Ayahuasca Retreat in Portugal with the Huni Kuin Tribe
Ayahuasca Retreat in Portugal with the Huni Kuin Tribe
Portugal
Up to 15 in group
July 18 - 21, 2025
A preparation course valued at $109 is included with the retreat at no extra cost
Retreat Highlights
- Join us to experience a traditional 4-day Ayahuasca retreat in the stunning Portuguese coast, accompanied with Kambó, Rapé, and Sananga, and other sacred rituals.
- The ceremonies will be expertly guided by indigenous shamans from the Huni Kuin tribe (Brazilian Amazon), and complemented by a 1:1 and group integration program.
- Spots limited to 15 participants.
About this Retreat
Dona Txima, elder of the Espelho da Vida Village (Acre, Brazil), is a revered traditional shaman, master of Huni Kuin artistry, and a powerful force in the revival of her people’s sacred wisdom. At a time when the ancestral knowledge of the Huni Kuin was fading, with few practitioners left to carry it forward, she took it upon herself to seek its restoration.
Traveling across indigenous lands, Dona Txima immersed herself in the teachings of her ancestors, deepening her understanding and reconnecting with traditions that were at risk of being lost. Upon returning to her village, she became a guiding light for the women of her community, sharing this wisdom and ensuring its survival for future generations.
With a vision to empower women and protect cultural and environmental heritage, Dona Txima founded the Keneya Xarabu Collective in 2022 alongside a small group of Huni Kuin women from Espelho da Vida. The Collective was created to foster socio-environmental female entrepreneurship, strengthen cultural identity, and generate income through the sharing of knowledge, autonomy, and traditional art.
In May 2023, during the first Women’s Meeting of the Humaitá River, the Collective expanded its participation to include women from neighbouring villages. This gathering marked a significant step in building a resilient, inter-village network rooted in collaboration, leadership, and cultural preservation.
Through her leadership in the Keneya Xarabu Collective, Dona Txima continues to embody the resilience and strength of the Huni Kuin people—uniting tradition with innovation, and guiding a new generation of women toward empowerment and collective sustainability.
After 7 years of building an Environmental Lawyer career dealing with EU Affairs regarding energy matters in Brussels, Carla quitted this lifestyle to follow a profound calling to become a Death Doula. Her favourite Death Doula is Ayahuasca herself and this sacred medicine has become one of her teachers.
In 2022, together with her husband Fred, Carla created Taozen with the aim of sharing sacred (plant) medicines with the world whilst respecting and collaborating with the indigenous communities that have preserved this ancient wisdom throughout the centuries. She is using her legal background to help some Amazonian communities get international recognition and protection in the UN and EU institutions.
Carla is also a certified psychedelic preparation & integration specialist that bridges science and spirituality. She uses dreamwork and Embodied Imagination, a technique influenced by Carl Jung's perspective on dreams as symbolic reflections of the self and the personal/collective unconscious. Given the remarkable similarities in the neural pathways and neurochemistry of brains that are either dreaming or having a psychedelic journey, Carla loves to employ dreamwork techniques to help people integrate their Ayahuasca journeys.
In 2020 she got her Yoga Teacher Training and she’s been teaching yoga ever since. You’ll find her guiding the yoga sessions at each Taozen retreat!
Carla is currently finalising her Priestesshood studies in an Ancient Egyptian Mystery School. Her focus areas include Ancient Egyptian mythology, Shamanism, Reiki, Hermeticism, Alchemy, Qigong, Astrology, Divination and Oracle Arts, Tarot, Gene Keys,, and Birth & Death Doula work.
Fred is the Co-Founder of Taozen and a plant medicine advocate. Having personally and regularly witnessed the transformative power of entheogens for more than eight years, Fred’s mission is to help people alleviate any needless suffering they through responsible, intentional and reciprocal medicine work.
Knowing first-hand the effectiveness of both individual and collective healing, Fred brings his multi-faceted experience of psychedelic preparation, individual shadow work, grounded group integration, trauma-informed psychology and men’s circle facilitation in service to each and every Taozen guest.
As a keen student of the likes of Marc Aixalá, Kile M. Ortigo, Carl Jung, Dr. Gabor Maté, Richard Rudd, Robert Edward Grant, Paramahansa Yogananda, Seneca, David R. Hawkins M.D. Ph.D and many more, Fred blends his interests of timeless, ancient wisdom with modern, practical and evidence-based methods to ensure every Taozen guest feels prepared and supported throughout their entire journey. He is also a firm believer in the notion that everyone and everything can be a teacher for us, if we are open to this possibility and are willing to listen.
In addition to the in-person retreats and experiences, Fred’s proficiency for tech, marketing, systems-building and writing comes in handy for various elements of Taozen, alongside his wife, co-founder and best friend Carla.
Outside of Taozen, Fred reads and listens to non-fiction, produces rave and ambient music, keeps attentive each day to overcome his perfectionism, self-doubt and self-deception tendencies, nerds out with AI, biohacking and advanced ancient civilisations, and leads a creative agency working with some of the world’s biggest brands.
A dedicated apprentice of the Huni Kuin tradition, Kene has embarked on her spiritual path under the guidance of her people.
She completed her first initiatory diet accompanied by her aunt, Tume Huni Kuin, deepening her connection to ancestral wisdom.
