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Transformational Plant Medicine Retreat: Detox & Renewal
Manglaralto, Ecuador
Jan 21 - 28, 2023
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$2,444
Deposit: $500

About your trip

 

Once the countdown ends and the new year begins, now what? Ayllu Medicina’s Detox & Renewal Plant Medicine Retreat has been designed to help you let go of the past year and make space for what is to come. Our January 2023 retreat will provide tools to help you reset and begin your year with intention, including yoga, meditation, a detoxifying diet, and plant medicine ceremonies.  


When we talk about a New Year detox, we mean cleansing your body, mind, and spirit. After all, it is not just your body that accumulates impressions, but your mind and spirit, too. 

This retreat is not about creating a ‘new’ you; it is about giving yourself the space to remember, return to yourself, and reconnect to the whole. 


Everything makes an impression on you, so simplifying everything can bring clarity, purification, and connection a lot faster. Our January retreat will also include specific foods and drinks tailored to enhance this detoxification process. Everything is included, from nutritious food to plant medicine ceremonies, lodging, staff support, yoga classes,  and meditation. 


All the activities are tailored to help you with detoxing and renewal. For example, the temazcals are a chance for purification and rebirth, the perfect new year reset. You will also get the opportunity to learn ways to close cycles throughout the year, such as with our moon wisdom workshops. During plant medicine ceremonies with Grandfather San Pedro and Grandmother Ayahuasca,  you will move from your head to your heart, so you can then direct your arrows for the year ahead and your life.  


This Detox and Renewal retreat is the perfect opportunity to learn about ancient practices, connect with different medicines, experience the sunny coast of Ecuador, detox, and retreat from your everyday life. This reset and renewal process is not just for 2023 but your entire life. Giving yourself time to go inwards can help you realign and continue on your journey centered in your heart space. 


Your medicine experience will be guided by Aime and Hwaneetah. Their purpose is to share medicine, prayers, music, and intention for healing with whoever is called to share in this journey. 

These two healers are well-known in the region for their original music, including their album Parajos de Luz. They are also known for their multiple instruments, resonant prayers, and heart-opening medicine. Aime and Hwaneetah speak fluent English, Spanish, and French and have been working with medicine for over 20 years and holding sweat lodges and ceremonies for 15 years.


This 8-day Transformational Plant Medicine Retreat is the perfect introduction to working with these sacred plant medicines in a safe and beautiful environment. This retreat will be held at Bromelia Lodge, a healing sanctuary hidden in a tropical forest near Manglaralto, Ecuador. It's a few minutes from the Pacific Ocean and less than 10 minutes away from Montañita, the world-famous surf capital of South America.


We invite you to join Ayllu Medicina, our medicine family, to detox, renew, and transform your life in January 2023. For more information on this retreat, see https://www.ayllumedicina.com/start-the-year-with-a-detox-retreat/. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions!

What's included

Opening Fire Ceremony

Call to the four winds & directions to set our main intention for the work to be done, reconnecting w/ the Sacred Fire of our heart. Reléase old patterns & unwanted energies with a Tobacco cleanse.

Sweat Lodge Ceremonies

We sit with intention and experience purification during sweat lodge. Through therapeutic herbs, steam, song, & prayer, we release stress, muscle tension, and detoxify the mind, body and soul.

2 Ayahuasca Ceremonies

Experience profound healing and shifts in your psyche allowing you to take responsibility for any issues in your life which may have resulted in dis-ease or emotional psycho/spiritual imbalances.

1 San Pedro Temazcal

Open your heart to the world and receive the power to make positive changes through the help of the energetically masculine healing medicine of San Pedro (Huachuma).

Orientation Video Call

This is a chance for introductions as well as to discuss your intentions, receive guidance, and answer any questions you may have about how to prepare, the location, agenda, or the ceremonies.

Daily Yoga & Meditation

Daily Yoga, Meditation & Breathwork classes designed to help cleanse the energetic body.

Accomodation

Every room has a large balcony and a hammock providing you with the perfect space to relax and take in the natural surroundings. The rooms are spacious, all of them have a private bathroom.

3 Daily Nourishing Meals

Enjoy the best Manabi cuisine on the coast! Our local chefs provide meals aligned with the retreat, which includes fresh salads, broths & healthy nourishing foods to support you during the week.

Healthy Snacks

Our kitchen will be ready to provide you with local tropical fresh fruits, smoothies, juices, and other homemade raw vegan snacks throughout the day!

Medicine Song Workshop

Bring your favorite instrument if you have one or borrow ours! We will share songs throughout the week and you will have a chance to connect with your inner and unique voice. No experience required :)

13-Moon Wisdom Circle

Heal balance and activate secondary functions of the Womb. Learn how to work with your cycles naturally, aligning with the movement of the starz and wisdom of our grandmothers.

Sacred Wisdom Lectures

Male and Female energy dynamics master class. Sacred Geometry and Merkaba Science.

Post-Retreat Coaching

(Optional) 3-4 weeks after your retreat, you are welcome to schedule a call with one of our trained coaches to check-in on your integration process.

What's not included

Flights

Fly into Guayaquil or Manta Airport.

Airport pickup

We will arrange transportation for you via taxi. Rates are between $60-$100 depending on location.

Day 1

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Landing

Arriving and settling into the space. 


2 pm Orientation of the space and land.


Opening Fire Ceremony  & Temazcal. 


 Dinner

Day 2

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Ayahuasca Ceremony

 Breakfast


8 am Morning Vinyasa Flow  + Meditation

 

12 pm Light lunch


1 pm Intro Ceremony Circle


7 pm Ayahuasca Ceremony

Day 3

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Integration

 Breakfast


10 am Gentle Yoga


11 am Sharing circle 


2 pm Silent Lunch


Rest & integration  


4 pm Temazcal


Medicine Song Workshop


7 pm Dinner

Day 4

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Ayahuasca Ceremony

 Breakfast  


8 am Energizing Yoga & Meditation


12 pm Light Lunch


1 pm Art hour


Rest & Restore 


7 pm Ayahuasca Ceremony

Day 5

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Relaxation and Integration

 Breakfast


10 am Gentle Yoga + Meditation 


11 am Sharing circle


1 pm Lunch


2 Womb Wisdom Circle


Rest & Integration 


5 pm Silks & Yoga Nidra


6:30 Silent Dinner


7 pm Game Night!


Day 6

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San Pedro Temazcal

 Breakfast


8 am Yoga & Mediation


10 am Medicine Sweat Lodge


6:30 pm Dinner

Day 7

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Integration + Despedida (Goodbye Celebration)

 Breakfast


8 am Yoga


11 am Sharing Circle


Lunch


3 pm Beach & Sunset Drum Circle 


7 pm Farewell Feast with delicious and fresh coastal delights!


A time to share your celebrations, intentions for integration, and be present together to honor the time you shared.


Day 8

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Closing Ceremony

 

Breakfast 


8 am Energizing Yoga


10 am Closing Ceremony


Lunch


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1. Manglaralto, Ecuador

Manglaralto, Ecuador

About your organizer

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Ayllu Medicina
- 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.

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