Initiation of Tobacco & Mother Aya cerimonies

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Albufeira, Portugal
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Up to 12 in group
Date
March 31 - April 7, 2026

Retreat Highlights

  • 3 Ayahuasca ceremonies with highly-experienced female medicine woman
  • 4 days Purgue & Diet with Father Tobacco
  • Intimate group sizes (maximum capacity 4-12 guests)
  • Individual intention sessions with Devi Chandra Ma
  • On-site integration workshops and sharing circles
  • Breathwork and meditation sessions
  • Delicious vegan and vegetarian food
  • Additional healing therapies if desired (kambo, massage, biomagnetism)
  • transport arrangement optional

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Details of this retreat

We welcome you to Wild Aliveness, a 7-day shamanic immersion guided by the ancestral spirits of Master Tobacco and Mother Aya, held with deep reverence for the Original Lineages that protect these medicines.

This retreat offers an optional 4-day Tobacco Purge & Dieta, followed by 3 Ayahuasca ceremonies led by our Medicine Woman Manuela González and Devi Chandra Ma.

Master Tobacco Dieta & Purge (Optional - 4 Days):
The retreat begins with the option to enter a traditional Purge & Dieta with Master Tobacco, a High Medicine known for cleansing the energetic body, protecting the spiritual field, and preparing the channel with clarity, grounding and inner strength. Master Tobacco prepares the ground so the work with Yagé can unfold in truth, safety and alignment.

Mother Aya: 3 Ceremonies
After the Tobacco work, we continue into three Aya ceremonies:
• 1 guided by Devi Chandra Ma
• 2 guided by Manuela González

During the ceremonies, our healers hold a sacred field of protection, alignment and deep listening. Through Icaros, mantras and ancient prayer, they guide Ayahuasca’s healing force into each participant’s process with precision, love and integrity.

About Manuela González - Curandera from Colombia:
Manuela began her spiritual path at age 13, awakening her sensitivity and connection to the spiritual realms. Through her youth she walked a path of self-healing with meditation, yoga and breathwork, eventually meeting Ayahuasca at age 17.
For 8 years she learned with Taita Diomedes Díaz of the Cofán community, and later with elders Taita Querubín Queta and María. For the last 7 years she has studied under Elder Isaías Muñoz Macanilla, leader of Kichwua & Murui lineage, who granted her permission to serve the medicine.
Manuela weaves her background in psychology with ancestral knowledge, offering deep individualized healing and powerful integration.

Intention & Preparation:
Before the retreat, all participants will have a Preparation Call with our shaman Devi Chandra Ma, aligning intentions, cleansing protocols and emotional preparation for the ceremonies.
Setting intention is one of the most important steps, it opens clarity, guides the medicine and roots the work in purpose.

Small Groups - Deep Individual Care:
We receive 4–12 participants per retreat, allowing us to provide safe, attentive and personal support throughout the entire process. Prana Foundation works with devotion to ensure every individual is seen, held and guided with responsibility.

Integration - Where Healing Becomes Life:
After each ceremony, we gather in an integration circle with Manuela, Chandra and our facilitators. Integration helps you understand, embody and apply the teachings, anchoring the medicine into your life in a grounded, conscious way.

Who This Retreat Is For:
• Those seeking healing, clarity, protection and transformation
• Individuals wanting to deepen their connection with sacred medicines
• Anyone ready to purify, reconnect and reclaim personal power
• People wishing to work with Aya in a safe, traditional and intimate environment
• Those who feel the call of Master Tobacco as a guide and protector

Ceremonial Night Flow:
Breathwork & guided meditation
Rapé intake for focus & cleansing
Aya ceremony guided by our healers
Optional personal healings after the ceremony
Nourishment, tea & fruits
Integration circle the following day

Other Activities:
• Guided meditations before ceremony
• Closing with Sound Healing & Freedom Breathwork

Meals & Diet:
We offer light, organic vegetarian meals aligned with the traditional dieta. On ceremony days, we recommend no food after 3 pm.

Optional Add-Ons:
• Kambo cleanse
• Reiki session
• Massage
• Bufo/Toad Medicine (before or after retreat)
• Extra night (upon request)

We partner with local Portuguese retreat centers surrounded by nature, offering simple and comfortable rooms, nourishing food and a peaceful environment for deep work.

