Santa Elena, Costa Rica

Plant Medicine Somatic Integration Retreat

Retreat Summary

AN AYAHUASCA RETREAT THAT HONORS THE PROFOUND POWER OF SOMATIC WISDOM AND EMBODIMENT

January 31st - February 8th, 2025

Working with Plant Medicines is a wildly beautiful, intense, and healing process, but without reverence and focus on integration, the insights and magic can become distant memories. The heart of integration is somatic, as the physical body must feel and experience the depth of healing in order for it to be truly embodied.

This very special Ayahuasca and Huachuma retreat is for people who hold that integration is sacred and essential to the process of healing. Whether you are a therapist or coach looking to expand your integration skills, or an individual keen on learning more about how to support your own integration, this retreat will teach you more tips and tools to embody this work, so that you may assist yourself and others in the integration process as well.

This retreat features 2 Ayahuasca ceremonies, 1 Huachuma ceremony, and 1 Cacao ceremony. Each day we will learn additional integration tools, with an emphasis on Somatic experiencing techniques. Participants will get to hold space for each other, and be guided by Kat Courtney and Faegann Harlow, two medicine women who are pioneers in this work.

Price includes preparation support and 4 weeks of integration as well, and we will all get to take turns holding space for each other, practicing our new skills and sharing our own integration insights.

All PMP retreats are fully focused on safety and the creation of a beautifully healing container. This adventure includes 4 deep and transforming ceremonies, daily offerings with Rapéh, Temazcal ceremony, as well as waterfall walks,, a tree planting ceremony to give back to the land, daily integration training, and so much more! We create a truly safe and nurturing container so you can let go and explore your psyche and heal your body and spirit.

$3450 for a Shared tent
$4550 for a Private tent

$250 cash for plant medicines (One time in-person fee for ALL medicines)

Transportation, Schedule Facilitator, and Registration

Getting to Santa Elana, Costa Rica

The retreat price is all-inclusive outside of air travel and a single night accommodation at a hotel in San Jose our first night of the adventure (plus in-person cash fee for medicines). We will procure a group rate for the hotel so that we can all leave together in the AM to our retreat home. Participants will fly into the San Jose, Costa Rica airport anytime on January 31st, 2025. We will then provide transportation to the retreat at 7 am on day two (February 1st) via a luxury shuttle. We also provide transportation back to the San Jose airport on the last day of the retreat. Please do not book your plane travel until after your application has been accepted. Thank you!

Schedule

DAY 1 (January 31st) - All participants will arrive on Jan 31st at any time to the San Jose, Costa Rica airport. You'll procure your own transportation (cabs are inexpensive) to a local hotel; we will reserve a discounted block of rooms and share the location with each participant. Everyone is encouraged to get a good night's sleep, as the shuttle leaves at 7 am the next morning from the hotel.

DAY 2 (February 1st) - The shuttle will leave the hotel at 7 am with all participants - it's about a 3 hour drive to our gorgeous sanctuary. Upon arrival, everyone will check in and receive a tour of the retreat, as well as access to their assigned accommodations. We will then have a light, nutritious lunch, and gather together for our opening talking circle. We'll get to know each other, discuss the format of the retreat, and connect with the land, asking for permission to do our sacred work. We will have our first somatic integration workshop that evening after a delicious and nutritious dinner.

DAY 3 (February 2nd) - After a healthy breakfast, we’ll meet for an integration workshop. This will be a full group experience, and Kat + Faegann will begin by setting the foundation for how we will support each other. Different members of the tribe will have an opportunity to reflect back core integration questions. We will then have lunch, and that afternoon we will enjoy flower baths and pre-ceremony interviews. That evening, the first Ayahuasca ceremony will commence.

DAY 4 (February 3rd) - The AM will consist of half of the group heading out to a transformative and traditional Temazcal ceremony, working with the power of fire. The other half will enjoy a walk to the nearby waterfall, and swimming/diving is highly encouraged. After lunch, we will learn more integration techniques, and support each other in processing the events from the previous ceremony. After dinner, we will have a fire ceremony to ground in the day’s experiences.

DAY 5 (February 4th) - After breakfast, part 2 of the Temazcal and waterfall walks will commence, leading into a hearty lunch. In the afternoon, we’ll enjoy flower baths and one on one interviews to prepare for round 2 with MamaMedicine. We will share some additional somatic wisdoms before ceremony, and then the second Ayahuasca journey will begin.

DAY 6 (February 5th) - This is our core integration day; we will have 3 workshops allowing people to learn various integration modalities, and we will do our best to embody the recent lessons from Mama Aya. Lots of good food and rest too.

DAY 7 (February 6th) - This is Huachuma Day! We’ll have a very light breakfast and begin our Cactus Ceremony at 9 am. We will start with some beautiful, heart-connected exercises, and then work with the 4 elements to lay prayers / intentions for the next phase of our lives. We’ll also honor each other, our ancestors, and other beings in our lives that helped make us who we are. At the end of the day we will have a celebratory dinner and enjoy the incredible aftermath of this beautiful medicine.

