Location icon Libélula Retreat Center, Libélula Healing Center, Esperanza, Esperanza, Turrubares, CR, 11605
Up to 12 in group
Apr 8 - 9, 2026
About this Retreat
Originally from Argentina, Fito has walked the medicine path from a young age, guided by lived experience, travel, and a deep listening to life’s unseen currents. Leaving home at twenty-one, he spent many years travelling through Brazil, often living simply and working on the road, gradually being drawn into relationship with sacred medicines.
A profound life-changing event marked a turning point, leading him into deeper study with the medicines in Brazil and later in the Amazon, where he lived and learned alongside different Indigenous tribes. His path eventually carried him to Peru, where he connected deeply with Huachuma and the spirit of the Condor, spending over a decade in the Sacred Valley holding ceremonies, living in community, and weaving medicine work into daily life.
Fito’s journey has included powerful spiritual initiations & deep inner transformation. With the guidance of trusted teachers, these experiences were gradually grounded into disciplined practice, purification, and humility, shaping a steady and embodied way of working with the medicines.
He later trained with Shipibo teachers and continued his path with the Huni Kuin, supporting ceremonies with quiet presence, care, and respect for lineage. For Fito, the medicines are teachers rather than experiences, and ceremony is a living relationship rooted in responsibility and devotion.
At Libélula, Fito brings the wisdom of a long and deeply lived path, offering grounded support within ceremony and holding the space with integrity, warmth, and reverence.
Kene is the co‑founder of Libélula and a long‑time walker of the ceremonial path. His work is rooted in lived experience, humility, and deep respect for Indigenous wisdom. Through plant medicine, meditation, and embodied practices, Kene supports others in reconnecting with themselves and remembering their innate capacity to heal.
Mikhail is a ceremonial practitioner and highly skilled bodyworker with advanced academic training in the human body. His work integrates Indigenous wisdom, somatic intelligence, and deep respect for the body as a gateway to healing and self‑remembrance.
Viiktoria is a ceremonial practitioner and nutritionist whose work bridges Indigenous traditions, embodied healing, and nutritional support. Her approach is rooted in lived experience, deep listening, and respect for the body as an intelligent system.
Maisie is the co‑founder of Libélula, a lifelong lover of nature, creativity, and sustainable living. Her work is rooted in connection — to the land, the body, and the wisdom of plants. She is deeply devoted to creating spaces of safety, beauty, and nourishment where authentic transformation can unfold.
Details of this retreat
Huni Kuin Ceremony at Libélula
The Sanctuary Return is a short, powerful retreat held in the rainforest mountains of Costa Rica at Libélula Retreat Center.
This journey is designed for guests who feel called to work with sacred medicines in a safe, supportive setting, but who may not have the time (or desire) for a longer immersion.
It is a focused container: one night of ceremony, intentional preparation, and spacious integration, all held with warmth, care, professionalism, and love
Our ceremonies are guided by Huni Kuin medicine carriers (Txanãs / Pajes) from the Yuba Nawa village and held within living Indigenous tradition, where prayer and song are the foundation supporting the work.
The Yuba Nawa village differentiate from other villages in that the Txanãs have been trained by their grandmother, the community Maje - which is A-typical for tribes that are mostly trained by the masculine.
Because of this the Txanãs bring a unique feel with the feminine force being strong with them.
In this lineage, the medicines are approached as intelligent, relational forces that respond to humility, intention, and respect.
Throughout ceremony, you may hear a phrase spoken or sung repeatedly:
Eskawata Kayaway, Kayaway Kiki
Often translated as: “Constant transformation through love.”
This is offered as a prayer and reminder of the spirit in which the work is held: healing unfolds through patience, trust, and right pacing, not pressure.
Huni Kuin Ayahuasca Ceremony
At Libélula, ayahuasca ceremonies are approached with humility, responsibility, and deep respect for the Indigenous traditions from which this medicine comes.
Ayahuasca is a traditional Amazonian plant preparation made from the Banisteriopsis caapi vine and companion plants. For generations, it has been used by Indigenous peoples as a tool for healing, insight, and restoring right relationship with self, community, nature, and spirit.
Our ceremonies are guided by Huni Kuin (Kaxinawá) medicine carriers within a living ceremonial lineage. Prayer, song (ícaros), and intentional structure form the foundation of the night. The medicine is never offered casually or as spectacle. It is held within a respectful, prayerful container designed to support safety, integration, and personal responsibility.
