Reviews

I did the 4 day psilocybin retreat.

I had an amazing time at Acsauhaya and couldn’t have asked for a better experience.

It was my first time trying anything like this. I have suffered with mild depression and anxiety for 10 years or so and despite having talking therapy for 4 years and trying other techniques like meditation and at points medication I have often felt uneasy in my body with a really strong negative internal chatter.

When I arrived at the house I immediately felt comfortable , seen and understood when I had my one to one meeting with Rene and cared for by the rest of the other team members, Maria, Lyzett and Robert.

Rene did a good job of giving enough information about that we might experience during the trip as my two trips were very different . The first was easy but the second was difficult but I was looked after by the team and felt safe and supported.

It’s only 3 days since the experience but I personally feel more present with less focus on the past or the future. I feel less judgemental of myself and others and have more love for all those around me.

I have also had tight hamstrings and shoulders for a number of years and that has improved!!

I don’t believe that Psilocybin is a one time fix.  I believe that it is a tool to help us to remove old patterns and I think the real work will come after the retreat. This is also something that the team discussed with us.

I believe that the team at Acsauhaya truly and genuinely care about their participants. They know their stuff and the knowledge shows.

The retreat I attended was  particularly special because I met some amazing people that I will call friends for life.

I would happily recommend Acsauhaya to anyone!

Kiran

UK

Last weekend, I had the profound opportunity to participate in an Ayahuasca retreat that spanned from Friday to Sunday. This retreat included two sessions, one on Friday and the other on Saturday. It was my second retreat at this location, having attended my first one a year ago. The sense of safety and comfort I felt during my initial visit drew me back, and once again, my experience exceeded all expectations.

From the moment I arrived, I was enveloped in a warm, familial atmosphere. The respect and care with which the medicine was handled were deeply reassuring. The facilitators created a space where I felt incredibly secure and supported, allowing me to fully immerse myself in the journey.

The retreat was a continuation of my previous experience, and it felt like picking up right where I left off. The insights and healing I received were profound, and I am certain that I will return once I have had the time to process all that I have experienced.

One of the highlights of the retreat was the live music performed by Francesca. Her enchanting harp music captivated all the participants, adding a magical dimension to the sessions. Her presence and talent were truly remarkable and greatly enhanced the overall experience.

Additionally, I found the new yurt to be very beautiful. It is slightly larger, providing an extra sense of security, especially when feeling unsteady on my feet.

In summary, this retreat was a deeply transformative experience. The combination of a nurturing environment, respectful handling of the medicine, and the beautiful live music made it an unforgettable journey. I am already looking forward to my next visit, knowing that this place holds a special space for my continued growth and healing.

Oliver

Germany

Hey Team (dream team, beautiful people), here’s my review.

Like I imagine most would feel participating in something so deeply vulnerable and novel, I felt nervous and perhaps on edge. However very soon through the team’s exceptionally professional care and guidance I felt tended to and at ease.

I had hours of one-on-one discussion time with the facilitators, group discussions were well structured and never rushed, and I had peace of mind and confidence in the process and structure of the ceremony before we began.

Magic happened inside that yurt. During the ceremony something about the way Joe, Anouk and Michael worked around each other felt like a refined dance. The experience was life changing.

I cant recommend Acsauhaya enough 💖💜✨

Nicholas
Australia

The place feels a bit like home, a safe and welcoming environment in which i’m able to completely surrender to to transformative power of the medicine.

These experiences can be very emotionally challenging, so its important to feel that you can trust the people who are facilitating your journey, to know that you’re being well cared for.

And after such a deep immersion, great food and the possibility to exchange with the always interesting and varied group of fellow travellers within.

It has been satisfying to feel layer after layer of psychic material being peeled back to reveal deep connections in my relationships and with the wider external world, and notice a growing openness to the unfolding of the present from moment to moment.

Highly recommended.
Chris
Austria

I have definitely been feeling the positive effects of my experience and I have been inspired to introduce new activities into my life and meet new people. I have been learning and starting to practise transcendental meditation, I have started a creative writing course, I have been given a part in a musical production, and I have joined my local athletics club (and have run personal best times for 5k and 10k since returning!).

Emotions have been coming up, but I’ve been able to easily manage them by noticing them, identifying them, and letting myself feel them until they (quickly) pass. This is very different to before, when I was consumed by them.

I feel more in tune with myself than I have in years and I am trusting my inner guidance to show me the way ahead. I feel like I am fully occupying my body now. I feel grounded and present and able to immerse myself in life, and I feel like I’m being authentic around other people. I also feel safe, which is huge for me.

One of the most profound changes is that my fierce inner critic has quietened and my mind is no longer judging me or attacking me. This has made a huge difference to my ability to enjoy life in the moment. I cannot quite explain how much easier and better life is now that I feel nurtured rather than attacked by myself. I keep feeling an immense sense of gratitude every time I am kind to myself or do something for my wellbeing, and I don’t remember ever having this before.