DAY 8 (February 7th) - After a light breakfast, it’s time to enter into a powerful, sacred portal with Mama Cacao. Our ceremony facilitator is a truly potent carrier of her medicine; we will work with Cacao to embody the lessons of the week, to open our hearts all the more, and to say thank you to the spirits, the medicines, the land, and the people that have made the experience unforgettable. We’ll also have a Tree Planting Ceremony so we can give back to the land. After a big ol’ feast for dinner, we will have a final fire ceremony to prepare for our return to the world the next day.

DAY 9 (February 8th) - After a final breakfast and a chance to honor the incredible retreat staff, we will hop on a shuttle back to the San Jose airport. We encourage everyone to book flights home no earlier than 230 pm local time to ensure plenty of time to make our flights. For those that want to explore Costa Rica further, we are happy to offer suggestions and assist with transportation.

Retreat Facilitators

This entire retreat is led by Kat Courtney, PMP CEO and a pioneer in the psychedelic integration space. Kat has worked with thousands of clients in the aftermath of powerful Plant Medicine ceremonies. She teaches a popular course on the subject called the Plant Medicine Integration Course, and she’s also trained in the Shipibo-Conibo way of working with Ayahuasca. Kat will be assisted by Faegann Harlow, a certified and highly knowledgable somatic experiencing expert, and a medicine woman with years and years of experience with the plants. We will also have multiple deeply compassionate and trauma-informed assistants, with a small participant-to-staff ratio for intimacy, safety, and personal healing.

The retreat price is all-inclusive outside of air travel, $250 in-person cash payment for plant medicines (all are included in the single cash payment), and a single night stay at a hotel in San Jose.

To Apply

Fill out the questionnaire below, and a team member will respond within 24 hours to confirm participation and availability. You do not need to pay a deposit until after your application has been accepted. Installment plans most welcome too - we can create one tailored for your needs once the application is accepted. We are so very honored to have you in the Plant Medicine People Tribe!

More Testimonials From Past Retreats

I loved my retreat with Plant Medicine People! The accommodations were wonderful. Food was amazing. I felt safe and supported at all times. There were multiple leaders available for help, and the participants were all wonderful people I'm happy to have met. I'm not an experienced international traveller, but PMP made it easy. Book with confidence!

- Sam T, Nov 2023 Participant

This was the bravest, most radical experience I have yet to encounter, but it was so badly needed for my continuing evolution in this lifetime. EVERYTHING was enriching and amazing! The leaders were candid and non-judgmental; always open to enhance our journey to its highest level. Ever attendee who joined in this experience was loving, kind and supportive. The grounds were tranquil and beautifully landscaped. The food was delicious, interesting and healthy. The staff was warm and accommodating. I pray for the forward movement that ALL can openly experience plant medicine without political or governmental interference. I’m certain there would be much less stress or fear in our world if we were free to allow the gifts from Mother Earth to heal our bodies, minds and souls. I am sending continued love, peace and joy to all those who travel along this path.

- Joyce Smith, NV, Nov 2022 Participant

The staff, facilities, and organized activities all contributed to a beautiful, life-altering experience and celebration of all things beautiful. I couldn’t recommend it enough. Thank you!

- Doug L, UT, Nov 2022 Participant

I am eternally thankful to everyone involved in this journey! I did hardly ANY research, I just trusted the call and dove in head first. If not for someone close to my heart I would never have done this. Every time I think I'm doing an experience for someone else, I find that I get WAY more out of it myself than I realized I needed. I can be skeptical at times and my skepticism gets peeled away one layer at a time, while MamaAya shredded the remainder of the layers away! I feel renewed, refreshed, and recentered. Thank you Kat and Laura for handling everything and making this experience absolute magic! The food was absolutely incredible! If a cookbook is in the future, you can count me in for that(). Thank you all for being so kind and gentle. I absolutely LOVE huachuma! I felt so comforted and joyful, I had the best, big belly laughs. The breath work was perfect for me as I get some panic attacks with hyperventilating and I think this will help me immensely! Thank you to the guardians for your kindness and patience, you were ALWAYS there for us. You always seemed to know what we needed. This journey was more meaningful than I can express in a single review, but just know that if it calls for you, then do it! If the idea of purging stops you from this experience, maybe you're not ready. But just know that purging was freeing and it absolutely should not stop you from this. In the grand scheme, the benefits far outweigh any discomfort. The support is incredible. I'm in awe of everyone involved. Thank you so much for sharing this journey with me!

- Noly S, Nevada, Nov 2022 Participant

I was in such good hands with PMP, everything about the retreat was well thought out for max impact. The retreat was a beautiful location, I would love to go back! The staff was so kind, helpful & attentive. The accommodations were beyond anything I had imagined.

-Jeanne O, MT, Nov 2022 Participant