What to Expect
Each ceremony begins with an opening circle and intention setting. As night falls, the ceremonial space is opened in prayer. The first serving of ayahuasca is offered gently, and traditional songs are sung throughout the night to guide and protect the process.
Experiences vary widely. Some participants report emotional release, insight, clarity, or a deep sense of connection. Others encounter challenging material, physical purging, or periods of stillness and reflection. There is no “right” experience, and no expectation of intensity.
Support is present throughout the night. Our team provides trauma-aware care, clear boundaries, and optional one-to-one support where needed. Consent and autonomy are central: participation is always voluntary, and guests are free to decline additional servings.
Preparation & Safety
Ayahuasca is a powerful medicine and is not suitable for everyone. A thorough medical screening process is required before participation. Certain medications (including many antidepressants), medical conditions, and psychiatric histories may be contraindicated.
Guests receive detailed preparation guidance, including dietary recommendations, lifestyle adjustments, and integration support before and after the retreat.
We do not promise healing, enlightenment, or guaranteed outcomes. Ayahuasca can illuminate patterns, emotions, and areas of growth, but lasting change depends on integration and personal responsibility.
Integration & Aftercare
Integration is an essential part of the process. Time for rest, reflection, and structured sharing is built into the retreat schedule. Guests are encouraged to allow insights to unfold gradually and to avoid making major life decisions immediately following ceremony.
The intention at Libélula is not to chase intensity, but to create a safe and grounded environment where whatever arises can be met with care, presence, and respect.
If you feel called to work with this medicine, we welcome your inquiry and encourage you to ask questions so you can make an informed and conscious decisiare not entertainment, they are a form of medicine: protection, cleansing, guidance, joy, strength. Prayer and song create a field. The nervous system and heart recognise it with the prayers bringing a lot of uplifted & beautiful feelings to those who hear them.
We’ll close the day with songs and prayers which is a beautiful way to seal what’s been opened with vibration, gratitude, and presence.
What’s included:
One Grandmother ceremonies held by the Huni Kuin lineage
Prayer, ícaros and ceremonial music throughout the night
Opening intention circle and guided preparation
Organic breakfast prepared on the land (food as medicine)
Optional spa and body-based therapies (bolt-ons), such as:
massage / bodywork
red light therapy
sauna
cold plunge
Bodywork treatments, kambo and spa treatments are bolt on options for an additional investment.
Kambo treatments will take place towards the end of each ceremony.
This retreat is not designed to chase intensity.
It is designed to support real, grounded transformation through safety, pacing, and integration.
The Schedule
This is a sample schedule. Timing and flow may adjust slightly depending on group needs and ceremonial guidance.
Arrival & Opening
12:00–2:00pm | Arrival, Welcome Buffet & Tea
Guests arrive into the sanctuary and are welcomed with grounding tea and a light buffet. This is a slow arrival designed to help you settle after travel.
3:00–6:00pm | Opening Circle, Orientation & Intentions
We gather in the maloca to meet one another, open the retreat container, and guide you through intention-setting.
The intention setting's aim is to bring clarity about what you’re coming for, and creating a simple inner orientation that will guide your weekend.
6:00–8:00pm | Free Time & Preparation
An opportunity to deepen into your intention, explore the space & get to know your fellow retreat guests before the first ceremony.
8:00pm | Grandmother Ceremony
The space is opened in prayer and held through the night with ícaros and live ceremonial music.
Experiences with Grandmother vary widely. Some guests feel deep calm, clarity, connection, or emotional release. Others experience cleansing, purging, or the surfacing of difficult material.
Whatever arises is approached as part of the healing process. The retreat is held with strong support, clear boundaries, and trauma-aware pacing.
Closing & Departure
7:00am | Breakfast
A gentle breakfast and time to ground.
8:00am–1:00pm | Rest, Sleep & Integration
1:00–2:00pm | Departures
A note on support & holding
Retreat work can open a full spectrum: deep peace and connection, emotional release, insight, and sometimes challenging internal material.
At Libélula, this is held with care. We take seriously the responsibility of creating a safe space for transformation. Guests are never pushed toward intensity, and consent is central throughout.
We look forward to welcome you to our home for The Sanctuary Return :) Read Less
Schedule
Each day of our retreat structure is different but typically you will experience;
Rising with a morning ritual of yoga, movement, breathwork & heart connection
Morning activities which may be ceremonial or workshop based
Spa treatments
Rest & integration
Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Evening or daytime ceremonies depending on the retreat schedule
Last Chance
A preparation course valued at $109 is included with the retreat at no extra cost
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