4 Days • 3 Nights • 2 Ceremonies
2025/6 Weekends
$1,295 Shared | $1,595 Private
Alumni Rate: returning guests receive 10% off immersion price
Experience
4 Days / 3 Nights2 Shipibo-led Ceremonies
2 Ayahuasca CeremoniesGuided by Shipibo Maestra Orfelinda with sacred icaros
Ocean-View AccommodationsSingle king bed suite or shared room with private balcony
All Gourmet MealsAyahuasca-friendly cuisine prepared by private chef
1:1 Maestra ConsultaPersonal healing consultation with Orfelinda
1:1 Somatic SessionIndividual session with trauma-informed CARE specialist
Group Integration CirclesFacilitated sharing and processing with your cohort
First 4 registrants receive:
| Retreat | When You Can Join Us |
|---|---|
| Build Upon Your Foundation: Shipibo Ayahuasca Intensive for Alumni & Experienced Sitters | November 28-December 1, 2025 | 1764288000 28th November 2025 — 1st December 2025 |
| Build Upon Your Foundation: Shipibo Ayahuasca Intensive for Alumni & Experienced Sitters | February 13-16, 2026 | 1770940800 13th February 2026 — 16th February 2026 |
| Build Upon Your Foundation: Shipibo Ayahuasca Intensive for Alumni & Experienced Sitters - May | 1780012800 29th May 2026 — 1st June 2026 |
You're not a beginner. You've sat with the medicine and now you're ready to go deeper. This weekend is designed for those who want to advance their relationship with Ayahuasca and experience the profound healing power of the Shipibo tradition.
You've been to larger retreat centers with 15-60 people and felt lost in the crowd. Here, with only 10 participants maximum, you'll receive genuine one-on-one time with Maestra Orfelinda and a 2:1 ratio of CARE team to guests.
You want more than just ceremony. You want to break bread with your Maestra, receive personal consultations, and be held in an intimate container where every detail of your healing matters. This is a fully immersive experience unlike any other.
Perhaps you've worked with other facilitators or traditions, but never experienced the ancient wisdom and powerful icaros of a Shipibo Maestra. This is your opportunity to connect with one of the world's most respected healing lineages.
Safety matters to you. You want facilitators who understand how to hold space with compassion, attunement, and deep respect for your nervous system. Our team is trained in trauma-informed somatic facilitation.
You understand that healing doesn't end when ceremony does. This weekend gives you spacious time for rest, reflection, one-on-one sessions, and the integration support needed to embody your experience before returning home.
A focused journey with two powerful ceremonies over four consecutive days. This structure provides a beautiful balance of concentrated work and essential rest. Deep support before, during, and after.
The medicine work begins immediately. You'll be welcomed into sacred space and drink Ayahuasca for the first time this weekend, guided by Maestra Orfelinda's powerful icaros.
Today you deepen. Your personal consulta with the Maestra allows her to understand your unique healing journey and tailor the second ceremony to your needs.
Integration day. Time to rest, process, and receive personalized somatic support to help you embody the wisdom from your ceremonies.
Leave feeling held, transformed, and equipped with tools to continue your integration journey at home.
Choosing the right retreat center is an important step in the healing process that should not be overlooked.
Most retreat centers host 15-60 people per retreat. At Ananda Lodge, we limit our weekends to just 10 participants. This means Maestra Orfelinda can spend genuine quality time with each person—not just during ceremony, but throughout meals, consultations, and informal moments. You're not a number. You're seen, known, and cared for.
In most centers, you only see the medicine carrier during ceremony. Here, Maestra Orfelinda is with you throughout your entire stay—sharing meals, offering individual consultations, and building a relationship with you. This immersive approach allows for deeper healing and more personalized care.
With 5 experienced team members supporting 10 guests, you receive unprecedented levels of attention. Our trauma-informed CARE specialists are available for one-on-one sessions, integration support, and compassionate presence whenever you need it.
Maestra Orfelinda (Bawan Kater) comes from Pullcalpa, Peru and has dedicated decades to plant medicine dietas. She carries the ancient wisdom of the Shipibo-Conibo people, known worldwide as some of the most powerful healers. Her icaros (sacred healing songs) are medicine themselves.
Our entire team is trained in trauma-informed somatic facilitation. We understand how the nervous system processes plant medicine experiences and how to support you through activation, release, and integration with compassion and attunement.
Perched on the mountainside with sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean and jungle, Ananda Lodge offers a level of comfort rarely found in plant medicine spaces. Private chef-prepared meals, ocean-view suites, and thoughtful design details create an environment of safety and beauty.
Shipibo Master Healer from Pullcalpa, Peru
Ananda Lodge is honored to welcome master healer Orfelinda from Pullcalpa, Peru. Her name in Shipibo is Bawan Kater. Orfelinda is a gentle and loving maestra who began drinking ayahuasca at age 20.
Orfelinda chose the path of a healer as that was the path of her grandfather. As a young child she watched him cure many sick people in their village and became very drawn to the plants and to the medicine. At the age of 10 she told her grandfather she wanted to be a master healer. He told her the path was not easy and that in order to follow this path she would need to do many years of plant medicine dietas.
Orfelinda has completed many year-long dietas to become a master healer. She is known for her deep medicine songs, her compassionate and loving spirit, and for her reverence to the plants and ayahuasca medicine. She is excited to join us at Ananda Lodge to share her medicine traditions and wisdom.
