Transformational Plant Medicine Retreat: Detox & Renewal

Manglaralto, Ecuador

AM
Ayllu Medicina
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27 reviews
Jan 21 - 28, 2023
Group size: 9 - 14
Transformational Plant Medicine Retreat: Detox & Renewal
Manglaralto, Ecuador

Ayllu Medicina
  • Email address verified
27 reviews

$2,444
Deposit: $500
Jan 21 - 28, 2023
Group size: 9 - 14

About this 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.

Available Packages

Private Rooms in the trees!

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
  • 2nd floor balcony with hammock
  • private bathrooms with hot water 
  • 2 double beds
  • Reiki energized drinking water, coffee, and tea
$2,444
Deposit:$500

Available options

Taxi from airport
$90
Integration session post retreat
$82
Akashic Record Reading
$82
Moon Session
$92
Holonomic Healing
$121
Shamanic Cleansing
$92

Itinerary

Day 1
Landing

Arriving and settling into the space. 


2 pm Orientation of the space and land.


Opening Fire Ceremony  & Temazcal. 


 Dinner

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Ayllu Medicina
27 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

BP
Ayllu Medicina is a life changing experience. The entire team (from the amazing chefs to Hwaneetah and Aime) create the most inviting, loving, and safe environment. The planning of the entire retreat is created with an abundance of intention and love. I am so thankful to everyone who contributes to this experience (including all of the guests). Hwaneetah and Aime are exceptionally special. I cannot put into words how magical they are. Their wisdom, their music, their plants - is medicine! Medicine that helps you in more ways than you'll ever imagine. It's powerful and beautiful. If this type of experience is calling to you, I am telling you this is the one. Ayllu Medicina is more than a 'retreat' - it's a family that you join and one that you become so proud to be apart of!
By Brad P for New Year Detox Plant Medicine Retreat on Jan 30, 2025
There are no words that can describe HOW life-giving this retreat is. Aime and Hwaneetah truly invite you into their beautiful family, and hold such a safe, sacred space to grow, to heal, to bliss. I want to go back every year - medicine for the soul.
By Anita M for New Year Detox Plant Medicine Retreat on Jan 20, 2025
Amazing time and experiences. The staff were above and beyond knowledgeable, kind, caring, and looking out for our best interests throughout the week. Everything about the week was superb! We hope to be back sooner than later. Thank you, Ayllu, for everything.
By Becky T for New Year Detox Plant Medicine Retreat on Jan 20, 2025
A truly transformational experience. I can’t imagine a better place to explore plant medicine. Every aspect of the retreat is thoughtfully designed to provide an exceptional experience, facilitate transformation, and help you achieve your intentions—from the delicious vegan food to the carefully curated daily schedule. The professionalism, knowledge, and genuine care of the entire team are beyond words. Their wisdom, love, and unwavering support are truly priceless. I highly recommend this retreat to anyone seeking a reset for their soul. Much love and a big thank you, Familia Ayllu!
By Anastasiia C for Meditation & Plant Medicine Retreat on Dec 02, 2024
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
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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
KD
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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