I have been journalling every evening so far this year and giving myself a score of 1-5 for how I’ve felt each day. Before the retreat, life was really hard and most days I scored myself as a 1 or a 2. Since the retreat, almost every day I have scored myself as a 4 or a 5, as I’ve been feeling so much better. I am confident that by continuing to nurture my connection with myself, this change will be a long-term one.

I have also been continuing to get lots of useful insights each day, and I’ve been writing these down to record them and remind myself of them regularly.

A huge thank you to Joe for guiding me in my journey. It was a beautiful, healing experience and I am so grateful to have felt safe enough to let go and succomb to it.

With thanks,

Melissa
UK

Dear Acsauhaya team,

Well, its nice to give some feedback here to you all. During the intention discussion with Barin Mane, the first sharing circle, and final sharing circle, I managed to only speak in total, about 2 sentences without becoming very, VERY emotional haha. I can report that a week later, I am very well. I still feel like some things are moving, and shifting and rearranging in a very deep way.

I have felt closed off for many, many years. Frozen. Blocked. Unable to form new romantic relationships, and struggling to maintain old relationships with friends and family. A lot of suffering. I tried some online therapy over the years, and have read every self help book I could find. But, I never really got beneath and behind the things that were keeping me locked and blocked so tight. I hoped going to this ayahuasca retreat would help me find some insight, move some things, help me find a more open and freer version of myself from the past.

The first ceremony, while pleasant, was uneventful for me. I did however, feel a softening (i think is the best way to describe it) in my body, towards the end of the first ceremony, but no break through. In the 2nd ceremony, after 3 drinks, I still felt very little other than frustration. At this point I was quite dejected and a bit hopeless that I would leave without any insight. In hindsight, I think I was like a bottle with a very VERY well fastned cork, I had an enormous build up of repressed emotion. This, coupled with a very strong ego (trying to control things always) – it’s no wonder it took so long for a breakthrough. Thanks to Barin Mane’s perseverance and kindness, and after one more drink from the ‘ Magic glass’ – I had what I can only describe as an enormous eruption of emotion from my body. A lifetime of emotion, it came wave after wave after wave. A lot of love, incredible remorse for taking the people in my life for granted, and for not really connecting with them. And then a long conversation about self forgiveness. I travelled over so much ground, with so many people and so much of my life in those hours, it’s hard to find the words. Suffice to say it was an incredible breakthrough, and the ego really did disappear for those hours which was such relief and gave me a chance to see the person I am beneath it again. As incredible as it was, I do feel like I have more work to do, and will certainly be back in 2023 to experience it once more. I am so much more hopeful about the future.

In terms of general feedback, the weekend was fantastic. A wonderfully welcoming environment, good food, comfortable beds. Barin Mane’s relaxed  yet professional guidance and good humour was fantastic throughout, and the guides were both so kind and helpful at every turn. It truly was a privilege to experience this personally, and with 8 perfect strangers from around the world. To hear the stories of those 8 people on that Sunday morning, to see their progress and tears, it really makes the heart soar. I hope you guys continue to do this great work for many years to come, I cannot think of anything more worthwhile and important, truly.

Thank You all, and I look forward to seeing you guys once again. In the meantime, the work and healing continues!

An interesting side effect has been, I have had a very heavy and unhealthy caffeine addiction for the past 25 years. I associate caffeine with being alert, in battle/defense mode, ready to fight with the world! I tried a few times in the past to quit, which caused awful headaches, and affected my vision, so I always quickly returned to my extra strong coffees!. After the ceremony, my desire and need to drink coffee was gone. I had zero withdrawal. I haven’t drank  coffee in ten days with no problem. Thankyou Mother Ayahuasca!

All the best for now.

Declan

Good afternoon,

I feel I have just landed today, the first 5 days I was tired, a bit depressed and confused, I have also been emotional, but today I feel great, I am more relaxed than I was before and I don’t have as much anger in me, also things that bothered me in the past don’t so much now. My sleep has improved also.

These are the things I’ve noticed straight away and I’m looking forward to seeing how the experience integrates in the future, I will work on this process in the coming months to see what certain things from my experience meant.

My second ceremony was very intense but I feel like this was needed for me to take away and work on certain emotions I have.

In summary I benefited from this and I’m glad I came, it was made better by having a good group and a fantastic team and shaman to work with, very patient with me and I felt safe so this was an important factor for me.

I feel my journey with this medicine is still not over so I will come back in the near future once I have integrated my recent experience.

Scott
Scotland

Dear Acsauhaya team,

thanks so much for being in touch. I had an absolutely wonderful time at the retreat! It was a deeply healing and transformative weekend for me, and I’m still processing everything and trying to integrate what I’ve learned and experienced – and I think I will be for some time to come.

I’m incredibly grateful for the kind and loving care I received from everyone, and of course for Barin Mane’s sensitive and gentle guidance throughout, all of which helped immensely with building trust in the process – something that was immensely important for me since I had to work through some difficulties and trauma.

You’re doing important work at Acsauhaya, and my visit with you was a truly profound experience in my life!

