Colombia Retreat 2025

Sacred Ceremony in Psychedelic Therapy

(Applications are now open)

An experiential Ayahuasca & Yopo Retreat for Healthcare Providers.

Location: Sasaima, Colombia (Meeting point Bogotá)

We are excited to offer a new retreat in Colombia, which will once again focus on bringing together practitioners entering the field of psychedelic assisted therapy and deepen their experience of sacred ceremony. Our focus lies in integrating ancestral techniques into contemporary psychotherapeutic approaches and exploring how psychedelic medicines can help unlock our innate spiritual capacity, natural healing intelligence, and various energetic gifts.

About the Sacred Ceremony in Psychedelic Therapy (Colombia Retreat)

Join us for this special experiential retreat that takes us to the beauty of Colombian mountains for sacred Ayahuasca ceremony (3 in total) led by Indigenous Pijao Curandera Xochi Bucuru, Canadian Curandera and Somatic Experience Practitioner Cvita Mamic, and Colombian-American Curandero and Physician, Dr. Joe Tafur. Additionally, the retreat includes a one-day Yopo ceremony led by Jose Bravo (trained in the Sikuani lineage) and daily yoga and mindfulness with Cesar Ladino at a beautiful retreat location, the Jardín del Agua. In addition to one-on-one personal consultations and guidance offered by the ceremonialists, physiotherapist Lizeth Garcia will offer massages/physiotherapy. You will also be supported by a team of Modern Spirit helpers.

Ceremonialists:

Dr. Joe Tafur is a U.S.-trained MD and dedicated integrative medicine activist with over 20 years of experience in Amazonian plant medicine as an Ayahuasquero within the Shipibo curanderismo tradition.

Xochi Bucuru Botache is a Colombian traditional healer, educator in the areas of health and human development, cultural manager, promoter of indigenous community projects. 

Cvita Mamic is a Canadian healer, Somatic Experience Practitioner, visionary artist and co-founder of Nihue Rao Centro Espiritual Ayahuasca Healing Center in Peru.

This retreat will be offered in two groups. Please, register accordingly:

Registration Group A: August 9-18, 2025 

Registration Group B: August 23 - September 1, 2025.

For answers to frequently asked questions, see our FAQ page or read some testimonials. If you have any further quesions, please reach out via email to Admin@modernspirit.org

About the Location
The retreat will be held at Jardín del Agua, a beautiful center surrounded by nature in Sasaima. The property is abundant with plant life, water, and waterfalls. Rooms are shared (typically 2 people per room) with a private bathroom for each room. You can see photos and videos of the retreat location on their Instagram: Jardín del Agua.

Cost
Cost is $3500 per participant. This includes lodging at the retreat center, one night in a hotel in the Bogotá area, bus travel to and from the retreat center in Sasaima, nourishing meals, all ceremonies, a personal consultation, classes, and a physical therapy session during the retreat.  Participants will need to arrange their own travel to arrive and depart from Bogotá, Colombia, where the retreat will begin and end. 

Some pictures from previous retreats:

What past participants are saying:

  • “I believe a retreat like this, an experience like this, is meant to help address the vicarious trauma and moral injury of healthcare professionals in the United States; especially being far away from day to day life, together with other physicians, healthcare professionals and a supportive staff. This creates the ideal set, setting and container to help heal us from within, find "connection", a "sense of community", "togetherness", "feeling "whole" again and feeling "plugged in". It restores the desire to reconnect with community, family, and our patients as we rediscover (self)love and the appreciation for all living creatures, which improves our collective quality of life.”

    -Dr. Rixt Luikenaar (Colombia retreat)

  • I am forever grateful for the healing medicine of Ayahuasca, the Colombian land, sacred plant teachings, curanderos and profound metamorphosis I experienced. I was able to release deeply rooted and heavy energy that was been with me my whole life. It was not easy, but I was able to be held and supported in a manner that allowed such a release and cleanse. It was purely divine and transformative. I left Colombia with an open heart and new sense of being. I am filled with joy, grace, creativity and a love that cannot be explained but only felt with my heart and soul. Forever grateful to be part of the Church of the Eagle & Condor and such a beautiful community. Thank you to the Creator for my life. Thank you Dr. Joe, Cvita, Xochi and to Kewal for making magic happen on this Earth and in my life. Abundant Blessings to you and yours. Always. A'Ho.

    Tawny Margaret Gamboa (Colombia retreat)

  • I had an absolutely transformative experience in a serene and supportive environment. The guides were incredibly knowledgeable and compassionate, creating a safe space for deep healing. The integration process was invaluable, helping me turn insights into lasting change. Every aspect exceeded my expectations, and I couldn't be more grateful!

    Jyoti Nadhani (Colombia retreat)

  • This retreat provided a safe space to work out some tough issues that had been causing me suffering for most of my life. It inspired me to make changes in my attitude at work that I predict will help me be more effective and more supportive of others. I was surrounded by kindness during my journeys.

    Katja (Colombia retreat)

  • “The retreat was so much more than just a chance to sit with plant medicine, it was a deep immersion into the local culture, their traditions and beliefs, and a simpler way of living. This created a depth to the week that I don’t think we would have gotten elsewhere.”

    -Rachael O’Donnell, LCSW (Colombia retreat)

  • A wonderful experience in every sense - the wide ranging ceremonies (sweat lodge, multiple ayahuasca, and yopo), the setting, the shamans, and the kind and accommodating staff at the retreat facility - all top notch. I gained a lot of critical perspectives and insights!

    Brian L (Colombia retreat)

  • This is on my list of top experiences in life and looking forward to repeat next year.

    Marcela Bonancio (Colombia retreat)