Somatic CARE Support | Co-Founder
As the founder of Ananda Lodge, Kimberly continues to walk the path of humble service. She's a somatic, trauma-informed plant medicine coach, certified sound healing therapist, and herbalist in training. With deep reverence for indigenous wisdom, she provides one-to-one coaching and support throughout your journey.
"Kimberly is incredibly insightful and thoughtful. She is astute, knowledgeable, compassionate, articulate and holds space in just the ways needed."
Trauma-Informed Movement Specialist
An indigenous healer who has worked as a trauma-informed movement specialist, using her abilities to channel and intuit the body's needs. Combining movement-healing skills with ancestral medicine practices and channeling, Sami has offered trauma-informed consulting on movie sets and has been a featured speaker for the Plant Spirit Summit.
Co-Founder Imago Community
Passionate student of the mystery and ancestral technologies of healing. With foundation in ceremonial path of work with plant sacraments, Sanken is walking a new ancestral way with the guidance of his teachers. Carrying two degrees in psychology and fascinated by decolonization and reprogramming of human consciousness, he adds a subtle academic approach to support the growth and sustainable transformation..
Trauma-Informed Integration Guide
An advocate of sacred plant medicines, an energy worker, a creator of sacred containers, and a holder of safe spaces. Rachael is a trauma-informed plant medicine coach and integration guide who helps to create a safe space for guests to explore their intentions and ways in which to support the body in preparation for deep medicine work.
Co-Founder & Retired Firefighter Paramedic
As a retired Firefighter Paramedic, Jason brings a compassionate understanding of how trauma can accumulate in the body. He embodies a sense of calm strength with his presence in and out of ceremony, balancing the sacred feminine with the divine masculine. Jason is experienced in both group ceremonial plant medicine settings and is an avid surfer, lover of the ocean, and nature-enthusiast.
At Ananda Lodge, we operate with the highest level of integrity when serving medicine. The ayahuasca brew for our retreats is prepared with sacred reverence and prayer, using only the vine (Banisteriopsis caapi) and chacruna leaves (Psychotria viridis)—nothing else added.
The power of the icaros: Following many years of intense diets in the jungle, Shipibo healers are known as some of the most highly skilled energetic surgeons in the world. Through the singing of their icaros (sacred healing songs), the curandera channels their connection with the medicine and plant and animal spirits to heal traumatic imprints and energetic blockages. Through their singing, they guide the medicine to extract illness, repair the spirit, and harmonize the energy body.
The Shipibo-Conibo are indigenous people who originate from the Peruvian Amazon. Formerly two groups (Shipibo and Conibo), they eventually merged to become one tribe—now known as some of the most powerful healers in the world. They are the third-largest indigenous group in the Peruvian Amazon, comprising 36,000 people across more than 150 communities.
The Shipibo Tribe is deeply rooted in their spiritual beliefs of healing with plants and their reverence for plant and animal spirits. They gain their healing powers and wisdom directly from the plants. Evident through their icaros (healing songs) and traditional textiles (kenes), the Shipibo believe in the concept of an all-encompassing reality of oneness. The kene plays a crucial role in bringing these concepts into tangible, physical form—often evident in the visuals experienced during ceremony.
Through their work with energy, they can cure a wide range of ailments, from physical to psycho-spiritual. The Shipibo follow a very specific progression of healing work that ensures the utmost safety, protection, and deepest access to removing trauma burdens and emotional imprints.
This weekend immersion is specifically designed for **Level 2 participants**—those who have worked with Ayahuasca before and want to deepen their medicine journey. If you're completely new to Ayahuasca, we recommend starting with our 8-day immersion which provides more extensive preparation and support for first-timers.
If you've had **1-2 previous Ayahuasca experiences**, you're welcome to join this weekend. During your journey consultation, we'll discuss your past experiences and ensure this retreat is the right fit for where you are in your journey.
The weekend format offers **2 ceremonies instead of 3**, and is more condensed. It's perfect for experienced medicine workers who want to deepen their practice but can't take a full week off. The 8-day immersion provides more spacious time for preparation and integration and includes an additional ceremony.
Yes. Ayahuasca interacts with certain medications (**especially SSRIs, MAOIs, and some heart medications**) and is not suitable for people with certain medical conditions. During your journey consultation and intake process, we'll review your complete health history to ensure your safety.
Everything except airfare to Costa Rica and ground transportation. Your investment includes all accommodations, all meals, **2 Ayahuasca ceremonies**, 1:1 sessions with both the Maestra and CARE team, group integration circles, pre-retreat preparation call, and post-retreat integration call. Group shuttle transportation from Liberia Airport can be purchased separately during registration.
We fly into **Liberia International Airport (LIR)** in Costa Rica. Group shuttle transportation can be purchased during registration. The shuttle departs LIR at **12:30 PM on Friday** for a 2:00 PM check-in at Ananda Lodge. On departure day (Monday), the shuttle leaves Ananda at 11:00 AM. We recommend booking flights for **3:00 PM or later**, or arranging a personal shuttle service if you need earlier departure. Full travel details will be provided after booking.
We understand that life happens. Our cancellation policy will be shared during your journey consultation and outlined in your booking agreement. We recommend purchasing **travel insurance** to protect your investment.
Join us for a weekend immersion with Shipibo Maestra Orfelinda and our trauma-informed CARE team. With a maximum of 10 participants, these immersions are designed to provide personalized attention and deep focus.
Book your complimentary journey consultation today to discuss your intentions and ensure this retreat is the right fit for your healing journey.