I hope to be back soon. :)

All the best,

Julia
Germany

Thank you all so much for the loving, nurturing and healing environment that you all provide at Acsauhaya. The environment there is so colorful, warm, rich, safe, peaceful, loving and in every way nurturing! Your love and care are so apparent, so real that, with the plant medicine, I find healing for places in myself where I had suffered since very early in my childhood. I had a true transformation! In years of traditional talk therapy, I have never experienced such a movement of strong healing as the plant medicine brought me. I am changed. I have more peace and freedom.

Throughout the retreat there were many steps in my movement to awareness. Each step built upon the previous one. I could see the movements as they happened but didn’t know where it was leading until finally, I had a powerful and emotional breakthrough. Since then, I see the transformation as it shows up in my reactions and feelings. I have a peace and acceptance that I didn’t have before. I’ve been reinforcing these changes with much journaling. This integration has continued to nourish my experience there.

Thank you all. I hope to see you again!

I send much love and gratitude to you all!

Robert
Austria

My Ayahuasca-experience was sublimely beautiful. I realized that we all already have everything we need. Our world is full of beauty, music and joy. Ayahuasca is everywhere in it.

My husband and I went to the retreat together. The shared experience has made us more attentive and receptive to each other’s needs. Our life together is now more fulfilled and peaceful.

The Acsauhaya-Team is knowledgeable and caring. There is thought and intention behind the process. You will be safe and taken care of.

All the best,

Jasmina
Germany

Dear lovely Acsauhaya team,

My first awake back at my temporary home was wired I had strong feeling that my last few days with you was just a dream and I would have difficulty to convince myself I wasn’t dreaming if not a few material things I brought from Netherland and my still not fully unpacked backpack in my room.

Since my return to UK I noticed a few changes in me, firstly, my mind is much more quiet, I’m feeling more present and grounded. Secondly, my fear toward people I felt before is less intense. To be honest I don’t think all this changes settled in me properly yet and I’m noticing something new everyday. I will probably need weeks to describe fully what really changed in me and how.

Once again I’m extremely grateful for your work and devotion in my healing process.

I wish you all the best!

With love,

Przemek
UK

Dear wonderful Acsauhaya-Team,

This was perhaps the most impactful weekend of my life! The experiences I made will stay with me and guide me through the rest of my time on earth in this form and maybe even the next. At least I pray it will be so.

My outlook on everything has changed. My relationship to my wife feels even more intimite and beautiful than before. I feel more connected to my kids but most of all I have learned to love myself. I hated myself for so long and now this giant weight has been lifted.

Thank you, thank you, thank you so very much!!!!

Please continue your great work!

Leo
Germany

Dear fellow beautiful souls,

Thank you for following up and sharing the music lists.

I am very grateful for the lifetime experience I had with you guys and all the other wonderful participants. I am spreading the word and recommending it to everyone I know.

I found out that I lost 3 kilograms during the retreat and my body continues to be content with much less food. I am also having very good sleep with vivid dreams that I can remember, which was not the case before. Each time I smell aqua de florida and close my eyes, it puts me in a deep state of pure blissfulness and transports me back to the yurt.

I still have one week of free days and I am using the time to connect with myself and prioritize the changes and I need to make in my life. I will definitely come back a second time, hopefully next year. I wish you all the best.

Thank you for being who you are and doing what you do.

With much love and respect.

Amro
Germany

Hello,

I am doing, i don’t really know what words to use. The retreat from last weekend changed my life in ways i can’t begin to describe. Ayahuasca healed, cleansed and expanded my consciousness in ways i believe not many thing could do. My heart also opened during the 2nd ceremony.

I feel one, i feel at peace, i feel magic, i feel emotional. I feel a deep longing to the feelings i experienced during the ceremonies. The state of being i was in, in combination with the music, i believe i have never felt so happy, loved and aware in my entire life.

The safety i felt at the farm house, surrounded by the loving people of the team and the other participants, was something i am truly grateful for. You guys and Mother Ayahuasca have a very special place in my heart.

Huge thank you for adding the Spotify playlist, as i have already added all the songs to my own Spotify account.

Also thank you for the integration toolkit as i find it very informative and useful!

If i hear Mother Ayahuasca’s call again, i will not hesitate to contact you!

Thank you!!!!

Anne
Belgium

Hello!

I’m really good, still, 3 days after I often notice ayahuasca doing her healing work on me during relaxation or when waking up in the mornings. I’d say I feel about 10 years younger, with some of the pains of aging (like in the knees or around some slipped discs) completely gone.

Thank you very much from my heart for the great service and opportunity you provide and the loving community you are the foundation of!

Ralf
Germany

Hello!

I wanted to thank you and to share a little bit about my experience at Acsahuaya. It was my first ayahuasca retreat ever. I immediately felt welcomed and safe, thanks to the kindness and thoughtfulness of everyone on the team, as well as the very clear explanations about the process — both on the phone prior to confirming my booking, and onsite when Shurandy walked us through what would happen during the ceremony.

Part of my intention was to learn to love myself more and to take better care of myself, and I have definitely noticed a change since I got back to day-to-day life. I haven’t had a sip of alcohol — my body just doesn’t crave it at all, even after a stressful day — and I have been more mindful of the way I spend my time and energy. Overall, I feel more grounded, calm, and connected to myself. In terms of integration, journaling has been extremely helpful. I have never managed to sustain a journaling practice in my adult life, but somehow it now feels natural, and even necessary.

