Samhain Ayahuasca Retreat in Michigan

Samhain, often celebrated as the midpoint of autumn, holds deep spiritual significance as a time of transformation, reflection, and connection with the unseen. Traditionally, Samhain marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of the darker half of the year, symbolizing the thinning of the veil between the physical world and the spirit realm. It is a time to honor the ancestors, seek guidance from the spirits, and reflect on the cycles of life, death, and rebirth. Spiritually, Samhain invites us to embrace the mysteries of the unknown, to release the old, and to prepare for the inner journey that winter brings. It’s a time for introspection, acknowledging the shadows within, and finding wisdom in the quiet stillness of the season. Join us in our weekend retreat to hone into these natural energies and work on deep inner healing.

Here Are The Details

Date: Nov. 1-3

Location: Near Grand Rapids, Michigan

Ceremonies: 3 Ayahuasca Ceremonies

Sleeping Accommodations: Shared space in the ceremony room, option to bring a tent

Spaces Available: 30

Price: $900

($400 non-refundable deposit + $500 due 2 weeks before retreat)

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 earth 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.

Our Staff

We will have 6-7 facilitators in total. 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. There is a second call approximately one week after that to further deeper our guests understanding of their own integration.

Integration is a long process and we know one call isn’t enough, so we have weekly calls available which are held by a mental health professional 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.”

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.

Link to register register below