Spring Equinox Plant Medicine Retreat

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Vilcabamba, Ecuador
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Up to 6 in group
Date
March 18 - 25, 2025

Retreat Highlights

  • We work with several sacred plants such as Ayahuasca, San Pedro and Vilca for healing. Taita Miguel is one of only a handful of people who know to work with the medicine Vilca, which was the most sacred medicine of the Inka. In addition to plant medicine ceremonies, we also immerse ourselves in the nature and culture of Ecuador. Ceremonies are very small, with only 6 people per retreat, everyone getting the care and attention they need. We believe in offering affordable retreats for folks. If you have a financial issue, please contact us and we can try to work something out with you.

About this Retreat

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8 Day Spring Equinox Retreat in the Sacred Valley of Vilcabamba, Ecuador

March 18-25, 2025

Discount if you come with a friend!

Embrace renewal this Spring Equinox with our transformative Healing Plant Medicine Retreat. As the earth awakens, so can you. This sacred journey invites you to reconnect with nature, release old energies, and restore balance through the powerful guidance of plant medicines. Surrounded by the vibrant energy of spring, you’ll experience deep healing in a serene, supportive environment.

Led by experienced facilitators, our retreat offers a safe space for personal growth, introspection, and transformation. Through sacred ceremonies with Ayahuasca and San Pedro, guided meditations, informative and healing workshops, and Spring rituals, you will unlock inner wisdom, cleanse emotional blockages, and cultivate clarity for the season ahead.

This is your opportunity to step into the new season with renewed vitality, purpose, and connection to your authentic self. Whether you are new to plant medicine or experienced in the practice, this retreat is designed to support your unique journey of healing and growth.

This transformational retreat is full of powerful ceremonies, cleansings and activities, along with nourishing food, snacks, and rest time, so you can go deep into your inner nature.



Retreat includes:

- All accommodation and food in a beautiful, private home in the mountains with shared and private rooms

- Nourishing meals made with local, fresh ingredients - VEG & VG options available

- 2 Ayahuasca ceremonies

- 1 San Pedro ceremony

- Optional Wilka ceremony (extra)

- Cacao ceremony

- Energetic cleansings

- Ritual plant baths for energy cleansing

- Guided meditations & yoga

- Spa visit
- Talking circles and time to meet individually
- Hiking to sacred mountains, rivers, waterfalls


Workshops:

Spring Equinox ritual

Shamanic beliefs and practices in Ecuador

Pranayama breathing exercises

Learn about the mind/body/spirit connection for maintaining balance


Plant Medicine Ceremonies

We will gather together in Plant Medicine Ceremonies. Ayahuasca is often compared to a wise Grandmother, and like an onion, she can help you find your center and let go of what no longer serves you, as well as helping to heal physical and mental illness.


Grandfather San Pedro is the healing masculine energy, helping you find alignment and open your heart once more, ready to take flight. We will meet with Grandfather San Pedro next to Granfather Fire in beautiful, unique ceremonies


Mama Wilka is a rare, sacred medicine that comes from the Huilko tree in the Andes. Miguel is one of a handful of people who know how to work with this medicine. Huilka is a medicine taken as a snuff, and is very visionary, intense and short. The experience usually lasts about 1 hour. This plant contains 5MEO DMT. Wilca is known to heal terminal illness, and is especially helpful for those with addictions. She teaches us about ourselves and the Universe and helps show us clearly our path in life.


We will provide preparation support, and we hold circles during our plant medicine retreats to discuss any questions you may have in advance. After our plant medicine ceremonies, we also have sharing circles, so you can share any pearls from your ceremony experience. Some people have sat in ceremonies previously, whereas, for others, it is their first time meeting with the plant medicines.


Optional:

Huilka seed reading with Taita Miguel - before or after on Zoom, or at retreat. Ask questions about your life, work, relationship, connect with loved ones who have passed over

Virtual limpia (energetic cleansing) - We can do a limpia for you via Zoom before the retreat if you wish, or after. We will do them at the retreat, but it can be helpful to start aligning your energy or help with any health issues you might be experiencing even before you arrive.

Schedule

Day 1: - Arrive at our retreat space and settle into your accommodation.

- Enjoy a welcome lunch and meet the rest of the group.

- Set your intentions and open the retreat

- Mind/body/spirit workshop

- Dinner

Day 2: - Breakfast

- Yoga & meditation

- Hike to Mandango with offerings

- Light snack

- Plant baths

- Rest time

- Ayahuasca ceremony (beginning around 8 pm)

Day 3: - Sharing circle

- Breakfast

- Pranayama Workshop

- Lunch

- Visit Spa

- Rest & integration

- Dinner

Day 4: - Breakfast

- Spring Equinox Ritual

- Light snack

- Rest & Restore

- Ayahuasca ceremony (starting around 8 pm)

Day 5: - Talking circle

- Breakfast

- Guided meditation

- Workshop: shamanic practices in Ecuador

- Lunch

- Visit river in afternoon

- Dinner

Day 6: - San Pedro ceremony starting around 8:30am and finishing around 4pm

- Share fruits by the fire, sharing experiences

- Dinner later

Day 7: Breakfast

- Meditation & yoga

- Integration circle

- Free day to explore, hike, go to river

- Dinner

- Cacao ceremony to close retreat

Day 8: Breakfast & depart by 10 am
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change

Getting Here

Location icon Allpa Mama Healing, Vilcabamba, Ecuador

Directions

To arrive to Vilcabamba:
OPTION 1 (FASTEST): You can fly to the Quito airport and take another flight to Loja (called Catamayo airport). From there you will take a taxi to Malacatos. The flight is around $80 and the taxi is $25.

OPTION 2: Fly to Quito or Guayaquil airports (Guayaquil is closer) and take a bus to Loja (about $20). From there, you can take a taxi ($20) or bus ($2) to Malacatos.

Accommodation

Simple country homes in the mountains with private and shared rooms. There is hot water, wifi, and hiking nearby.

Accommodation
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Towels icon Towels
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Hot Tub icon Hot Tub
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Yoga Studio icon Yoga Studio
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We host retreats mainly near Vilcabamba, Ecuador. We are in the Andes mountains where it is eternal spring weather - 70s F every day. The house is nice, rustic, with private and shared rooms available, hot water, wifi, comfy beds.

Meals

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Menu Types

We serve simple, healthy foods during the retreat. We offer fresh, local, organic produce and chicken and fish for those who eat it. Meals are mainly vegetarian. We also can make vegan meals.

What's Included

  • Accomodations with private and shared rooms (1 other), wifi, hot water
  • Fresh, local food (VG & VEG mainly)
  • 2 Ayahuasca ceremonies
  • 1 San Pedro ceremony
  • 1 Cacao ceremony
  • 1 Wilka ceremony (optional, extra)
  • Tobacco/Hape
  • Limpias, energetic cleansings
  • Plant baths
  • Spa visit with jacuzzi, sauna, steam room
  • Workshops:
  • - Equinox ritual
  • - Learn about body/mind/spirit connection
  • - Shamanic beliefs and practices in Ecuador
  • - Herbal medicines
  • Hiking to sacred mountains, rivers
  • Meditation & yoga daily

What's Not Included

  • Airfare, taxis & buses during stay, extra snacks and additional excursions. Please purchase travel insurance.

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