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Discover the Medicine: A Psilocybin Immersion where Science meets Sacred

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952F+X29 Provincia de Guanacaste, Santa Cruz, Costa Rica
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Up to 8 in group
Date
Apr 2 - 7, 2026

Retreat Highlights

  • Join us for an intimate 6 Day/5 Night healing experience with the sacred medicines of Cacao and Psilocybin. Experience safety and transformation in eco sustainable luxury. Explore healing with plants, movement, and art therapy all included in this immersive experience.
  • Limited to 8: this immersion offers:
  • Luxury king bed accommodations with ocean views
  • 4 sacred medicine ceremonies (3 Psilocybin + 1 Cacao)
  • Individualized care
  • Private chef gourmet meals
  • Live Music celebration
  • Integrative art therapy class
  • Daily transformational workshops
  • Breathwork and movement
  • Beach walks
  • Group Sound Journey
  • Intimate sharing circles
  • Pre-retreat preparation, individual sessions onsite, post-retreat integration
  • Additional healing services available onsite

About this Retreat

Details of this retreat

ARE YOU SOMEONE WHO...
Is curious about psilocybin in a sacred ceremonial context—not as recreation, but as a spiritual practice?
Maybe you've worked with other plant medicines. Maybe you've explored psychedelics recreationally but sense there's something deeper calling. Or perhaps this is your first time approaching plant medicine, and you want to do it right—in a container that honors both your readiness and the sacredness of the work.
Craves depth, intention, and proper guidance over casual experimentation?
You're not interested in "just trying mushrooms." You're curious about how the medicine is held—how ceremony, intention, and skilled facilitation can create a completely different experience than what you might encounter at a festival or on your own. You want to understand what sacred context actually means.
Seeks embodied integration and practical tools, not just a temporary experience?
Whether this is your first ceremony or your twentieth, you want more than a wild night. You want to learn how to bring the wisdom home. You're curious about the ceremonial path—approaching psilocybin as a partner in your growth, a teacher, a spiritual ally that requires reverence and relationship.




THE PERFECT TIMING FOR DEEPENING
Spring Emergence: April 2-7, 2026
Align with nature's season of renewal. As the earth awakens, you'll refine your relationship with plant medicine and emerge with practical tools for embodied living.
Limited to 8 Conscious Explorers
This intimate, co-ed experience welcomes both first-time ceremonial participants and experienced practitioners. What matters most is your intention—your readiness to approach the medicine with reverence, curiosity, and a desire for depth. You'll share space with fellow travelers who understand that how we hold the medicine matters as much as the medicine itself.




WHAT MAKES THIS EXPERIENCE UNLIKE ANYWHERE ELSE?
The Revolutionary 5AM Ceremony
While most retreats offer evening-only journeys, we harness the profound healing potential of dawn. You'll work with psilocybin as your brain naturally exists in optimal theta states—when you carry less mental clutter and can drop more easily into transformation. This unique timing, combined with a meticulously crafted 2-hour sound healing experience, creates a container for healing found nowhere else.
Three Distinct Ceremonial Approaches
This isn't three versions of the same experience. Each ceremony serves a specific purpose in your journey—whether you're building your first relationship with psilocybin or deepening an existing one:


Ceremony 1: Gentle nervous system calibration and trust-building (perfect for first-timers or those new to ceremonial context)
Ceremony 2: The signature dawn journey with extended sound healing (where sacred timing meets optimal brain states)
Ceremony 3: Lemon Tek technique with live medicine musicians for communal integration (deepening connection and completion)

Trauma-Informed, Somatic-First Facilitation
We meet you exactly where you are. Every ceremony includes individual dosage consultations that honor both your experience level and your nervous system's needs. Whether this is your first ceremony or you've sat many times, we work with your body's wisdom to find the right depth for you. This is refinement through embodiment, not intensity through overwhelm.
Intimate Luxury Meets Sacred Simplicity
Ocean-view suites. Farm-to-table cuisine. Maximum 8 participants. This isn't a crowded retreat center—it's a bespoke ceremonial immersion where you're truly seen and held.




