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Maharani Medicine Circles

Ithaca, New York

Welcome! Below is our upcoming schedule;

*We have also made the decision to offer an optional third night of ceremony at all of our retreats- this is a wonderful opportunity to deepen your experience with the medicine, and call in more celebration and light into your life.*

2026 New York Retreats 

August 28th-30th (Third night available)

  1. September 25th-27th (Third night available)

Our next Integration Call will be offered in August, at 7 PM. Here, we discuss Plant Medicine, spirituality, and personal development. Please message us for the link- all are welcome to come and join us!

Please e-mail us for more information.

Our mission is to provide a safe, honest and sincere space for people of all walks of life to come and heal. We believe in the combined power of plant medicine, Umbanda,  and emotional vulnerability. These key elements are the fertile soil for beautiful transformation to occur in our lives!

Maharani Medicine  first opened its doors in 2018– since then, we have served at over 140 retreats. We are proud to be a culturally diverse hub for seekers of all kinds. We are honored to be of service to anyone with a desire to grow, learn and heal regardless of background, age or creed. Working closely with our teachers in Hawaii and Brazil we provide a space of tradition but also flexibility to suit the needs of every person and group that we serve. We humbly walk this path as students of life, seekers of change, and owners of our actions.

Here are some things that set us apart from other groups:

  • Our groups are ALWAYS intimate & small. We will never serve a group larger than ten people. This fosters a sense of community between participants & staff, creating a safe, familial atmosphere.
  • We keep a supportive staff-to-participant ratio so we can all feel fully supported in this intense journey. We strive to have 3-4 facilitators on board in addition to our Medicine Leaders. Our team members are humble volunteers with ample personal experience with plant medicine. Each facilitator brings their own unique abilities to retreats.
  • Our medicine is brewed with love, prayer, tradition and integrity, sourcing high quality materials from sustainable sources from Central America. All of our medicines are sent from our teachers in Brazil and Hawaii.
  • The most important part of any medicine experience is Integration. Integration means applying the lessons learned during ceremony to everyday life. Integration is what separates recreational use of medicines from ceremonial & intentional use! It is very important we honor ourselves and our medicines in this way. We offer multiple integration circles, one on one sessions during the weekend and also provide supportive resources for our participants when they go home.
  • Our Guides have been taught how to activate and amplify the Medicine through presence and music.  Many Plant Medicine traditions suggest that music is the vessel which carries the ceremonial energy. The music harmonizes with the medicine and serves as a “Lighthouse” that helps each participant navigate their internal shadows & light alike, and to call upon our allies both in nature and in spirit to assist us in our development. The music serves as a compass to bring us back our hearts. Whether it be traditional pontos, the call of the flute or powerful icaros (medicine songs), the music, prayer, and spirits will be an ally to those who are present with their transformation. 
  • We are officially non-profit & church. Spirituality is very important to us, but we will never be dogmatic in our beliefs. While our ceremonies are spiritually based, they are very universalist as well. Folks with secular beliefs will not have issues connecting to the ceremony experience.
  • It can feel extremely overwhelming to find the right practitioner, modality or healing space when we live in such a fast-paced world. We are happy to provide a simple, organic and humble space where you can just be yourself. We believe that everyone is a student in this space— we are all apart of the same universal chain of interconnectedness! We hope you will join us in this incredible opportunity to unravel & remember who we truly are.

Our Retreats are for you if…

  • You are looking for a retreat that is not overwhelming in size (2-10 participants)
  • You are seeking a supportive community to connect with in the long-term— Whether it be for integration, friendship, spirituality or medicinal purposes!
  • You are unable to travel to South America or commit to a longer term retreat.
  • You feel a profound urge to become a better human, work on trauma, process challenging emotions, foster a deeper connection with Nature or expand your relationship with Spirit/Source/The Universe.

We are a “mobile ministry”. This means that we split our time between Upstate New York and the high desert of Arizona. We feel the call to be in service to both sides of this country. We also hope to someday soon travel to other states and offer our retreats in more locations.

