Ayahuasca in Mindo Daytime Ceremony
Location: Mindo, Ecuador
Price: $100 pp
# Participants: 4-15 (min. 4 – see more under “how to reserve?“)
Includes: ceremony and hearty soup, experienced accompaniment
Weather: Tropical cloudforest
General Information about our daytime ayahuasca ceremony in Mindo Valley, Ecuador
Join our monthly daytime ayahuasca ceremony in Mindo Valley, a beautiful cloudforest village in Ecuador. Spanish to English interpretation is available.
These monthly ayahuasca ceremonies are part of our 5-day ayahuasca retreat, which begins in Quito and ends in Mindo. We like to open up this daytime ceremony to a few more people that happen to be in Mindo or would like to experience a daytime ayahuasca ceremony.
This retreat is an inclusive and safe space led by a female retreat guide (read her profile below). Solo female travelers are encouraged to join, as well as people that identify as queer or LGBT+.
This is an opportunity to drink the sacred and healing medicine of ayahuasca to attain greater introspection and to deal with traumas, difficult emotions and decisions you might be facing.
This ayahuasca ceremony consists of a rapé circle, followed by the ceremony and a hearty soup. It does not include accommodation or transportation to and from Mindo, however we are happy to share tips on how to get there and where to stay.
The price of this ayahuasca ceremony in Mindo ($100) includes:
- Rapé circle
- Ayahuasca ceremony and accompaniment
- Post-ceremony soup
Reserve your spot at our ayahuasca ceremony in Mindo – Ecuador: [email protected]
Upcoming dates for daytime ayahuasca ceremony in Mindo-Ecuador
February 14, 2023
March 7, 2023
April 11, 2023
May 16, 2023
June 13, 2023
July 11, 2023
Ceremony Guide
This retreat is led by Paulina Quilla Pakari -Tsunkinua, an Ecuadorian medicine woman dedicated to supporting others in their healing journey. She has worked with plant medicine for more than 15 years, including ayahuasca, aguacolla (San Pedro), peyote and mushrooms.
She was adopted by the original peoples of Shuar nationality (indigenous tribe in the Amazon); their elders gave her the blessing to continue her calling as a healer. She has also shared with and learned from the Shipibo in Peru and the Piaroa in Venezuela. She is an advocate for feminine collectives, an artist, and investigator of ancestral songs and chants.
Paulina hosts regular women’s retreats in Ecuador and Mexico where ancestral rituals and medicines are used to facilitate deep personal work and transformation. She is the Founder of an international women’s collective, Mujeres de Luna, and is also a trained Gestalt therapist, specialized in accompaning processes in a holistic and integral way.
Finally, she is a leader of the Sacred Fire of Itzachilatlan, a sun dancer, vision quester, and healer of the Chakana altar, Andean table, and Heart of the Carnation altar from the Andean elders.
During these ayahuasca ceremonies and retreats, Paulina shares with those that wish to experience the healing power of ayahuasca and sacred rituals to enhance greater self-awareness and healing.
The ayahuasca ceremony guide is usually accompanied by 1 or 2 ceremony assistants, depending on retreat group size.
Schedule for daytime ayahuasca ceremony
10:00am Gather at ceremony location, introductions
10:30am Begin with rapé circle, questions and answers, open ceremony.
5:00-6:00pm Closing of ceremony
6:00-7:00pm Soup to ground, reflections, return to accommodations
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Retreat Prices
The total cost of this ayahuasca ceremony is of $100 and includes only the ceremony and post-ceremony soup. It does not include accommodation in Mindo or transport to and from Mindo or ceremony location, though we will provide all necessary details.
We are also happy to recommend accommodations in Mindo.
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What to expect from this ayahuasca ceremony / what not to expect
This ceremony is part of a 5-day retreat that we host. We like to open up spaces for people that may not have the time to commit to an entire retreat.
The daytime ceremony is a special opportunity to connect with nature, especially when surrounded with such a lush natural environment like the one found in Mindo Valley.
Though we will be in the tropical cloudforest during the day, we will be in an outdoor space (with a roof) so if it starts to rain, it can get chilly. Be prepared and take warm clothes.
Expect simplicity, honesty and a home environment where everything is done with loving intention.
How to reserve a spot at the daytime ayahuasca ceremony - Mindo Valley?
- Fill out a questionnaire so we know more about your health and medications. This is for your own safety.
- 50% deposit + fees. Payment options include Paypal, EU bank transfer, Zelle, Western Union, or cash (no fees!)
- We do not accept minors, you must be over 18+
- The deposit is only reimbursed if the retreat is cancelled.
- *A minimum of 4 participants is required to carry out the retreat. If this number isn’t reached, we will return your money or apply it to a future retreat (your choice).
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Location - 2hr drive from Quito
The retreat takes place at a private home belonging to close friends. They also work with medicine and have generously opened their space for these ceremonies.
The property is surrounded by nature and offers spectacular views of the lush Mindo cloudforest.
Upon reservation, you will receive detailed directions on how to get to the ceremony.
Private ayahuasca retreats or ceremonies for small groups
If you wish to organize a private retreat outside of the available dates, please get in touch.
You would need to organize a minimum of 4 participants ($150 per person, so $600 total) and give us at least 1-2 weeks notice in order to prepare.
This may be interesting to family groups, women’s groups, friends groups that wish to have a more exclusive retreat.
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Pre-Ayahuasca Diet
If you’d like to follow a cleansing protocol, here’s what we recommend in general (section 1) and then more specifically leading up to the retreat (section 2):
Section 1: General guidelines
– avoid excessive alcohol and weed (pure CBD is fine)- avoid pork
– eat organic plant-based whole foods as much as possible
– limit refined sugar and flour
– practice intermittent fasting
1 week before the ceremony (or more, if you can) reduce and, if possible, completely remove:
- Sex of all types (including masturbation)
- Alcohol
- Cannabis
- Recreational drugs of any kind, especially synthetic DMT or other psychoactive substances
- Avoid opiates and other drugs
- Medications (antibiotics, injections, pills, vitamins, supplements, etc.)
- Avoid drinks with stimulants (such as coffee, black tea, green tea, yerba mate, etc.), chocolate, chili, soft drinks, dairy, fried foods, canned foods, red meat and pork
- Eat as many healthy, fresh, organic greens and fruit as you want!
- Stay well hydrated
Two days before, reduce salt, sugar and spicy foods as much as possible, if not completely. Also avoid fermented foods.
Diet the day of the ayahuasca ceremony: Eat a hearty breakfast and then try to fast the rest of the day, eating only fruit, teas, water. Bananas are a great way to stay full, but ideally you come to the ceremony a bit hungry, on an empty stomach.
What to Pack for Ayahuasca Retreat
For the ayahuasca ceremony:
- Warm and comfortable clothing for the ayahuasca ceremony.
- Warm socks
- Other general items:
- Comfortable shoes and sandals, if you have them for after the temazcal
- Sun protection, hat, sunglasses
- Toothbrush and toothpaste
- Fruit or snacks
If you are traveling light and don’t have one or more of the above items, let us know and we will do our best to find something you can use.
