8 Day Ancient Wisdom Ayahuasca Retreat in Palomino, Colombia
Ayahuasca Retreat in Colombia
Connect to ancestral ancient healing practices in the Sierra Nevada. Join Movement Music Medicina in the sacred Colombian Sierra Nevada for a transformative journey that brings you into the deepest alignment and understanding of your spiritual origin and ancestral memory. Align with your true essence, awaken self-love, and remove any stagnant energy with this 5-star reviewed retreat. Turn over a new page in your life's story, remember who you are, and reclaim your divine power.
Meet the instructors
Highlights
- 2 Ayahuasca ceremonies with experienced female Indigenous Colombian chamana
- Full integration process and consultation with translator
- Yoga, movement, and meditation sessions
- Pagamento, indigenous offering to Mother Nature
- Paddle boarding and wild swimming
- Art therapy, introspective writing
- 3 daily vegetarian and vegan meals (full dietary preparation for Ayahuasca)
- 7 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
Yoga styles
8 days with instruction in English
Accommodation
Facilities
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Lounge
- Internet access
- Laundry
- Wireless internet
Casa Gaia
Casa Gaia is a riverside accommodation. It offers beautiful wooden cabins , with king sized beds , private bathrooms and a private balcony. The location is just 5 minutes walk from 2 beautiful wild swimming locations. Casa Gaia also boasts proximity to the local town.
Excellent shopping!
Just a 15 minute walk and you arrive to all the shops and restaurants where you can buy local handmade artisan products like mochillas (woven bags made by the indigenous towns), incense, clothes, cacao and coffee . They can easily arrange a tuk tuk to take you to the town and the beach!
Because of its jungle location, expect to see a lot of biodiversity from butterflies to toucans, you can even hear the howler monkeys! It is located just 5-minute drive from lively Palomino and a 10-minute walk to wild untouched, Caribbean beaches
Your private cabin has a king sized bed, a private bathroom and a private balcony. You have full use of the facilities. Full laundry service available. The resort has Wi-Fi.
The river is just a 5-minute walk away—expect to enjoy 2 wild swimming locations in crystal clear waters! Boasting rivers, natural pools and untouched Caribbean beaches, the location is perfect to do this kind of personal work and cleanse. The beaches boast incredible views of untouched coastline lines with palm trees and in the distance, snow capped mountains!
It offers comfortable relaxing communal spaces and extensive gardens meaning that you’ll have the perfect balance of alone and shared time. It boasts excellent Wi-Fi meaning you’ll have the best of the natural world but still remain connected! Because the resort is an eco resort, it is advised to charge electrical items during the day.
Program
The workshops
Dedicate an entire week to your personal growth, healing, self-love, and self-work. You will be working with ancient indigenous wisdom and healing practices, to close cycles, create space and perspective to manifest the next cycle in your lives.
In the week's carefully designed program, you will be working with the physical and energetic body, releasing stagnant energy. You will have varied daily movement practices including yoga (Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga), ecstatic dance, silent hikes, and self-defence classes.
There will also be creative workshops such as origami, weaving, and painting. Musical spaces, including kirtan, Bullerengue Drum Circle, and a voice liberating workshop with indigenous representatives from the Kogui tribe, are also included.
There are 2 Ayahuasca ceremonies included in the retreat with their experienced Colombian female Shamana. She has over 20 years of experience working with this medicine.
Activities
- Daily meditation (including active meditation, silent meditation, and Japa Mala meditation)
- Daily yoga practices (Hatha, Ashtanga, Yin, and yoga Nidra)
- breathwork
- A cacao ceremony with indigenous representatives from the Sierra Nevada mountains
- 2 Ayahuasca ceremonies with a Colombian female Indigenous traditional doctor (Medica Tradicional / Curandera / Chamana) with over 20 years of experience in sharing this medicine
- Private consultation with Chamana (Full translation to English available if required. The Chamana speaks Spanish and her indigenous language)
- Offering to Mother Nature (called Pagamento) with Kogui indigenous representatives of the Sierra Nevada
- Live kirtan (music with mantras)
- Clay therapy
- Silent hike to see the snow-capped mountains of the Sierra Nevada
- Voice and music workshops
- Paddleboarding and Wild swimming excursion
- Sound healing
- Reiki workshop
- Sharing circles
- Healthy vegan dessert workshops
- Regular bonfires
- Journaling and art workshop
The ceremonies
Movement Music Medicina only works with experts in their field, and works very closely with an experienced female Chamana / Curandera (Eliana) who has been working with ancestral medicines for over 20 years after extensively training and living with the Kofan, one of the indigenous Ayahuasca communities of the Colombian Amazon.
Being raised in indigenous communities as a child and training extensively with indigenous communities as an adult, the curandera (Eliana) has lived and worked with many natural medicines in many indigenous communities in Colombia, Brazil and Peru.
