Ayahuasca

Pisatahua

Name: Pisatahua
Rating: 5

Beni, Bolivia

5.0 (74 reviews)

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Pisatahua is a plant-medicine ayahuasca-retreat, located in a remote area of the Bolivian Amazon. Found in the heart of the Aquicuana Lake Reserve, the 80 hectare center is situated in one of the most biodiverse areas of the world. This idyllic setting provides a comfortable environment for those seeking a responsible way to explore the Amazon, while safely working with traditional plant medicines.

Pisatahua’s healers are responsible and respected community members, dedicated to the shamanic path, with decades of experience. Our staff and facilitators are support specialists, providing guidance and personalized assistance throughout your journey. We organize small-group retreats to ensure that each individual receives the personal attention they require on their unique path of awakening and healing.

Reviews (74)

5.0 out of 5

Overall 5.0

Love Streamer
June 9, 2019 at 4:41 pm

My experience at Pisatahua for the Ayahuasca retreat was great. I went two times to the Peruvian jungle for Ayahuasca ceremonies and this was my first time in Bolivia.
In every retreat I had different experiences. At Pisatahua the diet is very strict which I liked because it’s a kind of total commitment to Mama Ayahuasca. The medicine was less concentrated as it was in Peru, some like this more because the taste is not that bad but you have to drink more. I personally like it more if the medicine is more concentrated but that’s only because of the taste, not because the medicine would be less powerful, no very strong as well. Wayra the healer is a very nice, modest person, quite young, mid thirties I believe and who learned about the plants of his grandfather. He’s very committed and want to help people, spent a lot of time with us. Gave good and extensive explanation of the ceremonies, what to expect of the medicine. He also gave us a tobacco ceremony and personal coca leave reading which was quite interesting as well. Pisatahua is located in the Aquicuana Lake Reserve. The area is fabulous, each tambo is at the lakeside, when you’re relaxing in your hammock you overlook the lake, a perfect setting to get your mindset in the right modus and to work on your personal issues. Erik and his wife are the founders and doing a great job with their sustainable Bolivia projects. They are both very, very nice people and dedicate their lives on helping others. Whether it is people from overseas coming for the medicine, the indigenous people living in the reserve by helping them to make a living, helping their kids going to school or doing volunteer work at the orphan house in Riberalta. Chapeau for what they are doing, great respect. Pisatahua is a place you can go safely, they sincerely want to help people, they’re not in the game for money and take their responsibilities very serious. Riberalta is not that busy and noisy place like Iquitos, Peru. So if you’re looking for a quiet place to stay some days before and/or after the retreat, try Riberalta. And Erick can help / recommend you where the stay and where to eat. I wish Erik and his wife all the best and hope Pisatahua will welcome many more guests.
StephenD
May 21, 2019 at 10:07 am

My experience at Pisatahua for the Ayahuasca retreat was wonderful. The location is an isolated parcel of land in the Aquicuana Reserve in the Bolivian Amazon of the north Beni department. During the entire retreat, the area of Pisatahua felt like a safe little bubble where we could be in peace with nature and ourselves.

The curandera who led the retreat, Wara, was the best!! She was very nice, her singing guided throughout the ceremonies, and she treated us all with love and respect. She really made the whole experience very special, and I am so happy that we all got to meet her.

Erik and Sacha were great. They came to check in on us every day. The accomodations at Pisatahua were very comfortable and clean, especially for being the the wilds of the jungle. The cabins along the lake are so peaceful and nice.

The medicine was quite powerfull and I learned much about ilfe and death, spirituality, and the Earth.

All in all, very ncie experience. 🙂
Kimberly
May 15, 2019 at 12:53 pm

Pisatahua

Wow, I don’t know where to begin to talk about the amazing nuturing healing safe haven that is Pisatahua.

Sasha and Eric together with their beautiful support group these beautiful souls of Pisatahua have saved so much of the jungle around riberalta and aim to protect as much as they can to save it from deforestation.

They are working with local communities to help them see how much more valuable the jungle is while it is alive and not cut down for future generations to enjoy and see how special it is.

Why am I explaining this, well it really shows the pure beautiful heart intentions of this beautiful couple but more than that you feel this protection in the energy of the jungle surrounding the retreat – it has the most beautiful calm energy of a truely honoured, unharmed protected and cared for paradise – you feel like you are in the most surreal and safe place in the world – and while you are there this is what your money is going to, caring for and protecting this beautiful haven, to keeping this most amazing beautiful retreat going so fellow souls that follow can come to be nutted taken care of and healed.

The whole retreat from beginning to end was way beyond anything I could have even imagined or anticipated, the space, the malorka, our beautiful cabin which overlooked the lagoon going to sleep and waking up to the sounds of the jungle it was the most comfortable place to return to after your ayahuasca ceremony (which I am so grateful for having something so beautiful and comfortable to retire to)

Outside of the Ayahuasca ceremonies I was (the whole group was) so thankful and grateful for the many different ceremonies that complimented this amazing plant medicine, the la dieta although very restrictive left you full and content, the tabacco ceremony one of the challenging but most cleansing opening things I have ever done in my life.

Other ceremonies were held at different times, and it was during this times you’re not just healing with Ayahuasca but with so much more, you are healing yourself, you’re helping your family heal, you’re new retreat family and they are helping you heal also.

There was so many complimentary elements to this beautiful retreat, they really give 200% to this experience to make sure they leave no stone unturned that you maximise your healing potential in every single possible way.