PRANA FOUNDATION

We plant seeds of light so that each being may walk their path in truth, healing and conscious evolution.
With the blessing of the Elders, we open this space for those who feel the call to walk this path with clarity, devotion and deep respect for the Medicine.

IMPORTANT « Before booking, please write an email to info@pranafoundation.org, Necessary medical questionnaire to be fulfilled before Registration. and also schedule a Discovery call to meet in person our Founder and Main healer.

Also, we invite you to check our social media (@prana_foundation) to get to know us better.

Getting Here

Location icon Prana Verein, Albufeira, Portugal

Directions

» IMPORTANT « Before booking, please write an email to check if the desired dates are available at info@pranafoundation.org

Accommodation

We offer shared double rooms. (2) 4 pax 3 individual beds in one room (2) 6 pax 2 Private rooms. (2) 2 pax

Tobacco Initiation – Purgue & Diet (4 Days)
Aya Ceremonies (3 Days)
Full Retreat (7 Days – Tobacco Initiation + Ayahuasca)

Venue & Amenities

Venue & Amenities
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
We hold our retreats in a few different venues depending on the group size. The venues have all the facilities one would expect in a modern vacation house.

Meals

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Menu Types

The diet, which accompanies any ayahuasca journey is a strict one, yet the retreat's chef manages to create a creative masterpiece with every meal!

What's Included

  • Intention preparation talk with Devi Chandra Ma
  • 4 days Purgue & Diet - Initiation with Father Tobacco
  • 3 shamanic Ayahuasca ceremonies led by Devi Chandra Ma and Manuela Gonzalez
  • Thorough integration circles after each ceremony
  • 2 daily Ayahuasca diet-friendly meals
  • 3 Rapé, Breathwork, Meditation
  • Individual consultations to discuss experiences, interpret visions and process healing

What's Not Included

  • Airplane tickets,
  • Transportation,
  • Extra therapies

Customer Reviews

4.79 out of 5.0 average rating

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Will return next year
Very warm, friendly and professional people, as well as my fellow guests at the event. As a newcomer to the psychedelic ceremonies, I don't think I could've found a better group for my first experience, especially for the price

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Fantastic experience
Very professional staff, beautiful singing and wise guidance from Shandra and Sonia. Profound experience overall. To anyone interested in experimenting with consciousness and opening the door to higher insight and healing, I can voucher for Prana Verein.

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An amazing and transformative experience.
A huge thank you to the whole team for making this retreat a wonderful experience. The guidance and support I received before, throughout and after the retreat, as well as during the ceremonies themselves, has really helped me to integrate the experience and is already creating a positive shift in my life. Not to mention, the food was delicious and the venue was beautiful!! I would highly recommend Devi Chandra Ma and her team to anyone drawn to the plant medicine path.

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Amazing family and healing
It was my first healing retreat and I could have not chosen a better group of caring and expert individuals.
During the entire experience I have felt well-informed and taken care of, from testing the ground by asking all sorts of questions and booking the retreat with Alise, to join Chandra, Sonia and all the other facilitators in a wonderful location in Portugal where they made sure I had everything I needed.
Although I cannot put in words how awakening and impactful on my life this experience has been, I can only stress out how I completely trusted Chandra and Sonia from the very beginning, their aura exudes kindness and compassion.
I would choose nobody else than them to embark in such a transformative journey.
I am beyond grateful they have entered my life.
Can't wait to meet them all again very soon!

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Magical outstanding healer and guiding light
I had the great opportunity to join a Devi Chandra Ma's retreat, and I could not ask for a better guiding light.
Since the first moment we met, Chandra has taken great care of the group and each single participant, being always present, kind and compassionate in helping walking the path of much longed-for healing. You could feel from the first meeting with her how passionate and devoted she is to her sacred calling of making the world a better place one healed soul at a time.
Chandra's therapies and healing modalities were well-organized and performed with great expertise and love, they have been a soothing balm for the soul.
I always felt in safe hands and eager to embark in the healing process with her every day.
Knowing that I am part of Chandra's big family is giving me great support and hope for the future.
Muchas gracias por todo Chandra, nos vemos muy pronto!

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