She has been given permission by these communities to work with these medicines and sacred plants. She specializes in working with the following medicines.
- Hayo
- Ambil
- Ayahuasca
- Rapé
- Kambo
- Sananga
- Chuchihuasi
- Mucuna
- Cuanaceba
- Remoscaspi
- Okey
- Jergo sacha
- Chirisanango
- Bobinsana
Ceremonies include live music and translation.
Example itinerary
- 08:00 Morning yoga / movement practice (Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Yin)
- 09:30 Delicious veggie or vegan filling breakfast, fresh tropical fruits
- 11:00 Paddleboarding and wild swimming
- 14:30 Lunch
- 17.00 Therapeutic massage
- 19:00 Dinner
- 20:30 Bonfire
Example itinerary on ceremony day
- 08:00 Yoga and meditation
- 09:30 Light breakfast
- 11:00 Journalling workshop
- 14:00 Light lunch (fasting recommended from 2 pm)
- 20:00 Ayahuasca ceremony
Example itinerary on the day after the ceremony
- 09:00 Breakfast
- 14:30 Lunch
- 16:30 Sound healing
- 19:00 Dinner
Included excursions
- Silent hike to see the snow-capped mountains
- Excursion to natural pool, wild swimming
Instructors
Alice Culligan
Alice first developed an interest in ancestral healing techniques soon after training in Oshui Reiki Levels 1 and 2. Originally training as a dancer, she specializes in Hatha yoga, Vinyasa yoga, and breathwork. She is experienced in holding and facilitating healing spaces, from cacao ceremonies to women's circles to Ayahuasca ceremonies with an expert Colombian Chamana. She is also a yoga teacher trainer, teaching numerous 200-hour Yoga Alliance teacher training courses. She is a musician and leads many musical workshops such as kirtan, medicinal music, and sound healing.
Eliana Rincon
Eliana has been working with ancestral medicines for over 18 years after extensively training and living with the Kofan, one of the indigenous Ayahuasca communities of the Colombian Amazon. Being raised in indigenous communities as a child and training extensively with indigenous communities as an adult, the curandera Eliana has lived and worked with many natural medicines in many indigenous communities in Colombia, Brazil and Peru.
Retreat location
Wild Carribbean natural beaches in front of snow capped mountains
The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is known as ‘El Corazon Del Mundo’ or the heart of the world. It boasts the highest coastal mountain range in the world, with the tallest peak reaching 5,700 meters.
It's recognized as one of the most biodiverse place for species of birds in the world! Expect to see the snow-capped mountains from the beach. It is home for many species such as the toucan, hummingbird, Guacamaya parrot, and howler monkeys.
The Sierra Nevada mountains are renowned for their healing capabilities, 4 indigenous communities, and snow-capped coastal mountain range. It is energetically a very powerful and healing place.
They work in sustainable tourism, their objective being to represent the Sierra Nevada mountains and Caribbean coast of Colombia with its rich and diverse culture. They work with locals and have the honor of collaborating with the local indigenous towns of the Sierra Nevada mountains. They work with ancestral healing practices from all over the world.
10 minutes from Palomino
Palomino is a lively beachside town. Expect artisan jewelry, indigenous woven mochilas (bags), live music, and salsa. Many artists and musicians live here, making it a very lively and creative place—there’s always something going on! The reception can easily organize safe transport to take you there and back.
Distances
- Palomino - 10 minutes
This Yoga Retreat is vegetarian-friendly
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Food
Three healthy complete and colorful vegetarian meals are provided each day, by the expert Colombian chef who uses local produce, local tropical fruits, and vegetables. Expect balanced nutritious and delicious meals accompanied by a daily delicious natural detox juice. Coffee and tea are also available throughout the day.
Their chefs are experts in preparing the Ayahuasca diet. Please inform them of any dietary requirements prior to the retreat (e.g. vegan, gluten free, any allergies).
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Coffee
- Tea
- Detox juices
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Other dietary requirements on request
Things to do (optional)
Before or after the retreat:
- Tayrona National Park
- Trip to see the flamingoes in Camarones
- Trip to Minca
- Lost city trek
Spa treatments
Full spa service is available at your accommodation.
What's included
- Daily yoga, movement classes, and meditation
- All workshops and classes, sound healing
- Meeting with indigenous Kogui tribe from the Sierra Nevada
- A sacred Rapé ceremony and 2 Ayahuasca ceremonies
- Private consultation with Chamana
- Offering to Mother Nature (called Pagamento)
- Therapeutic massage
- Paddle boarding and excursions to natural pools and rivers (wild swimming)
- Silent hike
- 3 healthy vegetarian meals daily
- 7 nights accommodation in stunning eco resort
What's not included
- Airfare
- Tourist visa
- Airport transfers
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer not provided
Simón Bolívar International Airport
73 km away from your destination
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR). Airport transfers are not included in the price.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 100% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
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