Discover the transformative potential of psilocybin in a heart-centered ceremonial container. Over 6 intentional days, you’ll experience three uniquely designed ceremonies—including our signature 5am sunrise journey with extended sound healing—while learning to integrate this sacred work into your everyday life.
Sacred Ceremonies
Trauma-Informed CARE
Luxury Accommodations
Integration & Embodiment Practices
You may have heard stories about Psilocybin—the profound insights, the healing potential, the life-changing experiences. Perhaps you’ve been curious for a while, or maybe you’ve explored with it before, in a recreational context and are ready to deepen your practice.
What if the how matters just as much as the what?
At Ananda Lodge, we believe that ceremony, intention, and proper preparation create the conditions for true transformation. This isn’t about intensity or escape—it’s about coming home to yourself with the support of skilled facilitators, a trauma-informed approach, and a community of fellow seekers.
| Retreat | When You Can Join Us |
|---|---|
| Discover the Medicine: A Psilocybin Immersion Where Science Meets Sacred - January | 1769385600 26th January 2026 — 31st January 2026 |
| Discover the Medicine: A Psilocybin Immersion Where Science Meets Sacred - April | 1775088000 2nd April 2026 — 7th April 2026 |
You sense there’s a different way to approach this sacred mushroom, one that honors both ancient wisdom and your modern life.
Maybe you've read the research. Maybe you've felt the limitations of traditional approaches to healing and growth. You're drawn to plant medicine not for recreation, but because something in you recognizes its potential for genuine transformation.
You've heard the language around ceremony and intention, but you want to experience it firsthand. You're curious about how proper preparation, skilled facilitation, and trauma-informed support create safety for deep inner work. You sense that how the medicine is held matters.
You know that lasting change doesn't happen in a single moment—it happens through consistent practice and embodied integration. You're looking for practical tools and ongoing support to help you carry the wisdom of these experiences into your daily life.
You're seeking an opportunity to go deep with the medicine in an intimate setting (max 8 guests) where you are fully supported, seen, and empowered throughout.
While most retreats offer evening ceremonies, we’ve discovered something profound about working with psilocybin at sunrise. In those early morning hours, your brain naturally exists in theta and alpha states—the same states that facilitate deep healing and transformation.
You’ll journey with the medicine as the sun rises, your nervous system naturally attuned to the rhythms of nature. Following your journey, we offer a carefully crafted 2-hour sound healing experience designed to support integration at the cellular level.
This combination of optimal timing, nervous system awareness, and vibrational medicine creates a uniquely powerful healing container.
Each of our three psilocybin ceremonies serves a distinct purpose in your healing journey:
Trauma-informed care is not a 'check the box' process at Ananda—it's a way of being woven into our entire Continuity of CARE process. Our entire team is trained in somatic, trauma-informed plant medicine facilitation and integration, ensuring your ability to go deep with the medicine in a safe environment.
We maintain a maximum of 8 participants per retreat. This isn't about scaling—it's about creating genuine intimacy and ensuring every person receives the individual attention they deserve. In our ocean-view suites, surrounded by the natural beauty of Costa Rica, you'll find the perfect balance of privacy and community, structure and spaciousness.
Psilocybin is a naturally occurring compound found in certain mushrooms and has been used for centuries as a tool for healing, insight, and connection. In a guided ceremonial setting, it helps soften internal defenses, bring forward what needs attention, and create space for emotional release and clarity. Many people describe the experience as reconnecting with their true self—seeing patterns more clearly, feeling deeply supported, and accessing a level of awareness that’s difficult to reach in everyday life.
Scientifically, psilocybin interacts with serotonin receptors to temporarily quiet rigid brain patterns and open pathways for neuroplasticity. This allows the mind to explore new perspectives, reduce depressive rumination, and loosen long-held stress responses. With proper preparation and integration, psilocybin becomes a powerful catalyst for lasting change—helping you reset your nervous system, form healthier patterns, and embody the insights that arise during ceremony.
Ceremonial cacao is a gentle heart-opening plant medicine traditionally used to cultivate presence, connection, and emotional softness. Rather than creating a psychedelic experience, cacao helps you drop into your body, settle your nervous system, and open to a sense of warmth and grounded connection—both with yourself and the group. It’s an ideal medicine for beginning a retreat, inviting you to slow down and arrive fully in the space.
Cacao’s effects come from its natural compounds: theobromine for gentle alertness and circulation, anandamide and PEA for mood elevation, and magnesium to support relaxation. These elements work together to enhance openness, creativity, and emotional clarity. In ceremony, cacao acts as a supportive ally—helping you connect with your intention, release subtle tensions, and prepare your heart for the deeper work ahead.
Group shares • Somatic workshops • Beach excursions • Sound bath • Gentle yoga • Gourmet chef-prepared meals • Optional healing sessions
Your journey begins long before you arrive and continues for months after you leave.
At Ananda Lodge, we don't believe in one-off experiences. We believe in building relationships and threads of continuity that support your ongoing healing journey. Your CARE team member will be with you from preparation through integration, ensuring you feel seen, heard, and supported every step of the way.
This comprehensive 6-day immersion represents a profound investment in your transformation.
$3,995
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*Available when you book 45 days out
We’ll answer all your questions and help you determine if this retreat is right for you
Co-Founder & Trauma-Informed Facilitator
Kimberly brings over 15 years of experience in wellness, coaching, and working with plants. After experiencing corporate burnout, she turned to ancient healing traditions and plant medicine for soul reconnection and transformation. She has dedicated her life to being of service to the plants through her studies in the Shipibo-Konibo lineage and through founding Ananda Lodge. She's a trauma-informed plant medicine coach and integration specialist, certified sound healing therapist, and clinical herbalist in training.
Sacred Space Holder & Energy Worker
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.
Executive Coach & Integration Specialist
After a 20+ year career as a 2X Chief People Officer in Silicon Valley, Laura now focuses on supporting women transitioning from burnout to heart-centered fulfillment. When injury and burnout forced her to re-examine life, she became certified in breathwork, sound healing, and Reiki I & II. Laura runs RISE Consulting focused on empowering female leaders through holistic healing modalities.
Have questions about Psilocybin? We’re here to support your journey with education and transparency.
Psilocybin is a naturally occurring compound found in certain mushroom species. It has been used for thousands of years in indigenous healing ceremonies and is now being recognized by modern research for its potential to facilitate deep psychological healing and spiritual insight.
Absolutely. Our retreat is designed to support both first-time participants and those with previous plant medicine experience. We provide extensive preparation, trauma-informed facilitation, and individualized dosage consultations to ensure you feel safe and supported throughout your journey.
While we recognize safety is unique to each individual, creating an environment of safety is our top priority. We maintain a maximum group size of 8 for personalized attention, provide comprehensive medical screening, offer trauma-informed facilitation by experienced guides, and include preparation and integration support. Our intimate setting allows us to be attentive to each participant's needs throughout the experience.
Each ceremony is unique and personal. You may experience heightened awareness, emotional release, visual imagery, deep introspection, and profound insights. Our experienced guides hold space throughout, and the 5AM sunrise ceremony includes a 2-hour sound healing journey to support your experience. Effects typically last 4-6 hours.
Over six intentional days, you’ll move through three deeply guided psilocybin ceremonies—each designed to expand your emotional capacity, clear long-held patterns, and reconnect you to your inner intelligence.
✦ Only 8 Spaces Per Retreat
✦ $3995 ($3,595 Early Hummingbird Special)
✦ Payment Plans Available
✦ First 4 Guests Receive 2nd Floor Suites
✦ 2:1 Facilitator-to-Guest Ratio
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