As a member of the musical group Balanço da Floresta, she lends her powerful voice and skilled guitar playing to traditional prayers, sharing the spirit of her culture both in Brazil and abroad.
Beyond music, Kene is also a leader within her community, serving as the coordinator of the Huni Kuin women’s Collective Keneya Xarabu, where she works to empower indigenous women through cultural preservation and economic sustainability.
Details of this retreat
We're very excited to welcome Dona Txima Huni Kuin and Kene Huni Kuin from Brazil to our Taozen Enhanced retreat in July in Portugal.
Leaders of the Keneya Xarabu Collective, an initiative to empower Huni Kuin women by fostering female entrepreneurship and cultural preservation, these two Huni Kuin shamans will be sharing their medicines and ancestral wisdom with us. Read More
Leaders of the Keneya Xarabu Collective, an initiative to empower Huni Kuin women by fostering female entrepreneurship and cultural preservation, these two Huni Kuin shamans will be sharing their medicines and ancestral wisdom with us. Read More
Schedule
Draft schedule:
Friday 18 July
4 PM – Arrival to the venue
5 PM – Welcome circle
6:30 PM – Yoga
8 PM – Rapé ceremony
Saturday 19 July
8:30 AM – Kambo ceremony
10 AM – Breakfast
12 PM – Q&A circle with the Huni Kuin
2 PM – Lunch
5:30 PM – Beach / rest time
8 PM – Ayahuasca ceremony
Sunday 20 July
8:30 AM – extra Kambo ceremony (TBC)
10 AM – Breakfast
12 PM – Hampaya ceremony
2 PM – Lunch
3:30 PM – Group Integration
5:30 PM – Yoga
7:30 PM – Sananga ceremony
8 PM – Ayahuasca ceremony
Monday 21 July
8:30 AM – extra Kambo ceremony (TBC)
10 AM – Breakfast
12 PM – Beach / Rest time
2 PM – Lunch
3:30 PM – Group integration + closing circle
5:30 PM – Departure
Friday 18 July
4 PM – Arrival to the venue
5 PM – Welcome circle
6:30 PM – Yoga
8 PM – Rapé ceremony
Saturday 19 July
8:30 AM – Kambo ceremony
10 AM – Breakfast
12 PM – Q&A circle with the Huni Kuin
2 PM – Lunch
5:30 PM – Beach / rest time
8 PM – Ayahuasca ceremony
Sunday 20 July
8:30 AM – extra Kambo ceremony (TBC)
10 AM – Breakfast
12 PM – Hampaya ceremony
2 PM – Lunch
3:30 PM – Group Integration
5:30 PM – Yoga
7:30 PM – Sananga ceremony
8 PM – Ayahuasca ceremony
Monday 21 July
8:30 AM – extra Kambo ceremony (TBC)
10 AM – Breakfast
12 PM – Beach / Rest time
2 PM – Lunch
3:30 PM – Group integration + closing circle
5:30 PM – Departure
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Read MoreGetting Here
Taozen, Portugal
Directions
The nearest airport is Lisbon. There are regular public buses bringing you to Sao Bernadino.
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Accommodation
There are x6 double rooms, 4 with en-suite bathrooms, and two rooms with shared bath. Virtually all rooms can be set up as a twin room with two single beds, or as one double bed for a couple. The rooms are assigned on a first-come-first-served basis. If you would like to book one of the rooms as a private room for yourself, please let us know.
Program Price
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Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
Our retreat centre is located on a 7000m2 farm with a sea view in the tranquil village of Sao Bernadino on the Portuguese Silver Coast, just one hour north of Lisbon.
The farmhouse is freshly renovated internally and stylishly furnished.
There are x6 double rooms, 4 with en-suite bathrooms, and two rooms with shared bath.
Virtually all rooms can be set up as a twin room with two single beds, or as one double bed for a couple.
The rooms are assigned on a first-come-first-served basis. Read More
The farmhouse is freshly renovated internally and stylishly furnished.
There are x6 double rooms, 4 with en-suite bathrooms, and two rooms with shared bath.
Virtually all rooms can be set up as a twin room with two single beds, or as one double bed for a couple.
The rooms are assigned on a first-come-first-served basis. Read More
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
Vegetarian Breakfast & Lunch (no dairy products though)
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What's Included
- Pre-retreat:
- x1 Online 1:1 preparation session for the retreat
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- Retreat:
- x4 days at a beautiful house near the ocean
- Daily vegetarian meals
- x2 Ayahuasca ceremonies
- x1 Rapé ceremony
- x1 Sananga ceremony
- x1 Kambó ceremony
- x1 Hampaya ceremony (aka “voice opening baptism”)
- x2 Yoga and meditation sessions
- x1 Q&A ancestral wisdom sharing circle with the Huni Kuin tribe
- x2 Group integration circles
- Sunset walks on the beach
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- Post-retreat:
- x1 Online 1:1 integration session
- x1 Online group integration session
- Lifelong access to Taozen monthly integration gatherings
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- Available add-ons:
- x2 Extra Kambo ceremonies
- Tarot readings
- Additional 1:1 preparation & Integration sessions
- Additional nights integration stay at the house post-retreat
What's Not Included
- Airfare
- Travel insurance
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