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Oct. 22nd-Oct. 29th, 2023
Early-Bird Pricing Ends July 15th
Restore, Unlock & Rejuvenate.
Let this Experience be the Catalyst for Profound and Lasting Changes in Your Life.
7-Day Immersive Plant Medicine Experience
Join us for an immersive sacred medicine healing journey with clinically trained facilitators in Samana, Dominican Republic. At our retreats, we journey into the hidden parts of ourselves using the ancient wisdom of plant medicines, the power of community, and adventure to enliven our spirits.
Our commitment is to model the kind of world we strive to live in: safe, connected, loving, and joyful. The experiences we create are in service of bringing you back into alignment with your true nature. We honor the sacredness of these plants by offering integration sessions and tools throughout each stage of your journey.
What's Included
Day 1: Arrival
- Arrival to airport between 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
- Arrival to the accommodation approximately between 6 pm to 7 pm.
- Welcome dinner
- Opening ceremony
Day 2: Kambo + Wokshop
- Morning Yoga
- Kambo & Hapé Ceremony
- Inner Child Healing
- Beach + Rest
- Integration
Day 3: Psilocybin
- Yoga
- Optional Second Kambo session
- Psilocybin Ceremony
Day 4: Excursion
- Beach hopping, snorkeling, rest, relaxation, authentic Dominican lunch
- Optional Massages*
Day 5: Workshops
- Optional Second Kambo Session
- Beach + Rest
- Womb Healing Ritual
- Befriending Your Nervous System
- Dance Party
Day 6: Microdosing Class & Ayahuasca* w/Taheera Ma’at
- Yoga (optional)
- Beach + Rest
- Optional Massages
- Microdosing Class with Taheera Ma’at
- Ayahuasca Ceremony that night for those sitting*
Day 7: Celebration
- Integration
- Beach + Rest
- Going Away Dinner
Day 8: Departure
- Airport transportation leaves between 8 am – 9 am.
- Flights need to be scheduled to leave after 1 p.m.
Please be advised that the above is a sample itinerary and is subject to
change at anytime. All attendees will be notified when changes are made.
- 7-night stay at a beach villa in the lush nature of the Dominican Republic (DR)
- Transportation to and from the airport, beach and excursion
- Advisement for your travel to the DR
- Nourishing vegetarian/vegan meals cooked by a classically trained Chef & Herbalist
*Flight to and from DR are not included.*
- Morning Yoga, Somatic Movements & Dance
- Plant Medicines: Rapé, Kambo, Psilocybin, Psilo-Syrian Rue, Ayahuasca*
- Microdosing Class providing a brief overview of the plants benefits
- Two experienced practitioners who bring their own unique backgrounds in
Shamanic teachings, clinical work, and trauma-informed modalities
- Morning Yoga
- Microdosing class to learn about the benefits of microdosing with Rapé, Psilocybin, & Ayahuasca
- Trauma-Informed Workshops
- Private Integration Session before and after
- Group Sharing Circles
- Beach hopping to some of the most beautiful beaches in the Dominican.
- Assistance in scheduling other needs such as massages, facials, etc.
- Recommendations to other practitioners and consultations: culinary, herbalist, EMDR, Somatic, etc.
- Resources and tools to take home
- Massages with intuitive masseuse
- Ayahuasca Ceremony ($300)
- Additional Kambo ($200)
**The above items can be added on to your package at an additional cost.**
Secure your spot for only $888.00
Early-bird pricing: $3,999.00
Early-bird pricing ends July 15th.
Post July 15th: $4,333.00
An Experience Of A Life Time
This Retreat Is For You If:
- You’ve tried talk therapy and other traditional methods, but you still feel stuck.
- You’ve been curious about exploring plant medicines as an option to healing.
- You’ve explored plant medicines but want to build a deeper. relationship with them
- You’re craving community and connection with like-minded people in a judgmental setting.
- You highly value personal development and are ready to take the next step.
- You crave adventure and an intimate experience.
- You’re ready to disconnect from the daily grind so you can reconnect with nature .
- You’re in transition and you’re looking for a reset and more clarity.
- You’re feeling apathetic and you’d like to feel a spark again.
- You’re feeling highly anxious and you’d like to learn ways to calm the mind & body.
Our Commitment
Since integration is the key to translating meaningful insights into daily action, we provide all attendees with pre and post one-on-one sessions. We offer suggestions to prepare your mind, body, and spirit to maximize this experience as well as offer a follow up session for any insights that arise post ceremony.
In order to keep the integrity of the group, we pre screen everyone and require an in-depth soul session to get to know every attendee’s background and needs for support before deciding if this retreat is the right fit.