YOUR 6-DAY CEREMONIAL JOURNEY
DAY 1 — Arrival & Opening
4:00pm Check-in to your ocean-view suite
5:00pm Group Orientation
6:00pm Farm-to-table Cuisine
7:00pm Heart-opening Cacao Ceremony
Settle into the container. Meet your fellow travelers. Open your heart.




DAY 2 — Building Trust (Ceremony 1)
8:00am Gentle Yoga & Breathwork
9:00am Breakfast
10:00am Playa Grande Beach
12:30pm Lunch
1:30pm Ceremony Preparation
2:30pm Private Dosage Consultation
6:00pm Ceremony 1: Building Nervous System Readiness & Trust
What This Ceremony Offers:
Your gentle introduction to ceremonial psilocybin work in this specific container. We begin with a carefully calibrated dose designed to help your nervous system build trust with the medicine, the facilitators, and the group.
This ceremony focuses on:


Establishing safety in your body
Beginning to recognize adaptive patterns
Opening to the wisdom of the plant ally
Building relationship with fellow travelers

What to Expect:
A supported journey that feels like learning the language of the medicine together. Facilitators remain close, offering somatic guidance as your body asks for it.




DAY 3 — Integration & Creative Expression
9:00am Breakfast
10:00am Group Integration
12:30pm Lunch
1:00pm Private Dosage Consultation
3:00pm Art Therapy at Kina Mira Suites
6:30pm Dinner
Process, digest, and give form to your experience through creative expression.




DAY 4 — The Dawn Difference (Ceremony 2)
5:00am Ceremony 2: Sunrise Journey with Extended Sound Healing
12:00pm Lunch
Afternoon Rest, Healing Services, Integration
4:30pm Beach Sunset
6:30pm Dinner
Why Dawn Matters:
Our signature ceremony begins at 5AM—when your brain naturally exists in optimal healing states. In those early morning hours, your mind carries less information from the day, allowing you to drop more easily into theta brainwave states essential for deep transformation.
The power of this timing:


Optimal brain wave state for healing
Co-regulation with nature's awakening
Silence as a doorway into the subtle
Enhanced receptivity to vibrational medicine

Silence & Sound as Catalysts:
You'll begin your journey with psilocybin as the sun rises and nature stirs awake. Sound frequencies will be meticulously introduced to synergistically support the medicine, guiding you into deeper release and transcendence. This 2-hour sonic journey is designed to harmonize your entire being.




DAY 5 — Microdosing Mastery & Community Healing (Ceremony 3)
8:00am Beach walk
9:30am Breakfast
10:30am Microdose Workshop
12:30pm Lunch
2:00pm Private Dosage Consultation
5:00pm Ceremony 3: Lemon Tek & Sacred Connection
The Lemon Tek Technique:
Our final ceremony uses the "Lemon Tek" preparation method—creating a more focused, intense experience ideal for deep processing and integration. You'll journey alongside your fellow travelers with live medicine musicians guiding the sonic landscape.
What to Expect:
This ceremony emphasizes connection—to yourself, to the group, to all the healing that's unfolded. The live music responds to the energy in the room, creating a dynamic, co-created healing experience.
Hape (Sacred Rapé):
Traditional Amazonian rapé (pronounced "ha-PAY") is available for those who feel called to this sacred cleansing medicine as an ally during ceremony.




DAY 6 — Closing & Embodiment
8:15am Group Closing Circle
9:15am Breakfast
11:00am Departure
Honor your journey. Anchor your integration. Carry the ceremonial path home.




WHAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR INVESTMENT
Sacred Ceremonies:


1 heart-opening cacao ceremony
3 uniquely designed psilocybin journeys
Exclusive 5AM sunrise ceremony with 2-hour sound healing
Traditional Amazonian hape (rapé) available

Embodiment & Integration:


Daily yoga and breathwork practices
Group integration circles
Microdose workshop for sustainable transformation
Individual dosage consultations before each ceremony
Somatic support and trauma-informed facilitation

Luxury Accommodations:


Ocean-view suite
All farm-to-table gourmet meals
Art therapy session at Kina Mira Suites
Beach excursions and healing time

Comprehensive Support:


Extensive pre-retreat preparation
Post-retreat integration guidance
Access to facilitators throughout your stay
Small group intimacy (maximum 8 participants)




