San Pedro Retreats

A 30-minute call with our gentle team is the first step in your journey

We invite you to experience our San Pedro Retreats Ananda Lodge; they are the new paradigm of plant medicine care. Focused on purposeful preparation, somatic guidance, and the power of intimacy to illuminate your wisdom within, San Pedro Retreats are experiences like none other.
We invite you to transform in our sacred space, where we provide:

8 days of reflection and peace ​

3 San Pedro Ceremonies in our beautiful temple

Intimacy and Safety with 8 or fewer participants

Community Spaces to engage and connect​

Tranquil Pool, nearby beaches, a private jungle sanctuary​

Private rooms with ocean-views and king-size beds​

Starting at $4,995

Upcoming San Pedro Retreats:

Early Bird Discount: Enjoy 10% off when you book San Pedro Retreats at least 6 weeks out

Why Choose San Pedro?

San Pedro is known as the “medicine of the heart,” opening pathways to unconditional love and compassion. San Pedro, also known as Huachuma (Echinopsis pachanoi), is a sacred plant medicine that has been used for over 3,000 years in the Andes mountains. This powerful cactus contains mescaline, a natural psychoactive compound that facilitates deep healing, spiritual connection, and personal transformation. San Pedro Retreats can bring:

  • Emotional Healing: Releases trauma, grief, and emotional blockages stored in the heart
  • Spiritual Connection: Opens channels to higher consciousness and divine love
  • Self-Discovery: Provides clarity on life purpose and authentic self-expression
  • Heart Opening: Dissolves barriers to love, compassion, and forgiveness
  • Nature Connection: Deepens relationship with Mother Earth and natural world
  • Integration Support: Assistance integrating your San Pedro retreat’s lessons into your daily life
  • Energetic Clearing: Removes stagnant energy and restores natural flow
A cactus growing at a San pedro retreat in front of a natural tree filled setting.

“Improvement in mental well-being and its ability to overcome alcoholism render mescaline potentially beneficial in clinical settings.” 

We do everything in our power to ensure our San Pedro retreats improve your mental wellbeing. 

San Pedro Retreats are not just single experiences—they're a commitment to healing, growth, and transformation. At Ananda Lodge, we provide comprehensive preparation and integration support to ensure your journey is safe, meaningful, and lasting.

For more information about San Pedro Retreats:

Your Journey Towards Transformation

Join us in a private sanctuary over-looking the Pacific Ocean for an 8 day, San Pedro retreat designed for your safety with our trauma-informed principles

This one-of-a kind experience blends sacred plant medicine, somatic healing, and community in a space rooted in family, safety, trust, and care.

Together, we will experience the connection of the heart, mind, and spirit through San Pedro retreats. 

Day 1: Group welcome, orientation, and grounding
  • 2:30 PM Airport Shuttle pick up from Liberia Airport
  • 4:00 PM Arrive at Ananda for your San Pedro Retreats
  • 4:30 PM Welcome refreshments
  • 5:00 PM Group welcome, orientation, and grounding
  • 6:30 PM Dinner
  • FASTING
  • 8:00 AM Ceremony Open
  • 1:00 PM Fruit Offering
  • 5:30 PM Ceremony Close
  • 6:30 PM Dinner
  • 8:30 AM Breakfast
  • 10:00 AM Group Integration
  • 12:30 PM Lunch
  • 1:30 PM Rest, Healing Services, or 1:1 consultations
  • 5:00 PM Gentle Yoga (Optional)
  • 6:00 PM Dinner
    • FASTING
    • 8:00 AM Ceremony Open
    • 1:00 PM Fruit Offering
    • 5:30 PM Ceremony Close
    • 6:30 PM Dinner
    • 7:00 PM Fire (weather dependent)
    • 7:30 AM Morning Beach (optional)
    • 8:30 AM Breakfast
    • 10:00 AM Group Integration
    • 12:30 PM Lunch
    • 1:30 PM Rest, Healing Services, or 1:1 consultations
    • 5:00 PM Gentle Yoga (Optional)
    • 6:00 PM Dinner
    • FASTING
    • 8:00 AM Ceremony Open
    • 1:00 PM Fruit Offering
    • 5:30 PM Ceremony Close
    • 6:30 PM Dinner
    • 7:00 PM Fire (weather dependent)
    • 8:30 AM Breakfast
    • 10:00 AM Group Integration
    • 12:30 PM Lunch
    • 1:30 PM Rest, Healing Services, or 1:1 consultations
    • 4:30 PM Beach Sunset (Optional)
    • 6:00 PM Dinner Celebration
    • 7:00 PM Closing Fire Circle
    • 8:30 AM Breakfast
    • 9:15 AM Group Closing Circle
    • 11:00 AM Depart form your San Pedro Retreats
    A cactus growing at a San pedro retreat in front of a natural tree filled setting.
    A point of view show from a person walking a san pedro retreat path.

