Sacred Renewal: 6 Day New Year's Kambo and Ayahuasca Immersion in Playa Grande, Costa Rica

Sacred Renewal: step into 2027 clear, light, and certain of where you are going
The annual renewal for people who work with medicine

You already work with medicine, breathwork, fasting, or ceremony. You know your body as a practice. And you know the feeling that arrives near the end of every year: the weight has built up, the focus has scattered, and something needs to clear.

This is not rescue. It is maintenance, done deliberately and done well. Once a year, you clear what the year left behind, then sit in ceremony deeper than your last, and leave with a direction you can name.

You might recognize

Heaviness built up over the year
Scattered focus and a foggy mind
Energy that has gone still
Tired in a way rest has not touched
A practice that has gone flat
The familiar sense of "I need to clear"

Purge, rest, receive. Then weave what comes next.

This immersion is built around a precise sequence. Kambo opens and clears. Ayahuasca receives and reorients. Integration grounds what shifted into language, intention, and a direction you can carry home. Four movements, held as one arc.

Nervous System Reset. Somatic, trauma-informed facilitation helps the nervous system settle out of a year of bracing. When the body is no longer carrying the weight, it has room to rest.
Physical Cleanse. Three Kambo ceremonies in the traditional initiation series clear the heaviness the year has left in the body. Fresh juicing and clean meals support the cleanse throughout.
Emotional Release. What is carried emotionally is carried somatically. As the body releases, the emotional field follows. Ayahuasca ceremony and integration move what has been layering the spirit, so what is underneath can surface and lead.
Vision and Re-Weaving. A clear mind thinks differently than a clouded one. The final day names what was released and articulates, with intention and witnesses, what you are choosing to grow. The word has power when it is spoken from a clean place.

Kambo: three ceremonies

Kambo is offered in the traditional three-session initiation series across the first four days. Each session builds on what the previous one opened. The active phase is short and physical, followed by deep rest. Three sessions in close succession is how the medicine is traditionally initiated: what the first session loosens, the series completes.

Ayahuasca, Ceremony One: the Yawanawá lineage

The first ayahuasca ceremony is held in the traditional way of the Yawanawá, carried by the songs and prayers of the lineage. What Kambo has cleared, the ceremony receives and works with at depth.

Ayahuasca, Ceremony Two: The Offering

The final ceremony is held through the night into sunrise, across the four gates. Together the circle weaves a collective offering, guided by the teachings and cosmovision of our elders, and sustains a shared prayer until dawn. The last of the year's weight is surrendered, and what grows in its place is woven by intention.

Rapeh circle

A shared circle with sacred tobacco, held as both a grounding and an opening, connecting the group to the medicine lineage.

Safety: a clear protocol, stated plainly

Kambo and ayahuasca ask a lot of the body. You should know exactly how we hold that before you arrive, and you should ask us hard questions. We welcome them.

Every guest is screened personally by Emma, our Guest Experience Director, through a health and psychological intake form, a medication review, and a Sacred Journey call. Where a medication needs to change, that happens only under your own doctor's direction. Enrollment is confirmed after review, never before. If anything in your history is uncertain, we will tell you honestly in intake. A no is part of the care.

This is for you if

You already work with medicine or a serious body practice, you are physically healthy, and you want a deliberate, annual clearing followed by deeper ceremony and a clear direction for the year.

This is not the right fit if

You have a heart condition; a history of stroke, aneurysm, or blood clots; very low blood pressure; epilepsy; are pregnant or breastfeeding; or have had recent surgery. You are in acute mental health crisis, or taking medications that do not combine with ayahuasca (reviewed in intake). You are seeking treatment for a medical condition.

From guests who have sat in ceremony here

"I can't say enough about the care, compassion, and thoughtfulness that Emma, Michal, and Kimberly bring to every part of the retreat, from preparation through the retreat itself and into integration afterward. Nothing feels generic or rushed. I felt safe, seen, and genuinely cared for throughout the entire experience." Kim, October 2026

"What makes Ananda stand out is their small group sizes and the amount of integration and care they put into your experience, even before you arrive and after you return home." Omeed, Ayahuasca

"Going to a different country on your own can be a challenging and overwhelming experience for anyone. With this retreat, I felt so comfortable and honored to be a part of it. They made me feel like I belonged and was part of the family for years." Scott, Toronto, Canada, Ayahuasca

"It feels like you're in the rainforest but with a view of the bay and incredible sunsets right from your terrace or the pool. The chefs make you forget you're on a dieta with how much flavor they cook with." Jorge Espinosa, Ayahuasca

Begin with a conversation

The Sacred Journey call is not a sales conversation. It is an honest assessment for both of us: that this immersion is the right container for what you are carrying, and that you are ready for what it asks.

Reserve your call: a complimentary Sacred Journey consultation.
Feel the fit: we listen, answer everything, and never pressure.
Hold your place: twelve guests. Registration closes January 4, 2027.

Enrollment is based on readiness, confirmed through the intake process. Not everyone is ready for this combination. That is precisely the point.