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Spirit Vine Ayahuasca Retreat Center

Itacare, BA, Brazil

5.0 (315 reviews)

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We have been hosting ayahuasca retreats since 1996. Our center is based in the midst of the beautiful Atlantic Rainforest along the coast of Bahia in Brazil. We facilitate a safe and comfortable space for you to achieve harmony in your everyday life by aligning your mind, body, and heart with your true self.

Our 9 day and 11 day ayahuasca retreats are designed to give you a balanced experience. We have ayahuasca ceremonies every other night and in between there are activities to integrate your experiences and insights. There is also ample free time to reflect, to enjoy the beauty of the jungle, to visit the gorgeous beaches, and just to relax, let go, and enjoy the pure bliss of the moment.

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We have extensive experience integrating ayahuasca, psychology, shamanism, self development, modified states of consciousness, and various other modalities. We are present at all times and are dedicated in supporting you with loving care, attention, safety, and respect.The activities include workshops focused on spiritual development. The techniques covered in the workshops can be practiced even after the retreat to continue the journey of personal growth. Some of the topics include inner child integration, life progression, discovering the source of your blockages and the resources to overcome them. Another very important part of the retreat are the Yoga sessions in the morning which greatly enrich the ayahuasca experiences at night.

Spirit Vine & TheVine Center previously known as Ayahuasca-Healing have been created by Silvia Polivoy. She received her license in clinical psychology and had a private practice in Buenos Aires, Argentina for several years until she began to feel the need to make a transition from studying and healing the mind to exploring the worlds of Spirit. This took her away from the busy city streets to the more tranquil life in the jungle, moving to Brazil where in 2004 she co-founded the TheVine Center, a trans-denominational and inter-faith spiritual center located in the state of Bahia.

The nature of our nonprofit center is philosophical, religious, mystical, spiritual, educational, and cultural. All the retreats’ income’ serves to maintain the center grounds, create employment for the local community, and help preserve the jungle, having replanted thousands of native trees over the years to give but one example.

The retreats take place inside of 39 acres of lush preserved area. It is about 7 miles from Itacaré on the coast of Bahia. Our location is only minutes away from beautiful coastal beaches, which back onto the Mata Atlántica, the second largest rainforest in Brazil.

The experience of sacred tea ceremonies can be challenging for some, deeply religious for others, but profound all around. Please note that we have several programs to offer and the plant ceremonies are always optional and not required to partake in during any of our retreats. The plant ceremonies begin in the evening and go through the night. The group dynamic is very important and there will be facilitators to look after participants throughout. There will be plenty of time for group discussions and also time alone to reflect on the experiences elicited by the spirit vine tea for those that wish to partake in the plant ceremonies.

At the retreat center we grow our own ayahuasca vine and chacruna plants organically! We also have an organic garden to source vegetables for the food prepared during the retreat. We have pure spring water for drinking and also coconut water, juices, and a variety of teas.

During all our programs we follow a strict (though delicious) diet. The meals are completely vegan, gluten-free, and nutritionally balanced, prepared by our in-house chef who has specialized in vegan cuisine and has a post-graduation in functional nutrition. They include plenty of fresh vegetables cooked with delicious herbs and spices, luscious fresh tropical fruits, salads, and grains.

A note about sexual abstinence: this varies from culture to culture; some recommending as long as 30-40 days while others as little as one day or none at all like here in Brazil. For energetic purposes we recommend sexual abstinence during the retreat as well as 3 days before it begins and 3 days after the retreat concludes. As well, a drug free and no salt diet with no red meat, pork or heavy alcohol use for the same amount of time is optimal.

We fully expect you have questions about the retreats, programs and the facilities we offer. Please feel free to explore our website or watch our videos and write to us to come to one of our retreats.

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Matt_F
September 9, 2023 at 12:18 pm

Life Changing!

My friends and I had been waiting for over five years to do something like this. We wanted to make sure that we found somewhere that provided a bespoke, authentic and also safe experience for us – and we were not disappointed.

The retreat was magical; a place where all your inhibitions and reservations melt away as Silvia, Noor and the team take you on a journey filled with insights and revelations. You are shown what you need, not what you want. Their knowledge, intuition and emotional intelligence allowed my experience to flourish which is why I am so glad I chose Spirit Vine.

The location in the jungle, the food and drink, the attendees, sessions and the ceremonies were all very important and combined perfectly to make the experience truly unique. I realised how much effort and planning went into this by the team and it made all the difference. You will have everything you need from an accomodation, social and safety perspective. The people I shared the experience with will never be strangers and the retreat felt like a home from home.