All in all, this was one of the most mind-expanding experiences of my life, and I am grateful to the Acsahuaya team for creating such a magical place and opening it up to fellow humans looking for answers.

Thank you so much, and I will be back!

Anne-Laure
UK

Hi Guys,

How am I? Well…I feel fantastic. Really relaxed and happy and I feel like a lot of the anxiety I had before has vanished. I’m very grateful to you all for your kind care and wonderful warmth. I am keen to come back as soon as I can and am talking to my partner about us coming back together for the 5 day retreat.

Again, thank you so much. I think this is one of the best things I’ve ever done! It was a real pleasure to meet you all. Hope to see you again soon!

Much love,

Regina
UK

Dear all at Acsauhaya,

It has been interesting integrating the effects upon me of ayahuasca in my everyday life. There is no doubt I have felt considerably calmer, and far more tolerant of life’s stressors. This new sense of calm has been reflected in my treatment of those around me. Immediately after returning, matters that used to irritate me before simply did not. This effect has diminished to an extent over the following days, but I feel I have been left with an effective – and I hope permanent – filter, which, if I concentrate, permits me to catch and thereby avoid providing the negative responses I once used to fire off automatically in certain scenarios. This is on any view a wonderful and powerful tool.

In addition, when faced with difficulties in my work, instead of the stress I feel manifesting as anger and impatience, I have noticed an increased tendency for it to manifest as a need to cry – not much, just a little, and then it is gone.

I am of course now reading one of your recommended books on Ayahuasca. The brew has clearly captivated my imagination and I remain extremely curious about it and what it has done to me. I had two profound experiences with you: on my first afternoon I experienced two complete releases from my body, the second of which involved my experiencing a full death – which I only really understood to be such at the point in time of my subsequent rebirth into this body. This first session made me – I think understandably – anxious about going back to drink again the following afternoon, but the second session was simply beautiful: she was far gentler and more healing in nature than during my first, effectively mind blowing, session. Both experiences remain almost as vivid to me now as they were at the time I experienced them.

I am most grateful for having found you all, and for the environment in which you provide the medicine.

I found Shurandi to be extraordinarily supportive, honest, amusing and insightful. He struck me as exactly the sort of person with whom I could become close friends if the circumstances of our lives permitted it. I can imagine no better or more supportive guide than him. If (when) I drink ayahuasca again, I will do all I can to ensure I do so under his watchful and benign eye.

Thank you all so much for the weekend. I truly hope you keep doing what you doing – and Shurandi continues to provide ceremonies that are as welcoming and safe and mind-altering as those he provided for us – into the future. It seems to me you are all doing exactly what you ought to be doing with your lives right now, which is no doubt hugely fulfilling.

I look forward to seeing you all again soon. I suspect I will be in touch about a possible private retreat for myself and my partner. I very much hope we can organise this for when Shurandi is back on shamanic duty again!

Yours,

Iain
UK

Hi guys ❤️

I‘m really good. I feel a change in my mind, my reactions and especially my body. I am more aware of myself, feel more secure and I am just appreciating life.

Still a little confused about the messages I got in my journey but I‘m positive that I‘ll figure it out by time. I think a lot about new ideas to make a better life for me and how I get the best possible benefetis out of my experience and of course working on Integration. I feel like this is a new start in my life and I‘m so curios to see what life has to offer. There are a lot of situations where it feels like aya is still working in me and for that I am so thankful.

I really wanna thank you guys for the work You’re doing. It‘s so important and so life changing. I felt so loved and safe in your house and hands. Thank you for everything! Keep being amazing you all and doing this amazing work!! ❤️

I will come back for sure and hope to see all of you guys again

Much loveeee ❤️

Julia
Germany

You guys are amazing. The group was amazing. It’s hard to find words for the feeling of wholeness, being reconnected, being interconnected. It’s even harder to explain that this is a result of spending time with total strangers and letting ayahuasca do it’s beautiful work.

I am still kind of floating, a bliss-like feathery light feeling which I hope I can maintain or at least find ways to go back to it. I actually found already a way of returning to the feeling, as it goes with ups and downs, I just grab a bike and cycle trough nature. Enjoy the wind, the sun and the view, while listening to music, it’s great. Ayahuasca brought me closer to my emotions, which is a very powerful feeling.

I have nothing but warm memories to all of you. I can’t thank you enough.

Paul
Netherlands

Ah lovely lovely people,

Thank you again so so much for such a wonderful retreat last weekend. I am certain my life will not be the same as a result of the plant medicine, and meeting you all and the others on the retreat- these connections, and people’s openness, kindness and vulnerability, holding space for others, were also super important to this process for me and what makes this centre special.

Over the past week I have been thinking deeply about what I have learned, what messages I have received from the plants and am trusting the process. I have already started to see mama Aya and San Pedro’s healing powers in action.

I will plan to come to see you again and revisit the plants at the end of May. The strong feeling that I have more to learn, especially from mama Aya continues, and that it would be good to not wait too long.

