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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 

Celebrating Summer Solstice Retreat – June 19th-22nd

July 3rd-5th (optional third night available)

July 17th-19th (optional third night available)

*Throughout human history, the Solstice and Equinox times have been celebrated by many cultures and peoples around the world. This time is an opening of our world both physically and energetically. This portal provides to us a unique yet powerful opportunity for deep spiritual healing.*

Our next Integration Call will be offered on June 3rd, 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, community 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 110 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.

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 Woman. 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 “in house”, sourcing high quality materials from sustainable sources from Central America. We brew one jar at a time, prepped especially for each upcoming retreat.
  • We place a strong emphasis on 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 during the weekend and also provide supportive resources for our participants when they go home.
  • Our Guides have been blessed with immense musical gifts that activate and amplify our Medicine. Most specifically, our participants often laud their technique at moving the energies as integral to their experience. 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. The music serves as a compass to bring us back our hearts. Whether it be the mysterious sound of the steel drum, the call of the flute or powerful icaros (medicine songs), we are confident these voices will sing you home.
  • 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.
  • Above all else, we strive to “keep it real”. 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 learning from one another at all times! 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.
  • 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 are ready to commit to four weeks of Dieta- the physical and mental cleansing that prepares us for ceremony.
  • 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.

In Arizona, we are hosted by community members on their properties. For our New York offerings, we have a beautiful property in the woods that we hold our retreats in. Because we host small retreats, we don’t have the need to have a large retreat center. This means that our accommodations are humble and communally shared.

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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  • aykay
    June 9, 2023 at 2:59 pm

    Eliana provides a circle that is safe and caring with a deep respect for the medicine. She and the other facilitators carried a beautiful energy of loving kindness coupled with the encouragement I needed to confront my fears and dive into the shadows. The beautiful music, connection with the group, and receptive space to integrate the experience carried me through what was an incredibly healing and uplifting weekend. I recommend Maharani Medicine Circle to anyone looking for an intimate and sacred container to open themselves up to the many gifts Mother Earth holds for us.

  • Jonathan H
    June 6, 2023 at 11:42 pm

    This was my first experience with anything like this, and to say I was nervous would be an understatement. Once I decided to take this journey with Maharani Medicine Circles I was in excellent care, Before I showed up all my questions were answered and my concerns addressed. I was still nervous but confident that I was in safe and caring hands. The experience was amazing and intense. I won’t go into details but I feel my life and view was changed for the better. Even afterwards the care and support form Eliana and the facilitators was wonderful and it still is.. If this is your first time I cannot recommend going here enough. My biggest compliment is that I have recommended Maharani Medicine Circles to my Family and the people closest to me, I also plan or going back.

  • juliette_nyc
    May 6, 2023 at 8:59 pm

    I have now sat with Eliana through 3 ceremonies and literally trust her with my life, body and soul. She offers a safe space, compassion to heights I’ve never experienced before, and incredibly thoughtful guidance. On top of this, her singing and musical talents are out of this world. This has been a life changing experience many times over. I have always felt safe, considered and held. I cannot recommend the Maharani circle enough.

  • franimal
    May 5, 2023 at 11:05 am

    I attended a Maharani Medicine ceremony in September 2022 and it was one of the scariest and best decisions of my life. I drove up to the lighthouse cabin, not knowing where I was, surrounded by a bunch of hippies, I was worried. Will this work, is this what I really need, will I want to quit my job and make hemp bracelets for a living? Quite the contrary occurred. I spent the weekend with Eliana and the tribe and found it to be incredibly beneficial. It helped me put my own life and circumstances into perspective and has had a huge impact on my emotional, spiritual and physical health. I have been able to focus on my personal development and have changed so many things in my life. I can confidently say I have managed to improve my mental health, anxiety and depression immensely since the session, and look forward to another! The changes and traumas I was able to address that weekend were incredibly healing and I could not recommend it enough for someone that is interested. There’s nothing to be afraid of. Everyone is super friendly and welcoming and you wont become a sandal wearing hippy. You will be challenged, it will not be pleasant at times, but you will grow and benefit from the medicine ceremony.

  • Shell
    May 3, 2023 at 9:57 am

    I was blessed to find Eliana when I was experiencing a strong calling to the medicine. I had never experienced it before so there was some trepidation. The love and kindness filled the sacred space and the music was angelic and uplifting. There was a sense of family among the group who had met for the first time. I felt safe and comfortable while experiencing some pretty mind-blowing experiences. The ceremony was beautiful and the integration was just the beginning. I continue working on all of the pieces of my spirit that Mother Aya shined a spotlight on and gave me my homework. I would highly recommend this to anyone who feels called to bring positive changes to their spirit.

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