    "I felt extremely safe at all times and taken care of in such a different way that I have NEVER felt before. Kimberly really cares about this work/healing and everyone who passes through."

    -Jasmine, January 2025

    Are San Pedro Retreats Calling You?

    There are many kinds of plant medicine retreats, but we believe San Pedro retreats deserve your heavy consideration. San Pedro is the plant medicine for you if you:

    Cactus sprouting out of the ground in preparation for a san pedro retreat.

    You should not work with San Pedro if you experience any of the following:

    Medical Conditions:
    San Pedro Retreats are likely not for you if you:
    • Have serious heart conditions or high blood pressure
    • Are pregnant or breastfeeding
    • Have severe liver or kidney disease
    • Suffer from bipolar disorder or schizophrenia
    • Have active psychosis or severe mental health conditions

    These are not hard contraindications for San Pedro retreats. Please speak to our team about it if you are on these medications.

    • Are taking MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors)
    • Use SSRIs or other antidepressants
    • Are on blood pressure medications
    • Take heart medications or blood thinners
    • Use any psychiatric medications
    San Pedro Retreats are likely not for you if you:
    • Are not committed to integration work
    • Seek quick fixes rather than deep healing
    • Are in active addiction to substances
    • Have unresolved severe trauma without therapeutic support
    • Are not prepared for profound life changes
    Woman pouring San Pedro plant medicine during a ceremony inside the Costa Rican Maloca during san pedro retreats.

    Book a 30-minute discovery call with our team. Explore the emotional bounty San Pedro Retreats can bring.

    What Happens at a San Pedro Ceremony?

    Our San Pedro ceremonies are led by dedicated Huachumeros with years of apprenticeship experience. During San Pedro retreats, three San Pedro ceremonies are paced over 8 days for optimal integration; this allows time between ceremonies allows nervous system regulation and processing. Each ceremony: 

    "If you are considering a retreat to explore your spirit, heal from past traumas or just reset your life… Ananda Lodge is the place to start."

    ~ Jay W, December 2024 Guest


    YOUR GUIDES

    Nikki

    Nikki grew up just outside Toronto, Canada and currently lives nestled amongst the Andes in the Sacred Valley of Peru. As a teacher dedicated to working with people with special needs and at-risk youth, she has devoted her life to being a support to others. Coming from a background of addiction and depression, she was called to Peru in 2018 to start working with her teachers Bernard Kashagen and Chase Moore for a deep dive into her healing.

    Wanting others to experience the grace of the medicine as she has, she offers a safe space of presence and love, weaving in various mind, body, and energetic practices. She is a balance of grit and softness, embodying permission for each guest to explore their unique experience with the medicine.

    Chase Moore

    Chase Moore, a Tennessee native, is an experienced Huachumero trained in the indigenous San Pedro medicine tradition by his long time teacher, Bernhard Karshagen. He’s a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and has been teaching for over a decade.

    Chase has dedicated over 8 years to working exclusively with the master plant of San Pedro. He has completed extensive diets with San Pedro and has also held diets for others wanting to deepen and strengthen their connection with the medicine. In 2019 Chase and his wife Anna founded their healing collective, The Spirit Cooperative, focused on providing intimately curated retreats in the Sacred Valley of Peru.

    Chase approaches his work with humble reverence, always aiming to be compassionately attuned to each guest and how to support them to receive exactly what they need. San Pedro Ceremonies with Chase are always limited to a small number of participants to ensure personal, one-on-one time with each person.

    Space is limited — Book a call now

    Book a 30-minute discovery call with our team to begin your journey. Our San Pedro retreat fill quickly.