Is Plant Medicine Right for You?
A gentle inventory for those considering their first retreat.
Read article →Resources
Take your time. Read gently.
Articles, guides, and answers to help you understand plant medicine, our approach, and whether this work is right for you — at this moment in your life.
Articles & Education
From our writing & teaching.
What Trauma-Informed Care Actually Means
The difference between holding space and truly holding people.
Read article →Understanding Shipibo Lineage
Honoring the tradition that shapes our ayahuasca work.
Read article →Integration: The Work After the Work
Why the three months after retreat matter most.
Read article →A Day in the Life at Ananda
What seven days at the lodge actually look like.
Read article →When Psilocybin Is the Better Teacher
How we help guests choose their medicine.
Read article →FAQs
Honest answers to common questions.
When held in a properly screened, medically informed, trauma-aware container, ayahuasca has a strong safety profile. We screen every applicant carefully, require medical disclosures, and our team includes medical and somatic support. We've turned people away when it wasn't right — and we'd do it again.
Testimonials
In their own words.
"I felt extremely safe at all times. I have never felt taken care of in this way before."
"The integration was the gift. Three months of weekly support — that's where my life actually changed."
"Coming as a first responder, I was met by people who understood without me having to explain."
"Kim and Jason hold the kind of space I didn't know existed."
Free Guide
Preparing for a Plant Medicine Retreat
A 24-page guide we send all of our retreat guests. Download it freely — no commitment, just care.
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