Michigan Ayahuasca Retreat During Lammas/Lughnasadh
UPDATE: This retreat is now full. If you would like to see our annual retreat schedule please visit our Retreats Page
Lammas/Lughnasadh are traditional holidays from different cultures celebrating the mid-point of Summer, which in some places was also the beginning of the harvest season. Here at Gaian Rhythm we honor the seasonal mid-points with weekend ayahuasca retreats. This allows us to continue the work started at each solstice and equinox (when we host weeklong retreats) much like “fixed” or “solid” zodiac signs carry forward for each of their corresponding seasons.
Join us to celebrate these last days of summer
Here Are The Details
Date: July 21st-23rd
Location: Saginaw Bay Area
Ceremonies: 3 Ayahuasca ceremonies
Accommodations: Limited room upgrades available or shared accommodations in the ceremony space or camping
Spaces Available: 30
Price: $750
($300 non-refundable deposit + $450 on or before July 7th)
About Our Weekend Retreats
Our weekend retreats include three ceremonies, one workshop as well as food and accommodations. There are two nighttime ceremonies (friday and saturday night) and one daytime ceremony (Sunday morning) everyone is welcome to stay until monday morning if they would like a bit more integration time. However, if you choose to leave sunday evening we ask that you at least stay until we finish our “family dinner” which is a big meal we make and eat together as a group. This allows you time to be able to drive home and allows us all to connect before the group begins to depart. We also have a workshop Saturday afternoon to discuss the natural cycles of nature and most importantly how and why we should follow them. There is particular emphasis placed on the seasonal mid-point that we are currently observing at our retreat.
Accommodation Options
For most of our weekend retreats, virtually all guests simply stay on their chosen ceremony mattress and go to sleep right there. Some may also choose to bring a tent, which is an option here. This particular location has a handful of bedrooms with 2 beds in them so we are offering room upgrades. Each room is very minimal, consisting of 2 single beds separated by a nightstand.
If you would like to secure a shared room it is an additional $150 which is to be paid along with your deposit.
If you would like secure a private room it is an additional $300 which is to be paid along with your deposit.
Our Staff
We will have 5-6 facilitators in total including Drew & Stormie. They will be available to help both in ceremony as well as throughout the week.
Drew is the Ayahuasquero. He has trained with a family of shipibo elders in Peru and was officially “Donned” by Don Enrique of the Shipibo Tribe in 2018. He has sat in hundreds of ceremonies and has over a decade of experience with the medicine.
You can learn more about our facilitators by visiting our “team” page.
What’s Included
All food and accommodations are provided. We will have a full-time chef on site to prepare all of our meals. Each Guest will be given a 4 inch foam mattress pillow and blanket for use both during ceremony and to sleep on.
Integration
We focus A LOT on integration, support and community. Every retreat group has a group chat on telegram which begins 3 weeks before the retreat and runs until 2 weeks after. This provides a forum for the group to get to know each other (If each person so chooses) as well as an opportunity for us to answer questions are they arise in a way that allows everyone to learn together.
We also host a pre-retreat zoom call one week before where we go over some last minute details, and answer questions for the group.
Within a few days of the retreat we provide a free group zoom call with a professional integration coach to help give our guests a framework with which to begin to understand their experiences.
Integration is a long process and we know one call isn’t enough, so we have weekly calls available which are held by a licensed therapist and integration specialist, free of charge every week to anyone who has ever sat in ceremony with us.
Lastly, we have a private facebook group which is exclusively for those who have attended one of our retreats. This group operates as a shared space for what we call “the butterfly family.”
What To Do Next - Registration
Each person interested in attending must first fill out a Questionnaire (Linked below.) Your honesty on this form is of the utmost importance in order for us to determine eligibility.
Once your questionnaire has been submitted you will be contacted via the email you use on that form - SO PLEASE BE SURE THE EMAIL YOU GIVE IS CORRECT.
If you would like to have a zoom call with a representative from Gaian Rhythm, that option will be given to you before you’ve paid a deposit. We want to ensure that all of your questions have been answered before committing to this retreat.
Link to register is below.