INVESTMENT
Early Bird Registration
Save $400 when you register at least 45 days before program begins
Standard Registration: $3,995
Premium Suite Upgrade:
First 4 guests receive upgraded 2nd floor ocean-view suites
Payment Plans Available
Secure your space with 25% deposit and monthly payments leading up to your retreat




THIS RETREAT IS FOR YOU IF...
✓ You're curious about psilocybin but want to experience it in sacred ceremonial context, not recreationally
✓ You've used psychedelics before but want to understand how proper facilitation and container change the experience
✓ You've worked with other plant medicines and are ready to explore psilocybin with reverence
✓ You're completely new to plant medicine but feel called to approach it with intention and guidance
✓ You value depth and seek integration over just "tripping"
✓ You want to learn the difference between taking medicine and walking with medicine
✓ You're curious about how ceremony, timing, and sacred context enhance healing
✓ You seek community with other conscious explorers at various stages of the path




THIS RETREAT IS NOT FOR YOU IF...
✗ You're seeking high-dose breakthrough experiences or recreational intensity
✗ You're looking for a "quick fix" rather than sustainable practice
✗ You're not ready for somatic work and nervous system awareness
✗ You're not willing to approach the medicine with reverence and respect




THE INVITATION
You're curious about the ceremonial path. This is where it begins.
Whether you're approaching psilocybin for the first time or returning to deepen your practice, this retreat offers something different than what you'll find elsewhere—a sacred container where intention meets embodiment, where ancient wisdom meets trauma-informed care, and where the how matters as much as the what.
You don't need to be experienced. You need to be ready—ready to approach the medicine with reverence, curiosity, and an open heart.
This is not another trip. This is an introduction to walking with plant medicine as a spiritual practice.
The medicine doesn't end with the ceremony. This is where the relationship begins.



Ready to Deepen Your Practice?
Limited to 8 participants.

Schedule

PRE-RETREAT
Intake Discussion & Preparation
1:1 Somatic Preparation
Virtual Group Preparation

YOUR 6-DAY CEREMONIAL JOURNEY

DAY 1 — Arrival & Opening
4:00pm Check-in to your ocean-view suite
5:00pm Group Orientation
6:00pm Farm-to-table Cuisine
7:00pm Heart-opening Cacao Ceremony
Settle into the container. Meet your fellow travelers. Open your heart.

DAY 2 — Building Trust (Ceremony 1)
8:00am Gentle Yoga & Breathwork
9:00am Breakfast
10:00am Playa Grande Beach
12:30pm Lunch
1:30pm Ceremony Preparation
2:30pm Private Dosage Consultation
6:00pm Ceremony 1: Building Nervous System Readiness & Trust

DAY 3 — Integration & Creative Expression
9:00am Breakfast
10:00am Group Integration
12:30pm Lunch
1:00pm Private Dosage Consultation
3:00pm Art Therapy at Kina Mira Suites
6:30pm Dinner
Process, digest, and give form to your experience through creative expression.

DAY 4 — The Dawn Difference (Ceremony 2)
5:00am Ceremony 2: Sunrise Journey with Extended Sound Healing
12:00pm Lunch
Afternoon Rest, Healing Services, Integration
4:30pm Beach Sunset
6:30pm Dinner

DAY 5 — Microdosing Mastery & Community Healing (Ceremony 3)
8:00am Beach walk
9:30am Breakfast
10:30am Microdose Workshop
12:30pm Lunch
2:00pm Private Dosage Consultation
5:00pm Ceremony 3: Lemon Tek & Sacred Connection

DAY 6 — Closing & Embodiment
8:15am Group Closing Circle
9:15am Breakfast
11:00am Departure
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change

Getting Here

Location icon Ananda Lodge, 952F+X29 Provincia de Guanacaste, Santa Cruz, Costa Rica

Directions

Ananda Lodge's prime location offers easy access to and from key destinations:
- 1 hour to Liberia (LIR) Airport
- 30 minute drive to Tamarindo or 5 minutes by boat ride
- 40 minutes to Potrero
- 40 minutes to Marina Flamingo

Accommodation

Capturing a sweeping view of the property and the Pacific Ocean, our 8-room lodge is nothing but spectacular. With eco-sustainable construction and natural, local wood elements, the lodge is our primary housing for guests. Guests will each enjoy private ocean-view king bedroom accommodations with teak wood finishes, and an open-air shower. Guests enter their rooms through the back of the lodge, allowing for unobstructed views of the property and ocean from the oversized, private balconies. Each room is thoughtfully designed for luxury, sustainability, and ultimate relaxation.

