Join us for a safe, authentic ayahuasca retreat in Ecuador.
Welcome! Alma Healing Center organizes small and safe ayahuasca retreats in Ecuador with trusted, experienced healers.
Through a process of self-exploration, guided by ancestral medicine and connection with nature, learn the lessons and tools that will improve your daily life, relationships and worldview.
Discover who you really are and your place in this vast and incredible universe.
Of the ayahuasca ceremonies I've been in throughout South America, those here led by Paulina are the most beautiful I've experienced. This is the place I recommend to family and friends.
The 4 day retreat with Paulina and Sandra was an amazing experience. From the moment you arrive, you sense the deep respect they have for this medicine. I can highly recommend this center for anyone looking to establish — or deepen — a relationship with Mother Ayahuasca.
The remote and untouched nature surrounding the center supports its authenticity and is a healing/grounding environment to digest the ceremonies without interference from the outside world. Truly hope I get to go again. Thank you deeply Paulina and Sandra!
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Our Plant Medicine & Ayahuasca Retreats
We organize the following plant medicine and ayahuasca retreats near Quito (Tumbaco) and near Mindo cloudforest, Ecuador:
Small groups, loving medicine and experienced, humble healers.
Alma Healing Center offers individuals and groups an exclusive, safe and authentic Ayahuasca retreat in Ecuador, among other plant medicine retreats, to experience the healing power of ancestral master plants including, but not limited to, Ayahuasca, San Pedro / Wachuma, and Mushrooms.
Watch these video testimonials to hear directly from our guests.
Upcoming Retreat Dates
If your dates don’t match ours, get in touch about planning a new date or private retreat, depending on # of participants.
| Dates | Location | Retreat type |
|---|---|---|
| Ongoing | Tumbaco | 6 day Private Ayahuasca Therapy Retreat |
| **SPECIAL** September 7-14, 2026 | Mindo cloudforest | 7 Day Women's Healing Retreat |
| **SPECIAL** August 16 - 31 2026 | Mindo cloudforest | VISION QUEST RETREAT |
| March 1-2 2026 | Tumbaco (near Quito) | Overnight ceremony in Quito |
| March 8-11 2026 | Mindo cloudforest | 4-day Ayahuasca retreat in Mindo |
| April 5-6 2026 | Tumbaco (near Quito) | Overnight ceremony in Quito |
| April 26-29 | Mindo cloudforest | 4-day Ayahuasca retreat in Mindo |
| May 3-4 2026 | Tumbaco (near Quito) | Overnight ceremony in Quito |
| May 24-27 2026 | Mindo cloudforest | 4-day Ayahuasca retreat in Mindo |
| June 7–10 2026 | Mindo cloudforest | 4-day Ayahuasca retreat in Mindo |
| June 14-15 2026 | Tumbaco (near Quito) | Overnight ceremony in Quito |
| July 5-6 2026 | Tumbaco (near Quito) | Overnight ceremony in Quito |
| August 2-3 2026 | Tumbaco (near Quito) | Overnight ceremony in Quito |
| **SPECIAL** September 7-14, 2026 | Mindo cloudforest | 7 Day Women's Healing Retreat |
| September 26-29 2026 | Mindo cloudforest | 4-day Ayahuasca retreat in Mindo |
| October 18–21 2026 | Mindo cloudforest | 4-day Ayahuasca retreat in Mindo |
| November 1-2 2026 | Tumbaco (near Quito) | Overnight ceremony in Quito |
| December 6-7 2026 | Tumbaco (near Quito) | Overnight ceremony in Quito |
| December 13-16 2026 | Mindo cloudforest | 4-day Ayahuasca retreat in Mindo |
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Other Plant Medicine Retreats and Experiences
A Safe Ayahuasca Experience
While we can try to convince you that we’re trustworthy, you need to hear it from others that have participated in our rituals and ceremonies.
Women in Leadership
The plant medicine world is often dominated by men. While we work with wonderful medicine men, we also priotize working with experienced female healers.
Language Interpretation
We offer Spanish-English interpretation for our visitors that don’t speak Spanish. Q&A sessions ensure that all doubts are addressed during your visit.
Restore harmony between your mind, body and spirit.
Our foremost desire is to support your holistic development during and after your time with us.
We offer:
- Overnight or 4 day Ayahuasca retreats in Ecuador, options for longer retreat (private 6 day therapeutic retreats, or private 4 day ayahuasca retreats) may also be possible, depending on your dates.
- Healing through a variety of medicinal plants, including Ahuacoya/Wachuma (San Pedro), Cacao, Mambé and Ambil
- Special ceremonies and blessings, such as our Couples’ Blessing Retreat and Ritual
- Psychedelic-assisted therapy combined with spiritually guided ceremonies.
- Rituals and ceremonies combined with outdoor activities and connection with nature.
- Energetic cleanses and/or massages
- Private and tailored retreats upon request
What our guests say
Under the guidance of the ancestral, Amazonian and Andean cosmovision and its sacred plants, you can heal from your emotional trauma.
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We welcome your questions and interest. Please, contact us today!
Address
Mindo, Ecuador
Phone
+593 985271478 (international)
0985271478 (Ecuador - Claro)
Email Address
Business Hours
Monday/Friday: 8am to 6pm
Saturday: 9am to 12am
FAQ
Most frequent questions and answers about ayahuasca
In Ecuador, Peru, Brazil and Colombia, Ayahuasca is highly respected, considered an important part of national heritage and is definitely NOT illegal. It is, in fact, a valuable heritage for all of humankind.
Much more goes on during an Ayahuasca ceremony than vomiting. But the short answer: Probably.
Not everyone feels the need to throw up during a ceremony, but Ayahuasca does tend to cause nausea and some digestive discomfort, so it is quite common to purge either through vomiting or by going #2. In fact, this is considered an important part of the experience since your body needs to release toxins and toxic energy prior to receiving the full power of the medicine.
The strongest effects from drinking Ayahuasca, including the ultra-visionary and purgative effects, occur during the 12-hour ceremony itself.
The plant’s active ingredient remains in the body for around 40 days, during which you will continue to feel, understand and learn from the plant and the ceremony, often through dreams.
The life principles you obtain during the ceremony will last a lifetime. That is, ultimately, the effect of drinking Ayahuasca.
The hard truth is YES. The same way you might die if an anesthesiologist administers too much, or too little, anesthesia.
Like an anesthesiologist, the maimas and taitas that guide you during the ceremony are professionals. Over the course of decades, they have been learning from and administering this medicine.
To someone that is not familiar with the spiritual world, it can be a difficult place to navigate through. Maimas and taitas, your spiritual guides, are completely familiar with this territory; it is their home. And if you were to get frightened during a ceremony, they know how to guide and help you so that you don’t get lost along the way.
Drinking Ayahuaska, or any powerful plant medicine, is to be taken seriously and should be done with the utmost respect. We strongly discourage buying Ayahuaska off the street or internet and drinking it without proper guidance, (spiritual) protection and supervision.
