Ayahuasca night in Costa Rica

This is the place for your Ayahausca journey! Mar and her sacred space is the exact place to go to experience the exploration and transformation of your soul. It’s difficult to put into words my experience while journeying in this little piece of heaven on earth with Mar as my guide. Her profile says she’s been doing this work for 8 years, but I was shown she is an ancient shaman who has been guiding souls for centuries! Mar is wise and kind with a true anointing from heaven. She is the person you want by your side while embarking on this most important adventure. The space is fully surrounded by the jungle and the accommodations are rustic and natural in all the most perfect ways, you experience the jungle and it’s inhabitants fully embracing you as you lie in the comfortable bed reflecting on all that the medicine reveals to you. This retreat is everything you want and need to explore your soul to find your purpose and passion, while cradled by nature and Divine Feminine Shamanic Power. Secure your spot now,
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I had a most amazing experience with Mar. The place is so cool and cozy. She is welcoming and deeply insightful. The encounter with her was amazing and we had a great time after the ceremony as well. I also had a ceremony with her teacher and that was awesome as well. She is surrounded by beautiful people and she is super spiritual and goddess like. I would go back to her definitely. Very very highly recommended.

My Ayahuasca session with Mar was truly life-changing. Her retreat is set deep in the jungle — a serene, mystical place where nature and spirit flow together. From the moment you arrive, you can feel the peaceful energy that surrounds everything.

During the ceremony, Mar held the space with incredible strength and care, allowing everyone to connect safely and deeply with the medicine. I’ve joined other retreats before, but my experience with Mar was on an entirely different level. The visions and insights I received were profound and transformative.

After the ceremony, we all lay down in the yard, gazing up at the endless sky filled with stars — it was pure magic.
If you’re looking for a safe and authentic place for your Ayahuasca journey, this is the one.

I couldn't have chosen a better guide and setting for my first ceremony. After researching Aya and looking at different retreats I found Mar and, although I was a bit nervous going forward with it, I felt I made the right decision after my first video call with her. Mar was curious about me, my challenges, my intentions and provided me with helpful information that helped me feel more at ease going into this journey. Her ceremony space and the surrounding land is beautiful, and meeting her in person further confirmed I made the right choice. I would've said initially that I went into ceremony with no expectations; however, afterwards I recognized I had hopes of having a certain kind of experience. Although I didn't quite have the experience I was maybe expecting/anticipating, what I noticed in the week afterwards is an incredible shift in how I am feeling physically and emotionally (for the better). The changes I've noticed have been absolutely remarkable, and so now I only wish I could've stayed longer to participate in more ceremonies to see what else could've come up. I would love to come back to Puerto Viejo in the future and work with Mar again, and I can't recommend her enough to take you on this journey!

Before the retreat, I had spent time researching many places and guides, learning about their treatment methods, values, and philosophies. Ultimately, I chose Mar because of the instant connection I felt during our video interview. As a multicultural, neurodivergent person living with ADHD, it was crucial for me to find someone who could truly understand and guide me—not just through the ceremonies, but through the whole emotional and spiritual journey.

It wasn’t instant, though. In the beginning, there were challenges—moments of hesitation, doubt, and difficulty trusting not only Mar but also myself. Surrendering to the unknown, to the healing forces at play, felt nearly impossible. I’m naturally skeptical (and apparently pretty stubborn), so letting go was a process. But after my first ceremony, I began to understand that it was okay to have boundaries—and also okay to test and transcend them. Breaking down inner walls is part of the work, especially for someone like me.

Mar is a super*natural guide—yes, pun intended—and she holds her role with deep care, precision, and presence. Her situational awareness was uncanny. In my first two Ayahuasca ceremonies, I was confronted intensely by my shadow self—especially the layers shaped by my ADHD. Everything became a trigger: thoughts, sounds, smells, touch, even Mar’s presence. My body and mind went into panic mode. I was too overwhelmed to articulate what I needed, but somehow, Mar sensed it. She held space for me—quietly, patiently—and that space became my sanctuary.

Those two ceremonies were deeply challenging, but also transformational. Grandmother Ayahuasca showed me tools for survival—how to acknowledge and accept who I am, how to see possibility beyond struggle. I’ll be forever grateful for those foundations, even if they were born from discomfort.

The third and final ceremony was lighter. I had learned from the first two how to manage my body, which finally allowed me to open other doors—mental, emotional, and spiritual. I even discovered that I could ask Grandmother Ayahuasca to be more gentle or quieter. That changed everything. The more you open up to communication—with your guides, with the medicine—the more tools and options you uncover.

I learned that it’s okay to ask for space, whether from Mar (haha) or from the medicine itself. In my case, Ayahuasca’s presence often manifested as a loud, buzzing perimeter of energy, even guiding things like preventing me from drinking tap water. It was intense. But learning to communicate my needs—to the healing forces and to myself—was part of the healing.

Each Ayahuasca ceremony had a clear focus and purpose in retrospect. The first helped me "see"—to witness the realms at work and begin accepting my chaotic mental state. The second taught me how to survive and self-regulate under immense stress. The third helped me learn to trust myself—my body, my inner voice—even when others might not understand. Of course, the body isn’t always right either (confusing, I know!). But the point is, I began to truly listen. I became less of a skeptic and more in tune with the spiritual layers of life. Each ceremony lifted a burden and helped me rebuild from a new place—with more self-love, awareness, and connection to the greater universal energies.

If you're considering this work, I strongly recommend staying longer. Give yourself time to ground, to integrate, and to develop healthier habits. It’s said that forming a new habit takes about 14 days—so allow yourself at least that much to begin becoming the version of yourself you respect and love.

So much love and gratitude to Mar—wild, one-with-nature, fiercely compassionate—and to the incredible healing environment and community she’s cultivated. I feel so fortunate to have met so many beautiful souls. Some of them now feel like family. (Disclaimer: her amazing friends and community may not come as part of the package deal, but the longer you stay with Mar and her daughter Magdalena, the more likely you’ll get to meet these legends too!)