Ayllu Medicina
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37 reviews
Jun 15 - 22, 2024
Group size: 9 - 12
Journey to the Heart Retreat
Manglaralto, Ecuador
Ayllu Medicina
- Email address verified
37 reviews
$NaN
Jun 15 - 22, 2024
Group size: 9 - 12
About this trip
Ceremonies
Heart Technology Meditations & Workshops
Song Circles and Music
The Ayllu Medicina Team
The Location
What’s included
- Opening Fire CeremonyCall to the four winds & directions to set our main intention for retreat, reconnecting with the Sacred Fire of our hearts. Release old patterns & unwanted energies with a Tobacco cleanse.
- 13-Moon Wisdom CircleLearn about ancient womb technology, the feminine principle, and other ancient teachings in our wisdom circle. Learn how women are cyclical in nature and how to connect with the power of the womb.
- Heart Technology WorkGuided meditations and workshops
- Ayawasca CeremoniesSit with the medicine of Ayawasca, also known as Grandma Ayawasca for her feminine energy. Dive deeper into your inner world during these night ceremonies.
- San Pedro CeremonyMeet with the Grandfather medicine of South America, San Pedro. Connect to your heart's center, let go, and raise your flight with this healing masculine energy in the womb of Mother Earth.
- Sweat Lodge CeremoniesConnect to the purifying medicine of the sweat lodge (temazcal). Through incenses, steam, songs, & prayers, we release stress, tension, and detoxify the mind, body and soul.
- Song CirclesConnect to the medicine of music and learn some plant medicine songs when we gather to sing. No previous experience required!
- Music WorkshopsThe focus of this retreat is on the medicine of music and you will learn how this can guide your plant medicine experience and integration.
- Daily Yoga & BreathworkStart your day with daily yoga and breathwork by certified yoga teachers. All levels welcome.
- Ice BathsPurify with guided Ice Baths, including breath work and warm-ups.
- 3 Daily Nutritious MealsOur local chefs provide plant-based, healthy meals aligned with the plant medicine dietas. Enjoy healthy nourishing plant based cuisine, which will support you during the detox week.
- Healthy Snacks & DrinksOur kitchen will be ready to provide you with local tropical fresh fruits, smoothies, juices, and other homemade snacks throughout the day. Try different drinks native to Ecuador, like Guayusa.
- AccommodationEnjoy Ecuador coastal living with our comfortable accommodation, which allows you to fully retreat inwards. Enjoy ocean views, a pool, & relaxation. Rooms include AC, hot water & private bathrooms.
- Sharing CirclesIntegrate your ceremony experiences in our sharing circles.
- Closing Fire CeremonyClose the retreat and directions with your retreat group, so you can begin the next part of your journey!
- Pre-arrival PreparationSpeak to one of our Ayllu Medicina team members on a video orientation call to discuss preparation advice, your intentions for this retreat and any questions you may have.
What’s not included
- FlightsIt is recommended to fly into Guayaquil airport or Manta airport unless you are already based in Ecuador.
- Airport pick-upWe can arrange transportation for you via taxi. Rates are between $60-$100 depending on location.
Available Add-Ons
Taxi from Airport or hotel in Guayaquil
$95
Post-retreat Integration Session
$111
1:1 Moon Session
$188
Shamanic Cleansing
$111
Akashic Record Reading
$188
Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival, Opening, & Sweat Lodge
Your Organizer
Ayllu Medicina
37 reviews
- In our Ayllu Medicina community, we believe that a new way of life is possible -living in peace, love, dignity, and joy.
- We believe in reconnecting the elements, fire, wind, Earth, and water to understand your own inner nature.
- We believe everything is medicine, from food and water to music and meditation. Life is a ceremony to be enjoyed with intention.
- We believe that the journey of healing begins by taking a pause and looking inside. Our plant medicine retreats on the coast of Ecuador are here to help you do this.
Reviews
MH
Very kind, welcoming people running the retreat. Great sense of family. A place to build lasting friendships
By MaryBeth H for Fire of the Heart: Plant Medicine & Yoga on Jul 08, 2025
There is a lot of love in my heart and I’m so grateful to be part of the Ayllu Medicina Family. The hole team is so caring, helping wherever they can to make the week transformative and meaningful. The best place to start with your journey to the sacred medicines. Lots of love ❤️
By Jan G for Medicine of the Heart Retreat on Jun 10, 2025
The Ayllu Medicine Retreat is an incredible experience for anyone looking to get in touch with themselves and move forward on their spiritual journey. I would not want to take that journey with any other family than theirs.
I cannot say enough about the wisdom guidance and support they showed each one of us and they have truly become mi familia para toda la vida!
By Lisa S for Medicine of the Heart Retreat on Jun 10, 2025
This trip has been the gift that keeps giving in unexpected and uncomfortable ways. Your life will never be the same after encountering these anointed, appointed, thoughtful, caring, and humble individuals. They take full responsibility for making sure that from the moment you commit that you know you are cared for and joining a family. The best thing is that the care continues far beyond the retreat. I have a heart full of gratitude for all the life moments, even the unwanted ones, that brought me to the scared fire of Ayllu. I thought I was coming for physical detox and left with an opened heart, new ways a breathing, and an appreciation for my voice & body world. Thanks so much Ayllu family!!!!! I’ll rise up and I’ll rise unafraid.
By Courtney T for Women's Detox Plant Medicine Retreat on May 05, 2025
This was my second retreat with Allyu and it was fantastic. Highly recomend to anyone interested. This is an incredibly safe space for healing, growth, and learning. Aho.
By Natasha K for Women's Detox Plant Medicine Retreat on Apr 29, 2025
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The singing bowls and yin yoga a perfect blend, so grateful Jenna and Emma!!! Keep me posted!!!!!
By Adriana S on 01 Jun, 2024
Ayllu Medicina is an incredible place with an incomparable family that makes these life-changing retreats possible. If you have considered plant medicines and are trying to discover the place to do so, I cannot recommend their retreats highly enough. I've had the privilege to know Hwaneetah and Aimé since 2019 undergoing my first retreat with them and hoped I would have the opportunity to see them in future. The amazing group that has joined their efforts since then (Jillian, Mika, Vanessa, Emma, and the lovely family that helps care for the retreat space and meals) have helped create magical, comprehensive, and powerful retreat weeks that cannot be fully described in words but will certainly be felt if you have the good fortune to attend one. Wonderful facilities, food, yoga, sharing circles, and meditations are just the tip of the iceberg of the beautiful week you will experience. The ceremonies will speak for themselves in their power and beauty. I recommend Ayllu to all family and friends who ask about my experiences. Aho!
By Jaimie H on 26 Jul, 2023
The team, the community, the LOVE that exists at the core of Ayllu Medicina - is second to absolutely none.
The week with Aime, Hwaneetah, Mika, Jillian, Emma, Drew & more was one of the most profound, life-changing, and LIFE GIVING weeks of my life. In fact, it was the most profound week of my life. You have never felt so held, so cared for, & so welcomed like you have with this familia.
The attention to detail, the programming, and the reverence for nature - our nature - will leave an impact on you for the rest of your life. Do yourself a favor and give yourself permission to be re-birthed. To be transformed from the inside out.
By Kyle D on 24 Apr, 2023