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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!

Reviews (120)

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  • cmj1125
    August 6, 2024 at 1:26 pm

    Attended a ceremony with Eliana, Austin, and their facilitators in July . What a beautiful experience. I plan to return and can not say enough about how safe and warm the environment they provide is. I felt honored to meet such kind and wonderful people providing this service as well as in the group that was attending.

  • nischala
    July 30, 2024 at 9:22 pm

    My medicine weekend experience with them was one of the most powerful I’ve had (more potent and profound healing and transformation than my time in Peru at an Aya retreat center)!
    They are excellent space holders – authentic and real, grounded and connected at the same time.
    I could see and feel the ancestors working through them – thru their prayerful movement and their songs.
    I highly recommend Maharani Medicine Circles Aya Retreats for those who are really ready and willing to do their work and face themselves.

  • mishaqman
    mishaqman
    July 30, 2024 at 3:10 pm

    This was my first time with Maharani Circles. Eliana and Austin are amazing human beings and took care of us from start to finish. Eliana’s voice – OMG, so pure and angelic! Austin’s chanting and icaros – felt otherworldly, yet deeply connected.

    Both ceremonies were different, and that’s what I loved about them. The medicine, the music, and the setting were all unique, and these elements contributed to each of us having a different experience. Different emotions were addressed, and different realities were experienced. Overall, loved the music and the setting outside.

    Everyone on the team, Erin, Sophie, and Serenity, was very loving and helpful to each one of us throughout the entire process. I loved everyone here and would love to come back, maybe next year. Thank you!

    With Love,
    Muhammad Ishaq

  • Sam136
    July 27, 2024 at 2:20 pm

    Her boyfriend yelled at me and hung up on me when I told him I had changed my mind about participating and asked for my money back. I only got my money back after I reached out to Eliana directly.

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    • Maharani
      Owner
      August 23, 2024 at 4:53 pm

      Hello, First i would like to apologize if you felt that our communication was lacking in punctuality and empathy. It is very important to us that we have clear communication between ourselves and our participants. As we explained over our multiple phone calls that our policy is that our deposits are non refundable. This was also explained in the waiver that we have all participants including yourself sign. Unfortunately we were not able to get to your request until after a family wedding. We did ultimately give your deposit back as we understand that times are extremely tough for people of low incomes, and we do our best to meet the needs of all of our participants by accepting lower donation or establishing payment plans, in which we did set up for you. I’m sorry that you were unable to attend, and i hope that you will find a path to the medicine that works for you. God bless

  • Joseph Etzio
    Joseph Etzio
    July 20, 2024 at 10:25 am

    What words could be used to describe the intensity and intimacy of this retreat. There is no way to truly relay the value of this circle, as there is a spirit dimension which takes place upon entry. The Facilitators are experienced in cultivating space for sacred energy flow, and the truth in the medicine is really encouraged to illuminate the darkness within. Everything you are, all you carry, is impermanent in the presence of The Guru, The True Light. Those who are still and with the breath will release into this healing, leaving all residue behind. My heart held thanks goes to Eliana for her extraordinary medicine, in the form of spirit and divine feminine, taking her space as whole for the group, truly honing in on her Divine Nature and Gifts, blessing our presence with this bliss and courage. Another wonderful thanks goes to my dear friend and Brother, Austin, as he is truly growing into his True Personality Self, The Divine Shaman, spreading eagle’s wings for all to fly. This Brother has truly cured and carried the group towards Divine Progression, opening the space for absolute fulfillment. I will never be the same after this retreat. The Dream Space is Awakened, and we are Divine Soldiers in our War to Return the World to Beauty. We are indeed a Spirit Kind of Nation, and my heart will fly for those in need, as we are all earthlings on an earth being, breathing light and reaching space, totally oscillate on one wave. Blessings to my Divine Brothers and Sisters, all the beautiful, wonderful souls who helped facilitate, create, and energize the space. I am yours, and our goal shall be met!

    Aum, Namah, Aum.
    Amen.

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