Accommodation
Private Ocean View King Stay

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At Ananda Lodge Costa Rica, nestled in the natural beauty of Playa Grande, we offer a sanctuary where trauma-informed care meets ancestral wisdom. Our luxury accommodations provide comfort as you engage in transformative experiences guided by respected facilitators. We honor sacred plant medicines and integrate somatic practices, creating a safe, nurturing environment to support each individual's unique healing journey, allowing for deep restoration of body, mind, & spirit

Meals

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We feature local cuisine that is fresh and nutritious, as well as fresh baked breads and pizza from our artisanal oven. Vegan, vegetarian, allergies, and dietary restrictions welcomed.

What's Included

  • 6 Day | 5 Night Luxury All-Inclusive Experience
  • Ocean-view single, king bed accommodations
  • Private chef prepared meals
  • 4 sacred plant medicine ceremonies
  • Max 8 participants
  • Somatic trauma-informed care team
  • Live music
  • Art therapy class
  • Group sound healing journey
  • Yoga classes
  • Extensive preparation and integration included

What's Not Included

  • Airfare
  • Massage
  • 1on1 Sound Healing Sessions

Customer Reviews

4.98 out of 5.0 average rating

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Best decision of my life
I have been struggling with symptoms of CPTSD my entire life, I never knew what it felt like to feel a calm nervous system and was always nauseous requiring different meds to function. I decided to go on the women’s only retreat with a *hope* that I would feel just a little bit better. Each ceremony was incredibly powerful in its own way, and came along with some drastic self realizations. The facilitators provided the most respectful and loving support, and on the second ceremony had an intense body reaction that stemmed from my trauma (childhood sexual abuse). I realized I wasn’t nauseas but rather felt disgust all the time. Since my retreat has ended (meeting 2 months now) I have not been nauseated once, and when I came home I didn’t feel the need to use anything (meds, alcohol or cannabis) and have even lost my sugar addiction! The improvement I have felt and seen in my life truly can not be put into words. I feel so much lighter, clearer thinking, and I can hear my intuitive thoughts. I am forever thankful for this retreat and the facilitators and cannot wait to go back for another retreat to continue to level up my way of life. I wish everyone I know could attend Amanda Lodge and I know first hand the outcome is so powerful in such a positive way. I was able to feel a sense of pure joy that I’ve never felt before, and have so much gratitude for my healing. If you’re on the fence, please don’t hesitate! It is so worth it!!

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Best decision of my life
I have been struggling with symptoms of CPTSD my entire life, I never knew what it felt like to feel a calm nervous system and was always nauseous requiring different meds to function. I decided to go on the women’s only retreat with a *hope* that I would feel just a little bit better. Each ceremony was incredibly powerful in its own way, and came along with some drastic self realizations. The facilitators provided the most respectful and loving support, and on the second ceremony had an intense body reaction that stemmed from my trauma (childhood sexual abuse). I realized I wasn’t nauseas but rather felt disgust all the time. Since my retreat has ended (meeting 2 months now) I have not been nauseated once, and when I came home I didn’t feel the need to use anything (meds, alcohol or cannabis) and have even lost my sugar addiction! The improvement I have felt and seen in my life truly can not be put into words. I feel so much lighter, clearer thinking, and I can hear my intuitive thoughts. I am forever thankful for this retreat and the facilitators and cannot wait to go back for another retreat to continue to level up my way of life. I wish everyone I know could attend Amanda Lodge and I know first hand the outcome is so powerful in such a positive way. I was able to feel a sense of pure joy that I’ve never felt before, and have so much gratitude for my healing. If you’re on the fence, please don’t hesitate! It is so worth it!!

