If your looking for a home away from home this is your place. The whole experience was life changing and eye opening. After spending a week here, I did not... read more want to leave, everyone who works here has now become family and the pups. If it is your first time participating in ceremonies I would strongly recommend, they are carried out professionally and carefully and as a solo female traveller at 23 I did not once feel uncomfortable or scared.

This place is magical and if your thinking of coming, I think you should ️

  I can’t begin to express what this experience encompassed and meant for me. It was one of the most heartfelt, eye-opening, soul-soothing, rewarding experiences I’ve ever had. I felt safe... read more at all times ,with everyone around. I felt welcome and appreciated in the group. I witnessed first hand that vulnerability is not weakness and that it is the most courageous thing we can do and best means of connections with ourself. Manuel I can’t express enough how grateful I am with you for guiding me and for making me feel safe and protected at all times. I want to express is that a great part of this amazing, life-changing experience I lived during my stay was because of everyone that was part of it, Paula, Lucy, Manuel , Jonathan, Joseph and Silvia. Also, thanks to all the incrrdiable good spirt ‍ for making my days joyful. I thank each of you for making this place happy and peaceful for all. Come with an open heart and an open mind. It will be one of the most rewarding and incredible experiences you'll ever have. More

  The location is lovely and perfect for introspection. Is in the middle of the jungle, surrounded by nature. I was travelling alone. The bungalow is really nice... read more and clean. I enjoyed my experience there and I am very grateful to Paula who took care of me after the ceremonies as I was not feeling very well. She sat next to me to encourage me after a challenging ceremony. She did not leave me alone and it was the first time when someone sat next to me when I was suffering. I know it's sad, but I felt loved. She is an amazing person. The shaman, comes from a Shipibo family with tradition. Even if he is young, he has a lot of experience and he started with his grandfather, when he was 11 years old. I felt safe during the ceremony and all the time of the retreat. The maximum participants are 5 which is great. The yoga and meditation teacher is also a warm and beautiful person in and outside. I am very grateful for this experience and I would like to come back next year. Food is great for an ayahuasca diet. Cons: If you are afraid of dogs - there are a few there. But they are lovely and friendly. More

  This place is magical. From the first minute that we arrived there, we could feel a pure feeling of happiness, I will never forget that. I just layed on the... read more couch from the common space, looking at the ceiling, surrounded by a few persons that I knew for like 30 minutes and I was feeling completely safe, happy and relaxed. A feeling of peacefulness that was coming from within, I never felt that on any beautiful beach or mountain, not even at home. Everybody makes you feel cared for, there is not a second when you feel under pressure of doing anything that you don’t feel like doing, they tell you from the first day that every activity is optional and you just have to focus on yourself and yourself only. And that’s so relieving.. if you want to sleep at noon, go sleep. If you want to go for a walk, go. If you want to skip a meal, skip it. If you came for the ceremonies, but you change your mind, you can simply not attend them. And if you attend them, you will feel just as safe and cared for as I was saying above. Manuel, his wife and Manu are great spiritual guides and healers, the ceremonies were incredible, you just have to trust yourself, your body, your mind, trust the medicine and the people that are there for you and simply relax; everything else will come naturally and it will be exactly what your soul needs. Trust the process entirely!
Also, a very important thing that they do here is giving you little ayahuasca in the first ceremony, and then increase the quantity in the next 2 ceremonies, and in this way you really really feel that you’re in control and all your fears will disappear!!! This was a really great thing!
The bungalows are so comfy and private, the food is so so good (you won’t be cooking with too much salt anymore when you get home after seeing how amazing food can be without it), the yoga classes were incredible, Cia’s voice is heartwarming and uplifting and she makes yoga seem so easy, you feel your body flowing and opening more day by day with her help.
We can’t thank enough Manu, Cia, Manuel, Meeko, Silvia and her daughter, Antonio and the other amazing people from the staff. This experience was a blessing and we learned so many things there, about life and about ourselves. We are changed from inside-out in a very very positive way, our minds and bodies are much more healthier now. We will return for sure.

P.S.: If you are as scared as I was about the mosquitoes from the jungle, believe me that I think I saw like 3 mosquitoes the whole week. We learned that the closest river is more acidic than the Amazon which was more far away, and that was the reason why there are not many mosquitoes in the retreat, which was a true blessing. Not a single mosquito bite. You still have the mosquito net around the bungalows and around the bed just to make you feel safer from all the other harmless insects.

  Naturalia is unparalleled. My girlfriend and I had a 1 week retreat and loved every minute of it. Manu and Paula have poured their love into the retreat and it... read more shows.

I have had numerous Aya ceremonies previous to Naturalia and hands down this is the best retreat I have been on.

We came for the yoga and ayahuasca ceremonies. The ceremony was proper. I’ve been on many journeys and these ceremonies were in the original shipibo tradition.

The maestro sang individual Icaros to everyone which was incredibly powerful.

Add phenomenal integration sessions coupled with numerous one on ones with the maestro, flower cleansing ceremonies and “Shambhala”

The yoga and meditation was a huge attraction. Meditation sessions previous to the ceremonies really helped ground the ceremony

We even hiked to pick vegetables and fruits and our cook Sylvia helped us prepare a beautiful meal with yucca and local fresh fish. Bonus cooking class!!

Naturalia is ️

Brian More