Section · Centers · 10 entries

Retreat centers

Brick-and-mortar centros with a fixed address, a resident or recurring lead practitioner, and a publicly stated tradition. We do not vet spiritual claims; we confirm that what each entry states about itself is consistent with the public record.

Center001
No photograph on file
Barcelona, Spainest. 2010

ICEERS International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research, and Service

A Barcelona-based research nonprofit (not a retreat). Listed for reference because it is one of the most-cited public sources on plant-medicine science, policy, and harm reduction.

IndependentResearch-affiliated
Center002
No photograph on file
Iquitos, Peruest. 2007

Casa Galactica

An independent retreat center near Iquitos run by curandero Don Howard Lawler, offering ceremony and dieta.

IndependentMaster plant dietLong retreats
Center003Blue Morpho
Iquitos, Peruest. 2002

Blue Morpho Tours

A long-established Iquitos-area operator running ceremony and apprenticeship tracks in the mestizo curandero lineage.

IndependentLong retreatsShort retreats
Center004The Ayahuasca
Iquitos, Peruest. 2009

The Ayahuasca Foundation

An educational retreat near Iquitos focused on plant-medicine training, dieta, and apprenticeship-style programs.

ShipiboMaster plant dietLong retreats
Center005Rythmia
Hacienda Pinilla, Costa Ricaest. 2016

Rythmia Life Advancement Center

A licensed medical retreat in Costa Rica running ceremony alongside a wellness clinical program.

IndependentIntegration programShort retreats
Center006Spirit Vine
Itacaré, Brazilest. 2009

Spirit Vine Ayahuasca Retreat Center

A long-running independent retreat in coastal Bahia, Brazil, with a structured workshop format around ceremony.

IndependentShort retreats
Center007Céu do
Boca do Acre, Brazilest. 1983

Céu do Mapiá

The mother church of the Santo Daime line, in the Amazonian state of Acre. A religious community, not a retreat operator.

Santo DaimeReligious community
Center008Soltara Healing Center
Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Ricaest. 2017

Soltara Healing Center

A Pacific-coast retreat in Costa Rica working with visiting Shipibo maestros and a staff of integration counsellors.

ShipiboIntegration programShort retreats
Center009Nihue Rao
Iquitos, Peruest. 2009

Nihue Rao Centro Espiritual

A Shipibo-led centro near Iquitos working in the lineage of maestro Ricardo Amaringo, with small ceremonies and long master-plant diets.

ShipiboIndigenous-ledMaster plant dietLong retreats
Center010Templo del
Iquitos, Peruest. 2007

Templo del Camino de la Luz

A long-running Shipibo-led healing center on the Río Nanay near Iquitos, working in the Pinedo lineage with a roster of resident maestras and onanyas.

ShipiboWomen-ledMaster plant dietLong retreats