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Best decision of my life
I have been struggling with symptoms of CPTSD my entire life, I never knew what it felt like to feel a calm nervous system and was always nauseous requiring different meds to function. I decided to go on the women’s only retreat with a *hope* that I would feel just a little bit better. Each ceremony was incredibly powerful in its own way, and came along with some drastic self realizations. The facilitators provided the most respectful and loving support, and on the second ceremony had an intense body reaction that stemmed from my trauma (childhood sexual abuse). I realized I wasn’t nauseas but rather felt disgust all the time. Since my retreat has ended (meeting 2 months now) I have not been nauseated once, and when I came home I didn’t feel the need to use anything (meds, alcohol or cannabis) and have even lost my sugar addiction! The improvement I have felt and seen in my life truly can not be put into words. I feel so much lighter, clearer thinking, and I can hear my intuitive thoughts. I am forever thankful for this retreat and the facilitators and cannot wait to go back for another retreat to continue to level up my way of life. I wish everyone I know could attend Amanda Lodge and I know first hand the outcome is so powerful in such a positive way. I was able to feel a sense of pure joy that I’ve never felt before, and have so much gratitude for my healing. If you’re on the fence, please don’t hesitate! It is so worth it!!

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Life Changing - Skeptic to Believer
I found Ananda Retreat center on a late night doomscroll on my phone. I've participated in DBT, CBT, traditional treatments for depression and PTSD with a slew of pharmaceutical interventions since I was a teen diagnosed with depression.

I was INCREDIBLY skeptical about plant medicine but decided to take a shot after reading about Ananda's trauma informed care approach and integration.

I came hoping for a little relief from my PTSD symptoms and left with so much more. Kim is incredibly caring and mindful about her practice with plant medicine. She involves you and educates you on every step of the process. She is incredibly knowledgeable and cautious in her practice to make sure everything is in the best interest of her guests. I thought I was just going to take plant medicine but instead I was invited into an immersive healing process with an wonderful guide and healer.

My family thought I was crazy- when I returned home and they saw the glow and joy on my face they knew the experience was transformative. So thankful I found this amazing ministry of healing. Already planning my next visit to continue my healing work.

Accommodations were on par with a 5 star resort- amazing view, beautiful pool and peaceful and intentionally small. Food was nourishing and helped reset my body- massage over the rushing creek in the midst of a beautiful rainforest was also one of the memories I will cherish.

Thank you Kim and Jason for the gift of Ananda Lodge!!

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Safe, powerful, transformative
I am overwhelmed with deep gratitude for my experience at Ananda’s ayahuasca retreat. I found Ananda after significant research. Having sat with the medicine ten years prior, I knew for this next journey I needed to find a Shipibo-led ceremony and program that would offer ALL of the components I believe are critical for a safe, meaningful, and integrated experience. I was confident I’d made the right choice after my first exploratory call with Kimberly, but my stay and experience far surpassed my expectations.

Reflecting on the support and care everyone at Ananda provides brings me to (happy) tears. I actually did not know “trauma informed” could be more than a terminology. I did not know it was possible to feel so safe and emotionally held. Each team member adds so much empathy and wisdom in their own way that it’s genuinely restored my faith in humanity. Everyone at Ananda truly embodies the care philosophy and upholds extremely mindful communication and energetic hygiene.

Maestra Orfelinda and Tia Lucia guided our ceremonies with strength, protection, and love. I especially appreciate how available and accessible they were. We ate every meal with them and had the opportunity to sit one on one with them prior to each ceremony. This was an essential part of ensuring focused, individualized healing during ceremonies. For lack of a better word, Maestra’s icaros and healing capabilities are simply magical.

In addition to ceremonies, the program was perfectly planned with plenty of necessary down time, massages available, daily somatic yoga/movement, meditations, beach visits, and an art therapy class. Each day was special.

While the people were the most amazing part of this retreat, I would also like to relay how beautiful, peaceful, comfortable, and supportive the property is. Ananda is beautifully designed, and it is obvious how much thought and care went into each area of the resort. With ocean views from the eco-friendly suites, you are constantly enveloped by nature while still enjoying luxury comforts - bedding, towels, soaps, and small elegant touches throughout - that keep you feeling cozy and relaxed. The food is incredible - abundant and healthy. Each meal was an absolute delight, and it was so nice to sit and share meals with the whole team.

If you’re called to sit with ayahuasca share the concerns I had surrounding authenticity, environment, physical/spiritual/emotional safety, and integration: Ananda is the safe, respectful, authentic, and compassionate place to have a powerful shift.

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