Ffion
UK

I’m doing really well, feeling truly transformed in an astounding way. It goes deep and into everything I do or experience. I’m so grateful to everyone there. You facilitated my experience with so much love, kindness and hard work. Thank you🙏 I miss you all and hope that someday we’ll meet again. Meanwhile, I send love to each of you there. Your goodness shines🙏💕

I’ve not really landed… don’t have to yet. I’ve been in quiet spaces where I am able to be in the present and to be attentive to what moves in me. My integration proceeds with reflection, writing and learning the ways of my transformed self. It’s profound. This coming week I will begin seeing friends and acquaintances, i.e. landing. I know that I have to find a way to be my new self in old places and to deal with all the logistics of life. Life will be lived differently now and I know that there will be many changes and variations to be lived out. But I will live it more presently, as my true self.

I met Barin Mane briefly in January when my wife was concluding her retreat. I knew how good and deep her experience had been and I thanked him. His reply was, “It’s the medicine.” But I know that you all have given us, initially strangers to you, a gentle and loving place for the medicine to do its work and this supported and encouraged me. I thank you.🙏❤

Robert
Austria

Thank you for doing what you do with thoughtfulness, attention to detail, calm, compassion and caring 🙏

Thank you for preparing all those delicious meals too, for holding my hand, rolling me cigarettes and soothing my mind with your tender music and gentle voices. I am grateful 🙏

I had a very healing experience. In the second Ayahuasca Journey I was put in a comfortable, contemplative state of mind where I could face my problems and figure out how to sort them out. This was as a result of the right dose of Ayahuasca, the beautiful playlist, the lighting, the Agua De Florida and also the result of the gentleness, respect and experience of the team. You guys made me feel like a long lost sibling 🙏. I am grateful and surprised that Mother Ayahuasca is real. I feel she is still with me. I no longer feel alone in the barren universe.

Mother Ayahuasca showed me my life and I realized that I have a lot of work to do on my habits. I need to cultivate good habits of exercise, cold, meditation, breathing, hard work, reading, intermittent fasting and stenography. I want to cultivate these habits in order to achieve freedom. Freedom to face my issues. To make tough decisions. Freedom to plan for the future. Freedom from being vulnerable and dependent.

I am no longer scared of dying or of failing. I feel I can now focus on what really matters to my heart.

I need to become a kinder, stronger, better man that knows himself better and is wiser and more comfortable with his body and with reality. Only once I sort out myself, then I will be able to be a force of good in my close network. I will be able to make my mother’s life easier and be able to listen to my father more patiently and become more empathetic with my brother. Maybe someday in the future I will reach the maturity required to have a relationship or a family of my own, but for now I am going to hone and polish my habits.

I wanted to take some time and write to you in peace.

I told you about the ceremony when I realised who loves me. Among the relatives who loved me was my aunt who raised me. She called me two days after I arrived. The last time we spoke on the phone was probably half a year ago. That touched me very much.

Thank you for the playlists and for the everyday help.

I will continue to report to you and look forward to my next visit with you.

I wish you all the best, a Merry Christmas and a good start into the New Year.

Samia
Germany

My train just left in amsterdam, where i am sitting with my san pedro. I will not consume him.. haha.. but he will always remember me.. that nothing is impossible and what i really am.

i had a wonderful time in Texel. just like the last day and night in Amsterdam. all this people from everywhere.. was exciting and fascinating and i never lost my peace. i dont feel the need to search for myself anymore, because i can see myself in anybody and everything. that fills my heart with an indiscribable joy and words cannot express how thankful i am. i feel no more boundaries for my mind and will work on not setting any. i dont want to avoid feelings anymore but truly surrender to it. i just tried out an hour ago and it felt great :) i know now what it truly means and i cant wait to see whats coming for me.

Ayahuasca has heald me deeply and really showed me what is. what a wonderful gift she gave me. i’ll never forget. What Ayahuasca showed me.. San Pedro just let me try out everything. what a incredible powerful medicine this is. im still feel speechless a bit about what he let me expirience. San pedro really fixed my inner strenght and showed me that there are really no boarders for my mind. i can see my way now so clear. this feels amaaaaaaziiiing.

a few weeks ago i started to visit the buddhist temple near my city. i want to continue on that path and explore my mind and my environment everyday a new. i feel so great and happy :)

i wanna thank you all from the bottom of my heart. again words cannot discribe how thankful i am. i will never forget you and always include you to my prayers. what a beautiful and important work you all do.

thank you thank you thank you ❤️

Corina
Switzerland

I just wanted to say how incredebly thankful I am for the time we all spent together. Everyone was showing love and respect to each other and the weekend was full of meaningful and great conversations. The ceremonies were life changing. You made me feel safe, so i could completely let go and have the most beautiful experience in my life ever.

Peace and Love

Leon
Germany

I wanted to let you know that I had an AMAZING experience with you at the retreat. Ayahuasca changed the way I think about myself, acceptance & self love and San Pedro changed the way I think about EVERYTHING. This experience truly changed me in the best way possible. It was absolutely amazing. I felt safe from the second I arrived. The food was delicious, participants and the team, the whole experience was in one word – WOW!

