ve seen the ground move like snakes and the ceiling flow like water. At the same time coming to a realisation, listening to the women singing and beating drums, that the world is magic. They helped me understand what I needed to, I have come home a reformed person. I truly see what is infront of me and it wasn't just the vine of the soul that did this, it was the combination which ultimately lead to a lifechanging experience. I am currently looking for the next dates I can return. 2-3 days was perfect. Hot showers, comfortable beds, and beautiful background and animals really enhightened the experience.

Ladies, if you are reading this, than you for such an enriching and soul ignighting time. Words cannot express the gratitute, and love I have for you. The last night was the best night I have ever expereinced in my life. I finally saw, I finally understood, things I could never grasp my head around or feel in a decade.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. x

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Transformative, amazing…
How to put this into words…from the moment I arrived, I couldn’t have asked for a more welcoming and caring environment. (Alphabetically!) Axis, Bianca, Chiara, Kristina and Riccardo are some of the most genuinely amazing people you will ever meet, and also extremely knowledgeable about plant medicine. The setting is beautiful as well. You are truly in good hands and the initial integration call, 121 meeting prior to the first ceremony and “sharing circle” the day after are brilliant to put you at ease. Met some amazing people on similar journeys and feel extremely grateful for the experience. Not sure if the retreat has or will change me going forward, but I am already noticing a few changes in perception. A connection to my personal path was a big motivation for me coming in, and I think the amazing space holders and medicine have given me a platform. If you are in any doubts, I would take a leap…you won’t regret it. 100/10, would recommend :) R

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Absolutely Amazing
Lovely team, a beautiful place to be where you can rest your mind and soul 🙏🏼

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Loving caring team
You will meet amazing people whom you can fully trust. They will support you through your journey, be it ecstatic or tough. They all had their unique life trajectories, with ups and downs, hard times, vulnerabilities and traumas. They came out of it with extended empathy skills, and responsive attunement to other human beings. You will feel in a spiritual family with them.

Eve, Laurie, Riccardo, Christina, I enjoyed my time with you!

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Caring and expert guidance
I have just done my first Ayahuasca retreat with Vine of the Soul. The experience was truly life-changing and I saw an abundance of healing in myself and others. Fatima and Bianca really know what they are doing, so I felt in very safe hands. Proper integration and preparation Is obviously obviously key, and they are both really good at helping you through both phases. Ceremony music is crucial too, as it guides you through the experience emotionally, and the music was absolutely phenomenal. I have a big playlist to take home! Doing Aya for the first time can be a daunting experience, but if you feel called to do it, you will be in excellent and loving hands if you chose this retreat.