Shamanic Medicine Retreats

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We are devoted to creating an immersive healing process with ancestral plant medicines, rituals and workshops. The Casa del Sol environment was intentionally nurtured for spiritual exploration, self-growth, and reflection. Our retreats are for those on a journey of personal growth, clarity in their life purpose, emotional and physical healing. Through the indigenous teachings, we help our family to develop a stronger spiritual connection to the world around them.

Ayahuasca & San Pedro Retreat

Our 11-Day Ayahuasca & San Pedro monthly Retreat includes:

  • Lodging for 11 days and 10 nights in pristine natural environment close to the river.
  • All meals, 3 per day except when there is ceremony. All vegetarian, organic, mostly vegan.
  • 2 Ayahuasca Ceremonies
  • 1 San Pedro Traditional Ceremony
  • 1 San Pedro with Sweat Lodge
  • 1 San Pedro Mountain Hike
  • Rape medicine with each ceremony (optional)
  • 2 Sweat Lodge (one of the with San Pedro medicine)
  • 1 Laundry service
  • Workshops, Sharing Circles & Integration Activities (including transportation)
  • Rest Days


What’s NOT included: Airfair tickets, Kambo Sessions, Massage Sessions, Optional Healing Activities, Airport Pick-up or Drop-off

Daily Activities Schedule

Day 1
  • Arrival (before noon)
  • Personal Interview
  • Introduction and Guidelines
  • Sweat Lodge Ceremony
Day 2
  • Kambo (optional and with extra cost)*
  • Embodiment Practice
  • Workshop on working with Plant Medicines
Day 3
  • San Pedro daytime traditional ceremony in our temple in the Native San Pedro Forrest
Day 4
  • Yoga
  • Meditation practice
  • Rest / Optional Activities (Lymphatic treatment and/or Abdominal massage)
  • Ayahuasca nighttime Ceremony
Day 5
  • Rest
  • Yoga Nidra practice
  • Optional Activities (Full body massage)
Day 6
  • Hike with San Pedro Medicine in the Sacred Mountain with traditional offering
Day 7
  • Pranayama and Yoga workshop
  • Rest
  • Optional Activities (Kinesiology/ Neuro-Emotional Technique/ Quantum neurology)
  • Ayahuasca nighttime ceremony
Day 8
  • Kambo II (optional with an extra cost)*
  • Rest
  • Sound Healing ceremony
Day 9
  • San Pedro daytime ceremony with Sweat Lodge
Day 10
  • Kambo III (optional with an extra cost)*
  • Integration Workshop
  • Dance celebration
  • Excursion in town
  • Closing circle
Day 11
  • Departure
 
This is a sample schedule that may vary for each retreat.  Special retreats will have their own schedule.

Special Retreats

Each year, we bring in shamans from many parts of South America to help host retreats with shamanic medicines such as Yopo and Peyote. These retreats are not upon request, but will be shared with our previous family members that have joined a Casa del Sol retreat in the past. We also curate a sacred space to dive deeper into a vision (Vision Quest) and to honor the divine Masculine and Femenine (All Women or Men Retreat), as well as the Ancient Andean Traditions in Perú.

Women Retreat: Sacred Womb Healing & Wisdom

January 22 - February 01, 2023
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Special Yopo, San Pedro & Peyote Retreat

February 20 - March 02, 2023
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Sacred Initiation in the Peruvian Andean Tradition

June 20 - 28, 2023
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Vision Quest 2023

November 10 - 21, 2023
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2023 Retreats Calendar

RETREATDATESSTATUS

[January 2023] Women Retreat: Sacred Womb Wisdom

Jan 22 – 01PAST
[February 2023] Ayahuasca & San Pedro Retreat Feb 05 – 15PAST
[February 2023] Special Yopo, Peyote & San Pedro RetreatFeb 20 – 02PAST
[March 2023] Ayahuasca & San Pedro RetreatMar 21 – 31 PAST
[April 2023] Ayahuasca & San Pedro RetreatApr 20 – 30PAST
[June 2023] Ayahuasca & San Pedro RetreatJun 01 – 11APPLY NOW
[June 2023] Sacred Initiation in the Peruvian Andean TraditionJun 20 – 28 MORE INFO
[July 2023] Ayahuasca & San Pedro RetreatJul 19 – 29 APPLY NOW
[August 2023] Ayahuasca & San Pedro RetreatAug 17 – 27 APPLY NOW
[September 2023] Ayahuasca & San Pedro RetreatSep 20 – 30APPLY NOW
[October 2023] Evolutionary Journeys Private RetreatOct 14 – 24 FULL
[November 2023] Vision Quest Special Retreat Nov 10 – 21APPLY NOW
[December 2023] Ayahuasca & San Pedro Retreat Dec 12 – 22APPLY NOW

Our retreats are capped at 13 participants so we recommend you book ahead of time to guarantee your spot.

Accommodation & Pricing

We have a wide choice of rooms that suit every need. At maximum retreat capacity, we have 4 private rooms and 6 shared rooms. We have both shared and private accommodations located in our main house and cabins by the river. All rooms are in close proximity to clean bathrooms and include electricity.

Our main home has a spacious living room for relaxing, a large kitchen for a handful of cooks, a dining room that seats sixteen, a grassy courtyard and a terrace surrounded by climbing flowers that overlook the valley. There are nearby walking trails for short day treks and flourishing gardens for lounging at home.