In the spirit of a holistic approach, we have curated a schedule that not only allows for a connection with the plant medicines, but also with other healing modalities: movement, breath, herbs, music, dance, tantric rituals as well as integration at the beach and surrounding nature.
In service of keeping the space sacred, we intentionally select medicine men and women with whom we have previously worked with whose practices are in alignment. This includes our chef who prepares our bodies for these medicines and our Shamans who prepare us for a journey with Mother Aya.
To provide attendees with additional tools post ceremony, we have interwoven two workshops into the retreat: ‘Inner Child’ and ‘Befriending Your Nervous System.’
We are teachers just as much as we are students. Not only are we clinically trained and trauma-informed, we also have experience in the Shamanic realms. As we continue to conduct our own retreats, we also work in the field with our mentor and Shaman Taheera Ma’at through her Ecology of Shamanism program.
About The Plants
Giving thanks to the medicines that will be joining us.
Disclaimer
Many drugs and prescription medications are not compatible with plant medicines. It is essential to speak to your doctor first and give your system sufficient time to remove any substance from your body. This includes SSRIs, antihistamines, decongestants, asthma inhalers, etc. For your safety, if you are taking prescription medications, are pregnant, have a heart condition or chronic high blood pressure, we will not be able to accommodate you for the retreat.
KAMBO
Kambo carries the essence of the warrior and is used for purification and detoxification. We begin with this ancient frog medicine to reset the body. Research has shown that this medicine is loaded with all kinds of powerful biopeptides and Kambo has been used for many years to help with chronic pain, depression, eczema, anxiety, fertility and infections and colds.
PSILOCYBIN
Psilocybin opens up the heart space and often brings about a deeper connection with oneself. It carries the essence of love and has been proven to interrupt patterns of anxiety, depression and obsessive compulsive disorder. These magic mushrooms have been used in ancient rituals for more than 10,000 years due to their ability to alter consciousness and trigger mystical experiences.
HAPÉ
Hapé is the preparation of medicinal herbs with sacred tobacco. A small amount of the grounded powder is administered through a pipe into the nose after which the opening and revitalizing effects are felt. Hapé also helps to purify your system, strengthens your immunity while also helping you to ground yourself into a calm and centered space.
SYRIAN RUE
Oftentimes we pair psilocybin with small doses of a plant called syrian rue. The seeds of syrian rue are rich sources of water-soluble beta-carboline alkaloids, responsible for most of its therapeutic effects. Syrian rue adds a meditative and grounding quality to a psilocybin journey. It can also be used separately in a tea for calming the nervous system or sleep support.
AYAHUASCA
Ayahuasca is known as the Grandmother of the plant world because it’s like a mother that heals you with her love, but also offers her truth and lessons. It is used in traditional ceremonies among the indigenous tribes of Amazonia as a tool to help them communicate with ancestors or access higher realms of consciousness.
SANANGA
For traditional Amazonian tribespeople, sananga is a powerful eye medicine used to sharpen night vision, balance and increase your energies. The pure spirit of Sananga supports a deep cleansing of the blocked energies on the emotional, physical and spiritual levels. It’s known to decalcify the third eye. This powerful eye drop has a healing power that is more spiritual than physical, and has the capacity to increase insight in the minds of those who use it.
- You’ve tried talk therapy and other traditional methods, but you still feel stuck.
- You’ve been curious about exploring plant medicines as an option to healing.
- You’ve explored plant medicines but want to build a deeper relationship with them
- You’re craving community and connection with like-minded people in a non-judgemental setting
- You highly value personal development and are ready to take the next step
- You crave adventure and an intimate experience
- You’re ready to disconnect from the daily grind so you can reconnect with nature
- You’re in transition and you’re looking for a reset and more clarity
- You’re feeling apathetic and you’d like to feel a spark again
- You’re feeling highly anxious and you’d like to learn ways to calm the mind & body
Secure Your Spot In 3 Easy Steps
1
Complete The Interest Form
Before we get started please complete this form. It’ll give us more background about you, your experiences with plant medicines and your intentions.
2
Schedule A Soul Session
Once you’ve completed the form, we’ll invite you to schedule a soul session. This will give you a chance to ask any questions and express any concerns that may be coming up. We’ll review the form you submitted and tailor the conversation based on the information you provided.
3
Secure Your Spot!
If everything is in alignment, then you’ll need to secure your spot by making your (non-refundable) deposit of $888.
You ask, we answer
Please review the FAQ’s and let us know if you have any questions that we haven’t covered here.
Plant medicine ceremonies often bring about powerful revelations, but it is the integration work that leads to positive results in our daily lives. We combine our clinically trained tools together with Shamanic practices to help you integrate your experiences.
