Welcome to our transformative Ayahuasca Ceremonies! Nestled in the serene village of Cahuita on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, our ceremonies offer the perfect setting for healing, awakening, and self-discovery. These one-night gatherings provide a safe, sacred space for profound spiritual journeys, led by Roberto and Alexandra Tentiu, Shipibo Onaya apprentices (Peruvian Traditional Doctors).
Whether you’re ready to release past traumas, find clarity in your purpose, or explore the depths of your consciousness, our ceremonies are designed to guide your transformation in one of Costa Rica’s most tranquil locations.
What Is Ayahuasca?
Ayahuasca is a sacred Amazonian Medicine that combines the Ayahuasca vine (Banisteriopsis caapi) and the Chacruna leaf (Psychotria viridis). Indigenous tribes have used this powerful brew for centuries to unlock deep healing, introspection, spiritual awakening..
Drinking Ayahuasca opens a portal to your inner self, helping you liberate hidden emotions, memories, and spiritual truths. This experience often leads to life-changing insights and a profound sense of renewal—all enhanced by Cahuita’s Caribbean coastline’s tranquil beauty and powerful energy.
Why Choose Ayahuasca?
Ayahuasca Ceremonies provide unparalleled opportunities for personal growth, healing, and transformation. Here’s how this sacred medicine can profoundly impact your life:
Heal Emotional Wounds
Release past trauma, overcome fears, and rediscover peace. Ayahuasca guides you through a journey of emotional relief and renewal, allowing suppressed emotions to surface and heal.
Awaken Your Purpose
Open your third eye, connect to higher consciousness, and clarify your life’s direction. Experience a deep understanding of your soul’s purpose and your place in the Universe.
Achieve Mental Clarity
Break free from negative patterns, release limiting beliefs, and explore new perspectives on personal challenges. Ayahuasca offers insights that foster personal growth and transformation.
Align Your Energetic Body
Cleanse and balance your mind, body, and spirit, restoring harmony within yourself. Ayahuasca helps release energetic blockages, allowing life-force energy to flow freely through your body.
Experience Physical Healing
Many participants report significant physical improvements as Ayahuasca addresses the root cause of illness by releasing stored trauma and emotional energy that manifests as physical discomfort or disease. It’s a holistic healing journey for your entire being.
Relieve Depression and Anxiety
Ayahuasca offers deep inner work that helps alleviate feelings of depression and anxiety. Uncovering and addressing the root causes provides a sense of freedom, peace, and hope.
Deepen Your Connection
Feel a profound connection with yourself, others, and the Universe. The ceremony fosters a sense of oneness and interconnectedness, helping you rediscover the beauty of life. Cahuita’s pristine nature amplifies this experience, grounding you in the harmony of the Caribbean coast.
Scientific Evidence Supporting Ayahuasca's Healing Power
Groundbreaking scientific research continues to validate Ayahuasca’s transformative healing power. Studies published in respected journals such as Frontiers in Pharmacology and Nature Scientific Reports provide compelling evidence of its effects on the brain and overall well-being.
Relief from Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD
A study in Frontiers in Pharmacology (2019) revealed that Ayahuasca significantly reduces symptoms of depression and anxiety. By activating serotonin receptors (specifically the 5-HT2A receptor), Ayahuasca helps reset the brain’s emotional regulation, offering relief from conditions such as PTSD and treatment-resistant depression.
Neurogenesis and Brain Repair
Research from Nature Scientific Reports (2016) demonstrated Ayahuasca’s ability to stimulate the growth of new neurons, a process known as neurogenesis. This effect helps the brain repair itself, promotes cognitive flexibility, and facilitates emotional healing by creating new neural pathways that break old patterns.
Emotional and Energetic Detox
A study in Psychopharmacology (2021) highlighted Ayahuasca’s impact on the brain’s default mode network (DMN), which governs self-referential thinking. The temporary reduction in DMN activity during an Ayahuasca experience helps individuals release entrenched emotional pain, trauma, and energetic blockages, fostering profound psychological and spiritual insights.