Now this, a big toast to our amazing Curandera Wara… what a blessing to the world this beautiful woman is, Pisatahua combined with her is the ultimate set and setting.

She holds such powerful space, she is kind, gentle, extremely funny, very very patient but she knows you (her children for the retreat) she knows what each of you need and how to help guide you there even at times when it gets hard she makes you feel so safe, you know you are okay and that the best is yet to come.

She works so hard, her songs guide you on your journey, her healing power guided through grandmother Ayahuasca is out of this world, together they make you really lose all distractions, to sit and have the most honest deepest at times scary and darkest chat you’ve ever had with yourself – and after that 4th ceremony you have never felt more alive, more clean, unburdene, so happy, free or more grateful for yourself, this big beautiful mother earth and every living breathing part of it.

I really can not recommend Pisatahua enough, Eric, Sasha thank you for providing such a beautiful intimate space for those with pure intentions can come and leave the most amazing versions of themselves they never imagined.

Thank you to the beautiful families who took care of us all while we were there, to Sarah for the beautiful yoga and meditation, to Don Marcial for providing his beautiful medicine in our last ceremony, to my beautiful retreat family you are all such gorgeous people – and last but defiantly not least: Wara, beautiful Wara, thank you for guiding me, for making me work hard, through what was the best experience of my life.

The whole experience will be in my heart forever and I will be back again

Peace, love and light
Kimberley xo
spiralsinthenight
May 10, 2019 at 4:10 pm

My partner and I participated in a 10-day retreat in January 2019. It was one of the best, most meaningful, most challenging, most beautiful experiences of my life.

The people involved are people of good humility, kindness, and integrity. The location is beautiful and the connection to the surrounding communities authentic and growing. The curandero and his assistant were wonderful humans, skilled, accessible, and caring, with beautiful hearts and souls.

Pisatahua is relatively new, learning, and growing into itself. We chose it because it was one of just a couple of centers in Bolivia welcoming guests, because of the relationships it has with the local community, and because of our conversation with Erik when we initially reached out.

We highly recommend participating in a retreat here.
ChloeP
May 7, 2019 at 11:04 am

Il y a un an, je n’avais encore jamais entendu parler des retraites spirituelles d’Ayahuasca. Lors d’un volontariat en Bolivie, j’ai eu écho d’un centre de retraite implanté au coeur de l’Amazonie. J’ai commencé mes recherches et l’envie de faire me premiere expérience est devenue rapidement une certitude: je voulais faire cette retraite.

Cette année, j’ai finalement franchi le pas et que je me suis retrouvée (avec une certaine appréhension) à Pisatahua.
Pour commencer, j’ai d’abord été subjuguée par la localisation du centre. Le voyage commence dès la sortie de l’aéroport. La ville de Riberalta est authentique, véritable porte d’entrée de l’Amazonie, j’ai réellement apprécié la bonne humeur et l’énergie qui se dégageait de la ville. Erik, est vraiment chaleureux et intéressant. Le centre est située à 45 minutes de Riberalta et la communauté la plus proche du centre est à 15 minutes en voiture sur une route étroite formant un veritable tunnel de végétation tropicale, rendant l’immersion totale. Arrivée sur les lieux, j’ai été bluffée par la beauté du lieu. Le centre est un mélange de confort chic rudimentaire au coeur de l’Amazonie. Je ne pouvais pas espérer un meilleur endroit pour faire ma premiere expérience.

Les éco-lodges sont toutes orientés et ouvertes sur la rivière. Nous avions notre salle de bain privative avec les facilités nécessaires.

Notre shaman était une femme d’une trentaine d’année. J’ai réellement apprécié son professionnalisme et son réconfort. Elle a joué de la musique et chanté la majorité de la nuit, tout en laissant des temps de calmes pour se laisser guider par les bruits nocturnes de la jungle. Je me suis vraiment sentie entourée et protégée tout le long de la nuit.

Note également pour le planning conciliant parfaitement quelques activités (tour en bateau, trail dans la jungle, observation d’oiseaux) et des temps de repos et de méditation pour se recentrer sur soit-même.

Je recommande fortement ce centre pour un voyage autant interne que dépaysant ! Merci !

A year ago, I had never heard of Ayahuasca spiritual retreats before. During a volunteer in Bolivia, I heard about a retreat center located in the heart of the Amazon. I started my research and the desire to do my first experience quickly became a certainty: I wanted to do this retreat.

This year, I finally took the plunge and found myself (with some trepidation) in Pisatahua.
For starters, I was first captivated by the location of the center. The trip starts right out of the airport. The town of Riberalta is authentic, a gateway to the Amazon, I really enjoyed the good mood and energy that emanated from the city. Erik, is really warm and interesting. The center is located 45 minutes from Riberalta and the community closest to the center is 15 minutes drive on a narrow road forming a veritable tunnel of tropical vegetation, making total immersion. Arrival at the scene, I was amazed by the beauty of the place. The center is a mix of rudimentary chic comfort in the heart of the Amazon. I could not hope for a better place to do my first experience.

The eco-lodges are all oriented and open on the river. We had our private bathroom with the necessary facilities.

Our shaman was a woman in her thirties. I really appreciated his professionalism and his comfort. She played music and sang the majority of the night, while allowing quiet times to be guided by the nocturnal sounds of the jungle. I really felt surrounded and protected all night long.

Note also for the planning conciliating perfectly some activities (boat ride, trail in the jungle, bird watching) and rest and meditation time to refocus on itself.

I highly recommend this center for a trip both internal and exotic! Thank you !