The journey itself was incredible. This was my first experience and I can’t really describe it in words, the positive impact it has made. But I can tell you to trust the process, as they have thought of everything.

It was an incredible experience and I hold it in the highest regard. I am forever thankful for the opportunity. It was wIthout a doubt something I will remember until the day I die, and cannot wait to do it again.
Yevgen
September 3, 2023 at 11:49 am

I had an excellent experience at Spirit Vine. It gave me some very much-needed clarity at a rather tumultuous time in both my professional and personal life.

Overall, the place runs like a Swiss clock. Everything is well thought through and taken care of from the moment you enter the retreat. The workshops are great, and the individual interactions with Silvia, Noor, and Miro have been very helpful in integrating what I learned during the activities. There is a well-structured progression that helped me advance on my journey, at my own pace. I also appreciate having met such a great and interesting group of people – I learned something from their personal journeys as well.

I cannot recommend this place enough, and I believe that everyone could benefit from doing this type of retreat at least once in their lives. You will learn a lot about yourself and be better for it.
twb
September 2, 2023 at 3:22 pm

I attended the February 2023 retreat at Spirit Vine. The organisation, food, and pastoral care all were faultless. In the last few days I was cast in a spell of love and healing that was more beautiful than I am able to describe. I am deeply grateful to Silvia, Ti0 and my fellow retreatants for this experience.
Nawroz Duhoki
August 29, 2023 at 7:19 am

I read all the review, all of the 144, and they were very helpful. And I read a book called YUSA for those that are very curious about Ayahuasca and Iboga, the feminine and masculine sacred healing plant. So my experience was wow, it was way way beyond what you could ever try to realize with your own logical mind. I paid for 9 days 4 ceremonies. Those ceremonies showed me a lot of things I could never even try to find myself even if I had 100 more years or even lives to just sit and try to realize why things in my life became the way they were or how I have those traumas which even I did not know. Ayahuasca will heal you and show you things that you NEED To see, not what you want to see. I had amazing indescribable visions, insight, my feelings were amplified so much I never had there things of feelings in my entire life. I have fun a lot and do smile but I never felt completely whole, more shallow like I believed I just could not feel to 100% and that something was wrong with me, Ayahuasca made all of my feelings bloom, I felt feelings I never had in my 28 years of experience so I was so happy, blissful, eternal gratefulness for the plant, For Silvia, Noor, Miro for providing us a absolutely beautiful place to do the ayahuasca, the workers who gave us wonderful food, the environment was just perfect. I couldn’t complain even if I tried. My view of things have changed. I saw my own death, I had my ego death, saw many different realities and dimensions, so things I did that was wrong and people I need to get rid off. It showed me so so much even if I tried to explain everything, most I could explain would be only 10% of everything it it showed me. I will always go back to Itacare and do my ayahuasca at Silvia’s retreat, everything costed me 6000-7000$ and what I got from it was so much more worth that 6-7000 is nothing compared to all the healing, trauma and all the other stuff ayahuasca showed me, I will go back again and again whenever I feel stuck or need insight. Again, thank you Silvia for everything.
Sincerely, Crawling Man
Andreia
August 28, 2023 at 5:50 pm

This was one of the most beautiful experiences of my life. I read many reviews before applying to this retreat, and they seemed too good to be true. But now I understand, every little detail was wonderful: the place is stunning, the bungalows were always very clean, the food (vegan, no salt, and gluten-free) was amazing. I miss that breakfast so much!

I felt a strange connection to all the people I met there, even though I had never met them before. Everybody was there to improve themselves while helping others on their journeys and that was beautiful by itself.

This was my first experience with Ayahuasca. The ceremonies were very quiet, and I couldn’t have felt safer. Silvia is a very intuitive person and has a lot of expertise in this field. I was quite impressed by her insights. Noor and Miro were always willing to help with anything we needed. I also found the workshops very useful.

Now I understand what people mean when they say that one night of ayahuasca is equivalent to several years of psychotherapy. After 12 years of psychotherapy, I can personally say that this is true. I had so many insights in all ceremonies, that I was truly astonished. Lots of memories – good and bad – came to the surface, as I had never forgotten them. I noticed the change in other participants as well, they all seemed lighter after the retreat. Somehow, this light healed a part of me too.

I honestly cannot recommend this place enough. Thank you all for this amazing experience, I hope to be back soon!