For our New York offerings, we have a beautiful property in the woods that we hold our retreats in. We are blessed with 60 acres of forest land, with hiking trails, waterfalls and a large pond. It is completely remote, and a perfect opportunity to give yourself to solitude.  Because we host small retreats, we are able to offer a tenderness and care that births an intimacy of relationship. The better we know you the more we can curate the experience to your needs and ultimately the more you will get out of the experience.

For more information on our ceremonies and community visit us www.maharanimedicine.com

Please message us if you’d like more information about our retreats or upcoming schedule. We are always available to talk about this work if you have any questions. Thanks so much for reading and many blessings!

Vision Statement

Our vision is to become compassionate, pure, healthy, and unconditionally loving people. Through prayer, meditation and the foundational support of our ancestors and their medicines, we humbly walk this path.

In a world shrouded by illusion, our Medicine bursts through the shadows as a shining light. We call upon the guidance of our sacred plant teachers to shed hardened layers around our heart built by the suffering we have endured.

Through dance and song, we shatter resistance keeping us from a righteous and all pervading Spiritual Relationship with life. Our ancient Amazonian Medicine combined with communal celebration yields profound healing for our selves and the entire planet.

We strongly believe in the Great Spirit that dwells within all living beings. This Spirit is alive, deeply caring and calling us home to the Present Moment. We embrace all religions and creeds. All roads lead to the same One, loving and ever-present Being.

Our Mission is to provide a sacred container, as well as education and support for those who are called to Plant Medicine. Ceremony is a state of mind that can embraced every single moment of our lives. We seek to help others cultivate this way of being through integrating spiritual experience.

We also believe that human connection is a powerful gateway to the soul. Maharani Medicine offers a community space for all people to share and grow.

We honor ourselves by truly integrating our Plant Medicine journeys. In choosing to remember Love on the daily, we help the world heal. It is our prayer that we can support people, whether they are preparing for ceremony, sitting in ceremony or integrating afterward. We want every person we meet to thrive and find great internal success. We invite you to join us!

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  • soulofksmith
    October 3, 2023 at 10:59 am

    Be the emptiness , there you will find bliss.

    This is the founding insight that came to me during our second night of ceremony while contemplating the nature of the ego. Words can’t fully capture the level of gratitude and pure joy felt in my heart space during and after our ceremony. This was my first time sitting with Ayahuasa, and the facilitators (Eliana, Austin, Bex and Peter) created such a loving and supportive space that allowed us to be vulnerable, and have the courage to go deep into the healing process happening within our physical, energetic and emotional bodies. Their soothing and soulful music performance carried us to other realms, gently encouraging our spirits to dance and mingle with the essence of life itself. Every note played seemed to whisper secrets of the universe into our souls, embedding us with ancient wisdom and sublime tranquility.

    The ambiance of the retreat space was intentionally designed to foster serenity and encourage receptivity to the process. Surrounded by the silent whispers of the ancient ponderosa trees and the radiant energy of the full moon during the equinox, the environment contributed to a mystical experience and sacred space where healing could unfold organically. Eliana, Austin, Bex, and Peter were not just facilitators; they were companions and guides on this enigmatic journey. Their presence was a steady beacon of support and love.

    One’s experience with Ayahuasca largely depends on the individual’s openness and readiness to embrace change, willingness to be vulnerable and acceptance whatever comes up, and not run away from the discomfort or scary dark nature of ourselves. The retreat was a profound healing, humbling and life-altering experience that has left an indelible mark on my spirit. The insights that came to me during those sacred moments continue to reverberate through me. Sitting in ceremony with Eliana and Austin offers an unparalleled opportunity to dissolve the illusionary boundaries of the self and connect deeply with the unfathomable well of cosmic consciousness. With a heart full of gratitude and a wellspring of love, I highly recommend this transformative experience to all spiritual seekers and curious souls.