Cancellation Policy:

  • The payment of your retreat deposit is non refundable.
  • Your full deposit is maintained to be rescheduled up to 30 days before the retreat start date.

 

COVID Regulations:

  • Ecuador no longer has COVID documentation requirements, meaning you can enter the country without a vaccination card or PCR test.

Preparation Dieta & Medical Guidelines

These plant medicines work in various dimensions to purify the mind, body and spirit. They cleanse physical, emotional, and energetic impurities that have accumulated over one’s lifetime and even in the ancestral lineage. They also hold space as spiritual teachers who tend to our inner fire of deep transformation, creating a closer connection with the Divine.

The preparation Dieta (or regime) combines a food diet, as well as a lifestyle diet (emotional habits, attitudes, information we receive, and actions we engage in). Contemplative practice and physical conditioning are needed to prepare oneself to be a pure container to receive the medicine.

  • Review our Preparation Guide: and our Directions Guide 
  • Bring spending money in $20 bills or less – there are ATM’s that you can use but bills larger than $20 notes are difficult to change in this economy.
  • Check your passport expiration date – Passport expiration dates are strictly enforced in Ecuador. You must have more than 6 months remaining before the expiration of your passport or you will not be denied boarding your flight to Ecuador.

Reviews

See what our past family members have said about their experience with Casa del Sol!

A perfect balance of commitment and enjoyment his very presence is some of the best medicine available. This is so much more than a retreat center. This is family, this is a right of passage, this is the most beautiful weaving I have ever experienced, and the gift of carrying my own thread into my own life has been the most beautiful honor I have every received.
Dominique Dastice
Dominique Dastice
I feel encouraged to flourish and to bloom and to live so freely in this life. I have found the woman I am meant to be on this Earth through the guidance of our plant teachers and our human ones. I am beyond honored to have been given the gift of experiencing Casa del Sol. I am humbled and so in love. Thank you thank you thank you. Buen Dia, Buena Vida. To my family in Ecuador, my heart is forever yours. Aho.
Makela Bamonti
Makela Bamonti
I left the retreat having gotten more than I EXPECTED & EXACTLY what I needed. It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve returned home with the first few days being extremely challenging for me but since then with daily integration of the lessons I learnt & more being revealed, life continues to unfold for me in the most beautiful magical ways I used to only dream about.
Darlene Bell
Darlene Bell
Coming to Casa del Sol for the Special Yopo Retreat was a life changing experience. I had done Ayahuasca and San Pedro before and felt that I would like to go even deeper. Yopo was a powerful, deep and sweet medicine. The amount of healing I have experienced during this retreats is more than I could have imagined, I’m grateful beyond words to the medicine and to all the beautiful medicine people that so lovingly make the ceremonies special.
Melissa Osorio
Melissa Osorio
It was the best choice I could make. I got everything that I was seeking. Casa Del Sol is so much more than a retreat center. This place is about family, connection, creativity. My experience was way beyond my expectations. Ximena, Santiago, Mateo, Suzanna, Magda, Norma and Luis showed us a different way of being. I learned so much about myself and the medicines. I made friends for life. Vilcabamba is the best place to reconnect to the source. I am sure I will be back every year.
Nikolett Erdelyi
Nikolett Erdelyi
I went in lost, feeling alone and at a crossroads in life. After the retreat, I left with clarity, peace, love in my heart and most importantly, a soul family I can trust my life with. Ximena, Santiago and Mateo provide the guidance, wisdom, love and light every soul on this planet desperately needs. I sincerely plan on returning in the future. If you hear the call from Mother Aya and want to do it in the safest and most loving place run by a family of trusted and respectful shamans, look no further. Love, light and abundance to all. Aho!
Ron Kong
Ron Kong
Casa Del Sol wildly exceeded my expectations. I came for an Ayahuasca and San Pedro retreat and what I received was much more. Santiago, Ximena and Mateo lovingly welcome you into their home and share centuries old wisdom, traditions and ways of thinking. Feeling safe is one of the most important things when working with these medicines and I can't imagine anyone I'd feel more comfortable entrusting my safety with than these beautiful, wise, experienced and professional human beings. I will truly miss them and look forward to returning sometime soon.
Daniel Sullivan
Daniel Sullivan
Very positive experience. Like the other reviewers I am deeply grateful to Santiago, Ximena, Mateo, Suzannah and other members of the Casa del Sol family. This family is dedicated to serving plant medicines in a respectful manner that furthers the personal growth of their guests. I have participated in many plant medicine retreats and Casa del Sol is very authentic on all levels. My wife and I were the oldest members of the retreat by quite a few years. We felt very comfortable at Casa del Sol. With respect, thank you.
Steve Mitchell
Steve Mitchell

Directions

Casa del Sol Retreat Center is located in the beautiful Sacred Valley of San Pedro in Vilcabamba, Ecuador. The closest airport is Catamayo Loja Airport (LOH). 

International flights arrive in Quito or Guayaquil and then there are domestic flights to Loja everyday, which you can book directly through Aeroregional.

Review detailed Directions here.

We do offer pick up from Loja Airport to Casa del Sol in Vilcabamba for $30. There is also an additional charge for staying extra nights. Please inquire further if you have interest in either of these options.

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