Reduced Inflammation and Improved Physical Health
Emerging research suggests Ayahuasca may have anti-inflammatory properties that support physical healing. Chronic inflammation has been linked to numerous physical and mental health issues, including autoimmune diseases and mood disorders. Ayahuasca’s impact on inflammation offers hope for holistic health improvements.
Enhanced Well-Being and Connection
Research published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology shows that participants in Ayahuasca studies consistently report increased feelings of peace, purpose, and connection to themselves and others. These effects contribute to lasting improvements in mental health and overall life satisfaction.
Your Ceremony Guides
Roberto and Alexandra Tentiu, founders of Inner Flight Retreat, lead the ceremonies with compassion, wisdom, and dedication. They have trained extensively with Shipibo Maestros Francisco and Tessy in Pucallpa, Peru, and return annually to deepen their practice through the Master Plant Dieta. Twice a year, they host retreats in Costa Rica with Shipibo maestros and offer private Ayahuasca and Kambo ceremonies year-round. Their extensive experience in coaching and ceremony guiding honors the sacred Shipibo traditions, creating a nurturing space for profound healing and transformation.
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Preparing for Your Ayahuasca Ceremony
Proper preparation ensures you receive the full benefits of Ayahuasca while maintaining your safety and well-being. Follow these guidelines carefully to align your body, mind, and spirit for this transformative journey.
Contraindications
Ayahuasca is not safe for everyone, and your safety is our top priority. Please respect the following guidelines to determine if Ayahuasca is suitable for you:
1. Medications:
– If you are taking antidepressants, benzodiazepines, sleeping pills, or other medications, Ayahuasca is not safe unless you discontinue these medications at least 14 days before the ceremony.
– Combining Ayahuasca with these substances is extremely dangerous and can even be lethal.
2. Recreational Drugs
– Using recreational drugs in combination with Ayahuasca poses severe risks and can also be lethal. Abstain completely 14 days before the ceremony.
3. Medical Conditions:
– Ayahuasca is not recommended for individuals with severe heart conditions, extreme high blood pressure, or mental health disorders such as schizophrenia or dementia.
4. Pregnancy:
– Pregnant women should avoid Ayahuasca for their safety and the safety of the baby.
Unsure about your health compatibility?
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General Diet Guidelines
For 4-2 Weeks Leading Up to the Ceremony:
- Avoid:
- Prescribed medication pills (antidepressants, sleeping pills, and any others)
- Alcohol, recreational drugs.
- Red meat, pork
- Processed foods
- Sugar or any sugar replacements
- Dairy, fermented food
- Stimulants like coffee and black/green tea.
- Stressful activities, social media, TV, arguments.
- Focus on:
- Organic whole, plant-based foods.
- Organic eggs
- Fresh fruits, vegetables, and light proteins (fish or chicken).
- Staying hydrated with plenty of water.
- Introspection, rest.
Detailed Diet Guidelines
14 Days Before the Ceremony
– Stop Taking Antidepressants or Other Medications: If you are on medication, consult your doctor before stopping them, as they are dangerous when combined with Ayahuasca.
– Avoid Alcohol and Drugs: Eliminate all recreational substances to cleanse your body and mind.
– Abstain from Sexual Activity: Preserve your energy by refraining from sex or masturbation.
7 Days Before the Ceremony
– Avoid Stimulants: No coffee, black/green tea, or any stimulants
– Eliminate Certain Foods: fermented foods and dairy products, and avoid salty foods, oils, spicy dishes,
– Reduce Meat Intake: Avoid red meat; you may consume light proteins like chicken or fish.
Day of the Ceremony
– Limit External Stimuli: Disconnect from social media, TV, and movies to maintain a peaceful and reflective state. Avoid arguments or conflicts, as they can disrupt your integration process.
– Fasting is beneficial: If possible, fast for at least five hours before the ceremony to allow your body to focus on the medicine.
– Light Meals: If fasting is challenging, eat a light meal four hours before the ceremony.