I know it wouldn’t have this effect if I went somewhere else. You guys are professionals and everyone I speak to about the experience wants to have one as well with you.

Thank you for the experience I went as one person and came back as another, exactly what I needed.

Oren
Isreal

The five day psychedelic retreat was one of the most profound experiences of my life. It’s difficult to put into words the intense understanding acquired during these ceremonies. Mother Ayahuasca took over my body and healed physical issues I’ve been having for years. Father San Pedro open my eyes to my “Real Self” and gave me great clarity about my inner journey.

These medicine plants are “magical” and their healing properties are immensely underestimated by our current society. They truly connect you to your Higher Self. The healing experience also continues afterwards once arrived home. The insights I’ve received since have been incredible. I feel calmer, connected and healthier in my body.

The Acsauhaya team (Maestro Shurandy and facilatators Diana, Joelle and Hannah) are professional, caring, attentive and loving which made the exprience even more wonderful. The food was delicious and the location was tranquille. I intend to replicate the experience in the near future.

Many thanks to the Acsauhaya center!

Kim
Netherlands

I cant describe how thankful I am to all the team who leaded this very special retreat. The whole time I felt supported by everyone, which comforted me a lot. The place and the house have a very positive energy and you have enough space to also be on your own for some time. You can really feel that its all made with love.

The food was perfect for the Ayahuasca diet and for me it was really good that there was also some food and a lot of fruits after the ceremonies, so you could give back your body all the needed energy. During the ceremonies there was beautiful life music, but also a very good chosen playlists which supports you a lot during your journey. Everything was coordinated very well and sensitively.

My journey was pretty tough with downs and highs, but I’m incredibly relieved and grateful for this experience. During and after the retreat I could let go a lot and feel way more free and light. I still notice the effects from the medicine in daily habits. It brought me further in my personal development and makes me much more aware with myself and my environment.

I am sure, it will help so many people! I can highly recommend to have this experience at Acsahuaya Retreat! I know for sure that I will come back to this beautiful place, to all the beautiful people and to progress on my own journey.

Penelope
Germany

Before deciding to drink Ayahuasca, I had heard many times the importance of the shaman or group you choose to drink it with, as it can really make or break the experience, and in some cases can lead to very negative consequences if not chosen wisely.

The fact that Acsauhaya were affiliated with genuine Shipibo shamans was a very good sign to me. While none of the Shipibo shamans were present at my retreat due to covid restrictions, I can confirm that Acsuahaya are the real-deal; professional, compassionate, supportive, authentic, knowledgeable and open to learning from their participants as much as they provide learning. Taking what they have learnt from the shamans without copying, but making the experience more palatable for the Western psyche and specifically for people who are new to this experience.

I am hugely grateful to the team for what they have done for me, this was definitely the perfect introduction to using plant medicines specifically for healing and growth, and I am sure that for those who are ready, this will also be the perfect introduction for them too.

Marc
The Netherlands

I’m really happy I joined last weekend’s retreat, it was a real life changer.

I left with a lot of clarity and lightness, and since then I keep seeing positive change inside and around me (including further nerve regrowing, which is a true miracle). Now I look forward to continue integrating gently the experience, and practice a little more awareness everyday.

So thanks for your infinite patience, kindness, care and support during the whole healing process. You helped me a lot, and for that I am very grateful.

I came to solve some of those childhood issues and to reconnect to myself, so I can heal from depression and stop wreaking havoc on my life and those around me. What I received was so much more, than I would have dreamt of.

Not only did I get the chance to be born again and grow up in the loving care of my mother and father, but I have been shown that I have chosen this life, so that everything that I have experienced was a choice I have made, even before I was born. Now that’s an empowering shift!
Everything that happened to me, was exactly what needed to happen to reach this point. To wake up to a higher awareness. I have read so much in the last years, but it never really reached my heart. Now I am flooded with a new kind of understanding, there’s so much truth in the words “learning by heart”!

I reconnected with divinity and was shown that I too carry divinity inside of me.

So thank you all, you beautiful and gifted people, for doing this work, for being there for us, for helping us live again! You are amazing!

See you again soon!

Bianca
Germany

I can honestly say that my stay here has been the best experience of my life.

I came to acsauhaya looking for answers to the question I had about life and for the experience of ayahusca that I had heard so much about. I found the answers to the questions I had and a whole lot more.

The facilities and food here were excellent. There is food available whenever you want and to of a very high standard.

Everything about the ceremonies was delivered to an expert level. The location in the countryside was delightful and the area in which the ceremonies were conducted was divine! Elias the shaman was a true maestro.

I felt as safe as I could have felt while being here. Our hosts took the utmost care of us and were always on hand to provide whatever we needed!

A wonderful, nurturing experience. Amazing staff & support! It was very comfortable and loving experience

The ceremonies were fantastic. The yurt where the ceremonies took place was warm and comfortable. Elias, the shaman was very attentive and made me feel safe throughout the journeys, and his singing was beautiful!

I am grateful. Thank you!

