Medicine and Music Equinox Plant Medicine Retreat

Manglaralto, Ecuador

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Ayllu Medicina
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23 reviews
Mar 18 - 25, 2023
Group size: 9 - 14
Medicine and Music Equinox Plant Medicine Retreat
Manglaralto, Ecuador

Ayllu Medicina
  • Email address verified
23 reviews

Mar 18 - 25, 2023
Group size: 9 - 14

About this trip

Join us in March to celebrate Equinox and find balance during this transformative time, where day and night are of equal length. This Ayllu Medicina plant medicine retreat will be focused on the sacred connection between plant medicine and music. We will be sharing different ways to connect to the rhythm of your heart and bring alignment.


We will use music to journey and connect to the elements; Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind. There will also be song-sharing circles and instrumental workshops, along with our plant medicine ceremonies, sweat lodges, and other purifying activities.


~In our Ayllu Medicina family, we believe that a new way of life is possible - one which embodies learning from the sacred medicines and spirits of Mother Earth.

~We believe water and food are medicine, and life is a ceremony meant to be lived on purpose and in joy - together.

~We believe that the journey of healing begins in the pause.  We invite you to join us on this retreat - where we will pause together in sacred ceremony.

We believe everyone can transform their lives and are here to support you to do so through your journey.  In this sacred plant medicine retreat, you will have the opportunity to explore the self and understand the true nature of your reality. Plant medicines are known to cleanse the mind, body, and spirit and are healing both physically and emotionally.  The master plants are here to assist you on your journey to begin the inner work, expand your consciousness, and reconnect to all that is.

This plant medicine retreat is a unique opportunity to sit with and learn about ancient practices in a serene, tropical oasis in coastal Ecuador.  The experience is a retreat - a time to withdraw from your everyday reality to reflect and bring more intention into your consciousness.  During this time of retreat, we will work to reorganize all the dimensions of our being in one direction - including our body, mind, emotion, and energy.

Included are traditional ceremonies with Ayahuasca, San Pedro, and Tobacco medicines, sweat lodges, shamanic drum journeys, individual healings and cleanses, womb wisdom circle, holistic health and nutrition workshop, yoga and meditation, and nature and beach walks. All of this with the guidance of our incredible team.

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 with their original music and multiple instruments, resonant prayers, and heart-opening medicine. They will guide you in a life-changing healing process. 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.

To support your process during this week of medicine and to provide you with tools for your life, we will practice daily yoga, breathwork, and meditation.  Meditation is one of the practices we consider to be medicine at Ayllu Medicina transformational retreats. Meditation teaches you how to access your inner self and become the observer so that you can flow with ease throughout the ceremony of life. You will learn how to return to your heart’s center, relax, and access deep inner peace whenever needed. Classes will be held in a beautiful hardwood floor open-air yoga studio where mats, blankets, straps, and blocks are provided.

This retreat will be a calm and quaint 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 and transform your life with intention and guidance for healing on this retreat.

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 Ceremony
    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
    Optional Daily Yoga and Meditation classes led by certified yoga teachers who are aligned with our greater mission for healing.
  • Accommodation
    Private rustic style cabin rooms with private bathrooms, hot water, AC and fan, and balconies with treehouse-like jungle views.
  • 3 Daily Nourishing Meals
    Our local chefs provide plant-based, healthy meals aligned with the retreat, which includes healthy nourishing plant based cuisine 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 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 stars and wisdom of our grandmothers.
  • Wholistic Nutrition
    This is a chance to learn about how to integrate your transformation with wholistic nutrition, health, & wellness.

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.

Available Packages

Private Room

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 with hot water, ceiling fan, and air conditioning. Double, large glass and screen doors and windows on all rooms allow you to bring the breeze in. 

INCLUDES

  • Wi-fi, AC, and ceiling fan
  •  balcony with hammock
  • private bathrooms with hot water 
  • 1 single and one double bed
  • Reiki energized drinking water, coffee, and tea

** Please note if you wish to share a room with another guest, choose "Private Room ( 2 Participants)"

$2,444
Deposit:$250

Available options

Taxi from Airport
$90
Integration session post retreat
$82
Akashic Record Reading
$82
Holonomic Healing
$111
Moon Session
$111
Shamanic Cleansing
$111

Itinerary

Day 1
Landing

Arriving and settling into the space. 


12 pm Lunch


Orientation of the space and land.


1:30 pm  Opening Fire Ceremony  & Temazcal. 


 7 pm Dinner

Who’s Going

Your Organizer


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Ayllu Medicina
23 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

It was amazing. Thank you Ayllu Medicina and the we travel team
By Stefan B for Journey to the Heart Retreat on Jul 02, 2024
Hwaneetah and Aime have truly organized an experience of a lifetime. There are simply no words for the care, love, and effort they put in for their retreats. They balance different disciplines in a congruent and respectful way, so the traditions from the east, west, north, and south are all honored. I couldn't imagine doing it with anyone else but them--highly recommend.
By Daniel V for Medicine of the Heart Retreat on May 28, 2024
AYAmazing!! Hwuaneetah, Aime, Emma, Mika, Vanessa and the rest of the Ayllu Family make this retreat an absolutley life changing experience. The peaceful atmosphere makes for easy learning, growing, and processing. The teachings, the sharing, the comforts, and most importantly the ceremonies are beyond words. I felt safe and well looked after at every part of my weeklong retreat. The Allyu Family looked after everything we could have wanted, and taught us so much. Before the trip do not hesitate to ask your questions, they are professionals, guides, and in the end friends who are family. Aho, Gracias, Thank you, Merci, Dzien Koje! Natasha - Harpy Eagle - Friend & Family of Ayllu, Grandmother Ayahuasca, Grandpa San Pedro, Grandfather Fire, Mother Earth. AHO!!
By Natasha K for Women's Power Plant Medicine & Yoga Retreat on May 01, 2024
Ayllu Medicina is the most wonderful, magical and down-to-earth medicine family I could ever ask for. This was my second retreat with them and I know I will be returning for the rest of my life. The whole team is incredibly wise, kind and loving, each with such beautiful lessons to share. If you're looking for the perfect place to learn from powerful plant medicines and come into greater contact with your own truth, this is it. At this point, it's hard for me to imagine sitting in ceremony with anyone else. I am filled with gratitude for Aime, Hwaneetah, Mika and Emma and hope you get the opportunity to meet this soul family. The fruits of a retreat like this are truly endless!
By Skye G for Women's Power Plant Medicine & Yoga Retreat on May 01, 2024
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The team at Ayllu Medicina takes care of your whole person: mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual. Few geographical locales and the people who host them offer the depth one has access to from the experiences at Ayllu Medicina. You are compassionately attended to, prepared for the next steps. Ah-Ho!
By Erin M for Women's Power Plant Medicine & Yoga Retreat on Apr 30, 2024
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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
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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
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