3 Days After the Ceremony
– Continue Abstinence: Avoid alcohol, drugs, and antidepressants to maintain the benefits of the medicine.
– Mind Your Diet: Continue avoiding salty, oily, spicy, or fermented foods, as well as dairy and red meat.
– Limit External Stimuli: Disconnect from social media, TV, and movies to maintain a peaceful and reflective state. Avoid arguments or conflicts, as they can disrupt your integration process.
Preparation is an integral part of your Ayahuasca journey. Adhering to these guidelines will enhance your body’s receptivity to the medicine and honor the sacred experience ahead. Reach out if you have any questions or need clarification! Contact Us →
What We Provide
We ensure a safe, nurturing, supportive environment to enhance your journey. Here’s what we provide:
- Sacred Beachfront Ceremony Space: Our ceremonies take place in a tranquil beachfront maloka in Cahuita, Costa Rica, surrounded by nature’s beauty.
- Authentic Ayahuasca Medicine: Prepared by the Shipibo Maestros in Peru, honoring traditional Amazonian practices.
- Experienced Guidance: The ceremony is guided in the traditional Shipibo Amazonian way with Icaros and compassionate support before, during, and after the ceremony.
- Medicinal Tools: Rapé, Sananga, and Mapacho medicines to support the experience.
- Comfortable Arrangements: Mattresses, blankets, pillows, buckets, and toilet paper are provided for your comfort.
- Post-Ceremony Rest: After the ceremony, you are welcome to stay and sleep in the maloka (medicine space) for as long as you wish.
- Grounding Refreshments: Herbal tea and breakfast refreshments are provided the morning after the ceremony.
- Love and Support: Our team ensures you feel cared for and supported throughout your transformative journey.
What to Bring
- Comfortable Clothing: Wear loose, breathable clothing made from natural fibers (avoid synthetics). We recommend white clothing, as it aligns with the ceremony’s renewal energy.
- Change of clothes: Bring an additional set of clothes after the ceremony.
- Water Bottle: Stay hydrated with your reusable water bottle.
- Personal Toiletries: Include essentials for your comfort and hygiene.
- Natural Mosquito Repellent: Protect yourself from insects with an eco-friendly, chemical-free option.
- Journal: Capture insights and reflections after the ceremony in a journal.
- Sacred or Meaningful Objects (Optional): Bring items like crystals, amulets, or other meaningful objects to support your journey.
- Fruits or Nuts to Share (Optional): Contribute to the post-ceremony breakfast by bringing fruits or nuts to share with fellow participants.
Contribution
Group Ceremonies:
Regular Contribution: $250 per person
Recurring Guest: $200 (after the third Ceremony)
Costa Rican Citizens: $150 per Ceremony
Private Ceremony: $300 per person
How to Register
1. Choose the Date: Check our Calendar and choose the date you wish. CHECK CALENDAR →
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4. Confirm Your Spot: Pay a $100 deposit (part of the total contribution) to secure your booking. DEPOSIT ADVANCE →
Location
Location: Playa Grande de Cahuita, Costa Rica
Our Ceremonies unfold in the heart of Playa Grande de Cahuita, Costa Rica. Surrounded by lush jungle, our retreat is both tranquil and easy to access. We are just 3-4 kilometers from the village center of Cahuita. Follow the dirt road running parallel to the beach and look for our sign along the way—it will lead you straight to us.
Travel Information
Transportation is not included in the ceremony, so participants must arrange their own travel to the retreat location.
We recommend flying into SJO Airport in San José, Costa Rica, at least one day before the ceremony begins. For your journey to Cahuita (Inner Flight), you can choose between the comfortable Caribe Shuttle or the more budget-friendly Mepe Bus.
See you soon!
Are you ready to release the past, awaken to your higher purpose, and connect with your true self? Our Ayahuasca ceremonies in Cahuita, Costa Rica, provide a sacred space for profound healing and spiritual awakening.
Don’t wait to transform your life! See you soon!