This means we meet with you at all stages of the ceremony— before, during and after—to support any insights or challenges that arise. It can also be powerful to reflect on your situation in a sacred group environment with others who are having similar experiences.
Ultimately, we provide the safe space and building blocks to journey with intention and navigate through difficult terrain when engaged in the integration process.
This is an immersive experience so expect to be at the retreat center the majority of your stay. However, we will be visiting the beach and have a-full day for an excursion.
Please bring bug repellent, a water bottle, water shoes, a journal, and comfortable clothing. The weather will be warm, but please bring layers since sometimes it rains periodically and nighttime can get cool.
Ayahuasca ceremony is an additional cost of $300 and is paid directly to the Shaman.
Additional Kambo is $200.
Additional plant medicine purchases are NOT included as well as flight costs, travel insurance and additional snacks and food.
Massages are a separate charge paid directly to the masseuse.
Shamans have been using these sacred healing medicines for thousands of years.
Feeling fear, resistance or apprehension before a plant session is normal, since the subconscious mind is preparing itself for profound transformation.
After you complete the Plant Medicine Interest Form, please book a soul session with the facilitators to ensure readiness to journey.
Many drugs and prescription medications are not compatible with plant medicines. It is essential to speak to your doctor first and give your system sufficient time to remove any substance from your body. This includes SSRIs, antihistamines, decongestants, asthma inhalers, etc. For your safety, if you are taking prescription medications, are pregnant, have a heart condition or chronic high blood pressure, we will not be able to accommodate you for the retreat.
The meals will be vegetarian with vegan options if requested in advance. All meals are prepared by an herbalist and classically trained chef.
We understand that some people have extraordinary financial circumstances. We don’t want that to be a barrier if you need alternative payment plans then send us an email at sacredimmersionretreats@gmail.com.
We would love to make this work for you.
Please check your airline and or the country embassy page for travel restrictions and document requirements: https://do.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/covid-19-information/
Travel insurance is not required but highly recommended.
The Santo Domingo International Airport. Please wait for booking instructions.
Deposits are non-refundable.
Once your first payment is made you have 14 days to request a refund. A 25% refund will be returned to you.
After the 14 days has passed no refunds provided, no exceptions.
Ready to connect with yourself on a deeper level?
Join like-minded individuals on a journey back to the self.
Testimonials
who we are
Your Facilitators
Frantzces Lys, LCSW, Clinical Therapist
Frantzces Lys is a clinically trained therapist of 15+ years, now operating as a Plant Medicine Integration Coach. After reaching a brick wall with the traditional methods in healing her depression and anxiety, she went on a 6-year soul searching nontraditional healing journey. This journey brought her to work closely with Shamans in Indonesia, Thailand, and Mexico.
She’s personally used plant medicines for the last several years as an additional tool to heal and work through her own traumas.
Frantzces is mentored by Plant Medicine Woman Taheera Ma’at who combines her clinical training with the spirit world to bring us back home to our soul.
Now Frantzces help others to find healing through plant medicines & transformative coaching and plant medicine integration. She’s also the founder of Defying Resistance.
Lily Zepeda, Trauma-Informed Certified Yoga Teacher
Lily Zepeda is a Trauma-informed yoga instructor with over 10 years of experience leading workshops, retreats and working with Master Coaches. She combines her plant medicine training at the Ecology of Shamanism Institute with her experience in inner-child work, Somatics and Polyvagal Theory Foundations.
She specializes in helping others to inner-stand their bodies, nervous system regulation and sacred healing journeys. She is mentored under Plant Medicine Woman, Taheera Ma’at who combines her clinical training with the spirit world to bring us back home to our soul.
Lily is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker who enjoys blending the magic of storytelling in every experience she creates.
You can learn more about Lily here.
Taheera Ma'at, Shamanic Medicine Woman,
Clinically Trained Therapist
Meet our beautiful Mentor & Sistren Taheera Ma’at who. She’s a writer, podcaster, DNA activator, dream weaver, sovereign influencer, Spiritual Mother of Earth, a child at heart, and founder of Ecology of Clinical Shamanism.
She’s here to help you remember that you are whole by planting seeds for your spirit to blossom. Specializing in Fire, Earth and Water Alchemy to bring your spirit (Air) back home to your soul.
She’s worked in the healing realms for over 20 years, and believes the spiritual journey is a dance of blending all of our experiences just like an Artist blends paint. Taheera says we are the Master’s of our Universe and we have the ability to create Worlds that is harmonic and in favor of our dharma. Learn more about her work in the Shamanic space.