    With eternal love,
    Kendall

  • malitskytj
    September 27, 2023 at 10:27 pm

    I sat for my first 3 weekend ceremonies with Eliana and her Team and I cannot say enough about how beautiful and transformative her set, setting, and ability to partner with the medicine(s) are! On top of that are her musical talents which are amazingly beautiful on their own, but absolutely mind-blowing under medicine. Her voice is angelic and has a life of its own, hitting notes and pitches that are just perfectly timed with elements of the journey.
    Eliana offers a nice (and always voluntary) set of complimentary medicines that are in perfect harmony with Grandmother, too.
    Eliana holds and carries the medicine with absolute reverence. She is super respectful of the medicines! She is also super humble and claims the medicine does her own work and Eliana is simply a carrier. I respectfully dis-agree and believe the Spirit of the carrier/provider is a vital Partner to the Spirit of the Medicine. Eliana is the Connection.
    Eliana provides “quite-group” time at the end of each journey to reflect and share on some deep emotional issue – super hard and super cathartic, super healing. Then she might have some fun with Tool to close ceremony on a high, happy, super-charged note.
    Sit with Eliana and her Team. You will not be sorry you did!
    Love, Tom

  • elivc
    September 27, 2023 at 10:23 am

    I found Eliana when I felt so lost in life and along with her I also found a family, a safe place where I can open up with no judgment and a path full of love to grow and heal. I found my strength and a whole new perspective. Maharani Medicine is a safe place all around. Safe to open up your heart, soul and mind. Safe place to let go with no worries of the world out there and the world within you. And a safe place for
    You cell and your car keys too. Love you Eli. Love you all.

  • Kora
    September 26, 2023 at 2:59 pm

    This place saved my life. Full stop. I’ve been parts of a few different spiritual groups and there’s some so beautifully genuine about this space. I don’t believe Healing is the process it us commonly made out to be. Healing is gritty, its beautiful, its humble, it’s sacred and MMC captures that perfectly. This isn’t a space for spiritual bypassing or spiritual egos but a place for truth, community and love. When I first came to this space I wasn’t sure if I wanted to continue living and was leading myself down a path to death. A path I have seen loved ones go down many times and actually had a friend pass away from drug use the same week I first came. I made 3 major commitments to myself that weekend. I want to live. I will turn to God to make decisions for me as my own do not serve me. Finally that I will respect all plant spirits.

    These three vows have led me to be truly reborn. Sitting with grandmother in this space has taught me so much. I am in continual overflowing gratitude for the medicine the space and last but not least the beautiful team led by Eliana. The people I have met throughout this are lifelong brothers and sisters. From someone who has never felt home with his family this has meant the world.

    Specifically speaking on Eliana she is a true embodiment of this medicine. Her voice has lead me through so many period of intense release and beautiful pain. I find that every ceremony at the lighthouse there’s at least a few minutes during ceremony where I look at her in true awe and gratitude. Not from a place of ego but because there is truly a otherworldly quality to the way she flows through ceremony.

    This is home, this is family, this is healing and this is sacred

  • Refreshingly
    September 26, 2023 at 12:37 pm

    My experience with Maharani Medicine Circle was life changing in an extremely positive way! It was so positive for me that I also paid to have two of my daughters attend as well!
    Below I will list several factors that made it an amazing experience for me.
    One was the lead facilitator who used both her words and her music to keep the program on track and to make it the perfect environment for safety, reflection and healing. She is an amazing singer but also an incredibly talented leader so there was the perfect blend of external stimuli to encourage internal self-discovery.
    Another factor was her selection and training of her co-facilitators. Each co-facilitator was a professional in every sense of the word. Their generosity and ability to validate us was only matched by their empathy and ability to guide us safely through our own journeys.
    The size of the group was kept small on purpose and the ratio of facilitators to participants was perfect.
    The plant medicine was of the highest quality with options that were offered and explained very clearly so that each person had an abundance of choice and control over their own experience.
    Lastly, the environment was first-rate. Just right to encourage introspection and the location was enhanced by the natural surroundings.
    I can’t say enough good things about the entire experience that this group is able to give to its attendees. I give my highest recommendations to Maharani Medicine Circle. Yes, each participant still has to do their own internal work, but Maharani Medicine Circle does the maximum possible to make sure that journey is productive and life-changing in the most positive way imaginable!

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