7-Day Ayahuasca Retreat in Tulum, Mexico

Casa Arkaana holds ayahuasca ceremonies in the Shipibo tradition, a tradition we have walked with for eleven years, dieting and sitting with Maestro Gilberto Mahua of the Shipibo people, and carrying this work into Mexico from the Peruvian Amazon.

For this retreat, we're joined by Jurriën, a facilitator who lived for years with Maestro Gilberto's family in the Amazon and has been holding ceremonies in that tradition ever since. Asdru and Maja hold the container alongside him. A Mexican-born husband and European wife who have walked this path together with the Shipibo maestros for over a decade.

Three ceremonies over seven days. A maximum of twelve guests. Held in a hand-built temple in the Mayan jungle, twenty minutes north of Tulum.

Before we accept anyone, we meet on a video call and review your medical and emotional readiness. This is for people who have felt the call for a long time, and are ready to sit with the medicine in a safe, prepared, and carefully held container.

THE CONTAINER

Over 7 days in the sacred jungle of the Riviera Maya, you will be held in a space built for deep ceremonial work. The retreat includes:

• 3 ayahuasca ceremonies in our temple, purpose-built for plant medicine work
• Temazcal (traditional sweat lodge) ceremony for ancestral connection and purification
• Flower baths for energetic clearing and opening
• Daily yoga and breathwork to prepare body and nervous system
• Sound healing and integration circles
• Cacao ceremony to open the heart

Everything is designed to support deep surrender, and genuine remembering.

WHAT IS INCLUDED

• 7 nights accommodation (choose Jungle Casita or Veranda Ensuite)
• All meals, organic, locally sourced, full-board (breakfast, lunch, dinner + snacks)
• 3 ayahuasca ceremonies with experienced facilitators
• Temazcal ceremony
• Flower baths
• Daily yoga, meditation and integration circles
• Sound healing sessions
• Cacao ceremony
• On-site support from Maja & Asdru, your hosts and space holders
• Airport transport

Not included: Travel insurance, personal items

THE SPACE

Casa Arkaana is a healing sanctuary nestled in the pristine jungle 20 minutes from Tulum. Fed by underground cenote water, surrounded by ancient trees, this is a place where the jungle does much of the healing.

Our temple (ceremonial space) is spacious, energetically clear, and purpose-built. Facilitators who have held ceremony here often speak of how clean and powerful the energy feels to work in.

Capacity is intentionally limited to 12 participants to preserve the depth and intimacy of the container.

Medical & Emotional Screening — Two Steps Before You Can Book

Step 1: Medical & emotional intake form.
A written intake we review together. It covers medications (SSRIs, SNRIs, MAOIs, and lithium, full washout required, supervised by your doctor), cardiac conditions, history of psychosis or bipolar disorder in yourself or immediate family, current mental health treatment, and pregnancy.

Step 2: Video call with Asdru & Maja.
A 30-minute conversation. We hear what's calling you, what you've done before, what's happening in your life. You ask us anything about the ceremony, the tradition, and the container.

This retreat is not for you if:

You cannot complete an SSRI, SNRI, MAOI, or lithium washout under your doctor's care
You have a personal or family history of psychosis, schizophrenia, or bipolar I disorder
You are pregnant or trying to conceive
You have a serious cardiac condition
You're looking for a recreational psychedelic experience