It’s hard to put into words the impact of my time here and the journeys I traveled. My journeys were incredibly profound. I released my trauma, transcended time & space and connected to universal consciousness, resting in absolute love and compassion. I felt myself and every other living being in the universe!

The farmhouse felt like a home. It was very comfortable and cozy. The food was amazing! Even though we are on a strict diet, it didn’t feel restrictive. the meals were excellent and delicious.

The ceremonies were beautiful. The location was perfect, very cozy and comforting. Our shaman, Elias, radiated love and compassion. I felt so safe with him and his love and care surrounded me and made my journey safe and positive. His singing was so beautiful!

Hanna
Ireland

It was a very profound experience. I feel that I have begun a process of healing deep wounds that have been with me my whole life.

It’s difficult to convey with words, but the experience confirmed to me what the purpose of life is: to cultivate wholesome mind states and let go of unwholesome ones.

I found Elias, the shaman, incredibly loving, compassionate & intuitive. The guidance was very good and I felt very safe!

The food was delicious!

Joel
Ireland

It was a profound experience. The Shaman, Elias, is a very kind and experienced man!

Maxim
The Netherlads

I just wanted to say thank you. The ayahuasca experience has really helped and put things into perspective for me. I’m feeling better and better every day! I’m so clear minded and focused 🙏🏼 I’m amazed and grateful to the plant and the work that you all do. You are all amazing people!

I can surely call my experience at Acsauhaya a very interesting journey. After leaving the retreat I felt very good and very confident in myself.

In my first ceremony I learned that I should allow more people into my life and trust them. I experienced true love and at that point it was clear to me what I was missing in life. I also learned that the skin condition I have, has a direct link with the wellbeing of my soul. The neck pain that I was suffering from is not entirely gone, but it got much better.

My second ceremony was completely different, much more intense and deep. I met with shadow sides of my ego, which was a pretty scary thing to do and far from comfortable, however, looking back now, I experience it as very healing. The work of Elias (your shaman) was super impressive. I truly understood the nature of his work and it was amazing to feel his guidance throughout the ceremony.

One more time many thanks to the whole Acsauhaya team and to the shaman – Elias!

What an awesome journey! My intention was to remember who I was and ayahuasca really was only the starting point. I’m slowly finding my path and more courage everyday. I really have you guys to thank for helping me get on this path and I’ll never forget your care and kindness.

The retreat itself was amazing. It felt so homely and safe. It’s been almost 3 months since I’ve been and I still can’t get over the amount of care and love all the staff gave throughout the entire experience. They are there giving their all, 24 hours a day, when ever you need them, always with a smile on their face or with a good laugh. There is a real sense of togetherness especially at the table with the home cooked food. It’s like spending Christmas with your family.

The shaman Ronald was everything I was looking for. He radiated positive energy and I really trusted him with my journey. He did not disappoint. Watching him work was truly magical and it makes me emotional every time I think of him during ceremony. He really is an amazing man and it’s unbelievable what he is doing for this world.

I’m so grateful for this retreat and for taking part in ayahuasca. Ayahuasca itself was really the starting point of my journey and because of it, I have been able to make profound changes in my life in order to overcome social anxiety. I feel more connected with myself and so much more open to new experiences. I really feel life is only beginning for me at the age of 30 and I’m so excited for what is to come.

Thank you to everyone at the retreat!! You truly are the most amazing, selfless people I have ever met!! I am so grateful for the work that you are doing and I’m so grateful for the changes you helped me achieve in my own life. I’m so looking forward to returning sometime in the future.

It was a beautiful experience surrounded by inspiring people. The experience was very personal and introspective, yet simultaneously shared and collecting. In many ways it feels like a rebirth, and I am excited to return to normal life with a new found vibrancy. The healing process has begun!

The facilities were perfect. I felt very comfortable. It is a very peaceful and loving setting. The food was Delicious!

The ceremony yurt was warm and inviting, the shamans were extraordinary! The music soothing and the guidance reassuring. It was a life changing experience, A journey I will never forget!

All the ayahuasca experiences, the setup and the environment were perfect to help me figure my whole life, cleanse me and get me on my path towards fulfilling my purpose. Thank you Acsauhaya!

The food was very good and healthy. The place is located in a very green area, where you feel totally connected to nature and give you peace.

The shaman was amazing! Very experienced and totally dedicated to lead each one of us real healing. The ceremonies were a very well thought of, and the last day sound healing cereomny helped me recover from the overwhelming experience and ground back to earthly reality.

Wow – what a journey! and it’s only just begun. It’s been amazing, life changing! I highly recommend, especially with the wonderful shaman Asencia.

The setting is ideal, nature surrounds you and make you feel tranquil. The whole experience is very well thought of – THANK YOU EVERYONE!

Each person here benefited in their own individual way, and got personal attention from the shaman, both in the ceremonies and in the group sharing sessions, specific to their own issues and reasons for coming here

The Acsauhaya team is just wonderful, highly professional, experienced, passionate and showing a constant, attentive, loving and caring presence, creating a completely safe environment for the retreat. The ceremonies were as safe as they were powerful and extremely well guided.

