Ayahuasca Retreat Providers and Facilitators in Costa Rica

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There are several countries in South America and Central America that are popular to visit for an Ayahuasca experience, and Costa Rica is one of the top destinations. In this post, you’ll find an overview of Ayahuasca retreat centers in Costa Rica.

The Ayahuasca brew is traditional and spiritual medicine — part of Curanderismo healing practices — and can alleviate or cure a broad range of mental, psychological, and physical illnesses and discomforts, but it can also serve as a means for inner reflection, gaining deeper knowledge about yourself and your aspirations, acquiring more insight in the world around you, and spiritual growth.

Ayahuasca retreats typically involve consuming the Ayahuasca brew (or tea) during an Ayahuasca ceremony. This can be a one-time occasion, but more commonly the ceremony will be repeated several times during your stay in the retreat center. It all depends on the goal of your stay and the time you spend in the retreat.

Apart from administering Ayahuasca, many retreat centers also work with additional traditional medicines, such as Rapé, Mapacho, Bufo Toad Medicine, Kambo Frog Medicine, and/or Peyote, to name some examples.

Notably the longer retreats — as from a week or so — usually also include the option to participate in other activities and programs, such as Yoga classes, taking herbal baths or massage treatments, Breathwork, meditation sessions, and so on.

The Ayahuasca retreats offered in a center typically have different durations, such as three-day, five-day, or seven-day retreats, etc. or retreats that cover several weeks. Most of the time the retreat organization will ask you to prepare yourself psychologically and physically for the retreat, which includes a range of precautions to be taken into account, while abstaining from certain foods, drinks, and activities some period before, during, and for a while after the retreat.

Depending on the Ayahuasca retreat center you will be able to join some sort of aftercare program that helps you digest and integrate the Ayahuasca experience. This can be a period of a week or so, or much longer, in which you can consult the facilitator even when you’re back home.

In any case, below then our overview of the Ayahuasca retreat centers we’ve spotted in Costa Rica, Central America.

Ayahuasca Retreat and Ceremony Providers in Costa Rica

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