Although I felt like having already been in the places she took me, Ayahuasca appeared to be a incredible door opener; opening the senses, the heart, the soul, ways to the unconscious, the mind and individual consciousness for what appeared to be, a deep personal experience, towards a sense of universal love and consciousness in a collective approach.

I was amazed and am deeply grateful to mother ayahuasca for having let me lived and experienced which was for me, beautiful psychic journeys through consciousness time, space and sound. The ability of the plant and its spirit to show us what we have to see at that time on the physical, emotional, psychological, intellectual, energetic and spiritual levels was an incredible revelation. The group dynamic happening during the week was also a very interesting; witnessing the diversity of everyone’s experience evolving day by day was for me a great source of learning. Witnessing how mother ayahuasca and the retreat process was progressively and lovingly working on everyone was in that sense amazing, showing how this medicine can trigger strong insights with an accurate efficiency. During the ceremonies, music was also and obviously a cosmic gift; actually I’ve always been felling this way about sound and music… While Ronald drumming and singing moments were opening many doors to me and helping me connect deeply and merging with the spiritual world, Chai’s beautiful guitar playing was bringing sonic showers of light and love. Beautiful.

Please read in these words with my entire humility and gratitude along with my deep happiness of being one of the breathing particles of this cosmic structure, just as every single element composing the harmony of the universe. I can say that I come out of this retreat with many elements that will (and are already) for sure bring many positive insights and perspectives in my personal, spiritual and professional life and researches.

The rhythm of the week was also perfect; ceremonies in the evening, group sharing in the morning and time to meditate, walk and play music in between.

This experience has been one of the most profound things I have ever done in my life, and will stay with me for this whole lifetime. Thank you Acsauhaya!

I can here without expectation but the experience somehow surpassed anything I could have thought of. The team was amazing, they created an atmosphere of safety, vulnerability, openness and love. The live music in the ceremonies was incredible.

The facilities are exactly what is needed. You have the right amount of space that allows personal time and sharing space. The food was great. The Yurt was the perfect space for the ceremonies. The shaman was incredible and created a safe, yet vulnerable space to give in and surrender. The guides were incredible and guided us perfectly through our individual journeys to help us discover ourselves and answer personal questions.

Music- IT WAS TRULY INCREDIBLE . Shai’s music releases emotions and heals, making you feel safe and calm. The music “battle” between the shaman and Shai is what got me to work on myself and find answers. TRULY BEAUTIFUL!

The team and the process was amazing, I always felt safe and supported. The medicine gave me deep insights into my inner workings and I feel they will help me on my way to a happier, richer and more meaningful life!

The rooms and the facilities were great, the surroundings of the retreat are calm and make you feel close to nature. The food was good and healthy, served at the right times and felt very satisfying.

The staff made me feel very safe and supported. they were very knowledgeable , and great musicians too! The space they have created in the ceremony tent was warm, welcoming and safe.

My overall experience has been very positive. I met amazing people I became very close with after a short amount of time. The journeys were hard at times, but I learned a lot about myself and I am so happy to have had the courage to come here. I would definitely come again.

The facilities were great. It feels like you are home, with beautiful rooms and showers in an old dutch farmhouse. The food was great also, Healthy vegan meals and plenty of options for breakfast.

The ceremonies were beautiful. Ronald, the shaman, did an amazing job at guiding us and the team was always there to give us support.

My overall experience is amazing. At the first ceremony I cried a lot and I heard myself really loud in my head. Before I came here I had a rock in my stomach, but when I saw all the people I have hurt (in my journey), I understood that the rock was my guilt for all the I have done. I kept saying to myself that I have to apologize these people. Realizing this made my rock go away. I felt so free. Going through this, ad other things I saw and understood with myself, felt so good and healing, with all the support and guidance from the Acsauhaya team. Thank you!

The facilities were very good. My room was cozy and nice. Very clean and beautiful, relaxing. The food was great!

The location is great, surrounded by nature, with a lot of space. The shaman was amazing, very down to earth, and funny as well! Very wise. The live music in the ceremonies was AMAZING! thank you all for that! The guidance by the team was amazing.

Both the ceremony Yurt and the house felt really good. I felt that I was in good hands and I could be both with other people and with myself. I felt very safe and open during the ceremonies and the sharing sessions.

Thank you for healing me! This is really a priceless experience that has helped me so much!

Wow! I recieved so much love, and re-experienced my birth. Mother ayahuasca was so gentle and loving, and gave me all the care and love that I was lacking in my childhood.

I felt that my journey was very specific and personal, I could really connect…A lot of things were revealed about me.I had lots of realizations and acceptance.

My last day was about giving away my anxiety and it was very very scary but at the same time it brought me so much relief. Miracles are happening here!

The food was amazing! the location felt very sacred. The team is incredible. I was guided and helped so much. Sophia was my hero and I don’t know how I would have made it without her. The shaman was great, I really connected with his music. Shai’s guitar playing touched me deep in the soul and helped me to heal!

The Acsauhaya team made me feel completely safe. I couldn’t ask for more. I always felt that I am being looked after, especially in the harder times. You are doing an amazing job!